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VABA Fall 2022 ENewsletter

By Amy Ondek, 08/21/22, 8:00AM EDT

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FALL 2022
E-Newsletter

 

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What an amazing summer VABA had with its Summer Camps.  By far, VABA had more campers than any year in its history!  The smiles, the hard work, the skills improved upon, and the friends made by both staff members and athletes made for an extremely memorable summer!

Monday, September 5 is Labor Day, which marks the official transition from summer to fall, and fall means basketball is around the corner!  During the fall, VABA will be hosting Fall Skills Academy and our fall pre-season evaluations.  We look forward to seeing you and your family soon!
VABA Evaluation Dates & Info!
The VABA Team is hard at work planning to make the up-coming winter basketball season fun, rewarding, and productive for all its families and student-athletes.  A key component to this is our Pre-Season Fall Evaluation Nights.  Please see a detailed list below and look for your group! 

If you have already registered to play Winter Basketball for VABA, you will receive a personal email inviting you.  However, it's very important you find your group and mark your calendar NOW!   If you have not yet registered for the winter basketball league, CLICK HERE TO REGISTER NOW! With about 850 registrations already entered, our VABA Winter League is sure to be one for the record books!

FIND YOUR GROUP and your respective Fall Evaluation dates below:

BOYS GROUPS:
GROUP 1 
WARRIORS (WESTERN DISTRICT)
GROUP 2
MUSTANGS, LOUISA LIONS, FLUCOS, PANTHERS, EAGLES, BLACK KNIGHTS/JBL
GROUP 3
PATRIOTS, DRAGONS, ARCHANGELS (CCS), SAINTS, BEARS (CDS), LIONS (REGENTS)
GROUP 4
BLACK KNIGHTS/VDBL

JBL 1/2 BOYS:
Group 1:
(Last names A-L): Wed., 9/7/22 @ Brownsville 6:45pm-8:15pm
(Last names M-Z): Thurs., 9/8/22 @ Brownsville 6:45pm-8:15pm
Group 2: Thurs., 9/15/22 @ Mountainview 6:45pm-8:15pm
Group 3: Thurs., 9/22/22 @ Greer 6:45pm-8:15pm

JBL 3/4 Boys:
Group 1: Fri., 9/9/22 @ CHS 6:00pm-8:15pm
Group 2: Fri., 9/16/22 @ CHS 6:00pm-8:15pm
Group 3: Fri., 9/23/22 @ CHS 6:00pm-8:15pm

VDBL BOYS 5-8:
Group 1: Sun.,9/11/22 @ WAHS

  • 5th/6th grades 5:00pm-7:00pm
  • 7th/8th grades 7:30pm-9:00pm

Group 2: Sun., 9/18/22 @ MHS

  • 5th/6th Grades 5:00pm-7:00pm
  • 7th/8th Grades 7:30pm-9:00pm

Group 3: Sun., 9/25/22 @ AHS

  • 5th/6th Grades 5:00pm-7:00pm
  • 7th/8th Grades 7:30pm-9:00pm

Group 4:  Fri., 9/30/22 @ CHS 

  • 5th/6th Grades 5:00pm-7:00pm
  • 7th/8th Grades 7:30pm-9:00pm

     and/or 10/6/22 @ Walker (Time TBD)

Girls Evaluation - "GIRLS NIGHT OUT"
Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022 @ Monticello High School

  • Grades 1-4 6:15pm-7:00pm
  • Grades 5-8 7:00pm-9:00pm
*All dates/times/locations subject to change (check website for times) - all registrants receive a personal email invitation, so please check your email for official notification and up-to-date details.   
GIRLS NIGHT OUT!
This is a special, fun night for ALL VABA GIRLS!  VABA will be conducting a dynamic, exciting, and informative basketball clinic for all girls, grades 1-8 on Saturday, October 1st, 6:15pm - 9:00 pm @ Monticello HS! The first session will include our JBL participants (grades 1-4), assisted by our "Big Sisters" in the VDBL from 6:15pm-7:00pm and then another session for our VDBL/REC participants (grades 5-8) from 7:00pm-9:00pm.  Those already signed up for this season's VDBL-Girls Winter League are required to attend!  Bring a friend!  This is open and FREE to the public!  Anyone can attend! Click on this link for more details!
FALL SKILLS ACADEMY
VABA's famous Pre-season "Fall Skills Academy" (FSA) will host up to 11 individual, 75-minute skills academy sessions (Sundays &/or Wednesdays September 25 - October 30) Click on this link for more details!
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Interested in being a VABA Coach this winter?
Joining the VABA Coaching Team can be very rewarding!  If interested in spending quality time with your child, finding a meaningful volunteer opportunity, positively impacting and influencing the community and/or your child's peers, and enjoying the great team sport of basketball, VABA would love to have you coach this season.  VABA  trains, guides and supports its coaches by providing training videos, on-line instructional materials (including detailed practice plans matching videos and manuals, as well as specific Standards of Learning), not to mention around-the-clock support from professional coaches.  

Click here to COMPLETE VOLUNTEER APPLICATION TODAY!
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Interested in Becoming a Team Sponsor?
SUPPORT the VABA SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM & RECEIVE EXPOSURE FOR YOUR COMPANY!  

  •  130+ teams need sponsorship.
  • "It takes a village!" Team Sponsorship goes towards the VABA Scholarship Program to help families needing financial aid.
  • All donations are tax deductible. 
  • Donors that make a full TEAM SPONSORSHIP will have their business name placed on player SHOOTING/T-SHIRTS ($300 per team).    
  • Click on this link to complete the online sponsorship form.
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