Helen White is a friend and colleague of mine. In fact, Helen was a guest in my home recently in Dallas. We made time to get to the gym to shoot some hoops!! (what else!!) and speak of lofty and exciting ideas on how we can take this great senior women’s compeititve basketball program to a whole other level…..hang on! much more to come!! We had a great visit and she told me about you. I believe you will be in the Dallas/Ft.Worth Area in 2008. I hope we are able to meet up at that time.. Contact me and we’ll try and make that happen.

I loved your story and experience back in the gym…on the court….actually shooting and playing hoops! One of the most moving comments I get from EVERY woman (some teary eyed!) who comes in to our program is “I never thought I’d get to play basketball again”. All of us who had such a passion for the game from junior high, high school…and some of us beyond, are just in awe and VERY GRATEFUL for this fantastic program and trend sweeping America!

Early on in my life I laid down a music career, got married, raised a family along with being a partner in a family business – and there was very little time for things I personally wanted to do. I did find time to play women’s basketball for a couple of years but thought at 36 was too old…so quit… went on to tennis… I played basketball in high school… turned down a basketball scholarship for a music scholarship – played some semi pro ball – but basically, had time only for my family, making a living and serving others… At 52, last kid grown and gone, I decided to go back in to music..which was a great move for me. I am a singer/songwriter/entertainer and work EVERY weekend – and much more – http://www.kayseamayer.com – http://www.letfreedomringpublishing.com. It is my great pleasure to speak..and to motivate other women to live their passions.. whatever they are… to live their bliss…. whatever it is… “use your God given talents…give them away… – take piano lessons – play a sport – paint a picture – anything you ALWAYS WANTED TO DO and just didn’t have the time or courage to do it”…. And NOW, i’m playing basketball again and have been able to bring other women in to this great program… The same story goes…living ones passion…..returning to something that brought such great pleasure early on – or as you said in your article… women who were not allowed to play basketball for various reasons (get out the knitting needles or your apron!!) – and now, there is a national movement which allows more and more senior women to become a part of this incredible opportunity.

We here in Texas, in our organization, have big plans to help develop and grow teams across our great state… This will develop in to a regional set of teams…and then a state set of teams….giving us all an opportunity to play in competition right here in our state. We plan for this process to be duplicated on a national level… So we have many great thing in mind for senior women’s basketball……individually and collectively.

Helen is a great visionary to work with. These are exciting times for us all… and if we go about setting up solid programs across the US, as Helen has done, and as we are doing here in Texas…senior women’s basketball will become a houselhold name – and will grow into a major force of its own.

I’m always cheerleading and encouraging older women to empower themselves through doing things which develop their “own person”……satisfy their own personal desires and things they never had the opportunity to do before… in fact, I’m writing a book, “get UP!….get OUT!….and get your MOVE ON!….Living Life with Passion, Purpose and Courage after 50″

Nancy Lieberman is based in the Dallas area and has been very supportive of our team and program. We have an open invitation to attend any of her clinics held here in Dallas… she attends our events whenever possible… even took a photo with us for our “team poster”…. She was absolutely in awe of how these women MOVE and shoot hoops! Had never seen such… We will be working further with Nancy to develop our program and working on putting together a major tournament (hopefully in her name) next year.

Tausha Mills – WNBA – European League, lives near me and has been very instrumental in helping me get back in the game over the course of a year. She too is supportive and helpufl to our team in coaching and encouraging us when in town.

It takes this kind of interest from people like Nancy Lieberman, Tausha Mills and YOU, and others who have come after us in our hayday… to recognize and help promote this important program for senior women across America (and beyond – as we’ve already been approached to play exhibitions in Europe ….and we are looking in to that)

Thank you for coming out to play, for recognition and support of senior women’s basketball and of Helen White and all the other women you met at NOVA who are working hard (and having fun) keeping this program alive and growing!

HANG ON TO YOUR SHORTS!! MUCH MORE TO COME!

Best to you in all you have done and continue to do…. (get those knees fixed!)

I hope to see you in Dallas.

Sincerely,

Kay Seamayer, Player/Coach – President
Basketball and Fitness for Senior Women
Dallas, Texas
http://www.BasketballandFitnessforSeniorWomen
kayseamayer@MSN.com
http://www.kayseamayer.com