All-Star Sponsorships available: Like most other youth sports organizations, NWA relies heavily on the financial support of families and
area businesses to help us remain a strong, financially sound organization. The ongoing sponsorship of our league
and our All-Star teams enable us to
continue to provide a positive, safe environment for girls to play kickball.
With All-Stars, it helps defray the costs associated with equipping and
supporting three All-Star teams in their quest for State Championships this
summer in Brownsville.
If you're already an NWA Sponsor,
THANK YOU!
If you would like to increase your involvement or sponsorship of NWA or if you're not yet counted among our
sponsors but are interested in getting involved, please contact us at
info@NWAkickball.com for more information. We have
many opportunities through which you can help! NWA is a
501(c)(3) Non-Profit so any sponsorship contribution is tax deductible in
accordance with IRS laws.
Happy Mother's Day!
A
hearty and well earned THANK YOU to all the moms
who are part of the league! Obviously, none of what happens at NWA is
possible
without your contributions! Of course we would have no players without
you but there is so much more that happens because of you! Teams wouldn't
be nearly as organized without the assistance of the Team Parent (oftentimes a
Team Mom). Players wouldn't arrive on time to games nor in the appropriate
uniform without all of your efforts "behind the scenes" and NWA would not be
able to play games without the assistance you provide - from scorekeeping to
coaching to concessions coverage to team coordination - most of what happens at
NWA happens as a result of the moms! So enjoy your day and THANK
YOU for making all of what we do possible!
Week 7, a rainy mess: Rain,
Rain go away! While it has only been a few nights with significant rains,
it is causing quite the mess to our game schedule.
Palmer
is working as quickly as possible to get the games rescheduled and needs all
coaches to review the options he presents and respond in a timely manner so that
we can get these games set. All-Star tryouts have been adjusted as best we
can to try to get them in. Thank you to all who worked to get these
rescheduled and to all coaches and nominated players for your continued
flexibility as we contend with Mother Nature! The rain is truly needed but
it has created a significant mess for us. The one silver lining, the
fields have responded extremely well and we have been able to get teams back in
action much quicker that in past years!
Scholarship deadline approaching:
May,
already? Where did the spring go? Not only does May signal the fast
approaching end to another kickball season,
but
it also means that the time is drawing near for NWA to bid a fond farewell and
hearty wishes for good luck and continued academic and athletic success to our
graduating High School Seniors!
Before you ladies hit the road,
don't forget that the application deadline for the NWA Scholarship is MAY 15th!
The form, which
is available on the NWA website, must be mailed with a postmark date no later
than 5/15 to be considered for a scholarship award! Also, remember that
the letters of recommendation and school transcript (including the GPA) that are
due as part of the District IV and LMK scholarships must also be postmarked by
the same date.
All-Star Tryouts: a moving target!
All-Star tryouts for all three divisions are scheduled for this weekend however,
the strong probability of additional rainfall may wash away our ability to make
them happen. Our goal is to complete the tryouts this weekend if at all
possible but it will be dependent on what Mother Nature does. For Junior,
Senior and Teenage division coaches and nominated players, please check your
e-mail and this website for updates and most importantly, remain flexible as we
work through the weather challenges.
Recent rains playing havoc with game schedules!
The current weather pattern has resulted in a number
of rescheduled games already this week with more schedule changes a distinct
possibility. We are doing our best to get the games rescheduled as fast as
we can so teams can plan accordingly. Please keep an eye on the schedule
and website for updated information. Coaches, please monitor your e-mail
as we will do our best to communicate any updates with you through that medium.
As always, thanks for all you do as part of NWA and please remain flexible!
All-Star Coaches selected! The
NWA Executive Committee met on Sunday evening (5/6) to finalize selection of the 2012
NWA All-Star Coaches. The Junior division will be led by Traci Giuliano as
Head Coach. Traci has been a member of the past 3 Junior division All-Star
coaching teams. The Senior division Head Coach will be George Amaro, who
has been a member of several All-Star Coaching teams in the past for NWA.
The Teenage division Head Coach will once again be Suzanne Matthys.
Suzanne has been the Teenage All-Star coach for the past several years.
Congratulate these coaches and wish them well as they build their respective teams at the
end of the regular season to represent NWA in Brownsville during the LMK State
All-Star Tournament this coming July.
Week 6, Girls are getting their kicks!
Wow! Another week gone and only 3 more remain!
The week started with some tired players after participating in the Mid-Season
Tournament! If they weren't tired, then I was certainly tired enough for
all of us! The tournament was a huge success thanks in large part to
everyone who helped out! We've made it through another great week of
kickball! Everything is heating up and the upper division races are coming
down to the wire! PeeWees & Rookies took their Cheer Kamp lessons to heart
and are cheering louder than ever! Keep your fingers crossed for the
continued good weather so we can finish our scheduled games as planned!
Tournament Time! Whew!
It's over! Teams from around the state spent a sun-drenched weekend
competing in the annual District IV Mid-Season Tournament. The tournament went
very smoothly due to the outstanding support from the NWA Board and the many
volunteers from throughout the League! A VERY BIG THANK YOU goes out to
all the teams who participated in this year's event! The variety of teams
make this a special tournament that we look forward to each and every year!
Tip-O-Tex and NWA were the big winners taking home 3 sets of
trophies each. UHO captured 2 and EB claimed one. The tournament
results are as follows:
|
Place |
Junior |
Senior |
Teenage |
|
First |
Phenomenal Fury (NWA) |
Typhoons (EB) |
Cobras (Tip O Tex) |
|
Second |
Predators (UHO) |
Jorge's Ninas (NWA) |
Rattlers (Tip O Tex) |
|
Third |
Chaos (NWA) |
Cougars (Tip O Tex) |
Kaboom (UHO) |
Week 5, Teams began hitting their stride:
You knew it was going to happen! Teams were gonna hit their
stride - find their groove - so to say! Everything seems more predictable
- pitcher's are throwing better pitches, bunts are more routine and players
generally seem to keep the ball in front of the runner! All these things
mean teams are settling in and the second half of the season will be a good one!
So strap on the seat belts cause it is going to be a race to the finish line!
Week 4, began with a roar:
That loud sound you heard at the beginning of the week was the
echoes from another successful Cheer Kamp! We had a deafening chorus of
young voices cheering their heads off! But that was then and this is
now...week 4 of the 2012 season is a thing of the past! It was a week
blessed by good weather and strong competition! There were many
action-packed, fun-filled games that graced the NWA fields throughout the week
giving a strong hint to what is in store for the rest of the season. Teams
at all levels seem to be hitting their stride and getting their groove on!
We've reached the mid-point of the season and things are shaping up for a strong
race to the finish.
"Kick it high...Kick it low...Kick it to
the Alamo!"
NWA's 4th Annual PeeWee-Rookie Cheer Kamp was HUGE
success. Games were played, faces were painted, megaphones were
distributed and cheers were SCREAMED!
NWA's PeeWee and Rookie teams filled the fields with the wonderful sounds of
kickball cheers for all to hear! Chants of Kick it to the Alamo,
2-Bits/4-Bits, Dynamite and We Will Rock You
were swept through Northwest Austin on Saturday by the all too blustery winds.
Led
by NWA's Cheer Kamp Master Tobin Holden, who was joined by a myriad of current
NWA Big Sisters, many young ladies went home with strained vocal chords but
ear-to-ear grins from this day of general merriment and silliness! Thanks
to all who organized, prepped fields, participated, managed the concessions
stand or cleaned up after this truly unique NWA event. The parting thought
for the day...NWA All the Way!
NWA All the Way!
Week 3, all but a memory:
Week 3 of the 2012 season is all but gone - although for some it
will never be forgotten. Crystal Rosas, of the Teenage Team
Pink Ops ended a game on Monday night in rare style. She
didn't kick a towering home run; she didn't throw out a runner from left short
just in the nick of time and she didn't strike out the side; she left those ordinary plays to the rest of her
team. Instead, she caught a line drive fly ball in centerfield on the run
(out #1) and then proceeded to step on second base where the runner failed to
tag up (out #2) and finally ran over to touch first base where a second runner
failed to tag up (out #3) for an unassisted TRIPLE PLAY to preserve a 1-run
victory for her team in extra innings! Way to go Crystal!
Week 2, complete:
We’ve closed the books on week two of the 2012 season and
the level
of play just seems to keep improving! For the most part, players have settled
in after getting a couple of games under their belts and that's evident in the
quality of play and excitement level of each game! Players, Coaches and fans
alike seem to have a better grasp of the rules and games are becoming more fun &
competitive in this early part of the season. Mother Nature did her best
to once again have an impact on games during the week. Thankfully she spared us
from the severe weather that wreaked havoc on the DFW-area but none the less we
had to contend with a little lightning display mid-week that had us clear the
fields of all players. Thanks for the cooperation and responsiveness of all
present at the time as we worked to comply with our League rule with regards to
lightning. Remember that the safety our players, volunteers and fans is our
primary concern. Enjoy the Easter weekend and we'll see you at the fields
for Week 3!
Week 1, all but done:
From the first "Play ball!" of Opening Day to the last out of the week, the
inaugural week of the 2012 NWA Season has seen a little bit of everything!
We've had a myriad of teams in their vast array of colors descend on the fields
for game after game and cheer after cheer! We've played in the cool
morning fog that settled over NWA's Opening Day, the bright sunshine of the
early week and the mix of rain and darkness on Wednesday night! Our
reworked fields have withstood the onslaught of hundreds of cleats and fair
amounts of rain to make for a memorable first week to the 2012 campaign.
Thanks to all who patiently worked with us through this initial week and made
the best of what Mother Nature offered us! Can't wait to see what Week 2
holds in store for us! See you at the fields!
Whew! Opening Day for
NWA Kickball is in the books and the day met or exceeded every expectation we
had for it!
The fields were awash
with colorful little creatures that made for a fun-filled day of kickball.
We had fireants and fire dawgs, two types of twisters, shooting stars and star
brights, honey bears and honey badgers, pixies and pirates, spitfires and
squirrels, dolphins, flamingos and rattlers along with so many other wonderfully
creative and colorful teams. It was the true essence of what kickball at
NWA is all about - girls playing a game they love simply for the fun of playing
it! Thank you to all the volunteers, parents and players for making the
start of 2012 something special! We had an excellent turn out which sets
up high expectations for the rest of the year. Keep up the enthusiasm and
the positive spirit and you'll help make 2012 one of the best NWA seasons ever!
Coaching Handbook:
The Rules Director for one of our sister leagues in Corpus
Christi has put together an extensive Coaching Handbook that covers Pre-Season
Preparations to skills development for all divisions. There are many useful tips
and suggestions in this handbook and we hope that it will be beneficial to all
members of the NWA Family!
Click
here to open the PDF.
