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BG Hoops Store Is Online Now!!!

The BG Hoops Store is now online. All players needing practice gear should order it here. BG Hoops fans everywhere can order and wear what the players and coaches will be wearing this year. Click on the shirt to go to our web store now.

Arcenio Ramirez Practicing Hard!

Arcenio Ramirez has been practicing hard for the last few weeks trying to earn himself a position on the professional team Potros Itson of the professional league in Mexico (LNBP). Good luck Arcenio, everyone at BG Hoops is pulling for you.

Pre-Season Conditioning--Day 1

BG Hoops Class of 2002 Arcenio Ramirez goes pro!!

Today BGHS Class of 2002 Alumni, Arcenio Ramirez, flew from Los International Airport en route to Cuidad Obregon, Sonora Mexico to join his professional basketball team Potros ITSON.

Ramirez, BGHS's 2nd All Time Leader in Points, takes his skills across the border in his 1st stint as a pro basketball player. It has been a long arduous road from his BG playing to his days at East Los Angeles College and San Francisco State but very rewarding. Ramirez earned his degree from Cal State LA but now is comfortable in taking a shot at chasing every basketball player's dream to be a professional.

Mentor & Coach Al Cuevas (left) along with pro coach Robert Zaragoza (right) joined a confident Ramirez to LAX. "We are always proud when a BG Alum can take their game to the next level. Arcenio has always been a skilled player, that along with his work ethic and attitude have got him to an opportunity at the pro level. I am confident he will do well. He always finds a way to succeed on the court".

We at BG Hoops wish Arcenio luck and we will keep updates throughout the season.

BG Hoops: Pre-Season Conditioning Program Begins August 23rd, 2010

We will begin our pre-season conditioning program on August 23rd, 2010 at the Sand Dunes at Manhattan Beach. We will leave BG at 8 AM to be at the "Dunes" by 9 AM. We all need to register on the "Dunes" website and reserve our spot. Register for 9:30 on August 23, 25, 27, 3o, Sept 1, 3, & 6th.

No one is allowed to work out without a reservation. They also charge $1 each time you work out. We will be at the "Dunes" August 23, 25, 27, 30, September 1, 3, and 6th.

Once we start school we'll go twice a week. We'll do our strength program 4 days a week as well after running. Call Coach Cuevas with questions.

Here's how you register.

1. It's free to register.
2. Click on link here:
   
3. Then click on "Sand Dune" button and create an account.
   
4. You can now go to reservation page to create a reservation.
5. Make your first reservation for August 23rd, 2010 at 9 AM.
6. You must have an account and a reservation to workout.
7. If you miss a reservation they can suspend your account and you won't be allowed to workout anymore.
8. If you need help call/text Coach Cuevas.

Props to Friend of BG-CJ Guerrero

1992 Dream Team Enters Hall Of Fame

Doing Sports Rights

Doing Sports Rights

Commentary by

Michael Josephson

When I was a kid playing sports, there were no clubs, travel teams, or private coaches. Except for summer baseball leagues, the primary place to play was high school. When I was in the 10th grade, I wanted to play basketball in the worst way.

Unfortunately, given my size and talent, that's how I played. But in those days, sports was part of the educational program and, to accommodate every kid who wanted to play, there were four skill levels - varsity, junior varsity, B, and C teams.

I was a third-stringer on the C team. My ambition was to play in 12 quarters during the season, the minimum requirement for a letterman's jacket.

Fortunately, the coach liked my spunk, so he'd put me in at the end of games when I could do no harm. In the last quarter of the last game, he made sure I got my letter by giving me an eight-second stint. Although I think I played less than two minutes of total game time during that season, I was part of the team and played in every practice.

Three years later, I was the only senior on the C team but I was a starter! Of all my high school achievements, none was more important than my three basketball letters.

It wasn't just recreation for me. It was education. My sports experience strengthened my character and helped me develop important life skills including goal-setting, preparation, and perseverance. It also taught me about honor and sportsmanship.

So when you read chilling stories about cheating coaches, out-of-control fans, or spoiled athletes, don't blame sports. Blame those who don't do it right.

This is Michael Josephson reminding you that character counts.

Learn more about theJosephson Institute's and sportsmanship programs

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Great Team are not built...

“Great teams are not built by extraordinary players, but by ordinary players doing extraordinary things.”