Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Basketball starts January 13th --



The Bears Special Olympics team will start its Basketball season on Wednesday, January 13th (nobody is superstitious are they?). Please call Rick Mons (651-334-6825) by JANUARY 10th if you wish to participate.

We’ll have half-court teams and new players will have their option of either playing on a team or competing in Individual Skills. Depending upon the number of players who participate, I think we’ll have at least three and possibly four half-court teams. Participation fees will be $15.00 per athlete. If you have difficulty in paying this fee, please talk to Rick Mons who will arrange for a scholarship.

One change that we’re making is the site of practices. Due to scheduling conflicts, we will be practicing at Golfview Elementary School (see map and directions below). However, practices will continue to be held from 6PM to 7PM every Wednesday – See schedule below. Please plan on arriving 5-10 minutes before practice begins so that we can have the full benefit of the hour of court time. Practices will end promptly at 7:00 so please also arrange to have your rides at the school by then.

The Area competition is Saturday, March 20 and will be held at Hastings High School (same location as in past years). You must compete in the Area competition in order to compete in the State competition.

The State competition is tentatively scheduled for April 10th and 11th – however a location has not yet been announced. We’ll provide more details for both Area and State competitions later on.

2010 BASKETBALL PRACTICE & COMPETITION SCHEDULE

January 13

March 3

January 20

March 17

January 27

AREA MEET SATURDAY 3/20

February 3

March 24

February 10

NO PRACTICE MARCH 31

February 17

April 7

February 24

STATE MEET APRIL 10 & 11
PLACE TBD


Practices: Golfview Elementary School 2449 Orchard Lane White Bear Lake


Map & Directions:




From I-694: Exit to White Bear Avenue. Go North to Orchard Lane. Turn East on Orchard to School.

From Hwy 61 or I-35E: Turn East (or if I-35E, Exit) on County Road E. Follow County Road E(becomes Minn. Highway 244) to McKnight. South to Orchard. East to School.