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
Coach Aaron – Wedding Pictures!
September 2, 2009 by admin · 2 Comments
On Friday, Sept 4, 2009 our own Coach Aaron Staples’ life changed forever as he took the vows of holy matrimony and wed his long time girlfriend Yolonda Gail Crooms.
The event will took place at the Old Ranch Country Club, in Seal Beach California.
Coach Aaron is one of the founders of Pressure Basketball Club and is dedicated to helping our young men and women improve their life skills through basketball.
Aaron wish you and your new partner Yolonda a lifetime of happiness and may God bless your union.
There are hundreds of photos available to see including before, during and after the wedding. Click on the photo to your left or, here to see pictures!
Eric “Rico” Reed
Lynwood Tournament Recap!
July 2, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
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
Las Vegas Hotel Information!
Pressure Basketball Club is headed back to Las Vegas for the big annual Vision Sports Tournament July 26 – 31, 2009/
Here is the Hotel Information:
South Point Hotel Casino And Spa
9777 Las Vegas Blvd, South
Las Vegas, NV 89183
866-796-7111
Pressure Basketball Club Group Arrangements/Helen Else
July 26-31, 2009 ( Must be before July 4, 2009)
Group Rate $60.00 per night double occupancy
Any questions please email yelse21@aol.com (Helen Else)
Dates Set – Casino Night & Vegas Tournament!
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Memorial Day Tournament!
May 26, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
Thanks again, Parents for your continued support. The 6th grade team really appreciates your encouragement.
The 6th 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!
April 23, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
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!
April 1, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
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!
March 28, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
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
Bowling Under Pressure 2009!
California is a three strike state and that certainly held true Saturday at Pressure’s bowling Read more
