Gowdy Basketball Club

"Basketball doesn't build character, it reveals it." James Naismith

Pics from June 13 & 14.

We watch the greats and believe this will be some of our players one day in high school and beyond. We teach mental resilience. When we're behind, even by a lot, our players don't give up. Worst case we'll close the gap and our opponents will earn every point until the final buzzer. Best case, we win. It's happened! Congrats to the Knicks, coming up from behind 29 points to win last night!

Free throws often decide middle school games according to "Breakthrough Basketball", because the clock stops, defensive pressure eases, and teams can easily add critical points without giving up a fast break. Players at this level should strive for 60% free throw accuracy in games and 75% in practice when there's less pressure to perform. Practicing free throws refines shooting form.

Congratulations to #35 Colton for earning TWO Top Performer Awards in the Hardwood Hustle this past Sunday! We are so happy to have you with us for the rest of the season!

Previous Award Winners are #8 Cairo, a Prep Hoops Top Performer Award and an Evolution MVP Award. And #3 Messiah an Evolution Top Performer Award. So proud of all our players!

Hardwood Hustle, Premier Level yesterday, we were up against some of the best talent we've seen all year and we were challenged. This was one of those tournaments where our players increase their Basketball IQ, develop mental resilience, besides raising their play level. So much incredible team work! Proud of our players placing third out of 8 teams!

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PLAYER HIGHLIGHT:
Happy Birthday to one of our AAU players, #6 Oliver! (His feeder school is Little Chute). Oliver is fast and scrappy, as you can see in the pics, and puts up a significant amount of points every tournament. A great player who has improved significantly all AAU season. Oliver, have a great day!