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| Higher Level Camps offers traveling teams for boys and girls 6th - 12th grade. (Grade determined by 2009-2010 academic). We participate in AAU Tournaments in state and out of state. |
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OUR BOYS AND GIRLS TEAMS HAVE 3 LEVELS: |
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11 - 12 - 13 - 14 and under (player development) |
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15 - 16 and under (player development/ some college exposure) |
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Girls Elite and Boys Elite Teams (player development/ college exposure/ national tournaments) |
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Playing On A Team You Will Get the Following:
1. 10 Practices
2. 6 - 8 tournaments
3. Ripon Camp (4 nights and 5 days)
4. Play 1/2 the game
5. Individual Workout Program (DVD- Workout Booklet)
- drive way drills
- cross training program
- weight program
6. The Recruiting Process |
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Higher Level Camps has made a commitment to each family to give their child the opportunity to take their game to the next level, offer college exposure, and assist them in the recruiting process. Higher Level Camps will assist those who have made the commitment to the program. This involves attending practices, tournaments, and our camp. Please read through the guidelines carefully and what our expectations are of each family/ player. The very first question college coaches ask us is what type of person is he/ she and are they committed to what HLC has to offer. |
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GUIDELINES FOR PARTICIPATING ON A TEAM: |
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Attendance For Practices/ Tournaments:
You may miss practices/ tournaments for the following reasons:
- spring sport at school (spring sport schedule given to HLC coach)
- injury/ illness (written doctor's excuse/ should still travel with team)
- family emergency (unexpected illness/ funeral/ parents work schedule should not interfere with HLC practices/ tournaments- car pooling is available)
If players miss more than 1 practices/ 1 tournaments which do not
include the 3 points listed above the following action will take place:
- miss 2nd practice or 2nd tournament: you will not play the first game at the next tournament you attend/ not start the the rest of that tournament
- miss 3th practice or 3rd tournament: will not start/ playing time will be on a limited basis, coaches decision as to when he/ she can play you
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HLC needs a full commitment from parents and players to allow our staff to bring our teams to the next level of play. The teams who have had the most success in our program over the years are the players who attended practices, camp, tournaments and did their individual workout program. |
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Work Ethic and Accountability: (when you think you are working hard- WORK HARDER)
At any time during a practice or a tournament if players in our program are not working hard or being disrespectful the following steps will take place:
- 1- verbal warning
- 2- meet with parents
- 3- meet with coach, parents, Cheryl Mohr- playing will be taken away
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Individual Workout Program:
This will be required again for the 2009 aau season. New players will be given the DVD- Driveway Way Drill Workout Program from Higher Level Camps. Returning players will receive the booklet. The guidelines are as follows:
- you will be given a DVD and Workout booklet to document your workouts
- you will record your workouts and your parents must sign the workout booklet to verify you did your workouts
- Coaches will meet at the end of each practice for players to show their coaches their workout booklets and discuss the upcoming schedule
- 11 - 12 - 13 - 14 will be expected to workout 2x a week
- 15 - 16 - Elite will be expected to workout 3x a week
As a program we are asking the parents to come along side of us and help us hold your child accountable in this area. |
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High School Team: playing with your high school team may come up during the summer.
- you may have to make a choice as to who you play for
- HLC will be more than willing to visit with your high school coach about what we have to offer
- HLC works at finding a common ground with high school coaches
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Other AAU Teams: If you choose to play for another aau team and with HLC and you miss a practice/ tournament with HLC because you are with your other aau team the following will take place:
- You will be dismissed from our program/ No Refunds
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Those of you who are playing on our 16's and Elite boys and girls teams are in this because you have dreams of being successful in high school and one day playing college basketball. You must be willing to make the commitment it takes to give yourself the opportunity to reach your goals. There are no short cuts and nothing can take the place of hard work and commitment. Talent alone will not get you there. You must be willing to TRUST THE SYSTEM. There is no other program that will do what we do; from the development of the player to the recruiting process and everything in-between. We have the most complete program available. |
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THE RECRUITING PROCESS: |
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1. Mailings: We do 3 mailings each year from our office to college coaches across the USA.
2. Meetings: We meet with players and parents.
- meet with players/ parents from our 15's - 17's each spring to explain the recruiting process and what is expected of each player/ family to assist them in the recruiting
- we meet with each player/ parents individually (17's only) in June/ July to talk about what colleges they are interested in and who has contacted them.
3. Networking: HLC calls college coaches to get our players names out.
4. College Bound: HLC has proven they have a service that assists
families.
- HLC has given almost 200 boys and girls over the past 10 years the opportunity to play college basketball/ athletics
- Go to the "Where Are They Now" section to see the success stories..
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FACTS TO KNOW ABOUT TRAVELING TEAMS: |
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HLC Stands Alone: We have set ourselves apart from other off-season basketball programs because we assist each player in the following areas:
- assist each player in reaching their next level of play/ player development program
- play at least half the game/ 10 on a team
- require players to attend camp
- do their driveway drills (see DVD on home page- Drive Way Drill Workout Program)
We also stand alone because:
- we are the most complete program from the development of the player through the recruiting process
- we are very organized
- parents know exactly where their child fits in our program
- no hidden costs
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Formation of Teams: Teams are selected by our coaching staff in the following ways:
- players who participated in 2008 are allowed to return
- players who attended other programs within HLC during 2008 are allowed to join a team
- players who contacted HLC this year and would like to tryout
- Click here for information about tryouts.
Teams will be formed based on the following criteria:
- grade (enterting fall 2009 for boys and girls)
- position
- coachability- team player, attitude toward program and coach
- parents attitude toward program
- defensive skills- on ball, 1 or 2 pass away, help and recover
- offensive skills- inside, outside, and in-between game
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Top Teams: We have 3 different levels for our program.
a. 11 - 12 - 13 - 14
b. 15 - 16
C. Elite Teams
We will form our top teams in the following way:
- we will keep teams / players together for the 10 - 15 and under
- if we have more than 10 players at the any level (10 -15) we will have 2 teams
- we will take our top 10 players that will be juniors and seniors and they will play on our Elite Teams
- the next 10 players will play on our 16(1)
- the next 10 players will play on our 16(2)
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Deadline: We have the following dates set up for a timeline as to when parents can sign their son/ daughter up for a team:
- players from 2008- November 1, 2008
- players who attended other HLC programs in 2008- November 1, 2008
- new players attending tryouts - 7 days after your tryout date
If you miss any of the deadlines you may call our office to see where we still have openings
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# of Games: Teams will play the following # of games:
- 30 - 40 games/ 6 - 8 tournaments
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Rosters Completed: Teams will be finalized:
- rosters will be finalized the first week in April.
- rosters cannot be completed until we know who is signed up to play in the program
- if teams are formed before this we will send a mailing to you
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Payment: There are 2 options for payment:
- pay in full by check or credit card (3% service charge)
- down payment of $500/ $200 uniforms with 2 postdated checks or credit card (3% service charge)
- more details inside Traveling Teams icon
- Those who sign up in the fall or 2008 may postdate your down payment and uniform check for 01/10/2009
- if there are 8 players on a team you will pay an extra $200
- if there are 9 players on a team you will pay an extra $100
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Hotels: Make sure when you sign up your child for a team you make hotel reservations. Hotel listings are posted inside Traveling Teams section of the website. Parents are responsible for their child to have food and lodging |
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Before you join this program you must be absolutely sure you are in line with what we stand for. HLC has an info-structure in 4 different areas: families, volunteer board of directors, high school/ college coaches and HLC coaching staff. Because of the info-structure of our program we have experienced a lot of success over the years. Please do not try to come in and change what we do, but come with a understanding when you join our program you will embark on a journey that will change the direction your life will take. |
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UNIFORMS SIZE CHARTS: |
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Uniforms are Pro-brite tricot mesh. We will have a home and away uniform. |
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| Men's Size Chart: |
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XXL |
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34-36 |
38-40 |
42-44 |
46-48 |
50-52 |
| Waist |
26-28 |
30-32 |
34-36 |
38-40 |
46-48 |
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| Women's Size Chart: |
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XL |
XXL |
| Chest |
32-34 |
34-36 |
38-40 |
42-44 |
46-48 |
| Waist |
22-24 |
26-28 |
30-32 |
34-36 |
38-40 |
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