Garden City Men’s Basketball 2004-2005

 

 

Accomplishments 2003-2004

 

Communication

 

Faculty – Established direct and cooperative relationships with instructors and advisors involved with academics here at the college. Priorities were focused on student-athlete attendance and effort within the classroom, as well as a positive attitude to succeed. Staff was also responsible and succeeded in registering and advising students for the fall and spring semesters of this school year within the framework established by the advising office.

 

Coaches – Established positive relationships with the other coaches on staff here at the college and worked effectively with football, volleyball, girls basketball, and baseball in conjunction with the gym and weight room usage schedule.

 

Community – Established a positive relationship with local community and media. Hosted Buster Buddy Day for the young kids, and have participated in a weekly radio show hosted by AM 1240 called “ Jock Talk” which Coach Swanson appears every Monday night during the season.

 

Responsive to Community and Students

 

The Broncbuster men’s basketball team and coaching staff will host their second annual Buster Buddy day on Feb.7, 2004 and their first under Coach Swanson. The day will focus on skill improvement for the game of basketball as well as an interactive session with the coaches and players demonstrating with the campers.

 

Faculty and Staff Development

 

Broncbuster Head Coach Ryan Swanson was one of the featured speakers at the Southwest Kansas Coaches Clinic held at Holcomb High School in November of 2003. Coach Swanson and his staff were also featured at Jerry Mullen’s exposure camp held in July in Tulsa, OK.

 

Learner Success

 

Continue to work with the college and advising staff on enrollment, graduation, and schedule concerns. The staff also implemented a mandatory study hall for all athletes, 4 days a week for a total of 4 hours supervised study time. The staff also established a positive and working relationship with the Tutoring Center to make sure student-athletes reaching their maximum potentional.

Goals 2003-2004

 

Learner Success

• Continue to Improve each year as a basketball team
• Improve the quality of In-State recruiting
• Focus on the best out of state kid possible
• Establish positive community support
• Look for Divison 1 transfer athletes ( Marcus Morrison this season – Univ of S.Carolina
• Focus on increasing team GPA each semester
• Improve PR and attendance at home games
• Focus on game promotions
• Region VI Championship game
• Top of the Jayhawk West
• Implement a positive off-season structured weight training and skills program

 

Service to the Community

 

The basketball program will continue to have it’s annual Buster Buddies Day and will take part in other classroom programs through local grade and middle schools. The basketball program also plans to establish a fall basketball league with surrounding high schools.

 

Supporting Documentation for 2004-2005 Goals

 

The bullet points listed are a list of concerns that the basketball staff has here within our program. These are not prioritized, just some concerns.

 

• Need Basketball Lanes and End lines painted on the side baskets
• Side Baskets motors need to be replaced. One is presently not working and the motors are inconsistent
• Need a Cowboy VCR remote for game film
• Another Storage Area
• Increase student-athlete hours in Federal and Institutional work-study to compete with the major schools in our conference (i.e. Barton, Seward County)
• Improve Recruiting Budget
• Need New Computers in Coach’s office. Computers are slow, and monitors can hardly be viewed.
• Strength Coach to help all programs (22,500)
• Head Coach access to CARS
• Dorm Issues – Hidden costs, make it easier for kids to get in, would like for all basketball players to be in one area to avoid conflict with football, etc.