Nothin but Net Upward Newsletter Immanuel Church of Gurnee Week of December 16th, 2017 Game Day! Referee Corner Saturday December 16th, 2017 Court 1 8:00 9:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 1:00 2:00 3:00 4:00 5:00 Court 2 8:00 9:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 1:00 2:00 3:00 4:00 5:00 White Team Green Team Mudslides Tsunamis Earthquakes Avalanche Pandas Giraffes UCLA Bruins Louisville Cardinals Oregon Ducks Baylor Lady Bears Northwestern Wildcats Michigan Wolverines Gonzaga Bulldogs Wisconsin Badgers Chicago Bulls Golden State Warriors Houston Rockets San Antonio Spurs New Orleans Pelicans OKC Thunder White Team Green Team Sandstorms Tornadoes Blizzards Hailstorms Penguins Koalas UCONN Huskies WV Mountaineers Fighting Illini Indiana Hoosiers Purdue Boilermakers Ohio State Buckeyes Michigan State Spartans Kansas Jayhawks Minnesota Lynx Chicago Sky New York Liberty Los Angeles Sparks Cleveland Cavaliers Boston Celtics Upward Memory Verse: When I m afraid, I put my trust in you Psalm 56:3 (NIV) The clock does not stop during the game Since there are two games going at the same time using one clock, the game clock does not stop during the game. There are no timeouts or injury time. We will stop a game for an injury, but the clock keeps running. This is also important since we have so many games back to back that even small delays can build up and impact all the later games.
Scorer/Timer December 16th, 2017 Times Court 1 Times Court 2 8:00 Mudslides-Tsunamis 8:00 Sandstorms-Tornados Turshinsky-Heilman Jerry-Ochoa 9:00 Earthquakes-Avalanche 9:00 Blizzards-Hailstorms Cole-Rytting Colwell-Jones 10:00 Pandas-Giraffes 10:00 Penguins-Koalas Bailey-Miller Volante-Girmsheid 11:00 UCLA Bruins-Louisville Cardnals 11:00 UCONN Huskies-W VA Mountaineers Arevalo-Meitus Tebusske-Hoyer 12:00 Oregon Ducks-Baylor Lady Bears 12:00 Fighting Illini-IN Hoosiers Foskett-Meno Rios-Schmidt 1:00 Northwestern Wildcats-MI Wolverines 1:00 Purdue Boilermakers-OH State Buckeyes Cerantes-Adams Rand-Paterkiewicz 2:00 Gonzaga Bulldogs-WI Badgers 2:00 MI State Spartans-KS Jayhawks Nordin-Anderson Hurd-Berrios 3:00 Chicago Bulls-Golden State Warriors 3:00 Minnesota Lynx-Chicago Sky Hoselton-Bryant Rand-Greenfield 4:00 Houston Rockets-San Antonio Spurs 4:00 NY Liberty-LA Sparks Kavich-Vizconde Goles-Funk 5:00 New Orleans Pelicans-OKC Thunder 5:00 Cleveland Cavaliers-Boston Celtics Couturier-Hidrogo Marabella-Meyer Clock and Score Keeping Coordinator, Kari Sellers, will be scheduling parents to run clock and score for their child s game, throughout the season. Please check the schedule in the newsletter to ensure that you do not miss your turn. Each week the score-table schedule will appear in the newsletter (week 2 is above). If you are scheduled but can not fulfill your assigned slot, please contact Kari by texting her at 847-293-6721
Halftime Highlight: Slam Funk (Morning) Christmas Carols (Afternoon) Key Dates to Remember: Weeks of Dec 18 and Dec 25 - NO practices Dec 23 and Dec 30 - NO games Jan 13 - Picture Day Jan 27 - Trinity Day Feb 3 - Final Day for Operation Christmas Child competition Feb 10 - Pizza parties for the top 2 boys teams and the top 2 girls teams in the Operation Christmas Child competition Feb 10-5/6 Grade Tournament Feb 17 - Upward Awards Program Full Uniforms are Mandatory! What is going on at Immanuel? We have the exciting opportunity to partner with Operation Christmas Child (OCC) and impact the lives of needy children around the world. Now through February 3rd, players and coaches can bring in items for Operation Christmas Child while competing in a contest against the other Upward teams. OCC has requested tennis balls, hot wheels/matchbox cars and small stuffed animals, such as beanie babies. All items should be new or very very gently used. Teams will earn one point for each item they bring in. Items can be turned in to an Upward leader at practices or on game day. At the end of the season, the two boys teams and the two girls teams with the highest number of points/items donated will win a pizza party on Feb 10. Contest standings will be included in the weekly newsletter, so be sure to check how your team is doing. Help Us Keep the gym floors dry! Remember to carry in your court shoes on practice and game days. Upward Jerseys and shorts must be worn for All practices & games. This rule applies for All Basketball players Please arrive 10 to 15 minutes before your game to meet with your team at your bench.
A Note for Parents: Please remember that the Attendance Policy is in effect. Please be sure your players are attending practices and games in order to insure that they and their team get the maximum benefit from Upward Basketball. Inclement Weather Procedures: icsports has an emergency alert texting system to notify participants and volunteers when weather conditions dictate practice or game cancellations or schedule adjustments. This system will also be used on a limited basis to remind the user base of important dates and events. To ensure that you are included in the notifications: If you signed up for alerts at the parent meetings, no action is required, unless your cell phone number changes. If you have not signed up for alerts, or if your cell phone number changes, please send your name and the cell phone number at which you wish to receive emergency text messages to Laurie Cessna at LAC.CUBS@yahoo.com. Without signing up for emergency alerts, you will not receive them, even if you provided your cell phone number in your child s registration. Operation Christmas Child Contest Standings through Dec 2: Tornadoes 124 Ohio State Buckeyes 124 Chicago Sky...32 Avalanche...0 Blizzards...0 Mudslides...0 Tornadoes...124 Giraffes...0 Koalas...0 Baylor Lady Bears...0 Louisville Cardinals...0 UCLA Bruins...0 W VA Mountaineers...0 Fighting Illini...0 Gonzaga Bulldogs...0 MI State Spartans...0 MI Wolverines...0 Boston Celtics...0 Chicago Bulls...35 Cleveland Cavaliers...0 Golden State Warriors...0 Houston Rockets...10 OKC Thunder...0 Earthquakes...0 Hailstorms...0 Sandstorms...0 Tsunamis...0 Pandas...0 Penguins...0 Oregon Ducks...23 UCONN Huskies...0 Purdue Boilermakers...0 WI Badgers...0 Indiana Hoosiers...0 Kansas Jayhawks...0 Northwestern Wildcats...0 OH State Buckeyes...124 Chicago Sky...32 LA Sparks...0 Minnesota Lynx...0 NY Liberty...0 New Orleans Pelicans...0 San Antonio Spurs...0 Upward Stars: Upward Stars: Gold: Sportsmanship, Blue: Action, Red: Defense, Grey: Offense, : Christ Like, Green: Memory verse
Picture Day UPWARD BASKETBALL Picture Day will be on Saturday, January 13th (Picture pick up day will be on award day, Feb 17) *Be here 1 HOUR earlier than your game is scheduled (first team to have all their players gathered, each hour, will win a prize) *Both team and individual pictures will be taken for every child *If you want pictures, you must order AND PAY for pictures on picture day (another opportunity to order will be given at pick up) Team Picture: $5 for a 5x7 Individual Pictures: $5 for a 5x7 or 1 set of 4 wallets. Coach and Child Picture: $5 for 5x7 www.jennichasephotography.com jenni.jcphotography@gmail.com 847.254.5086