Community Service
We continually ask ourselves, "What is the mission of our high school Basketball program?” For some members of our community or for some parents, the answer would center on how well the team does in terms of wins and losses. This viewpoint would evaluate the season based upon winning the league title or how far a team advances in the state tournament.
Most of us are keenly aware of the phrase "Educational Athletics." We associate educational athletics as being the intentional efforts of our coaches to teach skills, behaviors, actions and attitudes that extend far beyond the X's and O's of our sports. Some of these positive character traits are: hard work, discipline, teamwork, perseverance, sportsmanship, respect and learning how to win and lose with dignity.
How many of us have thought about community service as another character trait that can be used in our pursuit of educational athletics? We define community service as giving back to the school and surrounding community through volunteerism. Service is doing something for somebody else without any expectation of getting anything in return. It is a selfless way for teams to give back to their communities. Unfortunately, in today's society, the concept of service is foreign to many young people.
Coach Tedaro France feels, "Community service not only benefits the recipients of the good deeds but also benefits my team by infusing great leadership skills, and selflessness that builds great character in my athletes that will show not only on the basketball court but also in our community. I feel it is very important for our basketball program to be actively involved in community service every year.
Here are some Community Service Activities and Events our Boy's Basketball Program is actively involved or have participated in.
*The Village of New Haven's Annual Community Dinner and Food Drive-- greeters, servers, cleaning crew and material collectors
*First Baptist Church Community Mission Out Reach Program-- community clean-up and Free kids sports camp
*Toys for Tots-- Greeters, servers and packagers
*The Village of New Haven's Annual Rocket Fun Fest and Fireworks-- Parking attendants, Grounds maintenance, set up and take down
* Jr Hoops Youth Basketball Program-- Referee, Score and Clock keepers, Youth clinic coaches and instructors
*Custodial Staff helpers-- Help set up and take down chairs, tables and desk for special events in our school district
*Shining Stars Child Care Reading Program-- Read books, tell stories and play games with children
*New Haven Elementary School Halloween Haunted House-- Greeters, Servers, Set up, clean-up and take down
*Coaches vs Cancer-- Help raise funds to support cancer research to find a cure.
Most of us are keenly aware of the phrase "Educational Athletics." We associate educational athletics as being the intentional efforts of our coaches to teach skills, behaviors, actions and attitudes that extend far beyond the X's and O's of our sports. Some of these positive character traits are: hard work, discipline, teamwork, perseverance, sportsmanship, respect and learning how to win and lose with dignity.
How many of us have thought about community service as another character trait that can be used in our pursuit of educational athletics? We define community service as giving back to the school and surrounding community through volunteerism. Service is doing something for somebody else without any expectation of getting anything in return. It is a selfless way for teams to give back to their communities. Unfortunately, in today's society, the concept of service is foreign to many young people.
Coach Tedaro France feels, "Community service not only benefits the recipients of the good deeds but also benefits my team by infusing great leadership skills, and selflessness that builds great character in my athletes that will show not only on the basketball court but also in our community. I feel it is very important for our basketball program to be actively involved in community service every year.
Here are some Community Service Activities and Events our Boy's Basketball Program is actively involved or have participated in.
*The Village of New Haven's Annual Community Dinner and Food Drive-- greeters, servers, cleaning crew and material collectors
*First Baptist Church Community Mission Out Reach Program-- community clean-up and Free kids sports camp
*Toys for Tots-- Greeters, servers and packagers
*The Village of New Haven's Annual Rocket Fun Fest and Fireworks-- Parking attendants, Grounds maintenance, set up and take down
* Jr Hoops Youth Basketball Program-- Referee, Score and Clock keepers, Youth clinic coaches and instructors
*Custodial Staff helpers-- Help set up and take down chairs, tables and desk for special events in our school district
*Shining Stars Child Care Reading Program-- Read books, tell stories and play games with children
*New Haven Elementary School Halloween Haunted House-- Greeters, Servers, Set up, clean-up and take down
*Coaches vs Cancer-- Help raise funds to support cancer research to find a cure.