Tournament Re-Cap!

12u DOUBLE OVERTIME

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Tournament 2 Recap!

Here We Go Again

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Tournament Re-Cap Hardcore Hoops!

Looks like we did it again!

Seven in a row leads to another championship!

The young guns came out with intensity and defense. We were able to win both of our games on Saturday with pressure defense. I’m sure at times our opponents thought we might have had 6 guys on the floor, these young guys were everywhere.

Everyone knows our philosophy, if you don’t play defense you don’t play.

This is our youngest group and their slowly seeing and starting to understand the Pressure way. Both of the teams we played on Saturday were pretty good and could have easily made it to the championship game on Sunday, but they played a young Pressure team who are getting better every time out.

Sunday’s first game proved to be a little warm up for the guys who played a younger team that was just over matched with the score reflecting just that. However, the championship game was a little more competitive and spirited. Basic Basketball came into the game undefeated as well and had no intentions of losing. Pressure was applied from the out set and Basic Basketball could never get started.

The MVP award went to Jaye Dickenson who did a nice job of grabbing rebounds and jumping into passing lanes which lead to easy transition baskets. An easy win got a little choppy as the guys built an early lead. It was nice to see them push through things.

When you continue to play the game the correctly and maintain your composure the end result will speak for itself.

Good job guys see you at practice on Saturday.

Coach Brice

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Hello Pressure Family,

Thanks for your support this past weekend. We had a rough go of it at the Hardcore Hoops Classic we ended up splitting our two games on Saturday. With us being down with only a few seconds remaining, team Homecourt made a critical mistake, the fouled Kyle. Trailing by 1 Kyle walks to the line and calmly sinks both of his shots, game over good guys win.

Sunday brought a new day with new challenges. Playing without Kyle and Lance put us at a huge disadvantage; equate that to the Lakers not playing without Kobe and Lamar. Young Will did his best he came out firing scoring our first 9 points. Oh but again we all know what we say. You must be able to stop the other team. ( DEFENSE) It was non-existent. On the bright side we showed that when we’re patient and run our offense we can score and get easy shots. Defensively we had a few lapses, (missed rotations, boxing out, and getting back on defense. All of these things are correctable and I’m sure we will be addressing these things in practice. (If you don’t play defense you don’t play!)  Playing with the boys for the first time Shortie (Shavon) did a pretty good job, she’s going to be real good.

Well everyone until next time, see you at practice,

Coach Marshall

Tournament Re-cap… November!

Little Guys supply lots of PRESSURE!

What a difference a month makes, from winning one to winning it all. On Saturday the guys pressured Newport Lightening into several mistakes which made for an easy 48-28 win. In our second game Pressure pushed the host team OC Swoosh around for another easy win 56-22. We’re still far away from playing the type of defense that the coaches would like to see, but baby steps are being made.

The championship game started out a little slow but Dominic got a couple of steals which led to some easy baskets for little Shank. These little guys are fun to watch, they all play with smiles on their faces like there playing video games. Dominic played really well the entire weekend and could have easily captured the MVP award.

Getting the trophy was Journey Shank who hit from outside and inside using both hands on lay-ups, he and Dominic use both their hands like there already in high school, these kids are pretty impressive in that area. Once the entire team figure out it’s more enjoyable to play hard nose defense then we’ll be something special.

There were some nice contributions from Kole who hit some big shots from the elbow, Rudy played really well on Saturday driving to the basket while Eric and Jay controlled the boards. Our most improved player would have to be Narren, who’s doing so much more than he was just a short month ago I think he’s going to be really good player sooner than he knows.

Can we say CHAMPIONSHIP!!  (See Video Below Compliments of Gary Goodwin!)

 

Pressure Girl’s… Not enough Pressure!

Shorthanded the girls of Pressure put up fight but just ran out of gas. Playing with only six players and three of them new they were limited in the things they could do. According to Coach Aaron he saw some positives as well as negatives. The newcomers to the program has all of us excited, finally Laura has some help on the boards. Jamella and Celsee are extremely aggressive with Nicole being the finesse player. Channeling that aggression in the right direction will be a challenge and a plus. Shavon better known as (Shortie) had an outstanding game offensively in Saturday’s first game scoring a team high 23 points. Now she going to have to do it on both ends, I’m not sure if everyone is aware but she’s only in the 6th grade, she and Erica are playing against girls that are sophomores and juniors, and contributing. Erica has been doing it for so long against the boys and now the girls we take it for granted…Good for them!

Then there’s dependable Markie who working on her game daily, where would we be without her. She’s determined to be the best, do it everyday in practice and people will notice. Go left young lady go LEFT. Just as Ashley was showing some aggression she hyper extended her knee. Get right back up and keep playing you were figuring it out.

Can’t wait to see all of the high school girls in February, good luck play hard. You never know, who’s watching.

Coach Brice

Swoosh Tournament Re-Cap!

Lynwood, CA - Although our numbers are small and the players are new to the program, our 8th grade young men represented themselves quite well this past weekend.

They advanced to the championship game where we came up a little short on the score board. We were led by the hot shooting of Kyle Hamane who seemed as though he couldn’t miss. In fact at one point he asked why am I coming out I can’t miss right now (Silly me I thought he needed a blow). Kyle’s added a nice mid range game to his arsenal and has shown improvement on the defensive end.

Newcomers Collin and Jordan pleasantly surprised me with their play. A little more time in the gym will help them understand the “Pressure way of playing defense.” At the end however, we couldn’t get a stop when it was needed, that just reminds all of us that we must defend to win!

The High school girls had an exciting weekend as well. Markie hit a game winning three pointer as time expired to give us an exciting win in the first game. Game two was just as competitive as the first but unfortunately we came up a little short.

Our third game was disappointing to lose, we made some mistakes in the last few minutes of the game that definitely cost us.

Our “shorties” on the team Amber, Shavon and Erica, did really well playing with the high school girls. I’m sure we all learned valuable lessons in regards to paying attention to detail.

However, I must say the girls executed as well as anyone in the program, when they decide to play basketball and stop acting like little girls on the court.

They to will learn to defend.

We will see everyone at practice this weekend ready to work hard.

Coach Brice

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Our brand-new 5th grade boys team played for the first time as a team this past weekend at the Focus Basketball Tournament. I was pleasantly surprised by the effort of the guys. The teams record was 1-2, but they were competitive every game.

The players played with a lot of heart and desire in all three games. Although we’ve only had a few weeks of practice the team represented themselves well. I see a lot of potential in our young team. We have a lot of work to do to realize that potential, but I’m extremely optimistic that this team will learn to play “Pressure Basketball.”

We will be back at practice this weekend working to get better.

See you there!

Coach Marshall

Lynwood Tournament Recap!

Hey family it’s Coach Aaron, coming to you with another tournament recap.

Just want to say good job to all the teams this weekend. To the 8th grade team it’s about one thing and that is HEART.

Sometimes thing don’t always work out in your favor, but you have to keep working hard at what you want. I know we only had six players on Sunday, but even with what we had, we still could have won the game against the RC Rebels.

We always say in practice to work hard as you can and then go harder so the game will be easy to you.I think if we would have had a little more HEART to push threw we may have gaven our self a better chance to win the game, but I still feel we played very hard just came up short.

See you at practice… Coach A

Memorial Day Tournament!

Thanks again, Parents for your continued support. The 6^th grade team really appreciates your encouragement.

The 6^th grade team went 2-1 for the tournament in Oxnard. The first game was a hard fought two point win.

With Isaiah and Gage controlling the inside, Nick and Drew dictating the pace on the perimeter, and solid play from whole team, it was our best overall showing in a while.  

Cline had her best game in a long time making a 3 and other big plays late in the game.

In the second game the team’s effort was there but the execution on offense was poor. The team never gave up but wasn’t able to overcome our mistakes.

The third game was a rare (for us) blowout win.    

Overall I was happy with the team’s effort throughout the tournament. Every one of the players gave a good effort in each game. The energy was much better than last weekend.

I’m hopeful that we’ll soon be able to give that type of effort more consistently. If we keep working hard at practice we’ll get there.

See you at practice

Coach Marshall

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Hey family, it was another good tournament this weekend in Ventura.

Just want to give love to all the Pressure teams on playing hard all weekend and Congratulate the 8th grade team for winning the 14 & U Championship!

To the 6th, 8th and HS Girls, I like what I saw keep up the hard work it’s going to pay off.

To the HS Boys im impressed with how hard you guys worked and didn’t back away from the physical play.

We, as a team, are making improvement, but some of us need to do some work on our own so that we can become a even better team.

The improvement starts in practice so I hope to see everyone there ready to work their A#& off.

See you next week.

Coach Aaron

WC Warrior Tournament Recap!

Parents, once again I want to thank you for your support this weekend. I know it was difficult for some to make it this weekend. 

The 6th Grade Boys Team played three games in the WCW tournament. Our record was 1-2. In the first game the team didn’t play very well at all. Scoring only 8 points our offense was the worst I’ve seen from this team. It was very disappointing to say the least. 

 In the second game the effort was a lot better. Everyone that played improved upon their performance in the first game. The game was within reach up until the end. 

The third game was the best game of the tournament. It came down to an exiting finale. I was really happy with our defense down the stretch. We were able to pressure the opposition until they cracked. To close out the game Jay made two pressure packed free throws to win the game. 

By the end of the tournament our team was back to playing Pressure Basketball. Our issue now is to develop consistency. We need to be able to play our brand of basketball every time we step on the floor. 

We’ll be back working hard to improve this weekend at practice.
I’ll see you there.

Coach Marshall

Focus Tournament Recap!

To the Parents, thanks again for your support this past weekend, it does not go unnoticed.

We would like to welcome back our first young lady of basketball, Laura Mclaughlin and congratulate our new high school girls team on a good effort at the Lynwood tournament. 

Despite having never practiced together as a unit, the Pressure Girls won their first game and won the second halves of each game they played, showing a lot of heart and toughness. 

Just wait until we get some practice time together! 

Coach Gary

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The 6th Grade Boys Team gave another good effort at the Focus Sports Tournament. Although our record was only 1-2 we had a chance to win all of our games. Having only six players on Saturday and seven on Sunday was tough for the team to overcome, but they never gave up. They battled until the end in both losses. The team is definitely becoming tougher and more determined.

I think this team has a chance to be really good in the future if we keep working hard and working together. 

I can really see improvement in the team and the individual players. There are moments when the team seems to lose focus, but those moments tend to occur less frequently than before. I also think the team is also more confident going into games against tough competition than before. Right now we’re much more competitive than we were earlier in the season. The team is starting to develop into a pretty good group.

We still have a lot of work to do. This weekend at practice we’re back at it.

I’ll see you there.

Coach Marshall

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2009 Focus Sports Tournament (8th White & Blue Teams)

Was it revenge?

Our play this weekend by both Pressure teams lacked the necessary focus, effort and intensity to achieve greater success.  With that said, positive strides were made by various players but the collective output of all fell short of what was needed and expected.

Each team experienced wins, but the overarching observation was that Team Mercadel, who played both 8th grade teams, showed up ready for revenge from their defeat to us during their tournament in January.  Team Mercadel showed a higher level of physical play, speed, and intensity and ended the tournament as champions.

The defeats to Team Mercadel showed it is TEAM that wins tournaments; every member giving their best effort for the benefit of the team and ultimately the Pressure program.

Yes we fell short of our goals this weekend – increasing our level of play, continuing to improve our level of intensity and focus, and every member of the team giving all they have both on and off the court, but the great thing about defeats is sometimes you get a second chance to redeem yourself.

IT’S TIME FOR REDEMPTION!  The next time we play Team Mercadel let’s show them we’re ready (blue and white) to meet the challenge.

Players Note: As we move forward we still have an expectation that each athlete continue to work on their individual game during the week.  Are you working on your defense?  Are you working on footwork, individual offensive moves, ball handling, passing and shooting when away from Pressure’s practices?  If you’re not, it’s time you did.

ENJOY THE WEEK OFF!  WE’LL SEE YOU ON APRIL 11TH.

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RBYB Tournament!

8th grade White Team - Growth in the midst of adversity, that’s the overriding theme of this weekends play.

Our play this weekend progressively improved despite physical challenges and fatigue stemming from limited athletes.

Our defensive effort and speed of play proved to be our greatest challenges but there were clear signs of improvement and team continuity over the course of the tournament. 

Danny Cordoba was productive throughout the tournament.  He showed athleticism and leadership which he is continuing to develop. 

Jason Goodwin fought off injury and produced offensively when on the floor. 

“Lil” Mike  displayed a good shooting touch from distance while “Big” Mike showed he can be a force inside. 

Darryl contributed with his speed and showed he has the ability to be a threat on both ends of the court. 

“Smyler” helped out Big Mike inside while Lance continually pushed the ball up the floor opening up offensive opportunities. 

Quintin had limited play but his energy defensively contributed to the progress of the team.

The lesson taken away from this weekend’s tournament is we must improve our conditioning and must do a better job of playing Pressure defense.  Being able to sustain our intensity will be the key to our future success.

With a final tournament record of 2-2 there is room for improvement, but there was definitely an upside noticed by the coaching staff.

Coach Mike

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