We posted a very significant announcement on the player's blog earlier this week, we also e-mailed it to our entire list, if you have not read the update it is at players blog if this is the first you are hearing about this please sign up at the player's blog to get updates so that you get all the information in a timely manner.
Boy's Power Rankings Released
The NCHBC has released the December boy's power rankings. This is the last boy's power ranking of the year, starting in January the rankings will be done through a coaches' poll. Link
Girl's Power Rankings -- Dec 15
Championship and All-American Rings
We have received many requests about the possibility of buys rings for previous years. We have worked the the manufacture to make the rings available for -- Championship Rings (all previous years) and All-American Rings (from 2008) are available the link is on the front page of www.homschoolbasketball.com
Hardship Exemptions
We have completed to update and explanation of the Hardship Exemption. To read all about it go to http://homeschoolbasketball.publishpath.com/player-registration
Writers and Bloggers Needed
Nationals is looking for writers and bloggers for two projects:
Writers – this year we will be doing a special program/magazine called The Showcase. The program will include All-American information and history about past national tournaments. We are looking for a number of people who would be willing to a take writing assignment, research and write an article for The Showcase. It is our goal to gather and preserve the history of Nationals through The Showcase over the next 5-7 years. If you’re interested in writing or editing please contact us through the website contact form.
Bloggers – we would like to have 4-5 people write a blog during the National Tournament. It would be best to have people who are not attached to one team for this project so they can watch and write about 4-6 games per day. We really want to enhance the interaction for people at home as well as having write ups on 25-35 games each day. This will be great if we can find bloggers, I would love to see a bunch of graduates do this.
Special Thank You
The response that we have received from yesterday's announcement has been 100% positive and we really appreciate the spirit of cooperation. We do realize that there will be questions and concerns and we welcome all comments as we strive to make Nationals an even more amazing experience for all.
Friday, December 5, 2008
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Important Conference Call
There will be a conference call for coaches on Thursday evening at 9:00 PM CST, November, 20th
Conference Call # is 1-218-339-2626 access code is 704478
We will cover five key topics:
All-American Nominations and voting
All-Region Nomination and selection process
Significant change to the former "Division 3"
A new alliance and how it affects our television deal for Nationals
The Fall of 2009
Some of you may have prior commitments and I understand but if you are a Varsity Coach I would recommend that you have someone "sit in" for you. The call is open to all coaches, athletic directors and board members.
This is very exciting information, plan for about 25-30 minutes.
Conference Call # is 1-218-339-2626 access code is 704478
We will cover five key topics:
All-American Nominations and voting
All-Region Nomination and selection process
Significant change to the former "Division 3"
A new alliance and how it affects our television deal for Nationals
The Fall of 2009
Some of you may have prior commitments and I understand but if you are a Varsity Coach I would recommend that you have someone "sit in" for you. The call is open to all coaches, athletic directors and board members.
This is very exciting information, plan for about 25-30 minutes.
Saturday, October 25, 2008
New Website
I know some of you may have thought we lost some focus with the new Fund-It program and while we are on a mission to get every homeschool program using the Fund-It Program because we want every team to be able to afford to attend National's. At the same time we will be giving you a solid does of improvements each month that will keep you looking forward to the best Nationals ever, Springfield 2009
The new Nationals site is up and running, there is still a lot of work to do on it but I think you will like the way the site looks and works.
Early Registration Discount 6 days to get your registration filled and check in the mail
Hotels
Filling up quickly over 70% of the available hotel rooms in Springfield are already reserved, don’t wait to long and get stuck 30 miles away.
Rings -WOW
I just saw the final on the Champions, All-American and All-Region rings -- incredible, check it our on the main page of website there is a link mid page.
Coming next week
Eligibility
There has been a little confusion with our statement that we are adjusting the eligibility requirements. Let me clarify there are no changes to the rules we are just defining the Hardship Exemption Requirement and integrating them with the player registration form. The goal is to clearly design and explain the Hardship Exemptions and division play for the National Tournament.
On line Player Registration should be ready by end of the first week of October.
The new Nationals site is up and running, there is still a lot of work to do on it but I think you will like the way the site looks and works.
Early Registration Discount 6 days to get your registration filled and check in the mail
Hotels
Filling up quickly over 70% of the available hotel rooms in Springfield are already reserved, don’t wait to long and get stuck 30 miles away.
Rings -WOW
I just saw the final on the Champions, All-American and All-Region rings -- incredible, check it our on the main page of website there is a link mid page.
Coming next week
Eligibility
There has been a little confusion with our statement that we are adjusting the eligibility requirements. Let me clarify there are no changes to the rules we are just defining the Hardship Exemption Requirement and integrating them with the player registration form. The goal is to clearly design and explain the Hardship Exemptions and division play for the National Tournament.
On line Player Registration should be ready by end of the first week of October.
Friday, October 17, 2008
Tip-Off BIGGER than ever
Tip-Off Update
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There is a great preseason tournament developing in Springfield November 13-15.
There are 15 Boy’s varsity teams leaving just one opening. Last year we had 6 teams so this is a tremendous increase.
Currently we have 6 Girl’s varsity teams leaving 2 openings (last year we just had a 3 team round robin)
The JR High teams will play Friday and Saturday
Complete listing of teams
Kurt Talbott is the Tournament Coordinator for the NCHBC. If you would like to reserve a spot you may contact Kurt at 1-417-880-4875.
Fund-It/BenefitBar Update
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We have set up an NCHBC Fund-It/BenefitBar so that if your program is thinking about signing up but are just not sure how it works you can check it out. If your program decides not to participate and you would like to support Nationals you can sign up as well.
Remember it is free, it is easy and if your program joins down the road your toolbar will simply replace the national toolbar.
To check out the Fund-It toolbar
If you want to sign your program up and develop a revenue stream to support your program Click Here
Congratulations to following programs who have gone live with Fund-It in the last 2 days:
HSAA, Omaha Roadrunners, Faith Christian Academy, Fort Worth Zion, Memphis Eagles, Garland County Homeschool, Fort Royal Flames, VA
Additionally Youth-Net a Dallas based organization with 4,000 Youth Pastors ministering to 1,000,000 teenagers has joined forces with Fund-It to use the program to help local youth groups with mission trips, building projects and local ministries.
Teams that have signed up and will go live next week:
California Homeschool Sports, HIS Eagles, Ozark Christian Home Educators Association, F.C.H.A.A. (Faulkner County), North Atlanta Christian Flight, Fort Wayne GUARD, Dallas Homeschool Basketball (Thunder), Tulsa NOAH, Austin Athletic Fellowship, THESA , Lebanon Rockets, Rockford FIRE, New Mexico Select, Homeschool Wildcats Sports Club, Nashville Central Christian Warriors, Lake Houston Conquerors, Crossroads (Illinois Crusaders).
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There is a great preseason tournament developing in Springfield November 13-15.
There are 15 Boy’s varsity teams leaving just one opening. Last year we had 6 teams so this is a tremendous increase.
Currently we have 6 Girl’s varsity teams leaving 2 openings (last year we just had a 3 team round robin)
The JR High teams will play Friday and Saturday
Complete listing of teams
Kurt Talbott is the Tournament Coordinator for the NCHBC. If you would like to reserve a spot you may contact Kurt at 1-417-880-4875.
Fund-It/BenefitBar Update
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We have set up an NCHBC Fund-It/BenefitBar so that if your program is thinking about signing up but are just not sure how it works you can check it out. If your program decides not to participate and you would like to support Nationals you can sign up as well.
Remember it is free, it is easy and if your program joins down the road your toolbar will simply replace the national toolbar.
To check out the Fund-It toolbar
If you want to sign your program up and develop a revenue stream to support your program Click Here
Congratulations to following programs who have gone live with Fund-It in the last 2 days:
HSAA, Omaha Roadrunners, Faith Christian Academy, Fort Worth Zion, Memphis Eagles, Garland County Homeschool, Fort Royal Flames, VA
Additionally Youth-Net a Dallas based organization with 4,000 Youth Pastors ministering to 1,000,000 teenagers has joined forces with Fund-It to use the program to help local youth groups with mission trips, building projects and local ministries.
Teams that have signed up and will go live next week:
California Homeschool Sports, HIS Eagles, Ozark Christian Home Educators Association, F.C.H.A.A. (Faulkner County), North Atlanta Christian Flight, Fort Wayne GUARD, Dallas Homeschool Basketball (Thunder), Tulsa NOAH, Austin Athletic Fellowship, THESA , Lebanon Rockets, Rockford FIRE, New Mexico Select, Homeschool Wildcats Sports Club, Nashville Central Christian Warriors, Lake Houston Conquerors, Crossroads (Illinois Crusaders).
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Save $50 Per Team
Teams that register and pay by 10/31 receive a $50 discount of their team. We always have a huge rush the last week of October, so make sure you plan a head and don’t miss the discount. On line registration. Registration is going to be a great year we already have five brand new teams signed up and over 20 inquiries from new teams that is very high for this time of year.
All-American Press Release
Please send us a copy any published All-American Candidate press releases.
Fund-It Program --Gone Wild
Over 20 homeschool teams have implemented the Fund-It Program and every program that has had their bar for more than a week is make a $100 or more per week. Plain and simple this is free money to help your program. There is no selling, buying or asking for money and it is free to sign up for your program and all your participants – read all about it
I worked with Fund-It to sign up the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and they will start launching it to their 50,000 plus huddle groups in 10-12 days so now is a good time to get signed up if you’re not already in.
Congrats to the following programs that just went live with their Fund-It tool bar in the last 48 hours: Huntington Eagles, Tulsa CHEF, Pulaski County Flames, Spirit Academy –CA, Weatherford Express, Quincy Saints.
We have revamped the website to sign up go to www.funditbenefitbar.com/nchbc
Feel free to call me if you have questions. Fund-It will be giving a $1000 bonus to the Fund-It program of the year at the Showcase in March. We will announce the details to all Fund-It programs in about 10 days.
Saturday, October 4, 2008
Preseason All-American Candidates Announced
Our goal was to have our new Nationals website launched today but we were unable to meet that deadline. Frankly the new site is a bit of a mess and will be a week or so before it is fully functional. However, I did promise to get the Preseason All-American Candidates announced this week and I have 2 minutes to keep my word so when you go to the site remember we are a ways off from finishing it. Please read this entire e-mail before going to the website.
Team Registration
Is now available on line -- Remember there is a $50 discount if you register by 10/31/08 Registration
All-American Press Release – if you have an All-American Candidate in your program please check out the press release procedure.
Preseason All-American Candidates
Check out the complete list
Team Registration
Is now available on line -- Remember there is a $50 discount if you register by 10/31/08 Registration
All-American Press Release – if you have an All-American Candidate in your program please check out the press release procedure.
Preseason All-American Candidates
Check out the complete list
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Really Great Idea
Coach -- I have updated the player's blog with a couple of interesting notes but I wanted to make sure you got this information so I doubled up.
National's TV Sponsor and More
I was looking for a TV sponsor to pay for 7 games to be televised at Nationals this year. Not only did I find a great sponsor but that sponsor is offering a great way for every team to benefit, you need to read this.
I will give you a brief overview of the program and if you need more information please feel free to contact me directly.
Yahoo does approximately 7 billion dollars a year in internet search engine revenue. While that sounds like a lot the fact is that it is only 25% and Google revenues are almost three times that amount.
Yahoo has designed a program for large nonprofit organizations, like the Red Cross, to develop a long term revenue stream for the nonprofit that assists Yahoo in reaching its goal of increasing market share.
Fund-It is the organization that is administering this program for Yahoo for Christian organizations.
Fund-It contacted me about being a sponsor of Nationals and will be the sponsor of the Homeschool Showcase including underwriting the cost to televise the All-American Games.
As part of the agreement all homeschool teams and organizations may participate under the National Basketball Foundation 501c3 status. While this program is reserved for large organizations, Fund-It has agreed to allow any team that we refer to them to participate.
Through this program everyone one can benefit in three key ways:
1. Teams make the money directly from Fund-It -- Our Nationals staff does not have the time to administer this type of program so we have worked it out that each team will sign their own agreement and be paid directly each month.
2. Players and teams that attend Nationals benefit because Fund-It is a sponsor that has agreed to renew each year if we are able to get enough teams involved and will even increase their financial involvement to help fund other things that we would like to add in future years.
3. Teams that cannot afford to attend Nationals will be able to afford to attend.
Where's the MONEY?
It is a very simple program that pays your team $.10 for every search (click through) that you make through the special Yahoo Fund-It/Benefit Bar.
What does that mean to your team? Fund-It estimates your team will earn $15,000 over the course of the year. This estimate is based on 50 computers using FUND-IT/BENEFIT BAR. Many families have 2-3 computers so add in friends, families and alumni and 50 computers is relatively conservative. There no fee to sign up, the installation is very easy less that a couple of minutes (unless you have Vista than it takes 5 minutes), and you are asking people to use basically the same service they have, which no one benefits form currently. There is really no reason for anyone that you ask not to sign up. Did I mention that there is one difference about the search? The Fund-It/Benefit Bar will not searching for pornography or "hate" groups. Even if their estimates are evangelistic and your team only earns one third of estimate that is $500 per family for travel for Nationals, or free uniforms plus whatever your team wants to use the money to buy. All for doing something that you and your friends already do. If you want more information just have a team representive contact me and I will send you Fund-It's direct contact information. Please make sure to tell me what team you are with. If your program has multiple sports no problem they all can sign up and be tracked seperately
National's TV Sponsor and More
I was looking for a TV sponsor to pay for 7 games to be televised at Nationals this year. Not only did I find a great sponsor but that sponsor is offering a great way for every team to benefit, you need to read this.
I will give you a brief overview of the program and if you need more information please feel free to contact me directly.
Yahoo does approximately 7 billion dollars a year in internet search engine revenue. While that sounds like a lot the fact is that it is only 25% and Google revenues are almost three times that amount.
Yahoo has designed a program for large nonprofit organizations, like the Red Cross, to develop a long term revenue stream for the nonprofit that assists Yahoo in reaching its goal of increasing market share.
Fund-It is the organization that is administering this program for Yahoo for Christian organizations.
Fund-It contacted me about being a sponsor of Nationals and will be the sponsor of the Homeschool Showcase including underwriting the cost to televise the All-American Games.
As part of the agreement all homeschool teams and organizations may participate under the National Basketball Foundation 501c3 status. While this program is reserved for large organizations, Fund-It has agreed to allow any team that we refer to them to participate.
Through this program everyone one can benefit in three key ways:
1. Teams make the money directly from Fund-It -- Our Nationals staff does not have the time to administer this type of program so we have worked it out that each team will sign their own agreement and be paid directly each month.
2. Players and teams that attend Nationals benefit because Fund-It is a sponsor that has agreed to renew each year if we are able to get enough teams involved and will even increase their financial involvement to help fund other things that we would like to add in future years.
3. Teams that cannot afford to attend Nationals will be able to afford to attend.
Where's the MONEY?
It is a very simple program that pays your team $.10 for every search (click through) that you make through the special Yahoo Fund-It/Benefit Bar.
What does that mean to your team? Fund-It estimates your team will earn $15,000 over the course of the year. This estimate is based on 50 computers using FUND-IT/BENEFIT BAR. Many families have 2-3 computers so add in friends, families and alumni and 50 computers is relatively conservative. There no fee to sign up, the installation is very easy less that a couple of minutes (unless you have Vista than it takes 5 minutes), and you are asking people to use basically the same service they have, which no one benefits form currently. There is really no reason for anyone that you ask not to sign up. Did I mention that there is one difference about the search? The Fund-It/Benefit Bar will not searching for pornography or "hate" groups. Even if their estimates are evangelistic and your team only earns one third of estimate that is $500 per family for travel for Nationals, or free uniforms plus whatever your team wants to use the money to buy. All for doing something that you and your friends already do. If you want more information just have a team representive contact me and I will send you Fund-It's direct contact information. Please make sure to tell me what team you are with. If your program has multiple sports no problem they all can sign up and be tracked seperately
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