Court/Field
Class Days
Rules
Competition
Coach Thomas
1

This line is 15 feet away from the basketball hoop.

Free Throw Line

1

The BEEF method helps you properly do this.

Shoot the ball.

1

Dribbling, picking up the ball, and dribbling again is this violation.

Double Dribble.

1

This characteristic shows that we value others over our own desires.

Putting others first. 

1

Coach Thomas has only had this to drink (except for ONE time) the entire year of 2021.

Water.

2

The basketball hoops are this high off the ground.

10 Feet

2

4 balls in Cricket is called this.

An Over.

2

Hitting the Cricket ball over the boundary without bouncing on the field is worth this many runs.

6.

2

These are the 5 ROOTS of the game we should respect.

Rules, Officials, Opponents, Teammates, and Self.

2

Coach Thomas has done this every single morning (except only TWICE) this year in 2021. 

Made his bed.

5

These are the 4 main areas of the Cricket field.

Pitch, Close-Infield, Infield, Outfield.

5

This pass creates an angle between you and your target.

A Bounce Pass.

5

Each team gets this many outs before they are done batting in Cricket.

10.

5

This is the real meaning of competition and what our goal as competitors should be. 

Striving together.

5

This team is Coach Thomas' favorite MLB team.

The New York Mets.

7

These are the 2 fielding players in Cricket allowed in the Pitch.

Bowler and Wicket Keeper.

7

When you are fouled while shooting, you shoot this many free throws.

2.

7

These are the 3 ways to get a batter out in Cricket.

Hitting the wickets, Catching the ball, hitting their leg before the wicket.

7

This characteristic shows that we are choosing to not let our natural urge take over in the heat of the moment. 

Deciding how we will act before a competition.

7

This is a coach that Coach Thomas will remember forever because of his knowledge about being a true competitor.

Middle School Soccer Coach

best soccer team I ever played on

10

When a player is shooting a free throw, this is the area where everyone lines up around.

The Free Throw Lane

10

In a Cricket match, Team A scored 150 runs on 20 overs and Team B only got 8 outs. This team won.

No team has won yet. The match is not over, Team B still has to bat.

10

A player only gets this many fouls before they are disqualified from the game.

5.

10

This characteristic shows that we value parts of competition that will have a lasting effect. 

Looking beyond the moment. 

10

This is Coach Thomas' favorite sports moment he ever watched live as it happened.

2010 World Cup - USA vs Algeria

Landon Donovan puts the US out of groups