Blackhawks 7th grade girls basketball

Welcome! to all student-athletes and their parent(s) or guardian(s)—Coach's letter.

Here is contact information for the coaching team: Frank Kroncke, Kevin Fiske and Paige Reber.

Team roster with phone numbers: Roster

Game and practice schedules: January and February 2010.

Winning any game is fun. Playing a game for your school is a privilege. You are a student-athlete and playing basketball is part of your educational experience. My primary task is as a teacher-coach. I want you to learn to love the game of "B-ball." You will love it if you learn how to play it well.

You are all in a rapid growth phase—physically, emotionally and socially. This means that you will grow stronger, run faster, become smarter at understanding the game, and experience changes in your own sense of who you are and what you can do and want to do as the year progresses. Consequently, things you cannot do right now, you will be able to do quite soon. Things that you do now, you will be able to do faster and better after a few months of practice. To reach your potential, you need to commit yourself to improving yourself every day, at every practice. "Practice hard. Play harder!"

My objective is to provide you with the basic fundamentals of the game. For some of you who have played in competitive games, I will challenge you to learn proper form and technique. For example, you might be a good shot, but your technique might be fundamentally flawed. I expect that you will bring an open mind to my approach, and that you will practice hard every day.

Kevin Fiske is the assistant coach. Many of you have played for him on the club team.
Paige Reber is Team Mom. She is an integral part of the coaching team. She is your resource for any personal issues, concerns or special needs you might have.