Elementary 2 Basketball (Girls and Boys)

Thank you for signing your student up to be a part of the Ratner Raptors Elementary 2 Basketball program. We are excited to get the season underway. Below is information you will need for the season:

Schedule

Start Date: Monday, November 28th

Tentative End of Season Tournament Date: Sunday, March 6th

Tentative Team Party/Parent vs. Student Game: Monday, March 7th

Basketball Practice days are Monday, Wednesday. There will be the occasional Thursday practice if we miss a Monday or Wednesday practice. There will be no practices or games on scheduled days off of school. Practice times will depend on registration.

Pick up should be planned no later than 15 minutes after practice.

Basketball Game days ARE SUNDAYS @ Ratner. Times will depend on registration. Basketball league games will begin Sunday, January 8th.

The full schedule will be posted on the Ratner school calendar and on the Ratner Raptors TeamApp page (see below) once available.

If registration allow, we plan to offer 3 E2 teams this year:

Elementary 2 Girls
5th-6th grade Boys
4th-5th grade - Coed (instructional league)

4th-5th Students may be asked to play on 2 of these teams to help with numbers and gain experience. Most Sunday games for these students will be back-to-back.

Communication will be sent after the first week of practice with official team rosters

Equipment

Students should be prepared with the following for ALL PRACTICES:

1. athletic shorts

2. White T-Shirt (or color decided on by the team during the first week of practice)

3. Athletic shoes (High-ankle basketball shoes are recommended).

4. refillable water bottle

Students will be supplied a jersey and shorts for the season. The jerseys should be returned after each game to be washed at the school and ready for the next game. Uniforms will need to be returned at the end of the season.

Communication

We will be using "TeamApp" for schedules and updates. This will be MANDATORY for each family TeamApp can be accessed by either downloading the app to any smart phone or by logging into the website via the internet. This will allow all communication, details and updates to be focused in one place. All information you will need will be on the Ratner Raptor TeamApp page.

TeamApp Features

Updates- all location, time and date changes will be made available. Also, ETA's for return trips will be posted here.

Schedule: game and practice schedules are posted.

Live Scores: our team manager (if available) will be live texting the game. If you cannot make a game but still would like to know what is going on, you will be able to read the game information as it is happening!

Gallery: pictures and videos from most games will be posted here

Chat: if you need to reach out to another parent, coach or student you may choose to send messages here. Only members given access to the group may see/read these messages

IMPORTANT TEAMAPP INFORMATION

· you must request access to the group to be approved by either me or Nadia, please choose the appropriate group (soccer parents, supporters, soccer players)

· only members with approved access requests will be able to view updates, gallery and live scores

· turn notifications for updates ON, if you do not it is likely you will miss return ETA's for away games. By turning notifications on you will have these updates "pushed" as a message to your phone or computer.If you provide an email, all updates will also be sent as an email.

· If you have another person who will be picking up your child(ren) please forward this message to that person.

Steps to access the TeamApp:

1. download TeamApp from the app store or visit www.teamapp.com

2. register for TeamApp, please provide name, phone number and email address

3. click the "find a teamapp" icon

4. search "Ratner Raptors Athletics"

5. request access for the "Elementary 2 Basketball Parents" group

Once your request has been approved you will fully be able to use the Ratner Raptor Athletics page.

This will centralize all information and it is important to iterate that this will be the main line of communication. ALL basketball communication will be sent through TeamApp.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thank you and Go Raptors!

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Dominic Ianiro

Athletic Director

PE Teacher

Academic Challenge Coach

The Lillian and Betty Ratner Montessori School

dianiro@theratnerschool.org

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E2 Boys Basketball Registration