Crystal Lake Central Boys Basketball

The 2010 Fall Open Gym and Conditioning Schedule has been posted here.

Our preseason basketball information meeting will be held Tuesday morning (August 31st) at 7am SHARP in Coach O'Brien's room (250). All potential basketball players, freshmen through seniors, whether playing a Fall Sport or not are invited to attend.

Prior to the meeting, consider this quote carefully...

"Why waste time proving over and over how great you are, when you could be getting better? Why hide deficiencies instead of overcoming them? Why look for friends or partners who will just shore up your self-esteem instead of ones who will also challenge you to grow? And why seek out the tried and true, instead of experiences that will stretch you? The passion for stretching yourself and sticking to it, even (or especially) when it is not going well, is the hallmark of the growth mindset. This is the mindset that allows people to thrive during some of the most challenging times in their lives."

-excerpt from Mindset, by Carol S. Dweck, PH.D.

The schedule for the last Varsity Shootout of the summer at Crystal Lake South has been posted and can be downloaded by clicking here.

In order for us to continue taking this program to the next level, each player and coach must improve their PERSONAL MOTIVATION. In life, if you want to be successful at anything you do, you must put in the time and effort to hone your skills and give yourself the confidence to perform when it counts. The more you push yourself to work when no one is watching, on days you don’t really feel like doing it, and without someone prodding you, the more pride you will take in your achievements.

From now until the day school starts, we are asking you for 44 minutes a day. Why 44 minutes, you ask? There are 1,440 minutes in every day. 44 minutes represents a mere 3% of that day and is a small investment that will pay huge dividends. Even if you take into account that the average American teenager sleeps for 9.4 hours (564 minutes), there are still 876 minutes in your conscious day, and we are only asking for 5% of that day.

Ask yourself if taking 5% of your waking day in order to prepare yourself to be a great player and teammate is worth it. Envision our program competing for a State Championship every year and you being a big part of it. Take every shot the rest of the summer as if it were to win the State Championship. If we do the work, we will have the success we desire.

There are many ways to free up 44 minutes in a day. Wake up 15 minutes early and watch one less TV show. Wake up 30 minutes early and play one less game of Guitar Hero. The possibilities are endless!!!

This website contains several workouts for you to do to fill the 44 minutes. We also encourage you to pair up with a teammate to help keep each other accountable. Having a workout partner is a great way to build relationships with your teammates and allows you to push each other.

We encourage you all to post the “Pyramid of Success” (link in the menu on the right) somewhere you will see it often (bedroom or bathroom mirror, the ceiling above your bed, next to your video game console, etc.).

Remember, the work (or lack thereof) we do in the offseason is what translates into wins and losses this winter. Don’t waste this opportunity to improve your game and our program!!!

-Coach Czes

Tigers,
Please consider the following quote from Marianne Williamson's, A Return to Love between now and November. Think about its meaning as it pertains to how you behave in public settings and how the thought behind it could help our program get to the next level.
-Coach Czes

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn't serve the world. There's nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We are born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us, it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”

-Marianne Williamson, A Return To Love