Dear NSSBBC families, We hope this note finds our families doing well and having an amazing summer. It’s hard to believe that we’re only a few weeks away from the beginning of the school year, and kicking off the 2023-2024 season! We are excited about the upcoming season and continuing to grow our athletes and our program. We are finalizing our plans for tryouts and practices for the fall. Dates and locations TBD shortly, but we are targeting the 2nd or 3rd week of September for tryouts, with trainings to follow. Key Points and Asks: Gym access: Tryout and Training Dates, Times, and Locations will be shared as soon as we have them. Bellevue Schools will not give us access to their gyms until after the school year begins. We are in conversations with other gyms as well. We would like to increase the program to include 4th and 5th grade teams this year (in addition to 6th-8th grade teams), if there is sufficient community interest and coaching support. Please spread the word! To that end… We need more coaches! If you or anyone you know is interested in coaching, please reach out to us at board@newportselectbasketball.com. Parents who agree to coach a team will receive half off the Newport registration fee for one child. We want this to be a fun, low-pressure commitment, and no prior select coaching experience is necessary. We will be here to provide training, resources, and support for our parent-coaches throughout the season. Cost: As we secure resources, we will be able to provide the cost for fall training/tryouts and the season. Annual Membership Meeting: Please mark your calendars for the evening of Tuesday, September 26, 2023 for our Annual Membership Meeting (virtual via Teams), where you’ll have a chance to hear an update from the Board on the state of the program, and expectations for the upcoming year, along with ample opportunity for Q&A While the board works on logistics for gym space and coaches, we can always use more help. How? Spread the word about NSSBBC. Consider joining our board. We have some board turnover this year, with a few kids aging out of the program. We are so grateful for the parents who have already stepped up and indicated an interest in joining the board, but we can always use more volunteers to help with fundraising, gym coordination, tournaments, communications, etc. Refer the program to any prospective coaches you know, who love mentoring and coaching. Non-parent coaches are paid! Be the support system you have always been. You can also reach us at board@newportselectbasketball.com or visit our website https://www.newportselectbasketball.com/ NSBBC Board “One Team, One Family”