Virginia Hurricanes Girls Basketball Club

Tryout Details Now Available for our Spring 2012 Teams!! [REVISED]
*Tryout dates are listed below for our spring teams (grades 3-7)
*Registration and tryouts are FREE!
*Register NOW by sending an email or call Mike Rivera (703-946-5174)

Tryouts for 3rd Grade Team [REVISED!]
3rd Grade Tryout #1                                                                                                                                                       February 5 (Sunday)                                                                                                                                                        11:30 am to 1:00 pm                                                                                                                                                 Yorktown High School (use entrance #6 on N. 28th St.)                                                                                           5201 28th Street North Arlington, VA 22207
3rd Grade Tryout #2  [NEW TIME AND LOCATION]                                                                                            February 7 (Tuesday)                                                                                                                                                                6:00 pm to 8:00 pm                                                                                                                                                              Trinity Presbyterian Church                                                                                                                                                  5533 N. 16th Street Arlington, VA 22205

Tryouts for 4th Grade Team                                                                                                                             4th Grade Tryout #1                                                                                                                                                   February 4 (Saturday)                                                                                                                                                      4:00 pm to 6:00 pm                                                                                                                                                       Trinity Presbyterian Church                                                                                                                                             5533 N. 16th Street Arlington, VA 22205                                                                                                                         4th Grade Tryout #2                                                                                                                                                             February 5 (Sunday)                                                                                                                                                               11:30 am to 1:00 pm                                                                                                                                                       Yorktown High School (use entrance #6 on N. 28th St.)                                                                                           5201 28th Street North Arlington, VA 22207

Tryouts for 5th Grade Team
5th Grade Tryout #1 February 5 (Sunday)                                                                                                                   8:30 am to 10:00 am                                                                                                                                                     Yorktown High School (use entrance #6 on N. 28th St)                                                                                            5201 28th Street North Arlington, VA 22207
5th Grade Tryout #2                                                                                                                                                   February 11 (Saturday)                                                                                                                                                     4:00 pm to 6:00 pm                                                                                                                                                       Trinity Presbyterian Church                                                                                                                                              5533 N. 16th Street Arlington, VA 22205
5th Grade Tryout #3                                                                                                                                                   February 12 (Sunday)                                                                                                                                                      12:00 pm to 1:30 pm                                                                                                                                                 Yorktown High School (use entrance #6 on N. 28th St.)                                                                                          5201 28th Street North Arlington, VA 22207

Tryouts for 6th Grade Team
6th Grade Tryout #1                                                                                                                                                     February 5 (Sunday)                                                                                                                                                        10:00 am to 11:30 am                                                                                                                                             Yorktown High School (use entrance #6 on N. 28th St.)                                                                                          5201 28th Street North Arlington, VA 22207
6th Grade Tryout #2   [NEW LOCATION]                                                                                                                 February 7 (Tuesday)                                                                                                                                                          6:00 pm to 8:00 pm                                                                                                                                          Congressional Schools of Virginia                                                                                                                                  3229 Sleepy Hollow Road                                                                                                                                                Falls Church, VA 22042                                                                                                                                                       6th Grade Tryout #3                                                                                                                                                    February 12 (Sunday)                                                                                                                                                        9:00 am to 10:30 am                                                                                                                                               Yorktown High School (use entrance #6 on N. 28th St.)                                                                                           5201 28th Street North Arlington, VA 22207

Tryouts for 7th Grade Team
7th Grade Tryout #1                                                                                                                                                           February 11 (Saturday)                                                                                                                                                      2:00 pm to 4:00 pm                                                                                                                                                       Trinity Presbyterian Church                                                                                                                                             5533 N. 16th Street Arlington, VA 22205
7th Grade Tryout #2                                                                                                                                                       February 12 (Sunday)                                                                                                                                                      10:30 am to 12:00 pm                                                                                                                                                  Yorktown High School (use entrance #6 on N. 28th St.)                                                                                          5201 28th Street North Arlington, VA 22207
7th Grade Tryout #3                                                                                                                                                          February 18 (Saturday)                                                                                                                                                     11:30 am to 1:30 pm                                                                                                                                          Congressional Schools of Virginia                                                                                                                                 3229 Sleepy Hollow Road Falls Church, VA 22042

Due to the overwhelming attendance at our first clinic last Saturday, we have made the following changes for our next skills clinic on Saturday, January 14:

Grades 2 and 3                                                                                                                         2:00 pm to 3:15 pm                                                                                                                       Trinity Presbyterian Church                                                                                                            5533 N. 16th Arlington, VA 22205

Grades 4 and 5                                                                                                                               3:15 pm to 4:30 pm                                                                                                                       Trinity Presbyterian Church                                                                                                            5533 N. 16th Arlington, VA 22205

Grades 6 and 7 (New location!)                                                                                         4:30 pm to 6:00 pm                                                                                                           Congressional Schools of Virginia                                                                                                 3229 Sleepy Hollow Road                                                                                                                Falls Church, VA 22042

Guest Coaches Katie Smrcka-Duffy Fudd and Kenny Robinson

Katie Smrcka-Duffy Fudd is the head coach of the girls high school varsity basketball team at The Potomac School.  Coach Fudd has been successfully training basketball players for the past 10 years since graduating from Georgetown University, where she led the Big East in scoring two years in a row.

Kenny Robinson is an NCAA certified basketball trainer and is the Executive Director for the Beyond the Hoop basketball program, an AAU basketball program based in Arlington.  Coach Robinson is a former high school and college basketball player and has been coaching and training basketball players for over 20 years.

January 21 and 28 Clinics                                                                                                 **Check back soon for details

Please Pre-Register for Clinics
*Registration and clinics are FREE!
*Register NOW by sending us an email or calling Michael Rivera (703-946-5174)

This summer the 5th grade and 6th grade Virginia Hurricanes teams competed at the 2011 AAU Nationals Championship Tournaments in Hampton, Virginia and Kingsport Tennessee.

A video of the 5th grade team in action at Nationals can be seen at this link.

5th Grade Hurricanes at Hampton, VA                 6th Grade Hurricanes at Kingsport, TN

See additional pictures of the teams in action here.

Congratulations to the 11U Hurricanes for capturing the Silver Medal at the 2011 Potomac Valley AAU 11U Division II District Qualifying Tournament!  The Hurricanes earned the right to participate in the 2011 AAU National Championship Tournament in July in Kingsport, Tennessee.

Congratulations to the following Virginia Hurricane players who were awarded All League Honors in the 2010-2011 Fairfax County Youth Basketball League (FCYBL):

• Savannah Conner (Mercer travel team)
• Patrice Dour (Arlington travel team)
• Cate Latessa (McLean travel team)
• Peggy O’Neil (Arlington travel team)
• Carly Rivera (Arlington travel team)**

**Carly Rivera was also named Most Valuable Player in the FCBYL 5th Grade Division

The Virginia Hurricanes 10U girls team finished in 6th place at the 2010 AAU Division II National Championship Basketball Tournament in Orlando, Florida.  Twenty-eight teams from across the country competed in this tournament over 5 days in early August.  After advancing to the Sweet 16 and Elite 8 rounds of play, the Hurricanes clinched 6th place with an additional victory.  The Hurricanes defeated teams from Georgia, New Hampshire, Arkansas, Kentucky and Virginia Beach.  The team is coached by Michael Rivera and includes rising 6th graders from North and South Arlington and Fairfax County.

Players/Coaches from top left to right: Assistant Coaches, Lauren Manners, John Anderson.   Players Top Row:  Emily Anderson, Rachael Cohen, Aly D’Anna, Alexis George, Marcy Augustine
Head Coaches and Founders:  Michael Rivera and Jason Simpson
Players Bottom row:  Hailey Finlay, Peyton Ford, Carly Rivera, Morgan Simpson, and Anna Beatrice

Click here to read article posted in the Sun Gazette Newsletter.

Questions Welcomed
We encourage you to contact us for information about the Hurricanes organization.
Michael Rivera, Founder (703-946-5174)
Lynda Anderson, Manager (703-851-5418)
email:    virginiahurricanes@gmail.com
website: http://virginiahurricanes.net/