Rockland Royals RUMBLE

Our 12s and 13s will cross the border this weekend to compete in the well renown Rockland Royals Tournament. The 13s are coming off of two losses this past weekend in the states to eliminate them from the tournament. Saturday they fell to the local NJ BLAST and Sunday they lost to the NJ cardinal by 3 points. 

The 12U squad will pick up first thing Saturday morning against the Hudson Valley Knights. The 13s will try to make a come back against the Westchester Hoopers.

The Schedule can be found on:

www.eteamz.com/rocklandroyals

The 14U GameTime team went 4-0 this weekend in the Schultz Shoot Out. Catherine Rodgers had 56 points in (4) games.

They beat the Rockland Rockets 46-19, then went on to beat the Westchester Titans 49-39 on Saturday. They had (3) starters in double figures to give them a ten point spread over the TITANS; Kim Douglas (15 points), Catherine Rodgers (13 points), Jill Marino (15 points).

Sunday they slipped away with a (1) point Victory over the Future Stars, the final 40-39. Their last game of the tournament was against the Hornets. Jill Marino led the Cougars in scoring with 18 points to give them a 53-39 victory.

The 14U GameTime Cougars are coached by TARYN SCINTO (IHA) and Melissa BONTE (EMERSON).

16U Struggle in the NJ Crusaders Tournament

After losing to the NJ Crusaders, the NJ Panthers and Bayonne, the 16U Cougars BALANCE out their record being 4-4 over all. They will take this weekend off and pick back up mothers day weekend in the HOOP STARZ tournament being played in Englewood, NJ.

FLEX OFFENSE

The Flex offense has been around since the 1970's and is a patterned offense featuring passing, screening, ball-reversal, options and counters. This offense is most effective against man-to-man defenses. Most scoring opportunities come off the "flex cut" inside, or a jump-shot from the elbows. Still you can run various options, counters, post plays, etc. Size mis-matches often occur due to the screening and defensive switching. This article describes the basic flex motion and a few options.

Advantages of running the Flex offense are that it is a "continuity" or patterned offense, it is somewhat flexible, and it is relatively easy to teach. Disadvantages are it's predictability, and that it can be defended by switching the screens. To effectively run the Flex offense, most coaches will use a few counter plays, which then discount the predictability factor. And if the defense switches screens, you can actually exploit this and take advantage of big-little defensive mis-matches.

www.coachesclipboard.net

The Point Guard

Point guard

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Bob Cousy (left)

Point guard (PG), also called the one or "the ball-handler", is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. Point guards are often the smallest players on the court (with a notable exception being 6'9" Magic Johnson). A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position -- essentially, he/she is expected to run the team's offense by controlling the ball and making sure that it gets to the right players at the right time. Above all, the point guard must totally understand and accept his coach's game plan; in this way, the position can be compared to aquarterback in American football.

Point guard characteristics

A point guard, like all player positions in basketball, has specific characteristics that are essential for them to help guide their team to a victory. The Basketball Handbook by Lee Rose describes a point guard as a coach on the floor, who can handle and distribute the ball to teammates. It also states that the more speed a point guard has, the more likely he will be able to create separation and space off the dribble, which allows the point guard room to work. Point guards should also be vocal floor leaders, and should discuss rule interpretations with officials. A point guard must always know the time on both the shot clock and the game clock, the score, the number of timeouts for both teams, and whom to foul late in the game.

A true point guard's job is to create scoring opportunities for his team. The role includes passing and running the offense: setting up plays on the court, getting the ball to the teammate that he feels is in the best position to score, and dictating the tempo of the game. This also means knowing when and how to instigate a fast break and when and how to initiate the more deliberate sets.^[1]

After an opponent scores, it is typically the point guard who brings the ball down court to begin an offensive play. For this reason, passing skills, ball handling, and court vision are pivotal. Point guards are often evaluated more on their assist totals than on their scoring. John Stockton, who is considered one of the greatest point guards of all time, is the league's all time leader in assists. Still, a first-rate point guard should also have a reasonably effective jump shot.

If a point guard has more size (height, muscle) compared to the prototypical point guard, it is considered a plus, but size is only secondary to awareness and ball skills. Among the taller players who have enjoyed success at the position is Magic Johnson, who was 6' 9" and won the National Basketball Association Most Valuable Player Award three times in his career. Other point guards who have been named the NBA MVP include Bob Cousy, Oscar Robertson, and Steve Nash.

16's are handed their first loss.

The 16U GameTime Cougars were handed their  first loss Saturday morning against the NJ Storm. They Lost by (1) basket that was scored with 3 seconds left to go in the game. 

Rockland Rockets Give Recognition to GAMETIME

Top Left to Right: Jill Muller, Chelsea Lombardi, Alyssa Burkeheart, Alana Soumas, Karli McMenamin, Kristen Petro, Janet Muller

Bottom Left to Right: Jenny Jurjevic, Ali Mozcarski, Ruby Katz, Sara Petro

Rockland Rockets DTH III Tournament

The Rockets Organization wouldlike to thank each of you for competing in our third annual Drive to the Hoop Tournament. It was a great success due to your sportsmanship and participation. We also want to thank the parents and family members who kindly volunteered their time to make this a smooth running show. We saw some great basketball this year making for another exciting tournament. We look forward to seeing you next year for the
Rockland Rockets 4th annual DTH Tournament in April 2010.

Congratulations to Our Winning Teams!!!
(winning players will be contacted by 4/27/09 for sneaker distribution)

Boys 10u
Riverside
Boys 11u
Riverside
Boys 12u
Riverside
Boys 13u
Playtime
Boys 14u
Hoop Dreamz
Boys 15u
Rockland Chargers
Boys 16u
City Sports
Boys 17u
Newburgh B&G Club


Girls 4th Grade
Rockland Rockets
Girls 5th Grade
Future Stars
Girls 6th Grade
Hornets
Girls 7th Grade
NH Shooting Stars
Girls 8th Grade
NJ Northstar
Girls 9th Grade
Gym Ratz
Girls 10th/11th
Game Time Cougars

Coach K Recommendation

"The Gold Standard: Building a World-Class Team" Now Available

"The Gold Standard: Building a World Class Team" is now available in major retail stores across the country. The amazing journey of the 2008 U.S. Olympic Gold Medal team is chronicled in passages of “time” as told by Coach K along with his daughter and co-author Jamie K. Spatola.

The Gold Standard: Building a World-Class Team is Coach K’s guide to team building, illustrated with experiences from his three years coaching the team that would ultimately win Olympic gold. You’ll see how he formed relationships with LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Carmelo Anthony, Jason Kidd, Dwayne Wade, and the rest of Team USA’s NBA stars and how they established a set of standards to guide their performance, both on and off the court.

My Thoughts - from one coach to another there are many words of wisdom in this book. Its an easy read with a lot of leadership and thought behind each and every word. Im a big fan of coach k, not because he coaches a TEAM but because he coaches a PROGRAM. He does not make rules he sets standards.

12U get their first LOSS

After going 3-0 in March @ the Paterson Sparks Tournament, the 12U squad were handed their first loss this season from the WESTCHESTER HOOPSTERS on Friday night in Rockland County.

They bounced back saturday with a 38-25 win over the RAVENS. Caitlin Roche led the way with 15 points to regain the lead in the second half. They ended the weekend with a 54 to 39 win over the HoopStarz Gym Ratz. The Cougars had (3) starters in double digits: Cami Dido, Julianne Leshinsky, and Caitlin Roche combined for 38 points. The 12U GameTime Cougars have an overall record of 5-1.

The 12U girls will take this weekend off and pick up again in the annual Rockland Royals Rumble the weekend of May 2nd. 

16U Cougars Win the CHIP!!!

The 16U girls went 4-0 this weekend and won the CHAMPIONSHIP in the "Drive to the Hoop" tournament hosted by the rockland rockets. 

They defeated the Bergen Bronze Friday night 44-37, then went on Saturday morning to defeat the Primos

60-23. Their third win on Saturday placed them with a 3-0 record going into the championship game 

against the NJ STORM. Ruby Katz led the team with a record of (6) threes to lead the cougars in scoring with 

18 points. Ruby Katz will be a junior next season at Pascack Valley, she hit 13 three pointers in (4) games this

weekend and totaled with 45 points for the tournament. Congratulations to the 16 U girls for defeating the NJ

Storm 46-40.

 

The 16 U girls will tip off their 

second tournament of the season at the Crusaders Classic, in West Orange, NJ. 

Rockland Rockets Tournament

The Game Time Cougars will head into Rockland County this weekend to compete in the "DRIVE TO THE HOOP" tournament. Over 200 teams have entered their tournament this year. Schedule can be found on the Rockland Rockets website:

www.rocklandrockets.com

      GameTime Teams Competing:

12U -

Juliane Leshinsky

Kelly Douglas

Sara Douglas

Chrissy Loganchuk

Caitlin Roche

Danielle Laporta

Maggie Klein

Cami Didio

Lyndsay Grillo

Kelly Svornic

Carly Lesko

14U - 

Jenna Albanese

Jaclyn Boseli

Marisa Cerniglia

Kim Douglas

Tara DeThomas

Haley Finnerty

Gaby Jackson

Katie Leshinsky

Jillian Marino

Jordana Meisel

Catherine Rodgers

16U - 

Alan Sumas

Karli Mcmenamin

Alyssa Burkheart

Chelsea Lombardi

Ali Moscarski

Ruby Kats

Kristen Petro

Alyssa McGlure

PARENTS - THE SCHEDULE CAN ME FOUND ON WWW.ROCKLANDROCKETS.COM

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE FEEL FREE TO EMAIL ME:

JJURJEVIC@YJCC.ORG

12U going on 13U....

The 2008 Gametime Cougars are returning with 70% of their roster to compete in the 13U division. THEY ARE ALL GROWN and playing with the big dogs now. The 13U team has taken the month off to focus on the Division II state tournament. This is the first time GAMETIME has ever competed in the tournament. GOOD LUCK!!

Cavo Crazie

The Emerson Girls Varsity Basketball Team will be selling CAVO CRAZIE t-shirts to fund their summer basketball season (summer leagues/team camps).

Shirts are $15

If you are interested in purchasing a T-shirt please email:

Jenny Jurjevic

jjurjevic@yjcc.org

MEMBERS OF THE BERGEN YJCC - ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

THE BERGEN YJCC IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT (3) MEMBERS HAVE BEEN HONORED WITH THE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK AWARDS IN 2009 BASKETBALL SEASON.

  Nicole Palombit (Emerson) has been playing basketball at the Bergen Y since spring 2008.

Maggie Ely (Pascack Valley) has been a member for several years with her family and will be attending NYU in the fall.

Michelle Feldman (Pascack Hills) was a member of the 16U Gametime Cougars in the spring 2008.

2008 game time cougars

Seven out of the Ten 2008 12U game Time Cougars have returned this spring to field our 12U and 13U Teams who are competing in (6) plus tournaments and entering the NJ AAU STATE TOURNAMENT.

Coaches: Jenny Jurjevic, Janet Muller, Jill Muller

GameTime Cougar Schedule (9/13-9/19)

MONDAY 4/13/09 - 11u/12u Practice 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Location - BERGEN YJCC

MONDAY 4/13/09 - 16U "WALK THROUGH" 530 PM - 7:00 PM

WEDNESDAY 4/15/09 12U SCRIMMAGE (TENTATIVE) 

TUESDAY - THURSDAY BERGEN YJCC CLOSED (PASSOVER)

THURSDAY 4/16/09  16U SCRIMMAGE @ Lethworth School, Rockland County NY 

FRIDAY 4/17 THROUGH 4/19 - 12U, 14U, 16U ROCKLAND ROCKETS TOURNAMENTS

GAMES TIMES AND LOCATIONS TBD

www.rocklandrockets.com

if you have any question please feel free to email:

Coach Jenny Jurjevic

jjurjevic@yjcc.org

The 2008' 16U GameTime Cougars will return this season with out two starters who have graduated the AAU AGE GROUP.

The Girls went 20-4 last season playing in (5) local tournaments and the ANNUAL HERSHEY INVITATIONAL in PA.

Graduated senior Michelle Feldman has left some pretty big shoes to fill as she was awarded 1st team all county and received "ATHLETE OF THE WEEK" Honors by the Bergen Record.

GameTime University - Girls Basketball

The 2nd graders Gametime Cougar team practiced every tuesday and competed in an in house league @ the Bergen YJCC. Their season is summed up by this photo when they were asked to "act tough"... These boys are TOUGH!

The GameTime Cougars are an AAU BASKETBALL program located out of the Bergen YJCC, in washington township NJ. We started off coaching (1) team and now we have grown into (6) competitive teams broken up into their age groups: 11U girls, 12U girls, 12U boys, 13U girls, 14U girls, and 16U girls.
Each team competes in 6 + tournaments (Local and Distant) and practice out of the Bergen Y (1) to (2) times a week. Our coaches have played and coached at the high school level are are dedicated to the game plan which is designed to motivate these young athletes into breaking player barriers. We emphasize on "player developmental" tactics at GAMETIME. 
This will be our second season in a row that our 16U high school girls have ALL RECEIVED VARSITY LETTERS.
We kicked off the spring playing in the PATERSON SPARKS TOURNAMENT. Our 11U girls (coach Jenny Jurjevic and Janet Muller) went 3-0 in their division.
Our 13U girls (coach Jenny Jurjevic and Jill Muller) Entered the NJ STATE AAU TOURNAMENT DIVISION II on April 4th @ Bloomfield College and made into the Semi Finals with a 3-0 record. They compete in the semi's on April 25th verse the NJ BLAST. We wish them ALL THE LUCK!
If you are interested in inquiring more information about our basketball program please contact:
Jenny Jurjevic Director of AthleticsBergen YJCC, 605 Pascack Road, Township of Washington Township, NJ 07676201-666-6610 ext 235 jjurjevic@yjcc.org