August 23, 2014
Hello Parents
Fall Basketball registration is now underway! We will be contacting you by email about all upcoming meetings and important dates. If you have any questions please feel free to ask! Listed below are the options for participating in our basketball program. We have two distinct programs available for the girls in grades 1 through 8:
1. Junior Hooper In-house Program – Open to girls in grades 1-8
Grades 1-3 will have approximately 6-8 Saturday morning practices with an in-house tournament at the conclusion.
2. *Tri-County traveling league – Open to girls in grades 4 -8
Please note: Girls in grade 4 may register to participate in the Junior Hooper's program and/or the traveling
Tri-County program. *Teams will be formed only if there are enough participants registered for this part of the program.
The cost for each option is listed below.
You have two options for registering. One: fill out the attached form (basketball registration, WIAA concussion form, Tri-County Concussion form and Tri-County Waiver (Tri-County items only have to be filled out by 4-8 th graders playing in Tri-County.)
Two: go to www.mppointers.com
and create a login (free), you can use this for many Mineral Point Youth activities, and register on-line. Follow the links for Girls Youth Basketball.
We are always looking for parent involvement with our program, whether it be helping with administrative aspects, or with coaching. You do not need to know a lot about basketball to help and we welcome your input and feedback.
The Junior Hooper Tournament will be held at the Mineral Point High School on January 17 , 2015. The cost for this program $35 per player (included with grades 4-8 tri-county fees) payable to MP Junior Hooper’s by
September 30, 2014. That fee also includes your food donation for the Junior Hooper tournament. We do ask for each family to help out with this tournament by helping coach, run the 50-50 tables or the food stand.
Tri-County registration is due to Christine James no later than September 30 th . Tri-County is a traveling basketball league for girls in 4th to 8th grade with weekend games played typically in the Madison area. The cost is $90.00 per player. This fee goes towards the Tri-County team registration fee, official costs, and fees for our local Junior Hooper's tournament. A reversible jersey/and or uniform is required for this program.
SWBL Mineral Point Tournament
This is going to be held on January 31, 2015. Grades 5-8 will be playing at this tournament. We ask for all families’ grades 1-8 to help with this tournament. This tournament is our biggest fundraiser for the year. More details will follow in emails.
Key Dates for Tri-County League
November 1, 2014 – League play begins
December 6 & 7 - Season Ending Tournament for 4th-6th grade
December 13 & 14 - Season Ending Tournament for 7th and 8th grade
Tri-County League practices will be held during the week after school in either the Elementary or High School gym (to be announced). More information will be provided when we have numbers of girls playing. Please note: A separate registration form is required for each child. No multiple children per form.

Tournaments & Fundraisers: We are expecting every family to help us with the tournaments and fundraisers that we host that your child is participating in. We do not ask anyone to sell anything during the year, just help at the tournaments. Please indicate on the registration form your preferences for helping with the 2014-2015 basketball season fundraisers. If nothing is marked, a task will be assigned to you. Please note: Although 1-
4th grade teams do not participate in the SWBL 5-8 tournament, parents are expected to help with this fundraising event.
If you are not able to help work at the sponsored events/fundraisers, we ask that you make an annual monetary donation of $50 to help cover costs. The program’s tournaments raise money that goes directly towards : the Jr. Hooper’s tournament (t-shirts, shooting shirts or shorts, basketballs, medals), Tri-County referee’s for home games, and tournament allocation money for grades 4-8 to participate in other area tournaments.
Website: www.mppointers.com The club will post any cancellations of practice due to weather on the website. Practice times and locations will also be posted. Contact information for all basketball board members is also on the website.
If you have any questions about registration please contact, Christine James at 987-2440 or 574-5933.
My email is cajames3@frontier.com