Weekly Update 3/26/07

The Elite Eight and Final Four of March Madness is upon us.
The Marist ladies made a run at Tennessee, but to no avail.
Who knew?
As Easter approaches, so does the madness of our busiest season(s).
Take a gander below at what’s upcoming and what’s just happened in the Region…


UPCOMING EVENTS:

March 31, 2007 - Summer Sports Coaches Conference – White Plains H.S.
For those coaches whom need TRACK & FIELD
CERTIFICATION – THIS IS FOR YOU! See below for more
details. We will also be offering Aquatics coaches
certification and Basketball coaches certification if the
interest warrants it.

SUMMER SPORTS COACHES CONFERENCE

11:00am - 1:30pm - Registration Pick-Up/Info
11:30am - 1:30pm - Lunch & General Session/Prot. Beh
11:30am - 1:30pm - Lunch & Rule Changes/Adv. Coach
1:30pm - 5:00pm - New Coach Sport Specific Training
in Track & Field OR Basketball OR Aquatics
*** Each coach that has an athlete that will be
participating in a Summer Sport (i.e. either Spring
Games) you MUST attend this conference.
There are currently over 100 coaches who should be attending. ******RSVP IMMEDIATELY lest you miss out on lunch!!******


April 1, 2007 - Marist Basketball Invitational – Both Team & Skills
Competitions will be offered at this event. If you are
interested in attending, please contact the office (845) 878-
9722, IMMEDIATELY! (Please note this is NOT a
qualifying/Regional event.)

April 14, 2007 - Regional Basketball, Powerlifting, Aquatics @
Rockland Community College
This event IS a qualifying event for all athletes seeking
to advance to State Level Competition in the
aforementioned sports. It is open to all athletes
currently training in these sports with a certified S.O.
coach. If you have not yet received a registration for
this event and would like one, please contact the
office (845) 878-9722. Again, both Basketball Team &
Skills will be offered at this event.


PAST EVENTS

March 24, 2007 - Junior’s Basketball Skills Invitational – Bedford Elem.
This event saw about 35 of our youngest athletes compete
in the three Basketball Skills events. Parents and family
members turned out in full force to watch and cheer their
young athletes on to success. Thanks, once again to the
Yorktown Elks for volunteering their time to lend to the
success of the event. Thanks, too, to the staff of both
North East and South East for lending a hand in running
the event so effectively!

PSSL - Pioneer Sports School League

Basketball is about wrapped up. The season saw some really good competitions. With any luck, Ardsley will get some games in…at this time, I am aware of a game scheduled with Lakeland. Hopefully there will be more to follow.


CALENDAR OF EVENTS THROUGH: MAY. 2007:


March 25, 2007 Local Dutchess Aquatics - YMCA
TBD Regional Alpine Skiing - Butternut
31, 2007 Summer Sports Coaches Conf. - White Plains HS
April 1, 2007 Marist College - Basketball Invitational
14, 2007 Rockland CC - B’Ball, PowerLift, Aquatics Reg.
21, 2007 Time Trials - Putnam Valley HS
May 5, 2007 Spring Games WEST - West Point
May 19, 2007 Spring Games EAST - Mahopac HS


IN THE WORKS…

If you have any suggestions as to what we can add to our update, please feel free to let me know. Anything short of photos, are a welcome addition. (Pictures are just too cumbersome, due to the number of people we send this out to.)

ONGOING TRAINING

Tennis - West Rock Tennis Club at Bardonia Rockland County
held on Tuesday nights in March
***Please contact coach Ted Mascola at (845) 624 3442


Rockland Basketball League – Wednesday evenings.
If you need further information, please contact the office
at (845) 878-9722.


DEVELOPMENT

Any questions, concerns or suggestions, please feel free to contact us at any time. As always, thanks for your continued support and constructive comments.

Weekly Update 3/13/07

PROGRAM UPDATE

12 March, 2007

Happy almost St. Patrick’s Day!
For those of you that aren’t Irish, well, happy almost Spring!
And what's up with this early time change thing, anyway?
Regardless, here’s what’s timely in the HV Region...

UPCOMING EVENTS:

March 24, 2007 - Junior’s Basketball Skills Invitational - Bedford Elem.
This event is an invitational. Registration is closed. Over
50 of our younger athletes are registered and expected to
compete.

March 31, 2007 - Summer Sports Coaches Conference - White Plains H.S.

For those coaches whom need TRACK & FIELD

CERTIFICATION - THIS IS FOR YOU! See below for more
details. We will also be offering Aquatics coaches
certification and Basketball coaches certification if the
interest warrants it.

SUMMER SPORTS COACHES CONFERENCE

11:00am - 1:30pm - Registration Pick-Up/Info
11:30am - 1:30pm - Lunch & General Session/Prot. Beh
11:30am - 1:30pm - Lunch & Rule Changes/Adv. Coach
1:30pm - 5:00pm - New Coach Sport Specific Training in Track & Field OR Basketball OR

Aquatics
*** Each coach that has an athlete that will be participating in a Summer Sport (i.e. either Spring Games) you MUST attend this conference. There are currently over 100 coaches who should be attending. ******RSVP IMMEDIATELY lest you miss out on lunch!!******


April 1, 2007 - Marist Basketball Invitational - Both Team & Skills Competitions will be offered

at this event. If you are interested in attending, please contact the office (845)

878-9722, IMMEDIATELY! (Please note this is NOT a qualifying/Regional

event.)

April 14, 2007 – Regional Basketball, Powerlifting, Aquatics @ Rockland Community College
This event IS a qualifying event for all athletes seeking to advance to State

Level Competition in the aforementioned sports. It is open to all athletes

currently training in these sports with a certified S.O. coach. If you have not

yet received a registration for this event and would like one, please contact the

office (845) 878-9722. Again, both Basketball Team & Skills will be offered at

this event.


PAST EVENTS

March 2007 - Tennis Training - Rockland County @ West Rock Tennis
Bardonia, NY (weekly indoor one hour sessions 8-10 weeks). Contact Ted

Mascola at fmascola@ccsd.edu or call (845) 624-3442.


February 23-25, 2007 - Winter Games - Syracuse. The HVR sent about 100 athletes and 30

coaches to Syracuse to battle the bitter cold and snow in Semi-upstate

NY. All four of our Hockey teams medaled in their respective divisions.

Go teams! Additionally, all of our individual athletes hauled in their fair

share of hardware as well. Everyone had a great time! Thanks to all of

the coaches whom continue to give up their time and energy allowing

the athletes continued opportunities to achieve! Kudos!

March 3, 2007 - Basketball Skills Competition - JF Kennedy HS
This competition saw in excess of 80 athletes and about 40 volunteers pull off

an outstanding day. Everyone had a great time. Divisions were tight and the

volunteers made the day a wonderful success.

March 3, 2007 - Basketball Team Competition - Somers HS
24 teams showed up for this LOCAL event. Though the day ran a little long,

the competition was fierce. Thanks to Nancy, Valerie, Sue, and Paul the

divisions were well-rounded. Special thanks to the officials whom ran their
behinds off all day! You guys and gals were great! Thanks, especially, to all of

the coaches and parents. Your patience and understanding was noted and

appreciated!

March 10, 2007 - Regional Aquatics Competition - Pace University
This event saw over 85 athletes compete in over 8 different events. Each

athlete was given the opportunity to compete in up three events plus a relay.

The Journal News was kind enough to send a reporter to cover the event and

post a nice article about the event in the Sunday Sports Section. Pace, always

the gracious host, cannot wait for our return next year. Special thanks to Mr.

Smith, the Pace Swim Coach and the Pace Student Athletes

that volunteered. Also, thanks are due to Paul McClintock, our Aquatics

Official for numerous years past!

PSSL - Pioneer Sports School League

The PSSL league Has already begun their Basketball Cycle.
Special Note to the Pioneer Coaches: Ardsley will (Hopefully) be joining the PSSL for the Basketball Cycle in 2007. Please be aware that their coach, Don, will be contact you, either directly, or through our office, to set up some additional games. Thanks so much for your cooperation and efforts in regard to making this program even more successful!
Additionally, I have been in contact with an AD from Rockland County. There is a possibility that one of the Rockland schools may be joining our program next year. At this time it is just a possibility. I will keep you posted!


CALENDAR OF EVENTS THROUGH: MAR. 2007:


March 24, 2007 Regional Jr’s Basketball Skills Comp. - Bedford
25, 2007 Local Dutchess Aquatics - YMCA
TBD Regional Alpine Skiing - Butternut
31, 2007 Summer Sports Coaches Conf. - White Plains HS
April 1, 2007 Marist College - Basketball Invitational
14, 2007 Rockland CC - B'Ball, PowerLift, Aquatics Reg.
21, 2007 Time Trials - Putnam Valley HS
May 5, 2007 Spring Games WEST - West Point
19, 2007 Spring Games EAST - Mahopac HS



IN THE WORKS...

If you have any suggestions as to what we can add to our update, please feel free to let me know. Anything short of photos, are a welcome addition. (Pictures are just too cumbersome, due to the number of people we send this out to.)

ONGOING TRAINING

Rockland Basketball League - Wednesday evenings. If you need further information, please contact the office at (845) 878-9722.


DEVELOPMENT

Any questions, concerns or suggestions, please feel free to contact us at any time. As always, thanks for your continued support and constructive comments.