Western National Info #1
13/Jun/2010
Parents,
I would like to thank every one for the team support this past weekend. While we had some rough spots during the games that cost us a chance to play deeper in the tournament, we did have a decent showing by finishing in the top 25 out of 84 teams.
By playing in this tournament, we are eligible to participate in the 2010 ASA Western Championships in Fort Collins CO during Aug 1-Aug 8 and many of your have expressed a desire to attend. As we all know this is a huge undertaking and will take some planning and support to make this happen for the team and girls. For those who went to WA last year, you know what a great time we had on and off the field and being in CO, I would think we could repeat that adventure! On the field, I feel we have a team that can win that event, secure a 16U National bid which is very powerful to have in our procession.
During the week of 6/21, we will have a parent meeting to begin to plan this event. We will need parent volunteers to handle the following:
General Tournament organization
Pre Sale Merchandise forms
Pins (do we? amounts? Breeze 96?, etc)
Gift Exchanges
Housing (we do have a hotel in the area at a very reasonable rate)
Food - team dinners, etc to make the trip cost effective (Red Robin in Palmdale is too far to go :)
Fundraising - if we want to do some events prior?
Sponsors
So in the meantime, we will begin to look for housing and options to travel this coming week. Your summer fees covered this tournament, but actual travel/lodging will be extra. We will stay as a team where we pick and can some group rates on travel. As we have done in the past, families can get there anyway they like, as long as we are there on time as a group. Some families may even want to stay over after the tournament. If you decide your daughter can not go, please let me know so we can plan accordingly. Any questions that you may have, please reach me.
I have attached the revised list of events for that tournament found at http://www.coloradoasa.org/2010_14A.htm. I assume that web site will be updated as we get closer.
If anyone can offer help and begin some work, when we meet, we can get a good feel for this undertaking.
Thank you to all for the past weekend support.
I would like to thank every one for the team support this past weekend. While we had some rough spots during the games that cost us a chance to play deeper in the tournament, we did have a decent showing by finishing in the top 25 out of 84 teams.
By playing in this tournament, we are eligible to participate in the 2010 ASA Western Championships in Fort Collins CO during Aug 1-Aug 8 and many of your have expressed a desire to attend. As we all know this is a huge undertaking and will take some planning and support to make this happen for the team and girls. For those who went to WA last year, you know what a great time we had on and off the field and being in CO, I would think we could repeat that adventure! On the field, I feel we have a team that can win that event, secure a 16U National bid which is very powerful to have in our procession.
During the week of 6/21, we will have a parent meeting to begin to plan this event. We will need parent volunteers to handle the following:
General Tournament organization
Pre Sale Merchandise forms
Pins (do we? amounts? Breeze 96?, etc)
Gift Exchanges
Housing (we do have a hotel in the area at a very reasonable rate)
Food - team dinners, etc to make the trip cost effective (Red Robin in Palmdale is too far to go :)
Fundraising - if we want to do some events prior?
Sponsors
So in the meantime, we will begin to look for housing and options to travel this coming week. Your summer fees covered this tournament, but actual travel/lodging will be extra. We will stay as a team where we pick and can some group rates on travel. As we have done in the past, families can get there anyway they like, as long as we are there on time as a group. Some families may even want to stay over after the tournament. If you decide your daughter can not go, please let me know so we can plan accordingly. Any questions that you may have, please reach me.
I have attached the revised list of events for that tournament found at http://www.coloradoasa.org/2010_14A.htm. I assume that web site will be updated as we get closer.
If anyone can offer help and begin some work, when we meet, we can get a good feel for this undertaking.
Thank you to all for the past weekend support.