Our 12-1 team kicked off their year going undefeated in the Lake Michigan Championships in Grand Rapids Michigan.  Congrats to coach Carrie and her team for their great performance with only 6 team practices under their belts.  Most important, the girls had fun, the team camaraderie was great, and they improved so much over the course of the weekend as they got more and more comfortable in their positions!

Our 14’s teams both had good showings in their first weekend of play as well.  They played in the final week of the Power League in Maumee and really showed that they will be serious contenders as they grow together.  I saw lots of smiles, and lots of good plays mixed in with the normal early season jitters.  It’s so fun to see them get better right before your eyes!  I had a parent comment to me that it was amazing to see after only two weeks of practice and they can’t wait to see where they will be in another 2 weeks! 

A special public thank you to Stephanie Harms at Premier.  She was extremely accommodating to our club and for that we are very appreciative!

15’s are in in Mason Ohio this weekend for their first tourney and we are happy to welcome our first outside college coach to this week’s position night.  Margot Fredrick from D1 Texas Pan American University will be running the show Wednesday!

Viva!

Tryouts went VERY well yesterday and we are really excited about the potential in our gym!  We’ve had several ask for a make up night and we are going to do that as we have in every age group.  Our make up tryout will be Wednesday night from 7:00-8:30 at Blessed Sacrament’s old gym. This tryout is open to any player from 15-17 that would like to check us out and/or be considered for a team.

Offers for all age groups will then go out via email with an individualized evaluation Wednesday night.  For 14’s it took me 5 hours and I finally went home at 2:30 in the morning!

For our 12’s team we will host a “meet the team night” at Blessed Sacrament old gym from 8:00-8:30.  Check your email for details! 14’s meet the team night will be early next week.  I will email everyone details!

Finally, we’d like to invite all of our committed 12’s – 14’s to come out to the UT match tomorrow night at Savage Hall as the Rockets take on Kent State in the first round of the MAC Tournament.  Meet Tina in the lobby at 6:30 and she’ll have tickets for just $2!!!!

Hope to see a bunch of you there!

You do not need to pre register for this at all, but an email that you are planning on coming would be helpful.

coachmattera@gmail.com

13’s Tryouts will be Sunday October 31st from 2:00 – 4:00 At Savage Hall – UT

14’s Tryouts will be Sunday November 7th from 2:00 – 4:00 at Notre Dame Academy

15’s Tryouts will be Sunday November 14th from 5:00 – 8:00 at NotreDame Academy (this one is 3 hours so that players can come a bit late or leave a bit early as we try to be flexible with other things going on that Sunday)

16’s Tryouts will be Sunday November 14th From 2:30 – 4:30 at Notre Dame Academy (17’s&18’s may come to this one if they have a conflict with their time)

17’s-18’s Tryouts will be Sunday November 14th from 12:00 – 2:00 at Notre Dame Academy (16’s may come to this one if they have a conflict with their time) 

The Cost to tryout will be $20 and we’ll have sign in and waiver forms on site the day of tryouts.  Please bring your insurance information!   We’ll try to post the forms online but I’m not that “web” savvy so I make no guarantees!

At this meeting we go over the history of the club, why we are different, coaching staffs, costs, schedules, and any other question you may have.

Hope to see you there!

We have secured court time at UT’s Savage Hall for our first session of tryouts on October 31st.

12’s Tryouts will be from 12:00 - 2:00

13’s Tryouts will be from 2:00 – 4:00

The Cost to tryout will be $20 and we’ll have sign in and waiver forms at Savage the day of tryouts. 

Tryouts for 14’s will be Sunday November 7th and 15’s through 18’s will be Sunday November 14th.  Times and locations will be announced ASAP.

New updates have been added to the FAQ page and coaching staff announcements will also be coming soon.

Stay tuned and keep spreading the word.  The Revolution is on!

On April 10th TR will host an 8 team, single day tournament at Notre Dame Academy.  Any and all 14’s teams are welcome regardless of their OVR/USA/AAU/JVA affiliation.  We provide the insurance!  We’ll consider stong 13’s teams as well.  This will be a more relaxed tourney designed to be a chance to try out different lineups etc. while getting ready for bigger national type tourneys. 

If you are interested in entering a team, reffing this event, or just want more info, drop me a line at smattera@cfpohio.com

Thanks!

Email me for more detials

This team will follow the same training schedule as the smaple scheudle that was posted earlier on the site for the 14’s.  The tournament schedule will also be very similar!

Also that evening we will welcome any player who missed our 14’s tryouts last week.  We have a few spots left on our 14’s teams.

Please email me with questions!

Viva!

Sample Training Schedule

December 6^th, 13^th, 20^th, 27^th: Open Gyms (optional)

January 4^th – February 27^th: Conditioning At Positively Fit 2 nights per week, your choice which nights, plus full team workout Saturday mornings

March 1^st – May 6^th: Practice 4 days per week, Mondays off if it follows a tourney weekend.

May 10 – May 23^rd: Off Weeks

May 24^th – June 11^th: Nationals Prep Practice Schedule

Sample Tourney Schedule

March 13-14 Bluegrass Pre Qualifier – Louisville

March 20-21 Dunes March Madness – Michigan City, IN

April 10^th – Friendship Scrimmage – We Host in Toledo

April 16-18 JVA Youth Gala – Louisville

April 24-25 Michigan JVA Showcase – Grand Rapids, MI

May 8-9 Team Indiana Classic – Indy

June 5 or 12 – Pre National Scrimmage

June 16-19 – National Championship – Orlando, FL

***This Schedule is not set in stone.  It is meant to give potential families an idea of what they are committing to and what they will get for their fees.

The Fees for a 9 person team under a schedule like this will be around $1400 per player.  This includes coaching fees for a head coach and an assistant, coaches travel, facility rental, registeration, tournament entry fees, administrative fee, 2 jerseys, and a warm up top.  Every team will attend nationals, and there will be an extra fee at the end of the year for this.  The fee will be based on the tourney entry fee plus coaches travel expenses.  Figure around $200-$300 for the nationals fee.

Thank you to those who have made me aware the CYO Championships might go as late as 5:00 on Saturday.  What we will do is have a seperate tryout session at 6:00 for those young ladies who are in that Tourney (SJA, GESU, KATERI, BLESSED SACRAMENT) Sorry that it will be a terribly long day, but I figured you’d want your offer by Sunday!  Please email us if this won’t work.  I’d hate for someone to not be able to tryout becasue of scheduling conflicts. 

Announcement regarding the older age groups will come later this week! 

Hope to see you Saturday!!!