College Coaches please click here for the latest Gulf Coast Eagles Roster and their Basketball Resumes
Parents and Players check back often for updated information!
3/13/10 -update
Sunday 3/14/10, practice is 2:30pm to 5pm.
We have developed a letter for all players to utilize for seeking donations and sponsors. To download load the letter click here .
Please find below a estimated budget
| Gulf Coast Eagles Initial Budgeted Expenses | |||||
| Think Pink entry fee | $29.50 | ||||
| Hotel Tampa - 2 nights | $48.00 | ||||
| FGB - Orlando Tournament | $10.00 | ||||
| Hotel Friday night Orlando - | $24.00 | ||||
| Coaches Hotel TP & FGB - | $25.50 | ||||
| Coaches per-diem Orlando- Tampa | $20.00 | ||||
| Deep South Tournament Fee | $74.90 | ||||
| Coaches Per Diem - deep south | $20.00 | ||||
| Vans & Gas | $114.00 | ||||
| Deep South Hotel | $100.00 | ||||
| AAU Cards | $14.50 | ||||
| Winning Ways - Admin., Liability Insurance.- Uniform Rental, NCAA Coaches Registration' etc. One Time Fee. | $60.00 | ||||
| Total Needed by March 24 | $540.40 | ||||
| Spring Fling Tournament | $33.50 | ||||
| Spring Fling Hotels | $48.00 | ||||
| Coaches Hotel | $18.50 | ||||
| Coaches Per Diem | $15.00 | ||||
| registration for AAU Nationals | $55.00 | Save $100 by paying before april 15 | |||
| Total by April 10 | $170.00 | ||||
| all per player expenses are based on 10 players per team. Once final commitments | |||||
| are received the per player expenses will be calculated. | |||||
3/12/10 - Deep South Hotel Information
This is to confirm that we have received your room reservation for theWinning Ways Gulf Coast Eagels basketball team. Everything is in order and we are holding 15 rooms with two queen beds for the team at the Courtyard Crabtree, 3908 Arrow Dr, Raleigh,North Carolina,USA27612 Tel:919-782-6868 for arrival Thursday, April 15 for 3 nights at a rate of $99 per night plus tax. Confirmation numbers will be sent to you by mail or email about ten days prior to arrival. If you have any changes in the interim, please let us know as they occur. When contacting us for any reason, please refer to your team name and assigned number, #44.
We would appreciate your cooperation in checking with all families about their plans at least three weeks prior to arrival as a large volume of changes in the last two weeks will increase the chance of errors and slow our response time. Please send us individual reservation names and credit card numbers as early as you can. Additionally, to help minimize the possibility of an error, please send any changes that you have by email. When sending changes, please do not send an updated list; just send a list of the specific changes to be made by name. Finally, as you know from the information on your room reservation form, too many last minute changes may result in penalties
If you have any questions, please feel free to give us a call at 1.877.543.7937
Bryan Fujimoto & Mike Savit
3/9/10 - Tentative schedule
3/13 - practice Dunbar High School 8:30am to 11:30am
3/14 -practice Estero HS 2:30pm to 4:30pm
3/20 - practice Dunbar HS 8:30am to 11:30am
3/21 - practice Estero HS 2;30pm to 4:30pm
3/26 -3/28 - Think Pink Tournament - University of Tampa
4/3/10 -FGB One Day Tournament - Orlando
4/11/10 - practice Estero High School -2:30pm to 5:30pm
4/15 -4/18 - Deep South Classic Tournament - at UNC, Duke, NC State. Leave Thursday 4/15
5/1 - practice time & site tbd
5/8 - practice time & site tbd
5/14 -5/16 - AAU Spring Fling - Disney
5/28 - 5/30 - AAU Beach Bash - Fort Myers
AAU Nationals and Summer Showcase's, All in Orlando
3/8/10 Parent and Player Info
Good Evening! If you are receiving this email your are invited to be a part of the Winning Ways Gulf Coast Eagles for the 2010 Exposure Season. Again, our teams are focused on improving your game, making you the best high school player you can be and finally, preparing you to expose your talents to coaches at the next level.
Please find below our practice schedule which starts this week:
Saturday March 13 from 8:30am to 11:30am at Dunbar High School
Sunday March 14 from 2:30pm to 4:30pm at Estero High School
(we will follow a similar schedule next weekend as well, then we are off to some tournaments the following weekends)
At these practices we will hand out a schedule of practices and tournaments for the next month. In addition later this week, that same schedule will be listed on our website, www.winwayshoops.com. Please visit that site and you’ll see a section that will say Gulf Coast Eagles Updates, this is where all information can be found in reference to schedules, tournaments, sites, travel schedule and more.
I am very excited at the coaching staff we have assembled. We have 4 Female Coaches who all played and or coached at the college level helping us this year. They are:
Amy Mazner former college coach/player, high school coach and now a referee!
Tina Hadley Head Coach Lakewood Ranch HS and former college player!
Jess Vitale Head Coach Robinson HS and former college player!
Kelly Stutz Head Coach Cypress Lake HS and former College Head Coach!
We also have working with us:
Dwayne Donnell Head Coach Dunbar High School and his staff
Trevor Schneeberger Head Coach Seacrest High!
Please understand, we all will be working with each team. We plan to practice our three south teams together, they will run the same offense and defense. In our practices we will have time scheduled for player skill development as well as going over our schemes. The majority of our players this year are Sophomores and Freshman and we are very excited about that fact. All the coaches that we have assembled are focused on player development. We are all in this together to work with these young ladies to improve their skill level and help them in any way we can reach their basketball goals. None of the coaches make any money doing this, they are in it for the love of the game and they all love helping players improve.
As we discussed at the tryouts, the approximate cost for the full season will be around $1,500 to $1,800. That would include uniforms, transportation, meals, hotels and paying the coaches expenses. At this weekend’s practice, we need a check for $100 as a deposit from each player demonstrating your commitment to the program. Later this week on the website will be a budget which is based on 10 players per team. Please review that budget. At our practice session on Saturday starting at 11am, we will have a parents meeting to give a complete overview of the program, the costs, what is covered and what we need parental help with this season. We will also have that meeting again on Sunday at 4pm for any parents who cannot attend Saturday’s meeting. At this meeting we will start the conversation of fund raising and assist with some ideas.
Last item, some players who attended tryouts did not receive this email! We have offered this program to you and once we understand at practice this weekend who is committed and who is not, we will offer additional roster spots to those who did not receive the initial invitation. So please give this careful consideration as we need to know your intentions this weekend.
So, congratulations, we look forward to seeing you on Saturday and Sunday! Please visit the website later this week for more information.