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2023 Girls Spring AAU

Kessel Heat’s girls program provides fundamental skill development, instruction, and teaching the elements of the game, which will provide student-athletes to take their game to a higher level.  

No cuts will be made and there will be no more than 10 players on a team, so plenty of playing time!  Each grade level will have multiple teams. Season runs from the week of mid March through the last weekend in May. All tournaments are local and played on the weekends.

2024 Spring AAU - ROSTERS

Emails have been sent to all players who attended Spring AAU Evaluations . If you have not received one please reach out to Johanna Heffernan. Make sure to check spam as well.

In this email it will give you details about the following:

  • Coach
  • Practice
  • Payment (Link to go directly to registration)
  • Uniform Information (Link to site/Order by Sunday, March 24th)
  • NOTE: Payment is due ASAP to secure your sons spot so we can finalize rosters.
  • Game Changer App (Communication for the team)
  • Tentative Tournament Schedule
  • And More...

Girls AAU Questions?

Contact Pollyanna Kimbrough
Email: casanga75@gmail.com
Cell Phone #: (224) 500-0040

Meet Coach Pollyanna Kimbrough, Kessel Basketball's Girls Coordinator

Kessel Training and Coach Pollyanna Kimbrough, our Girls Basketball Coordinator, hopes this letter finds you well. We are thrilled to have this opportunity to reintroduce ourselves.


Coach Pollyanna, an Alumni of the University of Michigan, where she led the Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team in both scoring and rebounds for three consecutive years, and continues to hold the school records for: career shooting percentage, single season shooting percentage, and career rebounding percentage. Following her career at Michigan, she was selected by the Charlotte Sting in the 1998 WNBA draft where she played six years as a center and forward. Needless to say, Pollyanna brings a unique coaching style and method to the program that has proven successful in various sports industries. Her extensive experience and expertise make her an excellent addition to our team. Her passion for coaching and dedication to player development are unmatched. Under her leadership, we aim to elevate our team's performance and achieve new milestones. She emphasizes teamwork, discipline, and strategic thinking, all of which are crucial for success both on and off the court. Notably, we've had athletes that have been a part of the program to continue their career at Illinois, Duke, and Northwestern.

We are excited for the upcoming season and confident in Coach Pollyanna's ability to guide our teams. Together, we will strive for excellence and create a legacy of success.With that said, we invite your athlete to check out our program. Link: CLICK HERE

If you have any questions please call (224) 500-0040

Details: 

  • Teams will be practicing twice a week as a team.
  • All teams will play in 6 local tournaments 
  • Heavy focus on skill development and developing the players individual skill set
  • Team play will focus on learning how to play, player movement, defensive rotations and the fundamentals.
  • Uniform included in the price.

Team Fee:

$895+ New uniform*

**Uniforms will be ordered separately more information will come later

 

Payment Plan Breakdown:

  • At Time of Registration: $295
  • April 15th: $300
  • May 15th: $300

NOTE: This team fee includes the following: Tournament Fees, Gym Rentals, Coaches Fees, and Insurance Coverage. The tryout fee is due at the time of registration ($20), once rosters are posted we ask that a payment is made to secure your player's spot.

PRACTICES:  Practices will run from March - End of May, with each team practicing 2 times a week days are still TBD will be Monday/Wednesday or Tuesday/Thursday. During registration for evaluations you will have the option to request which days work best. We will do our best to coordinate but we can not guarantee those days.

TOURNAMENTS: Each team will play 6 tournament weekends. Games will be either on Saturday or Sunday. We understand all parents love to prepare and have things in the schedule but unfortunately we will not have specific games times or dates of each tournament/game until the week they are playing. Once schedules are received from the tournament director, usually Wednesday night or Thursday morning, tournament details will be posted for all teams.