January News

We hope the break has been treating you well - remember, no practice tonight! With our first tournament approaching, we need to know who is committed to playing on the 10th - please email us by Friday. Once we hear back from everyone (either way), we will send out an email how to dress for the next 2 practices and for the tourney. Also, please note we got scheduled for Sunday for the Hawley Hot Shot Tourney, not Saturday...there were too many teams to get us all in on Saturday, so 5th grade is playing on Sunday. If your daughter is planning to participate in the tourney, it is very important that she comes to both practices. We know there have been a few with bronchial issues, but have been very pleased to see them still come to practice to at least walk through the plays, even if they couldn't participate in any conditioning or hard play. Please see below for all the January reminders. Thanks!

• Practice: Sunday, January 4th (Hawley Elementary)
• Practice: Monday, January 5th (HHS)
• Tourney: Sunday, January 11th (HHS) 

I will send out the Tourney Bracket on Friday once we hear back regarding participation for the tourney. Thanks!

Winter Break Schedule & More

• Open Gym will be open as usual over Winter Break.
• Monday Night Practices will continue through January (February is not determined at this time as the schedule is not made).
• Next Practice will be Sunday, January 4th - it is very important that anyone planning to participate in the Hawley HotShot Tourney attends!
• Uniforms should arrive next week; they were shorted 2 pairs of shorts and I said to ship what they have for now. They know we have a tourney on the 10th and will ensure we have the shorts by then (assuming they can get them as well). If not, I think I have 2 pairs from last year that were defect that I never got around to returning for credit, so we can always use those...it's just a little loose stitching.
• Hoopster Gear is partially received; pants are being sent via next-day-air and should arrive tomorrow. If you ordered pants and need them for Christmas please email ladyhawleynuggets@gmail.com so that I know who needs them ASAP.
• Perfecting Shooting Form - we have talked about ways to perfect shooting form when at home, even if you don't have access to a basketball hoop; we found a video that you may enjoy--> http://www.monkeysee.com/play/6594-drills-to-perfect-your-basketball-shot 
• Hawley HotShot Tourney is Saturday, January 10th! We will email out over break on what color jerseys to wear at the next 2 practices and at the tourney.
• Players Page - we have created a players page on the blog for the girls where they can check out basketball plays/terminology, watch technique videos and cool downloads. Please share with them!

JV Halftime Scrimmage

Tomorrow is our first of two opportunities to scrimmage during the JV halftime basketball game. Here's what you need to know:

• Players get in to the game FREE
• Please come prepared in their blue/white gear with tennis/BB shoes 
• Players will get a chance to go into the locker room before the B-Team game and listen to Coach Ben Lofgren fire up his team before the game.
• Players are also invited to stand in line with the varsity team during the introduction of starting lineups
• Please arrive and be ready by 5:35pm (coaches will be sitting in the bleachers behind the team)
• Players are not required to stay for the varsity game, but are more than welcome to!
• If you are unable to attend tomorrow, please let us know so we can move players around to accommodate and still make sure all girls have enough playing time

See you at practice tonight! 6:30-8pm in the HS Gym

Tournaments

Save the dates for the upcoming tournaments! Note: we will have new teams each tournament and at this point, we do not have any of that determined, so please pencil in all dates. We have not determined how we plan to do the 5th tourney...we will keep you posted once we know. Also, some expressed interest in doing 6 tourneys....we will notify you if we find one that works out.

 

Please always refer to the blog's calendar for practice times and tournament dates.

 

Also, if you have not signed up for the Late Night with the Nuggets (Saturday), Coach Gottenborg said there is still time - email him at bgottenborg@hawley.k12.mn.us or call the school to register.

 

Tourney	Date	Number of Teams Attending	Location
Tourney 1	10-Jan	2 teams	Hawley
Tourney 2	31-Jan	1 team	Lake Park
	31-Jan	1 team	Waubun
Tourney 3	7-Feb	2 teams	Ada
Tourney 4	14-Feb	1 team	UH/NCE
	14-Feb	1 team	Pelican Rapids
Tourney 5 (option1)	27-Feb	2 teams	Barnesville
Tourney 5 (option2)	21-Feb	1 team	Frazee
	27-Feb	1 team	Barnesville

Tournaments

We are getting ready to submit entry forms for tournaments, but need to determine which ones to attend. In order to do that we would like to find out from families what their intent is when it comes to tournaments, as we know they are a big time and money commitment. Last year we entered 4 tournaments...this year we plan to participate in at least four, but splitting the team in half so that the girls get more playing time. If you can respond with your commitment level, that would help us determine where to go from here. Also, reminder that practice tonight is just 7-8pm. Please come find me as I will have you sign the participation waiver for tournaments to get it out of the way. Thanks!

• 4 tournaments ($48/player)
• 5 tournaments ($60/player)
• 6 tournaments ($72/player)
• Do not plan to participate in tournaments $0/player)

Monday Practice [11/17/14]

Practice will be shorter next week due to conferences. Also, Bill is hoping we can start Monday night practices earlier in the future (last year we couldn't as the boys varsity had to practice later as their coach had to travel from Moorhead). We will keep you posted on this.

 

"The elementary girls bb program on Monday, Nov. 17th will run from 7-8:00 p.m. because the boys varsity team will have late practice due to parent teacher conferences. 

 

Thank you,

Bill G."

Scrimmage TONIGHT in Breckenridge

Just a reminder about our scrimmage in Breckenridge tonight. It is at the high school. Please be dressed and ready to warm up by 6pm.

• Please bring a filled water bottle (there will be quite the line if we all have to fill them when we arrive)
• Make sure you have tennis shoes that can be tied tightly and they prefer if you keep this pair as your indoor pair, but understand if you only have one set (bb shoes do work best, but nobody is expected to purchase them, especially at this age). Wear other shoes to the gym and change so that shoes are free of dirt/water/snow
• Wear your Hoopsters uniform from last year if you can; if it does not fit or if you are new to the team, wear shorts and your Team56 shirt as it is the same color
• It is ideal to have a small bag/tote for their warmups/pants/sweatshirts, water bottle and shoes...things get misplaced very quickly with 3rd-6th grade all together in one gym
• Do NOT bring your own basketball to the scrimmage - they will have balls to use and it is too easy to lose their ball among the school balls
• Please be dressed and ready to go by 5:50pm; warm-up starts at 6pm sharp
• The girls will be practicing offense, defense, and OOB plays, scrimmaging and ending with some shooting drills

Parents are welcome to stay and watch, but it will be tight, so seating is not guaranteed