ATTN: 3RD GRADE BOYS: PLEASE ARRIVE AT THE BOMBER GYM BY 8:30 AM, ON SATURDAY 01/17/09, FOR PREGAME WARM UPS.
Welcome to Argenta-Oreana Youth Basketball. We hope the experience of participating in the program will be a truly memorable time for both the players and the fans, and we hope this experience will encourage our children to continue in the Argenta-Oreana sports programs.
Practice Schedule: All practices are held at the Oreana Elementary School
5th Grade Girls-Tues & Thur 4:00 - 5:30 / 5th Grade Boys-Tues & Fri 5:30 -7:00 / 6th Grade Boys-Mon & Wed 5:00-7:00
4th Grade Boys- Mon & Wed 6:00-8:00
3rd Girls-Mon & Wed 3:30-5:00 / 3rd Boys-Tues & Thur 5:00-6:30 / 4th Girls-Tues & Thurs 6:30- 8:00
The Argenta Oreana Community Basketball Organization has adopted the American Sport Education Program (ASEP), and the Illinois Elementary School (IESA) by laws that can be applied to this organization.
What is the ASEP? The ASEP is a national organization that has developed training programs for teaching coaches, sport administrators, officials, and parents how to interact with young athletes, and each other. This is the same organization that trains and educates our A-O High School Coaches, and provides them with their IHSA Certification.
What are the IESA by laws? The by laws are guidelines, and rules in which all IESA sport programs are governed. These by laws contain sportsmanship rules, and violation penalties that the A-O Community Basketball Organization has adopted.
The goals of the program are to:
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Create an environment in which children and adults have fun with basketball.
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Kids first, winning second.
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Teach basketball skill, rules and strategy with an emphasis on good sportsmanship.
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Promote increased self-esteem among our children and adults.
Curriculum Handbooks have been adopted, these handbooks outline ASEP, and the IESA guidelines, and expectations. Handbooks will be made available thru your child. These handbooks contain forms that must be signed and returned in order to participate.
The program is open to all third, fourth, fifth and sixth grade students. The sixth and fifth grade teams play area teams while the fourth and third grade teams play each other. The sixth grade team will play to full high school rules. The fifth grade students play full high school rules, except they are limited to half court presses until the final two minutes of the game.
The fourth and third grade teams have a set of rules aimed for their skill level. Highlights of the rules are nine foot rims, no full or half court pressing, and only a man-to-man defense is allowed.
Please encourage our children to participate and enjoy the season.
The attached Skill Builders are some simple basketball drills designed by grade level to help Build Your Skills at Home. The use of these drills at home will provide an essential benefit to development of your basketball abilities.