NEWS FROM THE NEST

  • COMFORT CASES FOR KIDS IN CARE
  • NEW CLINICS BEGIN DECEMBER 2
  • PRO SHOP RESTOCKED
  • JR BLACKHAWKS SELECTION NOVEMBER 27
  • WALL BALL CHALLENGE ENDS WEDNESDAY
  • CAGE GLADIATORS BEGIN DECEMBER 16
  • FINANCIAL PLAN MEETING ON DECEMBER 4 AT 7:30
  • HIGH SCHOOL BLACKHAWKS- INVEST IN YOURSELF
  • WEEKLY SCHEDULE AND LOOKING FORWARD
  • CLOSING IN ON UNION POINT- FIRST BUBBLE UP
  • MISSIONS OF THE WEEK

VOLUME VI- NOVEMBER 27, 2017
DONATE TO A GREAT CAUSE BY FRIDAY DECEMBER 1
Please help make a child's tough transition a little easier- please drop off to the Academy by December 1

Hawks will be partnering with the Massachusetts Comfort Cases for Kids in care in the month of November.

This program hits very close to home with me in a myriad of ways. I am looking for your help and kindness that will directly benefit kids who are going through incredibly difficult times as they enter foster homes and look for some normalcy. Deirdre Littlefield began this program and explains her mission in the below statement. Her son, Steve was a tenacious midfielder for me in Abington and then moved on to the Massachusetts Maritime Academy where I coach now. Steve is now serving our country in the Military. Feel free to reach out to deirdreel@msn.com with any questions. Thank you for your continued support for local children living in foster care.
HAWKS SKILLS AND POWER CLASSES BEGIN THIS WEEK
NEW CLINICS ANNOUNCED FOR SESSION 1 OF 2 OF THIS WINTER. LADY HAWKS, SKILLS FOR ALL POSITIONS, LIL HAWKS AND MORE. CAGE GLADIATOR LEAGUE BEGINS ON DECEMBER 16 WITH FOUR DIVISIONS ON SATURDAYS.

PRO SHOP RESTOCKED WITH NEW ITEMS
TAKE SOME TIME AND CHECK OUT THE NEW ITEMS IN THE PRO SHOP ALONG WITH THE REGULAR STOCKED ITEMS. BOTH THE R AND S HELMET FROM CASCADE, THE WARRIOR EVO HELMET, THE POWERTEC SWEATSHIRTS IN BLACK, JOGGERS, SWEATS, 1/4 ZIPS, TRUCKER HATS, POMPOM HATS, BLANKETS-
MEN'S WOMEN'S AND KIDS SIZES ALL AVAILABLE


JR BLACKHAWKS SELECTION ON MONDAY NOVEMBER 27TH FOR GRADES K-4
TRYOUTS FOR OUR NEW CLUB PROGRAM THAT IS DESIGNED TO BRIDGE THE DISTANCE BETWEEN TOWN AND CLUB AT AFFORDABLE VALUES, CONSISTENT TIMES, AND RELATIVE SKILL LEVELS. BUILDING ON THE SUCCESS OF OUR INTRODUCTORY LIL HAWKS PROGRAM, THE JR BLACKHAWKS PROGRAM WAS BUILT OFF OF THE MODEL OF ITS BIG BROTHER -THE BLACKHAWKS CLUB PROGRAM. WE WILL OFFER A WINTER SESSION AS WELL AS A SPRING AND SUMMER SESSION. LOOK FOR DETAILS FOR MONDAY NIGHT TRYOUTS IN LATE NOVEMER AND PRACTICES TO BE HELD ON MONDAYS IN DECEMBER. WE WILL THEN TRAIN ON FRIDAY AFTERNOONS FROM JANUARY THROUGH MARCH. WE WILL OFFER A K-1st GRADE, 2ND AND 3RD, AND A FOURTH GRADE TEAM.

MINOR TIME CHANGE ON NOVEMBER 27TH SELECTION

K-1ST GRADE 5:00 PM
GRADES 2-4 6:00 PM
2017 BLACKHAWKS WALL BALL CHALLENGE ENDS WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 29
THIS IS NOT MANDATORY. ATTACHED IS THE WORK TO BE COMPLETED AS WELL AS SOME LINKS WITH DIFFERENT IDEAS WHEN WORKING THE WALL. YOU WILL BE TRACKED WITH THE SNYPR APP (SNYPR.COM-CAN DO MANUALLY BUT SNYPR IS EASY- THE KIDS KNOW HOW TO USE IT) THAT GOES ON YOUR RIGHT ARM WHEN WORKING. THE CHALLENGE BEGINS TODAY- 28 DAYS. ABOVE ARE THE CUSTOM GLOVES THAT YOU ARE WORKING TOWARDS. I HAVE ALSO INCORPORATED JUMPROPING INTO THE CHALLENGE AS IT IS PROVEN TO BE ONE OF THE BEST PHYSICAL FITNESS TOOLS TO IMPROVE HEALTH, SPEED, AND AGILITY. BUDDY LEE MAKES AN INCREDIBLE JUMPROPE IF YOU ARE LOOKING, CLICK HERE .

UPON COMPLETION- CONTACT KEVIN HERE WITH YOUR STATS AND SNYPR REPORT ALONG WITH SIZE OF YOUR GLOVES IF YOU HAVE EARNED THEM.
RICK BAGBY TO LEAD FINANCIAL PLANNING DISCUSSION ON DECEMBER 4TH AT THE ACADEMY
Want to know how to pay for College without going broke?
Join us for an educational seminar on Monday, December 4 from 7:30 - 9:00 PM at the Hawks Academy, 22 Reservoir Park Drive in Rockland.
Rick Bagby, a Certified College Funding Specialist, will go over roadblocks and pitfalls you may encounter in the Financial Aid process.
HIGH SCHOOL
INVEST IN YOURSELF
- FILM IS ONLINE OUR WEBSITE FROM THIS SUMMER, UMASS, AND BRYANT-
-SPORTS RECRUITS- EVERYONE IN HAWKS HIGH SCHOOL HAS ONE- GET ON IT AND WORK
-YOUR FILM WILL ALSO BE LOADED THROUGH SPORTS RECRUITS TO YOU SR PROFILE- CHECK FOR IT IN THE COMING WEEKS
-ACCURATELY LOAD YOUR PROFILE AND GRADES
-MAKE HIGHLIGHT FILM - DOWNLOAD IT TO SR AND SEND ME AS WELL AS WE WILL BE ADDING HIGHLIGHT SECTION TO FILM AND PHOTOS
-FINANCIAL AID NIGHT ON DECEMBER 4 AT 7:30 AT THE ACADEMY
-USE THE COLLEGE PLANNING TEAM HERE AT HAWKS IN KEVIN, BEN, STEW, AND RICK
JAKE O'BRIEN OF HAMPDEN-SYDNEY STARTING AS A FRESHMAN AT ATTACK
RYAN KENNEY LOOKING TO MAKE AN IMPACT AT D3 POWERHOUSE LYNCHBURG NEXT YEAR
WEEKLY SCHEDULE OF NOVEMBER 20TH
ALL AT ACADEMY IN ROCKLAND

MONDAY NOVEMBER 27 -
  • 5:00 BLACKHAWKS K-1 SELECT
  • 6:00 BLACKHAWKS GR 2-4 SELECT

TUESDAY NOVEMBER 28 - 2024/2025
  • 5:00 GOALIES
  • 6:00 DEFENSE
  • 7:00 MIDFIELD
  • 8:00 ATTACK

WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 29- 2023/2022
  • 6:00 DEFENSE
  • 7:00 MIDFIELD
  • 8:00 ATTACK

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 30- HIGH SCHOOL
  • 5:00 GOALIES
  • 6:00 DEFENSE
  • 7:00 MIDFIELD
  • 8:00 ATTACK

SATURDAY DECEMBER 2
  • 8:00 BATTLE YOUTH
  • 9:00 BATTLE HIGH SCHOOL

SUNDAY DECEMBER 3
  • 8:00 PREK LIL HAWKS
  • 9:00 1ST-2ND LIL HAWKS
  • 10:00 3RD-4TH LIL HAWKS
  • 11:00 LADY HAWKS YOUTH- CLINIC
  • 12:00 LADY HAWKS HIGH SCHOOL-CLI
  • 1:00 SKILLS YOUTH-CLINIC
  • 2:00 SKILL HIGH SCHOOL-CLINIC
  • 3:00 DEFENSE YOUTH-CLINIC
  • 4:00 DEFENSE HIGH SCHOOL-CLINIC
  • 5:00 GOALIES - ALL-CLINIC
  • 6:00 FACEOFFS-CLINIC

Please note that in fairness for availability to everyone - SKILLS TIMES, NOT NIGHTS, will rotate 2 times during the winter. Monday nights beginning in January will remain the same. The next change will happen in early January and will be reflected next week as a quick look to 2018.

We are targeting a date in the third week of December for our Holiday Party for our Youth Hawks.

We will hopefully have some dates for next summer coming in the next three weeks. There may be a change to our destination tournament in July.


UNION POINT ALMOST THERE
UNION POINT SCHEDULED FOR JANUARY 8, 2018

BLACKHAWKS WILL BEGIN TRAINING ON MONDAY NIGHTS IN JANUARY FROM 5-9 PM.
MISSIONS OF THE WEEK
PLEASE SHARE WITH YOUR HAWKS

WATCH 5 POSITIONAL VIDEOS THAT PERTAIN TO YOU (YOUTUBE)

LOOK TO DONATE A CARE PACK TO HELP A YOUNG PERSON WITHOUT A PERMANENT HOME THIS HOLIDAY SEASON- PLEASE BRING IN BY FRIDAY

4 SETS OF
30 SECOND PLANK
10 BACKWARD LUNGES
10 DIPS
50 JUMPROPES


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