Thur July 9 - Arrive in LA. Check in Anaheim Motel 6. Buffet at Asian place we ate at last time.
Fri July 10 - Morning practice. Disneyland.
Sat July 11 - Day 1, Swoosh National Championship at AIM Sportsplex (Seal Beach).
Sun July 12 - Day 2, Swoosh National Championship at AIM Sportsplex (Seal Beach).
Mon July 13 - Drive to Las Vegas. Check into Sam's Town.
Tue July 14 - Morning practice. R&R: Movie, pool, bowling.
Wed July 15 - Day 1, Bigfoot Las Vegas Live.
Thur July 16 - Bigfoot Las Vegas Live.
Fri July 17 - Bigfoot Las Vegas Live.
Sat July 18 - Bigfoot Las Vegas Live.
Sun July 19 - Bigfoot Las Vegas Live.
Mon July 20 - Fly home.
PROS: See two towns, Disneyland (free), cheap good food in Anaheim, play in a big-time tourney (Vegas).
CONS: Small pool (Anaheim), long drive to Vegas, long trip.
EST COST: $15,000 (12 players/coaches)
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Thur July 9 - Arrive in Las Vegas. Check in at Sam's Town.
Fri July 10 - Morning practice. R&R: movie, bowling, pool.
Sat July 11 - Day 1, Swoosh National Championship.
Sun July 12 - Day 2, Swoosh National Championship.
Mon July 13 - R&R.
Tue July 14 - Morning practice. R&R: Movie, pool, bowling.
Wed July 15 - Bigfoot Las Vegas Live.
Thur July 16 - Bigfoot Las Vegas Live.
Fri July 17 - Bigfoot Las Vegas Live.
Sat July 18 - Bigfoot Las Vegas Live.
Sun July 19 - Bigfoot Las Vegas Live.
Mon July 20 - Fly home.
PROS: Stay in one town, no long drive, Sam's Town is great, affordable restaurants, awesome pool.
CONS: We've never stayed in one place this long; games are scattered across the city; no Disneyland.
EST COST: $16,000
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Mon July 13 - Arrive in Las Vegas. Check in Sam's Town.
Tue July 14 - Morning practice. R&R: Movie, pool, bowling.
Wed July 15 - Bigfoot Las Vegas Live.
Thur July 16 - Bigfoot Las Vegas Live.
Fri July 17 - Bigfoot Las Vegas Live.
Sat July 18 - Bigfoot Las Vegas Live.
Sun July 19 - Bigfoot Las Vegas Live. Fly home.
PROS: Stay in one town, no long drive, Sam's Town is great, affordable restaurants, awesome pool. Shorter stay = less expenses
CONS: Games are scattered across the city; no Disneyland.
EST COST: $11,000
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Thur June 25 - Arrive in LA. Check in Anaheim Motel 6.
Fri June 26 - Morning practice. R&R.
Sat June 27 - Day 1, Above the Rim Classic, Anaheim.
Sun June 28 - Day 2, Above the Rim Classic, Anaheim.
Mon June 29 - Disneyland.
Tue June 30 - Video study. Morning practice. Venice Beach.
Wed July 1 - Planetarium. Practice w/ Coach Jimmy Miyasaka?
Thur July 2 - Morning practice. R&R. Visit Hiroshi (animation studio)?
Fri July 3 - Morning practice. R&R.
Sat July 4 - Day 1, Swoosh Independence Day Classic, Garden Grove (The MAP Sports Facility).
Sun July 5 - Day 2, Swoosh Independence Day Classic, Garden Grove (The MAP Sports Facility).
Mon July 6 - Fly home.
PROS: Traveling in late June means playing in a new tourney (Above the Rim). (If we go later, harder to find two tournaments by two different groups.) Lots of time to explore LA, cheap food, Disneyland (free), watch pro sports?
CONS: Traffic, expensive activities, long stay, earlier tournaments mean some players may miss trip due to summer school.
EST COST: $15,000
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Tue July 14 - Arrive in LA. Check in Anaheim Motel 6. Evening practice.
Wed July 15 - Disneyland.
Thur July 16 - Video study. Morning practice. R&R: Venice Beach, Planetarium, visit Hiroshi (animation studio)?
Fri July 17 - Morning practice. R&R.
Sat July 18 - Swoosh Ultimate Showcase at Next Level Sports Complex (Garden Grove).
Sun July 19 - Swoosh Ultimate Showcase at Next Level Sports Complex (Garden Grove). Fly home.
PROS: Shorter trip, but still enough time to explore LA, cheap food, Disneyland (free), watch pro sports?
CONS: Traffic, expensive activities.
EST COST: $10,000
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Thur June 18 - Arrive in Bay Area. R&R.
Fri June 19 - Morning practice. R&R. Chinatown? Ride BART? Visit Golden State Warriors facility?
Sat June 20 - Day 1, June Jamboree Series 2, Livermore.
Sun June 21 - Day 2, June Jamboree Series 2, Livermore
Mon June 22 - Drive to Anaheim. Check in Motel 6. R&R.
Tue June 23 - Disneyland.
Wed June 24 - Video study. Morning practice. Asian restaurant buffet (Anaheim). Drive to San Diego.
Thur June 25 - Practice w/ Coach Bill O'Rear?
Fri June 26 - Padres game?
Sat June 27 - Day 1, Summer Sensational.
Sun June 28 - Day 2, Summer Sensational.
Mon June 29 - Fly home.
PROS: Experience the Cali coast, hopefully Warriors facility, see baseball games (Oakland/SF/SD), two tournaments in two towns, Disneyland.
CONS: Airfare to SF is pricey, SD can be expensive, both tournaments are not well known, Anaheim is cheap, trip is long.
EST COST: $15,000
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PLAN E: MAUI WOWEE. 6 days
Mon July 20 - Arrive on Maui. Check in condo or Maui Seaside. (Note: some games will be played in Lahaina, some in Wailuku and Kahului.)
Tue July 21 - Day 1, Maui Summer Classic.
Wed July 22 - Day 2, Maui Summer Classic.
Thur July 23 - Day 3, Maui Summer Classic.
Fri July 24 - Day 4, Maui Summer Classic.
Sat July 25 - Day 5, Maui Summer Classic.
Sun July 26 - R&R, fly home.
PROS: Very short plane ride, short stay, much cheaper costs, probably some mainland teams, divisions are set at Inter/JV/V (good for us), we've never been to Maui, lots of sights, beach, pool, could be fairly cheap if we get a condo deal.
CONS: Expensive entry fee (almost $700), multiple sites, tourney is only in its second year, run by mainlanders, competition level?, Maui is expensive.
EST COST: $6,500
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June 2 - Kalani Varsity Summer League begins (Tue/Thur), 7 games total.
June 10 - Le Jardin JV/16U Summer League begins (Mon/Wed, Wed/Sat), 11 games total.
Early June - CAL 15U/13U League begins. CAL 8 games total.
June 12-14 - Aiea Blazers JV tournament, 4 games.
June 19-21 - Aiea Blazers Varsity tournament, 4 games.
July 10-12 - Aiea Blazers Intermediate tournament, 4 games.
July 15-19 - NJB tournament, divisions 14U, 17U. 4-5 games.
Aug. 1-2 - Ikaika tournament, JV, Varsity divisions. JV division: Sacramento Rebels, LA Icemen. Varsity division: San Jose Ronin.
Costs:
Kalani V League $500
Le Jardin JV/16U League $500
CAL 15U $500
CAL 13U $500
PAA JV $500 (late July)
PAA Inter $500 (late July)
Aiea JV tourney $300
Aiea Var tourney $300
Aiea Inter tourney $300
NJB 14U tourney $350
NJB 17U tourney $350
Ikaika JV tourney $350
Ikaika Var tourney $350
Total: $5,300
We'll be busy as heck with 4 games per week in the Kalani and Le Jardin leagues alone. Most likely we'll skip the varsity tournaments instead of spending $700 ($350 x 2) for just eight games. We could also skip the NJB 17U tourney, too. All this would save us $1,050 and cut our league fee cost for summer to $4,250. Or we could just skip the 15U in CAL since our 15U/JV guys are already busy with Kalani and Le Jardin. And still have our 13U/Inter play in those two leagues (CAL and PAA).
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