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Stealers For Life – Policies and Rules

“Stealer for Life” Contract Details –  January 2020 to present.

We have the following rules and policies in place for our Stealers For Life program as, unfortunately, we have had families register for the SFL program to take advantage of the discounts for a couple of years and then leave before their daughter graduates.  The rules and policies are in place are to protect The Winston-Salem Stealers and future families who would like to join the SFL program.   Too many times, folks will join the SFL program, take advantage of the discounts we offer, then find another club / AAU program to play with and then ask for a refund.   

There is a form that has to be filled out by the family requesting the refund. The form is then reviewed by The Winston-Salem Stealers Board of Directors, not Coach Robinson. The Board of Directors ask that you be specific when filling out your reasons for leaving the SFL program.  

  • The contract covers your daughter’s program activities from the time she registers until she graduates from the program. Also included are 292 advice and skills.
  • The Stealers for Life program does not cover family expenses for travel, food, gas, lodging to, at and/or from tournaments or practices.
  • The contract fee is a one-time payment unless otherwise noted by director
  • All organizational / program policies and rules are to be followed.  Failure to. follow the organizational / program policies and rules will be grounds for removal from the “Stealer for Life” program and the overall organization.
    • Failing to follow the program policies and rules which leads to removal from the organization will not allow for a “Stealer For Life” refund.
  • If your daughter decides she does not want to continue with our organization at any point while in the “Stealer for Life” program, the player must not play with another outside club / AAU team or program for a calendar year in order to be considered for a prorated refund.
  • The “Stealer for Life” program would not cover opportunities that are separate from our program; for example:  The USA Regional Skills Program we have held in the past directed by USA Basketball is not a Stealers’ program and would not be covered under the “Stealers for Life” program.
  • Individual skills with Coach Robinson or with another coach in the program need to be scheduled in advance.  Many times, Coach Robinson’s schedule fills up a month or two in advance, and in the summer when school is out or right before school ball tryouts it fills up quicker. Please note that when asking for individual skills as Coach R has only so many hours in the day. Coach R (as of January 2024) no longer posts his skills days and times due to his ever-changing schedule with high school, USA Basketball, club / AAU practice and tournaments and the WBCA work. 
  • On average, Coach R does 20-25 individual skills per week.
  • The contract would cover participation in individual skills (a maximum of twenty skills / year), spring and fall tournament season registration, basketball academies, basketball camps hosted by the Stealers (such as shooting camps, guard camps or post camps), potential USA Youth Developmental Initiative, group skills and our in-program 3 on 3 league (the USA Basketball National Qualifier does not fall under the “Stealer For Life”).  
  • The “Stealers for Life” refund policy includes filling out a form that states your reasons for not continuing with the program. The form will be reviewed by our Board of Directors.
  • The “Stealers for Life” program does not guarantee any participant a spot on a certain team or level, nor does it guarantee the opportunity to play for a certain coach in the program.
  • The “Stealer for Life” program also does not guarantee any participant a college basketball scholarship.