Oklahoma City Storm Basketball

The OKC Storm will be celebrating our 10 th Anniversary during the 2007-2008 season. During our first nine years, we have been the most prolific team in homeschool basketball history, winning 30 plus Gold Ball National Championships. To put that achievement in perspective, all other homeschool basketball teams in the state have less than 7 Gold Ball National Championships among them. We are going to have some very special celebrations during this season. We hope that you will be part of them with us. The first will be our “Meet the Storm Night” in early November – date TBA soon. That night we will introduce the 2007-2008 teams, unveil the latest National Championship banner and recognize special achievements.

VERY IMPORTANT – if after you read all the information below you would like to participate on a Storm team (or at least come to tryouts and check it out), it would help us tremendously if you would fill out the player registration form and mail it in right away. The form is on the website www.stormhoops.com. At this point, it appears that this year will be a year of unprecedented growth for the Storm and we need to make sure we have enough coaches and practice courts. PLEASE read the whole letter.

Here are some key facts:

1)       10U, 12U and 14U (JH) and Storm North (which will be our 2 nd boys varsity team) will practice at the           Lighthouse Sports Complex, located at the NE corner of Lake Hefner Parkway and Hefner Road.
2)       The JV and Varsity will practice at St Elijah’s located at May and NW 150 th.
3)       Home gym for Junior High and Varsity will be St Elijah’s.
4)       Tryouts – it has been the Storm policy that tryouts are designed to help determine which team a player plays           on, we do not cut players.
5)       All Practices/Tryouts will start the first week of October, the 1 st-4 th.
6)       Since the Storm plays against mostly OSSAA schools we are an age pure program based on OSSAA           requirements for grades. A Player’s grade is determined by the player’s age as of September 1, 2007.

Nationals:

1) For the last 7 years the National Homeschool Basketball Tournament has been hosted in Oklahoma City. This years tournament dates are March 10-15th.
2) The fees for Nationals are $350-400 per team plus a $20 per player registration fee. All National fees are included in your Storm fee.

Fees

1)       Fees for all teams include:
     A.     Practice Facility Rental
     B.      Uniform – use of uniform all uniforms are returned at the end of the year.
     C.      Nationals Fees
     D.     League Fees
     E.      Tournament Fees
     F.       Supplementary Accident Insurance

2)       The fees are as follows:
     A.     10U, 12U $250 -- $150 plus $100 Advertising in Program
     B.      14U $300 -- $200 plus $100 Advertising in Program
     C.      16U, 18U $425 -- $325 plus $100 Advertising in Program

3)       Fees are due as follows:
     A.     16U, 18U – October 4 th
     B.      10U, 12U, 14U – October 18 th

4) Lisa Rice - Lisa will be in charge of all player registration this year, (contact info below).

Practice Schedule:

This is a tentative schedule as we made need to adjust it if we have more players and need more coaches. 16/18’s at St Elijah’s and the rest at Lighthouse.

Girls 10U – Tues and Thurs 3:15-4:15
Boys 10U – Mon and Wed 4:15-5:15
Girls 12U – Mon and Wed 3:15-4:15
Boys 12U – Tues and Thurs 4:15-5:15
Girls 14U – Mon-Thurs 3:15-5:15
Boys 14U – Mon-Thurs 2:45-4:15
Girls 16/18 – Mon, Tues, Thurs 4:15-6:00, Wed 4:00-5:00
Boys 16/18 – Mon, Tues, Thurs 3:00-4:45, Wed 3:00-4:00
Storm North – Mon, Tues, Thurs 4:00-5:30, Wed 3:15-4:45

Game Schedule – Varsity and JV are posted on the website, others will be posted when we get them.

Open Gym -- for Jr. High and Varsity starts September 4 th. Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 3:30-5:00 at the Lighthouse.

Pictures – I am looking for new action photos to put on the website if you have some for consideration e-mail them to me at the address below.

Contact Information

Tim Flatt 1-405-831-0394 Tim@Flattmail.com
Rob Flatt 1-405-831-4159 Rob@Flattmail.com
Lisa Rice 1-405-340-0069, 818-0211 lisa@6rices.com

Fundraising

This year the Storm is implementing a new fundraising program. This program is multi- faceted. This is a program that will not only help the Storm upgrade many of the services that are offered, while reducing the net cost for all players, but it also permits motivated players and teams within the Storm program to benefit directly from their efforts. Here is how it works:

1)       Every player is required to sell $100 in add space. This $100 is deducted directly from the player’s team fee.
2)       All additional ad space sold directly benefits the player and the team they play for. For example:
     A.     For each additional $100 in ad space sold by a player $50 is deducted from the player’s fee and the other              $50 goes into an account for their team.
     B.     A player very easily could sell enough ad space to cover their entire fee.
     C.     The team money is used for rewards, program printing, purchasing uniforms, practice jerseys and warm              ups.
3)      There are four levels of rewards that each player may obtain:
     A.      Level 1 -- $500 Ad Sales – Free Family Pass for all Storm Home Games
     B.      Level 2 -- $750 Ad Sales – Free Evolution Basketball (10U, 12U, 14U)
     C.      Level 3 -- $1,000 Ad Sales – Top earners banner --Free Evolution Basketball (16U, 18U)

Overall Top Earners will receive a special reward

The form for selling ad space is on the Storm web site, www.stormhoops.com. This fundraising program is very easy for anyone to sell if they simply apply themselves. The program was recently made available to the varsity players and already several players have sold ads, and one family told me they spent 2 hours of time and have almost $2,000 in ad space sold. This qualified both of their kids for the top level rewards and completely covered all of their basketball fees for the year.

Sincerely,

Tim Flatt
Athletic Director


	The OKC Storm will be celebrating our 10 th Anniversary during the 2007-2008 season. During our first nine years, we have been the most prolific team in homeschool basketball history, winning 30 plus Gold Ball National Championships. To put that achievement in perspective, all other homeschool basketball teams in the state have less than 7 Gold Ball National Championships among them. We are going to have some very special celebrations during this season. We hope that you will be part of them with us. The first will be our “Meet the Storm Night” in early November – date TBA soon. That night we will introduce the 2007-2008 teams, unveil the latest National Championship banner and recognize special achievements. VERY IMPORTANT – if after you read all the information below you would like to participate on a Storm team (or at least come to tryouts and check it out), it would help us tremendously if you would fill out the player registration form and mail it in right away. The form is on the website www.stormhoops.com. At this point, it appears that this year will be a year of unprecedented growth for the Storm and we need to make sure we have enough coaches and practice courts. PLEASE read the whole letter. Here are some key facts: 1) 10U, 12U and 14U (JH) and Storm North (which will be our 2 nd boys varsity team) will practice at the Lighthouse Sports Complex, located at the NE corner of Lake Hefner Parkway and Hefner Road. 2) The JV and Varsity will practice at St Elijah’s located at May and NW 150 th. 3) Home gym for Junior High and Varsity will be St Elijah’s. 4) Tryouts – it has been the Storm policy that tryouts are designed to help determine which team a player plays on, we do not cut players. 5) All Practices/Tryouts will start the first week of October, the 1 st-4 th. 6) Since the Storm plays against mostly OSSAA schools we are an age pure program based on OSSAA requirements for grades. A Player’s grade is determined by the player’s age as of September 1, 2007. Nationals: 1) For the last 7 years the National Homeschool Basketball Tournament has been hosted in Oklahoma City. This years tournament dates are March 10-15th. 2) The fees for Nationals are $350-400 per team plus a $20 per player registration fee. All National fees are included in your Storm fee. Fees 1) Fees for all teams include: A. Practice Facility Rental B. Uniform – use of uniform all uniforms are returned at the end of the year. C. Nationals Fees D. League Fees E. Tournament Fees F. Supplementary Accident Insurance 2) The fees are as follows: A. 10U, 12U $250 -- $150 plus $100 Advertising in Program B. 14U $300 -- $200 plus $100 Advertising in Program C. 16U, 18U $425 -- $325 plus $100 Advertising in Program 3) Fees are due as follows: A. 16U, 18U – October 4 th B. 10U, 12U, 14U – October 18 th 4) Lisa Rice - Lisa will be in charge of all player registration this year, (contact info below). Practice Schedule: This is a tentative schedule as we made need to adjust it if we have more players and need more coaches. 16/18’s at St Elijah’s and the rest at Lighthouse. Girls 10U – Tues and Thurs 3:15-4:15 Boys 10U – Mon and Wed 4:15-5:15 Girls 12U – Mon and Wed 3:15-4:15 Boys 12U – Tues and Thurs 4:15-5:15 Girls 14U – Mon-Thurs 3:15-5:15 Boys 14U – Mon-Thurs 2:45-4:15 Girls 16/18 – Mon, Tues, Thurs 4:15-6:00, Wed 4:00-5:00 Boys 16/18 – Mon, Tues, Thurs 3:00-4:45, Wed 3:00-4:00 Storm North – Mon, Tues, Thurs 4:00-5:30, Wed 3:15-4:45 Game Schedule – Varsity and JV are posted on the website, others will be posted when we get them. Open Gym -- for Jr. High and Varsity starts September 4 th. Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 3:30-5:00 at the Lighthouse. Pictures – I am looking for new action photos to put on the website if you have some for consideration e-mail them to me at the address below. Contact Information Tim Flatt 1-405-831-0394 Tim@Flattmail.com Rob Flatt 1-405-831-4159 Rob@Flattmail.com Lisa Rice 1-405-340-0069, 818-0211 lisa@6rices.com Fundraising This year the Storm is implementing a new fundraising program. This program is multi- faceted. This is a program that will not only help the Storm upgrade many of the services that are offered, while reducing the net cost for all players, but it also permits motivated players and teams within the Storm program to benefit directly from their efforts. Here is how it works: 1) Every player is required to sell $100 in add space. This $100 is deducted directly from the player’s team fee. 2) All additional ad space sold directly benefits the player and the team they play for. For example: A. For each additional $100 in ad space sold by a player $50 is deducted from the player’s fee and the other $50 goes into an account for their team. B. A player very easily could sell enough ad space to cover their entire fee. C. The team money is used for rewards, program printing, purchasing uniforms, practice jerseys and warm ups. 3) There are four levels of rewards that each player may obtain: A. Level 1 -- $500 Ad Sales – Free Family Pass for all Storm Home Games B. Level 2 -- $750 Ad Sales – Free Evolution Basketball (10U, 12U, 14U) C. Level 3 -- $1,000 Ad Sales – Top earners banner --Free Evolution Basketball (16U, 18U) Overall Top Earners will receive a special reward The form for selling ad space is on the Storm web site, www.stormhoops.com. This fundraising program is very easy for anyone to sell if they simply apply themselves. The program was recently made available to the varsity players and already several players have sold ads, and one family told me they spent 2 hours of time and have almost $2,000 in ad space sold. This qualified both of their kids for the top level rewards and completely covered all of their basketball fees for the year. Sincerely, Tim Flatt Athletic Director

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