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Let‘s start with the basic shot. A shooting percentage of 50 per cent or better from the floor is considâ€" ered quite good. To obtain this averâ€" It is true that to become the best that you can be, you must be able to set goals, motivate yourself, and work hard. However, all this does not come without some attention to skill. In order to improve, we must practice. But we must also know how to practice effectively. Take for example, the aspiring basketball player who wants to get into the gym to practice his skills on his own. What is the proper way to shoot the ball, to dribble, or to pass? How do you learn how to defend against an opponent effectively? How can you improve your foot speed? Quickness? Anticipation? Coordination? Taking your very best shot White Oaks Secondary School organized a recent Friday night basketball triple header with the intention of giving community supporters a chance to take in a game. A good crowd saw the junior team beat Burlington‘s Nelson High School 71â€"64 while the seniors lost 74â€"54 and the midget team 42â€"33. In the photos, cheerleaders look on while junior player Jason Gaines controls the ball. e l age, it‘s necessary to take plenty of shots in the gym on your own time, at lunch, after school, and it‘s also advisable to take these shots from where you would normally shoot in a game. Too often, young ball players go into the gym and fool around, takâ€" ing goofy shots during most of their practice time. There is nothing wrong with having fun, but when it supersedes any real training, little real work and improvement takes place. SCORE WITH McDONALD‘S TRIPLE (HEESEBURGER MEAL! A great winning taste! Skate into McDonald‘ s for the great taste of our new Triple Cheeseburger Meal for just $.99. It‘ s got 100% pure Canadian beef patties between two slices of process cheddar cheese on our famous buns. Add on Medium fries and any Medium soft drink and you‘ve got a real winning taste at an unbelievable value. Skate in for a Triple Cheeseburger Meal Today! To become the best that you can be also involves creativity â€" findâ€" ing other ways to achieve the end result. Shots from the floor don‘t always have to follow a set pattern. Perhaps sometimes, you can bank it off the board, hook it in, scoop it up with the other hand. Keep your opponent guessing so he can‘t anticipate what you will do. Fake the pass, fake the dribble, Deciding where to shoot is all important. If you‘re a post player, threeâ€"point shots may be a little far; if you‘re a guard, perhaps leaving the insideâ€"theâ€"key jumpers for the big guys is better. There are, howâ€" ever, always exceptions and it‘s up to you and your coach to determine what is best for you and the team. (See ‘Fake‘ page 18) Friday night hoop show at Photos by Riziero Vertolli SUNDAY, JANUARY 23, 1994 Page 17 Q.E. PARK 48 (Alex Wright 12, Roger Crowcher 10, Mike Porter 8) C.H. NORTON 37 (Aaron Fredericks 12, John Nowacki 6). EASTVIEW 45 (Andrew Scott 18, Josh VanWieren 16) PINELAND 28 (Boris Maric 12, Andrew Gough 10). W.H. MORDEN 35, BROOKDALE 34. EAGER EAST GIRLS PINELAND 39 (Boris Maric 15, Ryan Schreiter 13) C.H. Norton 31 (Aaron Fredericks 22). Q.E. PARK 54 (Alex Wright 10, Sydney Wong 8) Brookdale 28 (Calvin 12). MacNamara 4). Q.E. PARK 28, C.H. NORTON 24. CERTAINLY CENTRAL BOYS W.H. MORDEN 27 (Mike Purcell 9, Scott Easterbrook 8, Brandon Bannock 6) EASTâ€" VIEW 17 (Josh VanWieren 10). Quigley 8, Michelle Sicukumar 6) BROOKâ€" DALE 18 (Emily Rowland 8, Libby W.H. MORDEN 46 (Beck Quigley 18, Leea Fortune 10) Eastview 21 (Allysa Sotak 12). PINELAND 64 (Krista Aries 24, Erin Magee 13, Megan Dawson 8) EASTSVIEW 21 (Jasmine 6, Allysa Sotak 4, Laura Gavaghan 4). W.H. MORDEN 30 (Leea Fortune 10, Beck CERTAINLY CENTRAL GIRLS PINELAND 31 C.H. NORTON 16 (Nicole Dunn 8, Lindsay Konior 4). BROOKDALE 25 (Amber Hibbs 12, Libby MacNamara 9) Q.E. PARK 24 (Stephanie Tichnovich 6, Dina Shoukri 6). MINOR BANTAM "AA": The First Choice Haircutters Rangers came within a whisker of making it to the championship game of the Newmarket Silver Stick Tournament. It‘s quite an achievement because "AA" teams that are first in their communities â€" such as in Orangeville and Bowmanville â€" usually dominate the "AA" teams from comâ€" munities which also field "AAA" teams (as Oakville does). Assists went to Keven Silber (3), McGrath (2), Josh Rannells (2), Neil Murray (2), Brett Lain, Drew Wilsenson, Oreskovich and Michael Nelligan. Matt Mateja provided solid goaltending. Polywheels/Pillsbury Rangers finished their Triâ€"County League play, winning two out of three on the weekend. In a 7â€"4 victory against Burlington on Saturday, Evan McGrath scored a hatâ€"trick with Blake McLennan and Victor Oreskovich netting two each. In a 5â€"1 thrashing of Chinguacousy on Sunday, Griffen Allen potted the hatâ€"trick (including one on a penatly shot) with singles to McGrath (a short handed effort) and McLennan. Goals were scored by Adam Richards (2), Rob Medieros, Jamie Trull, Marc Varteresian, Jeff Wells, Kevin Woit and Chris Betts. Assists were chalked up by Jeff KuBacki (3), Mike Muldoon (3), R.J. Carr (2), Chris Betts, Brad Moyer, Richards and Wells. They got the loss out of the way first, losâ€" ing 2â€"0 to Dundas on Friday MINOR NOVICE "AAA": Oakville Extra Lease Rangers improved their record to 27â€"2 with a 4â€"2 win over Chinguacousy last Sunday (Jan 16). All of Oakville‘s goals came in the third period on a hatâ€"trick by Josh Smyth and a sinâ€" gle marker by Adam Kalata. Steven Donnelly picked up a pair of assists with singles to David Nugent and Nico Gill. BANTAM "AAA": Oakville Hopedale Mall Rangers improved their record to 17â€"5â€"5 with an 8â€"2 victory over Halton Hurricanes in Milton. Oakville goaltender Peter Wishloff had to be very sharp in the first period before the offence finally revved into action. MINOR NOVICE "AAA": Minor Sports Scoreboard Rep Hockey Basketball RIVER OAKS 44 (T.J. Azevedo 15, Brian McWilliams 12) E.J. JAMES 42 (Steve Carey 14, Mickey Singh 8 and Adam Francis 8) in three periods of overtime. NEW CENTRAL 52 (Pat Devitt 12, Jason Davis 4) MONTCLAR 27 (Jamie Dykstra 13, Joey Dias 7). PILGRIM WOOD 40 (Kyle Jordan 12, Mitch MacKenzie 11, Jamie Conboy 7) E.J. JAMES 38 (Steve Carey 14, Rickey Robertson MONTCLAIR 49 (Jamie Dykstra 17) FALâ€" GARWOOD 31 (Danny Redpath 13). EAGEREAST BOYS _ â€" NEW CENTRAL 44 (John Hoag 20, Pat Devitt 8) RIVER OAKS 23 (Bryan Jackson 10, P.J. Azevedo 10). FALGARWOOD 32 (Paven Sehmi 12, Ryan Aziz 6, Maya Gorham 6) MONTCLAR 30 (Allison Hoy 18, Christine Hunter 6, Laura Ann Greenwood 2) in overtime. E.J. JAMES 57, PILGRIM WOOD 20. FALGARWOOD 44 (Paven Sehmi 31 Ryan Aziz 8) PILGRIM WOOD 20 (Ale)z Calman 8, Kim Salem 6). NEW CENTRAL 31 (Jodie Peacock 13, Melanie Thrush 12) MONTCLAIR 22 (Allison Hoy 8, Christine Hunter 8). NEW CENTRAL 41 (Jodie Peacock 12, Kate Richardson 11) RIVER OAKS 20 (Jackie Spence 6, Chantelle Charette 6). E.J. JAMES 37 (Katie Dann 9, Becky Bousfield 8, Ryley Beddoe 5) RIVER OAKS 11 (Terrie Gilbraith 4, Jackie Spence 3). BANTAM _ "AA":; The London Life/Laidlaw Waste Systems Rangers split their last two games, losing 4â€"3 to Orangeville (goals to Mike Paralovos, Quentin Budd and Jason Lee; and assists to Rob Shirley 2, Sean Krumpek 2 and Mike Kinnunen) but reboundâ€" ed for a 3â€"1 win over Brampton (goals to Krumpek, Jamie Innes and Lee; assists to Jamie Donnelly, Krumpek, Kinnunen and Todd Cruikshank). BANTAM "A"; Oakville knocked off Orangeville 6â€"3 last week. Leading the attack were Steve Clarke with the hat trick, a pair to Jason Joseph and a single marker to Paul Sanson. Assists went to Jordan Zacny 3, Kyle MacDonald, Steve Woodall, Janson, Craig Thornton, Gord Ball and Joseph. Brad McDonald scored the lone goal, assisted by Wallace and Neil Walsworth. Powerful Bowmanville, the undefeated leader in the Yorkâ€"Simcoe league and the winner of the qualifying tournament needed a shutout to advance). In league action, Oakville battled Orangeville Flyers 2â€"2 (goals to Miller and Wallace, assists to Barlow, Joudry, McDonald and Jim Romph). MINOR ATOM "AAA": First Choice Plumbing Rangers won backâ€"toâ€"back games on the weekend, edging Niagara Falls Thunder 2â€"1 (goals to Brett McGrath and Bryan McLoughlin; assists to Jamie Green and Mike Ruppel) and blanking the Brantford Bandits 7â€" 0 (goals: McGrath 2, Blyth Gill, Josh Pippy, Chris Riddell, Keith Zavitz and Ruppel. Assists: Jamie Green 2, Zavitz 2, McGrath 2, Riddell 2, Gill, Pippy and Robby Tarantino. Other tournament games included: a 7â€"2 loss to the Orangeville Flyers (Dinner and Jeff Elia picked up the goals with assists to Dunn, Kirk Joudry, Justin Miller and Kent Wallace); a 7â€"0 victory over Barrie Flyers (goals: Barlow 2, Kwon 2, Wallace 2 and Dunn. Assists: Dunn 3, Dinner 2, Barlow, Elia, Kevin Gibbons, Kwon and David Pink); 1â€"0 win over Bowmanvikile (Jamie Miller carned the shutout with several great saves. Nevertheless it took a close, overtime 2â€"1 loss to Clearwater to stop them from reaching the North American championship game. Mike Dinner scored the lone goal, assisted by Dave Dunn and Glen Kwon. WINTER SPECIAL 2 % OFF ALL SERVIC mWP @Z ALL SERVICES Call For Appointment $414â€"5556