On Tuesday we started of doing our regular four quarters. After we were done with those we practice more on our defense. And we did this activity called "fire" what we did for this was that we had to get into our defensive position and run in place as fast as we can and we would jump to the left every time coach would yell "jump." And when coach would yell "go" we would do a wind sprint as fast as we can and do it all over again. This activity was a different form of "four quarters."
On Wednesday we were able to take it a little easy. All we did was run two of our four quarters. When we were done with those coach was talking to us about practicing through out Christmas break. After he was done talking to us we shot our twenty-fives. Twenty-fives are when you are start near the basket and you move around the rim and shoot 25 shots. And when you are done with the first 25 you take a few steps back and shoot 25 more and you go back as far as you are comfortable.
Thursday, December 18, 2014
Tuesday, December 16, 2014
Yesterdays pratice
In practice yesterday we sprinted for 32 minutes. We ran four times within that 32 minutes. We ran for 8 minutes straight and took a 1 minute break than did the same thing. This is called for quarters of running. After we did that we practiced our defensive stance.
When we were practicing our defensive stance we did something called defensive four quarters. This is when you get in the defensive stance and you run in place on your toes as fast as you can. You have to keep your feet moving for the whole practice. We did this four times for about 30 seconds each time. And after we were done with that we practice more on our defense.
When we were practicing our defensive stance we did something called defensive four quarters. This is when you get in the defensive stance and you run in place on your toes as fast as you can. You have to keep your feet moving for the whole practice. We did this four times for about 30 seconds each time. And after we were done with that we practice more on our defense.
Monday, December 15, 2014
Last week of school
This week is the last week of school before Christmas break. I am very happy that this is going to be the last week before Christmas break. Everyone is trying to finish up their class work for the year. Also everyone in the school is practicing for their plays and songs for the Christmas program on Wednesday. There is going to be two Christmas programs one on the 17th and one on the 24th.
Wednesday, December 10, 2014
This Weeks Basketball Practice
So far this week our basketball practices were a little difficult. It was difficult because we had to practice without our coach. Our coach is off island because he is trying to get coaches from other schools to bring their teams hereto St.Paul Island Alaska. He is going to be off island until friday. So that means we are going to have to practice all week without his help.
On monday we started off our practice doing layups for warm ups. After we were done with that we started to jog. We jogged for about five minutes. After we were done jogging we did running exercise called four quarters. What we do during four quarters is that we will do two wind sprints, a set of lines, and two backward wind sprints as fast as we can with only twenty seconds for break between each run.
On tuesday we started off our practice doing layups again for a warm up. Then we jogged for five minutes again also. After that we ran full speed for about twenty minutes. After we were done with that we done another running activity called sweet sixteen. And what you do on sweet sixteen is that you have a partner and you have to run back and forth from one side of the court to the other. And you are also being time. Each time you reach a side of the court your partner will count it and once you reach sixteen you are done. We did this two times and the point of it is to beat your time every time you try.
And these couple of days we have been trying to run plays. But it has been difficult because our coach is the one who remembers the plays fully. We were trying to run the plays but the players were barely able to remember how the plays went. We had to draw out all of our plays yesterday. And this was able to help our captains remember most of the play we needed to learn.
Today we will probably do layups to help us warm up again. And will probably jog to finish up the warm up. Hopefully we will not run as much today as we have been for the past couple of days.But our coach is supposed to be on the phone with us during our practice today. This will help us a little bit to remember all of the plays we need to learn.
On monday we started off our practice doing layups for warm ups. After we were done with that we started to jog. We jogged for about five minutes. After we were done jogging we did running exercise called four quarters. What we do during four quarters is that we will do two wind sprints, a set of lines, and two backward wind sprints as fast as we can with only twenty seconds for break between each run.
On tuesday we started off our practice doing layups again for a warm up. Then we jogged for five minutes again also. After that we ran full speed for about twenty minutes. After we were done with that we done another running activity called sweet sixteen. And what you do on sweet sixteen is that you have a partner and you have to run back and forth from one side of the court to the other. And you are also being time. Each time you reach a side of the court your partner will count it and once you reach sixteen you are done. We did this two times and the point of it is to beat your time every time you try.
And these couple of days we have been trying to run plays. But it has been difficult because our coach is the one who remembers the plays fully. We were trying to run the plays but the players were barely able to remember how the plays went. We had to draw out all of our plays yesterday. And this was able to help our captains remember most of the play we needed to learn.
Today we will probably do layups to help us warm up again. And will probably jog to finish up the warm up. Hopefully we will not run as much today as we have been for the past couple of days.But our coach is supposed to be on the phone with us during our practice today. This will help us a little bit to remember all of the plays we need to learn.
Friday, December 5, 2014
Reindeer huting
This summer I went on a reindeer hunt with my uncle, aunt, and brother. My uncle and I were the only ones who were getting a deer. We took out a few four wheelers and went on the south west side of the island and found the reindeer herd by a cliff. We had crawled a couple hundred yards to get close to the deer. Once we got close enough I had fired my gun and shot a reindeer.
The reindeer that I shot had dropped to the ground. After I gutted the deer my uncle and I followed the herd so that he could get his deer. We had followed the herd for about 1500 yards. And my uncle had fired a couple of shots before he hit one of the deer. After he gutted his deer we tied them to our four wheelers took them home and skin them and we let them hang for a few days. After a few days we cut up all of the meat and packaged most of them to save but we made a few stakes and ate them.
The reindeer that I shot had dropped to the ground. After I gutted the deer my uncle and I followed the herd so that he could get his deer. We had followed the herd for about 1500 yards. And my uncle had fired a couple of shots before he hit one of the deer. After he gutted his deer we tied them to our four wheelers took them home and skin them and we let them hang for a few days. After a few days we cut up all of the meat and packaged most of them to save but we made a few stakes and ate them.
Senior Graduation
I am a senior in high school and I should be graduating next semester. The graduation is gonna be on May fifteenth. The senior class and I have been fundraising since around mid Summer. We have been done about three raffles to raise money. And we have also hosted a few Community dances to make money.
The seniors and I have to raise a lot of money so that we could buy decorations for the graduation ceremony. We have made over half of the money we need just by doing raffles and hosting dances. Our school only has a few people who graduate every year because we live on a small island. Since there are only a few people who graduate each year we try to make it as special as we can. All of the graduations have been done at the City hall for the past few years.
In the past most of the Senior Graduations would be held in the school's gymnasium. But a few years ago the school had bought a new gym and they did not want to ruin the floor. Since they did not want to ruin the floor they did not want to have any more graduations there any more. So now all of the graduations are going to be at the City hall. And after the graduation there is always a community dance.
The seniors and I have to raise a lot of money so that we could buy decorations for the graduation ceremony. We have made over half of the money we need just by doing raffles and hosting dances. Our school only has a few people who graduate every year because we live on a small island. Since there are only a few people who graduate each year we try to make it as special as we can. All of the graduations have been done at the City hall for the past few years.
In the past most of the Senior Graduations would be held in the school's gymnasium. But a few years ago the school had bought a new gym and they did not want to ruin the floor. Since they did not want to ruin the floor they did not want to have any more graduations there any more. So now all of the graduations are going to be at the City hall. And after the graduation there is always a community dance.
This Christmas Break
This Christmas break their will hopefully be a lot snow. I hope that there is snow because I like to ride around in it on my four wheeler. I like to go to the dunes here and tear through the big snow drifts. I would usually always go riding with two other people with four wheelers. We like to ride through the whole day most of the night every day.
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