OUR
MISSION
The
New England Colonials International Basketball Club
is a non-profit program that has as its central purpose
the encouragement and support of international friendship
between New England student athletes and their peers
from other nations.
While
basketball serves as a focal point and a catalyst for
our programs and tours, we also endeavor to involve
all participants in activities that promote understanding
and appreciation for other societies and cultures. New
England students selected to take part in Colonials'
programs and tours must demonstrate a high level of
commitment to school, community, and our program's mission
and goals.
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2011 Colonials Rovers at Belfast City Hall.
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Our
2010 Colonials' Ambassadors and 2011 Colonials Rovers
teams celebrated our programs' 30th and 31st anniversaries
year with terrific tours that included games in Vienna,
Prague, Berlin, and Utrecht (Ambassadors) and Galway,
Belfast, and Dublin (Rovers).
In
late June, our 2011 International Colonials began arriving
in Boston - this unique team consists of ten players
from ten countries. The 2011 team went 20-4 on a demanding
three-week New England tour that was highlighted by
a thrilling 87-77 win over Vermont's Senior All-Stars
in Burlington on July 2.
Our
IntCols went 7-1 at the Franklin Pierce Team Camp in
New Hampshire, reaching the camp's championship game
at this very competitive camp for the fifth consecutive
summer. The team had an impressive 3-0 run to complete
a 2011 tour that had taken them more than 1,500 miles
through four New England states.
To
learn about our 2012-2013 New England Colonials teams
and tours, please visit the Our
Tours and International Colonials sections of our
website.
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Our 2011 International Colonials
with their York (ME) High School hosts.
ABOUT
THE COLONIALS
Basketball
- born in the USA in 1891 - is now truly an international
game, played in nearly 190 countries worldwide. The
New England Colonials International Basketball Club
is proud to have introduced hundreds of New England
student athletes to the excitement of international
competition and world travel. Additionally, we have
welcomed hundreds of guests from overseas to our country
for camps, summer hosting, team tours and international
festivals.
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Our 2011 International Colonials
were coached by Max Graf (left) of Austria and Ingmar
Snabilie from the Netherlands.
Colonials'
teams do not hold tryouts and are not all-star teams.
Applicants should be serious players with a strong
desire to improve their game and a real sense of adventure.
We rely on the quality of an applicant's references
and responses to the application questions. A number
of our players are referred by former players and
coaches. Players and families are invited to call
or meet with us before submitting an application.
We will be happy to put applicants in touch with our
Colonials' alumni and their families throughout New
England.
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Lucas Wilke '10 of Berlin with the Hughes Family
of Walpole, MA.
Our fundraising program enables all players to raise
the money needed to meet their tour expenses. We urge
all interested players to apply. There are several
stipends available for individuals with financial
need. Introductory team and fundraising planning meetings
will be held in the fall. Regular newsletters keep
parents and players up to date about all aspects of
the tours as our planning progresses through the winter.
Accepted players are expected to maintain a strong standing
in the school and in the community. Colonials' teams
do not begin practicing until the school basketball
seasons for all players have been completed, usually
in March. Practices are held on weekends up to the team's
departure and are mandatory for all players. We attempt
to arrange practices in locations central to the geographic
distribution of the team.
Please Note: All New England Colonials
players and families are required to participate in
the program's hosting program for visiting players and
teams. This is our way of repaying the exceptional hospitality
we receive when overseas. If you cannot meet this requirement,
please do not submit an application.
Coach
Dennis Dextradeur Quabbin Regional High
School and Worcester West AAU
Colonials'
basketball operations and teams are supervised and coordinated
by outstanding volunteer coaches throughout New England
The program's travel planning is coordinated by an ITMI
certified international tour planner and manager with
30+ years of international travel experience. Overall
basketball operations are supervised by Coach Richard
Lawless, the programs co-founder and coach at Cohasset
High School in Massachusetts.
To
learn how you can host an International Colonials player
next summer or help arrange a visit for the International
Colonials in your community, send us an e-mail at necolonials@aol.com.
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CONTACT
US
Contact the New England Colonials
at:
necolonials@aol.com
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