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Schedule for Ireland Games

Edge Athletics Staff — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 13:04:16 +0000

The following is the schedule for the games vs Ireland. All games will be played at the Poughkeepsie Day School. There will be a BBQ for the teams playing on Thursday following the 1:30 game. All are welcome to attend.

Wednesday

5:30 - Golden Eagles vs Ireland
6:45 - Edge Athletics 16u East vs Golden Eagles
8:00 - Edge Athletics 17u vs Ireland

Thursday

1:30 - Edge Athletics 16u East vs Ireland
3:00 - BBQ at 4 Ledge Way - All are welcome

Urgent! Miami Heat and LA Lakers Tickets Available

James Santoro — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 03:35:00 +0000

Per Chris Fields (Director, St. Martins CYO), there is an opportunity to see the NJ Nets vs. the Miami Heat and the LA Lakers at the Prudential Center in Newark. However, you must commit and submit payment by this Sunday, August 15, since payments to the Nets must be made in full on Monday, August 16. St.Martin CYO has access to up to 100 tickets for both Heat games and the one Laker game, but in order for you to purchase these tickets, you must also purchase a ticket to a game in November or December at a price discounted from face value for the same seat level as the Miami and / or LA game.

If you are interested in purchasing tickets to one, two or all three of the premium games, you must contact Chris Fields IMMEDIATELY. Chris can give you more details. Home number is 462-8790 and cell is 845-206-3068. The best way to reach Chris is via cell.

$60

$25

Edge Athlete Avoids Tragic Outcome

Edge Athletics Staff — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 03:18:48 +0000

Jack Decker, a member of our 13u West team that played in Shippensburg, PA this past week was also scheduled to be with his team for the three day tournament. However, as a result of a freak accident, he was ordered sidelined by his doctor and did not make the trip. The incident all started a few weeks ago when Jack and friend Rush Hogan from Duxbury, MA, went swimming in Lake Champlain on July 10, in Burlington Vt, with their parents nearby.

Suddenly, Jack yelled, “Help! Something’s got us! It hurts. It’s stinging.” Jack then immediately went unconscious and began to slip beneath the water’s surface. Jack’s Mom, Marta, and Rush’s Mom, Eileen, called out, “Get help. Call 911!”

Rush’s Dad, Art Hogan, was closest to the boys and dove into the water to save them. He did not yet know that the water was energized, only that the boys were in trouble. As he surfaced from his dive, he yelled out, “Electricity. Pull the plug!”

Jack’s Dad, Mike, and Rush’s mom, Eileen Hogan ran to the water’s edge and jumped onto a nearby boat. Art pushed the boys towards Mike and Eileen, who pulled the unconscious boys from the water and handed them to Marta on the dock.

Eileen then realized that her husband had slipped beneath the surface. She turned to the water and saw her husband with his hand outstretched toward her beneath the water. Art knew that the boys were now safe. He had used every ounce of his strength to save the boys, and had nothing left. He extended his hand in hopes that someone would see it. His wife, Eileen, grabbed her husband’s arm. She screamed “I’m losing him!” so Mike returned to help Eileen, who together with an anonymous bystander lifted Art up into his wife’s arms.

The two boys, as well as Art and Eileen were transported by ambulance to the Emergency Room of a Burlington hospital where they were treated and released several hours later. Both families returned to their respective homes, and are continuing to receive outpatient care for their injuries.

The incident occurred because the owners of a nearby boat forced a 120volt/30amp power cord into a 240volt/50amp outlet, causing the excess 120volts of electricity to travel through the

boat’s swimming ladder and into the water and severely shock the boys. According to local officials investigation the incident, 30 & 50 amp equipment was not physically compatible, but the investigation after the incident showed that the 30 amp prongs were bent. A safety tab on one of the prongs, designed to prevent such a connection, was actually forced through the plastic housing on the face of the 50 amp receptacle, defeating the inherent safety features of the equipment. The investigation is continuing and charges are pending against the boat owners.

Jack is undergoing more heart and neurological testing and hopes to make a full recovery. Although he missed the tournament, he was there with his heart and soul. Let’s all pray for Jack so that his full recovery comes sooner than later.

Saturday Game Times

James Santoro — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 01:45:17 +0000

The following are the game times for the single elimination tournament beginning on Saturday. Please understand that the opponents are based on how each team performed during the two days. Teams are seeded accordingly. Good Luck!

11u plays at 11am on Court 7
12u East plays 12u West at 9am on Court 9
13u East plays at 9am on Court 1
13u West plays at 8am on Court 9
14u plays at 9am on Court 3
15u East plays at 8am on Court 5
15u West plays at 8am on Court 3
16u East plays at 9am on court 7
16u West plays at 8am on Court 2

More Information About Nationals

James Santoro — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 21:47:57 +0000

Here is more important information regarding Nationals. First off, I have lost my cell phone and just activated a new one. If you have sent me a text message in the last three days and you have not heard from me…..that’s why. Also, in losing my phone, I have also lost all of my contact information.

Now for some Nationals highlights.

* Schedule is now available and a link posted. Here it is again. Click Here for Schedule

* I am missing the following documentation. If you have not given it to me, I am leaving tomorrow morning. You can drop it off at my house, or please bring it to me Wednesday when you arrive. It is important that I have it. If your name is on the list below and you have given me the documentation, please call me ASAP. (845-264-5078)

Garrant - need Birth Certificate and photo - Have Report Card
Greaven - now complete
Viani - need everything
Flanagan, Joe - need report card
Paradiso - need photo
Cirilli - now complete

* For those staying on campus, there is cable, but you need to bring your own TV. Rooms are air-conditioned. Need to bring your own pillows and linens….sleeping bag will also work.

* If you looked at the schedule, you will see that all games are over fairly early in the afternoon. There are contests Thursday evening, and a tournament barbecue on Friday. For those staying on campus, the fee for the barbecue is only $3 and $12 for everyone else. IF YOU PLAN ON ATTENDING (AND IM HOPING WE GET A GOOD TURN OUT…..IT SHOULD BE FUN), YOU NEED TO REGISTER WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* Please make sure you bring all of your gear…..sneakers, uniforms, etc. Believe it or not, some athletes do forget and it doesnt make it fun.

* Each team is responsible for either doing the clock or keeping the book. I need to have parents help out here for each game for each team.

* The tournament director has informed me that every spectator must wear their wristbands for the week. I think they are going to enforce it this year.

* There will be movies each night for anyone interested in relaxing in air conditioned rooms! They will be basketball related.

* All teams will play at least one game on Saturday. Single elimination tournament should go no later than Saturday afternoon.

I think thats it for now….see you all in PA!

Coach S.

Important Information For Shippensburg

Edge Athletics Staff — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 15:21:02 +0000

To all parents, below is an email that I received from Chris Hughes, the Director for the tournament. It is intended for coaches only, but has good information for parents as well. Please take a moment to read through it so that you are familiar with how the week will go.

Coaches,

Good morning. Hope all is well with you as you prepare for the end of the week and your travels. I wanted to sent you an email with some reminders of some things you MUST have with you as well as provide you a list of all the activities that will be going on during the week and other important information. We still have rooms at the Seavers apartments if you wish to stay on campus and not have to commute all weekend. Please contact me today to get your rooms and cancel your hotel reservations, you still have time without being hit with a cancellation fee.

A. Registration

Will be held on Wednesday at the Heiges Field House from 2:00 PM through 9:00 PM
You must have a report or grade card, copy of birth certificate, and a photo of each player. Failure to provide any one of these the player will not be allowed to participate. We are not going to have issues like we have for the past two years with coaches stating they will have it before the single elimination round and then having teams challenge it to make sure it came. No paperwork means no play.
All money due must be handed in at this time. Checks or money order only made out to the American Youth Basketball Tour. You will not be allowed to play until all money is paid
Team give-away’s again this year will be a Cinch Bag, so make have something to carry them away in.
You will provide us with your players names who will represent you in the 3-pt shooting contest and hot-shot contest(see below for more details)
You should have your permission to treat form in your folder, along with all of your contact information so that if we need to reach you we have it right there.
Each team will only be given (3) wristbands for coaching staff. Head Coach, Asst Coach, and scorekeeper and must be worn around their wrist the entire time. Anyone caught abusing this will be asked to leave immediately without any questions asked.
Each player will receive a wristband which must be on their ankle, bag, or shoelace of the sneakers.
Spectators will purchase a band at the site of your first game, they MUST be worn, no exceptions. We will be placing the bands on the wrist so we can control traffic going in and out of the gyms. Please make you parents aware of this before you arrive. We will have a copy of this email to show them as proof that you were made aware of this before the event started.
Money for B.B.Que is due along with how many tickets you will need (see below for more details)

B. Game Play

Each game will count to the seeding of the single elimination round. A scorebook will be at every table which the home team will be responsible to keep and turn the score into the gym director right after the game is over. We need these to properly keep standing and update them in both facilities throughout the day for you and your fans. DO NOT REMOVE THE BOOK FROM THE TABLE.
Home team will give the game ball and have an adult keep the official book.
Visiting team will provide an adult to keep the game clock.
You are responsible for the behavior of your players and coaches, as well as your fans.
Shippensburg University in conjunction with us do not permit any coolers inside of the gyms, please do not try to bring them in we will ask you to remove them. A concession stand will be at each gyms for you.
Anyone caught using an ineligible player will be subjected to a forfeit and possible removal from the event.
Be at each game at least 30 minutes prior to the start time, we like to keep the game moving so your fans do not have to sit around and wait to see their sons play.
Clean up your bench area right after your game so that the next team does not have to sit in your trash.
There will be 3 minutes between games and 3 minute half-time. Only (2) time outs thirty second time outs per half with no carry overs.
No games will be decided by sudden death. All games will continue to have a 3 minute overtime until a winner is decided.
If anyone receives 2 technical fouls or is ejected from a game, that person is not permitted to play or coach in the next game.

C. Single Elimination Round

Seeding will be determined by your first 6 games. The home team who is keeping the book MUST report the score right after the game so we can keep the standing updated properly and throughout the day. A book will be a each scoring table for you, please do not remove them as we already have every game inside you just need to place the names for each team in them.
Tie Breakers will be determined 1.) Head to Head, 2.) Points against, 3.) Record versus common opponents, 4.) Coin Toss
All seeding decisions are final and will not be discussed once they are posted Friday evening.
Failure to be at your game on time will result in a forfeit, no exceptions.
Winning team in the single elimination round should report the scores to the gym director immediately following the game so we can keep the brackets updated for everyone.

D. 3-Point and Hot Shot Competition

3-Point and Hot-Shot contest will be held at Heiges Field House on Thursday evening at 7:00 PM sharp. If your player is late they will not be allowed to shoot.
Each team will have only one player represent them for each contest except the B3/4 division where they will have 3 players each because of only having two teams in that division. Please do not ask to enter more.
Each team must provide their player at registration, so please determine it prior to coming. We will not be adding names once the event starts, if you do not provide your names then you will not have a representative at the contest.
We will go over the rules with the contestants that evening prior to shooting so they know how then event will be run.
The top three in each division for each contest will walk away with an award

E. Activities throughout the weekend

We will name an all-tournament team. You will have one player from your team on it and each player will receive a certificate and have their picture on our web site.
We will have a movie for everyone to see in one of the air-conditioned buildings each day, of course it will be basketball related. Times for the movie will be posted around the gyms for all to see. No cost and everyone is welcomes, but teams should be accompanied by an adult. We ask that you clean up after yourselves when leaving.
We are working with Shippensburg to get some pool time for the players. The pool can only hold 50 people at once, so it is a little difficult to get all the times to accommodate everyone but we will have that posted as well once we get it resolved with the University. Teams may not swim unless the coaches are present, we are not providing an security or life guards as well as Shippensburg will not.
On Friday evening the University will be holding a B.B. Que from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM for everyone at the lower pavilion down by Seavers Apartments. The cost is $12.00 per person for all you can eat and tickets must be purchased by Wednesday at registration so that they know how much food to cook for us. The menu includes: Hamburgers, Hot Dogs, Garden Burgers, Baked Beans, Potato Salad, Dessert, Lemonade and Ice Water. This will be a nice get together to just hang out and talk to other teams will we are finalizing the single elimination brackets. If you can go to this event I would really like to see everyone attend as it is something new this year.

F. Staying on campus

If you are staying on campus, please make sure to bring towels, sheets and a pillow with you. None will be provided by the university.
The rooms are air conditioned and also each room has cable for you but you must bring a TV.
No drinking is permitted on campus
No more than 6 people to a room and a minimum of 4. We will be checking to make sure that this is being followed. You must provide us with a list of everyone staying in each room.
All money will be due at registration and checks can be made out to the American Youth Basketball Tour.
Keys and meal cards will be handed out at registration and you will turn them in on Saturday morning at Heiges Field House before you leave.

Again we are looking forward to a great event this year and with all of the added activities it should be alot of fun for the players, parents, and yourselves. The more you take advantage of them the more we will be able to offer you in years to come. We hope that you all have a safe trip and if you have any questions, please contact me before Wednesday morning as I to will be leaving to go down to Shippensburg at that time.

Safe travel and see you Wednesday.

Chris Hughes

AYBT East Coast Regional Director

Nationals Schedule Now Available

James Santoro — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 22:03:00 +0000

The schedule for Nationals is now available and can be viewed by clicking here. We will not be posting the schedule to the website calendar. Please check back for updates right up to Wednesday. See you in Shippensburg.

Update! Important On Campus Housing Information

James Santoro — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 02:04:02 +0000

Update on unit assignments. We paired some occupants in order to maximize the unit availability and to meet the requirements given to us. Please see the new list at the bottom of this post.

The following information was emailed to all those that signed up for on-campus housing with the exception of the Nelson family (did not have email address).

To all those planning to stay on campus,

For the last three months, I have been trying to get questions answered regarding staying on campus. It is just now that I have received some of the answers to those questions. There is some good news……and some not so good news. Here it is….

At Hershey, I was told that we definitely had the opportunity to stay on campus and that the cost per person would not exceed $60 per person for both room and board. The meal plan includes dinner on Wednesday, three meals on Thursday and Friday, and breakfast on Saturday. The requirement is that we must stay Wednesday through Friday, with checkout on Saturday. The way they have packaged the pricing, the total price is about $60 per person when considering the one meal on Wednesday and Saturday. Therefore, the total price is $165 per person for the entire stay for adults and athletes 10 and over and $155 for anyone under 10. The bad news is that the meal plan is mandatory for all those staying on campus because the school is under contract with the food service provider.

On the good side, I have also been told that we do NOT have to fill the units completely. They are asking for a minimum of four persons per unit. However, given that they just got back to us on the meal plan requirement, they are willing to give us further relief and can keep the price per person in tact even if we only have half the unit filled. Looking at the list of room requests, this could be a big help. However, in order to be fair to other teams and organizations, I am still asking that we try to complete full units to maximize the number of units available for everyone.

As far as process and logistics, payment is made upon check in on Wednesday evening. I am also trying to work something out that payments can be made to Edge Athletics, and then I will simply write one check to the tournament. Will let you know in a few days.

All in all, I still think staying on campus is a good deal and will be a good experience for all of us giving it a try.

Anyone that has not handed in the required player documentation, please do so ASAP.

Thanks,

Jim Santoro

Unit 1
Johny O’Donnell
Kelly O’Donnell
Shannyn O’Donnel

Ishmael Chisolm
Shirley Chisolm
Richard Chisolm

Unit 2
Nathan Nelson
Mark Nelson
Donna Nelson

Jim Peabody
Dan Peabody
TBD

Unit 3
Jim Rhynders
Justin Rhynders
James Rhynders

Stephen Naughton
Pat Naughton
Zach Cone

Unit 4
Ann Marie Rhynders
Maryann Naughton
Martha Higgins

Lisa Schlissel
Jen Cone
Susan Smith

Unit 5
Ronnie Paradiso
Mark Paradiso
Joseph Paradiso

TBD
TBD
TBD

Unit 6
Mr. Gilmore
Aden Gilmore
Kenna Gilmore

Gilmore
Gilmore
Gilmore

Unit 7
The Burke Family
Full unit

Unit 8
Mr. Sisung
Andy Sisung
Jordan Schlissel

Merget
Merget
Merget

Unit 9
Jim Peabody
Dan Peabody
TBD

TBD
TBD
TBD

Unit 10
Etts
Etts

Greaven
Greaven
Greaven

Shippensburg 2010 Documentation Status

James Santoro — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 14:29:07 +0000

As of Monday, July 5, several teams are in jeopardy of not participating in Nationals. Below is a status of the documentation that has been submitted. If you have not submitted your documentation, we need you to do so ASAP. If you are not going to Nationals, you need to let me know ASAP as well. We counted on every athlete participating unless indicated otherwise early in the year. This is a major tournament and requires full rosters. Thanks!

Documentation Required - Copy of birth certificate, photo ID or a recent picture, copy of current year report card. All three are required. If you cannot provide one of these items, please let me know ASAP. The following is the status:

11u - Coach Peek

Tyler Adams- No Documentation
Casey Burke- Complete
Corey Burke- Complete
Nick Gartner- No Documentation
Ray Kupetz- No Documentation
Ryan Lo- Complete
Andrew Moreira- No Documentation
Hayden Peek- No Documentation
Sam Peek- No Documentation
Charlie Perez- Complete
Khari Whitemore- No Documentation

12u East - Coach Peek
Connor Charlebois- Complete
Dean Esposito- Complete
Nicholas Esposito- Complete
Tyler Folkes- Complete
Shane McDonald- Complete
Danny Napora- Complete
Jordan Pomarico- Complete
Brandon Rucker- Complete
Vincent Santos- No Documentation
Jon Stumberger- No Documentation
Drew Wright-Complete

12u West-Coach MCEnroe

Colin Bemis- Complete
Jonathan Diaz- Complete
Stanley Garrant- B/C and Picture Needed
Evan Greco- Complete
Dupre Humphries- Complete
Eric Jones - Complete
Timothy Reilly- Complete
Jacob Sellman- Complete
Adam Wennersten- Complete
Drew Whiteley- Complete

13u East - Coach Santoro

C. J. Burke - Complete
Ishmael Chisholm - Complete
Sean Delaney- No Documentation
Justin Etts - Complete
Kena Gilmour- Complete
Ryan Greaven - Need Photo
Joe McClendon- No Documentaion
John O’Donnell - Complete
Alex Strom-Complete
Harrison Zraly - Complete
Tucker Griffin- No Documentation

13u West- Coach Moore

Jack decker- Complete
R.J. Edwards- Complete
David Fadden- Complete
Matt Fields- Complete
Alex Flynn- Complete
Ryan Metz- Complete
Arjun Reddy- Complete
Kevin Smith- Complete
Dan Viani- No Documentation
David Wallace- Complete

14u - Coach Santoro and Coach Verdis
Nick Cuccia - Complete
Joe Flannagan - Need Report Card
Stephen Latino - Complete
Derek Lo - Complete
Pat Naughton - Complete
Justin Rhynders - Complete
Kyle Santoro - Complete
Kyle Flanagan- No Documentation
Melvin Girard- Complete
David Verdis - No Documentaion

15u East - Coach Breitfeller

Dom Cirilli- Complete
Mike Donnely - Complete
Nick Fasone - Complete
D. J. Folkes - Complete
Peter Gregory - Complete
Jack Kolosky - Complete
Nick Porter - Complete
Randy Strom-Complete
Tyrece Whitaker- Complete
Nick Wynne- Complete

15u West - Coach Moore

Angelo Alvardo- No Documentation
Andrew Barry - Complete
Ricco Feaster- No Documentation
Ken Massaria - Complete
Connor McCutcheon - Complete
Aden Gilmour - Complete
Ben Qualters- Complete
Alex Starzyk- Complete
Devon Shaw - Complete
Zach Wilminski- Complete

16u East - Coach Kutchma
Zach Cone-Douglas - Complete
Tyler Dahlin - Complete
Charlie Merget-Complete
Nathan Nelson- Complete
Dan Peabody- Complete
Chris Metz - No Documentation
Rahiem Mincey- No Documentation
James Rhynders - Complete
Kelby Santoro - Complete

16u West- Coach Kutchma

Dan Fadden - Complete
Steve Franklin-Complete
Jonathan Higgs- No Documentation
Chelston Hylton- No Documentation
Kevin Kelly- Complete
Greg Leslie- Complete
Omar Perez - Complete
Mark Paradiso- Need Picture
Jordan Schissel- Complete
Andy Sisung- Complete

Important Housing and Documentation Information

James Santoro — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 19:41:23 +0000

As we move closer to our National tournament in Shippensburg, PA, we need to close out two important items. First, all documentation for athletes must be in by end of next week. Second, we need to complete the room assignments for those wishing to stay on campus. I will provide more details on the logistics by early next week. I will also, under a separate post, list the status of each athletes required documentation.

Below is a list of the requested unit assignments that I have so far. Please email or call me if you would like to complete half or a full unit.

The following are the unit assignments that I have so far:

Unit 1
Johny O’Donnell
Kelly O’Donnell
Shannyn O’Donnel

Ishmael Chisolm
Shirley Chisolm
Richard Chisolm

Unit 2
Nathan Nelson
Mark Nelson
Donna Nelson

Jim Peabody
Dan Peabody
TBD

Unit 3
Jim Rhynders
Justin Rhynders
James Rhynders

Stephen Naughton
Pat Naughton
Zach Cone

Unit 4
Ann Marie Rhynders
Maryann Naughton
Martha Higgins

Lisa Schlissel
Jen Cone
Susan Smith

Unit 5
Ronnie Paradiso
Mark Paradiso
Joseph Paradiso

TBD
TBD
TBD

Unit 6
Mr. Gilmore
Aden Gilmore
Kenna Gilmore

Gilmore
Gilmore
Gilmore

Unit 7
The Burke Family
Full unit

Unit 8
Mr. Sisung
Andy Sisung
Jordan Schlissel

Merget
Merget
Merget

Unit 9
Jim Peabody
Dan Peabody
TBD

TBD
TBD
TBD

Unit 10
Etts
Etts

Greaven
Greaven
Greaven