Uniforms and Sweat

One of our guys mentioned to me before the second game that his blue uniform was drenched after the first game. The past couple of years, I've left decisions about which uniforms to wear up to you guys as players. So if there was going to be a switch to orange, this would've been the right time.

Right?

Nope. Everybody wore the blue for some reason. Sweaty uniforms lead to wet basketballs and make them harder to control.

I heard some excuses about this and that today, some legit and some just the result of mediocre refereeing. But this one about the uniforms is real. So from now on, if a uniform decision makes no sense, I'll step in. You guys should've had the common sense to switch to a dry uniform on a 94-degree day.

13U Reminder: Bring Both Uniforms

Blue and Orange. Mahalo :)

## Wednesday pickup route ##
4:30 pm - Chaz.
Need a ride, text/call 551-1054 before 3:00 pm.
WE LOVE THIS GAAAAME!!

Still some of the original Thunder T-shirts in stock. Mostly kids sIzes, adult M, adult L and XXL. Wish I still had my white XL.

Reminder: Bring both uniforms

Always bring both uniforms in case someone forgets and brings just one. 

On Saturday, we play Kaiser in a 10 am game. They wear blue, so we'll wear orange.
At 11:30 am, we play Kahuku (red), so we'll wear blue.

At 2:50 pm, we play Central Kauai, which wore a white reversible tonight. We could switch back to orange by then.

Thursday Uniform: BLUE

Roosevelt will wear red or white/red, and referees call our orange "Red," so to make things simple, we will our blue uniforms on Thursday night.

Again, H1 Thunder, bring your BLUE uniforms for Thursday's game.

Bring both uniforms

As always bring both. Meet at Manoa gym outside court 600 pm.

REMINDER: BRING BOTH UNIFORMS

Why? You'll see.

Note: We are going to run, run, run in this game. For the guys who have been missing a lot of practices and may be out of shape, don't worry. Run with all you've got, and we'll keep rotating fresh legs into the game. Let's have fun in the last battle of Ikaika League spring season. And score LOTS of points, If H4C wants to run with us, that's fine, too. But we will definitely RUN AND GUN :)
WE LUB THIS GAAAAAAAME!!!

Thursday Game Day

BRING BOTH UNIFORMS. Always :)

New Uniforms 2015

Adding more photos of our new uniforms. The orange is a return to our original, traditional color, adding some tribal-inspired dark teal blue piping with original theme design — our basic offensive and defensive sets, plus diamonds because every one of our Thunder kids is truly a gem in the rough.

Our teal blues are the same design as last year's first order from Gerard's contacts in the P.I. It's a winning color with a unique vertical look inspired by the actual Oklahoma City Thunder's secondary (navy blue) road uniform. The one difference: Gerard opted to have elastic trim instead of the usual standard non-elastic on the white shoulder/armpit area.

Mahalo to Gerard for putting in so much valuable time and energy to make this happen, connecting us with such talented and reliable people in the P.I., particularly Arthur. We've been able to bless our young men and women with the best quality uniforms that not only look great, but are durable. Our uniforms (teal blue) from last year still look brand new, but we did order more this year for the guys who outgrew those originals.

For anyone who would like to order a jersey with his or her name on it (back), I will take orders and send for a bunch (maybe 15 or 20) at one time. Cost is $50 so we can do some fundraising and provide the world with some beautiful, awesome threads.

FINAL ORDERS, new uniform(s)

While we wait to see the sample of the new orange uniform from our friend in the P.I., I'm double-checking with everybody on their order. If you are not on this list, let me know immediately. Or if you're not a player and want to order one.

Note: Some players may need new teal uniforms due to physical growth. Available via Sportsthing (P.I.). Cost: $30 per set.
If you are a parent or former player or supporter and want to order jersey only, it's $40 each (teal and/or new orange). Coaches get a jersey free.

TEAL (new orders only)
# Name Jersey Shorts
0 Micah Visoria L L
1 Keanu Pratt L L
2 Kapaa Nishimura XL XL
3 Kyle Moraga
4 Chase Santos XL L
5 Jared Elwin L L
6 Ryan Higashionna L L
7 Josh De Jesus no order (teal)
8 Tanielu Mosi Afe
9 Lorelai Ramos Child L Child L
10 Josh Roberts M M
11 Javan Montiho M M
12 Jance Apuyo M M
13 --
14 --
15 Sierra Murobayashi L L
16 --
17 Jayden Ramos L L
18 --
19 Ihaka Johnson
20 Thomas Baptiste Takahashi M M
21 Chris Afe 3XL 3XL
22 Kali‘a Mielke 3XL 3XL
23 Felcris Ahadain L M
24 Jonah Gromley L L
25 Jayden Ramos L L
30 Colin Ramos L L
33 --
34 Chaz Enos S S
35 Gabriel Porras no order (teal)
88 Walter Berthold
jerseys only
33 Paul Honda XXL
52 Bo Kekaluna XXL
42 Larry Visoria XL
16 Roy Moraga XL
15 Kimo Anderson XL

ORANGE (all new orders)
# Name Jersey Shorts
0 Micah Visoria L L
1 Keanu Pratt L L
2 Kapaa Nishimura XL XL
3 Kyle Moraga
4 Chase Santos XL L
5 Jared Elwin L L
6 Ryan Higashionna L L
7 Josh De Jesus M M
8 Tanielu Mosi Afe
9 Lorelai Ramos Child L Child L
10 Josh Roberts M M
11 Javan Montiho M M
12 Jance Apuyo M M
13 --
14 --
15 Sierra Murobayashi L L
16 --
17 Jayden Ramos L L
18 --
19 Ihaka Johnson
20 Thomas Baptiste Takahashi M M
21 Chris Afe 3XL 3XL
22 Kali‘a Mielke 3XL 3XL
23 Felcris Ahadain L M
24 Jonah Gromley L L yes
25 Jayden Ramos L L
30 Colin Ramos L L
33 --
34 Chaz Enos S S
35 Gabriel Porras L L
88 Walter Berthold M M
jerseys only
33 Paul Honda XXL
52 Bo Kekaluna
42 Larry Visoria
16 Roy Moraga
15 Kimo Anderson
85 Shawn Cambra XXL
23 Isaiah Visoria XL

Keanu Vela is a patient man

Keanu Vela this is what I was going to mail you. But 1) the jerseys turned out to be smaller than their size indicates (too small for you), and 2) we ran out of uniforms, so one of our 13U Thunder Pups is borrowing it for now. (It fits him and he's only about 5-foot-7.) I am going to order you XLs (or XXLs) of the two uniform sets we're ordering this week. One is this teal jersey and the other is a new color. Thanks for being patient man!

New uniform: Tapa design

Our uniform maker/designer has a draft drawn out. I like! Reminder: If you are ordering the new (orange) uniform, please submit $30 immediately. If you also need to re-order a bigger teal blue uniform, that is also $30. It's an awesome deal, best quality fabric and stitching, and includes the hefty shipping cost. If you can't pay, please let me know and we'll keep track of everybody's fundraising efforts. But I want to send out the order real soon so that we have a the new uniforms for the leagues that start in January. Mahalo :)

Friday scrimmage - Teal uniform

It's just a scrimmage and a few of our new guys won't have uniforms yet. Bring your teal uniform, and if you don't have one, bring a teal or blue shirt.
7:30 am - Pickup Felcris Jay Corpuz Ahadain. Josh M DE Jesus?
8:00 am - Stretching/warmups. St. Francis will practice for an hour.
9:00 am - Scrimmage.
Call me before Friday for a ride 551-1054.

Coach Peter of St. Francis said we could use a couple of 9th graders. If you're a 9th grader and want to play, 1) let me know ahead of time, and 2) make sure you get permission from your JV/V coach first.
WE LUB THIS GAME!!

IN: Colin Micah Ramos, Jayden, Javan, Felcris, Micah, Chaz, Walter. NOT SURE: Jance, Ryan, Josh, Thomas Baptiste Takahashi, Jonah. OUT: Chris Afe (injury, football).
Arlene Higashionna, Ray-Marlyn Ramos (Colin's dad) said he can help with transportation if Ryan wants to go. (I think he said he does.)
Julie Montiho, Mark A. Berthold, Tanner Takahashi.

Need uniform help

Until we get our new orders for uniforms in, we need to borrow TEAL uniform sets for Jonah, Thomas and Jance. We need Mediums for all 3, though Large would be OK. Once we get the new uniforms in, you'll get the uniforms back. PLEASE HELPU!
Keanu Pratt, Kapaa Nishimura, Kyle Moraga, Chase Santos, Jared Elwin,Josh M DE Jesus, Mosi Afe, Henry Roberts, Eric Murobayashi, Roy Moraga

Need 15U/17U uniform orders

I've heard from some guys, but I still need EVERYBODY from 13U to 15U to 17U to parents to everybody who wants to order the new (orange) uniform, order the teal uniform (again) or just a jersey (new or teal).

This has to happen quick. The 13U starts playing league this week and a few of them need new uniforms. I'm making one total order for everybody to save on shipping. (Unless you have a few hundred bucks to pay for that.)

All players must have both uniforms. One will be a home uniform. The other is our away uniform.

1. Jersey size
2. Shorts size
3. Jersey number (give me three numbers in case your first choice is taken)
4. $30 per uniform (teal, orange)

If you can't afford, no worries, but PLEASE let me know so I make the order for you.

Again, be happy we're paying 1980 prices for top-of-the-line uniforms and craftsmanship. If we order from the mainland or locally, it'll cost way more and the quality won't be the same. A couple of years ago, we had uniforms with heat-press numbers that peeled off for some guys.

Call or text me with your order if you haven't done it already. Thank you!

Uniform order urgent!

I've heard from only a few of our guys about the new order. We are ordering more TEAL uniforms for guys who have outgrown their original (and also for our new players). We are also ordering an entirely different set of new uniforms, probably orange with white numbers/names. I'm exploring the possibility of white piping on the sides of the shorts and putting Hawaiian style tribal art there. If can, can. If not, no problem. 

BUT WHAT I NEED is everybody's sizes (jersey/shorts) and number requests (at least three numbers). Please respond NOW so we can get the new order sent out and our newest players (13U) can get their own uniforms soon. 

Cost is cheap, cheap, cheap: $30 per set, which is more than half the price of mainland and local stores, and our uniform maker has far better quality fabric and stitching.
Post your info here or text it to me 551-1054.
WE LUB THIS GAME!!

Uniform info needed

OK, time to get sizes, numbers and names for the next order of uniforms. THIS IS FOR ALL OUR PLAYERS from 13U to 15U to 17U.

I'm planning on re-ordering the TEAL uniforms we had this past year. That will make it easier for our uniform makers and I think everybody loved that one.

If your uniform still fits, hang on to that. I'll re-order new TEAL unis for the guys who have outgrown theirs.

ALSO, I'm leaning toward ORANGE as the color for a new set. Why? Some guys asked for it. Also, white is fairly common. I know some of the guys like black, silver, gold, navy blue ... but orange is pretty uncommon and we won't run into problems at games wearing the same color as the other team.

So please send me this info:

>> Size for jersey, size for shorts
>> Number preference - Your top three choices. (If more than one players likes the same number, the player with more seniority gets it.)
>> Name on back (last name is preferred)

Please specify the size with this in mind: Sportsthing makes our uniforms according to THEIR sizes, and their sizes are a little smaller than American sizes. Example: Kali‘a and Chris ordered XXL and their jerseys fit well. But in the US, they'd normally wear XL. (Or used to, they probably grew since they last played.)

So, if a player normally wears Medium, consider ordering a Large. If the size you have on your existing TEAL uniform is perfect, order that size.

The cost of the uniforms and shipping (huge) will be $30 for each set (shorts and jersey). I know this sounds like a lot, but 1) it's much, much cheaper than local shops and mainland shops, and 2) the quality is far, far superior. Check out the stitch lines and quality of fabric. You NEVER get that kind of skill and workmanship locally or from the mainland at just $30. We're very, very blessed that Gerard (Gabe's dad) has helped out so much through his connections in the P.I.

LEAGUE ENTRY FEES ($400 to $600 per) will be covered our upcoming fundraisers: Free-Throw Challenge, Car Wash (pre-sale required or no go). ALL PLAYERS must participate.

Please respond before the weekend is pau.

Aloha,
Coach Paul

Coming next

• Scrimmage (with referees) at Mid-Pacific during the week of Nov. 17. Varsity coach Ryan Hirata called a few days ago and invited us. Always fun to play in high school gyms. NOTE: This is a JV scrimmage and our non-high school guys will play. Those of you who are playing JV or varsity basketball are not going to suit up for this UNLESS your coach allows it. Which I doubt. We'll take 'em on with our 13U/eight graders.

• Tournament? Still thinking about organizing an intermediate tourney in November. Lot of variables and cost involved, like gym rental cost, referees, scoreboard operators/scorekeepers. I'll ask around and see if there's any interest. Preference is to have school teams enter. The ILH private-school intermediate teams play their season in late November and December, I think.

• There IS a HI-PAL intermediate level (or 13U) tournament in Hilo every December. I'm not big on that one since the competitive level isn't super high, and it's a busy time of year for me and all the parents. But it's a thought.

• CAL and PAA start their leagues again in January. CAL will have intermediate and elementary divisions, which means Big Josh will be eligible to play. Same with guys who are turning 14 this winter like Felcris and Colin. We could definitely use 2 more players since Chris will be busy with Big Boyz winter football league (January to May).

• Fundraisers. Planning on a car wash in the next 30 days. Also Free-Throw Challenge II. We've got that monthly bill to pay (loan), plus the upcoming leagues and new uniforms. Coach Bo has asked us to help with new uniforms for Anuenue (high school), where he's an assistant coach, so that could be a small fundraiser for us. Gerard, who hooked us up with our newest uniforms (teal blue), is supportive of that idea.

• And about uniforms... Everybody has a different color preference. I'll continue to take everyone's input.

Felcris likes navy blue. Josh prefers sky blue. Kali‘a likes black. Tani likes orange. I like metallic silver, gold and copper (like a shiny penny). Tough to find a uniform shop that has those metallic fabrics though. It would be simpler to re-order a new set of the current teal blue uniforms, especially since everybody's going to grow in the next several months. So we could go with new teals for guys who need a bigger size, PLUS another color. Maybe white with metallic copper (instead of our original orange). (See photo below for an idea of what the white/copper combo can look like.)

• Travel. Some of the guys have asked about next summer. I still want us to go somewhere new. Vegas/Anaheim and Kona will always be there. So I'm going to get in contact again with Coach Young at ‘Iolani. He told me he'd get in touch with his guy in China since they have a connection with the Nike-affiliated schools there. If we could go there in the summer and play five or six middle-school or high school teams, that would be fantastic!

It doesn't have to be China. Open to ideas.

• Practices. We'll still have drill workouts to keep improving our fundamentals. Shooting. Ballhandling. On-ball defense. I'm thinking once or twice a week, especially if we can find a gym with open play. I'll let everybody know. Enjoy the free time off for now.

WEEEE LUBBB THIS GAAAAME!!

Reminder: Bring both uniforms

We're the visiting team tonight, but Kyle's uncle (who designed our white home uniforms) is in town and will be at the game.

Sunday attire

Thunder, please bring both uniforms to the WYBT games today. No idea what colors the other teams wear. We'll take a team photo in the blue uniforms before or after our first game. Sunday best!
WE LUB THIS GAME!

UNIFORMS for Sunday

Please bring the white uniform and the new teal blue uniform to Sunday's games. We will probably wear white in the first game. Possibly teal blue in the second. Pass the word.