Hello TrueLeague families! All of us here at Team Esface hope you had a restful and relaxing Thanksgiving break. The first week of the regular season is here, so this Friday will be very exciting. Also, reminder that our first Stay Hungry Players of the week will be chosen and will be showcased in next weeks newsletter! Here are some division updates we have ben working on in practice:

Division Highlights:

2nd/3rd Grade Division:

• We have been focusing a lot on keeping proper spacing on the court. Players need to learn how to get open and get themselves into scoring positions. Spacing=baskets.

• Working on players finishing the right way at the basket is very important. Many young players do not understand how important it is to use the backboard on layups, so have been focusing on that during practice

• Lastly, working on making good passes to teammates is at the fore front as well. Delivering a pass on time to your teammates hands is a skill of its own that needs to be nurtured for each player.

4th/5th Division:

• Defense, defense, defense. Focusing on being better defenders in every aspect from matching up with your man and trying our best to play help defense for our teammates.

• Taking good shots. Teaching our players to know when a good shot is available and when to take it. Usually off of a cut or by swinging the ball from side to side allows for those open shots to present themselves.

6th/7th Division

• Making decisive plays. We want our players to be able to be confident in what they’re doing and then go make the play. At the end of the day, it may not always result in success but this is part of basketball and learning how to deal with those miscues.

• Defense is again a massive focal point for this season as this becomes incredibly important as they prepare for high school in a few years.

We crave to learn and grow. The best way for us to grow is with your valued feedback. Please use the above link anytime to let us know how things are going (positives and negatives) for the TrueLeague. There’s an option to get in contact with an HQ member in the link as well. We look forward to hearing from you!

update about new wednesday practice location:

We will have new information to share about the new gym location this weekend so please stay tuned for those communications to be coming via text message. We appreciate all your patience and understanding!