My proposal consists of a three week co-ed basketball program for 1st through 3rd graders in the La Grande area. The proposal will be submitted to the head coaches of the La Grande girls and boys programs at the end of their 2010 season.
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What a great proposal! I definitly agree that sucessful sports programs begin at an early age and there for exposing children as young as 1st grade is a great idea! I think its also great you included a tournament at the end for the kids to really showcase the skills they have been learning for the past three weeks! Overall, this is a great project and I hope it is put in place at some point!
great job on this proposal! I think it's a great idea! Is 3 weeks long enough? They would just be practicing 2 saturdays and then a tournament, right? What would the $15 reg fee go to?
Good idea, I agree that getting younger children involved is a great idea. I also wonder though, if three weeks is long enough. I would say at least 4 weeks, give them a little more practice before the tournament. This might help reduce any injuries, and help them understand the rules a bit better.
Thanks Noelle I appreciate the kind words.
Thanks Angela B.,
The three weeks is really contingent upon gym availability and is flexible. After the beginning of the school year the coaches and I will have a better idea as to the time frame. If we go with the 2 weekends of practice, they will get 8 hours of practice time. If we go with practicing during the week, the practice time may be diminished. If we have four weeks that will be great. Also, the registration fee will be a fundraiser for the boys and girls basketball teams, so the proceeds will most likely go to purchase uniforms or equipment. Thanks for pointing that out, I should put that on the flyer.
Thanks Angela D.,
As in my comment to Angela B., 4 weeks would be great and we won't really have any idea until we have the gym schedules for the school year. This would be great just for the basic skills and knowledge of the rules. Unfortunately, gym space has always been an issue in LG. Maybe that will be my next proposal.
Thanks for the comments, much appreciated.
Donelle, I'm wondering if parents would be better utilized with this age group - especially 1st graders. Being a parent and an elementary school P.E. teacher, I have some experience with regards to this matter. This is a very "active" age group that requires a lot of patience and adult involvement and supervision in order for this to be successful. I think it is doable but a lot of consideration should be taken especially when you're discussing doing tournaments with 1st graders. If you plan on having a tournament in October, that means many of these little "guys & gals" will have just turned 6 years old. They may not be emotionally capable of handling losing or the pressure of winning. Just some thing you may want to consider.
I totally understand your concerns regarding the score keeping. As stated in the rules portion of the paper, there will be no score keeping. There is no pressure and the games are more for them to get a feel for how the game is played. As a parent myself, I do understand that this age group is active. I also think that this age group has the ability to do this. That's why the youth basketball association will be available to help. If the drills are run properly there will be a minimal idle time. Also, because the attention span for this age group is lower the Saturday practice times were split into two sessions of 2 hours a piece. Thanks for your comments and I will take these concerns into further consideration if this project comes to fruition.
This is a great idea that I believe is very feasible. Youth camps and clinics play an essential role in developing basic and fundamental skills at an early age. Typically, the younger you learn skills, the more likely you are to retain those skills through puberty and adulthood. I think it should be advertised longer than 3-4wks in advance. Advertising at the start of the year will give parents more time to plan and budget (funds are very limited for some people) for the event. Also, i think it would be a good idea to stretch your 3wk plan into a 4wk or 5wk plan if possible because of the limited practice time on just the weekends.
Thanks for your comments Andrew,
You got me thinking about the advertising. Nothing can actually be done until the gym space is solidified, so once that occurs we will get the information in the paper and out to the schools. I would love to be able to do a longer time period, but as I said that will be directly contingent upon what gym space is available.
After your first year of conducting it you will have a lot of the scheduling ironed out and then next year can start advertising even earlier. One more thought: Is practice for 2 hours, break, and 2 hours, too long for younger children? It seems like it would boarderline wear ME out. In other programs I've noticed for younger children it seems like it would be better to have practices that were shorter and more frequent. Have you observed this?
WOW, what an eye opener for me coming from a large city and taking advantage of the tons of sports programs available to youth here. We are actually moving to La Grande in August and our 4 year old has already participated in a season of soccer! It looks like gym space was the main obstacle in getting a longer "season". I was surprised that if one group was involved in the gym usage then their would be a fee but not if another group was involved. Did the person you were in communication with explain the difference?
I also agree with Angela, the younger the individual is the harder it is to keep their attention for long periods of time. Things have to be fast paced and change enough to keep them going. Will all of the individuals involved be able to do this, and keep the kids having fun and interested?
Angela B. and Angela D.,
Hopefully you are right about the scheduling aspect. I did kick around the idea of doing a Sat./Sun. program to diminish the fatigue factor. Then you run into people who attend church not being able to attend the basketball program. I don't think the saturday practices will be to much because it will be very low key. If the drills are done in a circuit fashion it will also hold their attention. That would be the benefit of having it in one gym. If you think about it, they will be engaged with the mini-hoopsters fewer hours than a regular school day.
Kristen,
The gym usage difference is because if the program is run by the High School basketball teams they are affiliated with the schools and there is no charge. If a private organization manages the program then the school district charges for the usage.