Sneakers squeaked against the hard wood floors of the Gaynor Campus 3rd floor gym Friday, November 5th where tryouts for the Boys Varsity Basketball Team were held. This season the decision was made to have a campus wide team for the first time.For the past two years The Green School and Lyons were separate teams which competed in the North Brooklyn Tournament. The Gaynor Campus Gators will play against schools such as Midwood and neighboring Grand Street Campus in hopes of soon being in the PSAL (Public School Athletic League).
Coaching the Gators will be Darron and Mr.Janson who both coached boys basketball teams for the past two years. When asked what they were looking for Darron responded saying "high basketball IQ's" and a "team player". He continued by saying that their goals are to win games and to teach the value of playing on a team. Like most high school coaches, Darron also hopes that this basketball team will help students who are not doing too well academically.
In the closing statements Head Coach Darron and Assistant Coach Mr.Janson thanked all the students for trying out for the team, and also encouraged them to continue to work hard if they didn't make the cut. Sweat dripping down their faces and gasping for breath the boys listened closely as Mr.Janson reminded them that out of the 27 Green School students that tried out only 6 would be picked. At the end of next week these anxious students will see who made the roster for the 2010-2011 Gaynor Campus Gators.
Caryn Lai Hing
