Subject: Re: Viper Basketball
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Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2013 11:57:25 -0400 (EDT)

Thank you Lisa and Phil-

THANKS TO ALL of our car pool organizers, snack parents, t-shirt washers, earring holders, photographers, water carriers, first aid administrators, party planners, siblings, grand parents, aunts, uncles neighbors, teachers and random rowdy VIPER fans!

ALL of the girls have come so far and I think their collective drive, effort and stick to it attitude will serve them well off the court as well! Winning was indeed the bonus.

GIRL POWER!

-----Original Message-----
From: aghei <[email-masked]>
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Cc: Pjcm <[email-masked]>; philipwang <[email-masked]>; Tracy Bernstein <[email-masked]>
Sent: Tue, Mar 12, 2013 6:28 am
Subject: Re: Viper Basketball

Dear Lisa & Phil,

Thanks for a wonderful season - and for the years of coaching & working with the girls.  It has been a real pleasure to see them come together as a team, and  develop & grow as players and individuals.

And, while I certainly like the sound of "champions", I like the sound of "repeat champions" even more!

Congratulations - and a big thank you again. 

Best,
Ajay

  From: Lisa Horowitz [[email-masked]]
  Sent: 03/11/2013 11:39 PM EST
  To: Lisa Horowitz <[email-masked]>; "Lisa Horowitz (NIH/NIMH) [E]" <[email-masked]>; Mark Charles Dorfman; "[email-masked]" <[email-masked]>; "[email-masked]" <[email-masked]>; Ajay Ghei; Sheoli Pargal; "[email-masked]" <[email-masked]>; "[email-masked]" <[email-masked]>; Shallah Jewel <[email-masked]>; Loretta Leung; susan maniatis <[email-masked]>; alexis maniatis <[email-masked]>; Kathleen Biden <[email-masked]>; "<[email-masked]>"; Andy  Jewel <[email-masked]>; Caroline Passmore <[email-masked]>; 'william passmore' <[email-masked]>
  Cc: "[email-masked]" <[email-masked]>; philipwang <[email-masked]>; Tracy Bernstein <[email-masked]>
  Subject: Viper Basketball

Dear Parents of Vipers,
   Hats off to the unstoppable Viper girls, who dug down deep to win 4 games this weekend, and once again take the MCRD 6th grade girls tournament title! The success of the tournament, and the season as well, were not only testaments to the spirit and positive energy of every single girl on the Viper team and their skill development, but also to how well they played together as teammates.  Please remind the girls that regardless of how much time they spent playing in the very final game, this was truly a team effort – and they achieved what they did because every single one of them contributed to winning the division and tournament titles –they really jelled so well as a team.  I didn't tell this next fact to the girls before the game, but the Blaze team had won their 7th grade division title.  This bodes very well for our girls moving on to play with the Sidwell teams next year.
 
    I promise to pass on any photos that I receive of the girls, and would love it if people could forward some of the pictures they took yesterday.  Also, attached to the bottom of this email is an announcement from Sheridan Price.  He is very skilled and has a wonderful style with the girls. He is running drop-in "Skills and Scrimmage" clinics that would be very worthwhile – one of his instructors, Janee Hayes, was an all-star student-athlete in basketball and volleyball at Sidwell.
 
    It was a true privilege for Phil and me to be able to coach this team for the past 4 years (and many players since first grade!).  To be able to have this birds-eye view of watching them develop not only as athletes, but into the wonderful individuals they all are, has been something very precious, that we will keep as treasured memories.  Plus, I could not have asked for a better group of enthusiastic parent, sibling and grandparent fans cheering us on at every game!
 
 I will very much miss coaching the girls, but I look forward to cheering them on from the stands as they continue to blossom in all their future endeavors.
 
Go Vipers!!
 
Lisa 

From: Sheridan Price <[email-masked]>
Date: Sunday, March 10, 2013 11:51 PM
To: Lisa Horowitz <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: 5pm

Lisa,
 
Thank you so much for everything. The girls really worked hard all season and really earned this.  I am glad that I could help.  Thank you for giving me an opportunity.  One of the things I wanted to share with you was that we will be having workouts throughout the spring/summer and fall.  A number of the other girls throughout the league will be coming and I think it will be a great way for your girls to stay in condition and to stay in tune with the game of basketball.  I listed the information below and if you could let the parents know that all I would need from them is notification of whether or not their daughter can attend ahead of time so I know how many will be present.  A couple of the parents asked about the spring and I told them you would send this to them.  Thank you so much and I will talk to you soon!
 
Congratulations,
Sheridan

Skills and Scrimmages is an instructional basketball program for youth in grades 3 – 8.

Each Skills and Scrimmages class is 90 minutes long and consists of two 45 minute sessions (one session of skills development and one session of scrimmages). Classes are held for Girls and Boys separately.
Skills and Scrimmages participants will gain a better understanding of the game of basketball through structured, intensive drills designed to improve their fundamental skills followed by organized play during which they will implement their newly learned skills in real-time with guided instruction by our dynamic coaching team (see more information about our coaching team below).

SPRING 2013 Class Schedule*
· Class 1 – Sunday, March 24, 2013, 12:00pm - 1:30pm (Girls); 1:30pm – 3:00pm (Boys)

· Class 2 – Sunday, April 7, 2013, 12:00pm - 1:30pm (Girls); 1:30pm – 3:00pm (Boys)

· Class 3 – Sunday, April 14, 2013, 12:00pm - 1:30pm (Girls); 1:30pm – 3:00pm (Boys)

· Class 4 – Sunday, April 21, 2013, 12:00pm - 1:30pm (Girls); 1:30pm – 3:00pm (Boys)

*Spring 2013 classes will be held at Thomas W. Pyle Middle School which is located at 6311 Wilson Lane, Bethesda, MD, 20817.

For more information or to register for Skills and Scrimmages, contact Sheridan Price at:
· EMAIL --- [email-masked]
· PHONE (call or text) --- 240-475-7200
We look forward to seeing you this spring!
All Skills and Scrimmages classes are directed by former professional and collegiate basketball players including:
· Mike Wilson- former Harlem Globetrotter and University of Memphis Men’s Basketball standout. Wilson is currently listed in the Guinness Book of World Records for completing the world’s highest dunk (on a 12 ft goal).

· Sheridan Price- former Captain of the 2010-2011 CIAA Championship Shaw University Men’s Basketball team. Price spent three years playing at Delaware State University before transferring to Shaw University and made the Washington Post Honorable Mention All Metro Selection for his outstanding play at Springbrook High School.

· Janee Hayes- former Duke University Women’s basketball standout during their ACC Conference Championship winning season in 2000. Hayes attended Sidwell Friends and was an all-star student athlete in both basketball and volleyball.

· Joe Touomou- former member of the Georgetown University men’s basketball team during their successful run to the Sweet 16 in 1996. Touomou has since worked in over 87 countries with kids of all ages in different camps and clinics. Touomou served on the coaching staff for the French National team and as a coach at the Adidas Euro Camp. Touomou has worked closely with Basketball without Borders and as a liaison for the US State Department. Touomou worked with the Indiana Pacers Organization in 2003 as a scout and currently trains a number of NBA and WNBA athletes. 

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