Casketball Club // Home of The Amityville Horrors

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HOME OF THE AMITYVILLE HORRORS!

Interested in being a Casketball Slayer*? Join The Amityville Horrors today! With some screamin' hot Fearleaders and loyal fans at our backs, there's no game we can't win!

Team Colors: Black, Orange and White?
Team Motto: Katch 'em, kill 'em

*Basketball player.  

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The Court/Strategy

Center: Usually the tallest player. Position demands a lot of physical contact. On offense, receives ball and shoots close to the basket. Serves as the last line of defense, blocking opponents’ shots and rebounding their misses.
Power Forward: Tall player who relies on strength and toughness to control activity in the lane. Frequently rebounds, especially on defense. Has a decent shot from short-range and scores many points by rebounding missed shots and quickly shooting them.
Small Forward: Versatile and very athletic player. Aggressively attacks the defense by driving and cutting towards the basket, but also has a consistent outside shot.
Shooting Guard: A tenacious defender with an aptitude for stealing the ball. On offense, serves as the secondary ball handler and sharpshooter. Has the ability to convert shots from three-point range.
Point Guard: Leader of offense who uses superb passing and dribbling skills to set up teammates for open shots. Has a reliable jump shot and ability to break down a defense by driving into the lane.  

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Uniforms




The above is just a rough idea of the uniform. It is not final.


The Players

Name // Captain
Rain Rottingham // Point Guard
Name // Small Forward
Name // Power Forward
Name // Shooting Guard
Name // Point Guard
Name // Center

While there can only be 5 players on the court at any given time, Casketball teams can have as many as 15 players. So even if we exceed those numbers, it can be assumed that everyone will get some court time! So if you see a position you'd like but it's appears filled, try for it anyway! If there's multiple positions, the better as it provides us the opportunity to work teams around based on need!

// Note // I would love a team captain. Rain is not a leader type, so someone extra sporty that would love to play and lead would be awesome.  

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The Schedule

Moonday - Frightday
-Individual Practice (Twenty minutes a day minimum)
Spiderday
-Team Practice (3 hours minimum)
Spookday
-No Practice

We have our hard core practicing on Spiderdays. You are expected to work your butts off (almost quite literally with some zombies), so don't half a** it! You are also expected to practice in your own time five days a week as well! No pain, no gain!  

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What To Expect

1. Individual Practice- 0-20 minutes or longer
The longer you can get players to work on specific needs like pivoting, dribbling, driving to the basket, etc.,the better. Don't allow any other activity.

2. Continuous Motion Drills-15-40 minutes
Players practice basic ball handling and other skills while running. Do this first while players are fresh. Conditioning is a key to success.

3. Individual Skills or new lessons-15-40 minutes
Teach any individual skill. Dribbling and pivoting go first. Teach the offensive skills next. Initially and for a while, everything will be new.

4. Shooting technique-10-30 minutes
Teach the 3 levels of shooting starting from scratch. Spend only 1-2 minutes on each drill after introducing it.

5. Defense- 10-15 minutes
Defense like shooting needs to be worked on every day. Start at step 1 position, then continue to movement, etc as players catch on.

6. Individual, transition, team 10-15 minutes
Teach another important individual skill in this position at first. After players have a clue for all individual skills teach a team skill.

7. Layups 5-10
Do Layups everyday for at least 5-10- minutes. Make sure players do not miss shots. The most commonly used drill is maybe the least effective one. Their are many others to use.

8. Cool Down 5-10
It is more important to stretch after practice than before, because muscles will definitely tighten up after practice. The slow movement involved in layup lines and other warm ups loosen up muscles sufficiently, so stretching before is not necessary. Remember that stretching when cold can cause injury, so warm up before either a prepractice or a pregame stretch.

+++Repeat any that may need extra work.  

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The Mascot

We need a mascot! This person can come to practice and be the water boy, equipment handler/manager and at games, dress up in a costume and generate team spirit!



Possible Mascot idea by Zee Oddwyn! Casket!  

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