Mid-Michigan Lakers

All,

Well, tournament number 1 is in the books.  While it didn’t always go the way we would have liked, the good thing is we learned a lot about each other and a lot of what type of competition that we will be seeing.  Some of us had our very first experience with travel ball at this level and it was eye-opening.  That said, the work will start Tuesday with practice as follows:

U15- will practice 530-630pm at Mott CC

U16- will practice 615-730pm at Mott CC

U17- will practice 615-730pm at Mott CC

IMPORTANT NOTE!!!!- If you have not fully registered for the NCAA certified tournaments, you will NOT be permitted to play.  Everyone that registers will get an invitation to join the MML bench to whatever email you used to register.  You MUST accept that invite to complete.  ALSO, I need a copy of your birth certificate to prove age if necessary.  In addition, if you have not paid your fee and/or gotten with me, it is due now.

All,  we will get one more practice in before our tournament this weekend.  On Thursday , the practice schedule is as follows:

U15 will practice 6-730pm at Faith Lutheran Church

U16 will practice 630-8pm at Holly High School

U17 will practice 7-830pm at Faith Lutheran Church

All, for those new to the travel basketball world, know that these times are subject to change up until Friday.  That said, we expect minimal changes if any at all.  We are guaranteed to play a minimum of 3 games this weekend.  The preliminary schedule for our teams this weekend is as follows:

U17 (pool B):

Saturday, April 14 at 1:00 pm vs. Michigan Warriors @ Powers Catholic High School (Main) -blue jerseys

Saturday, April 14 at 3:00 pm vs. Michigan United-Gold @ Powers Catholic High School (Main)- white jerseys

If we finish:

1st in pool- Sunday, April 15 at 2:00 pm @ Carman Ainsworth High School (Main)- white jerseys

2nd in pool- Sunday, April 15 at 1:00 pm @ Carman Ainsworth High School (Main)- blue jerseys

3rd in pool- Sunday, April 15 at 9:00 am @ Carman Ainsworth High School (Main)- white jerseys

U16 (pool B):

Saturday, April 14 at 1:00 pm vs. Championship Sports-Gold @ Carman Ainsworth High School (Main)- white jerseys

Saturday, April 14 at 3:00 pm vs. Tranzition @ Carman Ainsworth High School (Main)- white jerseys

If we finish:

1st in pool- Sunday, April 15 at 12:00 pm @ Carman Ainsworth High School (Main)- white jerseys

2nd in pool- Sunday, April 15 at 11:00 am @ Carman Ainsworth High School (Auxiliary)- blue jerseys

3rd in pool- Sunday, April 15 at 8:00 am @ Carman Ainsworth Middle School (Main)- white jerseys

U15 (pool A):

Saturday, April 14 at 8:00 am vs. Flint’s Finest @ Powers Catholic High School (Main)- blue jerseys

Saturday, April 14 at 12:00 pm vs. Championship Sports @ Powers Catholic High School (Auxiliary)- white jerseys

If we finish:

1st in pool- Sunday, April 15 at 10:00 am @ Carman Ainsworth High School (Auxiliary)- white jerseys

2nd in pool- Sunday, April 15 at 8:00 am @ Carman AInsworth High School (Auxiliary)- white jerseys

3rd in pool- Sunday, April 15 at 10:00 am @ Carman Ainsworth High School (Main)- blue jersey

Tournament website:  Flint’s Finest Classic

All,

Practice times for Tuesday will be as follows:

U15- 5:30pm-7:00pm at Faith Lutheran

U16- 5:30pm-7:30pm at Mott CC

U17- 5:30pm-7:30pm at Mott CC

Note- *There will also be practice on Thursday this week (4/12), so be on the lookout for that schedule.  I will also post the tournament schedule for this weekend when I get it.

All players and coaches MUST register with the NCAA in order to be eligible to participate in any NCAA certified events.  This must be done as soon as possible in order to work out any kinks in the process.  I expect all players to have registered by practice time on Tuesday next week.  If you registered last year, you should just have to re-activate your profile.  Don’t create a new one unless you have to.  To register, go here:NCAA Registration

The u15 team will practice from 6-8pm at Faith Lutheran Church.

The u17 team will practice from 7-9pm at Faith Lutheran Church as well.

The u16 team is off this week due to spring break travels.

The U15 team will practice Tuesday at 5pm-615pm at Faith Lutheran Church.

The U16 team will not have practice as most players are out of town on spring break.  If you are still here and want to get shots up, come to Faith Lutheran and work out with the u15 team.

The U17 team will practice Tuesday at 545pm-7pm at Faith Lutheran Church as well (Criminal Justice Fair in the Mott CC gym).

That said, your $450 fee payment is now DUE!  I have provided an electronic option for those parents who want to take care of it that way as well.