VFW

We have just been confirmed for practice this Saturday 9/30/06 at Valencia HS. We will be in the Large Gym, South Court this time. We will be sharing the gym with the Red Dragons. We are still waiting for Mariners schedule but we might be able to practice this Sunday 10/1/06 if it becomes available. As soon as we find out then we will let you know. Check this website on a regular basis when we are unsure of practice times before the VFW Tournament. Thanks, Mark

Just a quick reminder to everyone. Please use this website as the official place for information regarding the "FORCE" For example the VFW website shows a team called the "tidlewaves" practicng this Saturday at Valencia HS. This is not our team, we are still practicng from 3:00-4:30 in the Valencia HS small gym. If possible please try to be there on-time this Saturday. Between Jon and I we will continue to gather information as far in advance as possible and post it to our calendar. We also will make changes to the schedule as soon as we hear about them. Okay, some items that we need to cover. This Saturday we will be passing around a sign-up sheet for our VFW Tournament. Please be sure that everyone helps out as much as possible. I've been working real hard in teaching our boys about teamwork and I would like our parents to be good role models by helping each other make this tournament a successful one. We are trying very hard to increase our "Force" fund to allow us to play in two travel tournaments next year. This will get us ready for all the travel tournaments the following year when most of the boys will be in 5th grade. We also need to get our SEYO paperwork in order. Please go to the handout section in this website and print out all three forms. Fill them out and bring them to practice this week. We still do not have the amount that each player will need to pay. This amount will be decided next month after both the SEYO board meeting as well as the VFW board meeting. Thanks, Mark

This is just a reminder that practice is this Saturday 9/23 at Valencia HS from 3:00-4:30 p.m. Please try to arrive by 2:45 p.m. so that the boys can put on their shoes and stretch before 3:00 p.m. so we can start on-time. We are still waiting for Mariners to confirm some dates for us to practice on either Friday or Sunday before the tournament. We are also trying to set up a scrimmage against the FOR Warriors before the VFW Tournament to help us prepare. The scrimmage is tentative for Saturday October 7th at SCCCC but are still waiting for gym approval. We all need to discuss working at our VFW Tournament soon. Both Jon and I will be commissioning both courts each hour for all day Saturday and Sunday. We are asking everyone else to help with the other duties as we figure commissioning is not what everyone else wants to do. If you do, not a problem, just let us know. We will be putting together some sign-up sheets for different duties and hours for each day though you are more than welcome to join Jon and I for as long as you want, helping or hanging out, either one is fine. More information regarding the tournament, SEYO season and additional practices to be sent out later this week. Mark

We hope everyone had a good break from basketball but it's time to get ready for the VFW Tournament. We will be starting practice next Saturday 9/16/06 at Valencia HS from 3:00-4:30 Since we will only have 1.5 hours please be sure to be on-time so we can maximize the practice. There is a chance that we could practice one or two Friday's at Mariners but their schedule is not out yet since they just started this week. Be sure to pay Jon or Wendy $30.00 per player for the August gym fees for Mariners. The practices at Valencia HS will be paid by the VFW organization so the fees each month should be much lower until next March when we will be on our own again. We also need to pay Jon or Wendy $35.00 for the VFW Tournament. We will eventually be reimbursed for this tournament but it could take a couple of months before the check is issued. When we do receive the check we will place it in the "Force" fund and will be utilized for our first tournament in the 2007 year. Please let Jon or I know if you cannot be at the first practice next week. See you all soon, Mark