COLORADO COACH- FALL 2017 FROM THE SPORT PRESIDENTS TENNIS President Diane Wolverton Hello! I hope you all had a fun, successful season with your teams. As we wrap up boy’s tennis and head deeper into fall and winter, I am hoping to work on updating our Facebook page, looking at ways to make it a better resource page for our Colorado High School Tennis Coaches, and also work on making our 2018 tennis coaches workshop one which we walk away feeling good about. Is there anything you would like to see happen to make it a better clinic for the time you come spend there? I welcome and value your thoughts and ideas. Don’t forget that we are still giving/collecting racquets for the Racquets for All program. We also have nets/windscreens donated from time to time, and we have money available through grants for court repair, renovation, and even scholarship money for kids on our teams who need financial help with lessons/tournaments/development, as well. Coming off the US Open, the excitement and awareness is building around the new youth tennis brand, Net Generation, and the menu of incredible resources that are being released regularly to build and enhance your tennis programs. The free mobile coaching app was just recently released with remarkable capability to customize and collaborate on practice plans to create a fantastic on-court experience for your players. In order to say ‘thank you’ for helping students create positive, lifelong memories in tennis, USTA wants to welcome High School Coaches into Net Generation with a very special offer. Become one of the first 250 Net Generation High School coaches and receive a free Adidas pullover. Go to www.NetGeneration.com to begin and register as “Other Team Tennis Coordinator”. Complete the Safe Play program and then go to the Management Center, click “Start Now”, select “School” and register your high school team. For questions, email netgenerationschools@usta.co m. For added incentive, if you complete the entire registration process at www.NetGeneration.com by October 31, 2017, you will be entered into a chance to win a tennis trip of a lifetime to the 2018 US Open! https://netgeneration.usta.com/us- en/marketing_pages/marketing_pag e_3.html Let me know if you need anything, have questions, or have opinions on our 2018 workshop! BOYS’ BASKETBALL President Joe Ortiz Basketball coaches, I want to wish you all the best as you prepare for the upcoming season. If you have any questions for me or if I can help you in any way please do not hesitate to contact me. joseph.ortiz@dcsdk12.org I have shared some of my thoughts for characteristics of a great team. Take care, Joe On most teams there is a player or two who is willing to do the dirty jobs. On a great team everyone is willing to the dirty jobs. Dirty jobs include getting on the floor, taking a charge, blocking out, picking up the locker room, carrying equipment and so on. When watching a great team play you will see role definition. Teammates know their role and can be counted on to fulfill them. There is an appreciation for your teammates and their roles with the understanding that everyone makes sacrifices. On a great team you will see unselfish play, players making the extra pass when it results in a better shot for the team. There is a high level of trust between teammates and their decisions on the court. On a great team you will see positive interaction between