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AND WITH HIS FATHER AND HIS GRANDFATHER, HE VOLUNTEERED TO COACH THIS YEAR.
NOW, AFTER SEEING A COUPLE OF THOSE GAMES, I REALIZED THERE'S REALLY ONLY ONE COACH ON THE TEAM,
THE OTHER THING I'LL JUST SAY REALLY QUICKLY IS, UH, LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO WAS TRYING NEW THINGS WITH REP TO SEE WHAT MIGHT STICK.
I, I, I DECIDED TO DO A, A, A COACH'S, UM, UH, BREAKDOWN SESSION AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER.
ANY COACH WOULD COME AND DO A BREAKDOWN, OFFENSIVE DEFENSIVE ZONE DEFENSE, MAN TO MAN DEFENSE, FULL COURT PRESS.
WE COULD LOOK AT YOUTUBE CLIPS AND REALLY, REALLY BREAK DOWN THE GAME.
OKAY? ONLY ONE PERSON SHOWED UP TO THAT EVENT AND IT WAS PERFECT.
AND HE WAS NOT, HE WAS NOT PHASED THAT HE WAS THE ONLY PERSON THERE.
HE GOT A PENCIL AND A NOTEBOOK AND HE'S LIKE, WHAT ARE WE LOOK, WHAT ARE WE WORKING ON, COACH? WHAT ARE WE LOOKING AT? WE SAT THERE FOR AN HOUR AND WE WENT OVER STUFF, AND HE DIDN'T BLINK.
HE WAS THE ONLY ONE THERE DID NOT MATTER TO HIM.
SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT SPIRIT, WE TALK ABOUT THIS PROGRAM EMPOWERING YOUNG PEOPLE TO GROW.
THIS IS JUST A WONDERFUL EXAMPLE.
WE FINAL, UH, THE OTHER, UH, STAND BY JUST ONE MOMENT.
SO THE OTHER V WIDE, UH, AWARD IS ANOTHER MEMORIAL AWARD THAT WE GIVE.
UH, THIS IS THE CATHERINE HOPWOOD, UH, SPIRIT AWARD.
UH, CATHERINE IS ANOTHER PERSON WHO PASSED AWAY, UNFORTUNATELY, FAR TOO EARLY, UH, IN HER LIFE, AND SOMEONE WHO JUST HAD A TREMENDOUS SPIRIT, UH, TREMENDOUS PASSION FOR, FOR EVERYTHING, UH, UH, WAS NOT THE GREATEST SOFTBALL PLAYER EVER, BUT LOVED SOFTBALL.
AND, UH, SO WE GIVE THIS THIS SPIRIT AWARD.
THIS IS KIND OF OUR BIG SPIRIT AWARD THAT WE GIVE TO SOMEONE WHO JUST EXUDES A JOY PLAYING BASKETBALL WITH THEIR TEAMMATES, WITH THEIR COACHES, AND, UH, SOMEONE WHO JUST LOVES THE GAME AND, AND CREATES THIS KIND OF INFECTIOUS ENERGY.
AND I REALLY SAW THAT THIS YEAR IN THIS PLAYER.
SHE'S PLAYED THIS PROGRAM FOR MULTIPLE YEARS.
SHE'S GROWN AS A PLAYER AND SHE'S JUST A DELIGHT TO BE AROUND AS A PERSON.
SO THE 20 25, 20 26 KATHERINE HOPPER AWARD GOES TO GIANNA BARETT.
WE DID A, WE DID A CLINIC BEFORE THE SEASON BEGAN, AND GIANNA SAID, HEY, COACH, LOOK AT, LOOK AT MY SHOT RIGHT OVER HERE.
I WAS LIKE, HOW DID YOU BECOME A PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL PLAYER? SHOT? LOOKS AMAZING.
BUT IT'S NOT JUST YOUR SHOT, IT'S YOUR SPIRIT, YOUR ENERGY, YOUR FAMILY, AND, UH, JUST ALL THAT YOU BRING TO US.
YOU MAKE ALL OF US HAPPIER, AND YOU MAKE ALL OF US BETTER.
WHAT WE DO HERE AT HAS DIRECT BASKETBALL.
OKAY, NOW BEFORE THREE, FOUR BOYS GET, UH, READY TO COME UP.
WE DO HAVE AN ADDITIONAL LEAD WIFE.
UH, THIS PICKS UP ON WHAT WE WERE HONORING, UH, LISA FOR, UH, AGAIN, WE JUST ASSUME THESE THINGS HAPPEN.
WE ASSUME THAT THESE GYMS ARE READY TO GO, THAT THEY'RE CLEAN, THAT THEY'RE PREPPED, THAT THE BASKETS ARE DOWN, THAT THE SEATS ARE OUT, THAT THE TABLES ARE WHERE THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE, BUT THAT OBVIOUSLY IS NOT JUST HAPPENING.
WE HAVE AN INCREDIBLE, UH, FACILITY STAFF HERE AT, AT HASTINGS HIGH SCHOOL, AT HASTINGS SCHOOL SYSTEM, AND DONE BETTER THAN CJ.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, CJ, FOR YOU AND ALL THE OTHER STAFF THAT DO SUCH A TREMENDOUS JOB.
RIGHT? SO WE'RE GONNA BRING UP THAT THE THREE FOUR BOYS, CHRIS JONES, THREE FOUR BOYS TEAM.
UH, I'M THE COACH OF PANTHERS YELLOW, UH, AND I HAVE FOUR PLAYERS HERE TODAY.
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SO COOPER COOPER WAS OUR LEAD POINT GUARD FOR THIS SEASON, CAMPBELL BALL OF CONFIDENCE AND HELPS KEEP THE TEAM UNDER CONTROL.HIS COORDINATION AND DRIBBLING REALLY STOOD OUT, AND HE GAVE US A BIG ADVANTAGE WHENEVER HE HAD FALL.
GEORGE
HE BECAME, ESPECIALLY GOOD AT FINDING SMART POSITIONS ON DEFENSE AND HELPING THE TEAM IN IMPORTANT WAYS THAT DON'T ALWAYS SHOW UP ON THE SCOREBOARD.
HARP ENERGY AND A WILLINGNESS TO DO THE TOUGH JOBS THAT HELP THE TEAM SUCCEED.
HE WAS OUR TEAM LEADER IN SETTING SCREENS AND THAT UNSELFISH PLAY MADE A REAL DIFFERENCE OVER THE SEASON.
OSCAR'S, MY SON OSCAR, GAVE THE TEAM A REAL SHOOTING THREAT AND SHOW CONFIDENCE WHEN IT'S TIME TO PUT THE FALL OUT.
AND NOW LETS INVITE THE GHOSTS, UH, THE FIVE JUNGLE GHOST, PLEASE.
UM, I AM, I HAVE A FORTUNATE NAME, UH, LAST NAME OF DUNKLE, WHICH MAKES ME COACH DUNKS, WHICH ONLY WORKS IN BASKETBALL SEASON.
UH, THIS IS MY SECOND YEAR COACHING.
THIRD, FOURTH GRADE BOYS, AS I SAID, FOR THE GHOSTS.
UM, NONE OF THESE GUYS ARE MY CHILDREN.
I DON'T HAVE ANY SONS, SO I CAN SAY WITHOUT BOASTING THAT THEY'RE ALL GENIUS ATHLETES.
UM, I JUST WANTED TO, UH, FIRST OFF THANK THE REPS WHO, YOU KNOW, SPENT EVERY SINGLE SATURDAY ALL DAY AT THE GYM, AND THEY HAVE BEEN PLAYING THEMSELVES.
THEY ALSO ARE LIKE COACHES, SO THANKS TO THEM.
UM, THANKS TO ALL THE OTHER STAFF, UM, COACH HOPWOOD AND LISA AND THE TOWN FOR MAKING THIS A REALLY GREAT PROGRAM.
IT'S LIKE I LIKEN IT TO A TEACHING HOSPITAL WHERE EVERY DAY WE'RE LEARNING, INCLUDING MYSELF, UM, THE PIT WHO LIKES THE PIT.
UM, AND THEN THANKS TO THE PARENTS FOR SCHLEPPING CHEERING DONUTS AND HELPING MAKE THIS A REALLY FUN SEASON.
SO SOME SHOUT OUTS TO THIS GREAT TEAM.
UM, IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER, ARJUN, RAISE YOUR HAND.
ARJUN WAS OUR MOST IMPROVED DRER.
HE IS SNEAKY AND FAST AND HAS GREAT CONTROL.
ARJUN BECAME A SUPER GREAT COMMUNICATOR ON THE COURT.
HE REALLY LED OTHERS, AND I THINK HE WAS OUR, I'M PRETTY SURE HE WAS OUR HIGHEST SCORE.
JONATHAN IS A WONDERFUL DRER AND MOVES AROUND THE COURT, AND HE IS ALSO OUR MOST IMPROVED PASSER.
MACIA HAS THE MOST IMPROVED MOVEMENT ABOUT THE COURT.
HE WAS JUST BY THE END OF THE SEASON, KNOWING WHERE TO GO IN AND OUT.
DIDN'T HAVE TO BE TOLD ONE THING.
MILES IS OUR MOST IMPROVED DEFENSE.
SO WHAT'S INTERESTING ABOUT MILES IS, AS YOU CAN SEE, HE IS NOT AS TALL AS THE OTHER KIDS OR A OF THEM.
UM, BUT HE IS EXTREMELY IN, EXTREMELY EFFECTIVE.
I MEAN, IF MILES WAS THERE, YOU KNOW, THEY WEREN'T MAKING A SHOT.
UM, AND ALSO, UM, HE SORT OF BECAME MY ASSISTANT COACH AND WAS TELLING ME IN A GOOD WAY WHENEVER I MESSED UP OR DIDN'T SUB WRITE OR WHATEVER.
SO, THANK YOU, MILES
WILLIAM WAS THE MOST IMPROVED IN TERMS OF CONFIDENCE, UM, FROM BEGINNING TO THE END OF THE SEASON, WHICH ENABLED HIM TO SHOOT, REBOUND, DRIBBLE AND DO EVERYTHING THAT HE STARTED DOING EVEN MORE AND CONSISTENTLY.
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SO I WAS ABOUT TO GIVE THIS SPEECH FOR THE TEAM, BUT THEN, UM, BENJI SAID HE WANTED TO GIVE THE SPEECH TO WHATUM, THIS WAS A, UM, INSPIRED GROUP.
WE MADE IT TO THE, UH, CHAMPIONSHIP TODAY WHERE WE CAME UP, UH, ONE THREE POINTER SHORT.
BUT, UM, I HAD SPENT A, I SPENT A LOT OF TIME COMING UP WITH A NAME FOR THE TEAM THAT I THINK IS A PERFECT NAME, AND I THOUGHT I NAILED IT ONLY TO BE OVERRULED BY A VOTE OF EIGHT TO NOTHING IN THE FIRST PRACTICE.
AND WE BECAME THE, UH, 67 ERS, WHICH WAS, UH, HEARTBREAKING TO ME,
UM, BUT THIS TEAM WAS UNITED MOSTLY AGAINST ME.
AND, UM, I GOTTA GIVE THEM A LOT OF CREDIT BECAUSE THEY WERE UNITED TOGETHER AND, UH, THEY MADE A LOT OF PROGRESS THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE YEAR.
THINGS WERE SHAKY AT THE BEGINNING, BUT ABOUT HALFWAY THROUGH THINGS CLICKED, AND, UM, THEY STARTED, PLAYED TOGETHER AND IT, IT PAID OFF AND THE FINALS.
SO, REAL QUICK, UM, BENJI, UM, YOU GUYS CAN HOLD YOUR APPLAUSE AGAIN.
I'M JUST GONNA FLY THROUGH THESE GUYS.
BENJI, UM, OUR MOST, UM, PASSIONATE DEFENDER AND A GUY THAT, UM, JUST LOVES THE GAME.
HE TOLD ME HE WAS GONNA PRACTICE FIVE HOURS BEFORE THE SEMI-FINAL, AND HE DID.
UM, JULIUS, UM, A GUY WHO JUST SEES THE COURT UNDERSTANDS WHEREVER IT IS, AND, UM, CHARLIE, A, UH, A SHARPSHOOTER AND A, UM, A GUY WHO IS REALLY LEARNING THE INS AND OUTS OF THE GAME.
ZEKE, ONE OF OUR MOST IMPROVED PLAYERS, AND A GUY WHO SCORING BASKETS ROUTINELY JASPER AND NOSE FOR THE, UH, THE BASKET, A TRUE SCORE.
AND HE ALSO, UM, SET A RECORD TODAY IN FOULING OUT IN THE SHORTEST AMOUNT OF TIME, ABOUT, UH, 180 SECONDS THAT HE WAS OUT.
ZACHARY, UM, OUR LEADER AND, UH, LEADING SCORER AND A GUY WHO HAS A GREAT FUTURE.
NOAH, A GUY WHO WAS GONNA BE A GREAT POINT GUARD, GREAT TRIER, GREAT FORM, AND, UH, HAS A BIG FUTURE.
AND LEWIS ALSO A SUPER IMPROVED PLAYER AND A GUY WHO, UM, WOULD ALSO, UH, POTENTIAL FUTURE COACH BECAUSE HE'S ALWAYS DRAWN UP PLAYS AND, UH, KNOWS HOW THE GAME WORKS.
LET'S PLEASE HAVE THE, UH, DOCENT CANINE DOCENT CANINE, PLEASE.
CLEARLY I'M NOT THE CHIEF OF POLICE.
UH, CHIEF DOCENT IS ON A CRUISE SHIP SOMEWHERE.
SO I'M, UH, ADAM SVI ON TEDDY'S DAD, UH, HELPED OUT THROUGHOUT THE SEASON, AND I GOTTA SAY, PERSONALLY, THIS WAS SUCH A JOY FOR ME.
I GREW UP PLAYING BASKETBALL, MY WHOLE, UH, YOUNG ADULT LIFE AND, UH, TO SEE MY SON START, UH, ORGANIZED BASKETBALL IS SUCH A GIFT AS ALL OF YOU, I'M SURE FEEL ABOUT YOUR, YOUR CHILDREN.
UM, SO TEDDY, UH, WE'LL START WITH YOU SINCE YOU'RE IN FRONT HERE.
AIDEN, GREAT JOB GETTING REBOUNDS ON THE DEFENSIVE GLASS AND PUSHING THE BALL DOWN THE COURT.
LOGAN, AMAZING JOB GOING NORTH SOUTH WITH THE BASKETBALL AND TAKING IT STRONG TO THE HOLE EVERY TIME.
ORIC, PHENOMENAL JOB REBOUNDING AND KEEPING THE BALL UP HIGH FOR
CHARLIE, YOUR HUSTLE AND ENTHUSIASM FOR THE TEAM'S SUCCESS WAS INSPIRATIONAL.
AND ELIAS, YOU FOUND YOUR FOOTING AS A SWIFT DEFENDER.
AND I JUST GOTTA GIVE ONE ANECDOTE ABOUT CHARLIE HERE.
WHEN WE WERE IN THE, UH, I DON'T KNOW WHAT, WHAT ROUND IT WAS IN THE PLAYOFFS, BUT WE WERE DOWN ONE, WE WERE DOWN ONE, WE WERE UP TWO, WE WERE UP THREE, DOWN FOUR.
CHARLIE WAS GOING BANANAS ON THE, ON THE BENCH, AND IT WAS LIKE SUCH A GIFT TO SEE HIM LIKE REALLY GET INTO THE GAME AND ALL THE KIDS REALLY UNDERSTANDING WHY THIS IS THE BEST SPORT ON THE PLANET.
UH, BEFORE WE GET TO THE, THE SMASHERS AND THE THREE, FOUR BOYS, THERE'S
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ANOTHER, UH, LEAGUE-WIDE APPRECIATION THAT, UH, ABSOLUTELY NEEDS TO TO HAPPEN.WE DO AS WE, WE HAVE A CO WE HAVE A COUPLE OF COACHES THAT ARE, THAT ARE NOT COACHING THEIR KIDS, THEY'RE JUST COACHING FOR THE LOVE OF IT.
UH, WE HAVE REFEREES WHO STEP UP.
WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO HELP OUT, BUT NO ONE AS MUCH AS GEORGIA LOPEZ, WHO IS OUR REFEREE FOR GEORGIA, GEORGIA IS, HER ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS ARE UNPARALLELED.
AND I GUARANTEE YOU, IF IT WAS NOT FOR GEORGIA, NOT A SINGLE REFEREE WOULD'VE GOTTEN ANYTHING THIS SEASON IN TERMS OF A PAYCHECK.
NOT A SINGLE REFEREE WOULD'VE SHOWN UP AT A GAME
AND SHE DOES NOT HAVE SKIN IN THE GAME.
SHE'S DOING THIS COMPLETELY AS VOLUNTEER.
SHE DOES NOT HAVE A CHILD IN THIS PROGRAM.
AND SO WE JUST CANNOT THANK YOU ENOUGH.
LET'S HAVE THE SMASHERS, THE THREE, FOUR BOYS SMASHERS, COME ON DOWN.
UH, FIRSTLY, YES, THANK LISA FOR HER HARD, HARD WORK.
AND ALSO, JEREMY, I KNOW THERE'S SO MUCH THAT GOES INTO THIS.
UH, SO IT'S MUCH APPRECIATED BECAUSE IT IS REALLY, YEAH, IT REALLY IS A GIFT FOR ALL OF US.
UM, AGAIN, THANK YOU TO THE REFEREES.
I MEAN, HONESTLY, YOU DO A GREAT JOB.
WE HAD A GREAT TIME JUST KIND OF THIS YEAR AND LAST YEAR.
UH, YEAH, IT CAN BE ANIMATED TIME, BUT IT'S TIME FOR THE FUN.
IT, I KNOW, UH, WE BOTH GET A LOT OF JOY THIS, SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMITMENT AND YOUR WHOLE TEAM'S COMMITMENT.
UM, AND THEN THANK YOU TO THE PARENTS.
I MEAN, IT REALLY DOES MEAN A LOT.
YOU HEAR OFTEN SPORTS CLICHES, THE FANS, THE PARENTS, AND MAKE THE DIFFERENCE, BUT IT REALLY DOES IT REALLY THAT SUPPORT TO ALLOW YOU TO BE WHO YOU ARE, KNOWING THAT WE HAVE YOUR KIDS' BEST INTEREST IN MIND.
UM, AND SOMETIMES THAT MIGHT BE WINNING.
UM, SO THANK YOU FOR THE SUPPORT.
IT'S BEEN GREAT GETTING TO KNOW YOU AND EVERYONE WHEN WE STARTED THE SEASON.
LISTEN, WE RUN THINGS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY.
I MEAN, WE, WE SAT DOWN THE FIRST DAY AND I SAID TO THE KIDS, I SAID, WHY ARE WE HERE? WHY ARE WE HERE? PLAY, PASS, WIN, RIGHT? AND SECOND, YES, WE'RE GONNA HAVE FUN, BUT WE, THAT'S, THAT'S IT.
AND THEN YES, WE WANNA HAVE FUN.
AND I'M SO PROUD OF THIS TEAM FOR EFFORT.
YOU PUT IN, IT'S HARD TO SAY THINGS INDIVIDUALLY BECAUSE WHAT GIVES THEM THE JOY IS THIS GROUP TOGETHER COLLECTIVELY IN THE FEELING THAT YOU GIVE TOGETHER, UM, AS A GROUP.
UM, SO I'LL SAY A FEW THINGS INDIVIDUALLY, UH, START WITH CADEN.
SO GREAT TO SPEND TIME WITH YOU.
PLAYED AMAZING DEFENSE IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.
SUCH A PLEASURE, SUCH A GOOD DEMEANOR, AND THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT.
THE TEAM, UM, AND THEN GOT DERRICK.
SO DERRICK, UM, AND YOU ARE JUST EXCITING TO WATCH ON THE BOARD, GREAT SHOOTER, BUT ALSO THIS GREAT DEFENSE, GREAT PASSION FOR THE GAME.
'CAUSE EVEN AT THE REC LEVEL, THAT'S WHO WE WANTED TO BRING.
WE WANTED TO BRING PASSION, WE WANTED TO WIN.
WE WENT TO REFLECT LIFE ITSELF.
AND THEN WE HAVE, UM, HENRY HART, WHO WAS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUSLY AMAZING ON DEFENSE AS CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.
YOU ABSOLUTELY SHOWED UP AND WERE AMAZING AND THANK YOU.
ALSO, THINK ABOUT CA AND CA'S STILL KIND OF BATTLING LITTLE SOMETHING YOU CAN COME OUT AND PLAY LIKE THAT A LITTLE BIT UNDER WEATHER WAS AMAZING.
UM, AND THEN WE HAVE ANTHONY, UH, WHO, I MEAN, FIRST BEFORE YOUR SKILL, GUESS YOU'RE A SKILLED PLAYER AND YOU'RE GOOD, BUT YOU'RE WAY ABOUT YOU.
SOMETIMES ADULTS, US, WE CAN GET A LOT FROM THE KIDS WE SEE.
AND WATCHING YOU, I WAS, YOU KNOW, I WAS AT ADVISOR.
YOUR ABILITY TO BE SO CALM, TO BE SO LEVEL ALL THE TIME.
BUT TO GET TO PLAY SO HARD, THAT'S A REAL GIFT.
I ALSO WANNA SEND A SHOUT OUT, UM, TO YOUR FATHER JAY, WHO WAS VERY INSTRUMENTAL IN HELPING ME OUT WHEN I COULDN'T BE THERE.
AND TODAY, EVEN WARMING YOU GUYS UP WAS AMAZING.
IF YOU'RE OUT THERE, MUCH APPRECIATED.
UM, COSMO, WHAT WAS A GREAT GROUP TODAY? AMAZING.
UM, HE CAME TODAY TO PLAY, TO WIN TO DEFEND WITH PASSION.
YOUR RECRUITMENT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR HAS BEEN AMAZING.
MATEO, THIS IS MY SON, MATEO NER
WE'LL HAVE SOME FUN, BUT LET'S GET THIS TROPHY GREAT COMPETITIVE SPIRIT.
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THANK YOU.ALRIGHT, NOW WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON TO THE THREE, FOUR GIRLS AND LET'S INVITE UP OUR FIRST TEAM, WHICH IS GOING TO BE THE QUEEN COBRAS.
BEEN AMAZING TO SEE YOU ALL IMPROVE BOTH AS INDIVIDUALS AND AS A TEAM.
YOU'RE FUN, SILLY, PASSIONATE GROUP.
UM, BUT WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF EACH OF EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU.
UM, OH, HELLO DE DE YOU ARE A STEALTHY, SPEEDY FORCE FROM THE COURT, ALWAYS READY TO SWOOP IN ON DEFENSE, TO STOP OUR OPPONENTS AND KEEP MOMENTUM GOING.
CONGRATULATIONS ON A TERRIFIC SEASON.
LISTEN, A FEW PEOPLE, MEYER MEYER, IT WAS SO SPECIAL GETTING TO COACH YOU AND HELP YOU LEARN THE GAME.
I LOVED YOUR HUSTLE AND HOW EAGER YOU ALWAYS WERE TO JUMP INTO THE ACTION, EVEN IF IT MEANT LOSING A TOOTH.
MID-GAME
IT WAS AMAZING TO WATCH YOU GROW THIS SEASON.
SYLVIA, YOU, UH, IT WAS SUCH A JOY WATCHING YOU GROW WITH OUR TEAM.
YOU ARE SO KIND, ATTENTIVE, AND CURIOUS.
AND IT SHOWED YOU WERE THE HIGHEST SCORER IN OUR BEST GAME WHEN WE DEFEATED THE UNDEFEATABLE,
YOU HAVE THE MOST GRIT OUT OF EVERYONE ON OUR TEAM.
NOTHING GETS BETWEEN YOU AND THAT BALL.
YOU HAVE A GREAT TALENT THAT YOU WORK SO HARD, AND SINCE THAT KIND OF ENERGY IS CONTAGIOUS.
SO YOU MADE EVERYONE ON OUR TEAM
NOW LET'S INDICT THE SIERRA FAMILY.
SPARKS, UH, SPARKS, THANK YOU.
UH, UNFORTUNATELY, UH, MOST OF OUR TEAMS HERE
IT TAKES A LOT OF EFFORT FROM EVERYONE INVOLVED TO MAKE THIS SUCCESSFUL AND TO WORK.
AND WE WORDS ABOUT LOUIS THAT YOU HERE WAS OUR ONLY THIRD GRADER AND HAD NEVER PLAYED BASKETBALL BEFORE.
AND THAT DID NOT INTIMIDATE HER ONE DAY.
BUT THE, FOR THE FIRST DAY, SHE, SHE DID NOTHING BUT TRY ALL, GAVE IT HER BEST.
AND I'LL SAY, YOU KNOW, SHE COULDN'T, SHE COULDN'T REACH THE WIN ON THE FIRST DAY.
BY THE END OF THE SEASON, SHE WAS JUST KNOCKING HIM DOWN LIKE IT WAS HER JOB.
EVERY TEAM CAME EVERY WEEK WITH DETERMINATION AND SPIRIT AND DRIVE, AND THEY GAVE IT.
THEY WERE ALL, UH, WIN OR LOSE.
AND WE ARE SO PROUD TO BE A PART OF THIS TOO.
OKAY, NOW LET'S INVITE UP THE DUNKIN DONUTS.
SO AS WE, UH, AS WE GO ALONG, WE HAVE A FEW ADDITIONAL, UH, SPIRIT AWARDS TO HAND OUT.
AND AGAIN, THE REASON WE HAVE SPIRIT AWARDS AND HASTINGS REC BASKETBALL IS FOR, UH, INDIVIDUALS WHO
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EXUDE AMAZING ENERGY, DEDICATION, AND SPIRIT, WHICH IS COMMUNITY CONNECTION, KINDNESS, ALL THE THINGS THAT HASTINGS REC STANDS FOR, AND THAT WE WILL LOOK TO PROMOTE AND INSTILL IN OUR PLAYERS.AND, UH, THERE IS NONE, UH, BETTER AT DOING THAT THAN PAT HEON, PAT AND HIS COACH, MULTIPLE TEAMS OVER MULTIPLE YEARS.
HIS TEAMS ARE ALWAYS EXTREMELY WELL COACHED AND COMPETITIVE.
BUT MOREOVER, THEY, THEY PLAY WITH A HEALTHY ENTHUSIASM THAT IS THE EPITOME OF WHAT WE WANT IN YOUTH SPORTS IN GENERAL.
UM, THE, THE FOCUS TO COMPETE, BUT IN A, IN A SPIRIT OF HEALTHY COMPETITION.
AND I DON'T KNOW OF ANY COACH AT ANY LEVEL WHO DOES A BETTER JOB OF THAT THAN PAT.
SO A 20, 25, 26 HASTY RICK BASKETBALL SPIRIT AWARD TO PAT.
UH, NONE OF THIS COULD BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT THIS MAN RIGHT HERE.
UM, AND I KNOW A LOT OF COACHES HAVE ALREADY SAID IT.
WHAT YOU DO BEHIND THE SCENES IS JUST UNCANNY AND AMAZING.
AND WE'RE ALL SUPER LUCKY TO HAVE YOU A LEADER.
SO THANK YOU, JEREMY, GEORGIA, YOU'RE AWESOME BECAUSE JULIE, YOU'RE AWESOME.
AND YOUR TEAM AND WHAT YOU'VE DONE WITH THEM IS GREAT.
AND TO A HALL OF FAME CAREER RIGHT HERE, LISA, THANK YOU.
WE'RE TRULY GRATEFUL FOR EVERYTHING WE'VE DONE.
THANK SO ONTO THE DUNKING DONUTS.
THIS WAS THE YEAR OF THE DONUT, I THINK
UM, THIS TEAM WAS SO MUCH FUN TO COACH, UH, BECAUSE OF THEIR ENERGY AND THEIR SMILES, AND THEY JUST HAD A BLAST THIS SEASON.
UH, THEY ALL GOT BETTER, OBVIOUSLY.
UM, AND I JUST WANNA START REAL QUICK UP FRONT RIGHT HERE WITH EVELYN.
SHE'S ONE OF OUR THIRD GRADERS, UH, OFFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR CANDIDATE, WITHOUT A DOUBT.
UH, SHE ACTUALLY FRACTURED HER HAND ABOUT THREE OR FOUR WEEKS AGO.
UH, TOOK A VACATION TO A NICE BEACH PLACE, CAME BACK AND ACTUALLY PLAYED IN OUR LAST TWO GAMES AND JUST LIKE COMPLETELY DOMINATED.
MATILDA ALWAYS KEPT ME ON MY TOES, UH, ESPECIALLY AT PRACTICE AND MADE SURE THAT THINGS WERE KIND OF LIKE RUNNING THE RIGHT WAY AND MADE SURE EVERYONE HAD A SMILE ON THEIR FACE.
JUST THE EPITOME OF AN AWESOME TEAMMATE.
UH, ADAIR WAS OUR DEFENSIVE SPECIALIST.
LIKE, IF ADAIR GUARDED YOU, IT MEANT THAT WE THOUGHT YOU WERE THE BEST PLAYER ON YOUR TEAM.
AND BECAUSE BEFORE EVERY GAME WE WERE LIKE, OKAY, WHO'S THE BEST PLAYER? I DARE YOU'RE GUARDING THEM.
AND THIS IS JUST LIKE FOR, FOR ALL THE PLAYERS HERE.
YOU DON'T NEED TO HAVE THE BALL IN YOUR HAND TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE, RIGHT? LIKE, YOU CAN HELP WIN A GAME BY PLAYING JUST LOCKDOWN, AWESOME DEFENSE, CREATING TURNOVERS AND JUST GETTING OUT AND TRANSITION WITH YOUR TEAMMATES.
AMELIA WAS OUR QUIET ASSASSIN.
SHE DID EVERYTHING AND ANYTHING THAT NEEDED TO HAPPEN, SHE STEPPED UP HUGE IN OUR FIRST PLAYOFF WIN AND HAD SOME AWESOME STOPS.
AND SHE'S GOT A REALLY BRIGHT BASKETBALL FUTURE AHEAD OF HER.
UH, MY DAUGHTER, LUCIA, I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO COACH YOU.
UH, I THINK SOMETIMES I HAVE MORE FUN THAN YOU GUYS DO
UM, BUT YOU WERE JUST AN ABSOLUTE LEADER.
UH, YOU DID EVERYTHING THAT YOU WERE ASKED OF AND YOU DID IT WITH A SMILE.
AND THIS TEAM WAS SO MUCH FUN TO COACH.
YOU GUYS WERE, NOW LET'S INVITE UP THE CHAMPION BUCKET FEASTS.
SO WE'RE GOING, WE'RE GOING BACK TO BACK HERE.
UM, SO YEAH, IT'S CALLED THE SPIRIT AWARD FOR A REASON.
IT'S NOT CALLED THE, UH, COMPETITION AWARD OR THE EXPERT AWARD.
AND, UH, AGAIN, IT'S FOR PEOPLE, UH, COACHES, PLAYERS, ADMINISTRATORS WHO EXUDE EXCEPTIONAL SPIRIT IN THE EXECUTION OF THEIR ROLE.
UH, THAT MAKES EVERYONE HAPPIER, INSPIRED, UH, AND ENJOYING THIS PROCESS.
AND, UH, SO OUR, OUR ROOKIE COACH, KATIE REINER HERE, THE THINGS THAT YOU SAY DURING THE GAME AND THE WAY YOU SAY THEM, IT'S LIKE, IF I COULD, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, WE DON'T HAVE AI COACHES YET IN DIRECT BASKETBALL, BUT WHEN
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WE DO, THIS IS GONNA, IT'S GONNA LOOK VERY MUCH LIKE THISSO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JUST THE, THE ENERGY AND THE SPIRIT THAT YOU BROUGHT TO THIS.
AND I THINK THE FACT THAT YOUR TEAM WAS SO SUCCESSFUL THIS YEAR IS, IS NO ACCIDENT EITHER.
SO 20 25, 20 26 HASTINGS THREAT BASKETBALL SPIRIT AWARDS AT GATOR ROOM.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE SPIRIT AWARD.
AND I WOULD NOT BE STANDING HERE TODAY IF IT WASN'T FOR MY GOOD FRIEND AND CO-COACH AARON, WHO CALLED ME ONE NIGHT AND WAS LIKE, HEY, WOULD YOU COACH BASKETBALL WITH ME?
I KNOW THE KIDS AND IT WORKED REALLY, REALLY WELL TOGETHER.
SO I WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN HERE WITHOUT YOU.
AND I THANK YOU FOR THIS BEAUTIFUL EXPERIENCE.
UM, I ALSO WANNA SAY GEORGIA, BECAUSE WITHOUT YOU, THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN.
LISA, GIRL, I'M GONNA CRY ON YOU LATER BECAUSE WE HAVE HAD A HISTORY TOGETHER AND I WOULDN'T HAVE MADE IT THROUGH SO MANY DAYS WITHOUT YOU.
I AM SO GRATEFUL FOR EVERY MOVE YOU MAKE WITH ME IN MY LIFE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO BEHIND THE SCENES TO ALL THE OTHER COACHES.
THIS WAS AN AMAZING SEASON TO ALL THE PARENTS.
IT IS AMAZING TO GET TO WORK WITH A COMMUNITY THAT IS JUST SO WHOLESOME AND SO BEAUTIFUL TO THE CUSTODIAL STAFF, TO ALL THE REPS.
BUT NOW LET'S TALK ABOUT THESE ABSOLUTE CHAMPIONS.
ALRIGHT, SO WE'RE GONNA START WITH NAOMI ON THE END.
NAOMI, WE'RE SO PROUD OF YOUR GROWTH AND YOUR AMBITION ON THE TEAM.
AND WE KNOW THAT YOU WERE A LITTLE BIT UNCERTAIN WHEN YOU FIRST STARTED, BUT MY LITTLE KITTEN, YOU GREW INTO SUCH A FIERCE MAN, C**N OVER THE SEASON AND THEM CLAWS.
ALRIGHT, POSEY, MY DAUGHTER, MY FAVORITE TWINKLE TOE GIRL, YOU STEPPED ONTO THAT COURT TIPTOEING AROUND AND ENDED THE SEASON WITH YOUR FEET FULLY PLANTED.
AND MY GOD, HOW YOU HAVE GROWN ON THIS COURT, YAYEL, THE WAY YOU SHOW UP WITH JOY AND SUPPORT AT EVERY PRACTICE IS AMAZING TO SEE YOU ENCOURAGE OTHERS AND YOU ARE SUCH A TEAM PLAYER.
AND I DON'T MEAN JUST ON THE COURT.
AND I LOVE THAT ABOUT YOU, JUNIE, THROUGHOUT THE SEASON.
WE WATCHED YOUR CONFIDENCE GROW AND YOUR SKILLSET WIDEN.
AND YOU, MY DEAR, ARE SO STRONG.
NOT JUST IN YOUR BODY, BUT IN YOUR MIND AND IN YOUR INTENTIONS.
KEEP THAT FOREVER HARPER A QUIET BUT FIERCE COMPETITOR.
YOU HAVE SHOWN NOTHING BUT POWER AND GRACE THROUGHOUT THE SEASON AND THEM LONG ARMS. GIRL, YOU'RE GONNA DO SOME DAMAGE IN THIS WORLD.
EVELYN, I HOPE YOU TAKE THIS THE RIGHT WAY.
YOU ARE THE DEFINITION OF BE AFRAID, BUT DO IT ANYWAY.
WE CERTAINLY SEE YOUR STRENGTH AND WE WATCH YOU GROW TO SEE IT TOO.
AND THE AMOUNT OF POWER IN THAT IS SUPER PROFOUND.
I HOPE THAT YOU STAY AFRAID AND DO IT ANYWAY.
OKAY, AMELIA AND SARIAH, I'M GROUPING YOU GUYS TOGETHER.
YOU BOTH BECAME LEADERS THROUGHOUT THE SEASON.
YOUR PERSONAL DETERMINATION AND DEDICATION TO THIS SPORT IS AMAZING TO SEE AND WATCH YOU BE THE ONES THAT OTHERS WERE WATCHING AND LEARNING FROM FILLS US.
AND I'M CERTAIN THAT WE SPEAK FOR, I SPEAK FOR BOTH OF US WITH ABSOLUTELY GREAT PRIDE.
AND I'M GONNA LEAVE YOU WITH THIS.
I KNOW IT'S JUST BASKETBALL, BUT REALLY IT'S NOT.
IT'S SO MUCH MORE THAN THAT BECAUSE I, I WANT YOU TO BELIEVE THAT YOU CAN CHANGE THE WORLD BECAUSE YOU ALREADY HAVE BY EXISTING.
I WANT YOU TO MOVE WITH LOVE, MOVE WITH GRACE, PIVOT ON YOUR CHALLENGES, AND TAKE ALL WINS AND LOSSES WITH PRIDE.
THERE ARE MANY WHO WON'T EXPERIENCE EITHER.
MOST IMPORTANTLY, KNOW THAT YOU ARE LOVED AND SUPPORTED.
THIS HAS BEEN ONE OF THE BEST EXPERIENCES OF MY LIFE AND I WILL FOREVER BE GRATEFUL THIS FOR THIS INCREDIBLE TEAM AND MY PHENOMENAL CO-COACH.
THANK YOU FOR ASKING ME TO COACH WITH YOU.
I AM HONORED AND HUMBLED AND GLAD THAT EVERY TIME I CALLED TO ASK, IF I WAS A LITTLE TOO MUCH, YOU'D LAUGH AND SAY YOU DO.
NOW WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON TO THE BOYS FIVE, SIX DIVISION.
AND LET'S START WITH THE LIONS.
THOSE OF US WHO NEED TO EXIT AND EXIT.
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UH, SO LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, JASON SHEP IS THE, UH, HEAD COACH OF THE LIONS.UNFORTUNATELY, HE CANNOT BE HERE TODAY 'CAUSE HE HAS A PROFESSIONAL COMMITMENT.
UH, DANIEL IS GOING TO FILL IN.
AND WE HAVE A DESCRIPTION FROM COACH SHEP FOR EVERY PLAYER THAT'S GOING TO BE READ NOW.
I THINK PEOPLE ARE MOVING OUT.
UM, OBVIOUSLY I DON'T HAVE A SPEECH PREPARED, BUT JASON DID.
AND THIS IS TYPICAL JASON BECAUSE HE WAS ALWAYS PRETTY WELL PREPARED.
UM, SO FIRST OF ALL, FROM, I THINK FROM, UH, OUR SIDE, FROM THE PARENTS' SIDE, IT'S BEEN AMAZING TO WATCH YOU GUYS.
IT'S BEEN SUCH AN HONOR TO SEE YOU GUYS GROW FROM, YOU KNOW, A LITTLE BIT OF A MIXED TEAM INTO, YOU KNOW, A TEAM THAT WE ACTUALLY THOUGHT UNTIL THE VERY LAST SECOND OF THAT OVERTIME, UH, THAT YOU WERE ACTUALLY GONNA GO AHEAD AND WIN YOUR VACATION.
UM, SO IT'S PHENOMENAL, ABSOLUTELY PHENOMENAL.
UH, JASON'S SPEECH HERE, MILES, MILES IS NOT AROUND.
LINCOLN, YOU PUT YOURSELF IN REALLY GOOD POSITIONS OFFENSIVELY.
YOU CAME TO ALMOST EVERY PRACTICE AND IMPROVED EVERY WEEK.
OKAY, XER, YOU JOINED THE TEAM MID-SEASON AND DIDN'T MISS A BEAT.
YOU BECAME OUR BEST DEFENDER AND PLAYED WITH A REMARKABLE EFFORT.
YOU BECAME AN AMAZING FINISHER AND OFFENSIVE REBOUNDER OVER THE COUNT OVER THE COURSE OF THE SEASON, YOU WERE A DOMINANT FRONT COURT PLAYER AND WILL BE GREAT AS YOU ROUND OUT YOUR SKILL SETS.
ANDREW A ANDREW'S A GREAT THREE POINTER.
CHARLIE, YOU WERE TRUSTWORTHY BALL HANDLER AND ONE OF THE MOST ATHLETIC KIDS IN THE LEAGUE.
REALLY A PLEASURE TO COACH AND ADMIRED YOUR AND JASON ADMIRED YOUR EFFORT IN EVERY GAME.
REMY IS MR. RELIABLE AND PUTS IT ALL IN THE WORK, PUTS IN ALL THE WORK TO BE A GREAT ALL ROUND PLAYER.
AND JACK LOVED JACK'S PASSION AND JOY FOR THE GAME, TENACIOUS DEFENDER AND WISH HIM THE BEST IN FLORIDA.
AND GOOD LUCK IN YOUR BASEBALL.
UH, I'LL JUST SAY THE, TO MY UNDER TO MY UNDERSTANDING, THE THESE LIONS DID NOT WIN A GAME, UH, FOR THE ENTIRE REGULAR SEASON UNTIL YOUR LAST GAME.
IS THAT CORRECT? TWO LAST TWO LAST TWO GAMES.
AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE PLAYOFFS, I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE THEY DIDN'T WIN IT BASED ON HOW I SAW THEM PLAY THE LAST FEW DAYS.
I CAN'T BELIEVE THEY DIDN'T JUST WIN THE CHAMPIONSHIP.
SO IT'S A GREAT ADVANCEMENT FOR THIS TEAM AND, UH, XANDER, JUST TO CALL OUT AGAIN, WE HAD SOME PLAYER WHO WAS KIND OF JUST EXPERIMENTING WITH BASKETBALL AND WASN'T SURE IF HE LIKED IT.
CAME TO A COUPLE OF CLINICS AND JOINED THE TEAM AND HAD A GREAT SEASON.
FIVE, SIX TIGERS UP THE TIGERS ISH RAY AND THE TIGERS.
UH, HAD A REALLY GREAT SEASON WITH THESE BOYS.
I'M SATISH, UH, GRACIOUS FOR IAN BEING THE ASSISTANT COACH AS WELL AS ANDY ALD, WHO'S NOT HERE, WHO ALSO, UH, JUMPED IN TO HELP COACH, UH, THE SEASON.
UM, WE HAD A LOT OF CLOSE GAMES.
WE ACTUALLY WON MOST OF THE SECOND HALFS IN THOSE GAMES, WHICH IS REALLY MEANINGFUL 'CAUSE WE HAD THE YOUNGEST TEAM IN IN THE DIVISION.
THESE ARE NINE FIFTH GRADERS AND ONE SIXTH GRADER.
SO I'LL TALK ABOUT THE SIXTH GRADER FIRST.
GRIFFIN, REALLY FEARLESS PLAYER.
REALLY GREAT OFFENSIVE PLAYER.
I THINK THE TEAMMATES LEARNED A LOT, UM, FROM GRIFFIN AND HIS ABILITY TO PLAY MARLEY.
BIGGEST SMILE ON THE TEAM COMING IN IN PRACTICE.
THERE'D ALWAYS BE LIKE A SCRU ON REBOUNDS OF THE GAME AND THEN THE PLAYERS WOULD PLAY AND MARLEY WOULD BE THE ONE WITH THE BASKETBALL.
SO REALLY A GREAT FIGHTER WITH THE REBOUNDS.
UM, SAM KELLY, ONE OF HIS FAVORITE PLAYS WAS STANDING AT THE, AT THE FOUL LINE AND CUTTING HARD TO THE BASKET.
SCORED A COUPLE BACKS AS FAST AS I'VE HAD EVERY OTHER GAME.
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KEPT US IN WITH THAT KIND OF SMART PLAY.AND ONE PLAYER ALWAYS GOT FOUL HIT LAYUPS WHILE HE WAS GETTING FOULED.
UM, AND REALLY A FANTASTIC PERSON TO WATCH PLAY KEAN.
I'D BE COACHING KEAN THE GAME.
I CAN'T TELL IF IAN'S LISTENING TO ANYTHING I'M SAYING.
HE'S KIND OF JUST NODDING HIS HEAD, THEN GO IN THE GAME AND DO EXACTLY WHAT I ASKED HIM TO DO.
SO A REALLY GREAT PICK AND ROLL PLAYER IN THE PLAYOFF GAME.
GREAT, UH, LAYUPS DOING THAT AT THE END OF THE FOURTH QUARTER.
UM, PAOLO, PAOLO HAS A REALLY STRONG ARM, OUR BEST PICK PICKER, AND HE'S THE ONLY PLAYER I WOULD SAY.
YOU NEED TO BACK UP WITH THAT JUMP SHOT 'CAUSE HE COULD REALLY SHOOT UP AND BAR.
SIMEON REALLY WAS A TOUGH PLAYER DOWN LOW.
WE GET HIT A LOT, WE GET A LITTLE BIT UPSET, BUT NEVER WANT TO COME OUTTA THE GAME.
SO SIMEON REALLY ONE OF THE TOUGHER PLAYERS IN THE TEAM.
I REALLY, REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
ZEKE WAS A SOCCER PLAYER, THAT'S ALL I KNEW HIM AS.
HE CAME IN PROBABLY OUR, OUR BEST DEFENDER ON THE TEAM VERY FAST.
AND SO I HOPE ZEKE, UH, CONTINUES TO PLAY BASKETBALL, UM, NEXT YEAR.
MILLEN GOT BETTER DURING THE SEASON AFTER HE GOT A HAIRCUT.
UM, AND MIL BECAME A BIG BASKETBALL.
THIS BAND THIS SEASON WATCHES A LOT OF NICK'S GAMES WITH HIS MOM AND REALLY BECAME OUR BEST INBOUND.
SO FOR PEOPLE THIS AGE, INBOUNDING IS REALLY TOUGH, ESPECIALLY IN THE SECOND HALF WHEN THINGS CAN GET REALLY TENSE.
MILON HAD TWO ASSISTANT PUT UP CAMP, UM, TO TIE THE SCORE OFF THE INBOUND PLAY.
SO I REALLY ENJOYED THE FACT THAT HE WAS LEARNING THE GAME.
ALRIGHT, RIGHT NOW, LET'S UP INVITE UP TONY.
UH, IT'S, IT'S SUCH A, IT'S A HONOR FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO COACH THIS GROUP.
UH, JUST AMAZING BOYS ASIDE FROM BASKETBALL.
UM, OUR RECORD SEVEN AND FOUR, BUT EACH WIN TOOK EVERY SINGLE PLAYER, SO EACH ONE DIG DEEP.
UM, THEY HAD A LOT OF TALENT ALREADY.
WE JUST TRIED TO ENHANCE WHAT THEY ALREADY HAVE.
UH, DUKE, DUKE WAS AMAZING ALL SEASON, UM, AT PRACTICE, OUTSIDE OF PRACTICE, GOING TO THE PARK, ALWAYS WORKING ON HIS SHOT.
AND IT, IT SHOWED THROUGH THROUGHOUT THE SEASON.
THERE WERE A COUPLE OF TIMES TOWARDS THE END OF THE SEASON HE TOOK THE BALL TO THE HOOP.
UH, SO HIS HARD WORK IS REALLY PAYING OFF.
HE, UH, HE HAD A GREAT SEASON AND HE'S GONNA BE A REALLY GOOD PLAYER.
CHARLIE, CHARLIE IS SUPER QUICK.
I MEAN, IF I BLINK MY EYES, HE'S ALL THE WAY AT THE OTHER END OF THE COURT,
SO I WAS JUST FOCUSING ON SLOWING HIM DOWN A LITTLE BIT.
BUT, UM, HE'S A NATURAL, AMAZING PLAYER.
AND WHEN HE PUTS EVERYTHING TOGETHER, THERE'S NOT MANY PEOPLE THAT CAN STICK WITH HIM ON DEFENSE, SEBASTIAN, HE HAD DID A GREAT JOB, BIG ROLE OFFENSIVELY AND DEFENSIVELY.
HIS COMBINATIONS GETTING DOWN TO THE COURT BETWEEN DRIBBLE, MAKING A MOVE TO GET TO THE COURT AND THEN BEING ABLE TO SCORE, BUT ALSO DEFENSIVELY, UH, HE'LL BLOCK THE SHOT, UH, HE'LL GET A STEAL, HE'S GOING RIGHT BACK DOWNHILL.
UH, SO HE WAS REALLY BIG FOR US AS WELL.
UH, XAVIER, THIS KID HERE,
I ASKED HIM TO PASS A LITTLE MORE SOME GAMES.
I ASKED HIM TO SCORE OR HELP DIRECT, UM, THE OFFENSE.
AND HE GAVE ME EVERYTHING HE HAD.
HE HAD HIS TEAM, EVERYTHING THAT HE HAD.
AND BIG PART OF OUR SEASON AS WELL.
HENRY HENRY, HIS THREE POINT SHOT IS GOING TO BE STEPH CURRY IN A COUPLE OF YEARS.
UH, BUT ALL TOGETHER, COLLECTIVELY, I STILL HAVE MORE PLAYERS.
BUT COLLECTIVELY AS A GROUP, UH, BETWEEN THE PARENTS, KIDS, MYSELF AS A COACH, WE MOVED TOGETHER AS A TEAM AND YOU REALLY FELT THAT.
AND IT WAS REALLY SPECIAL TO BE A PART OF.
UH, IT'S A GREAT PROGRAM AND, UH, IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE A PART OF IT.
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AND AVERY DOTSON DARTS.SO BEFORE WE, UH, DO APPRECIATIONS OF EACH INDIVIDUAL PLAYER ON THIS TEAM, UH, I JUST WANT, I WAS THINKING ABOUT THIS AND I WAS THINKING THAT I'VE ONLY ADMINISTERED THIS PROGRAM FOR THREE YEARS, BUT, UH, I'VE BEEN AROUND IT A LONG TIME.
AND I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S EVER A PLAYER WHO RECEIVED A HASTINGS REC BASKETBALL SPEAR AWARD WHO WAS ALSO CALLED FOR A TECHNICAL FOUL IN THE SAME DAY.
BUT THEN I REALIZED THERE WAS, AND THAT PLAYER'S NAME WAS LIAM HOPWOOD
SO THAT WAS ABOUT FIVE OR 6-YEAR-OLD, MORE THAN THAT NOW, EIGHT OR EIGHT OR 10 YEARS AGO THEN.
SO IT'S NOT, UH, UNPRECEDENTED.
BUT, UH, ONE PLAYER, UH, AMONG MANY PLAYERS IN THIS PROGRAM THIS YEAR WHO HAS JUST REALLY EXUDED THAT SPIRIT, THAT PASSION FOR THE GAME AND IN, AND, AND, AND INTENSE COMPETITION, BUT IN A VERY HEALTHY WAY, RIGHT? INTENSE, COMPETITIVE, BUT KIND, THOUGHTFUL AND CARING AT THE SAME TIME, WHICH IS WHAT WE'RE, WE'RE GOING FOR.
SO, AND WE HAVE A PLAYER WHO REALLY EXEMPLIFIES ALL OF THAT.
IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE HONOR THAT PLAYER.
AND THIS YEAR, A 20 25, 20 26 ACING REC BASKETBALL SPIRIT AWARD IS BEING GIVEN TO DANIEL DOTSON CONGRAT, WE WISH YOU, WE WISH YOU THE BEST IN YOUR FUTURE BASKETBALL CAREER AND IN YOUR FUTURE LIFE CAREER.
AND IF THERE'S ANY INDICATION BASED ON HOW YOU ARE WITH US, BOTH ARE GONNA BE VERY SUCCESSFUL.
AND THEN JUST ALSO A SHOUT OUT TO THIS TRIUMVIRATE OF COACHES THAT WE HAVE HERE.
UH, THESE GUYS HAVE BEEN TOGETHER A FEW YEARS.
UM, AND AGAIN, THEY JUST, THEY BRING THE RIGHT ENERGY OF FOCUS AND COMPETITIVENESS, BUT IN A HEALTHY FASHION.
SO I'D JUST LIKE TO THANK ALL THREE OF YOU COACHES FOR THIS.
SO, UH, THIS IS MY FOURTH AND LAST YEAR COACHING, UH, REC.
I WAS JOINED BY COACHES, JOSH AND PHIL.
WE HAD A SPEARED A TEAM, AND I WANTED TO CONGRATULATE ALL OF THEM FOR, UH, MAKING THE FINALS.
UH, THEY, UH, PLAYED HARD EVERY CHANCE THEY GOT, AND I FEEL TRULY GRATEFUL TO HAVE COACHES.
UM, I THINK IT WAS ONE OF MAYBE THE BEST, UH, TEAM I'VE COACHED, UH, IN MY FOUR YEARS HERE.
SO I'M GONNA TAKE, UH, FOUR AND THEN JOSH IS GONNA DO FOUR.
UH, SO WE'LL START WITH NATE RIGHT NEXT TO ME.
UH, WE PUT HIM WITH THE LOW POST.
AND I THINK, UM, NATE'S GONNA DO WELL WITH WHATEVER BASKETBALL TEAM ENDS UP WITH IN THE FUTURE.
UH, TEDDY, I'VE COACHED TEDDY FOR A FEW YEARS NOW.
UH, TEDDY ALWAYS BRINGS A POSITIVE ATTITUDE TO THE GAME.
UH, TEDDY'S A GREAT TEAM PLAYER AND, UM, I THINK HE'S GROWN LEAPS AND BOUNDS OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS.
REED, UH, REED MASTER OF THE PRESS DEFENSE, WE ACTUALLY NAMED OUR PRESS DEFENSE AFTER REED.
UH, HE WAS SNEAKY AT STEALING THE BALL QUICK ON HIS SPEED, AND ALSO HAD A SENSE OF HUMOR ABOUT THINGS, WHICH I THINK WE ALL APPRECIATED IN TERMS OF HIS POSITIVE ATTITUDE.
UH, AND THEN DANNY, UH, THIS HAS BEEN OUR FOURTH
FOURTH LAST YOU DOING THIS TOGETHER.
AND OVER THAT TIME, I'VE SEEN YOU BECOME ONE OF OUR TWO LEADERS.
UH, CONGRATULATIONS ON THIS BEARD AWARD.
THAT, THAT WAS A SURPRISE TO ME.
UH, YOU SHOT THE BELL WELL, BUT ALSO MADE SURE TO PASS TO YOUR TEAMMATES SO DANNY WOULD HAVE AN OPEN SHOT AND HE, AND HE PASSED TO ANOTHER GUY TO GIVE HIM A CHANCE.
AND I REALLY APPRECIATED THAT.
I THINK WHEN I'M OLD OR I PROBABLY ALREADY AM OLD, BIT OLDER THAN I AM NOW, AND DANNY'S GROWN UP, I'M GONNA LOOK BACK ON THIS EXPERIENCE AS ONE OF THE BEST MEMORIES WITH YOU.
UM, I JUST WANTED TO SAY IT'S BEEN A TRUE PLEASURE TO BE A COACH ON THIS TEAM.
UM, HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO COACH WITH GOOD FRIENDS AND BE A COACH TO MY SON, MY SON'S GOOD FRIENDS, AND NOW MY SON'S NEW FRIENDS IS SOMETHING I WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER.
UH, SO TO EACH PLAYER, UH, AUGIE, YOU GET THE MOST IMPROVED AWARD.
YOU NOW USE YOUR SIZE TO BOX OUT, GET REBOUNDS AND MAKE SHOTS ALWAYS DOWN THROUGH THE GAME.
YOU PUSHED YOURSELF SO HARD THIS SEASON AND I'M SO PROUD OF YOU.
YOU CHARGE UP THE COURT LIKE A TANK AND FORCE THE OPPOSITION TO ADJUST TO YOUR GAME.
YOU HAD SO MANY FAST BREAKS, YOU'RE ALWAYS SO POSITIVE AND MOTIVATED AND YOU LISTEN THROUGH LIKE THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE SEASON.
UH, GABE, YOU HIT BIG SHOTS FOR US THROUGHOUT THE SEASON AND DARTED AND DASH ACROSS THE COURT AND ALSO LISTENED TO US, UH, GOT SO MUCH, UH, BETTER THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE YEAR.
AND YOU PLAYED AMAZING FOR BIG STRETCHES OF THE SEASON.
AND EVAN, UH, TODAY AFTER YOU HAD RALLIED, AFTER YOU WERE SICK THE ENTIRE WEEK, UH,
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RALLIED TO TAKE THE COURT BECAUSE YOU TOLD ME YOU HAD TO PLAYHE SAID, I HAVE TO PLAY TODAY.
AND, UH, THE GIVING QUALITY OF YOUR GAME, YOUR SPIRIT AS A TEAM'S CHASER AND YOUR FANTASTIC DEFENSE ALWAYS MAKES ME SO PROUD OF YOU.
THIS HAS BEEN THE BEST EXPERIENCE I'VE HAD, GEORGIA.
NOW LET'S INVITE UP THE JAGUARS, THE BOYS FIVE, SIX JAGUARS CHAMPION JAGUAR.
THERE ARE SOME NEW PARENTS HERE.
SO I, I DO WANNA DO ANOTHER ROUND OF THANK YOUS BOTH TO, UH, JEREMY, BOTH TO, UH, REFEREES FOR LOT FUN, OBVIOUSLY THE PARENTS.
NUMBER THREE, EVERYBODY HERE, NUMBER ONE, NUMBER FOUR.
AGAIN, UM, I JUST WANNA SPEAK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS TEAM AND THE MEMORIES THAT YOU KNOW, THAT WE'LL HAVE TOGETHER WHEN WE, UH, OUR FIRST UH, MEETING TOGETHER.
WE SAT DOWN FOR A FEW MINUTES AND WE SAID WE'RE HERE AND WE'RE HERE TO WALK LEWIS, WE'RE HERE TO WIN.
AND WITH THAT WE HAD A LOT OF FUN ALSO.
UM, BUT I JUST WANNA SPEAK TO THE COURAGE AND HEART OF THIS TEAM.
YOU GAVE SO MUCH AND IT'S SUCH A BEAUTIFUL THING.
SO I'LL SPEAK INDIVIDUALLY AND I'LL START WITH WHO'S ON DOWN THE LINE, JONAH, WHO JUST BROUGHT SUCH INCREDIBLE ATHLETICISM TO THIS GAME AND SUCH.
AGAIN, HUMILITY AT THE SAME TIME.
AND SUCH A WONDERFUL TEAMMATE, JONAH.
AND THEN ELLIOT WHO CAME IN A LITTLE BIT LATER, I THINK THERE OUR SECOND OR THIRD GAME, BUT BROUGHT SUCH A FIERCE COMPETITIVE SPIRIT.
AND THEN WE HAVE JONAS JONAS AGAIN.
I'VE KNOWN JON NOW FOR A COUPLE YEARS.
THE SAME GRADE IS MY SON ROBERT, WHO IS OUT TODAY AND FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP WITH THE FLU.
BUT AGAIN, SOMETIMES THE FUN THING ABOUT SPORTS IS YOU CAN ALSO BE AN INDIVIDUAL AND YOU CAN APPLY SOMETIMES DIFFERENT VALUES AND THOSE VALUES CAN BE INTERPRETED IN MANY WAYS.
AND I THINK JOAN AND I, WE CAME INTO THIS AND WE SAID WE WANTED OURSELVES NUMBER ONE TROPHY.
UM, AND JOANIE PLAYED AMAZING, AMAZING HOW YOU'VE GROWN AS A TEAM PLAYER.
SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR EFFORTS.
I ALSO WANT TO THANK INTERJECT A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE I WANNA THANK TWO PARENTS IN PARTICULAR.
FIRST OF ALL, ALL THE PARENTS WERE AMAZING.
FIRSTLY FOR ROCKY CONTROL THE TEAM.
AGAIN, IT'S AN AMAZING VICTORY, UH, WHEN I WAS TRAVELING FOR WORK.
AND UM, THANK YOU TO UH, JONAH'S PARENTS ALSO BOTH JONAH'S PARENTS.
AGAIN, VERY SPIRITUAL, VERY SUPPORTIVE, SUPPORTING TO THE ANIMATION THAT WE CARRIED IN THIS SEASON.
SOME OF THE CULTURE THAT DEFINES THE JAGUARS THAT WE'RE PROUD OF.
LASTLY WE HAVE IS IN THAT, OOH, THIS MAN HAS HEART MEMPHIS.
I MEAN LIKE WHERE YOU BRING THE FEARLESSNESS OF ATTACKING THE WHOLE AND YOUR DESIRE TO WIN.
I KNOW 'CAUSE EVERY TIME WE LOOK WE WERE SMILING AGAIN.
LET'S, LET'S DO THIS RIGHT, LET'S DO THIS, LET'S LIVE A LITTLE BIT, RIGHT? AND THANK YOU.
AND THEN HENRY, UH, AGAIN, JUST, I HATE TO REPEAT THE WORD, BUT YOU JUST ATTACKED.
YOU ARE SUCH A GREAT TEAMMATE, SUCH A GREAT FRIEND OF THESE GUYS.
I SEE THE CAMARADERIE AND IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL.
I SEE THE WAY YOUR FRIENDS LOVE YOU, THE WAY YOU WORK TOGETHER, THE EFFORT YOU PUT ON AND YOU JUST SHOW UP AT THE BIGGEST MOMENTS.
SOME OF THE SHOTS YOU HAD THIS YEAR.
THE LAST TOUCH PASS OF JONAH LAY, I WAS LIKE, BOOM, WE DID IT.
LIKE LET'S DO THIS RIGHT? AND YOUR DEFENSE, YOU SET THE TONE, YOU CAME OUT, YOU SAID, I'M READY TO DO THIS.
AND YOU SET THE TONE ON DEFENSE THAT WINS BASKETBALL GAMES AND I'M SO PROUD.
UM, SO THANK YOU FOR EVERYBODY.
NOW WE'RE GONNA BE MOVING ON TO THE GIRLS FIVE SIX DIVISION AND WE'RE START WITH SCORPIONS.
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OH YEAH.SO THERE ARE A FEW, UH, PEOPLE WHO I DIDN'T, WHO WE DID NOT GIVE, UH, SPIRIT AWARDS TO THIS YEAR BECAUSE WE GAVE THEM TO THEM LAST YEAR AND WE DON'T WANT TO GO BACK TO BACK.
SO ONE OF THOSE IS CRUZ LOPEZ HERE.
SO CRUZ IS A FRESHMAN IN HIGH SCHOOL, A RETURNING COACH THIS YEAR.
UH, ALSO A REFEREE AND JUST SOMEONE WHO'S GIVEN A LOT TO THIS PROGRAM AS A PLAYER, UH, ON ALL LEVELS.
SO JUST A WONDERFUL SHOUT OUT TO YOU CRUZ, AND THANK YOU SO MUCH.
HONOR HER TEAM, THE SCORPIONS, COACH BRUNEY, UH, HAD TO BE OUT OF TOWN RIGHT NOW.
UH, SO I HAND IT OVER TO YOU CHRIS.
I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR THIS AMAZING SEASON.
I UNFORTUNATELY WAS NOT HERE FOR MOST OF THE GAMES BECAUSE I HAD OTHER CONFLICTS, BUT UM, IT WAS JUST SUCH A GREAT SEASON AND I REALLY AM SO HAPPY TO SEE ALL THESE GIRLS GROW UP.
A LOT OF THESE GIRLS WERE ON MY TEAM LAST YEAR AND I THINK IT'S JUST SO AWESOME SEEING THEM ALL GET BETTER THROUGHOUT THE YEARS.
OKAY ZOE, YOU HAVE SO MUCH PASSION.
YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO BE ON THE COURT.
EVEN WHEN I SAID PUT THE BALLS AWAY, YOU WERE STILL SHOOTING.
YOU'RE DETERMINED AND YOU REALLY CARE ABOUT THE SPORT AND THAT MEANS A LOT.
ZORA, YOU HAVE SO MUCH DETERMINATION WHEN IT COMES TO DEFENSE.
YOU ARE SO PASSIONATE AND YOU'RE ALWAYS LIKE GOING UP AND SWATTING AT PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY DURING PRACTICE.
AND YOU AND MILA ALWAYS TALKING DURING PRACTICE, BECOMING BEST FRIENDS, WHICH I LOVE TO SEE.
I LOVE SEEING FRIENDSHIPS ON THE TEAM.
YOU ALWAYS, ALWAYS CARE SO MUCH ABOUT EVERYBODY.
YOU ALWAYS HAVE SOMETHING NICE TO SAY ABOUT SOMEONE AND YOU ALWAYS PUT ON, YOU ALWAYS PUT OUT SO MUCH EFFORT AND YOU ALWAYS JUST TRY YOUR HARDEST AND YOU DON'T REALLY GET UPSET NO MATTER HOW YOU DO.
LIKE YOU ALWAYS JUST TRY REALLY HARD.
MILA, YOU HAVE ALWAYS BEEN LIKE PUTTING UP SHOTS SINCE EVEN LAST YEAR YOU WERE PUTTING UP SHOTS EVERY SECOND, LIKE ALL THE TIME, JUST CONSISTENTLY PUTTING UP SHOTS.
VERY DETERMINED AND AGGRESSIVE PLAYER AND I JUST LOVE SEEING THAT.
I LOVE SEEING THE AGGRESSIVENESS AND I LOVE SEEING YOUR PASSION FOR THE GAME.
SYDNEY, YOU ALWAYS HAD THESE FAST BREAKS BECAUSE LIKE THE ONLY TIME, A COUPLE TIMES THAT I WENT TO THE GAMES, YOU ALWAYS HAD FAST BREAKS AND YOU WERE SO QUICK WITH IT AND IT WAS REALLY IMPRESSIVE.
HONESTLY, I STILL AM A LITTLE SHOCKED THAT YOU'RE A SIXTH GRADER BECAUSE YOU ARE JUST SO FAST AND YOU PUT UP YOUR SHOTS AND YOU'RE REALLY, YOU HAVE GOOD DEFENSE.
YOU BECAUSE ALL AROUND GOOD PLAYER, I FEEL LIKE I COULD PUT YOU ANYWHERE AND YOU WOULD JUST PLAY WELL.
STELLA, YOU ARE SO SWEET AND YOU'RE ALWAYS, ALWAYS NICE TO EVERYONE AROUND YOU.
YOU MADE SO MANY FRIENDS THIS YEAR AND I SAW IT ON THE COURT DURING PRACTICE AND DURING THE GAMES.
ALWAYS CARED SO MUCH ABOUT EVERYONE AROUND YOU.
THIS THIS TEAM IS VERY CARING TO TELL US LITTLE BEAT.
MM-HMM
AND EVEN LAST YEAR WE WERE TOO.
SO I LOVE SEEING, WATCHING YOU GROW AND PARKER, YOU PUT UP SO MANY SHOTS THIS YEAR.
YOU PUT IN SO MANY SHOTS THIS YEAR, YOU'RE A DEMON ON DEFENSE.
AND IT IS JUST CRAZY TO WATCH YOU GROW UP.
UM, YOU'RE JUST REALLY A GREAT PLAYER OVERALL AND A GREAT TEAMMATE AND YOU REALLY LIKE HELP OTHER PEOPLE.
AND I LOVED WATCHING THAT FROM AN OLDER, SOMEONE WHO WAS OLDER ON THE TEAM.
UM, I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU TO JEREMY FOR THE SEASON AND GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO COACH AGAIN.
AND UM, YEAH, THANKS FOR A GREAT SEASON EVERYBODY.
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AND NOW LET'S INVITE UP PAT HEATING AND THE STAR BUCKETS.ALRIGHT, BEFORE WE HONOR THIS AWESOME TEAM, UH, I JUST WANT TO TAKE A QUICK MOMENT TO JUST SAY THAT IF THERE'S ANY COACHES OR PARENTS I SHOULD SAY, YOU KNOW, KIND OF TIPTOEING THE IDEA OF WHETHER TO ASSISTANT COACH OR COACH OR WHATEVER DO IT, IT IS LIKE ONE OF THE MOST LIKE GRATIFYING, AWESOME EXPERIENCES AND FOR ANYONE LIKE KIND OF YOUNGER NOW, SIXTH, SEVENTH GRADE, LOOK AT CRUZ.
I MEAN SHE LIKE HAS SO MUCH FUN DOING THIS AND IT'S SUCH A GOOD THING FOR, YOU KNOW, YOUNGER BOYS AND GIRLS TO LIKE JUST HAVE OLDER KIDS TO LOOK UP TO LIKE YOU.
SO, UH, IF YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT DOING IT, JUST DO IT.
SO WE'RE GONNA JUMP RIGHT INTO THIS AWESOME TEAM.
IF THE SUCCESS OF A TEAM WAS GAUGED OFF OF HOW MUCH FUN YOU HAD AT PRACTICE WERE THE CHAMPS, WE HAD THE CHAMPS, UM, WE HAD AN AWESOME MIX OF FIFTH AND SIXTH GRADERS.
UH, I'M GONNA START JUST BECAUSE WE'RE NOT IN ANY KIND OF ORDER.
I'M GONNA START WITH MARGO, UH, COACH KIRIN AND COACH SANDRA AND I HAD THE PLEASURE OF COACHING MARGOT A COUPLE YEARS AGO.
UH, THIS YEAR WE WERE LIKE, WE GOTTA GET HER ON OUR TEAM.
WHATEVER WE HAVE TO DO, WE MAKE SOME TRADES, WHATEVER WE'RE GONNA DO IT.
UM, MARGOT'S AN ABSOLUTE PLEASURE.
SHE WILL DO EVERYTHING AND ANYTHING THAT SHE'S ASKED OF, UH, AND SHE HAS SUCH A BRIGHT, AWESOME BASKETBALL FUTURE AHEAD OF HER.
UM, WE JUST NEED HER TO SHOOT THE BALL WAY MORE BECAUSE YOUR SHOT IS AWESOME.
UM, I'M GONNA GO DOWN THE LINE DOWN THERE.
CECE, I THINK IT'S KIND OF LEAGUE KNOWN THAT IF CECE'S ON YOUR TEAM YOU'RE GONNA HAVE FUN.
AND WE HAD THEME NIGHT AT PRACTICE.
WE HAD PAJAMA PARTY AT PRACTICE.
WE, UH, YOU KNOW, WE PLAYED KNOCKOUT PRETTY MUCH EVERY SINGLE NIGHT AND CECE WAS LIKE THE CATALYST OF LIKE, GUYS, WHAT ARE WE HERE FOR? WE'RE HERE TO HAVE FUN FIRST AND FOREMOST.
AND, AND JUST HAVE A GOOD TIME WITH THAT.
UH, AND I'M GONNA JUMP OVER TO MY DAUGHTER MILA.
MILA, LIKE SIXTH GRADE LEADER ALL THE WAY.
IF MR. WILLIAMS WAS STILL HERE, I DO NOT ENVY.
UH, YOU KNOW, THE COACHES' DECISIONS LATER ON WHEN THESE SIXTH GRADERS ARE GONNA BE PLAYING, YOU KNOW, REC OR, OR I SHOULD SAY MOD AND STUFF, UH, BECAUSE ALL THESE GIRLS ARE SUPER COMPETITIVE.
UH, AND THERE'S A BATTLE ON THE COURT WITH WITH THAT HL AT ALL TIMES AND MILA'S ALWAYS IN THE MIX.
AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP.
THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME COACH.
I'M GONNA HAND IT OFF TO MY AWESOME COACHES.
SO, OKAY, I'M GONNA JUST CONTINUE ON.
SO WHAT PAT SAID ABOUT MARGO IS TRUE OF MAYA AS WELL.
WE ALSO COACH AMAZING MAYA, I THINK WHEN SHE WAS IN SECOND, THIRD GRADE.
AND UM, JUST THE AMAZING IMPROVEMENT OVER THE YEARS.
WITNESS REMAINS CONSISTENT THE WHOLE TIME IS JUST HOW SHE GOES.
AND SHE IS DETERMINED AND SHE'S SO GOOD ON BOTH DEFENSE OFFENSE, SHE'S GOING BACK AND FORTH.
I WOULD SAY THE SAME THING ALSO, JUST KEEP SHOOTING, KEEP SHOOTING.
SO, AND THEN THERE'S AYA, KAREN, AND MY DAUGHTER.
I WOULD SAY SHE WAS DEFINITELY OUR PRACTICE GIRL SINCE SHE DIDN'T MAKE MANY GAMES.
SO, BUT SHE REALLY BROUGHT IT A PRACTICE AND THAT'S A HUGE PART OF IT.
'CAUSE IF YOU CAN, LIKE PAT SAID, HAVE FUN AT PRACTICE AND GIVE IT YOUR ALL THERE, THAT'S WHAT KEEPS IT GOING AND WHERE ALL THE IMPROVEMENT REALLY, REALLY HAPPENS.
JULIA, I MEAN, SHE CAN TAKE THE BALL UP THE COURT, SHE CAN RUN BACK AND SHE CAN DEFEND.
SO SHE GOES BOTH WAYS AND GETTING THOSE BOARDS, YOU ARE DOING SO GREAT ON THAT.
AND JUST THE IMPROVEMENT OVER THE YEARS ALSO, IT'S BEEN A JOY TO SEE AND BE A PART OF.
AND THEN I BELIEVE WE HAVE ISABELLE, RIGHT? ISABELLE, YOU, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE COACHED YOU AND IT'S BEEN A REAL, REAL FUN YEAR.
AND I WOULD SAY, I DON'T KNOW, WE DIDN'T TALK ABOUT THIS, BUT I WOULD SAY MOST IMPROVED PLAYER.
AND I SAW YOU GOING FROM BEING LIKE BASKETBALL CURIOUS TO BEING LIKE, YEAH, I'M IN THIS AND I'M DOING IT.
AND YOUR CONFIDENCE REALLY GREW.
I SAW YOU BRING THE BALL UP A COUPLE OF TIMES IN GAMES.
THAT TAKES A LOT OF COURAGE, ESPECIALLY WHEN THAT'S NOT A POSITION YOU ALWAYS PLAY.
SO I WOULD SAY IT'S BEEN AN HONOR COACHING ALL OF YOU, PROBABLY KIERAN IN MY LAST YEAR COACHING BECAUSE OUR GIRLS GRADUATE,
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UH, TO MOD.BUT, UM, THANK YOU FOR BEING SUCH AN AMAZING TEAM AND IT'S BEEN WONDERFUL.
NOW LET'S INVITE UP THE
SO WE HAVE, UH, WITHIN THIS GROUP WE HAVE TWO, UH, HASTINGS REC BASKETBALL SPIRIT AWARDS TO GIVE OUT.
AND YOU'VE HEARD ME DESCRIBE WHY WE GIVE OUT THESE AWARDS AND UP ALREADY, SO I THINK WE GET IT.
SO, UH, A PLAYER WHO I REALLY AM, UH, INSPIRED BY, UH, IN TERMS OF HER DEDICATION TO THE GAME, HER DEDICATION TO IMPROVING, TO GETTING BETTER, UH, STICKING WITH IT, AND WE REALLY SAW SOME OF THOSE RESULTS TODAY IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME, UH, IS RILEY D UH, RILEY'S SKILLS ARE GROWING.
UH, SHE'S GOT A TREMENDOUS ATTITUDE.
I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER SEEN OR HEARD HER SAY A SINGLE NEGATIVE WORD TO A TEAMMATE IN THE COUPLE OF YEARS THAT I'VE WORKED WITH HER.
UH, AND RILEY JUST A PLEASURE TO HAVE IN THIS PROGRAM.
AND THEN, YOU KNOW, YET A YET ANOTHER, UH, COACH WHO, UH, JUST EXUDES UH, POSITIVITY SPIRIT, UH, STEADY CALMNESS AND THE, THE HEALTHY COMPETITION THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR IN ALL OF YOUTH SPORTS, BUT THAT WE JUST ABSOLUTELY DEMAND HERE IN HASTINGS REC BASKETBALL.
UH, COACH AARON FEAL MAR HAS TWO AMAZING DAUGHTERS, UH, IN THIS PROGRAM.
WE'VE BEEN PART OF IT FOR, FOR YEARS WITH US AND, UH, HAS HAD A LOT OF SUCCESS IN THIS PROGRAM.
AND, UH, IT'S JUST A TREMENDOUS SPORTS DAD, UH, A TREMENDOUS COACH, A TREMENDOUS MEMBER OF OUR COMMUNITY.
AND WE WOULDN'T HAVE THE SPIRIT AND THE SUCCESS OF THIS PROGRAM THAT WE DO HAVE WITHOUT COACHES LIKE YOU, ERIN.
YOU GUYS DO A THANKLESS JOB, BUT VERY MUCH APPRECIATED.
UM, THE GIRLS ARE, UH, PROBABLY TIRED OF, UH, HEARING FROM ME ALL YEAR, SO I'M GONNA PASS IT OVER TO COACH AMIR, WHO DOES A GREAT JOB AND HE'S GOING TO TALK TO YOU GIRLS, BUT I JUST DO WANT TO SAY THAT I'M VERY, VERY, VERY, VERY PROUD OF YOU.
YOU GUYS ARE WONDERFUL THIS YEAR.
THIS IS OUR SECRET STRATEGY AND AARON, I'M NOT SURE IF HE'S LIKING THIS OR NOT, BUT WE HAD A WINNING STRATEGY AND IT WAS LIKE, BRING DONUTS TO THE GAMES.
JUST A POINT OF CLARIFICATION.
A LOT OF PEOPLE BRING DONUTS HERE, BUT I THINK TWO YEARS AGO, CECE, WHO'S A CAPTAIN OF FUN, WAS ON OUR TEAM AND IT WAS THAT TEAM THAT STARTED THE DONUT TRADITION.
ALRIGHT, WITH, UH, I WANT TO START WITH MARLO.
MARLO IS OUR THREE POINT QUEEN.
SOMEONE TOLD US THAT, UH, STEPH PERRY WAS WATCHING FROM THE HOME, FROM HOME AND TAKING NOTES FROM THE PARKING LOT FROM THE SIDELINES, FROM THE SNACK MACHINE.
IF MOLLY GOT THE BALL, IT WAS GOING IN.
RILEY RILEY'S A REBOUND MACHINE QUEEN.
IF THE BALL WASN'T, THE RILEY DIDN'T ASK FOR IT, IT WAS HER BALL AND HE WAS GOING IN.
RILEY ALSO BROUGHT GREAT ENERGY, CAME TO EVERY GAME WITH A BIG SMILE AND WAS JUST OVERALL A GREAT PLAYER.
LEAH, LEAH WAS THE NO COMPLAINTS QUEEN.
SHE CAME TO EVERY GAME, UH, EVERY PRACTICE, EVERY TOUGH MOMENT, NO COMPLAINTS, NO EXCUSES, AND WAS JUST GREAT REALLY WATCHING IT WORK.
B BEES ARE A POSITIVITY QUEEN GOT A TEAMMATE THAT SHOWS UP, LIFTS EVERYONE UP AND KEPT IMPROVING WITH EVERY GAME.
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WAS THE WARRIOR QUEEN.SHE FELLED THROUGH INJURIES AND NEVER BACKED DOWN.
LEO, LEO IS OUR HUSTLE AND DRIBBLE QUEEN.
WE WATCHED LEO DANCE THROUGH DEFENSES CROSSING OVER DEFENDERS SO FAST THAT THE REPS ALMOST HAD TO STOP THE GAME AND CHECK FOR INSTANT REPLAY.
AND THEN ELLIE RIGHT HERE WAS A ARY, WAS A SON, NINJA, QUEEN, QUIET, CALM, AND THEN SUDDENLY BAM.
JUST WHEN THE TEAM NEEDED A BASKET, ELLIOT WAS A OUT NOWHERE AND MAKE IT UP.
LAST BUT NOT LEAST, BELLA, MY DAUGHTER BELLA WAS THE SCREEN QUEEN.
SHE SAID PIXEL SOLID DEFENDANTS WALKED INTO THEM.
I'M LIKE A GLASS DOOR GLASS EVERY SINGLE TIME.
UH, IT WASN'T JUST ABOUT THE SCREENS, THE SHOTS OR THE CROSSOVERS, IT WAS ABOUT THE FACT THAT YOU REALLY CAME TO GET AS A TEAM.
AND COACH AARON AND I HAVE PRO THROUGH SEATS ALL SEASON AND WE COULDN'T BE PROUD TO BE YOUR COACHES.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PLEASE GIVE IT UP FOR COACH WAYNE.
NOW LET'S BRING OUT THE RED CAPPUCCINOS.
UH, MY NAME IS HARLAN AND CHRISTINE.
WE BOTH HAD THE HONOR TO COACH.
WE STARTED WITH, ACTUALLY IT WAS LOS CAPPUCCINOS SIX SEVEN.
AND NOW WE JUST NARROWED IT DOWN TO LOS BALLERINAS.
BUT NOW WE'RE LOS RED CAPPUCCINOS.
MADE IT A LOT EASIER FOR THE COMMITTEE.
UM, THANK YOU OBVIOUSLY JEREMY, THANK YOU TO REPS.
UM, THANK YOU EVERYBODY TO HELP THE PARENTS.
UM, IT'S BEEN OBVIOUSLY A GREAT SEASON.
LOVE COACHING YOU GUYS FROM START TO FINISH.
OBVIOUSLY FROM THE FIRST SEASON IT IS, IT'S KIND OF HARD TO GET THESE GIRLS IN THE HABIT PLAYING, BUT ONCE THEY THROW A HUNDRED PERCENT EVERYTHING ON THE COURT.
UM, SO WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, I CAN GO ONE BY ONE WITH EACH GIRL HERE.
UM, SO WE'LL START OFF HERE WITH, I CALL 'EM MY MINIONS.
UH, MY MINIONS WOULD BE ANNIE CASSIDY AND LEE.
THESE GIRLS HERE SHOW AMAZING PERFORMANCE.
LET'S SIZE DON'T MATTER HERE, I CAN TELL YOU THAT 'CAUSE THEIR ENERGY AND THE COURT FEARLESS DEFENSE.
OKAY, SO, UH, JOE WITH THE REBOUNDS, GREAT REBOUNDS, JOE, WHEN IT CAME TO DEFENSE, IT WAS REBOUNDS AND JUST NO ONE TOOK THAT BALL AWAY FROM YOU.
OKAY? UH, NEXT I HAVE HERE IS MY SISTER, NAOMI.
NAOMI CAME IN A LITTLE LATE WITH THE GAME, BUT LITTLE BY LITTLE PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT, RIGHT, NAOMI, THAT'S WHAT WE GOT THERE, RIGHT? UM, FROM REBOUNDING TO GETTING STRONG DEFENSE AND TAKING THE BALL AWAY, IT WAS NAOMI AND SOA.
ALWAYS GETTING THE LAYUPS, BRINGING THE BALL BACK DOWN AND THEN YOUR LAYUPS IS FROM START TO FINISH.
HARLOW IS WHAT, WHAT CAN I SAY ABOUT HARLOW FROM, FROM DRIBBLING TO SHOOTING.
YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY THE DRIBBLING HAS IMPROVED.
I LOVE THE WAY YOU GO UP AND DOWN AND JUST, YOU USE THE TEAMMATES.
SO YOU'RE A GREAT PLAYER TEAM LEADER.
OKAY? UM, AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WE HAVE MY DAUGHTER, GIANNA.
THAT IS, AS YOU CAN SAY, THE SPIRIT QUEEN.
I WOULD CALL HER BECAUSE SHE DIDN'T PLAY TODAY, BUT HER SPIRIT WAS DEFINITELY ON THAT COURT, I'LL TELL YOU THAT.
UM, AND IT'S BEEN AN HONOR, LIKE I SAID, TO COACH ALL YOU GIRLS AND IT'S BEEN TOUGH SEASON, BUT WE MADE IT HERE.
OKAY, THANK YOU LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
AND JUST A FINAL WORD THAT, UH, JUST TO PICK UP ON WHAT PAT WAS SAYING A MOMENT AGO, IF ANY OF YOU ARE CONSIDERING COACHING, CONSIDERING SUPPORTING THIS PROGRAM AS WE MOVE INTO OUR 20 26, 20 27 SEASON NEXT YEAR, UH, WE HAVE LOTS OF OPPORTUNITIES AND LOTS OF NEEDS FOR SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE TO PLAY ROLES IN ADMINISTRATION OF THIS PROGRAM.
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COACHING.PLEASE DO CONSIDER CONTRIBUTING.
UH, EVERYBODY HAS A SKILLSET THAT CAN GREATLY, UH, BENEFIT THIS PROGRAM.
AND WE ARE GOING TO BE HAVING A PLANNING MEETING, UH, AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER IN APRIL.
UH, FOR THOSE WHO ARE INTERESTED IN BECOMING PART OF THIS PROGRAM.
AS YOU CAN SEE FROM TODAY AND FROM THIS SEASON, UH, IT BRINGS MANY REWARDS.