Welcome to the Dayton Lady HoopStars!

2009 Organizational Overview/Parental Expectations

1. Introduction and Accomplishments

• Last year, 2008, we supported 20 teams with approximately 220-240 girls participating

• Over the last 15 years the DLH’s has had:

o        100+ teams qualify for the AAU Division I National Championship Tournaments, with 54 of these going as Ohio AAU State Champions

o        50+ teams have advance to the Elite Sixteen at AAU Nationals, with 9 National Champions, 9 National Runner-ups, and 6 - 3^rd Place National Finishes

2. Typical Season

• Tryouts take place in late February or early March for 9’s -13’s and late March for 14’s and up. 
• Teams are selected by coaches during three days of OPEN tryouts. 
• Coaches usually keep 10-12 girls per team.
• There are usually at least two teams selected and sometimes up to four. 
• After tryouts are completed, teams will collect a team fee from each player determined by the coach based on number of players on the team, cost of practice facilities, tournament fees, coaches travel expenses and any other team expenses. 
• Teams will generally practice twice a week around the greater Dayton area based on where the coach or players have access to gym time.
• Games are played by entering tournaments that take place on weekends.  This is up to the individual coaching staffs to determine how many and what weekend tournaments your team will travel to.
• Most teams will play between six and ten tournaments for the year. 
• The only tournaments that we, DLH, require our team’s participation in are the OHIO AAU district tournaments and the AAU Division I National Championships if your team qualifies.

3. Player Expenses

·         Black team players initial fee is approx $450.00 - $650. 

·         White, Red & Gray team players initial fee is approx $350-$450.

·         ALL OF YOUR MONEY GOES INTO YOUR TEAM’S ACCOUNT

·         This fee DOES COVER team expenses such as:

o        coach’s expenses for hotels, phone calls, and general travel expenses

o        tournament entry fees

o        practice gym rental time if applicable (this could significantly impact your team expenses)

o        team incidentals such as postage, copying paperwork, etc.

·         This fee DOES NOT COVER:

o        Players travel expense, hotel rooms or meals

o        Uniform or any DLH apparel

4. Tournaments

·         DLH will host two tournaments this year:

• SRT AAU Tournament April 3-5, 2009 (U9-U13)

• SRT AAU Tournament April 24-26, 2009 (U14-U16)

·        Every Family is expected to work the DLH tournaments that your team plays in!  

5. Once the teams are finalized, GET INVOLVED!! 

• It takes many people to make this organization successful. 
• Each team will need a parent to handle each of the following:  uniform disbursement, apparel ordering and disbursement, travel arrangements, team treasurer, tournament work schedules, and anything else the coach would need help with.

6. MANDATORY PARENT MEETING!! 

• All players and at least one parent must attend this meeting. Each team MUST have one parent co-coordinating their team’s uniform and apparel orders by this date.  That parent MUST be present to consolidate orders.

·         U14’s-U16’s - Date/Time TBD

·         U9's-U13's - March 9, 2009, time: TBD
 

LET COACHES COACH!

DO NOT EMBARRASS YOURSELF, YOUR DAUGHTER OR DLH!