Here are the tournament schedules that the teams followed during the Spring 2007 Season:
17u -
April 28-29 Battle at the Sports Academy I Millburn, NJ
May 5-6 NEBA Tip-Off Classic IV Clifton/Nutley
May 19-20 Spring Jam Fest North Jersey
June 2-3 USBF Invitational Madison
June 9-10 Battle at the Sports Academy II Millburn
June 23-24 Liberty Belles Shootout Jersey City
July 7-8 National Powerhouse Tour Newark
July 21-22 NEBA Slamma Jamma Clifton
13u Non-Travel - followed a schedule of scrimmages. They were based on Rockaway.
13u -
March 30-April 1 Lady Gator Spring Fling in Massachusetts
April 13-15 Rockland Royals Tourney, NY
April 20-22 Silver Bullets Shootout
May 4-6 Triple Threat Tourney, NY
May 18-20 Lady Liner Tourney, PA
June 8-10 Blue Chip Aston, PA
June 22-24 Atlantic City Tournament
12u A -
March 9-11 Hoop Group FDU Madison
March 16-18 USBF Queens
March 23-25 Elm City Connecticut
March 30-April 1 Lady Gator Spring Fling Massachusetts
April 20-22 Silver Bullets Shootout
April 27-May 11 State Tournament
May 18-20 Liberty Belles Tourney
June 8-10 Blue Chip in Aston, PA
June 15-17 USBF at MSU
June 29-July 7 Nationals in Minnesota
July 21-25 Nationals in Washington, DC
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
Hoop Group TOC 2007 Champions
2nd Place NJ State Tournament
Division 1 National Qualifiers
Participated in Junior Nationals in Washington, DC
3-1 at Blue Chip
2-2 in 17u Bracket of USBF Tourney
12u B
March 16-18 USBF Queens
March 23-25 Elm City Connecticut
March 30-April 1 Lady Gator Spring Fling Massachusetts
April 20-22 Silver Bullets Shootout
April 27-May 11 State Tournament
June 1-3 Long Island Lightning Tournament
June 15-17 USBF at MSU
June 22-24 Scoop Taylor in Wildwood, NJ
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
Participated in 7th Grade Tourney Brackets
3-1 at USBF Tourney
Undefeated at Scoop Taylor, Wildwood Tournament
11u
March 16-18 USBF Queens
March 23-25 Elm City Connecticut
March 30-April 1 Lady Gator Spring Fling Massachusetts
April 20-22 Silver Bullets Shootout
June 1-3 Long Island Lightning Tournament
June 8-10 USBF Teaneck, NJ
June 22-24 Scoop Taylor in Wildwood, NJ
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
Undefeated at Scoop Taylor
North
Jersey Blast
Spring 2007
Season
Tentative
Plans for Tournaments, Schedules, Practices, and Tuitions
YOU WILL NOT FIND ANOTHER BASKETBALL PROGRAM IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY THAT OFFERS WHAT WE OFFER!
We are located in Northern NJ & the players pool from all different counties in New Jersey and New York. Everyone on staff is a volunteer!
Spring
Season...
· 2 practices a week / 2 optional practices a week (Practices are usually in Bergen County, players are from multiple counties & are sometimes able to arrange carpooling.)
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A few clinics throughout the season run by shooting instructors, local high school coaches, & former college coaches & college players
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Season runs from March-June/July (varies based on the age of the team, 8th grade and under teams normally run March-June, high school teams normally run April-July)
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Approximately 8-12 tournaments (also varies based on the age of the team, but all teams go to high-competition, high-exposure tournaments – for example, the NJ State Tournament, Blue Chip events, Junior Nationals, or US AAU Nationals if a team receives a bid - for our tournament list, scroll lower)
· The season tuition is incomparable to any other program & players will have the awesome opportunity to train with great equipment while improving individual skills & team skills
· Players will learn proper conditioning, including plyometric training, strength training (players without a pediatrician’s approval do not use weights), proper stretching, speed/velocity (jumping higher, changing direction), & endurance!
· Players will participate in great skills & drills workouts where they learn ball-handling, shooting techniques & fundamentals, guard moves, rebounding, passing, post moves, individual defense, help defense, zone defense, man-to-man defense, basketball theory, & much more!
Contact
information: Administrative Director: Reggie Malz
201-252-2137 Bask8ball247365@yahoo.com
and Bask8ball247365@aol.com
Teams
BOYS TEAM 13u (7th and 8th graders) - Jerome DiBella
GIRLS TEAMS
(we are currently working on forming a 13u non-travel, contact us for more information)
10u (Your age must be 10 as of Jan. 1st, 2007... 4th and 5th graders) - Head Coach: Samantha Garabed - Assistant Coaches: Keyan Brown and Joe Colombo
11u NON-TRAVEL (5th and 6th graders) - Head Coach: Dan Flannery
11u (Your age must be 11 as of Jan. 1st, 2007, in the past this team was entirely grade-based, if you are 12 and in the 6th grade, you can still tryout for this team, but the entire team will play up at the 12u level or in grade-based tournaments... 5th and 6th graders) - Head Coach: Reggie Malz - Assistant Coaches: Jerry Emilsen and Bob Schramm
12u
(Your age must be 12 as of Jan. 1st, 2007, 7th graders and exceptional age-appropriate 6th graders - we compete at the state-wide and national-level, a big commitment and travel is involved) - Head Coach: Reggie Malz - Assistant Coach: Dennis Palatini
13u (Your age must be 13 as of Jan. 1st, 2007... 7th and 8th graders) - Gary Gyscek
14u/15u (Your age must be 14 or 15 as of Jan. 1st, 2007... 9th graders and exceptional age-appropriate 8th graders - we travel to college-exposure tournaments that only permit high school players to attend) - Head Coach: Reggie Malz
15u (Your age must be 15 as of Jan. 1st, 2007... 10th graders) - Head Coach: Joe Colombo
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HOW CAN I SAVE MONEY?
ºStats
If you're willing to help us keep the stats (All players have their full stats kept for every game - offensive rebounds, defensive rebounds, points, shooting percentage and from which spots on the floor, foul shot percentage, steals, assists, and tips, we also video tape certain games) - you can subtract $200 from your season tuition.
ºPractice Fees
Each team has a balance of $1,000 allotted for practice rental. Sometimes we don't use that much money, other times we get a gym for free and don't use any of it. Occasionally we practice outdoors. If this is the case, in which we don't use all or any of the $1,000 you will receive a refund at the end of the season. Rarely do we have a team that does not receive a refund.
For a cheaper spring tuition, we suggest you participate in one, some, or all of our fundraising programs:
º Participate in the Ad Book Fundraiser. You can ask friends, family members, businesses, store owners, etc. to purchase an ad in our book. The book gets distributed everywhere we go. Here are the listing options:
$25 - Donor level gets name listed in Ad Book
$50 - Business Card Ad
$100 - Free Throw Sponsor Level - Quarter Page Ad
$250 - Community Sponsor Level - Half Page Ad
$500 - Three Point Shot Bronze Sponsor Level - Full Page Ad
$1000 - Half Court Team Silver Sponsor - Full page Ad and Ad on organization website
$5,000 - Gold Team Full Court Press Sponsor - Full Page Ad, Ad on organization website, and name on the shooting shirts for the team you sponsor.
$10,000 - Platinum Team Full Court Press Sponsorship - Full page ad, banner on website that links to your company's website, and the company name will be recognized by the entire Blast organization on all shooting shirts. These teams play along the east coast and the 12u team travels in Minnesotta. All teams play against teams from all over the United States.
Thankyou to the Ritz Carlton in New York for donating $500!!!
To participate in this fundraiser and/or to find out about ad book requirements (we prefer that the ads either be e-mailed, saved to a disk, or saved to a CD) please contact Reggie: Bask8ball247365@aol.com
º Participate in
our Current Fundraiser Catalog Program
Description:
Earn 50% profit with the Current Catalog Fundraising Program - the full-color catalogs include many products that people use every day, such as, one-of-a-kind cards, gift wraps, kitchen helpers, "Buy 1 Get 1 Free" offers, irresistible candy, and popular licensed products including Thomas Kinkade. There are also a wide selection of prices and products to choose from. (see www.currentcatalog.com to view the entire product line)
In your fundraising packet, you will receive full-color catalogs, easy-to-use order forms, collection envelopes, fundraising tips and hints. The cost is only $3 for a set of 8 kits. As stated above, there is a 50% profit on every product sold. You will give your orders and payment to Mary Martucci, who will send the orders to the Current Catalog. They will send the purchased items back, already bagged and individually marked by seller. There is free shipping and a 3 week delivery. There is also on-line ordering in
case you have relatives or friends from other states who would like to purchase something in the Blast name
To participate in this fundraiser, contact: Mary Martucci: mmartucci623@aol.com
ºCandy Bar Sales
Sell candy bars to friends and family to raise money for your tuition. Note: Children are not permitted to go door-to-door selling candy without an adult present (regardless of the age - even our senior-aged players must have an adult present). Teams can also sell outside of a grocery store if you receive permission from that grocery store and if you have adults present.
To participate in this fundraiser please contact: Linda Lombrozo: llombrozo@aol.com
ºMile Dribble
Every year we have a mile dribble competition. In the past, the most miles dribbled were 16!! Everyone in the program participates in this fundraiser. This year, the players will collect pledges and flat donations from family and friends and try to dribble as many miles as they can.
ºOn-going Fundraisers
We've already been working on fundraisers so far this season, which will enable us to lessen some of the tuitions. Some of those fundraisers have been the ipod raffle that we did during the fall season, the New Years Eve Basketball Party, the Martin Luther King Fundraiser (We raised $945!!)... and we are currently trying to schedule another clinic to help with some of the costs.
ºOther
If you can think of a fundraiser that you would like to help us do - please don't hesitate to suggest it. You can be a fundraising manager too.
Tuition Fees per Player
Based on a Team of 10 players (if your team has more than 10, we will make the adjustment to your tuition) - fees include hotel stay for players, transportation is not included.
THE FOLLOWING TEAMS ARE GIRLS: 11u - $932 / 12u B - $897 (at the end of season received a $224.08 refund) / 12u A - $1,590 / 13u - $1,053 (at the end of the season received a $163.14 refund) / 17u - $386 (at the end of the season received a $68 refund)
Blast uniform and insurance is $114 (if you do not already have it).
A
few new rules...
1) Parents will be required to sign a parent behavior contract. The parents' meeting at the start of the season must be attended by a) new parents/players to the program, b) any parent who broke the behavior contract during the fall 2006 or winter 2006 season. All other parents are exempt from attending, but can attend if they want to.
2) Players can try out for ANY TEAM THEY WANT in the Blast program as long as they don't try out for a younger team. Example, if a 10u player wants to tryout for 11u instead - she can. However, this does mean that if she doesn't make the 11u team - she may not make any team at all. Important rule: If a player is trying out for an older team, that player's parent must write to her age coach and explain why they are doing this. This will help prevent Blast coaches from believing that other Blast coaches are "stealing" their players. For example, if a 10u player who Samantha Garabed recruits to the Blast decides she wants to tryout for 15u Joe Colombo - then that 10u player's parent must write Sam an e-mail and copy Joe in explaining that she is trying out for an older team and why she is trying out for that team. Again, if she doesn't make that team - she may not make any team at all.
3) Players can play on more than one AAU team as long as they: a) ALWAYS take the Blast team in priority... if Blast has a practice and the other AAU team has a world championship game - they must be at the Blast practice, no exceptions. b) THEY CAN'T PARTICIPATE WITH ANOTHER TEAM IN THE STATE TOURNAMENT OR IN ANY SANCTIONED TOURNAMENT... This is an AAU rule... not a Blast rule. If a player is on more than one AAU team, we must know the AAU team's name and the coach's name - and that AAU team and coach must know that she is on our team as well. No player should be on more than one team behind either AAU coach's back.As always, a player can be on more than one Blast team as long as she does not play on more than one in a sanctioned event.
4) Players can miss certain Blast events for CLUB/ELITE teams or high school teams: travel, rec, etc. does NOT count and they can NOT miss for those. You must submit your club/elite team's full name, your coach's name and contact information, and their full-schedule, at the start of our season. Although we would like for her to take the Blast in priority, she is allowed to treat each team EQUALLY... Example - one day she misses a Blast game for a club soccer game - then the next time there's a conflict she's expected to be at the Blast game. The exception is the 12u team - they are not permitted to miss for any other sport or activity. This is a team with a very expensive tuition who will travel across the US to play in nationals. It is a bigger time and financial commitment than the other teams and it is a disadvantage to the team if players are missing.
5) Every Blast team is AGE-BASED except for the Non-Travel Teams. This means that you MUST play at the age of your oldest player. This is their age as of January 1st. The other exception is the 11u team, which sometimes plays in grade-based tournaments. However, this year we are trying to eliminate all their grade-based tournaments to bring them entirely to age-based competition. If you are on a strong team, your team may play up in an older bracket. Example, last year's 11u team sometimes played up in 12u and 13u brackets and last year's 13u team sometimes played up in 14u and 15u brackets.
6) Tuition must be paid in full before the first practice. In the past we were able to allow players to pay throughout the season. Unfortunately, due to two players who still have an outstanding balance due from spring 2006 and have made no attempt to pay their fees or return our phone calls or e-mails, we are unable to allow this.
7) Most teams will have approximately 10 players on the team. Some teams have 12... the number of players on the team obviously effects playing time, but it also effects tuition - Tuition is based on the number of players on a team.
8) Players from other AAU teams can NOT be practice players on the Blast!! In there past a few players from other AAU teams signed up to be practice players with the Blast because their AAU teams don't practice... or, don't give good instruction at their practices. The Blast practices can't be used by other players who want to play on other teams and don't want to commit to our program. The only practice players allowed are those who are not on any AAU team at all, but can't commit due to other sports, or maybe can't commit due to the travel, or at times are not strong enough yet to participate on the regular teams.
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