Bandits Parents,
Some announcements regarding our Spring 2023 Season:
- We have a busy late January and February planned already. Details of what we know so far are below. Practices after we form teams are not laid out, but we will communicate those dates, times & locations as soon as we know them.
January & February Tryouts and Group Practices
- Tryouts/Group Practices: Will be held at Stone Bridge High School in the stadium. Dates include January 28th, February 4th, 11th, and 25th. These sessions are a combination of evaluations and group practices.*
- Each age group's practice is one hour long between 1pm-5pm.
- Teams are formed based on these practices and teams will be finalized by the end of February.
- Team practices: will then continue on Saturdays through March, on the 4th, 11th, and 18th.
- We will update time slots for each age group closer to the dates.
- The season officially begins at the end of March and all practices/evaluations are done before the beginning of the season to allow our teams a better start to the season.
- Once the season officially begins practices will be scheduled by team and most teams will meet twice during the week and have one/two games on the weekends.
* Please try to make all the sessions. As this helps the coaches place each player in the correct level to maximize their development. If you cannot make a session or two there is no reason to worry or notify anyone *
If you are going to miss more than two sessions, please email the boys or girls commissioners as appropriate.
Boys: Scott North:
& Patrick McGee: mcgeep003@gmail.com
Girls: Jennifer Smith jennmalm@gmail.com
Game Schedule
*All Game Dates are subject to change*
The boys' regular season games are usually played on Saturdays; Girls' regular season games are usually played on Sundays.
March 25/26
April 1/2
April 8/9 No Games (Spring Break)
April 15/16
April 22/23
May 6/7
May 13/14
May 20/21 B/C teams regular season games (Championship for A Teams)
May 27/28 No Games Memorial Day Weekend
June 3/4 Playoffs for B/C teams
June 10/11 Championship weekend B/C teams
Weather & Cancellation Policy
Weather & cancellation guidance - this is what will guide us, and we will communicate the decision prior to each session:
If no rain and the temperature is projected to be:
- Below 32 deg F, all practices are cancelled.
- 32 deg - 40 deg, only Boys 14 & 12U and G7/8 & G5/6, all others are cancelled.
- Above 40 deg - practice is on!
If there is a potential for rain/snow and the temperature is projected to be:
- Below 32 deg F, all practices are cancelled.
- 32 deg - 40 deg, all practices are cancelled.
- 40 deg - 50 deg, potentially only Boys 14U & 12U (practice time decision)
- Above 50 deg - Boys are on, Girls will be a practice time decision
The main point of the cutoffs is to ensure that your player has a reasonably good time during the weather-challenged part of the season. We want to use these sessions, but don't need to go to extremes to get them.
