Payment Info
Our online payment system is now up and running. To register online please click on the following link. The cost to register online is $675 (due to the processing fee of the payment system being used).
https://squareup.com/store/juanita-basketball-club/
If you would rather pay by check, the cost is $650. If a check is your preference, you can send the check to the following:
Juanita Basketball Club – Girls
c/o: Erin Rutenbar
13613 121st Ave NE
Kirkland, WA 98034
The reasons for the increase in fees this season are due to increased league fees (tournament costs, gym fees, referee fees, etc…), a lower number of turnout this season over last season, and we are also ordering new uniforms for the girls. Our plan is to keep these uniforms at the end of the season and continue to recycle them for years to come which will allow us to lower fees in coming years.
I’ve already heard some complaints surrounding the increase in fees. Trust me when I say that this was discussed in several board meetings in much detail. We have to cover the costs but if you look at the overall gain, the cost is minimal compared to other leagues. Your daughter will get 2+ practices a week and 35+ games this season. We can all do the math, but that is a lot of basketball for the money.
Scholarship Info:
1) Scholarship opportunities exist for those families in need. We fully understand this is a private matter and will remain completely confidential within the board of the JBC organization. Options for scholarship:
a. Have a business sponsor the player fees for $700. This is $50 more than the standard player fee so that it may also assist another family in need.
b. JBC offers a scholarship of a maximum of $200. The balance of what is agreed upon will be due October 25th. We may also ask that you provide service commitment beyond the minimum of 6 hours outlined below.
c. JBC offers a scholarship of a maximum of $200 plus installment plan. All reasonable payment plans will be accepted if paid in full by December 31st. We may also ask that you provide service commitment beyond the minimum of 6 hours outlined below.
2) NOTE: If you are in need of a scholarship and have not worked out a payment plan with JBC by the first tournament, your daughter will not be allowed to play in that tournament. At the end of the day we want you to know that we will work with you and we want to avoid having to reach out to the family.
Player Contract:
Please see the attached. Please read with your daughter, print, sign and give to your coach. This document pretty much lays out the expectations for the season.
Upcoming Tournaments to put into your Calendar:
· Halloween Hoopla - Oct 25-27th (Redmond)
· Eastlake Tournament - 11/22-11/24 (Eastlake)
· Cold Turkey Tournament - Nov 29th-Dec 1st (Newport/Bellevue)
· MLK Rebel Challenge – Jan 18th-Jan 20th (This will be our Juanita Tourney sponsored by Zag Motors)
· Seaside Tourney – Feb 14th-Feb 16th (This is our fun travel tournament. Hotel info to follow soon)
· ETL End of Season Tourney – Mar 6th-Mar 8th (Will be held locally in our area somewhere TBD)
· State Tourney – Mar 13th-Mar 15th (Only for those teams that qualify)
League Play:
We will begin league games starting the first weekend of December and going thru March. Each team will play 1 to 2 games each weekend. Potentially a bye week in there at some point. Schedule to come out in November. As you will see in the player contract, we will once again be playing in the Eastside Travel League (ETL) which means will not be traveling outside of King County to play a league game.
Fundraising
First and foremost, we like to remind parents that we are a 501c3 non-profit organization now, which is tax deductible. If you or your company would like to make a donation please go to this link: https://squareup.com/store/juanita-basketball-club. I know many of you work for companies that have a matching program if you volunteer hours, donate gifts, donate money, etc… If this is the case, please take the time to work with us on this. Every dollar counts, and keep in mind that we do donate to the JHS Girls Basketball Booster Club for the future of our girls in the program now. Even the smallest of donations is HIGHLY appreciated.
If you are interested in becoming a sponsor, please go to this link: https://www.juanitagirlsselect.org/support-jbc and follow up with us. We would love to advertise for you!
Date is still TBD, but we will be holding another auction event similar to previous years. Your coach will be reaching out soon to get a volunteer to assist in putting together a team basket for the auction.
Website & Social Media
Please bookmark and/or “like” the following and post pics where you can:
· Website: https://www.juanitagirlsselect.org/
· Facebook Business Page: https://www.facebook.com/juanitagirlsbasketball/ (This page is for communication from the Board to the parent and community for upcoming events and information)
· Facebook Fan Page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/juanitagirlsselectbasketball/ (This is for everyone to post awesome pictures and videos of our girls playing throughout the season)
· Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/juanitaselecthoops/
· LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/juanita-basketball-club-girls/
Communication :
Your coaches will be using TeamSnap this season for communicating games and practices. More to follow on that…
AAU Membership:
You will need to register your daughter for an AAU membership but I first need to renew our AAU Club membership this week. More to come on this.
I think that’s it for now! Payment is the most important for now.