Good News!

I have had three contacts finally get back to me regarding gym rentals.

I have heard back from the Athletic Director at Aldergrove Community Secondary School (ACSS) and she is hoping that we can get gym space in there as early as Thursday October 15, 2015, running from 8:00pm-10:30pm. I am just waiting to hear back from her to ensure there is no conflicts with any of the school sports teams and if not, then everything should be a go. That being said, we have not yet discussed length of season or cost, but I am optimistic. I will post back here as soon as I get more details.

I have also heard back from my contact at Langley Secondary School (LSS). Apparently they no longer rent out their large gym for "weekly rental" activities, however their small gym might be available (it can fit one large court or two small/crammed courts side by side). Again, I am still waiting to hear back for further details (i.e. length of season and cost, etc.), but again, I am optimistic.

I also got an email back from the coordinator for the Surrey School District. I tried to get them to just give me a list of gyms with available space on either Wednesday or Thursday evenings, but apparently I have to fill out san application form first outlining the time/dates we want, and then they will let me know if we can have it. However, it looks like the surrey school district has standard rates between schools which I think if I understood it correctly, since we're running a "non-profit" league, we can rent both the large and small gyms for about $100 per night (for 2 hrs), instead of $300 per night if we were running "for profit." 

For now I think I will wait it out until I hear back final details from ACSS and LSS. I have no idea what the gym space/size is like at ACSS, but if it's "small gym" space then I'm thinking since we have about 8 teams that maybe we can run out of both LSS and ACSS that way we aren't cramming to many people in one space (reduce the risk of injury), nor do we have to rush any of the playing time.

Anyway, if anyone has any strong objections or opinions on the matter, or any information regarding the school facilities, as usual please don't hesitate to contact me, I am all ears. And of course, please keep your team mates updated with the progress and check back again next week as I hope to have an update with much more official details. Please keep in mind, league could potentially be starting two weeks from today!

Thanks!
-Linds