2009 Metro Stars Black Roster Set

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DOSS VERBALS
Meghan Doss of Turkey Run has verballed Vincennes (Ind.) Junior College. Doss is a 5-2 guard. From the Terre Haute Tribune Star.

SPANICH TRANSFERS
Hannah Spanich has transferred from New Mexico State to Illinois State. Spanich is a junior forward and will sit out the upcoming season. She was a Tulsa Victory Christian graduate.

METRO STARS BLACK
After a very competitive tryout the Minnesota Metro Stars Black roster has been set for the 2009 AAU season. With six players checking in a 6' or taller this is the biggest team in the history of the Metro Stars program. Committed players include:
Molly Duehn (Burnsville),
Brianna Tisch (Chaska),
Rachael Moen (Burnsville),
Alyssa Marschner (Armstrong),
Julie Kruse (Maple Grove),
Jennie Kalbfell (Lakeville South),
Haley Thomforde (Eastview),
Erica Gress (Apple Valley),
Ellen Edison (Maple Grove),
Megan Stuart (Roseville).
Cost to play for any team in the Metro Stars program is $400 per player. More information about the Minnesota Metro Stars can be found at http://www.mnmetrostars.com/

HALL OF FAME
North Dakota State's head coach Carolyn DeHoff will be inducted into the Cheyenne East Hall of Fame.

REF SHORTAGE
Iowa is facing a ref shortage in rural areas. From the Des Moines Register.

SCHEDULE
Marshall and UI Chicago have released their 2008-09 schedule.

TOM NORDLAND SHOOTING CLINICS
Dear friend of the Swish Method,
Greetings to you and thanks for your support of the "Swish Method" of shooting a basketball. I will be coming to Minnesota Oct. 9-13 to be part of a Youth Coaches' Clinic at the amazing Colin Powell Leadership Center in south Minneapolis. The Coaches' Clinic is all day Saturday, the 11th. I'll be presenting twice.
Contact Kelby Brothen, Athletic Director for info about this special all-day Clinic:
Work #: 612/638-1014
Cell: 612/720-8852
Email: urbanstars@urbanventures.org
TWO CLINICS FOR KIDS & COACHES!
While I'm there I'll be putting on two clinics at the Powell Center, as follows:·
Friday after school, Oct. 10th (5-9PM)·
Sunday evening, Oct. 12th (5-9PM)
These clinics are 4 hours long and I can coach up to 24 kids at a time. Because of the Coaches' Clinic on Saturday, I'm going to open my clinics to both kids AND coaches. The coaches will take the clinic as a student, as that's the best way to coach anything ... be able to do it yourself, be in the "stew" of learning, so to speak. I'll continually point out the coaching points during the clinics.
FEES
NOTE: The fees are reduced for these clinics, in light of the challenging economy we are all facing. They are as follows:
Regular fee for a player: $50, which includes the Swish 2 DVD
Fee for siblings, $40, no video (where first sibling pays full price)
Fee for repeaters: $40 (no video)
Fee for coaches: $40 (including Swish 2)
ON-LINE ENROLLMENT IS AVAILABLE
Go to this web page for details on the clinics and the links to enroll On Line:
Colin Powell Center Shooting Clinics
I HOPE TO SEE YOU!
My clinics are getting more and more exciting and effective as I see additional things all the time and new ways to say and coach them. I can see that the main thing I'm doing (and teaching others to do) is coaching kids to be able to coach themselves in these simple principles. As they learn to shoot a basketball -- and, more powerful for them, how to learn anything -- their self images can alter and self esteem rise. This is one of the great things about sports, the potential for growth as human beings. Let's work together to help more kids experience how awesome they truly are!
Cheers,Tom

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