Brackets, Brackets and more Brackets

We have started posting backets on line. We have boys 10, 12 and girls 10 done. The girls 12 is having to be reworked becuase we are short on Team USA players and may not be able to field a team in that age group if we don't get some new registrations this weekend.

The 14, 16 and 18 are waiting for this weekends results and than will have to go through some input from coaches. we hope to have them posted by Thursday.

http://www.homeschoolbasketball.com on the front page there is a link.

Official Team Rosters – Check it out are you on it?

We are posting the “Official Team Rosters” on line. Please understand this is not the Program Roster they are completely different. Every player on your team must be on the official roster to play at Nationals. Check it out to see if you and all your team mates are listed. http://www.homeschoolbasketball.com/official_roster.pdf

The Roster is wrong what do I do now?
1) If is a spelling problem with a name -- do nothing this list is for internal use only.
2) If you are listed on the wrong team like G12 instead of B12 – do nothing, as long as you are on your program roster it is OK.
3) If you play on more than one team for your program – do nothing we only list one.

Not on the List:
1) If you registered and received your registration packet fill out the lost registration part of form below.
2) If you registered and have not received your registration packet (do same as above).
3) If you have not registered but will when you arrive at Nationals fill out the part that says players to be added when arrive in Oklahoma.

On line form http://www.homeschoolbasketball.com/roster_change.htm

How important is this? If a player is not on our final list which will be compiled of the players currently on the list and the change forms, he/she will not be eligible to play at Nationals.

Hotel Rooms

I just heard for our host hotel the Clarion and the have about 22 rooms left in various room types. If you would like to stay there call Marla or Jeff at 1-405-942-8511. We reserve the maximum rooms that they allow 90% if we don’t take them by Friday they will be sold to the general public. So if you want to stay at the number one place with reasonable rates $79-89, don’t wait too long or the rooms will be gone.

Team Banner and Basketballs

This year we will continue our tradition of having a flag presentation at the Showcase (formerly called the Opening Ceremony). However, this year it will be different in a number of ways, the most important being that for your program to be represented you will have to have a Team Banner.

For those who have not been to the flag presentation in the past. This is a 3x6 to 4x8 banner with your team name and/or logo. The banner may not be on any type of polls to lift it in the air.

One other note for first time teams, each team is required to provide its own warm up and game basketballs.

Missing Seeding Information

Currently the following teams have been seeded at the bottom of their division because we have no seeding information from them. If you play on one of these teams please conatct your coach and ask him to send fill at the seeding questionaire.

B-18:
MCE Knights
Odessa Blaze

G-18:
FEAST Patriots I

B-16:
Fayetteville Knights

G-14:
FEAST Patriots

B-10:
OKC Broncos
Rockwall Rockets

Final Team List Information

Below are the list of teams for each age division. If you don't see an age group below, you can click on the link on the right side of this page. Please look through the list and check the information. It really helps when you make sure that we have your team in the right age group and that we have the spelling correct. With over 300 teams registered we are going to make mistakes and if you help us catch them know we appreciate it. It doesn’t hurt to take a second to check other teams in your program as well.

You might also enjoy seeing the teams you will compete with during your time in OKC.

All Boy divisions and Girls 10U are full; we can accept one more team in Girls 12, 14, 16 and 18.

Final Team List Girls 18

Amarillo Flames
Austin Royals
BVCHEA Mustangs
CHEF Arrows
Christian Heritage Knights
CHSA Wolverines
Cincinnati Landmark Eagles
Cincinnati Trailblazers
Dallas HSAA Blue Angels
Dallas HSAA Blue Angels--JV
Denver Eagles
Fayetteville Knights
FEAST Patriots I
FEAST Patriots II
HCYA Warriors
Huntington Eagles
Indianapolis Trailblazers
Joplin Lions
Kansas City North Knights
KC East Lions
Knoxville Ambassadors
Lubbock Warriors
Metro Academy Mavericks
MHEA Eagles
Moore Eagles
N Atlanta Flight
Nashville Central Warriors
OKC Storm
Pulaski Co Flames
SATCH Mavericks
South Central WI Knights
Spirit Academy Warriors
SWMO Eagles
Team USA-Red
Team USA White
Team USA Blue
THESA Riders
Tulsa NOAH
Valencia Wildcats
Victoria Cobras
WCHSA Royal Eagles
Wichita Defenders

Final Team List Girls 16

Christian H.O.M.E. Wildcats
CHSA Wolverines
Dallas Thunder
Dikaios Defenders
FAITH Crusaders
Faulkner County Falcons
HCYA Warriors-Nix
HCYA Warriors-Warner
Illinois Crusaders
KC East Lions
Lake Houston Conquerors
Lakeshore Thunder
MHEA Eagles
NE Louisana Christian
OKC Storm
Red River Rattlers
Saline Co Warriors
Springfield Knights
SWMO Eagles
Team USA-Red
Team USA - White
THESA Riders

Final Team List Girls 14

Abilene BCHE Hawks
BVCHEA Mustangs
CHEF Arrows
CHSA Wolverines
Dallas HSAA Blue Angels - MS "A"
Dallas HSAA Blue Angels-9th
FCA Nighthawks
FEAST Patriots
HCYA Warriors
KC East Lions
Knoxville Ambassadors
Lake Houston Conquerors
Lubbock Warriors
MHEA Eagles
Nashville Central Warriors
OKC Storm
SATCH Mavericks
Team USA - Red
Team USA- White
THESA Riders
Tulsa NOAH-Moody (had been g12)
Tulsa NOAH-Blankship
Weatherford Express
Wichita Defenders

Final Team List Girls 12

BVCHEA Mustangs
CHEF Arrows
CHSA Wolverines
Cincinnati Landmark Eagles
Dallas HSAA Blue Angels
FCA Nighthawks
FEAST Patriots
HCYA Warriors
Illinois Crusaders
KC East Lions
Knoxville Ambassadors
Lebaon Rockets
MHEA Eagles
NE Louisiana
OKC Storm
Team USA-Red
Team USA-White
Tulsa NOAH

Final Team List Girls 10

Dallas HSAA Blue Angels
HCYA Warriors-Huff
HCYA Warriors-Ammons
KC East Lions
MHEA Eagles
OKC Storm
SATCH Mavericks
Team USA-Red

Final Team List Boys 18

AAHE Eagles
Abilene BCHE Hawks
Austin Royals
Butternut
BVCHEA Mustangs
CHAP Chariots
CHEF Arrows
Chicago Thunder
Christian Heritage Knights
CHSA Wolverines
Cincinnati Landmark Eagles
Cincinnati Trailblazers
Crestwood Cavalry
Crown Knights
Dallas HSAA Blue Angels
Dallas Thunder
Derby Invasion
FAITH Crusaders
Faulkner County Falcons
Fayetteville Knights
FEAST Patriots
Fort Wayne GUARD
HCYA Warriors-l
HCYA Warriors-ll
Huntington Eagles
Illinois Crusaders
Iowa Chargers
Kansas City North Knights
KC East Lions--Blue
KC East Lions--White
Knoxville Ambassadors
Lakeshore Thunder
Lansing Crusaders
LFCA Bobcats
Lubbock Warriors
MCE Knights
Memphis Nighthawks
Metro Academy Mavericks
MHEA Eagles
Mira Loma Mustangs
Moore Eagles
Nashville Central Warriors
Noble/Whitley Warriors
North Atlanta Christian Flight
Northwest Warriors
Odessa Blaze
OKC Storm
Omaha Lightning
Omaha Roadrunners
Prayer Warriors
PTHSS Warriors
Pulaski County Flames
Rockford Fire
San Marcos Panthers
SATCH Mavericks-Blue
SATCH Mavericks-White
South Central WI Knights
Springfield Knights
Stillwater Trinity Warriors
SUMMIT Sports Club
SWCHA Saints
SWMO Eagles
TCA Warriors
Team USA-Red
Team USA-White
Team USA-Blue
THESA Riders
Tulsa NOAH
Valencia Wildcats
Warriors for Christ
WCHSA Royal Eagles
Weatherford Express
Wichita Defenders
Zion Saints

Final Team List Boys 16

AAHE Eagles-White
AAHE Eagles-Blue
CHEF Arrows
CHSA Wolverines
Cincinnati Landmark Eagles
Cincinnati Trailblazers
Dallas HSAA Blue Angels
Dallas Thunder
Fayetteville Knights
FEAST Patriots
Fort Smith Patriots
HCYA Warriors-I
HCYA Warriors-II
Illinois Crusaders
KC East Lions
Lake Houston Conquerors
Lakeshore Thunder
Memphis Nighthawks Black
Memphis Nighthawks White
MHEA Eagles
Nashville Central Warriors
NEACHE
OKC Storm
Pulaski Co Flames
SATCH Mavericks
Springfield Knights
SWCHA Saints
SWMO Eagles
THESA Riders
Tulsa NOAH-J Boss
Tulsa NOAH-Harp
Wichita Defenders

Final Team List Boys 14

AAHE Eagles
Abilene BCHE Hawks
AZ HEAT
BVCHEA Mustangs
CHEF Arrows
CHSA Wolverines
Cincinnati Landmark Eagles
Dallas HSAA Blue Angels-Blue
Dallas HSAA Blue Angels-Red
Dallas HSAA Blue Angels-White
Dallas Thunder
Fayetteville Knights
FEAST Patriots
HCYA Warriors-I
HCYA Warriors-II
HCYA Warriors-Red
Huntington Eagles
Illinois Crusaders
KC East Lions-Blue
KC East Lions--White
Lakeshore Thunder
Lubbock Titans
Memphis Nighthawks
MHEA Eagles
Mira Loma Mustangs
Nashville Central Warriors
OKC Storm
OKC Storm
PTHSS Warriors
SATCH Mavericks (blue)
SATCH Mavericks (white)
SWMO Eagles
Team USA-Red
Team USA-White
THESA Riders
Tulsa NOAH-Blake
Tulsa NOAH-Lay
Victoria Cobras
Weatherford Express
Wichita Defenders

Final Team List Boys 12

BVCHEA Mustangs
CHEF Arrows
CHSA Wolverines
Cincinnati Trailblazers
Dallas HSAA Blue Angels-Blue
Dallas HSAA Blue Angels-Red
Dallas Thunder
FEAST Patriots
HCYA Warriors
Illinois Crusaders
Memphis Nighthawks
MHEA Eagles
OKC Storm-Blue
OKC Storm-Gold
Pulaski Flames
SATCH Mavericks
Team USA-Blue
Team USA-White
Team USA-Red
Tulsa NOAH-Price
Tulsa NOAH-Blount
Tulsa NOAH-McVeigh
Weatherford Express
Wichita Defenders

Final Team List Boys 10

Dallas HSAA Blue Angels
HCYA Warriors
Illinois Crusaders
KC East Lions
Memphis Nighthawks
OKC Broncos
OKC Storm
Rockwall Rockets
SATCH Mavericks
Team USA Red
Team USA White
Tulsa NOAH

Team USA

Team USA – A Team USA is formed from players from around the countrythat are able to come to Nationals. The reasons they play team USA vary:

1) Some play because their team is not able to attend.
2) Some play because they are at Nationals to watch a sibling and they want to have some fun on their own.
3) Some play because they are playing up on a team, but don’t get much playing time. For example they play on an 18U team but are age elgible for Team USA at 16U and since age group time do not conflict they play both.

Each year we have 15-20 Team USA’s in the all age groups. If you are comingto National’s with friends or teammates and would like to play together we can arrange that.
All players on Team USA will play equal playing time for the first 3 quarters. We try to keep teams between 8-9 players. All players are required to complete a player registration in addition to theTeam USA registration.

We have the following opening at this moment:

Girls 10U 4 openings
Girls 12U 9 openings
Girls 14U 9 openings
Girls 16U 12 openings
Girls 18U 2 openings

Boys 10U 6 openings
Boys 12U 5 openings
Boys 14U 3 openings
Boys 16U 2 openings
Boys 18U 6 openings

Sign up today at the Team USA Sign up Link

http://www.homeschoolbasketball.com/team_usa.htm

Will also be posting updates at the Team USA blog

http://nationalsteamusa.blogspot.com

Rosters, Pictures, Slam Dunk, Three Point Shooting

Today was a great day for getting in rosters and team pictures, check to see if we have your team http://www.homeschoolbasketball.com/roster_check.htm

Also we are now accepting applications for those wishing to participate in the Three Point Shooting Contest (girls and guys) and Slam Dunk Contest. How do you sign up? Tell your coach you want in and if he thinks you meet the criteria he can sign you up.

Boys All-American Nominations

There are currently 95 All-American Nominations from 41 teams, we would like to see at least 10 more teams make nominations so that we have 100 plus boys to select the 36 All-Americans. Contact your coach if your team is not listed below:

AAHE Eagles
Abilene Hawks (TX)
Amarillo Flame
Austin Royals
Butternut
BVCHEA Mustangs (TX)
Christian Heritage (CA)
CHSA Wolverines
Crestwood Cavalry (IL)
Dallas Thunder
Derby Invasion
Faulkner County (AR)
Fayetteville Knights
HCYA
HSAA (TX)
Illinois Crusaders
KC East Lions
KC Metro Mavs
Knoxville Ambassadors
Lakeshore Thunder
Landmark Eagles
Lansing Crusaders
Lubbock Warriors
MHEA Eagles
Nashville Warriors
Noble/Whitley Warriors (IN)
North Atlanta Flight
OKC Storm
Omaha Lightning
Omaha Roadrunners
SATCH
SCWC Knights (WI)
St Johns (MI)
Summit (MI)
SWCHSA Saints (WI)
SWMO Eagles
Thorndale TCA (TX)
Tulsa NOAH
WCHSA Royal Eagles (WI)
Wichita Defenders
Zion Saints (TX)

Girls All-American Nomination

There are currently 53 All-American Nominations from 20 teams, we would like to see at least 10 more teams make nominations so that we have 65-75 girls to select the 22 All-Americans. Contact your coach if your team is not listed below:


CHSA (TX)
Cincinnati Trailblazers
Denver Eagles
Fayetteville Knights
HCYA (TX)
HSAA (TX)
Huntington Eagles (IN)
KC East Lions
KC Metro Mavs
Landmark Eagles
MHEA Eagles (TN)
N. Atlanta Flight
OKC Storm
S.A. FEAST (TX)
SCWC Knights (WI)
SWMO Eagles
THESA (TX)
Tulsa NOAH
Valencia Wildcats
WCHSA (WI)

Newest Seeding Questionnaire List

If your team is listed below than your team is all set, if not call your coach.

G-10
HCYA (Frazier)
HCYA (Ammons)
HSAA
KC East
MHEA Eagles
SATCH Mavs

B-10
HCYA
HSAA Blue Angels
Illinois Crusaders
KC East Lions
OKC Storm
SATCH Mavericks
Tulsa NOAH

G-12
BVCHEA Mustangs
CHSA
FCA Nighthawks
FEAST
HCYA
HSAA
KC East Lions
Knoxville Ambassadors
Landmark Eagles
Lebanon Rockets
MHEA Eagles
OKC Storm
Tulsa NOAH

B-12
BVCHEA Mustangs, TX
CHSA
Cincinnati Trailblazer
Dallas Thunder
FEAST Patriots
HCYA Green
HSAA (blue)
HSAA (red)
Illinois Crusaders
Memphis FCA
MHEA Eagles
SATCH Mavericks
Tulsa CHEF
Weatherford Express
Wichita Defenders

G-14
Abilene BCHE Hawks
BVCHEA Mustangs
CHSA, TX
HSAA “A”
HSAA “B”
KC East
Knoxville Ambassadors
Lubbock Warriors
Memphis Nighthawks
MHEA Eagles
Nashville Warriors
OKC Storm
SATCH Mavericks
THESA Riders
Tulsa Chef
Tulsa NOAH I
Tulsa NOAH II
Weatherford Express, TX
Wichita Defenders

B-14
Abilene BCHE Hawks
Arlington Eagles
AZ Heat
BVCHEA, TX
CHSA Wolverines
Dallas Thunder
FEAST Patriots
HCYA Purple
HCYA Black
HCYA Red
HSAA
HSAA (red)
HSAA (white)
Huntington Eagles
Illinois Crusaders
KC East White
KC East Blue “B”
Landmark Eagles
Lubbock Titans
Memphis FCA
MHEA Eagles
OKC Storm
OKC Storm “B”
PT Warriors
SATCH Mavericks Blue
SATCH Mavericks White
SWMO
Tulsa Noah II
Weatherford Express
Wichita Defenders

G-16
Christian Home Wildcats, IN
CHSA
Dallas Thunder
Dikaios Defenders, CA
FAITH Crusaders, AR
Faulkner County Falcons
HCYA (Nix)
HCYA (Warner)
KC East
Lakeshore Thunder
Lake Houston Conquerors
MHEA Eagles, TN
OKC Storm
Red River Rattlers
Springfield Knights
SWMO Eagles
THESA Riders

B-16
AAHE Eagles Blue
AAHE Eagles White
CHSA
Cincinnati Trailblazers
Dallas Thunder
FEAST Patriots
HCYA Green
HCYA Red
HSAA
Illinois Crusaders
KC East Lions
Lake Houston
Lakeshore Thunder, WI
Landmark Eagles
MHEA Eagles, TN
NEACHE Eagles
OKC Storm
Pulaski County Flames
Saline County Warriors
SATCH Mavs
Springfield Knights
SWMO Eagles
Tulsa Chef
Tulsa NOAH
Wichita Defenders

G-18
Amarillo Flame
Austin Cougars
BVCHEA Mustangs
Christian Heritage Knights
CHSA
Cincinnati Trailblazers
Denver Eagles
Fayetteville Knights
HCYA
HSAA
HSAA Blue Angels JV
Huntington Eagles
Indy Trailblazers
Joplin Lions
KC East Lions
KC Metro
KC North Knights
Knoxville Ambassadors
Landmark Eagles
Lubbock Warriors
MHEA Eagles
Nashville Warriors
Pulaski County Flame
SATCH Mavericks
SWMO Eagles
THESA Riders
Tulsa CHEF
Valencia Wildcats
Victoria Cobras
WCHSA Royal Eagles
Wichita Defenders

B-18
AAHE Eagles, TX
Abilene BCHE Hawks
Austin Royals
Ambassadors for Christ (Knoxville)
BVCHEA
Butternut
CHAP Chariots (Lansing)
Chicago Thunder
Christian Heritage Knights (CA)
CHSA, TX
Cincinnati Landmark Eagles
Cincinnati Trailblazers
Crestwood Calvary
Dallas Thunder
Derby Invasion
FAITH Crusaders, AR
Faulkner County Falcons
Fayetteville Knights
FT. Wayne GUARD
HCYA Black
HCYA Blue
HSAA
Huntington Eagles
Illinois Crusaders
Iowa Chargers
KC East (White) “A”
KC East (Blue)
KC Metro
KC North Knights
Lakeshore Thunder, WI
Lansing Crusaders
LFCA Bobcats (Norwood, MO)
Lubbock Warriors
Memphis Prayer Warriors
MHEA Eagles, TN
N. Atlanta Flight
Noble Whitley Warriors
NW Indy Warriors
OKC Storm
OKC Storm “B”
Omaha Roadrunners
Omaha Lightning
PT Warriors (TX)
Pulaski County Flames
Rockford FIRE
SATCH Mavs White
SATCH Mavs Blue
Springfield Knights
SW MO Eagles
Summit, MI
Trinity Christian (Thorndale)
Trinity Warriors (Stillwater)
Tulsa NOAH
Valencia Wildcats (NM)
Warriors for Christ (St. Johns)
WCHSA Royal Eagles (WI)
Weatherford Express
Wichita Defenders
Zion Saints (Fort Worth)

I Can't Find The LINK

Coaches let me guess, you have been called by a player(s) becuase your team has not submitted your team photo, roster, seeding questionnaire and/or All-American nomination.

Now you are here at the blog and you can't find the link, which is of course why you haven't filled out the form in the first place. So why can't you find the form? This is the players blog, the forms are on the coaches' blog.

We have sent information on the coaches blog on seven occassions now to all coaches, we do not publish the bog here because we don't want players to have access to the coaches blog. If you have either missed placed the coaches blog infromation or your notifications have end up in filters or junk mail (you now understand why we have moved to a blog) and you can get the information by e-mailing us and we will send you the link to the blog.

Program List

Is your team going to be in the National program this year?

Click on the link and find out if we have your Team Roster and Picture if you are not listed contact your coach ASAP the drop dead date is Feb 22nd.

http://www.homeschoolbasketball.com/roster_check.htm

All-American Nominations

The following teams have nominated All-Americans. This is for Varsity teams only. If you don’t see your team listed it means your coach either did not chose to nominate someone, your coach is waiting until the last minute (Feb 20th is the deadline) or your coach either forgot about the nominations or is unfamiliar with the process. HMMM what should you do? Maybe you should drop him/her a note, just incase he/she forgot, kind of a tough way for a team mate to not be nominated don’t you think?

Boys All American list:
AAHE Eagles
Butternut
BVCHEA Mustangs (TX)
Christian Heritage (CA)
CHSA Wolverines
Crestwood Calvalry (IL)
Dallas Thunder
Derby Invasion
Faulkner County (AR)
Fayettville Knights
Illinois Crusaders
KC East Lions
KC Metro Mavs
Knoxville Ambassadors
Lakeshore Thunder
Lansing Crusaders
Lubbock Warriors
MHEA Eagles
Nashville Warriors
North Atlanta Flight
Omaha Lightning
Omaha Roadrunners
SATCH
St Johns (MI)
SWMO Eagles
Tulsa NOAH
Valencia Wildcats
WCHSA Royal Eagles(WI)
Wichita Defenders
Zion Saints (TX)


Girls All American list:
CHSA (TX)
Fayettville Knights
HCYA (TX)
HCYA (TX)
HCYA (TX)
HSAA (TX)
Huntington Eagles
KC East Lions
KC Metro Mavs
KC Metro Mavs
KC Metro Mavs
N. Atlanta Flight
OKC Storm
OKC Storm
S.A. FEAST (TX)
SWMO Eagles
THESA (TX)
THESA (TX)
THESA (TX)
Tulsa NOAH
WCHSA (WI)

Team Seeding Questionnaire

The following teams have completed their Seeding Questionnaire, if your team is not on the list below contact your coach immediately and remind him/her to fill out the seeding questionnaire because if it is not completed by the 20th of February, it could DRAMATICALLY impact your team's seed.


G-10
HCYA Gold
HCYA II
HSAA
KC East
SATCH Mavs

B-10
HCYA
HSAA Blue Angels
Illinois Crusaders
SATCH Mavericks

G-12
BVCHEA Mustangs
HCYA
HSAA
Knoxville Ambassadors
Lebanon Rockets
MHEA Eagles

B-12
Dallas Thunder
HCYA Green
HSAA (blue)
HSAA (red)
Illinois Crusaders
Memphis FCA
MHEA Eagles
Wichita Defenders

G-14
BVCHEA Mustangs
HSAA
KC East
Lady Ambassadors (Knoxville)
Lubbock Warriors
MHEA Eagles
NCC Warriors (Nashville)
OKC Storm
THESA Riders
Tulsa Chef
Wichita Defenders

B-14
AZ Heat
FEAST Patriots
Dallas Thunder
HCYA Purple
HCYA Black
HCYA Red
HSAA (red)
Huntington Eagles
Illinois Crusaders
KC East Blue “B”
MHEA Eagles
OKC Storm “B”
SATCH Mavericks Blue
SATCH Mavericks White
Tulsa Noah II
Weatherford Express
Wichita Defenders

G-16
Dallas Thunder
HCYA (Teal)
HCYA (Puprle)
KC East
Lakeshore Thunder
Lake Houston Conquerors
THESA Riders

B-16
Dallas Thunder
FEAST Patriots
HCYA Green
HCYA Red
HSAA
Lake Houston
NEACHE Eagles
Pulaski County Flames
Saline County Warriors
SATCH Mavs
Springfield Knights
Tulsa Chef
Wichita Defenders

G-18
CHSA
HSAA Blue Angels JV
Huntington Eagles
Indy Trailblazers
KC East Lions
Lady Ambassadors (Knoxville)
Lubbock Warriors
MHEA Eagles
Nashville Warriors
THESA Riders
Traverse City Lady Bulldogs
Tulsa CHEF
Valencia Wildcats
Victoria Cobras
WCHSA Royal Eagles
Wichita Defenders

B-18
Ambassadors for Christ (Knoxville)
Butternut
CHAP Chariots (Lansing)
Christian Heritage Knights (CA)
Crestwood Calvary
Dallas Thunder
Derby Invasion
Faulkner County Falcons
HCYA Black
HCYA Blue
HSAA
Huntington Eagles
KC East (Blue)
KC Metro
LFCA Bobcats (Norwood, MO)
Lubbock Warriors
N. Atlanta Flight
NW Indy Warriors
OKC Storm
Omaha Roadrunners
Omaha Lightning
PT Warriors (TX)
Pulaski County Flames
Rockford FIRE
SATCH Mavs White
Springfield Knights
Trinity Christian (Thorndale)
Trinity Warriors (Stillwater)
Tulsa NOAH
Valencia Wildcats (NM)
Warriors for Christ (St. Johns)
Wichita Defenders
Zion Saints (Fort Worth)

Pre-Order your T-shirts Now

For those of you who took advantage of the early registration discount, you have either received your voucher back or you will shortly (if you just mailed your form last week). We HIGHLY recommend that you preorder your t-shirt and mail in your voucher for your program. There are three very important reasons for this:

1) If you mail in your order we will have it waiting for you when you arrive in OKC. You won’t have to worry about us running out of the size or color that you want – trust me when I say we run out of certain items and sizes on Monday or Tuesday every year.

2) If you forget your voucher at home, well you forgot your voucher at home and the policy is simple:
NO voucher NO t-shirt
NO voucher NO Program
NO EXCEPTIONS, NO APPEALS

3) If you lose your voucher – see number #2

You have until March 1st to get the order mailed in so why not spend 41 cents and save yourself a lot of heart burn.

Showcase Sponsorship Opportunity

The National Christian Homeschool Basketball Championships have been held in Oklahoma City since March of 2000. Since that time the tournament has grown from 100 teams to 300 teams. This year our Board of Directors decided to add some new features to the tournament that are not covered by team and player fees. We are committed to continuing our practice of having no gate charge for the National Tournament and to not increasing our team and player fees beyond current levels despite escalating costs for gyms, officials and other expenses.

In 2000 a number of familes from the Storm thought it would be a good idea to have a Coaches’ Hospitality Suite, giving coaches a place to find bracket updates, enjoy some refreshments, and get away from the pressures of the tournament while fellowshipping with other coaches from around the country. It was an immediate hit with the coaches, but it did mean taking on expenses not covered by fees. So, we asked the families of the OKC Storm to make donations to cover this expense. I am pleased to say that over the last 8 years Storm families have graciously donated almost $100,000 to cover the expenses for the Coaches’ Hospitality Suite. Storm families take great pride in demonstrating hospitality in this way, and the Coaches’ Hospitality Suite has remained popular with coaches, enhancing their Nationals Experience.

This year we we’re adding four new features to boost the Nationals Experience for everyone. They are:

The Showcase, a tournament showcase of talent, including a dunk contest and other exhibitions of individual skills. It’ll be great fun for all, but on top of that, coaches and scouts from around the country will be invited to The Showcase.
Sponsorship for The Showcase: $5,000

College Coach and Scout Hospitality Much like the Coaches’ Hospitality Suite, a central gathering place for coaches and scouts.
Sponsorship for College Coach and Scout Hospitality: $3,500

Trophies Just like everything else, Trophies go up a little every year. And we want to continue providing top quality trophies and medals. Furthermore, we’d like to add the All American Trophies.
Sponsorship for Trophies: $4,000

Media Expense Cultivating media contacts means important recognition for the tournament as a whole, and for individual players who might not otherwise get the kind of attention they deserve.
Sponsorship for Media Expense: $2,000

We’d like to see four programs step forward and underwrite these four very important expenses that have been included to enhance the Nationals Experience for all. We also will gladly accept individual or family donations. All donations are 100% tax deductible.

If you would like to make an individual donation click on the donate button.

If you would like to spearhead sponsoring one of these projects or just make a donation go to our sponsorship blog http://nchbcsponsor.blogspot.com/ We would love to have this year’s program say:

The 2008 NCHBC sponsored by HCYA
All American Trophies sponsored by Tulsa NOAH
Media Hospitality sponsored by CHSA
Or whatever program steps up to the plate to sponsor the event.

The fact is that virtually all of our programs have families that are capable of stepping in and helping make Nationals better than ever.

It Looks Like a New Record

It looks like we will have 304 teams for this year Nationals that is a new record if it holds up. Last year was the previous record at 298 teams. We are still receiving inquiries and we have a few openings to fill the brackets. Typically this time of year we get a few cancellations so that the numbers are just projections at this point. Here is where we stand:

Boys 10’s – 12 Teams (1 opening)
Boys 12’s – 22 Teams (1 opening)
Boys 14’s – 40 Teams (1 opening)
Boys 16’s – 32 Teams (1 opening)
Boys 18’s – 76 Teams (4 openings)

Girls 10’s – 10 Teams (2 openings)
Girls 12’s – 20 Teams (1 opening)
Girls 14’s – 24 Teams (2 openings)
Girls 16’s – 24 Teams (1 opening)
Girls 18’s – 44 Teams (3 openings)

If you are thinking about bring a team in one of these divisions, I would sign up right away.

We could really use Team USA players to make teams to fill the brackets. Team USA is a team that is made up of players from all around the country that don’t have team coming to Nationals. The team is coach by a dad and all the players get to play equal playing time for the first 3 quarters. The cost is $75 ($50 for Team USA and $25 for player Registration – just mail the form together to the address on the Team USA form). Registration forms are on the website.

If you know of teams that are having a good year and are thinking about coming to Nationals, go ahead and recruit them we will appreciate it.

Player Pre-Registration Deadline

If you have not already mailed your player registration and plan to pre-register before you arrive in Oklahoma City the dead line for pre-registration is Feb 15th. However, we will accept all registrations postmarked Feb 16th at the discounted rate. After this Saturday noon do NOT mail any of the forms in as it is too late for pre-registration. You will need to register when you arrive, details to follow.

Players Update 5 weeks out

As Nationals quickly approaches I will be making many blog posts with important information please sign up to get notifcation when a post is made so you don't miss out. There will be a lot of information that you will need in order to make your family and team’s “Nationals Experience” complete.

1) Player Registration – Please remember all players must register individually to play at Nationals. The form is on line at www.homeschoolbasketball.com As of today we have 1450 players registered. Last year we had 2500 pre-registered. The deadline for pre-registration is Feb 15th, so please get the word out to your team it will save them money and eliminate an extra step during Nationals.
2) Team USA – if you have siblings of your team members coming to Nationals you might want to recommend to them that they play on a Team USA. This is great fun and really ads to the whole family experience. Varsity games are played later in the day and do not conflict with younger ages.
3) Rooms at the Clarion – I still have some rooms available at the Clarion if you want to stay at the host hotel let me know. Rooms are $79 and $89.
4) The Showcase is picking up steam the local media has assured me they will be there in full force and today I was called by ESPN about attending. This weekend I will e-mail 600 college coaches and scouts with their official invite.

More to follow,

Tim Flatt

1/10/2008 Update

The 2008 National Homeschool Basketball Championships will feature some very exciting additions. We have sent out a number of letters highlighting these additions. We would now like to give you some further explanations of the overall plans.

There are basically two reasons why we have chosen 2008 to implement these plans:

1) Necessity -Some of the changes are due to scheduling conflicts, some are due to facilities requirements, and some are due to continued growth.
2) Progress – The main goal of the NCHBC is to promote and expand the positive influence of homeschool basketball.

We will break the changes/additions into five categories:
1) Opening Ceremony –
The Opening Ceremony has been renamed the to the “National Homeschool Basketball Showcase.” This event will be moved to Wednesday Night in order to work with the church gyms that we use. The Showcase will include the following:
-- State flag procession. (Team must have banner to participate)
-- Acknowledge 2007 top programs
-- Announce the All- Americans
-- Announce the girls and guys “Pete Maravich Award Winner”
-- Three Point Shooting Contest
-- All-Star Game
-- Slam Dunk Contest
Details on how to qualify to participate for the three-point shooting and slam dunk contest will be announced later.
As part of our showcase, we are going to have an All Star game. The first half will be played by the girls and the second half will be played by the guys. The All Star game players will be the 1st and 2nd team All Americans. By putting together this showcase we are going to be able to use this as an opportunity to invite college coaches and scouts from over 500 colleges and organizations, as well as all of the Oklahoma City media. We will hold a special catered reception for the media and college scouts at the Sawyer Center. This will give the coaches a chance to come into town on Wednesday get a sneak preview of the top 36 players and then to go see them play games the rest of the week. One thing that you have to understand is that college scout participation is typically player driven, but if we can create a Showcase Event and an All American selection it will give homeschool basketball players the best opportunity to be recruited for college.

2) All American Selection
I would like to give you a few more details behind the decision to change the way that All-Americans are selected:
Problem:
Through the years each coach was able to select their team’s All American from his team based on the teams place at Nationals. There are a couple of reasons why we could not continue with this approach: First, if a team finished 4th in 6A they would get one All American, while a team finishing 1st in D would get four All Americans. A couple of years ago the team that won D lost to the 4th place 6A team by 50 points earlier in the week. As you can see the All American status was not accurately reflected in this selection procedure. Second, college coaches and scouts would be told a player was a 3 time All American, and they would go to a game and report that player was in not an “All American type” player. This has been the cause for numerous college recruiters to stop attending Nationals as there was no real process for weeding out the top players, and the tournament is just too large to scout all the teams.
Solution:
We are going to continue to allow coaches to select players for recognition at the National Tournament Awards Ceremony – however, we will be calling that award “All Tournament” instead of “All American.” All Americans will then be selected at the Varsity level through the following procedure:

1) Coach will nominate players from his team
2) Coach will provide stats and a game tape
3) Selection Committee will work through a procedure of selecting first team, second team and third team All Americans.
4) All Americans will be recognized at Nationals (see below)
5) Pete Maravich Award --The Pete Maravich Award winner will be the top homeschool player in the country. It will be like a homeschool basketball Heisman Trophy Award. There will be one for the girls division and one for the boys division.
Further Benefits:
By making these changes in our All American Selection process the National scouting boards, college coaches and scouts believe that homeschool players will have a better chance of being pursued for scholarships. This new process also allows us to move forward with another of our long term plans.

3) Division Breakdown
Here is how it will work: Boys 18 Division 1 will have 32 teams. This division will break into 4 classes: 6A, 5A, 4A. 3A -- 8 teams each. While this is very similar to previous years in some aspects there are some specific reasons for these changes which are:

A) This will mean that teams will play a maximum of 5 games. There are a lot of reasons for this that I won’t take time to go into at this point. Teams will have to qualify for Division 1

B) There will be a new classification for Division 3. There have been many changes in the homeschool movement over the last 15 years. There have been some policies that were in place from the early years of this tournament that have affected the goal of an equal playing field the last few years. There were also some rules instituted by the now defunct Wichita Nationals group that have affected how homeschool teams have operated. After much consideration we have concluded that instead of fighting the variety of homeschool teams that the homeschool community would be better served to classify the groups so that they can compete against like minded programs. Division 3 will consist of the following teams:
--- Homeschool teams with some players that attend a Model School (three days at school, two at home)
--- Homeschool teams that want to add players from other teams for Nationals
--- Homeschool teams that are All-Star teams from a state or an area
--- Homeschool teams with players that attend small Christian Schools that does not have a basketball team.
--- Homeschool teams that have players that are too old by National’s eligibility rules but are within their state guidelines. (a number of states have a July1st cut off)
--- Homeschool teams that request a hardship exemption from another guideline or rule.

4) Seeding Through Automatic Bids
Teams will have to qualify for Division 1 -- Here are a list of the boys and girls 18 & under teams that will receive an automatic bids this year to Division 1:

Girls 18 & Under Division 1 automatic bids:
Texas Top 9 (not based on State Tournament)
Gateway Regional Top 9
Nashville Regional Top 3
Cincinnati Regional Top 3
Colorado State Top 1
Arkansas State Top 1
Indiana State Top 1
Nebraska State Top 1
Illinois State Top 1
3 at large bids

Boys 18 & Under Division 1 automatic bids:
Texas 5 (not based on State Tournament)
Gateway Regional Top 5
Michigan State Tournament Top 2
Cincinnati Regional Top 2
Nashville Regional Top 2
Illinois State Top 2
Indiana State Top 2
Arkansas State Top 1
Nebraska State Top 1
Wisconsin State Top 1
9 at large bids

The younger age divisions will be placed on previous years finish and head to head results during the year.

Future Plans – in 2009 we will be increasing the number of regional tournaments. We have begun making arrangement to host the following regional tournaments:

1) Gateway Regional -- Lebanon, MO
2) Red River Regional – Shreveport, LA
3) Indianapolis
4) Omaha, NE
5) Atlanta GA
6) Austin, TX
We hope to announce the official dates for next season’s Regionals by Nationals. The long term goal is to have a minimum of 8 regional tournaments that will be the way that all teams earn their automatic bid for Division 1.

5) Staggered Game schedule
The boys and girls 10 & 12 age groups will play their games Tuesday- Friday. Their Awards Ceremony will be on Saturday at 3:00PM.
The boys and girls 14 age groups will play their games Tuesday- Saturday. Their Awards Ceremony will be on Saturday at 3:00PM.
The boys and girls 16 age groups will play their games Monday –Friday. Their Awards Ceremony will be on Saturday at 7:00PM.
The boys and girls 18 age groups will play their games Monday –Saturday (Wednesday off). Their Awards Ceremony will be on Saturday at 7:00PM.

I hope this will give you plenty to look forward to as you prepare to atten,d Nationals.