LADY FLY 5TH
Coach Laurie Murphy-Cren
Coach Laurie comes to TPF from France where she has played basketball at a high level for the past 16 years. In 2012, she left home to attend the top basketball school in her city. She played at the Elite level in France, for 2 different pro clubs in South of France (Montpellier BLMA and Toulouse TMB).
In 2019, Laurie left France to come play basketball in the US, where she earned 3 championship and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Sports Management from Warner Pacific.
She coached in France and the US with former Olympic Players and Pro Coaches from France, Serbia, and Spain (FC Barca, top team in Europe).
Laurie joined The Practice Facility and The Fly Academy in 2023 and has brought a high level of coaching and training to our programs…especially our Lady Fly players where she manages that program.
Laurie’s passion is to share her knowledge of basketball that she learned during her entire career, combining European and American basketball cultures into one effective approach. Her goal is to help build women player’s confidence on and off the court by crafting them into leaders.
One of the quotes that she lives by is “One day or day one, you decide…”
SPRING - 2025 ROSTER
Sloane Strachan
Anya Hager
Miesha Taylor
Isabella Kargbo
Piper Francetich
Kyrie Wertz
Anna Meyer
Lily Melby
Aya Nozaki
Poppy McClaughry
PRACTICE & TRAINING SCHEDULE
TEAM PRACTICE
Wednesday & Friday
4:00P - 5:30P
FIRST PRACTICE: Wednesday, March 12th
LAST PRACTICE: Friday, May 23rd
TEAM SKILLS
Friday
5:30P - 6:30P
FIRST SKILLS: Friday, March 14th
LAST SKILLS: Friday, May 23rd
*If you will miss practice or skills, it is the player's responsibility to let their coach know. Missing practice without communicating with your coach will affect playing time.
*Each player is required to participate in Skills 1x/week minimum. Absences can affect playing time. If you have scheduling conflicts, contact info@thepracticefacility.com.
SPRING 2025 GAME SCHEDULE
APRIL 2025
HOOPSOURCE
ELITE OPENING SHOWCASELOCAL PORTLAND/VANC. AREA
4 games guaranteed
4/12 & 4/13
MAY 2025
HOOPSOURCE
THE NW CUP
PORTLAND/VANC. AREA
4 games guaranteed
5/3 - 5/4
HOOPSOURCE
NORTHWEST HOOP SUMMIT
PORTLAND/VANC. AREA
4 games guaranteed
4/26 & 4/27
HOOPSOURCE
MEMORIAL DAY CHAMPIONSHIPS
PORTLAND/VANC. AREA
4 games guaranteed
5/24 - 5/26
HOOPSOURCE
WEST COAST SPRING SHOWCASE
PORTLAND/VANC. AREA
4 games guaranteed
5/17 & 5/18
FEES
Team fees cover all team related activities, including practices, skills, and games. Each player’s team fee payment is required by the first team practice. Players will be ineligible to participate in team activities if the team fee is not paid. If you are a TPF Member, contact us below to process your Team Fee with the member discount.
We had a full uniform refresh in Spring 2022. If you still have a Team Fly jersey from Spring 2022 season that fits, you will not need to order a new uniform. If you have not played for Fly since before Spring 2022, you will need to order a uniform kit below. The uniform kit includes a Reversible Jersey & Shorts, Shooting Shirt, and Practice Jersey. Spring 2024 will be the last season before our uniform refresh.
SEASON DETAILS
COMMUNICATION
As a program, we try our best to maintain strong lines of communication with our coaches, players, and parents. If you have a question or concern that needs to be addressed, please don't hesitate to reach out to your coach or to myself. Our goal is to make Team Fly the gold standard in youth sports, and to make sure every player develops and has a great experience. Constructive feedback, at the right time and place, is very helpful in our pursuit of that goal (please see Code of Conduct).
PRACTICE & ATTENDANCE
Players are expected to attend both practices and skills training each week. It is the player's/parent's responsibility to notify their coach ahead-of-time if they will miss a practice or a skills training. Unexcused absences will affect playing time.
GAMES & PLAYING TIME
Games are played on weekends, and are usually played on Saturday’s (High School) and Sunday’s (3rd-8th) with the exception of tournament weekends which will be both Saturday & Sunday. Please arrive 20 minutes before game-time so players have an opportunity to warm-up. If you are going to miss a game or be late, please notify your coach as soon as possible.
As a competitive club program, playing time is not guaranteed. Playing time is something that each player will earn. While we don't guarantee playing time, our goal is to get every player meaningful minutes in order to develop their in-game skills. If you have a question or concern about playing time, we are happy to have the conversation at the right time and place. Please do not attempt to have the 'playing-time' conversation before or after a game. If you email your coach, they will be happy to schedule an appropriate time to have the conversation. The conversation must be focused on your player's playing time (and what they can do to earn more), and not involve discussing other player's on the team.
COACH, PLAYER, AND PARENT RESPONSIBILITIES
Coaches, players, and parents are all instrumental in understanding and accepting their roles in making this a successful season. Coaches coach, parents cheer, and players play! Please avoid yelling advice to players during the games. There are compelling studies that this behavior during games inhibits the learning experience of player's because of conflicting messages and role uncertainty between parent and coach. Also, please avoid yelling/engaging with the refs. This usually does more harm than good when the refs decide to hold a grudge against our team. Remember, we are not dealing with professional refs who are experienced with fan engagement. For more information, please refer to our Code of Conduct for more details.
VOLUNTEERS
Most of our games will require a Parent volunteer to help with the clock or the stat sheet. If you are willing to volunteer, please let me know. Also, if any parent is planning on videoing games, or keeping stats, please let me know. This can be very helpful when watching game-film with the team, or reviewing game stats.