Deadline for Notification Of National Tournament January 3, 2012

Please start considering whether your child will be playing in the 

National HomeSchool Basketball Championships

The 21st Annual National Christian HomeSchool Basketball Championships to be held March 19-24, 2012 in Springfield, Missouri.

They will have all Divisions for the Boys and Girls 10U, 12U, 14U, 16U, and 18U

Team Registration will be about $75 Player Registration is about $25 per player plus Hotel Room and Food and Transportation.  We encourage families to drive together and lodge together as appropriate to cut down costs.

Please email Dan Hale your plans

Deadline will be January 3, 2012

Deadline for State - January 3, 2012

Please start considering whether your child will be playing in the

Texas HomeSchool State Basketball Championships

February 23-25 2012, in Frisco, Texas.

They will have all Divisions for the Boys and Girls 10U, 12U, 14U, 16U, and 18U

Registration will be about $45 per player plus Hotel Room and Food and Transportation

Please email Dan Hale your plans - dhale@tamu.edu

Deadline will be January 3, 2012

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Parking on the Texas A&M Tournament at the C What You Got Tournament

Parking on the Texas A&M Tournament at the C What You Got Tournament
This year we will be handling parking differently on the Texas A&M University campus differently. You will have two options when parking. You will only need to pay for parking on Friday. Parking on Saturday is free in Lot 100J

Option 1: PAY-AND-DISPLAY MACHINES. Cost for 1 day $15.00 - In parking lot 100J there is a pay station where you can pay at the station and then pay anywhere in lot 100J. 100J is the parking lot that we have used in the past which is located between the Texas A&M University Rec Complex and Olsen Baseball Stadium.
For More information see the map under the links section of this blog and the following Texas A&M University web sites.
http://transport.tamu.edu/parking/visitor.aspx
http://transport.tamu.edu/parking/pd.aspx

Option 2: PRE-PAID TEMPORARY PARKING. Cost for 1 day $5.00 - Also you can pre-pay for a parking permit for Lot 100J online. In addition to the hourly rate facilities, visitors may choose to pre-pay for daily parking by logging in to My Account with their NetID. Visitors without an existing account must first create an account. Information and links can be found at
http://transport.tamu.edu/parking/visitor.aspx

YOU MUST CHOOSE ONE OF THESE OPTIONS LISTED ABOVE. WE WILL NOT BE COLLECTING MONEY AND GIVING OUT PARKING PERMITS THIS YEAR. A PARKING TICKET FOR NOT HAVING A PERMIT WILL COST AT LEAST $40.00

Basketball Committee Meeting pushed back to 7pm Monday at the Rock Prairie McDonalds

We will have an open committee BVCHEA Basketball Committee meeting at the McDonald's at Rock Prairie. This meeting will be open to BVCHEA members and to parents that have questions about the upcoming season. It will be held 7-9 pm Monday September 26.

The BVCHEA Basketball Calendar is Now on the Main BVCHEA Calendar Site

Thanks to Jon Gardner the BVCHEA Basketball Calendar has now been joined to the volleyball calendar on the main BVCHEA organization calendar site.

It is current, so if you want to see the current schedule please go to

http://www.bvchea.org/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=86

Note that through out the season there will be deletions, changes and additions.

So keep watching the calendar and the blog bvcheabb.blogspot,com for updated information.

Parents Kickoff/Orientation and Player Skills Assess

Parents Kickoff/Orientation and Player Skills Assessment

Please review the schedule below for the BVCHEA Basketball Skills Assessment and Parent Informational/Orientation Meeting. Please note the Age and Boy/Girl related details. Mike Thornton who teaches basketball and coaching basketball at Texas A&M University and his students will be assisting in the orientation and in conducting the skills assessment. This is a required meeting for you and your child if you intend to become part of the BVCHEA Basketball Program. For those still considering whether this activity is something you want to participate in, you are welcome to come and listen and ask question, while your child has fun participating in the skills assessment. No obligation for showing up.

September 19, Monday at the Lincoln Center 1000 Eleanor Street , College Station , TX 77840

6:00pm - 7:15pm Players 12 years and younger boys and girls and their parents will meet first for the player skills assessment and parent orientation. We will start in the game room at the Lincoln Recreation Center at 6:00pm.

7:15pm-9:00pm Players 13 years and older boys and girls and their parents will begin in the game room at the Lincoln Recreation Center. The skills assessment will conclude at 9:00pm.

During the parents informational/orientation meeting we will present information about our program, including program philosophy, schedule, fund raising opportunities, teams offered, coaches, fees, regular season and state and national tournaments. There will also be an opportunity for parents to fill out the player registration forms for those who have already decided to have their child participate in the basketball program.

There is no activity for the siblings of the players; therefore, they quietly must stay with the parent during the meeting.

September 20, Tuesday at A&M United Methodist Church.

5:00pm-7:00pm For Boys only 13 years and older we will continue our skills assessment at the A&M United Methodist Church.

Thank you if you have questions please call Dan Hale at 979-587-9245

BVCHEA Basketball Web Blog bvcheabb.blogspot.com