New! BE A BASKETBALL PHENOMON (Grades 5-8)

Instructor: Souleymane Wane

Location: Roudenbush, 65 Main Street

RCC-E9194 Mar 9-Apr 13 (6 Fri) 7:30 pm-8:30 pm $153/$150

Boys and girls Grade 5-8, learn the proper way to shoot, pass dribble and defend the ball. This clinic will teach each child the mechanics and how to apply them to basketball. Learn to shoot correctly, pass correctly, play defense correctly and practice on your own.

Souleymane Wane, born in Dakar, Senegal, played at UConn from 1997-2001, during which he helped UConn win its first National Championship. Upon graduating in 2001, he spent several years in Asia and Europe, playing professional basketball. He now teaches French at Haverhill High School and is an assistant basketball coach for the UMass Lowell Men's Basketball team.

Next session begins March 9. Registration is easy at www.roudenbush.org

I am happy to pass along a 10%  discount as well. Enter Winter2012 in the promo field on our site.

If joining the existing class, please call the office and we will prorate, we will also apply 10% discount. 978 692-5511 x 221

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Dear Westford Youth Basketball Association Friends and Supporters,

My name is Ken Teal and it is my pleasure to share information about my favorite organization, a great event that is now in its 21^st year and the accomplishment that all of us can do together with your generous support.

The Westford Youth Basketball Association (WYBA) was founded nearly 30 years ago by a group of Westford residents who wanted to provide a program which made organized basketball available to all Westford students who wanted to play.  We have grown to more than 1200 players from 2^nd to 12^th grade with this important mission: 

The Westford Youth Basketball Association is an organization composed of volunteers who are committed to teaching the skills of basketball to children while ensuring a safe and fun atmosphere and helping every player achieve their individual levels of success.

This year we are holding our 21^st Annual All-Star Invitational Tournament and Fundraiser on February 18 and 19, 2012.   Games will be played at the Blanchard Middle School, once again with All-Star teams in grades 5-8 participating from Billerica, Chelmsford, Westford and one other town that is still being finalized.  The event features a total of 16 games with 160 players and hundreds of spectators. 

This tournament is the WYBA's sole fundraising activity for the year.  The registration fee you pay for your child provides for shirts, referees, insurance, custodians and supplies.

Funds raised through this event allow the WYBA to provide registration scholarships to those in need, purchase necessary court equipment and grant several scholarships to deserving Westford Academy seniors who have shown exemplary behavior and volunteerism in our program. Typically we are able to recognize 14-18 seniors. The WYBA has also been able to install new scoreboards at the Robinson, Crisafulli, Miller and Abbot Schools, scoreboard controllers for Blanchard and Stony Brook and backboards for Abbot and Robinson.

Please consider being a sponsor of our tournament for which you will be recognized in our program booklet. We have eight tiers of support: Sustainer @ $350.00, Benefactor @ $250.00, Leadership Circle @ $150.00, Diamond @ $100.00, Platinum @ $75.00, Gold @ $50.00, Silver @ $30.00 and Supporter @ $15.00.  All sponsors will be prominently listed in our program and game day posters if your donation I received by Wednesday, February 15.

Westford Youth Basketball Association is a 501 (c) 3 organization and contributions to us are tax deductible.  We also encourage matching gifts in the event your employer provides this opportunity 

Many of you have been financial contributors to our Annual All-Star Invitational Tournament and Fundraiser since we started the sponsorship program ten years ago.  Words can not express how wonderful it is to know that something all of our committee believes in very strongly is supported so well and generously by so many of our friends and neighbors. 

If this is something you are willing and able to do, please complete the online patron form where you may pay by credit card on http://www.westfordhoops.com/ or please make check payable to the Westford Youth Basketball Association or WYBA and mail to:

Attention: Ken Teal

Westford Youth Basketball Association

3 Beaver Dam Drive

Westford, MA 01886

Thank-you very much for considering this request and for your ongoing support of the Westford Youth Basketball Association.For more information on our programs, please see our website at www.westfordhoops.com.

Ken Teal

The Tournament Committee: Guy Coraccio, Carol Larrivee, Bill Larrivee, Joe Mario, Wendi Foley, Debbie Teal, Judy Victory, Tracy LeBlanc Cook,  Fran English, Lisa Hyslip, Sue Hanly, Mike Leary, Diane Chrysikos, Bill Breslin, Michele Walker and Ken Teal

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Hi
These websites and dates were passed on to me by Tom Coffey. These are organizations that have Spring AAU teams with the dates of tryouts listed above the website. Please see the individual websites for more information including grades offered:

Boston Warriers 2/4 and 2/11

http://www.bostonwarriors.com/
 

Mass Elite 1/14, 1/21, 1/28

http://www.masselitebasketball.com/

 NE Storm  1/22

http://www.new-england-storm.com/

 Middlesex Magic  2/5, 2/12

http://www.middlesexmagic.com/

 Mass Rivals 1/14, 1/21

http://www.rivalsbasketballclub.com/boys_tryouts_spring.html

 Mass Evolution  1/21, 1/28

http://www.maevolution.com/teams/?u=massevolution&s=basketball&t=c

 Bay State Jaguars  1/29, 2/4

http://baystatejaguars.org/tryout-info-2/

 Shooting Stars    1/16, 1/23

http://www.shootingstarsbasketball.org/springaauinformation.html

Visionary- VBG  1/23

http://www.visionarybasketball.com/

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This year, pictures will be taken for the JRB and JRG divisions on Jan 28th & 29th.  We will be taking the pictures before your scheduled game times that weekend. Plan to arrive 30 mins earlier then game time for your team and individual pictures. Even if you do not plan to order any pictures, we want the whole team there for the pictures.

There will be no order sheets passed out ahead of time.  Please click the Sportography graphic to be taken to their secure Online Photo Registration system.

Inside you'll find detailed instructions for how to use this simple and easy to navigate application.

Questions? Visit Sportography

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