text: Including the tryouts, which began on October 20, we’ve had eight practices but on only two occasions have we had all players present. This past Thursday was the low point with only seven bodies at practice. I cancelled practice yesterday to give kids a rest but still only had nine players today.
  As a result we have basically no team systems in place other than some basic man-to-man team concepts. No zone offense, no team defenses, no press break and no inbounds plays. Normally I wouldn’t be too concerned because we would still have nine days to go, but this year my team plays at home on Tuesday against Simonds, travels to Harbour View on Thursday then hosts a tip-off tournament on Friday and Saturday.