2006 Philadelphia Belles National Nike Travel Team Tryouts

The Philadlephia Belles is the ONLY Nike National Travel Team program in the Greater Metro Philadelphia area stretching from nothern suburbs of Washington DC to New York City suburbs in Nothern New Jersey. We are the primary travel program for the Greater Philadelphia Girls Basketball Nike Regional Allicance.(GPNRA).

BELLES NIKE NATIONAL TRAVEL TEAM TRYOUTS / PRACTICE SCHEDULE

We will have a Belles Skills Clinic on APRIL 2nd at RiverWinds from 9 am to 1 pm for 9u-13s and 2p-6p for 13u-17u players. - make sure to refhresh your webpage to view updates. Cost included in membership.

Information about Team Meeting for Parents / Players for Belles teams on March 1st - INFO

THERE IS NO TRYOUT FEE FOR THE PHILADEPHIA BELLES NATIONAL NIKE TRAVEL TEAM PROGAM TRYOUTS. However, you will be charged a $5 facility charge when you attend any Belles Travel Team tryout. This is to ensure open access and equal opportunity for all participants.

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2006 PHILADELPHIA BELLES TEAM COACHES

• BELLES 8U -- Contact Alison Eachus at 610-896-9646
• BELLES 9F -- Karen Foster-Stover at 856-404-5487
• BELLES 10P -- Contact Charles Pund at 609-502-5457
• BELLES 11G -- Contact Kim Gredzinski at 610-942-7376
• BELLES 12B -- Contact Matt Battinieri at 610-574-7610
• BELLES 13P -- Contact Don Paettie at 610-283-4032 or Nancy Dougherty at 856-881-6399
• BELLES 13H -- Contact Greg Halligan at 484-223-7006
• BELLES 13/14 -- Contact Tanja Waples at 610-368-8455
• BELLES 14C -- Contact Brian Creech at 215-901-2139
• BELLES 14K -- Contact Tim Killion at 856-498-8774
• BELLES 14R -- Contact Ray Casey at 215-778-2832

• BELLES 15B -- Contact Kevin Lynch at 215-313-3339
• BELLES 15P -- Contact John Parsons at 215-416-1642
• BELLES 16W -- Contact Ian Wolk at 610-521-2133
• BELLES 16D -- Contact Dennis Boyle at 610-328-9632
• BELLES 16C -- Contact Mike Flynn at 215-676-7220 or mikeflynn@aol.com
• BELLES 16T -- Traci Teesdale at 609-617-3707
• BELLES 18G -- Contact Greg Halligan at 484-223-7006
• BELLES 18P -- Contact Tony Plakis at 856-854-4231

NEW BELLES WORKOUT SITES.... AND TIMES......

GUSTINE LAKE IS NOW CLOSED UNTIL APRIL 2006 for reconsturction of a NEW facility !!

WE WILL USE TWO SITES DURING THE SPRING FOR WORKOUTS -- ONE IN PHILA. AREA AND THE SECOND IN SOUTH JERSEY.

SPRINGSIDE SCHOOL-- We wiill be using the new three-court Southside School which is located in the Chestnut Hill section of Philadelphia. We will use this site along with the NEW Gustine Lake for workouts. Gustine is only six minutes form Springside and is planned to open in mid-April.

SOUTH JERSEY SITE -- (Across river from Phila. Airport) We will use the RiverWinds Community Center in Thorofare, NJ. This site (12 min from Walt Whitman or Com. Barry bridges) has been used for team practices in the past by the Belles. We will have OPEN WORKOUTS each Sunday afternoon from 3pm to 5pm. -- ALL AGES GROUPS. We will have open workouts at this facility from from September 11th through November 20th and then from January 8th through February 12th.. If you have questions, please email us at BELLESEVENTS@AOL.COM for details.

OVERVIEW OF BELLES TRYOUT PROCESS

During the FALL we have open workouts for all returning players and those new players who wish to moe to the Belles program before the winter-spring season.

Tryouts for the Philadelphia Belles Nike Travel Teams takes place each spring starting February 5 through March 13. During this one-month period the Belles conduct open tryouts and open workouts each Sunday at one Philadelphia area location and at RiverWinds Community Center in Thorofare, NJ (across the river from Phila. airport). THERE IS NO FEE TO TRYOUT! You do have to pay a $5 per workout-day gym rental fee to the Belles site person.

We will also hold regional tryouts during this time for younger teams (9-u to 12-u) in Delaware County, Montgomery County, Bucks County, Northeast Philadelphia and South Jersey over a two-week span starting in February.

Each player is invited to come to our workout with their parent(s) and watch our drills, practice and speak with parents who have chosen to the bring their daughter to one of the nation's premier programs.

Players who are in our program come from as far away as New York, Maryland, Delaware and New Jersey. Some parents travel 3.5 hrs one-way to attend the Belles weekend practices for the daughter. Most of our players do come from the major 12-county metro Delaware Valley area including South Jersey and Delaware.

After mid-March we form at least two teams in each age group for participation in a number of tournaments. We play a very extensive and aggressive schedule with the older players. For the younger players we concentrate on skill development and fundamentals. We play a strong, limited schedule for the younger divisions.

We strongly urge you to come down and see what the Belles has to offer. We invite you to call for information about the Belles other than what is provided at this web site and to attend a Belles practice / open workout for you age level. Remember, the Philadelphia Belles is not for everyone.

We strive to give the female athlete the best "athletic education" available. We look forward to seeing you at the Belles.

DIRECTION TO RIVERWINDS COMMUNITY CENTER

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

DIRECTIONS TO SPRINGSIDE SCHOOL

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.

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