15s 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 15s Team Schedue:
Jan. 1 – No Practice (RCC Closed)
Jan. 6 – Practice from 6:30-8:30pm (RCC)
Jan. 7 – Practice from 1:00-3:00pm (RCC)
Jan. 8 – Heartland Playdate #1 @ 2:30 pm at the Big Lake High School ** Be at the school no later than 2:15pm. Find the appropriate court and get your belongings put away. You will be playing the first game. Unless there is a schedule change, you will be finished after the 5th game. The schedule is below. Rockford is team C below:
| Match | Warm-up | Teams | REF | |
| 2:30 | 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 | |
| 6:30 | 5 | 5 Min | C vs. D | B |
| 6 | 5 Min | A vs. B | D | |
Jan. 15 – Practice from 1:00-3:00pm (RHS gym)
Jan. 21 – Big Lake Tournament @ 8:00am at the Big Lake High School. Players should be there no later than 7:45 am. The morning session will run just like the Heartland Playdate. We will be placed into either the Gold or Silver bracket for the afternoon and will play and ref at least 1 more time. Here is a link to the schedule: Big Lake Tournament – January 21 (15s Team)
Jan. 22 – Heartland Playdate #2 @ 8:00am the Monticello Field House. Here is a link to the schedule: Jan 22 – Monticello – 15s Team. Players should be there no later than 7:45am. Rockford is team “B” 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. 29 – Practice from 1:00-3:00pm (RHS gym).
Jan. 30 – Practice from 7:00-8:30pm (RCC).
Feb. 4 – Team Bonding at the AmericInn in Princeton, MN from 6:00-10:00pm. Check in beginning at 5:30pm.
Feb. 5 – Heartland Mid-Winter Classic in Ogilvie @ 8:00am (Player MUST BE at the Ogilvie HS by 7:30am). Rockford is team “C” on the chart below. There WILL BE afternoon brackets as well, so please plan accordingly!
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 1:00-3:00pm (RHS gym)
Feb. 19 – Practice from 1:00-3:00pm (RHS gym)
Feb. 26 – No Practice due to RHS tournament – will try to schedule other practice time.
Mar. 4 – Heartland Spring Fling at the Onamia Elementary School. Rockford is team “D” below. Please be at the school no later than 8:00AM so that you are ready to play immediately following 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 @ 8am at Big Lake High School. Rockford is team “A” 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 1:00-3:00pm (RHS gym)
April 14 - Heartland 20th Annual Tournament (15s Team) – Rogers High School, Court 2
The team should arrive at the Rogers High School no later than 8am. You are not scheduled to play the first match, however if a team does not show up, Match 2 will then start ahead of schedule. Rockford 15s are Team “D” 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.