14s TEAM PRACTICE AND TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE:
* Heartland Playdates are either 7:30am-2:00pm OR 2:00pm – 8:00pm.
* Tournaments usually are “all day” and start by 8:00am or 9:00am and are over late afternoon/early evening depending on play-0ffs.
2011-2012 14s Team Schedule:
Jan. 1 – No Practice (RCC Closed)
Jan. 7 – Practice from 3:00-5:00pm at the Rockford Community Center (RCC)
Jan. 8 – Heartland Playdate #1 @ 8:00 am at the Big Lake High School. ** Be at the school no later than 7:45 am. Find the appropriate court and get your belongings put away. You will be reffing the first game as a team. The schedule is below. Rockford is team B below:
| Match | Warm-up | Teams | REF | |
| 8:00 | 1 | 10 Min | A vs. C | B |
| 2 | 10 Min | B vs. D | A | |
| 3 | 5 Min | A vs. D | C | |
| 4 | 5 Min | B vs. C | A | |
| 12:00 | 5 | 5 Min | C vs. D | B |
| 6 | 5 Min | A vs. B | D | |
Jan. 15 – Practice from 3:00-5:00pm (RHS gym)
Jan. 22 – Heartland Playdate #2 @ 8:00am at the Big Lake High School. Here is the official schedule for the day: Jan. 22 Schedule – Big Lake – 14s. Players should be there no later than 7:45am. Rockford is team ”A” on the schedule below:
| Match | Warm-up | Teams | REF | |
| 8:00 | 1 | 10 Min | A vs. C | B |
| 2 | 10 Min | B vs. D | A | |
| 3 | 5 Min | A vs. D | C | |
| 4 | 5 Min | B vs. C | A | |
| 12:00 | 5 | 5 Min | C vs. D | B |
| 6 | 5 Min | A vs. B | D |
Jan. 27 – Practice from 6:30-8:00pm at the RCC
Jan. 29 – Practice from 3:00-5:00pm (RHS gym).
Feb. 3 – Team Bonding at the AmericInn in Princeton from 7:00-10:00pm. Hotel rooms booked!
Feb. 4 – Heartland Mid-Winter Classic in Ogilvie, MN at 8:00am. Players MUST BE at the Ogilivie High School no later than 7:30am. The MORNING line up is below (Rockford is team “A”). There will also be an afternoon bracket, so plan accordinglin.
Match Warm-up Teams Ref.
8:00 A.M. 1 10 Min. A vs. C B
2 10 Min B vs. D A
3 5 Min A vs. D C
4 5 Min B vs. C A
5 5 Min C vs. D B
6 5 Min A vs. B D
Feb. 12 - Practice from 3:00-5:00pm (RHS gym)
Feb. 19 – Practice from 3:00-5:00pm (RHS gym)
Feb. 26 - Delano Tournament – Delano Fieldhouse (700 Elm Ave. E. Delano, MN)
Rockford is team “D” on the schedule below:
Match Warm-up Teams Ref.
8:00 a.m. 1 10 Min (2-4-4) A vs. C B
2 10 Min D vs. B A
3 5 Min (1-2-2) A vs. D C
4 5 Min B vs. C A
5 5 Min C vs. D B
6 5 Min B vs. A D
1:00 p.m. (approximately) Play-offs will begin immediately after pool-play…
Mar. 3 – Heartland Spring Fling at the Pierz High School. Rockford is team “D” below. You should be at the school no later than 8:00AM so that you are ready to play immediately after the first match.
Match Warm-up Teams Ref.
8:00 A.M. 1 10 Min. A vs. C B
2 10 Min B vs. D A
3 5 Min A vs. D C
4 5 Min B vs. C A
5 5 Min C vs. D B
6 5 Min A vs. B D
Mar. 11 – NO practice due to basketball tournament. RAAA will be running the tournament, so this is a fundraising opportunity for us!
Mar. 18 – Heartland Playdate #3 @ 8:00am at the Monticello Field House. Rockford is team “B” on the line-up below. Please be at the school at 7:30am.
| Match | Warm-up | Teams | REF | |
| 8:00 | 1 | 10 Min | A vs. C | B |
| 2 | 10 Min | B vs. D | A | |
| 3 | 5 Min | A vs. D | C | |
| 4 | 5 Min | B vs. C | A | |
| 12:00 | 5 | 5 Min | C vs. D | B |
| 6 | 5 Min | A vs. B | D |
Mar. 25 – Practice from 3:00-5:00pm (RHS gym)
April 14 - Heartland 20th Annual Tournament (14s Team) - Big Lake Middle School, Court 6
The team should arrive at the Big Lake Middle School at 7:30am. You are scheduled to play the first match. The Rockford 14s are Team “C” below for the MORNING SESSION. Afternoon play will be determined by the bracket they are placed in. ALL TEAMS will advance to afternoon play.
Match Warm-up Teams Ref.
1 10 Min. A vs. C B
2 10 Min B vs. D A
3 5 Min A vs. D C
4 5 Min B vs. C A
5 5 Min C vs. D B
6 5 Min A vs. B D
April 22 - End of the Season Get-Together: We would like to invite all the coaches, players and parents to join together one last time this season at the Rockford Community Center from 1:00-2:00pm. We will be serving Root Beer Floats, desserts and having an awards ceremony. We would also like all uniforms turned in no later than 2:00pm that day.