***BOYS ROSTERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED ONCE THE REGISTRATION LINK IS FINALIZED.  DUE TO HIGH PARTICIPATION NUMBERS, WE ARE ALSO MAKING SURE WE HAVE ENOUGH PRACTICE SPACE FOR ALL TEAMS.  WATCH FOR AN EMAIL FROM COACH BENISH FOR MORE INFO ON NEXT STEPS.  THANKS TO ALL WHO ATTENDED TRYOUTS!

We are excited to announce the dates and times for tryouts for the 2021-22 Oconomowoc Youth Basketball Season.  The information below give details about both the boys and girls tryouts.  Make sure you fill out the google doc to get signed up for the tryout date you plan to attend.  Please pass this information on to anyone that is interested in playing basketball this winter.  We look forward to seeing you all at the tryouts in August and having a great year of basketball!

Boys Tryout Details

Tryouts will be held at the OHS Field House

MAKE UP TRYOUT - Saturday, August 28 - 8:30-9:30 am (All Ages)

Tuesday, August 17 & Wednesday, August 18

7th & 8th Grade - 4 pm to 5:15 pm

4th, 5th, & 6th Grade - 5:30 pm - 6:45 pm

Click this link for more information about tryouts.  The document will answer questions you may have.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jKd_kpbA_0cnV0qQksyJCnFrHuIT61Vq_mZ-2d2pHkM/edit?usp=sharing

Click this link to sign up for the boys basketball tryout you plan to attend.

https://forms.gle/1Xg5xqVswsztb6J87

Girls Tryout Details

Tryouts will be held at the OHS Field House

Wednesday, August 25 & Thursday, August 26

4th, 5th, & 6th Grade - 6:15 pm - 7:30 pm

7th & 8th Grade - 7:30 pm - 8:45 pm

Click this link to sign up for the girls basketball tryout you plan to attend.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1035c0H1Ls5YGO6OTZkgzFVndmOGc92A5XGL4WQVL1u0/viewform?edit_requested=true

OYB players, we are excited to offer an opportunity for you to work this summer to improve your skills.  Join us for individual and small group workouts.  Click the link for more information on how to sign up.  We look forward to seeing you in the gym this summer!

https://documentcloud.adobe.com/link/review?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:3589d845-580e-413a-8a9d-87e9f01bcc0a

On March 16, we celebrated our 2020-21 season together with family and friends!  It was a blessing to be able to play a game with your friends this season.  Proud of the way this group handled themselves all year long .  Impressive group of young men on and off the floor;  leaders, student-athletes, and competitors!

Here are the award winners for the 2020-21 Season:

Letter winners:

Jackson Voigt

Logan Arndt

Aidan Zimmer

Jack Hellman

Owen Pekrul

Tommy Popelier

Parker Knepprath

Tony Collura

Aiden Foerstera

Greg Galloway

Jake Fisher

Carter Tower

Timmy Valley

Rome Zupke

Augie Marks

Nick Sulla

Maxx Ninmann

Captains:

Maxx Ninmann

Greg Galloway

Jake Fisher

All Conference:

Jake Fisher – 1st Team

Greg Galloway – 2nd Team

Maxx Ninmann – Honorable Mention

Carter Tower – Honorable Mention

WBCA All State – Honorable Mention

Jake Fisher

**Classic 8 Sportsmanship Award – Boys Basketball

**WBCA Division 1 Team Academic All State Nominee – 3.64 GPA 

Friend of the Program Award

The Ninmann Family

Mark Hutchinson

Alison Stoneberg

Team Awards:

Most Valuable: Jake Fisher

Most Improved: Carter Tower

Mr. Hustle: Timmy Valley

Coach Jim O’Leary Champion of Character: Owen Pekrul

Leadership: Greg Galloway

Raccoon Award: Rome Zupke

The Rock: Maxx Ninmann

WBCA Team First Award: Augie Marks & Nick Sulla

Scout Team Player of the Year: Parker Knepprath

We hope that you have enjoyed participating in our summer shooting club and that you got a lot of shots up this summer!  We need to record your totals so we can get the prizes ordered and get them out to those of you that earned them.  Please fill out your totals in the form below and submit it.  We trust that you have been keeping track on our shot recorder doc and can take your totals from there to enter them into the form.  Thanks for participating in the program.  We look forward to making it even better next summer!

Our OYB tryout dates for boys and girls will be on Saturday September 12 and Sunday September 13 at the OHS Field House.  More info about times will be posted on the website this week.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScvEIsaEX-aFgjEC2HaSHfa9Re7KNnQp6qMmoaCURtYd3NSuA/viewform

Follow us on Twitter at @Raccoon_Hoops for the latest updates regarding OHS Boys Basketball!

The Raccoon Basketball program is the home of your Oconomowoc Boys and Girls Basketball teams. Check here for everything Raccoon Basketball related from information regarding youth clinics and leagues to high school schedules and game scores.

Our Goals

• Instill in our student-athletes the spirit of competition and the ideals of good sportsmanship, self esteem, leadership, teamwork and respect.
• Promote excellence in basketball by developing and improving the basic skill of each student-athlete.
• Develop enthusiastic support among students, parents, athletes and the community.
• Develop high character student-athletes with a love for the game and pride in our school and basketball family.

We will post different workouts you can do this summer here, so check back often for new workouts.  We will also add videos to help you follow along with the workout.

Drew Hanlen Shooting Drills Library (Excellent Source -YouTube)

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=drew+hanlen+shooting+drills

USA Basketball Shooting Library

https://www.usab.com/news-events/index.aspx?lv=1&q=Shooting|Foundational&and=1

USA Basketball Shooting Tips with Coach Calipari

https://www.usab.com/basketball/media/videos/2014/03/usa-basketball-shooting-drills.aspx

Coach Bob Foley Shooting Drills

http://bobfoleybasketball.net/tips/individual-shooting-drills/

8 Individual Shooting Drills 

https://coachingtoolbox.net/basketball-drills/8-individual-shooting-drills.html

Ocon Shooting Workout (150 shots)

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1V71BskvkIDVuKvoKReLMgGcLq-snoZgNCb0G7z_BC_M/edit

Raccoon Shooting Workout (300 shots)

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lxxBjtjabbC8DYiiGHXK9GeTh2Eguc1luqHlGitPZ5o/edit

Ball Handling Workout (10-15 minutes)

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rIWLwMpkSWQIQqZybdJv1EuHmkRkR1sphbUJharORgY/edit

Caleb and Olivia have been selected by the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association to participate in the WBCA All Star Game this summer on August 5 & 6 at Just A Game Field House in Wisconsin Dells. This is a great honor for all players and coaches that were selected and will be a great experience. The WBCA has partnered with the MACC Fund to raise money to fight against childhood cancer. We are proud to have Caleb and Olivia represent Oconomowoc Basketball in such a great event, please consider helping them raise money for this great cause. Check out the link below. Thank You and Go Raccoons! https://wisbca.org/allstar-game/donation-banner/ …