EAA has an exciting announcement coming on September 3rd!!! 
Stay tuned!

LAST CALL FOR PHOTOS!
The EAA PHOTO CONTEST ends Sunday, September 1st!  Enter your best photos from ALL the sports!  Send photos in the largest format possible to eaamarketing@elkhornathletics.org.  Multiple entries allowed.  You may want to consider multiple emails in order to support the large file sizes. 

Winners receive a Javi's gift card or free Rocket car wash!

-SheMate Webinars for Parents & Teenage Girls!

SheMate provides the unique opportunity to talk directly with athletes who have made it, through virtual group mentoring by college, professional, Olympic, and Paralympic women athletes. EAA is partnering with SheMate to provide a series of webinars for our community this fall. Each month is for a particular audience (September for PARENTS, October for HIGH SCHOOL students, and November for MIDDLE SCHOOL students) with SheMate facilitating the conversations between EAA participants and different SheMate athlete guests each week. These conversations with accomplished athletes who "have been there" are enlightening, motivating and validating. For the teenage girls in your life, sometimes it helps for them to hear life lessons from more of a peer than a parent. Sign up for the ability to dive into topics athletes know are most relevant and ask your most pressing questions! 

Elkhorn Athletic Association is pleased to present the
"Starting Strong:Tackle Sunday Scaries and Start the Week with Wellness" Webinar Series
for girls in sport and the parents who support them. 

See below for the schedule of monthly audiences and weekly topics.  All meetings are VIRTUAL and will take place Sunday evenings from 8-9pm.  Cost per 4 week session: $80.  Register for sessions with SheMate HERE.

-Futures Basketball: EAA Futures Basketball is a recreational league for players ranging from Kindergarten through 4th Grade. Team rosters are generally formed with players that attend the same school within the Elkhorn School District. Coach and player/friend requests are accepted.  EAA Futures teams generally play against other EAA teams.  We play games at the Elkhorn Public Schools on Saturdays, free of charge.  The league will run from November through February with a break over the holidays.
Regular registration opens June 1st and closes Thursday, August 31st.  LATE FEES start on SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1st (Registration CLOSES SEPTEMBER 15th.)  Register HERE.

-Futures Plus Basketball: EAA Futures Plus Basketball is a recreational league for players in 5th or 6th grade. Team rosters are generally formed with players that attend the same school within the Elkhorn School District. Coach and player/friend requests are accepted. EAA Futures + teams will be entered into the Conqueror League at a low bronze. Games are played at Elkhorn Middle Schools on Saturdays and Sundays, free of charge. The league will run from October through February with a break over the holidays. Registration also includes a Summer Developmental Program run by Hooprank, consisting of 1-hour sessions over the span of 8 weeks. Register HERE

-Friday & Saturday Tumbling Classes - 2 MONTH SESSIONS 

TINY TUMBLERS focuses on forward rolls, backward rolls, hand stands, proper lunges, cartwheels, back bends, and overall coordination. Register HERE.

LEVEL 1 TUMBLING focuses on forward rolls, backward rolls, hand stands, proper lunges, cartwheels, back bends, front walkovers, and back walkovers. Register HERE.

LEVEL 2 TUMBLING focuses on cleaning level 1 skills, back handsprings, round-off back handsprings, connected skills, and more. Register HERE.

• PARENTS' NIGHT OUT - SIT ON THE COUCH. BINGE NETFLIX. DO SOME LAUNDRY. GO HAVE A DRINK. DO YOUR HOLIDAY SHOPPING WITH NO KIDS! Drop off your kiddos with us anytime after 5pm at the EAA Cheer Gym  Suite #2 (2710 River Road Drive Waterloo NE 68069). Kids can tumble, play games, eat pizza, jump in a bounce house and more! Pick up promptly by 10pm or earlier.  $30 per child ($20 discount for 3+ kids in the same family).
  • Saturday, November 23rd 
  • Saturday, December 14th
    ​​​​​​​Learn more and register HERE. 

With Phase One now open of our ambitious project, EAA turns our attention to Phase Two Fundraising and Development.   The State of Nebraska and Douglas County believe in us!  We have shown so much progress that we were able to kick off Phase Two funding with a Shovel Ready grant from the state of Nebraska this month as well as a Visitor Improvement Fund grant from Douglas County. We will still need matching funds and more to reach our goal to get Phase Two complete!   Please reach out to Josh Todd today, to find out how you can play a role in making this dream a reality.  
joshtodd@elkhornathletics.org or click HERE to donate today!

-Cheer Birthday Parties:  Let the EAA Cheerleading staff help you throw the most exciting birthday party EVER! 
$250 includes:
2 hour party including 20 guests
Supervised open gym and/or cheer instruction
Plates, napkins, utensils
Clean up!
What you bring:
Dessert
Decorations
Your birthday kiddo! 
*Extra kiddos are $10 each, with a maximum amount of 25. All parties are held at the EAA Cheer facility at 2586 River Road Drive, Waterloo NE.  (Behind Farmer Brown's)  Thank you for booking at least 2 weeks in advance.

Moving forward with any new registrations, families will have the choice of paying by credit card OR by paying via eCheck (ACH).  The benefit of an ACH payment is lower fees, so we encourage that payment choice whenever possible!

EAA and Javi's Tacos Omaha have partnered up, making Javi's Tacos the exclusive Mexican food provider for all EAA-related events. Additionally, customers wearing an EAA jersey will receive a 10% discount off their total bill when dining in at any of Javi's Tacos' locations. Read more about the partnership here. 

In an effort to empower and mentor its high school athletes, the Elkhorn Athletic Association (EAA) has recently collaborated with SheMate, a Nebraska-based digital mentoring company with a community of college, professional, Olympic, and Paralympic women athletes.  EAA acknowledges the undeniable connection between physical and mental health in the holistic well-being of young women. The partnership provides virtual group mentoring sessions, leveraging the collective experience and insights of accomplished women athletes who are a few steps ahead in their journey.  READ MORE HERE.

The Ortho Nebraska FREE triage platform is now ready & live. 

After a sudden injury you might find yourself asking:  Is this a wait-and-see thing? Do I need to come in now, or can it wait until morning? It’s for anyone who has been hurt recently and needs help figuring out what to do next. This could be an athlete, a weekend warrior, or a parent who’s recently had an injury.    Now, you can Ask Ortho. It’s simple and free. Just answer a few questions and then start chatting with one of our athletic trainers to determine the next best step for you, taking into account the details of your situation.

TAGG is a NO-BRAINER! What if you could get your sports fees for free?

Now that new sports and teams are formed, it's the perfect time to start building up some TAGG funds! Some athletes have already raised over $400!

How does it work?

1) Recreational and competitive families get registered - click here.

2) Upload receipts to TAGG.today from over 450+ local businesses like Hy-Vee, Addy's, Play It Again Sports, Runza

3) The participating businesses will donate a percentage (usually 5%) back to your athletes - at no extra cost!

New businesses are always being added to the list - see them all here.

Be sure to follow EAA on social media for all updates including registration details, announcements, and more!
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Twitter: @PlayEAA
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