Galt Lady Hoop Basketball Club

Congratulations ladies, you've proven to yourselves what your coaches & parents already know, you can compete and win against good teams. Wins against Turlock, an excellent Lodi team, and an "ALL STAR" Davis team proves that desire and commitment pay huge dividends. You ladies have shown an incredible commitment to your team by consistently attending practice and participating in our games. You have earned the right to play. THIS is the real deal.

Coach Jeff Delacruz deserves a special "thank you" for his dedication to this program. Jeff stepped up to take our Varsity coaching position after our terrible loss in March. It was a very trying time for all and Jeff had some huge shoes to fill with the loss of my best friend and our great coach Steve Battaglia. Jeff you have been simply awesome. Your knowledge of the game and ability to communicate with this team is amazing. As a parent with a child on this team I am honored to have you as our coach. I know you are as happy with this team of girls as I am, and look forward to the next several weeks as the girls grow and mature into the team we know they can be.

You ladies answered the question this weekend. It is a long race. We have only just begun. Let's keep fighting the good fight. Steve is very proud of you.

Thanks Mark for hosting another great tournament! You always do a terrific job. It is a real pleasure spending time with you and your family. We are lucky to have such a great group of kids to spend time with.

Great job Sunday in your last game. Defense wins basketball games. You girls showed that with a little intensity and desire to play defense you can control the outcome of the game. You earned a victory with your great defensive play and a balanced attack on offense. We are very close to becoming one of the "teams to beat". It only take a little hard work and dedication, and you WILL get there. Thanks for letting me sit on your bench today.

If you do not have a practice jersey, please contact Stephanie to purchase one. Cost is $30.00. Contact Stephanie at taffyo@softcom.net

We learned some good lessons at Oakridge. We learned that we win and lose as a team. We learned we can come from behind and win. You girls worked very hard all weekend proving once again that Lady Hoop players can finish the race.

Wow! Another trip to Oregon. I can't believe it has been a whole year since our last great adventure. Plenty has happened this last year, and I'm sure I wasn't the only one feeling some anxiety before our first game. I heard Steve's voice the whole time we were in Oregon and I am sure he is very proud of you girls.

It's a big deal to go to Oregon and play some of the best High School teams in the country. You Lady Hoop players did a terrific job against competition you probably couldn't have competed against previously. You worked as a team and all contributed to our success. Commitment to the Lady Hoop program, starting in March has made the difference again. Thank you for your continued support and commitment to your team. You girls should all be very proud.

Our trips are not only successful because of the commitment from our players but also because of the unbelievable support from our parents. Without your help we wouldn't have had the great meals and snacks for the girls. Without your help we wouldn't have arrived in Oregon in the first place. Without your help with "the girls", little incidents might have become problems. Our program will continue to flourish because of the great parents we have involved. I love you people.

June 26th & 27th

7th grade at Sac Area Sports

"Heat is On Tournament"

Team record 2-1

Congratulations 2nd place!

The Quiet Mind: It Puts Your Playing into a New Gear

The ideal performance state is characterized by a "quiet mind" that results in less cortical interference with the (subcortical) motor control centers and in consistent and efficient execution on motor performance.

The Quiet Mind has 6 characteristics:

1. Absence of fear- no fear of failure

2. No thinking about or analysis of performance (related to the motor stage of automaticity)

3. A narrow focus of attention concentrated on the activity itself (e.g. catching and holding onto the football without fear that you'll get crunched a split second later.)

4. A sense of effortlessness- an involuntary experience. Your skill and conditioning preparation is so complete that now you just "let it happen"

5. A sense of personal control and confidence

6. A distortion of time and space, in which time seems to slow. You can see the baseball seams rotating, you can anticipate defender's movements, you can see several plays ahead of everyone else.

To perform well, you must be relaxed enough to allow the natural timing and coordination to flow with the movement of the game. When you are in the flow, every movement feels right. Your critical and doubting mind can be bypassed to allow yourself to perform to the fullest potential. Above all, a playful sporting attitude helps you remember that your sport is to be enjoyed.

Sources: Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning, Thomas R. Baechle and Roger W. Earle. 2nd edition, 2000; also: Applied Sports Psychology: Personal Growth to Peak Performance, J.M. Williams, ed. Mountain View, CA: Mayfield.1998. pp. 158-170

We would like to extend our deepest sympathies to UNR Head Coach Kim Gervasoni and her family, the coaching staff and Univ. Nevada Reno players. Coach Mike Gervasoni was tragically killed in a car accident last Thursday evening. In lieu of flowers, the Gervasoni family is asking that donations be made to Bishop O'Dowd High School in memory of Mike Gervasoni. Bishop O'Dowd High School, 9500 Stearns Avenue, Oakland, CA 94605