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Dear NSBBC Families, We have received several emails about registration and tryouts, and we are working hard to get those solidified. Thank you for your patience. We have been working with the Bellevue School District to secure gym space for tryouts, as well as trainings and practices, and are expecting to receive confirmation from the district shortly. As soon as the gym space is confirmed, we will open up registration and communicate all the details. In light of the district’s delay in confirming gym space, we are pushing back tryouts by one week from our initial plan. We are now hoping to hold tryouts the evenings of Tuesday, September 26th and Thursday, September 28th . As soon as we have this confirmed definitively, we will let you all know that registration is open, provide all the details, and ask that you spread the word! Please prepare to have your athlete attend both tryout dates. If you have an immovable conflict, we will ask that you let us know so alternative arrangements can be made on a case-by-case basis. Please note: As previously communicated, this year we are hoping to expand the program again (as it was pre-COVID) to include 4th & 5th grade teams. The fee for tryouts will be $10 total (covering both tryout dates), to help us offset the district’s increased gym fees. This is a substantial reduction from last year’s tryout fee, as we’re anticipating more kids with the addition of 4th and 5th grade athletes. We look forward to getting news to you as soon as we get it. NSBBC Board “One Team, One Family”

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”

Come tryout for a Newport Select Basketball team on Monday, October 3 at Tillicum Middle School. Please attend tryout #2 even if you attend tryout #1 on 9/15!. If you did not attend tryout #1, we still welcome you to register for tryout #2. Register at https://go.teamsnap.com/forms/337268 

Dear NSBBC Families, This Thursday (9/15) will be the first of two try-out dates for NSBBC. Please note the new location: Tillicum Middle school in Bellevue. Please register at https://go.teamsnap.com/forms/337268 Below are details to help you navigate the evening: Location: Tillicum Middle School (1280 160th Ave SE, Bellevue, WA 98008) The gym is located in the back of the school and entry will be monitored at the door This will be a closed tryout with no spectators Time: 6th & 7th gradegrade (including 5th graders who want to play up) 6PM – 7:20PM 8th grade 7:30 – 9PM What to bring: Water Basketball A light and dark shirt (NSBBC will have some reversible pinnies for those who forget) Lots of energy and enthusiasm What to expect 5 minutes of warmup and setting expectations 15 minutes of drills and execution 65 minutes of situational game play 5 minutes of wrap up and next steps We hope players are excited to showcase their ability to learn and compete with their peers. Following this week’s tryouts, we will quickly organize and communicate our second and possibly third date for make ups, to compete for a spot on an NSSBBC team. Spread the word and invite a friend! Thank you and we look forward to seeing you on Thursday! NSBBC Board

Dear NSBBC Families, We are excited to announce that we have secured gym space so we may begin our ‘22-‘23 Winter Basketball Season. The board and coaches are excited to be back in action! Our program will start with fall trainings and tryouts at the Hidden Valley Field House in Bellevue, two evenings per week (typically Monday and Thursday, with a few exceptions), from Thursday, Sept. 8th – Monday, Oct. 17th. This is a Junior full court (74 ft – 3 Glass Backboard Hoops). Grades 6th – 8th grade (Special request for 5th graders who want to play up) Beginning the week of Oct 24th, Team practices will be held at one of the local Middle schools feeding Newport High (details to be announced). In our previous communication, we shared a new approach to how we intend to build our teams this season. Highlighted you will see two (2) days indicated as tryout days, Sept. 15th and Oct. 3rd. These two days are mandatory for all players who are interested in playing on an NSBBC team this season, whether they are participating in the fall training or want to walk in and tryout only. If you have an immovable conflict for either of these two tryout days, please let us know as soon as you can. We are a select program and are building teams to compete at the highest levels, so one goal of the training program is to provide additional time to watch, train, and mentor players, while still offering the drop in tryout option. Team invites will go out around Oct 10th and you will have 3 days to accept Please note the dates and times. Due to limited gym space and our desire to get started, we took what was available on weekday evenings in order to get us under way ASAP. There are no penalties for missing a training, and it will not impact whether or not your player makes a team. Cost Training: 10 sessions $200 per player $40 Drop-in Fee for the two formal tryout sessions ($20 per tryout session), for players who only want to try out, without the training program Season play PEAK/ETL $725 per player NSBBC will supply uniforms to be returned at the end of the season Players will receive a sweatshirt (to keep) and a practice pinny (to be returned at the end of the season) Fees cover league fees, Coaches, gym rental, and other minor overhead expenses (state and federal filings, etc.) Tournament play TBD – We will share our tournament plans as we get closer to the season Registration can be completed by clicking the following link and any question may be directed to the board at board@newportselectbasketball.com https://go.teamsnap.com/forms/336544/signups September September 8th 6pm to 7:30pm Court 2 Training (All players) September 12th 6pm to 7:30pm Court 3 Training (All players) September 15th 6pm to 7:20pm 6th & 7th grader (5th grader who wish to play up) Tryout #1 ($20 drop-in fee for players not in training program) at Tillicum Middle School September 15th 7:20 pm to 9 pm 8th grader Tryout #1 ($20 drop-in fee for players not in training program) at Tillicum Middle School September 19th 5pm to 6:30pm Court 4 Training (Preliminary Team break out) September 22nd 5pm to 6:30pm Court 4 Training (Preliminary Team break out) September 28th 7:30pm to 9pm Court 3 Training (Preliminary Team break out) October October 3rd 5:30pm to 7pm Court 3 Player Evaluation / Tryout #2 ($20 drop-in fee for players not in training program) October 5th 7:30pm to 9pm Court 4 Training Begin to finalize teams October 10th 5:30pm to 7pm Court 3 Training (Finalize teams – ( Make invites; Families have 3 days to accept ) October 17th 5:30pm to 7pm Court 3 Final training with teams formed and 90 minutes of king of the court

Dear NSBBC families, I hope this note finds our families doing well and coming off an amazing summer. We are excited about the upcoming season and continuing to grow our athletes and our program. Although securing gym space has been a bit tricky this year, we are finalizing our plans for a preseason training that would lead into our team selections for the 2022-2023 season. Dates and locations TBD shortly . Traditionally NSBBC has hosted a typical 2-day tryout where players showcase their individual skills and teams are selected. However, building upon our learnings from prior seasons and following the success of last year’s pre-tryout trainings, we are exploring building our teams over the course of a month of training and scrimmages. This would be less focused on dribbling through cones and more around a player’s ability in game settings. If necessary, we may ask players to showcase their individual skills as well, particularly as coaches get ready to finalize rosters. Key Points: Gym access: Dates, Times and Location 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. Training & tryout dates forthcoming We are organizing our coaching resources for team management and in house trainings We would like to field competitive teams at the 6th, 7th, and 8th grade levels, and remain open to players playing up where it makes sense Practices and trainings will be 90 min two days per week, precise days and locations to follow Cost: As we secure resources, we will be able to deliver the cost for fall training/tryouts and the season. We would like to expand the program further, but this will all depend on coaching availability. We are currently interviewing additional coaching candidates. While the board works on logistics of gym space and coaches, we can always use more help. How? Spread the word about NSBBC Consider joining our board; we are still looking for volunteers who can help with fundraising, gym coordination, and communications Refer the program to any likeminded prospective coaches you know who love mentoring/coaching Be the support system you have always been. You can reach us at board@newportselectbasketball.com or visit our website https://www.newportselectbasketball.com/ Look for additional dates and monthly emails and refer to our website for more information NSBBC Board “One Team, One Family”

Dear NSBBC families, It is with great excitement NSBBC is announcing we will be hosting tryouts for grades 6th, 7th, & 8th only this season, due to limited gym space and coaching resources. We are allowing 5th graders who are interested to compete for a spot on the 6th grade team . We will not be fielding a 5th grade team The goal of NSBBC is to build a program where all players are given the chance to compete and get better, and while we have limited space, we are exploring our options. Based on tryout results & interest, NSBBC is considering an in-house training program for players not assigned to a team and are in 5th – 8th grade. This program will be organized and run by NSBBC and one of our coaches on the same night as our ETL teams. This aligns with our focus of “One Team, One Family” and provides an opportunity to bring players along with the existing teams and offer call up opportunities to league play when situations call for it. Tryout Details: Registration Link: https://go.teamsnap.com/forms/290378 Cost: $15 (If your currently enrolled in the Mon/Wed training your fee has been collected already) Key Points: Parents will not be allowed in the gym for tryouts due to school COVID policy Masks will be required for participation Players to bring their own basketball Parent approval to take players picture for accurate assessment Dates: Monday 10/18 6:00PM – 7:30PM (6th Grade) 7:30PM – 9:00PM (7th – 8th Grades) Wednesday 10/20 6:00PM – 7:30PM (6th Grade) 7:30PM – 9:00PM (7th – 8th Grades) Location : Tillicum MS for both days Saturday 10/23 Team Invitations: Acceptance must be made within 24 hours so we can offer spots to the next player if you chose not to play. Season Details: Fee: $625 Practice Schedule: Mon & Wed @ Tillicum MS Tournaments TBD : Due to the uncertainty of COVID many of the tournaments have yet to come together. We will announce tournaments as they materialize and decided on our participation. In-House Training Details: Season Training fee: $325 Practice Schedule: Mon & Wed @ Tillicum MS NSBBC lead training for 5th – 8th grade players not currently assigned a team See you on the courts! NSBBC Board “One Team, One Family“

Dear NSBBC families,  We understand many of you are interested in knowing about the details for the upcoming season. We will provide an update in the week of 10/1/2021. Thank you for your patience. NSBBC Board

NSBBC Families, We are proud to announce a partnership with CESP Athletics and one of our own NSBBC coaches Chevy Walker. Not only has Chevy been a large part of our program but he is leading the Newport High school Basketball speed, strength and agility training program. CESP and coach Chevy would like to bring this same training program to our NSBBC players to help them get ready for tryouts. Chevy’s goal is to create a fun foundation of fitness for student-athletes, while also establishing skills that will provide long-term benefits for everyday physical/mental wellness. What your player can expect Every Saturday / Sunday: Saturdays: CESP will focus on full-body strengthening, speed & agility, as it relates to basketball 40 minutes of speed and agility 20 minutes of ball handling and skills competition Sundays: CESP will focus on providing the proper fitness plan for injury prevention & recovery 30 minutes recovery stretching & speed building 30 minutes of basketball fundamentals & competition This is a special opportunity for our players to be taught the right way to care for their body and provide future Newport basketballers a head start for entering Newport High School. NSBBC will stay vigilant in securing gym space for basketball but if your player wants a head start on getting ready for tryouts join in the CESP fitness training in Oct. Cost: $200 Location: Tillicum Middle School Gym Dates: Oct 2nd – 31st Days: Saturday & Sunday (5 weekends) Time: 11:30 -12:30 (Grades 4th – 6th) 25 available spots 12:30 – 1:30 (Grades 7th -8th) 25 available spots Protocol: Signed COVID waiver will be required as well as masks to be worn at all times  Registration link: https://go.teamsnap.com/forms/287519 NSBBC Board “One Team, One Family” CESP “Believe & U Will Achieve”