Welcome to the tenth issue of volume two of Swish, a weekly periodical with recaps and photos of Santa Monica YMCA youth basketball games, and other pertinent info such as standings, schedules, announcements, and updates from the program.
Winter ends, Spring begins
As the Santa Monica YMCA youth basketball Winter season came to its conclusion this past weekend with All-Star games on Saturday, and divisional banquets on Sunday. The Spring season kicked off earlier last week with some of the new teams having their first practice, and all teams having practice this week. This coming weekend, all Spring teams will have a practice/scrimmage on Saturday, and the Bantams and Minors will begin their regular season with games on Sunday.
Award winners from all the banquets are listed further down this periodical. If your child won an award, and was not present at the banquet to accept his award and to receive his or her trophy, then please come to the Santa Monica YMCA basketball office to pick up your trophy and any award certificate.
Special thanks to all the parents, coaches, and the players for making this past season a fun and enjoyable experience for all of us involved in youth basketball at the Santa Monica YMCA. Furthermore, thanks to all those that submitted summaries and photos for the Swish, it wouldn’t be possible for this periodical to be successful without the help of parents, coaches, and players. Thanks to everyone for making this possible and a success for the youth basketball program at the Santa Monica YMCA.
Parking
Last issue of Swish, I presented the Mistake Ritual of “Flushing” as taught by the Positive Coaching Alliance(PCA). This issue, I will continue with the Mistake Ritual of “Parking” as presented by the PCA.
The following is from https://devzone.positivecoach.
During the acquisition of any new skill, we all go through a period where we make more errors than correct responses. It is part of what is called the learning curve. For this type of error, the tool of the mistake ritual is very powerful. We gain mastery of new skills through repetition. Mistake Rituals, such as “The Flush,” allow athletes to forget the error and quickly move to the next opportunity, without fearing consequences if they make another error. The more opportunities, the more quickly the skill will be learned and the errors will diminish.
There are some “mistakes”, however, that should not be forgotten entirely. These are mistakes of preparation. An example would be athletes that are not conditioned well enough to continue to run hard during the fourth period of a game. These types of mistakes are best handled with a technique sometimes referred to as “Parking.” With Parking, the mistake is put aside during periods that we can not work on correcting it
(such as during the game), but remembered during the times that it can be worked on (the next practice). Imagine going to a movie. Your car does you no good once you are in the theater, but you certainly want to remember where you put it once the show is over. Similarly, it serves no purpose to dwell on not being as fit as you could be, or as strong as you could be, or as prepared for the full-court press as you could be, while the game is going on. However, it also does you no good if you flush and forget these types mistakes and arrive at the next game just as under prepared. So Parking serves as a mental image for putting aside these types of errors. This allows for finding strategic short-term solutions for the problem, but also allows for re-addressing the problem at the next opportunity where you can actually do something about it. A parking ritual such a mak-ing a fist and moving it forward parallel with the floor (similar to the motion of moving the stick shift into park) can be used to accompany the mental image of putting the mistake in the parking lot to be retrieved later. An alternative parking ritual comes from one of my former students who closed his hand so that all his fingertips were touching and made a move up with his hand. When I asked what it meant, he said “it’s like putting your gum under your desk so you know where to get it when class is over.”
This article first appeared in PCA’s newsletter Momentum, Autumn 2003.
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Rookies
Bantams
Minors
Majors
This Week’s Profile
Each week, Swish has a profile of a coach, player, or someone in the program who inspires all of us involved in Santa Monica YMCA basketball. This week’s profile is the Mevasse family. I had the pleasure of coaching Kai Mevasse in his first season of Santa Monica YMCA basketball in the Bantam league during the Fall 2018 season. Kai was a great kid to coach, and his father Elan was a terrific assistant coach for our team. Priya Mevasse also made her debut this past Fall in the Minors. I told Elan that he would make an excellent coach, and he took me up on my suggestion, and will make his debut as a coach in the Minors this Spring season, and will coach both Priya and Kai. Elan brings an enthusiastic and positive reinforcement style of coaching that will benefit and encourage all the players that he will coach. I’m looking forward to watching his team play.
DocDrew: What made you decide to coach at the Santa Monica YMCA?
Elan: I really enjoy the environment. Everyone on the staff is very welcoming. In addition this provides an opportunity to get to know other families in the community.
DocDrew: What do you look forward to this season as a coach?
Elan: I look forward to helping players develop. I also want to see if I develop into a decent coach.
DocDrew: Do you have any favorite coaches that you wish to emulate?
Elan: Larry Brown is one of my favorite coaches because he is great at working with the players that he has. He does not try to force players into a system that does not fit them.
DocDrew: Are you excited about your father being your coach?
Kai and Priya: Yes.
DocDrew: What are your favorite things about playing basketball at the Santa Monica YMCA?
Kai and Priya: We learn new skills and we play with different kids who have had different experiences playing basketball.
DocDrew: Who are your favorite players and why?
Kai and Priya: Zion Williamson. He is a good player. He dunks a lot. He is left handed like Priya.
The Mevasse family are recent transplants to Santa Monica from the Bay Area, and we are very lucky to have such a great family be part of our youth basketball program at the Santa Monica YMCA.
Scores:
Saturday, March 16th, 2019****ALL STAR SATURDAY****
ROOKIE LEAGUE
ROOKIE ALL STAR GAME
WHITES 5, COLORS 13
INTER DIVISION
ROOKIE STARS 17, BANTAM STARS 10
BANTAM LEAGUE
BANTAM ALL STAR GAME
COLORS 16, WHITES 28
INTER DIVISION
BANTAM STARS 22, MINOR STARS 18
MINOR LEAGUE
MINOR ALL STAR GAME
COLORS 23, WHITES 32
INTER DIVISION
MINOR STARS 25, MAJOR STARS 60
MAJOR LEAGUE
MAJOR ALL STAR GAME
COLORS 59, WHITES 34
MAJOR ALL STAR GAME.
WHITES 53, COLORS 56
Final Standings
Rookies:
Rays 7-2-0, 39 points **League Champions**
Twins 6-3-0, 36 points *Twins were 2-0-0 versus the Red Sox
Red Sox 6-3-0, 36 points
Yankees 4-5-0, 25 points
Orioles 3-6-0, 21 points
Blue Jays 1-8-0, 13 points
Bantams:
Dodgers 7-1-1, 39 points **League Champions**
Brewers 6-2-1, 35 points *Brewers beat Padres head to head
Padres 6-2-1, 35 points
Rockies 6-3-0, 33 points
Cardinals 5-4-0, 29 points
Diamondbacks 4-4-1, 27 points
Reds 4-5-0, 25 points
Pirates 3-6-0, 21 points
Cubs 1-8-0, 13 points *Cubs beat Giants head to head
Giants 1-8-0, 13 points
Minors:
Marlins 6-2-1, 38 points
Nationals 5-3-1, 33 points *one loss by forfeit
Phillies 5-4-0, 31 points
Mets 5-4-0, 30 points *one loss by forfeit
Rangers 5-4-0, 29 points *one loss by forfeit
Tigers 4-5-0, 25 points *one loss by forfeit
White Sox 3-5-1, 23 points
Braves 1-9-0, 14 points
Majors:
Astros 7-2-0, 40 points **League Co-Champions** equal win percentage with all teams
Athletics 7-2-0, 40 points **League Co-Champions** equal win percentage with all teams
Angels 5-3-1, 33 points
Mariners 4-4-1, 29 points
Royals 3-6-0 21 points
Rangers 1-9-0, 14 points
Upcoming schedule for Spring season
All games are played in the gymnasium of the Santa Monica YMCA
SATURDAY, MARCH 23
SCRIMMAGES—ROCK WALL SIDE
ROOKIE LEAGUE
10:30 AM DOXIES AND CHIHUAHUAS
11:40 AM PUGS AND MALTESE
BANTAM LEAGUE
12:50 PM SCOTTIES AND BASSETTS
2:00 PM PINSCHERS AND BEAGLES
MINOR LEAGUE
3:10 PM COLLIES AND WHIPPETS
4:20 PM POINTERS AND LABS
MAJOR LEAGUE
5:30 PM SHEPHERDS AND BOXERS
SCRIMMAGES-OFFICE SIDE
ROOKIE LEAGUE
10:30 AM TERRIERS AND YORKIES
BANTAM LEAGUE
11:40 AM CORGIES AND SHELTIES
12:50 PM SPANIELS AND SCHNAUZERS
MINOR LEAGUE
2:00 PM AKITAS AND WOLFHOUNDS
3:10 PM DALMATIANS AND SETTERS
MAJOR LEAGUE
4:20 PM DOBIES AND MASTIFFS
5:30 PM DANES AND GREYHOUNDS
6:40 PM AIREDALES AND MALAMUTES
BEGIN REGULAR SEASON
SUNDAY, MARCH 24
BANTAM LEAGUE
10:30 AM CORGIES VS SCOTTIES
11:40 AM SPANIELS VS PINSCHERS
12:50 PM SCHNAUZERS VS BEAGLES
2:00 PM BASSETTS VS SHELTIES
MINOR LEAGUE
3:10 PM AKITAS VS COLLIES
4:20 PM DALMATIONS VS POINTERS
5:30 PM SETTERS VS LABS
6:40 PM WHIPPETS VS WOLFHOUNDS
2019 WINTER AWARD WINNERS
MAJOR LEAGUE
ALL LEAGUE TEAMS
FIRST TEAM
• SEBASTIAN RAMIREZ-ATHLETICS MOST VALUABLE PLAYER
• QUEST MILLER MARINERS
• EVAN DAGHIGHIAN MARINERS
• DOM KAJOTA ANGELS
• TIMOSHA MONCHER ANGELS
• BRUNO BERNACCHI ATHLETICS
• ARIADNI POTAMIANOS RANGERS
• KYLE HABIB ASTROS
• KAYVON ABADI ASTROS
• KEENAN BRYANT ROYALS
SECOND TEAM
• LUCA BAINBRIDGE ASTROS
• JASON TUN RANGERS
• GRIFFINN PINE ROYALS
• SAM RUBIN ANGELS
• ELI ENG RANGERS
• XAILOH HERMOSILLO ROYALS
• KEEAN STOLL ATHLETICS
• CONNER SULLIVAN MARINERS
• ELI LEVI ASTROS
HONORABLE MENTION
• RAMA KARIMI ASTROS
• LUKE KHOSLA ROYALS
• DAARA SHAFIPOUR MARINERS
• LORENZO STABILINI ANGELS
• AMIR JAHROMI ANGELS
• ORLANDO SANDOVAL ASTROS
• BRAYDEN STOLL ATHLETICS
• JULIAN BAO ATHLETICS
• ERIC PAPAZIAN MARINERS
• JOEY LITTLE RANGERS
• JACK FROOM ROYALS
• JAXSON GLOWACKI ROYALS
• DEAN PHELAN ATHLETICS
ALL ROOKIE TEAM
FIRST TEAM
• ELLIOT WECHSLER ASTROS ROOKIE OF THE SEASON
• OWEN BOELKE RANGERS
• DEAN PHELAN ATHLETICS
• LUKA GREBLIKAS ATHLETICS
• DANILO SAMARDZIJA ASTROS
SECOND TEAM
• SEBASTIAN FOUQUETTE ANGELS
• ARMAAN KOHLI RANGERS
• JUDE TOREN RANGERS
• NAZIR HENLEY ROYALS
HONORABLE MENTION
• TOGHRUL AGHAYEV ROYALS
• MATTHEW MIRICH RANGERS
• TOBY SAFCHIK MARINERS
• JONATHAN LIN ATHLETICS
• ADAM SMILEY ANGELS
• GABRIEL SUSSER ASTROS
• ALEX WRAY RANGERS
• NATHAN NORMAN ROYALS
ALL NEWCOMER TEAM
FIRST TEAM
• NAZIR HENLEY ROYALS NEWCOMER OF THE SEASON
MINOR TO MAJOR LEAGUE ALL TRANSITIONAL TEAMS
FIRST TEAM
• DEAN PHELAN ATHLETICS TOP TRANSITIONAL PLAYER
• DANILO SAMARDZIJA ASTROS
• OWEN BOELKE RANGERS
• LUKA GREBLIKAS ATHLETICS
SECOND TEAM
• SEBASTIAN FOUQUETTE ANGELS
• ARMAAN KOHLI RANGERS
• JUDE TOREN RANGERS
HONORABLE MENTION
• MATTHEW MIRICH RANGERS
• TOBY SAFCHIK MARINERS
• JONATHAN LIN ATHLETICS
• ADAM SMILEY ANGELS
• GABRIEL SUSSER ASTROS
• NATHAN NORMAN ROYALS
• TOGHRUL AGHAYEV ROYALS
• ALEX WRAY RANGERS
MINOR LEAGUE
ALL LEAGUE TEAMS
FIRST TEAM
• HUNTER ESPOSITO-DOI MARLINS MOST VALUABLE PLAYER
• LEO SIKORA WHITE SOX
• AAYAN LAKHANI PHILLIES
• PARKER CAPPICCILLE NATIONALS
• DARIEN JONES PHILLIES
• JACE O’BRIEN METS
• GUY SIKORA WHITE SOX
• THEO HABERLI WHITE SOX
• WESTON KESLOW RANGERS
• NOAH SABO NATIONALS
• SOPHIA LEVI MARLINS
• JONATHAN SHU RANGERS
SECOND TEAM
• RICHARD CORTEZ TIGERS
• DAGMAWI AYELE BRAVES
• KELLEN MCDONOUGH BRAVES
• BEN VAN BILDERBEEK MARLINS
• ROBERTO SIERRA METS
• EMERSON HILL NATIONALS
• KALEN ANDERSON TIGERS
• OLIVER GHIASSI TIGERS
• GRYFFIN GLOWACKI BRAVES
• LEO MOONEY METS
HONORABLE MENTION
• AYSU AGHAYEVA BRAVES
• MATT SCHOLZE NATIONALS
• MOHAMAD JAHROMI TIGERS
• ANTONIO RODRIGUEZ WHITE SOX
• MAX LEWIS PHILLIES
• FINN RAIH RANGERS
• ALEJANDRO POZA MARLINS
• EVAN CHANG METS
• EDDIE STEIN RANGERS
ALL ROOKIE TEAMS
FIRST TEAM
• JACE O’BRIEN METS ROOKIE OF THE SEASON
• NOAH SABO NATIONALS
• DAGMAWI AYELE BRAVES
• GRYFFIN GLOWACKI BRAVES
• AYSU AGHAYEVA BRAVES
• EMERSON HILL NATIONALS
• FINN RAIH RANGERS
• MAX LEWIS PHILLIES
• GAVIN BAO BRAVES
• KING FLOWERS BRAVES
• MARINA SHICKLER PHILLIES
SECOND TEAM
• OWEN ROBERTS BRAVES
• BENNETT COLLIS PHILLIES
• DECLAN TAYLOR PHILLIES
• WILLIAMS ELLISON MARLINS
• MARKO ZELENOVIC MARLINS
• JACK PHELAN METS
• JACK NASH METS
• SEAN SAUNDERS RANGERS
• ALEX GHIASSI TIGERS
HONORABLE MENTION
• LUKE HILL NATIONALS
• ASHER ZACZEPINSKI PHILLIES
• ASHER ENG PHILLIES
• MONIKA DIAZ WHITE SOX
• CAMDEN GOETZ METS
• ATOBEK NASIMOV METS
• IVAN GATYNYA NATIONALS
• KADEN FRIEDMAN PHILLIES
• MATEO POLSTER RANGERS
• BORA KOCATASKIN TIGERS
ALL NEWCOMER TEAMS
FIRST TEAM
• NOAH SABO NATIONALS NEWCOMER OF THE SEASON
• EMERSON HILL NATIONALS
• KING FLOWERS BRAVES
SECOND TEAM
• WILLIAM ELLISON MARLINS
• JACK NASH METS
• MATTEO POLSTER RANGERS
HONORABLE MENTION
• TAREK SHAKER MARLINS
BANTAM TO MINOR LEAGUE TALL TRANSITIONAL TEAM
FIRST TEAM
• GRYFFIN GLOWACKI BRAVES TOP TRANSITIONAL PLAYER
• DAGMAWI AYELE BRAVES
• AYSU AGHAYEVA BRAVES
• MAX LEWIS PHILLIES
• GAVIN SABO BRAVES
• MARINA SHICKLER PHILLIES
• OWEN ROBERTS BRAVES
• BENNETT COLLIS PHILLIES
SECOND TEAM
• DECLAN TAYLOR PHILLIES
• JACK PHELAN METS
• SEAN SAUNDERS RANGERS
• ALEX GHIASSI TIGERS
• LUKE HILL NATIONALS
• ASHER ZACZEPINSKI PHILLIES
• ASHER ENG PHILLIES
• MONIKA DIAZ WHITE SOX
HONORABLE MENTION
• CAMDEN GOETZ METS
• IVAN GATYNYA NATIONALS
• KADEN FRIEDMAN PHILLIES
• BORA KOCATASKIN TIGERS
• RONIN SULLIVAN RANGERS
• KAYRA SANAR NATIONALS
• KAHLO LEMOND NATIONALS
• JACK SCHWARTZ PHILLIES
• ZACHARY LIM RANGERS
BANTAM LEAGUE
ALL LEAGUE TEAMS
FIRST TEAM
• JARVIS WAKEFIELD DODGERS MOST VALUABLE PLAYER
• JAMES PETROVICH GIANTS
• JAMES COOK PADRES
• NOAH MCLAURIN ROCKIES
• SEBASTIAN JUKANOVIC BREWERS
• RAYAN ETEMADNIA CARDINALS
• PARKER KESLOW PADRES
• LANDON BROIHIER DIAMONDBACKS
• JACK STODDARD ROCKIES
• LEO EPSTEIN REDS
• DOMINIC DREW CARDINALS
SECOND TEAM
• AIDAN MAN PIRATES
• AUDEN STEIGER REDS
• VAUGHN ELLIOTT BREWERS
• MONIKA DIAZ CARDINALS
• CASSIUS TAYLOR PIRATES
• BEN STEELMAN DIAMONDBACKS
• MICHAEL MIKHAIL DODGERS
• CAM PARISER DODGERS
• HARLAN MANSFIELD GIANTS
• NOAH HAGOOLI-BOLANOS BREWERS
• JULIAN REID BREWERS
• JACOPO STABILINI GIANTS
• NOLAND PIIPPO PIRATES
HONORABLE MENTION
• ISABELLA VAN BILDERBEEK CUBS
• MILES FRANKLIN CARDINALS
• RIVER ZELENOVIC DIAMONDBACKS
• EROL BESINCIOGLU REDS
• ALEX SEGIL ROCKIES
• MACY ZELENOVIC CUBS
• GAVIN O’BRIEN PIRATES
• JAKE KAZERANI PADRES
• BELLA KARIGER CUBS
• WALLY LEVITT DODGERS
ALL ROOKIE TEAMS
FIRST TEAM
• SEBASTIAN JUKANOVIC BREWERS ROOKIE OF THE SEASON
• JACK STODDARD ROCKIES
• AUDEN STEIGER REDS
• VAUGHN ELLIOTT BREWERS
• HARLAN MANSFIELD GIANTS
• MILES FRANKLIN CARDINALS
• JULIAN REID BREWERS
• BELLA KARIGER CUBS
• WALLY LEVITT DODGERS
SECOND TEAM
• AMIR ENAYATI ROCKIES
• JONATHAN WATSON REDS
• ALAN LARKIN BREWERS
• VERONICA MACHALA CUBS
• OLIVIER KOWACZUK-STOGNIEW DODGERS
• WYATT WANG PIRATES
• JAXTON MOORE GIANTS
• FELIX ALLEN DIAMONDBACKS
• JACK SKALASKI GIANTS
• CONOR DURCAN CARDS
• IWA HASHIM CUBS
HONORABLE MENTION
• KOA ENTSMINGER REDS
• AIDEN HARVEY CARDINALS
• JENSON MONTAGUE CARDINALS
• LEONARDO GARCIA PADRES
• GABRIEL LAMM ROCKIES
• SHAI PAINTER DODGERS
• ABBY MA GIANTS
• TEDDY CHANG PADRES
• BRENDAN STILL CARDINALS
• XAVIER ALDAZ DODGERS
• SIENA SHICKLER REDS
• SAM HASTINGS GIANTS
• ATTICUS SPARKS ROCKIES
• DYLAN KRAVITZ BREWERS
ALL NEWCOMER TEAMS
FIRST TEAM
• JACK STODDARD ROCKIES NEWCOMER OF THE SEASON
• SEBASTIAN JUKANOVIC BREWERS
• AUDEN STEIGER REDS
• OLIVIER KOWALCZUK-STOGNIEW DODGERS
• FELIX ALLEN DIAMONDBACKS
SECOND TEAM
• TEDDY CHANG PADRES
• LIAM BOELKE DIAMONDBACKS
• ABBY MA GIANTS
• LEONARDO GARCIA PADRES
• XAVIER ALDAZ DODGERS
• SAM HASTINGS GIANTS
HONORABLE MENTION
• LUCA HAYUTIN BREWERS
• DARCY BALLENTINE CUBS
• SEBASTIAN FERRER DIAMONDBACKS
• RICHARD HARO DODGERS
• OWEN BENHAM GIANTS
• CHARLIE UHRMAN PADRES
• SAMPSON ANDERSON-ROBINSON PADRES
• SAMUEL TURNER ROCKIES.
ROOKIE TO BANTAM LEAGUE ALL TRANSITIONAL TEAM
FIRST TEAM
• WALLY LEVITT DODGERS TOP TRANSITIONAL PLAYER
• BELLA KARIGER CUBS
• SEBASTIAN JUKANOVIC BREWERS
• ALAN LARKIN BREWERS
• CHASE JENKINS PIRATES
• VERONICA MACHALA CUBS
• KINGSTON ANDES PADRES
SECOND TEAM
• JAXTON MOOREGIANTS
• CONOR DURCANCARDS
• JONATHAN WATSONREDS
• BRENDAN STILL CARDINALS
• SIENA SHICKLER REDS
• AMIR ENAYATI ROCKIES
• ETHAN PAGES PADRES
• IWA HASHIM CUBS
• AIDEN HARVEY CARDINALS
• JENSON MONTAGUE CARDINALS
• DYLAN KRAVITZ BREWERS
ROOKIE LEAGUE
ALL LEAGUE TEAMS
FIRST TEAM
• VITALINA MONCHER RAYS MOST VALUABLE PLAYER
• JACKSON HARPER ORIOLES
• AARON DYNER RAYS
• SCARLETT HARRIS JAYS
• SYLVIE LEVITT JAYS
• TRISTAN HAYES ORIOLES
• LUCA ANDERSON RED SOX
• AIDEN SMITH TWINS
• LOUIS MEEHAN-SMITH RED SOX
SECOND TEAM
• TARA GOHILL YANKEES
• RYAN DREW YANKEES
• SAMUEL SHTEYNBERG TWINS
• TIAM BARAGHOUSH TWINS
• MARCO CEBALLOS RED SOX
• AXEL TRUSSLER YANKEES
• ROSALINA STORSTEIN-NORGAARD RAYS
HONORABLE MENTION
• LUCA SAMSON RAYS
• DECHEN LEMOND RED SOX
• DYLAN MILLS TWINS
• NICK VARO YANKEES
• IBRAHIM ALLY YANKEES
• TANNER LEHMKUHL JAYS
• DAVID CASPARIAN YANKEES
• TEDDY KOTLER YANKEES
• ELOISE SIEGLER ORIOLES
• SPENCER NELSON ORIOLES
ALL ROOKIE AND NEWCOMER TEAMS
FIRST TEAM
• AARON DYNER RAYS ROOKIE OF THE SEASON
• AIDEN SMITH TWINS NEWCOMER OF THE SEASON
• MARCO CEBALLOS RED SOX
• DYLAN MILLS TWINS
• NICHOLAS VARO YANKEES
• IBRAHIM ALLY YANKEES
SECOND TEAM
• RIVER GREENWELL TWINS
• THEO FRANKLIN RAYS
• STEVE WEI RED SOX
• SHAHIEN BRAHAM TWINS
HONORABLE MENTION
• LINCOLN MCCANNEL JAYS
• RUSSELL MCCANNEL JAYS
• CRUZ HECKLIN ORIOLES
• KAI BADAT RAYS
• KAI MAKNOUNI TWINS
• NEIL MYLES TWINS
• ALEX CHIN YANKEES
• ROSS NELSON ORIOLES
Thank you very much,
Dr. Paul Drew, assistant youth basketball coordinator at the Santa Monica YMCA, editor and publisher of Swish
