Fall Basketball

Happy back-to-school, parents!  Hope the first week of school has been uneventful and enjoyable so far!

Just wanted to give a quick heads up of what's happening in the next few weeks:

Lady Warriors Fall 2012 Tryouts:

NEW TRYOUT TIME:
Sunday, September 9th
6:00 - 8:00 pm
at Bowie City Gym (4100 Northview Drive, Bowie, MD)
If you're unable to make it, please let me know, but similar to what we did last year, all players are expected to attend. 

Practice Schedule:

Practice for the Fall season will be as follows:

• Wednesdays 6-8pm at *Shady Grove MS; first practice:  Wed, Sep. 5
• Thursdays 7-9pm at *Robert Frost MS

(please note that the location may shift in the Winter.  I'll update everyone of any location or other changes)

Fall Games:
We are tentatively scheduled to play in the Adidas Fall League and the PVBL Winter League in addition to at least 3 tournaments during the 2012 Fall season.  Details to follow.

And look for a new Team Rahman website to launch next week!

Please let me know if you have any questions.  Thanks!

Sabrina

Nationals and the Summer

Hi everyone,

Sabrina and I have already communicated with each of you separately but I wanted to officially announce that sadly, we will have to forgo our trip to Nationals this summer.

We unfortunately suffered serious injuries to three of our girls and after looking at the timetables for recovery, we realized that it would not make sense to go through with the trip if we only have 6 or 7 healthy players. Sabrina and I looked at every possible option to still make the trip - right up till a day or two ago. Once we decided that the decision would be to cancel, we reached out individually to make sure everyone was aware.

As for the girls, I can't express how proud I am of them. Having lost only 3 games since November says a whole lot about these kids and their fight. It absolutely kills me to not be able to give them the chance to battle the nation's best. But without our full team, we would not be at our best.

As for the summer, we will absolutely not stop practicing and playing games. We have tourneys and possibly a league to look forward to. A team outing is in the works and we have camp and training info for those who would like it. Hopefully we'll see you all at practice so we can continue to get better. I fully expect us to be stronger and better for next year. Thank you all for your continued support.

Take care and Go 6th Man!

- Asif

Lady Warriors Win Silver at Potomac Valley D-I Qualifiers

Congrats to the 5th grade Lady Warriors on finishing second in the Potomac Valley Division I District Qualifiers!  We had our eye on the big prize but finishing behind the defending champs, Matrix, was no small feat.  See how we got there.

Now on to Nationals!

Game Schedules: 5th and 6th Grade Teams

5th Grade:

Tournament:  2012 District Qualifiers

Location:  Capitol Sports Complex, District Heights, MD (where we played in the Flames tournament).  Enter through the Big Lots parking area for players and parents.

Uniforms:  Please note that any undershirts MUST MATCH the color of the uniform.  Red undershirts for red jerseys; while undershirts for white jerseys.  Violation of this rule will result in a technical...yikes!

Schedule

Sat, 5/5:

Game 1 vs Team Sol:  10:30am (report to gym by 9:30am - 1 hour before tip-off) - red uniforms

Result:  W (37-19)

Sun, 5/6:

Game 1 vs Classics:  1:30pm (report to gym by 1pm - 30 minutes prior) - white uniforms

Result:  W (33-20)

Game 2 vs Lady Heat:  4:30pm (report to gym by 4pm - 30 minutes prior) - white uniforms

Result :  W (27-15)

Sat, 5/12:
Semi-finals:  2pm (report to gym by 1:30pm - 30 minutes prior) - white uniforms

Result :  W (25-19)

Sun, 5/13:  Happy Mother's Day!

Championship Game (1st/2nd place) vs Matrix:  10:30 am (report to gym by 10:00am - 30 minutes prior) - white uniforms

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6th Grade:

Tournament:  2012 Mama Said Knock You Out

Location:  YMCA Dancel Family Center (lower courts), 4331 Montgomery Rd, Ellicott City, Md 21042

Schedule:

Sat, 5/12:

• 3pm:  Knockout Challenge (not required) - anyone can participate to win medals and other prizes.
• Game 1 vs Columbia Ravens Black:  4:15pm (report to gym by 345pm - 30 minutes prior) - white uniforms
• Game 2  vs Md Lady Clippers:  6:45pm (report to gym by 615pm - 30 minutes prior) - white uniforms

Schedule for week of 4/16/12

Parents, here is our schedule for the upcoming week.  If anything changes, I'll be sure to let you know.  And, vice versa, whenever possible please let me know anytime your daughter is late or unable to make it to practice.  

Monday, April 16

• 7-8pm
• Skills practice at Albert Einstein High School (focus:  shooting)
• 11135 Newport Mill Rd., Kensington, MD 20895

***We realize this may be difficult for some, particularly since we were only given 1 hour by the county, so we are keeping this as an optional practice.  It's an extra workout for anyone who's able to make it so we'd love to see you if you're able to make the time and/or commute.***

Wednesday, April 18

• 6-8pm
  
• Team practice at Redland Middle School
• 6505 Muncaster Mill Rd., Rockville, MD 20855

Friday, April 20

• 7-9pm
  
• Team practice at Robert Frost Middle School
  
• 9201 Scott Drive, Rockville, MD 20850

2012 PVAAU DQT draw results are in!

Pools and Seeding Results of the Draw Meeting on April 11, 2012
All grades, PDF version - click here.

5th GRADE - DIVISION 1
	POOL 1		POOL 2	HOST:	MD United Lady Ballers
1	Matrix - Black	1	Team Sol - Pitts		Melody Britt - 202-438-7352
2	Fairfax Stars	2	6th Man Warriors	DATES:	May 5-6 and May 12-13
3	Vogues	3	Md Lady Heat
		4	Classics
5th GRADE - DIVISION 2
1	Vogues
2	Fairfax Stars
3	Matrix - Green
4	Matrix - White

Practice and other reminders

5th Grade Parents, a few important reminders:

Practices this week:

Friday, April 13:

7-9pm

Tilden Center, 6300 Tilden Lane, Bethesda, MD 20852

Sunday, April 15:  

1-3pm

University of Maryland, Comcast Center
***We'll have a trainer work with the girls from 1-2pm on specific skills.***

Fees:
Please bring fees to practice on Friday.  Please include your daughter's name and grade on the check. 

Absences and late arrivals:
Please notify us about absences and late arrivals - any time before practice is preferred, but call, email or text us at anytime before or during practice so that we are aware of changes in plans.  

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Tournament Schedule for 5th and 6th Grade Teams

Practice tonight (Friday, 3/30) is from 5:45-7:45pm at Inter-Denominational Church of God - 19201 Woodfield Road, Gaithersburg, MD 20879

5th GRADE:

Please report no later than 30 minutes prior to each game

Tournament Location

Meadow Brook Athletic Complex, 5001 Meadowbrook Rd., Ellicott City, Maryland 21043

Saturday, 3/31/12: 

Game 1:  4pm (red uniforms)

Game 2:  8pm (red uniforms)

Sunday, 4/1/12:  

Game 1:  11am (red uniforms)

Championship game (if we qualify):  6pm

 

6th GRADE:

Please report no later than 30 minutes prior to each game. 

Tournament Location

Meadow Brook Athletic Complex, 5001 Meadowbrook Rd., Ellicott City, Maryland 21043

 

Saturday, 3/31/12: 

Game 1:  5pm (white uniforms)

Sunday, 4/1/12:  

Game 1:  10am (white uniforms)
Game 2:  1pm (red uniforms)

Championship game (if we qualify):  4pm

 

Adidas Bump City 2012 Schedule

Parents, here's our schedule for this weekend.  Please check your emails for updates and information about practice on Friday.   

Please report no later than 30 minutes prior to each game

Saturday, 3/31/12: 

Game 1:  4pm (red uniforms)

Game 2:  8pm (red uniforms)

Sunday, 4/1/12:  

Game 1:  11am (red uniforms)

Championship game (if we qualify):  6pm

Location

Meadow Brook Athletic Complex, 5001 Meadowbrook Rd., Ellicott City, Maryland 21043

Flames March Madness Champions!

Top Row: Assistant Coach Bill Benzing, Nadjah Johnson, Laila Grant, Katelynn Benzing, Tyler Francis, Alex Cowan, Britney Ferguson, Shazia Ahmed, Head Coach Asif Rahman;  Bottom Row: Christa Bartlett, Lily Villacorte, Aliya Rahman

Byron Mouton: 10 years after Maryland's national title

Byron Mouton: 10 years after Maryland's national title

Congratulations, you've made the team!

Congratulations to the following Lady Warriors for excelling at Spring tryouts and for making the team!

1. Alex Cowan
2. Aliya Rahman
3. Britney Ferguson
4. Christa Bartlett
5. Katelynn Benzing 
6. Laila Grant
7. Lily Villacorte
8. Nadjah Johnson
9. Shazia Ahmed
10. Tyler Francis

Great turnout at our Spring 2012 tryouts!

2012 Spring Tournament Schedule

Tournament	Location	Dates
Charm City Basketball Tournament	Baltimore, MD	03/09-2012 - 03/10/2012
Flames March Madness	Capital Sports Complex, District Heights, MD	03/17/2012 - 03/18/2012
Adidas Spring Shootout	Meadowbrook Athletic Complex	03/30/2012 - 04/01/2012
Loudon Freedom Challenge	Leesburg/Loudoun County, Virginia	04/28/2012 - 04/29/2012
District Qualifiers	Capitol Sportsplex	May 5-6, May 12-13
Nationals	Nashville, TN	06/24/2012  - 06/29/2012

 * Tournaments, dates, times, subject to change.

Lady Warriors - News for week of Feb. 6-12

Parents, I just realized that I didn't send out a "what's happening this week" email.  Here's everything for this week:

Friday, 2/10 - 6 to 8pm

1. Practice at Shady Grove Middle School
2. Please let me know of any late arrivals or absences

Saturday, 2/11

1. Bowie practice CANCELED (Asif and I will be celebrating our 13 year anniversary - yikes!)

Sunday, 2/12

1. Game 1:  10:15am at Mt. Vernon HS
2. Game 2:  2pm (if we win game 1)

Please send me your daughter's shoe size so I don't order the wrong one for her!

Thanks!

Sabrina

Tryouts coming up!

1. Tryouts for 6th Man will be held Feb 25-26 for grades 5-8. Time and location TBA. Please spread the word!

2. Also, by Monday Feb. 6, please send me your child's shoe size. The girls will be getting new team shoes after tryouts so we want to make sure we account for feet that have grown over the last few months!

Team Calendar

For a list of Spring 2012 tournaments, click here.

Lady Warriors - News for week of Jan. 30-Feb. 5

Here's what we have planned for this week:

1. Friday, Feb. 3:  Practice at Shady Grove Middle School, 6-8pm
2. Saturday, Feb. 4:  Training in Bowie, 4-530pm (I have to confirm if it's Bowie City Gym or Bowie State)
3. Sunday, Feb. 5:  PVBL game in Mt. Vernon, tentatively scheduled for 10:15am.  This is tentatively our last game in the winter league.  After this week, we move into playoffs.
4. Next up:  Tournaments being planned for March and April.  I'll share dates as soon as I confirm them

Thanks!

Sabrina

Change in Practice!

Due to a county cancellation, practice this week will be held on Saturday, January 28 at the Bowie City Gym from 4-6pm.  Please contact Asif or Sabrina about rides.

Location:  Bowie City Gym, 4100 Northview Dr, Bowie, MD 20716.  Directions.
Date and Time:  Sat, Jan. 28, 4-6pm

2011/12 Winter Schedule and Scoreboard

WINTER 2011/ SPRING 2012: 

2012 Potomac Valley District Qualifiers:  Silver Medalists!
Capital Sports Complex, 6715 Marlboro Pike, District Heights, MD

Date	Time	Tournament/League	Opponent	Score	W/L
5/5	10:30am	PVDQ	Team Sol	37-19	W
5/6	1:30pm	PVDQ	Classics	33-20	W
5/6	4:30pm	PVDQ	MD Lady Heat	27-15	W
5/12	3:00pm	PVDQ	MD Lady Heat	25-19	W

Adidas Bump City 2012 Tournament: Silver Medalists!
Meadow Brook Athletic Complex, 5001 Meadowbrook Rd., Ellicott City, Maryland 21043

Date	Time	Tournament/League	Opponent	Score	W/L
3/31	4:00pm	Adidas Bump City 2012	VA Cardinals		W
3/31	8:00pm	Adidas Bump City 2012	MD Hurricanes		W
4/1	11:00am	Adidas Bump City 2012	Shooting Stars		W
4/1	6:00pm (championship game)	Adidas Bump City 2012	TBD		L (2nd place winners)

Flames March Madness Tournament: Champions!

Date	Time	Tournament/League	Opponent	Score	W/L
3/17	9:00am	Flames March Madness	Classics Fudd	34-31	W
3/17	12:45pm	Flames March Madness	Matrix 6th Grade	34-26	W
3/18	9:00am	Flames March Madness	Paoli Wildcats 6th Grade	29-27	W

PVBL Winter League Scoreboard:  Undefeated in regular season!

Date	Time	Tournament/League	Opponent	Score	W/L
12/11	12:45pm	PVBL Winter League	Classics Fudd	38-23	W
12/11	3:15pm	PVBL Winter League	Cardinals Lowman	45-14	W
12/18	11:30am	PVBL Winter League	Cardinals Lowman	25-9	W
12/18	2:00pm	PVBL Winter League	Team Sol Pitts	28-25	W
1/14-15	3 games (check email for times)	6th Man Sports MLK Tournament  (no PVBL games this weekend)	Team Sol Pitts Lady Neptunes  Lady Stars 6th Grade girls (Championship Game)	25-10 36-12 24-40	W W L Final result: 2nd place
1/22	11:30am (new time)	PVBL Winter League	Team Sol Pitts	23-22	W
1/29	9:00am 2:00pm	PVBL Winter League	Flames Antonucci	28-17	W
1/29	11:30am	PVBL Winter League	Lady Neptunes	41-13	W
2/5	10:15am	PVBL Winter League	Loudoun Triple Threat - Wilden	34-28	W
2/11 - 2/12	10:15am 12:45pm	PVBL Playoffs	2/11 - Bye 2/12 - vs Cardinal 2/12 - vs LTT Wilden	36-28 25-40	W L

FALL 2011:

Date	Time		Tournament/League	Opponent	Score	W/L
9/24	8:30am		Adidas Fall League	MD Shooting Stars	26-27	L
9/24	10:30am		Adidas Fall League	Lady Ballerz	27-15	W
9/30	6:30pm		Adidas Fall League	MD Shooting Stars	34-27	L
10/8		8:30am	Adidas Fall League	Lady Ballerz	24-18	W
10/8	12:30pm		Adidas Fall League	Southern MD Core		W
10/15	10:30am		Adidas Fall League	PV Classics Andy	41-8	W
10/16	8:30am		Adidas Fall League	Cardinals 5th Grade Stan King	22-23	L
10/30	2:30pm		Adidas Fall League
11/25-11/27	Pls check team email for times and locations		St. Michael's Turkey Tip Off (Charity Event)	Columbia Ravens, MD Flames, HCYP Sharks, LTT Triple Threat		2nd place winner (4-1 in bracketed tourney)
12/10	12:30pm		CapCity Ballerz (Richmond, VA)	Lady Lakers	26-23	W
12/10	4:10pm		CapCity Ballerz (Richmond, VA)	Cap City Ballerz	38-5	W