Christine is in charge of the Senior Center. She reminded Bret that no non players, friends or fans are allowed to enter the gym. Coats, gym bags and extra shoes are to be put in the locker room. Players can only bring a basketball into the gym. She is adamant about these rules. She monitors the gym via cameras and contacts her staff if there are violations. Anyone not adhering will be instructed to leave.
By the lease agreement, Bret must be in the gym whenever the players are there and he has to stay until everyone leaves the building. Please don't arrive too early or linger too late.
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586 446-2750
Contact person - _______________586 ___-____
Gym entrance in front - Parking also on east side
586 294-8740
Contact person - Jacob - 586 601-8818
Parking & Gym entrance on east side
| The Sterling Heights Senior Center will be open the first week of February. Games there will be at 6:30pm and 7:30pm. They also plan on expanding the sideline area for 3 point shots for the players with large feet. |
2022-23
Winter Season Rules |
| 1_Games
to consist of two 19 minute halves.
Clock stops on all whistles and restarts when the ball is touched
in bounds. Teams will have two time outs per
game and one added time out
for overtime. Overtime is decided by
the first team to score seven points. After an offensive
team timeout, there is the option to
take the ball out at half court vs. the baseline. During
the last two minutes of a game both
teams will shoot one and one on defensive
fouls. Upon 10 or more team fouls, the opposing team will be awarded
two foul shots. All players entering the game must wait at mid-court
until a whistle is blown or score keeper horn sounds and play is
stopped. 2_Line-ups including last names and #'s are to be turned in to the scorekeeper before each game. Ratings are to be given for missing players and subs. All players on a team are to wear the same color shirt with a number. Managers may sign and photo the final score sheet for file. 3_All players are to play at least 16 minutes per game. All players are to sit a minimum of six minutes each half. Any participant that is ejected from a game cannot play in theirs or any other teams next scheduled game or the succeeding game will be a team forfeit. If the ejected player is rated 9.5, the sub can be 8.5. If rated 9.0, sub can be an 8.0. If 8.5, 8.0, or 7.5, sub can be 7.5. Throwing a punch or fighting is a 3 game suspension with committee review for possible expulsion. 4_No sub is required however attempts should be made to acquire one. A substitute player may play a 2nd game for a full time player of similar rating on another team. If no sub is available for a missing player a full time player may sub in and play a 2nd game for someone of similar or higher rating. In the event that a player is permanently replaced for the season, the successor player shall pay the pro-rata share of league fees. If a player has an injury that may prevent him from playing in his next game, he must advise his manager at least one day in advance of his playing status. No “stand by game time subs” are permitted for possible pre-injured player replacement. 5_All
players are to provide full name, phone number and email address
and to update if there are changes. All fee balances are to be
paid no later than the first game. The total 2022-2023 fee is
$290.00 per player (for 24 games). There will be additional player
fees incurred if the facilities are not vacated by the designated
time. Eastpointe, Sterling Heights and St John are to be vacated
by 8:45 pm. Cleanliness is mandatory at the facilities. |
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Game 1 Gold warmed up to a pep talk of "Touch your nose, shut your eyes, then touch your toes". That was Super Duper motivating. As Lt Blue walked onto the court one of them was heard to say "Me want cookie". Right from the start Lt Blue used speed and transition points to take a quick double digit lead. Then they relied on their big man to expand the lead. Gold valiantly fought back with balanced scoring and midrange jump shots. They whittled the lead down to 10 with four minutes to go but just couldn't get any closer. Gold's turnovers and missed shots led to their downfall. Lt Blue's cowabunga defense was smothering, holding every Gold player to single digit scoring. In the end Lt Blue was patient and burned the clock. They took their cookies and went home with an invigorating victory 56-41. Gold's manager thought he sucked again. Big Bird reminded him that “Everyone makes mistakes, so why can’t you?”
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Game 2 Who was missed the most this game? It wasn't Bert or Ernie . . . it was Laurie the scorekeeper. A sub was found for her and the games went on. White was missing two players including their leading scorer. No worries. They added two last minute subs from guys that had played in the first game, White jumped on Blue early to build a 10 point lead. Blue clawed back and was only down a by one at halftime. White seemed to run out of gas in the 2nd half. Maybe from having two guys that played two games? Blue was able to grind out an 11 point win 64-53. After the game Ernie was asked if he would like some ice cream. He answered back, Sherbert. The scorekeeper asked "How did I look?" and was told, "with your eyes".
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Game 3 As usual Green's manager worked the sub list as he needed three on this night but could only find two. Purple's Count von Count was looking to count 3's. No matter how long it took. One shot, No make it two shots or three shots, No wait, Four shots or Five shots or Six shots . . . Green had other ideas and played Purple to a 21-21 first half tie. Using only six players Green continued to play well in what was actually their best game of the season. They were able to move the ball a little better in the 2nd half and that added up to a 12 point victory, 56-44. Even with the win Green was upset after the game. Of course “You’d be a grouch, too, if you lived in a trash can!” Purple was left to count their blessings and not their wins. Green's win allowed them to move into a 7th place tie with Purple who were still counting on improving.
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Game 4 Well Tickle Me Elmo - it was definitely Elmo's World for Red as they ran out to an early first half lead. Then Snuffleupagus Silver responded with their own run. Silver was clinging to a one point lead at the break and felt good about themselves. In the 2nd half both teams went back and forth with spurts. Red maintained an edge as both teams played hard. Red had quite a few turnovers and missed shots. With a great effort, even though they had the most fouls, they were still triumphant winning 42-37. Silver left saying "Let's get the #*&% outta here before we stomp that little furry puppet."
If you'd like to add something to the recaps my phone number is available from your managers. Individual names do not appear in the recaps. I'd prefer text messages.
Bruce
Open Gym at
Sterling Hgts
Possible
Open Gym at
Sterling Hgts
Schools
were closed
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Sterling Heights, MI 48313
Kristen 586 446-2750 or 586 446-2766
