A Message from Lance Jackson on "Use of gym and safety"

A Message from Lance Jackson on "Use of gym and safety"

Note from Dan (Lincoln Center Rules)
No player (including the Varsity Teams) can be practicing in the inside gym unless there is an adult (21 years or older) supervising

Do not leave siblings unattended and do not expect the coaches to supervise the siblings of players.

Keep close supervision of your children during basketball games and practices.

It is not a safe idea to allow your child to be outside of the building unsupervised.

Here is Lance's message:

Just a safety tip...please make sure that we have adequate and mature supervision in the gymnasium while practice is on-going. I do understand the family inclusive nature of BVCHEA. Coaches do not have time to monitor all non-players in the gym. Nor should they have to. I will encourage BVCHEA to have at least one adult at each practice as a safety monitor. Someone who is fully aware of how the space in the gym should be used. Unattended and unsupervised children are not a good idea, especially when practice is going on. Leaving siblings in the company of other siblings @ practice is not a good idea as well.

I try to instill many precautionary measures and take steps to avoid any potential accidents. A so-called safety monitor can help me keep the gym as safe as possible. I need to be made aware of anything that might hurt or harm our athletes, by-standers and fans.

Please also check your members roster. Athletes with memberships and coaches have access. Those who do not have a current membership should not be at practices unless necessary and through parental consent.

On occasion. the staff can have equipment inside the gymnasium prior to BVCHEA arrival. If this present a problem or obstruction in any way...please let me know immediately, I will personally take care of the matter. Do not remove the items on your own.

Thank you for you cooperation..with love,

Lance

Congratulations and Reminders

I wanted to thank the BVCHEA Basketball Community for their Christ-Like Character that was exhibited at our first home game against St Joseph and several away games. I observed for the most part excellent restraint in our attitudes and the use our tongues. Keep up the good work.

Also I wanted to ask players and parents to dig out the papers that they signed in September and review one more time the codes of conduct that we expect from everyone. If you have a complaint remember we have adapted a writtten complaint policy that can be found in the links of this Blog. If you have questions please feel free to call me.

Happy Thanksgiving

Dan

Saturday November 14 No Open Gym at the Lincoln Center

We will not be having the open gym at the Lincoln Center for the next few weeks. We will let you know when we start up again.

Thanks

You can see information on BVCHEA basketball on our Blog

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Your Help Expected with Run with the Mustangs This Weekend Saturday Nov 14

Please wear your BVCHEA Basketball Tee Shirts to this event.

All BVCHEA Basketball Players are expected to come and help with the "Run with the Mustangs" 5K Race. Show-up at 7am this Saturday November 14 to help. We will assign you tasks when you arrive.

If you can not make it to help I expect the player or parent to email me at dhale@tamu.edu.

The race will begin between the Rosenthal Meat Science and Technology Building and the Kleberg Animal Science Center. Please meet at that place a 7am to help. A map has been posted at the Blog

Thanks

All BVCHEA Basketball Information has been posted at blog
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Details on the C What You Got Tournament

Following is information on the C-What-U-Got Tournament. Please review carefully and distribute to your coaches and parents.

Website

Most of the information on the tournament is contained on the website at:

http://www.bvchea.org/athletics/Basketball/tournament.html

Parking

Parking on Friday at Texas A&M is not free. You must either purchase a day permit or use the parking garage. This is explained in detail on the web site.

If you want a day parking permit, send an email to us at schulztx@gmail.com before by noon Wednesday, November the 4th. We will have volunteers outside in the parking lot (100i) to give you your day pass. They will need to collect $10.00 from you at that time. Cash or checks only.

Parking on Saturday is free

Hotels

If you need any help with hotels let us know. There many choices in town, and many new hotels.

Tournament Rules

Tournament rules: clocks, game time, etc. are on the web site. Tie breakers in Pool play will be head-to-head competition. Second tie breaker will be point differential. (Maximum 15 points per game).

Balls, Clocks, and Books

Home teams will provide game ball (or agree on a game ball with the visiting team).

Home team will have the official book. Please work with the clock operator and the visiting team to verify points, fouls, etc at quarter breaks.

We would like every visiting team to provide a someone to run the clock. We will have clock operator at the games, but we always need more help. If you don't have someone who can run the clock, please let me know.

Schedule

I have heard no more problems with the schedule, so we will consider version 4, sent out Thursday night - final.

Scoring

Please help us get the scores posted. We will have a scoring table at the Rec Center. Home team will be responsible to see that the score is reported. The score can also be texted to 979-492-3993

Inside the Rec Center

Please keep your player and siblings in the 4 gym area where the games are played. Please don't allow them to roam the Rec Center. Also remember that only plastic bottles are allowed in the Rec center and food should not be taken inside the gyms. Please help us keep the gyms clean and picked up.

Gate Fees and Directions to the Rec Center to Our Tournament

Gate fees for the tournament are:

• $25.00 - Full Tournament pass for a family
• $12.50 - Day Tournament pass for family
• $5.00 - Day Tournament pass for an individual
• $2.50 - Day Tournament pass for an student
• Children 5 and under are free

Directions to the Texas A&M Recreation Center

From the south/west - (Caldwell on highway 21).

• As you near Bryan take highway 47 south into College Station
• Merge right with Highway 60 and travel east
• After passing Easterwood airport, take a right onto FM 2818 and travel south
• after about 1 mile and turn left onto George Bush Drive
• Before reaching Olsen field (the baseball field) turn left onto Olsen Drive
• On Friday - pass the rec-center and enter the parking garage
• On Saturday - enter parking Lot (100K)
  

From the North or South - (Highway 6).

• In College Station turn on Harvey Road (Highway 30) and travel west.
• After about 2 miles, turn right on Texas Ave.
• After about 500 yards - turn left on George Bush Ave.
• After you pass the main campus (on the right), cross the tracks, pass Olsen field, and turn right on Olsen Drive.
• On Friday - pass the rec center and enter the parking garage
• On Saturday - enter parking Lot (100K)

Time to sign-up to help with the C What You Got Tournament

In order to get free entrance to all tournament games you family will need to commit to helping for 2 hours each day. It can be split up between family members.
Please email the following people to indicate that you plan to help them. Sign-up by contacting these people.

Gate and admission to the tournament -
Christina Branscum Christina_Branscum@uss.Salvationarmy.org

Parking attendants on Friday - David Vanadore DV1224@aol.com,

Recording brackets and scores - Terri Homan miteyoverlord@aol.com

Cooking - Terry Hoelscher thoelsch@txcyber.com

Concessions - Dan Hale dhale@tamu.edu and Jud Allen

Game Clock - Jud Allen

You can always see the latest BVCHEA Basketball information and important links to documents and forms at the bvcheabb.blogspot.com