The Regional and National Tournaments are quickly approaching. There are a number of things that I would like bring to your attention:
1) New Registered Team List for Nationals is posted – all I will say is WOW. www.homeschoolbasketball.com/registered-teams
2) Regional T-shirt Preorder From On-Line –logo on line www.homeschoolbasketball.com/regional-t-shirts
3) Nationals T-Shirt order From On-Line – We need everyone to place order on ASAP. We are behind in processing but we will get caught up soon. We are currently on our fourth revision of the artwork and should post it final artwork by the end of the week. www.homeschoolbasketball.com/T-shirts
4) Look a new number one in boy’s rankings www.homeschoolbasketball.com/rankings-boys-power-poll -- Girls updated as well.
5) Schedule for Nationals:
Varsity start Monday must be in town by 2:30
Everyone else starts Tuesday Morning
Coaches Meeting are Mandatory and will be at Monday 2:30 Varsity, 9:00 PM all others.
Monday, January 26, 2009
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Nominations, Rosters and Regionals
Regional Tournaments
The 5 NCHBC Regional Tournaments are beginning to fill up. Here are the openings:
Region 2 (Shreveport) Openings:
Varsity Boys: 2 openings
Varsity Girls: 1 opening
Regions 3 (Oklahoma City) Openings:
Varsity Boys: Full with Waiting List
Varsity Girls: 2 openings
Region 4 (Omaha) Openings:
Varsity Boys: Full with Waiting List
Varsity Girls: 3 openings
Region 5 (Atlanta) Openings:
Varsity Boys: 2 openings
Varsity Girls: 3 openings
If you have not paid yet you have until January 31st 2009 for us to have received your payment. After January 31st if your payment has not been received then we will no longer hold your teams spot. Please mail payments to Kurt Talbott 9777 N. Council Road Apt 4111, Oklahoma City, OK 73162. Checks made payable to NCHBC.
All-American and All-Region Nominations
All Varsity Coaches will need to complete the end of the year All Region and All American Nominations by 1/31. The forms are on line at http://www.homeschoolbasketball.com/all-region-nomination-form The password is on the coaches blog
Rosters and Photos
We are now accepting team pictures and rosters – go to http://www.homeschoolbasketball.com/team-rosters-and-photos for more information
The 5 NCHBC Regional Tournaments are beginning to fill up. Here are the openings:
Region 2 (Shreveport) Openings:
Varsity Boys: 2 openings
Varsity Girls: 1 opening
Regions 3 (Oklahoma City) Openings:
Varsity Boys: Full with Waiting List
Varsity Girls: 2 openings
Region 4 (Omaha) Openings:
Varsity Boys: Full with Waiting List
Varsity Girls: 3 openings
Region 5 (Atlanta) Openings:
Varsity Boys: 2 openings
Varsity Girls: 3 openings
If you have not paid yet you have until January 31st 2009 for us to have received your payment. After January 31st if your payment has not been received then we will no longer hold your teams spot. Please mail payments to Kurt Talbott 9777 N. Council Road Apt 4111, Oklahoma City, OK 73162. Checks made payable to NCHBC.
All-American and All-Region Nominations
All Varsity Coaches will need to complete the end of the year All Region and All American Nominations by 1/31. The forms are on line at http://www.homeschoolbasketball.com/all-region-nomination-form The password is on the coaches blog
Rosters and Photos
We are now accepting team pictures and rosters – go to http://www.homeschoolbasketball.com/team-rosters-and-photos for more information
Monday, January 12, 2009
Up Date Power Polls and T-shirts
T-shirts
You may begin placing orders for Nationals T-shirts on line. There are two reasons for pre-ordering:
1. This will guarantee size and color you want (this year we will order very close to the preorder number and if you don’t preorder it is likely you will not be able to get your first choice).
2. FREE water bottle – preorders will receive a Nationals 2009 water bottle (details on website).
www.homeschoolbasketball.com/t-shirts
Girl's Power Rankings
We know that there are teams that are not current in the system (like Metro Academy) but we are going to publish what is there each week and encourage all teams to get current. For girl's rankings as of 1/8/09 click here http://www.homeschoolbasketball.com/rankings-girls-power-poll
MaxPrep Boys Rankings Released
With victories over two top 20 6A public schools last weekend OKC Storm moved into the top 20 in Oklahoma and to the number 1 homeschool spot on MaxPrep.
North Atlanta debuts at #3. Tulsa NOAH, OKC Knights, Memphis Eagles and Austin Royals make their first appearance in the top ten.
www.homeschoolbasketball.com/rankings-boys-power-poll
If your team was overlooked or you have recently updated your MaxPrep info and it moves you up please send a message to us through the Contact Us form on the website.
You may begin placing orders for Nationals T-shirts on line. There are two reasons for pre-ordering:
1. This will guarantee size and color you want (this year we will order very close to the preorder number and if you don’t preorder it is likely you will not be able to get your first choice).
2. FREE water bottle – preorders will receive a Nationals 2009 water bottle (details on website).
www.homeschoolbasketball.com/t-shirts
Girl's Power Rankings
We know that there are teams that are not current in the system (like Metro Academy) but we are going to publish what is there each week and encourage all teams to get current. For girl's rankings as of 1/8/09 click here http://www.homeschoolbasketball.com/rankings-girls-power-poll
MaxPrep Boys Rankings Released
With victories over two top 20 6A public schools last weekend OKC Storm moved into the top 20 in Oklahoma and to the number 1 homeschool spot on MaxPrep.
North Atlanta debuts at #3. Tulsa NOAH, OKC Knights, Memphis Eagles and Austin Royals make their first appearance in the top ten.
www.homeschoolbasketball.com/rankings-boys-power-poll
If your team was overlooked or you have recently updated your MaxPrep info and it moves you up please send a message to us through the Contact Us form on the website.
Saturday, January 03, 2009
48 Hours, 78 Days
It is hard to believe Nationals is just 78 days away, we are looking forward to seeing everyone in Springfield. If you haven't already completed your player registration you have 48 hours to get the early registration discount. Please make sure to spread the word at practice Monday. Here is the link to register
Family Fundraising
We have posted the family fundraising program on line. This is really a very easy and profitable program. Our goal is to help 100 families raise $60,000-$100,000 to help them attend Nationals this year. For more information
Family Fundraising
We have posted the family fundraising program on line. This is really a very easy and profitable program. Our goal is to help 100 families raise $60,000-$100,000 to help them attend Nationals this year. For more information
Monday, December 29, 2008
National's Update
#1 Player Registration Discount
I had planned to send this letter last week to give everyone a one week warning on the early registration discount but in the midst of holiday travel just didn’t get it done. As a result we will extend the deadline for the early registration discount until Monday January 5th – if you pay on line the discount expires at midnight, or if you mail a check it must be postmarked on the 5th. Link
#2 Team Registrations
It continues to look like we will set a record for teams this year as we have gone over the 200 team mark in record time. Look who has registered and if your team is not registered encourage your coach to register as we will start filling up age groups within the next 30-45 days. Link
#3 Family Fundraising
The economy is putting financial strain on quite a few families. The fundraising program that is in place can be used for families to earn $500-2000 to attend nationals for more information. Fill out the contact us on the website.
#4 Hardship Exemptions
I want to clarify that our goal in the hardships is only to put controls in place not to limit players. We have had a lot of hardship exemption request for players that attend co-op three days a week but are still 51% homeschooled and this is not a problem.
#5 Team USA
Registration is now open for Team USA.
I had planned to send this letter last week to give everyone a one week warning on the early registration discount but in the midst of holiday travel just didn’t get it done. As a result we will extend the deadline for the early registration discount until Monday January 5th – if you pay on line the discount expires at midnight, or if you mail a check it must be postmarked on the 5th. Link
#2 Team Registrations
It continues to look like we will set a record for teams this year as we have gone over the 200 team mark in record time. Look who has registered and if your team is not registered encourage your coach to register as we will start filling up age groups within the next 30-45 days. Link
#3 Family Fundraising
The economy is putting financial strain on quite a few families. The fundraising program that is in place can be used for families to earn $500-2000 to attend nationals for more information. Fill out the contact us on the website.
#4 Hardship Exemptions
I want to clarify that our goal in the hardships is only to put controls in place not to limit players. We have had a lot of hardship exemption request for players that attend co-op three days a week but are still 51% homeschooled and this is not a problem.
#5 Team USA
Registration is now open for Team USA.
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
New Power Poll
Girls Power Rankings – a tie at the top
Player Registration -- Player Registration is now available online. There is an early registration deadline that ends on December 31st
Fund Raising – You can sell your page in the Nationals Program
We have been working with a number of teams to revise the fund raising program. The program has two primary focuses:
1) It gives a team the opportunity to have full page spreads in the program verses the standard 4 teams per page.
2) It gives a team the opportunity to raise money for their team.
Every program should take a moment to review this tremendous opportunity.
Player Registration -- Player Registration is now available online. There is an early registration deadline that ends on December 31st
Fund Raising – You can sell your page in the Nationals Program
We have been working with a number of teams to revise the fund raising program. The program has two primary focuses:
1) It gives a team the opportunity to have full page spreads in the program verses the standard 4 teams per page.
2) It gives a team the opportunity to raise money for their team.
Every program should take a moment to review this tremendous opportunity.
December Update
National's History
History - we are compiling a complete history of the Homeschool Basketball Nationals for publication in the Showcase. We have posted all the information that we have, the information is not complete and there may even be mistakes. Please help us if you see something that is in accurate.
Two Writer's Found -- Five More Needed
Writers - this year we will be doing a special program/magazine called The Showcase. The program will include All-American information and history about past national tournaments. We are looking for a number of people who would be willing to a take writing assignment, research and write an article for The Showcase. It is our goal to gather and preserve the history of Nationals through The Showcase over the next 5-7 years. If you're interested in writing or editing please contact us through the website.
Bloggers - we would like to have 4-5 people write a blog during the National Tournament. It would be best to have people who are not attached to one team for this project so they can watch and write about 4-6 games per day. We really want to enhance the interaction for people at home as well as having write ups on 25-35 games each day. This will be great if we can find bloggers, I would love to see a bunch of graduates do this. Conact at above e-mail address.
All-American Nominations from Tip Off
Trio Added
Based on their performance at Tip Off three players have been added to the All-American Nomination list:
Nashville Warriors -- Callum Sears
OKC Storm -- Sean Corser
Derby Invasion -- Kyle Barger
For a complete list of All-American Candidates
Regionals Update
Check out who is coming
Take a minute to see which programs are coming to a Regional Tournament. If you are hoping to be selected to the All-Region or All-American teams this year Regionals is a must. As a matter of fact based on the voting process if your team doesn't play at least 10 teams from your region during the year and you don't attend your Regional Tournament you should not expect to get enough votes to be selected to the All-American team. Link to Website
All-Region Nominations
The Nationals Web Site has been updated to include All-Region Nominations and a full explanation of the selection process. If your team doesn't have any nominations you might want to mention it to your coach.
History - we are compiling a complete history of the Homeschool Basketball Nationals for publication in the Showcase. We have posted all the information that we have, the information is not complete and there may even be mistakes. Please help us if you see something that is in accurate.
Two Writer's Found -- Five More Needed
Writers - this year we will be doing a special program/magazine called The Showcase. The program will include All-American information and history about past national tournaments. We are looking for a number of people who would be willing to a take writing assignment, research and write an article for The Showcase. It is our goal to gather and preserve the history of Nationals through The Showcase over the next 5-7 years. If you're interested in writing or editing please contact us through the website.
Bloggers - we would like to have 4-5 people write a blog during the National Tournament. It would be best to have people who are not attached to one team for this project so they can watch and write about 4-6 games per day. We really want to enhance the interaction for people at home as well as having write ups on 25-35 games each day. This will be great if we can find bloggers, I would love to see a bunch of graduates do this. Conact at above e-mail address.
All-American Nominations from Tip Off
Trio Added
Based on their performance at Tip Off three players have been added to the All-American Nomination list:
Nashville Warriors -- Callum Sears
OKC Storm -- Sean Corser
Derby Invasion -- Kyle Barger
For a complete list of All-American Candidates
Regionals Update
Check out who is coming
Take a minute to see which programs are coming to a Regional Tournament. If you are hoping to be selected to the All-Region or All-American teams this year Regionals is a must. As a matter of fact based on the voting process if your team doesn't play at least 10 teams from your region during the year and you don't attend your Regional Tournament you should not expect to get enough votes to be selected to the All-American team. Link to Website
All-Region Nominations
The Nationals Web Site has been updated to include All-Region Nominations and a full explanation of the selection process. If your team doesn't have any nominations you might want to mention it to your coach.
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