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Grades 7-12 \u2013 Ages 13-18<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=\u201d@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9saW5rX3VybF9wYWdlIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsicG9zdF9pZCI6IjM4MzkifX0=@\u201d button_text=\u201dBack to \u2013 INTERMEDIATE \u2013 Ages 9-14 \/ Grades 4-8\u2033 button_alignment=\u201dleft\u201d _builder_version=\u201d4.4.1\u2033 _dynamic_attributes=\u201dbutton_url\u201d hover_enabled=\u201d0\u2033 locked=\u201doff\u201d][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u201d4.4.1\u2033][et_pb_column type=\u201d4_4\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.4.1\u2033][et_pb_image src=\u201dhttps:\/\/www.crispinbasketball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Screen-Shot-2020-03-24-at-3.59.09-PM.png\u201d url=\u201d@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9saW5rX3VybF9hdHRhY2htZW50Iiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsicG9zdF9pZCI6IjM4MTQifX0=@\u201d _builder_version=\u201d4.4.1\u2033 _dynamic_attributes=\u201durl\u201d][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.4.1\u2033]<\/p>\n <\/i><\/span>We always start here. No matter how hard a player starts to work in this stage of his development, he or she must have ample opportunity to connect to the game on an emotional level. To play because he wants to, not because he has to.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/i><\/span>If players in this age range want to take the next step, they will have to learn how to work on their game. But they must still foster the love. They must still have opportunities to play the game for its own sake. Competitive settings will wear kids down if they don\u2019t have other opportunities to connect to the child-like fun of the game is less competitive, free-flowing settings.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u201d4.4.1\u2033][et_pb_column type=\u201d4_4\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.4.1\u2033][et_pb_image src=\u201dhttps:\/\/www.crispinbasketball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Screen-Shot-2020-03-26-at-2.48.16-PM.png\u201d url=\u201d@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9saW5rX3VybF9hdHRhY2htZW50Iiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsicG9zdF9pZCI6IjM4MTQifX0=@\u201d align=\u201dright\u201d _builder_version=\u201d4.4.1\u2033 _dynamic_attributes=\u201durl\u201d][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.4.1\u2033 custom_padding=\u201d||0px|||\u201d]<\/p>\n <\/i><\/span>At this stage of the game, kids must learn how to compete. This means playing to win. This may seem late to many, but it\u2019s not. From an emotional standpoint, kids at this age should be more prepared emotionally to handle winning and losing and all the accountability that goes with it. Many don\u2019t make it this far, because we try to push them to this too soon. They burnout. Wise coaches wait. <\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Competing should still be fun, but kids need to learn how to compete, because not everyone knows how to win. They need to learn that it is not all about them and their development. They need to learn how to compete together.<\/span>\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u201d4.4.1\u2033][et_pb_column type=\u201d4_4\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.4.1\u2033][et_pb_image src=\u201dhttps:\/\/www.crispinbasketball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Screen-Shot-2020-03-26-at-2.48.21-PM.png\u201d url=\u201d@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9saW5rX3VybF9hdHRhY2htZW50Iiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsicG9zdF9pZCI6IjM4MTQifX0=@\u201d _builder_version=\u201d4.4.1\u2033 _dynamic_attributes=\u201durl\u201d][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.4.1\u2033]<\/p>\n <\/i><\/span>This goes hand-in-hand with learning how to win. As kids move through this period of development, they need to learn how they can best contribute to a winning team. This doesn\u2019t mean they don\u2019t have opportunities to grow. They still should. But when game time comes, they should know how they best fit. They should grow in self-awareness and game-awareness and team-awareness. You should teach them in such a way that they know where they fit.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u201d4.4.1\u2033][et_pb_column type=\u201d4_4\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.4.1\u2033][et_pb_image src=\u201dhttps:\/\/www.crispinbasketball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Screen-Shot-2020-03-26-at-2.48.24-PM.png\u201d url=\u201d@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9saW5rX3VybF9hdHRhY2htZW50Iiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsicG9zdF9pZCI6IjM4MTQifX0=@\u201d align=\u201dright\u201d _builder_version=\u201d4.4.1\u2033 _dynamic_attributes=\u201durl\u201d][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.4.1\u2033]<\/p>\n <\/i><\/span>Players at this age of development should have or develop greater clarify for their basketball future. 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