"It's amazing how much can be accomplished whren no one cares who gets the credit."
Coach John Wooden
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OK, this is OFFICIALLY the coolest thing ever!! The University of Michigan Women's basketball team singing Hail to the Victors for our No More Sidelines kids!! Come on Notre Dame and MSU, when can we visit you???
Shooting 3's at Fruitport High School with No More Sidelines!
Working out at Basketball Basics gym in Ferrysburg, March 2012.
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NOTE: Cardinal Bus Line was provided a bus at $1075, a $425 discount. THANKS CARDINAL!! Now can we raise the $1075 to assist our kids in their 3rd trip to Ann Arbor? Call or text Coach McGannon (616) 402-1600 or Cyndi Blair (231) 206-0289 if you would like to help. Strive for that PERFECT DAY!!
"You have not lived a perfect day until you've done something for someone who can not re-pay you"
Coach Wooden
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Please contact Coach McGannon (616) 402-1600 or Cyndy Blair (231) 206-0289 to arrange for our No More Sidelines kids to interact and play with your school teams in pretty much ANY sport.
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From: Plitzuweit, Dawn: Womens BB
Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2011
To: 'Jim McGannon'
Cc: Harmon, Raina: Dir. of BB Ops
Subject: No More Sidelines in December
Coach McGannon
We would love to be involved with No More Sidelines again! Let me talk with Raina about dates/times. Around the Christmas/New Year’s break again.
Talk soon,Dawn Plitzuweit
Womesn Assistant Head Coach
University of Michigan
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"I don't believe in praying to win. The prayer I like to hear before hand is for nobody to get hurt and that you participate to the best of your own individual ability."
Coach John Wooden
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(616) 402-1600 BasketballBasics@charter.net
FORMAL ATTIRE DRIVE
Donate your gently used party dresses, tuxes and suits so our kids can dress up for their Valentines Day Dance and Gala Ball in March. How cool is this?? Call 231 724-7142
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The University of Michigan has again granted our kids access to the basketball programs, led by Coaches Kevin Borseth, Dawn Plitzuweit and John Beilein. We visited Ann Arbor December 29th for the 2nd straight year, playing in the Crisler Arena from 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM. What a GREAT EVENING!!!
No More Sidelines is a non-profit, 501 C-3 organization. Donations are tax deductible.
Please mail whatever your contribution is to the address below or you may give to Coach McGannon in the gym, check made out to No More Sidelines.
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Basketball Basics serves with pride on the board of No More Sidelines. We help arrange gym time with area High Schools and Colleges. But it is not simple gym time we are interested in. We involve the school's student athletes in a mentoring and modeling situation with No More Sideline's 200 special needs kids. The student athletes coach, referee, supervise, substitute, problem solve, play and administer the program, with guidance from our staff.
The pictures say it all.
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"You have not lived a perfect day until you have done something for someone who can NOT re-pay you."
Coach John Wooden
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Partner with Basketball Basics. We directly and positively impact hundreds of kids each year, both with No More Sidelines and with kids from all walks of life in our instruction, camps and leagues.
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While we focus mostly on arranging for basketball venues for our and your kids, Basketball Basics also helps arrange other activities (see below)
SPRING 2012, we are looking for:
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MANY THANKS, we had a GREAT TIME!!!
Ravenna High School: Basketball
Mona Shores HS: Basketball
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"I have been involved with No More Sidelines for years and have found my time working with these wonderful people and their families a true joy in my life.
I'm the Principal of Reeths-Puffer High School and have hosted both basketball and track events at our school. The students from my high school were involved in assisting our NMS kids with practice and coaching prior to the event and came away with a renewed sense of what it means to truly give of oneself.
Cyndi Blair and her crew are very organized and go well beyond the call of duty to insure that the NMS participants have a great experience in every planned event.
We plan to host another basketball event as well as a track invitational in the spring.
I would be happy to answer any questions that you might have with regard to our connection to NMS."
Sincerely,
Dan Beckeman
| beckemad@reeths-puffer.org |
"To the world you might be one person, but to one person, you might be the world."
-Anonymous
We highly encourage your school to participate with No More Sidelines. No two-hour commitment will create more perspective and honest community service for your student-athletes. Please also note this experience for your players carries great weight with college admissions and job applications. Beyond what this association may or may not do for the player, school or community, it's simply the right thing to do.
If your school's name is NOT on the list below, consider participating this year . Please call and we will set up a time for your student-athletes to mentor and model for this great group of kids. Generally, here's how it works:
Get ready! These are outstanding community and school related events.
We are very excited to announce the 1st chapter of No More Sidelines, in Central Michigan. Please see this article for details of the wonderful 1st day in February of 2010. Additionally our group was highlighted in a front page article in the Muskegon Chronicle in April of 2010.
Muskegon High School
Mona Shores High School
Fruitport High School
Spring Lake High School
Grand Haven High School
Whitehall High School
Coopersville High School
Holton High School
Ionia High School
Montague High School
Reeths Puffer High School
West Michigan Christian High School
University of Michigan
Hope College
Grand Valley State University
Muskegon Community College
The West Michigan Symphony
Extra-Innings Indoor baseball
Subway Restaurants
Port City Group
If your community is interested in offering a No More Sidelines organization in your area, please contact us. It's simple and only costs love, commitment and dedication to those less fortunate than us.
Our affiliation with No More Sidelines is one of our proudest and most productive associations. This is a group of 200 special needs kids and young adults. Basketball Basics helps coordinate facilities where these kids can play. Not just basketball. We've played hoops of course, but we've also played baseball, bowling, soccer and Track and Field. We've also gone to the symphony among other cultural trips.
I feel most strongly about the impact these kids can have on the regular ed student-athletes who serve as mentors and coaches for a few hours. The pictures at the right say it all. It is a marvelous mix of disadvantaged kids with some of our best, brightest and most athletic kids. These sessions teach patience, perspective, flexibility, initiative and friendship.
The web site is www.NoMoreSidelines.org. We are always looking for new things to do, so if you have any ideas, please don't hesitate to call or e-mail. Of couse, this is a not-for-profit organization. If you would like to help in anyway, this list of needs is a peek at how you can help. At the very least, come on out and cheer the kids on!
Coach Jim McGannon
