For most of you this will be your first Belles Parents Team Meeting - Welcome! What you will need to bring will be the following items and information:
Our first event will be on March 19th with Dr. Anthony Pappas coming in to work with our players on their skills and intensity. We will be at Springside School from 9 am to 12noon for ages 9-13 and from 12:30 pm to 3:30pm for the older teams.
Our first team event will be the Belles One-Day Round Robin on March 25th which will be played at various sites in the Philadelphia area. The second team event will be on April 1 as teams will go to either Fairfax, VA or Newtown, PA to compete in tournaments. The older teams will be attended the event in Fairfax, VA while the younger teams can choose between the events.
The Middle Atlantic AAU tournaments will be held in the immediate region Ask your coach what weekend that will be. You should also think about Memorial Day weekend. There are a lot of events out there where the teams 13u and older will attend. The choice to play that weekend is up to you (the parents) and the coach.
The total cost for the Belles for all the younger teams from 9u to 13u will be $675 and will include all their equipment, aau card, practice times and 9 events covered by the Belles. Please note that your second payment of $200 will be due on April 2nd during the second Bellles Skills Workout.
After the Middle Atlantic AAUs there are a number of weekends where there are many events throughout the region - your coach will present you with a total playing schedule and cost factor. Most other organizatons hide their total costs behind low enty memberships but do not notify you of the total playing cost for the entire season. We have asked our coaches to share this with you. To keep costs down, the Belles have a tradition of playing in weekend events only on one of the days (usually Saturdays), playing 3 games in a day instead of 4 in a weekend. This allows no stayovers (unless a parent or team wishes to) and keeps costs down. We will have other options for events where there it will be an overnight event like Hershey at the end of our season - June 28-July 3.
We've asked our coaches to use emails as much as possible to inform you about your team plans. Do not hesitate to email me if you have questions or concerns.
Thnak you for joining the best program in the Eastern United States.
WE WILL BE AT SPRINGSIDE SCHOOL AT 7 PM -- DIRECTIONS BELOW
FROM WALT WHITMAN BRIDGE: (FROM DELCO-NE PHILA-MONTCO- I-76) Take I-95 North or South to reach the Walt Whitman Bridge. Continue on Rt. 42 south towards the New Jersey shore. Stay in the far left lane until you reach I-295 South exit (there will also be one on the far right). Take this exit and continue on I-295 South to Exit 21. At bottom of ramp (Wendy's) make a right turn. Go to first light (Wawa) and make a left. Continue on this road through two lights until you reach the river and complex. Enter on the far left side of the building.
FROM COM. BARRY BRIDGE: (FROM DELCO-DEL.) Take I-95 North or South to reach the Commodore Barry Bridge (Rt. 322 East). Continue on Rt. 322 East towards towards signs for Rt. 130 and I-295. Take I-295 NORTH exit. Continue up I-295 North to Exit 21. At bottom of ramp make a left turn. Go to first light (Wawa) and continue straight through light. Continue on this road through two lights until you reach the river and complex. Enter on the far left side of the building.
IT TAKES 24 MIN FROM SPRINGFIELD, PA OFF BLUE ROUTE TO REACH RIVERWINDS
IT TAKES 35 MIN FROM FRANKLIN MILLS (NE PHILA) TO REACH RIVERWINDS
IT TAKES 45 MIN FROM KING OF PRUSSIA TO REACH RIVERWINDS
From Upper Main Line: (Wayne, Paoli, Malvern, West Chester, Valley Forge) Take 202 North through Norristown to Germantown Pike (Rt. 422). Turn right onto Germantown Pike and take it for approximately 10 miles into Chestnut Hill, passing Chestnut Hill College and Chestnut Hill Hospital on the left. Starting with and including the light where trolley tracks begin, go to the 6th traffic light and turn right onto Willow Grove Avenue. Go through 3 stop signs and the school will be straight ahead at the end of Willow Grove Avenue.
From Lower Main Line: (Bryn Mawr, Haverford, Ardmore, Airport, I-95) Take the Blue Route (476) North to its end in Plymouth Meeting. Exit East onto Germantown Pike (Rt. 422). Go approximately 7 miles into Chestnut Hill, passing Chestnut Hill College and Chestnut Hill Hospital on your left. Starting with and including the light where trolley tracks begin, go to the 6th traffic light and turn right onto Willow Grove Avenue. Go through 3 stop signs and the school will be at the end of Willow Grove Avenue.
From New Jersey, New England, New York, Bucks County: Take the Pennsylvania Turnpike West to Exit 25 (Norristown/Plymouth Meeting). Go East on Germantown Pike (Rt. 422) approximately 7 miles into Chestnut Hill, past Chestnut Hill College and Chestnut Hill Hospital on your left. Starting with and including the light where trolley tracks begin, go to the 6th traffic light and turn right onto Willow Grove Avenue. Go through 3 stop signs and the school will be at the end of Willow Grove Avenue. Detail map shows local roads to campus and the train station.
From Northeast Philadelphia, Huntingdon Valley, Torresdale: Take Roosevelt Boulevard or Broad Street (Rt. 611) to West onto Cheltenham Avenue. You will pass a large cemetery on your right. At the next traffic light turn left onto Willow Grove Avenue. Stay on Willow Grove for approximately 3 miles, crossing Stenton and Germantown Avenues. After Germantown Avenue go through 3 stop signs. The school will be at the end of Willow Grove Ave.
From Center City, Walt Whitman Bridge, NJ and Airport: Take Schuylkill Expressway (Rt. 76) West to the Lincoln Drive Exit. Follow Lincoln Drive to McCallum Street (8th traffic light). Turn left onto McCallum and go over bridge. A little past the bridge the road turns to the right and becomes Mermaid Lane. Go about 100 yards on Mermaid and take the first left, Cherokee Street. Go two blocks on Cherokee and turn left into the school.
From Merion, Springfield (Delaware County), Media, Overbrook: Take Route 1 to City Avenue Bridge, then follow Center City directions above from Lincoln Drive/Schuylkill Expressway. From Montgomeryville, Ambler: Take Route 309 South to the Paper Mill Road Exit. Turn right onto Paper Mill Road, at the 2nd traffic light make a left onto Cheltenham Avenue. Pass LaSalle High School on the left and at the next light turn right onto Willow Grove Avenue. Stay on Willow Grove for approximately 3 miles, crossing Stenton and Germantown Avenues. After Germantown Avenue go through 3 stop signs and the school will be straight ahead at the end of Willow Grove Avenue.
PHILADELPHIA BELLES TRYOUT AD IN PHILA. INQUIRER 2/25/99
