BRAVES U21 TACKLE CLAPHAM BULLS TODAY AT WILDEY GYM

Arawak Breaves U21 will play their sixth game today at 4.00pm. At the wildey gymnasium.  Have a good game men.

ARAWAK BRAVES SURRENDERS TO POLICE

There is a saying ‘you can’t win nothin with the police’.  This is probly what Braves told themselves as they came up against the police in a bball game at Bay Street on Thursday night. Braves, after taking control midway in the game, went into a massive panic attack when Adrian and Shane fouled out early in the forth quarter.

The Police team was off to a quick start mainly due to the poor playing of the Braves starters. Defensively they were not playing together and the police took advantage of this and scored points easily on the inside. Offensively there was alot of player movement but the passing was not up to standard. Their playing improved after a couple of substitutions were made and they slowly took control of the game in the next three quarters. This was due mainly to great efforts by Damian, Adrian and Shane and good shooting by Andrew. The defence also improved and the Police found it dificult to score. Then the officials went on a foul hunting mission and as usual Braves got the most of this five minute madness. By the time it was over Braves was still leading but two of their main players was in serious foul trouble. Then when they both receive their fifth fouls in the fourth all hell broke loose in the Braves camp. No other player stepped up in the leadership position. They just surrendered the game behind a series of poor excuses and very poor court playing often making very fundamental errors and handed the game to a surprised Police team. The loss took the lime light away from Damian Bovell who had just played a monster game. He left the game in tears.

I hope that this experince will make the others realize that a team should not be dependant on one or two players but that everyone should commit and contribute to the team. They must work on their skills as you never know where you will be needed once the game begin. ASK YOURSELF NOT WHAT CAN THE TEAM DO FOR YOU BUT WHAT CAN YOU DO FOR THE TEAM.  Let me make it clear that this is not my quote.

GAME STATS…33 OF 66 FIELF GOALS…13 OF 22 FREE THROWS…..0 OF 3 THREE POINT SHOTS.                          36 REBOUNDS…..41 TURNOVERS….18 ASSIST….18 STEALS….5 BLOCKS.

Games and Practice Today?

Braves playing on( tuesday) 2nd Sept against City Ballers @ 8pm in YMCA. THIRD DIVISION PRACTICE tonight @ 730pm Checker Hall.U 21 playing 4pm @ Gym today.All third player let know if you can make practice?