Team Announcements/Events

More Harlem Globetrotter meet Granny Globetrotters.... PHOTO GALLERIES.....TV CLIPS... ETC, ETC..

2010-02-14T10:55:00.000-08:00

Feb. 2010

PEGASUSNEWS.COM - Granny Globetrotter photo gallery

http://www.pegasusnews.com/news/2010/jan/12/photo-gallery-harlem-globetrotters-visit-granny-gl/

WFAA - TV - ABC DALLAS - Granny Globetrotters meet two of their inspirations...Harlem Globetrotters

http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/Granny-Globetrotters-meet-two-of-their-inspirations-81279267.html

ATE UP AMATEUR................GREAT PHOTOS.....

http://ateupamateur.blogspot.com/2009/02/granny-globetrotters.html

YOUTUBE.....69 YEAR YOUNG GRANNY GLOBETROTTER 3 POINT SHOOTER...

KAY SEAMAYER....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLK8KwtQGOQ

PLANO COURIER....

http://www.planostar.com/articles/2009/02/11/plano_star-courier/news/29.txt

GET UP....GET OUT...AND GET YOUR MOVE ON..... Kay Seamayer - Motivational Speaker

http://www.getupgetoutgetyourmoveon.com/

Harlem Globetrotter's "Big Easy" and "Flight Time" Scrimmage with BFSW Granny Globetroters - Big Easy: "I'm seeing athletes playing now...

2010-01-13T08:35:00.000-08:00

it doesn't matter their age at all...they're jumping for rebound, etc."
(see clips below)

Who taught whom new tricks??

Tuesday...January 12, 2010.... Dallas, Texas - Park Cities Baptist Church Gym

*BFSW Texas All Stars (Granny Globetrotters) weekly practice

.............And who shows up for practice? Good guess! None other than Big Easy and Flight Time of the Harlem Globetrotters (and recent contestants on the Amazing Race)......along with a host of reporters and media types from all the major networks and newspapers, etc.

(Shown in Photo: Betty Epie, Betty Alexander, Barbara Legg, Kay Seamayer
"Big Easy", Laurie McGee, Carol Duncan, Jean Yates, "Flight Time" )

The Basketball and Fitness for Senior Women Granny Globetrotters have had an ongoing "love affair" with the Globetrotters for quite some time. How long you say? Well for starters, 51 years ago, Kay Lewis Seamayer (now 70 years young and player/head coach of the group) played on a semi pro team, the Texas Bluebonnets out of Houston, Texas. They won the state title...and their big bonus prize was to meet and play a pre game exhibition in the Houston Coliseum prior to none other than...the HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS!

Seamayer: "this was a huge thrill for me as basketball was one of my great passions growing up, especially since my dad coached high school girls basketball in Fannett, Texas on the Gulf Coast. I started playing basketball when the basketball was literally bigger than me...and began playing competitively very early in junior high, through high school, was offered a basketball scholarship, played on a semi pro team, then women's leagues through the years...and now... as a "senior" playing and coaching once again. So I grew up loving the Globetrotters. They are truly America's national and international sports ambassadors in my mind. I'd dare to say anyone who has ever watched them, or had the opportunity to look further in to what they bring to kids of all ages, is something wonderful to behold and remember! They awe and inspire everyone! And you never forget how wonderful the experience was!"

Last year, we were special guests of the Globetrotters performance in Dallas at the American Airlines Center and were invited down on the court to meet the guys and take pictures. We're
thrilled to be invited guests again this year, 2010. Who knows, maybe we'll get to shoot a few three pointers with them!!

Seamayer: "It was an awesome experience and one we've been talking about all year! As media director for our organization and group, lines of communication have remained open with the Globetrotters and when the call came "would you like to have the Globetrotters attend your practice session and scrimmage with you for a big media blitz?"...... well... things started to pop..
and since Tuesday was our regular practice day... we all got busy bringing it together.

So.... we were thrilled to welcome the Globetrotters to our practice... They were so much fun and showed our "girls" some new tricks to add to our "Granny Globetrotter" halftime routine which we use at NBA, WNBA, colleges and high school games and events.

Then, we got down to some serious 3 on 3 scrimmage, inviting them on the court to play with us. They were all too quick to admit that we taught them a few things! Well, more like SURPRISED them with the level of play "at our ages" we exhibited...that we could run and jump..that we could run plays...that we could shoot three pointers...and that we ran them around the court so much they had to borrow towels to wipe off the sweat!!...more than once!!! They told us they didn't run this hard playing full court in their games! And hey, we were all witnesses... we ran them pretty hard...and they felt it!!! We offered to share our fitness program with them...and that we gave 3 on 3 basketball lessons at Park Cities every Tuesday...and they were welcome to come bring the whole team.

All in all.....it was a fabulous day for everyone...one never to be forgotten!! There was lots of media there who gave not only the Globetrotters, but all our girls a lot of attention, interviews and coverage.

Who would have ever thought that in our late 50's, 60's and 70's we'd be enjoying life so much!

Our thanks to the Harlem Globetrotter's players and staff, along with the Public Relations staff of the American Airlines Center......and all the media who showed up for this absolute fantastic experience! And thanks to all the tv stations and Dallas Morning News (DallasNews.com)
who have run wonderful features on the event.

Contact Information for Granny Globetrotters: Kay Seamayer, President/Media Director,
Basketball and Fitness for Senior Women...Dallas, Texas. kayseamayer@MSN.com
972.230.4980
Here are two TV Clips to view: WFAA - ABC Dallas - . DallasNews.com

DallasNews.com
http://www.dallasnews.com/video/dallasnews/hp/index.html?nvid=412774

WFAA TV - ABC - Dallas
http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/Granny-Globetrotters-meet-two-of-their-inspirations-81279267.html.

also on youtube: 69 Year Young 3 point Shooter, Kay Seamayer Granny Globetrotter

http://www.basketballandfitnessforseniorwomen.com/

http://www.getupgetioutgetyourmoveon.com/ - Kay Seamayer - Motivational Speaker

MEDIA ALERT

EVENT: GRANNY GLOBETROTTERS LEARN NEW TRICKS FROM THE ORIGINAL HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS DURING WOMEN’S SENIOR TEAM PRACTICE

HALREM GLOBETROTTERS IN DALLAS TO PREPARE FOR TWO GAMES AT AMERICAN AIRLINES CENTER AT END OF JANUARY

TIME: Tuesday, January 12 at 12:30 p.m.

PLACE: Park Cities Baptist Church, 3933 Northwest Parkway, Dallas, TX 75225

DETAILS: Lead by team captain and head coach Kay Seamayer, the 65+ Granny Globetrotters of Dallas will learn new tricks from the real thing. Harlem Globetrotter stars Flight Time Lang and Big Easy Lofton drop in on the Granny’s practice, as the world famous team prepares for two upcoming games again the Washington Generals at American Airlines Center on Saturday, January 30.

Seamayer, who turns 70-years-young on Thursday, is the team’s three-point extraordinaire in addition to a renowned singer and motivational speaker. The Granny Globetrotters have played in two Senior Olympics in 2007 and 2009 and continue to impress nationwide.

Tickets for both Harlem Globetrotters game at American Airlines Center are available now via http://www.harlemglobetrotters.com/ or the arena box office.

Flight Time and Big Easy competed on the most recent Amazing Race as the show’s fan favorites, battling 11 other teams and successfully racing in 11 suspenseful episodes.

The Original Harlem Globetrotters have played in 120 countries on six continents, entertaining over 130 million fans and crossing barriers between cultures, societies and people from all walks of life.

# # #

CONTACT: Eric S. Nemeth – Harlem Globetrotters

Jenny Walker – American Airlines Center

2009 OLYMPIC..NATIONAL SENIOR GAMES...by the numbers..

2009-09-03T21:38:00.000-07:00

Here is an article which gives a good account of interesting
statistics of the 2009 Senior Games at Stanford University,
San Francisco Bay Area... Kay Seamayer

AARP.Bulletin

Closing Stats: Senior Games by the Numbers
Nearly 10,000 athletes wrap up the Senior Games, with one world record, numerous national records and gold medals galore
By: John Hanc Source: AARP Bulletin Today August 18, 2009

• 9,700 athletes age 50 and over competed in 18 medal sports, plus four demonstration sports.
• 14,600 separate heats, games and matches were held during the two-week games.
• 1,932 medals were awarded.
• 85 national swimming records and 50 national track and field records were set.
• There was one world record: 75-year-old Flo Meiler of Shelburne, Vt., set a world mark for women 75-79 in the pole vault. Meiler vaulted 6 feet 6 inches at Stanford University’s Cobb Track on Aug. 5.
• The top individual medal winner was 93-year-old Donald Pellman of Santa Clara, Calif., who won eight gold medals in track and field events.
• Three swimmers tied for second with six gold medals each:
Daniela Barnea, 65, of Palo Alto, Calif.
Rick Colella, 57, of Kirkland, Wash., a former U.S. Olympian, who won a bronze medal in the backstroke in the 1976 games.
Nathan Leech, 60, of The Villages, a retirement community in Sumter County, Fla., that is home to 71 participants in the 2009 games.
• 100-year-old Roger Gentilhomme of Falmouth, Mass., who competed in tennis and bowling, and racewalker Estelle Frendberg, 96, of Phoenix, Ariz., were the oldest male and female competitors.
• The economic impact of the games to the Bay Area was estimated at $35 million.

2009 SENIOR OLYMPICS - Texas All Stars Photos

2009-08-19T10:27:00.000-07:00

The Texas All Stars had a great run at the 2009 Senior Olympics
at Stanford - the San Francisco Bay Area...

Although we did not medal...(15 teams in 65+ age division)
our team really played great and
three games were lost by a very narrow margin! Any one of
these three games could have gone either way...putting us
in the "win" column. We're improving and I was very proud
of our girls...and the level of play throughout the tournament.
(In photo: L/R...Barbara Legg, Manager, Coach Lu Gaston, Carol Duncan, JoAnn Jansen, Ruth Penton, Kay Seamayer, Captain, Jean Yates and Yvonne Hill.)

You can bet we'll be runnin' and gunnin' for a medal at the
2011 Senior Olympics in Houston with two or three
new players to add to our roster..

It was a great experience!

Here are some photos taken by freelance photographer, Bryan Swanstrom...
Read his blog...and then scroll down to see both some men..and our team photos!

Stay tuned.. he is sending more later.... (he asked that we please not print
these pics as they are not suitable for this - Let's respect his request. thanks.)

http://swanny338.com/day-6-2009-national-senior-games-palo-alto-ca-basketball/

2009 Senior Olympics - CW33 TV Clip - by Desmond Purnell

2009-07-11T07:49:00.000-07:00

July 7, 2009 - Dallas, Texas
(click on link below)

Basketball and Fitness for Senior Women
*65+ TEXAS ALL STARS and
*80+ TEXAS CHALLENGE
senior women's basketball teams to compete
in the 2009 SENIOR OLYMPICS, San Francisco
Bay Area in early August.

Thank you, Desmond for the really nice story you
did on our sizzlin' senior women athletes! We hope this will
serve to encourage other senior women to "Get UP..Get OUT..
and Get Their MOVE ON!....

Anyone, 50 or better, who played competitive
basketball in high school or beyond is welcome to
come join us in our basketball and fitness for senior women
program. We practice weekly. Please contact Kay Seamayer,
Founder/President - BFSW at
972.230.4980 or kayseamayer@msn.com

CW33 - KDAF TV CLIP.....
http://www.the33tv.com/videobeta/watch/?watch=ce624f89-d8a7-46ad-b176-531fff3c2014&src=front

http://www.getupgetoutgetyourmoveon.com/

Granny Globetrotters get special invitation from the "REAL THING"...Seamayer enjoys 50 year reunion with the "Trotters"

2009-02-01T08:11:00.000-08:00

Granny Globetrotters: Yvonne Brown, Mary Lou Bradford, Kay Seamayer, Yvonne Hill,
Betty Alexander, Lillian Rudd, Jean Yates, and Carol Duncan.

January 31, 2009.... The Granny Globetrotters were the special guests of the Harlem Globetrotters at the American Airlines Center - Dallas, Texas. This was a great treat
for those who attended the game and show. We got to meet many of the Globetrotters
and they were very surprised to know we were still playing basketball..(at our young/tender
ages!!) and taht we were playing in the Senior Olymics. They were very nice to us and took time to visit for some time.. Naturally, many of us got Globetrotter basketballs and had several of the players autograph them.

Kay Seamayer, player/head coach, had a chance to share her story with the Globetrotter head coach about appearing in a pre game show of the Globetrotters in 1959 in the Houston Colliseum when she played on a State Championship AAU team.. the Texas Bluebonnets. This was the big prize for winning the championship.....a chance to perform on the same showbill as the HARLEM GLOBETOTTERS. And here Kay is again....50 years later!!! getting the chance to meet the Globetrotters once more.... however, the team members in 2009 could be some of the grandchildren of those greats so long ago...

Thanks to the Globetrotter organization for inviting us... We've got our bid in to perform in the 2010 Globetrotter show upon their return to Dallas. Move over, Harlem Globetrotters..the Granny Globetrotters are movin' in!!

This was a return visit to the American Airlines Center for the Granny Globetrotters where they played a halftime performance last year at a Dallas Mavericks game.

Granny Globetrotters on Recruiting Mission....Plays Halftime Exhibitions at Rockwall HS...Heath HS

2009-02-01T07:52:00.000-08:00

Granny Globetrotter Wow Fans at Duncanville Holiday Sandra Meadows Classic

2009-01-03T05:01:00.000-08:00

The Granny Globetrotters once again wowed Duncanville fans at the annual Sandra Meadows Classic .

Coach Seamayer: "We might have been a small group in numbers, but this bunch of sizzlin' seniors came out shootin' 3 pointers...doing our Granny Globetrotter routine and settin' the place on fire! Players ranged in age from 65 to 92....and everyone did a great job!"

There were many scouts there from colleges everywhere....and a few approached our ladies to check out our eligibility! Naturally, it was a fun and very exciting night for us...and there was plenty of evidence that the audienced enjoyed the performance.

Seamayer: "We're always looking to pick up new players....and this is a perfect way to highlight our players and program."

The group will be performing in Rockwall, January 6 - Rockwall High School...at DeSoto high schooll in February...and also at two different SMU games. Please contact Kay Seamayer for schedule or to find out more about participating in the senior women's basketball and fitness program (50 or better). kayseamayer@MSN.com - 972.230.4980

Granny Globetortters Spanning Dallas area for new players - December 2 - Duncanville Pantherettes Game

2008-11-24T04:18:00.000-08:00

Press Relese: by Kay Seamayer

Granny Globetrotters Senior Women’s Basketball team spanning Dallas area for new players in Halftime performance, December 2 - Duncanville Pantheretts, Duncanville High School.

Kay Seamayer, resident of Duncanville for over thirty years, who now lives in DeSoto,Is founder and president of Basketball and Fitness for Senior Women, an organizationThat promotes fitness and an active lifestyle through basketball in the Dallas area forWomen 50 or better. Kay has won numerous gold medals in local, state and world senior games in both 3 on 3 team play and individual competition in free throw, 3-point shooting and around the world. Seamayer is a singer/songwriter/international recording artist and motivational speaker by profession and has written the upbeat theme music, “Basketball Boogie“, for use in Granny Globetrotter halftime performances. “Eat your heart out, Globetrotters, we’ve got our own music!” laughingly says Seamayer.

Two teams from BFSW participated in the 2007 Senior Olympics in Louisville, Kentucky with the 80+ Texas Challenge team picking up the bronze. Kay’s 65+ Texas All Star team did not medal in their first bid, however, they set a tournament Olympic record with high scoring game in regulation play (2 - 12 minutes halves) with 52 points. Three BFW teams from BFSW have qualified to participate in the 2009 Senior Olympics in San Francisco in July/August. Players range in age presently from 57 to 92. Yes, 92 years young is Lillian Rudd, aTrue Olympian! Lillian is a live wire who not only still plays basketball, but is a multi gold medalist in swimming and other Olympic sports. Lillian is a free throw sharp shooter and shows her ball handling “stuff” during the Granny Globetrotter routine.

The group has been featured man times on television and in numerous local, state and national media. In addition to regular tournament play, the BFSW squad participates in an annual WNBA, NBA, college and high school recruiting tour. Seamayer, “We’ve had incredible opportunities to play before thousands of fans at such great venues as the A T & T Center in San Antonio at a Silver Star‘s game; Houston Comets game at both Reliant and Toyota Centers, Houston; Dallas Mavericks halftime show at American Airlines Center and college venues at A&M, TWU and UTA. This upcoming season will include two added performances at SMU and three high schools, including Duncanville, DeSoto and Rockwall. Seamayer, "Everyone is always asking us where they can see us play, so now is your chance, local fans!We are in high hopes of picking up additional players in the Dallas area. We welcome all players, no matter how long it has been since you played in either high school or college basketball! The great thing is, we play 3 on 3 half court (offense/defense) and in competition, play with and against other athletes within five years of your own age 50+ - 55+ - 60+ etc.. up to 80+. The rules are quick and easy to learn (http://www.nsga.com/) and with just a little work, it’s easy to get back in shape to play. We all had to start over at this age, but once on the court… it was a slam dunk for us all! We were once again hooked on hoops!

We hope to see you December 2 at 7:00 at Duncanville High School where the Duncanville Pantherettes will take on an area team."

Seamayer is a singer, songwriter, international recording artist, and has written theme music, "Basketball Boogie" for their Granny Globetrotter routine and halftime exhibition performance. In January, Seamayer will begin teaching fitness and motivational classes locally.

Team practice is held every Tuesday at Park Cities Baptist Church in Dallas at 12:30. Everyone welcome! To find out more about the Basketball and Fitness For Senior Women program, please visit: http://www.basketballandfitnessforseniorwomen.com/. For more information on how to join the BFSW fitness and basketball program, please contact: Kay Seamayer - 972.230.4980 - kayseamayer@MSN.com - http://www.getupgetoutgetyourmoveon.com/.

BFSW Teams Qualify to Participate in 2009 Senior Olympics

2008-10-18T11:29:00.001-07:00

Temple, Texas: September, 2008. The 65+ Texas All Stars, 70+Texas Comets and the 80+ Texas Challenge BFSW teams participated in the Texas State Senior Games and all qualified to participate in the 2009 Senior Olympics in the San Francisco Bay area in August, next year.

Congratulatioins to all our teams!! We'll be working hard between now and then in order to compete against other high level teams across the US.

At the 2007 Senior Olympics in Louisville, KY last year, our Texas Challenge 80+ team won a bronze medal... and the 65+ Texas All Stars, being a new team, did not medal..but competed well against well established teams and players. However, the team did set an Olympic high scoring game of 52 points in regulation play of 2 - 12 minutes halves..

The Texas All Stars went on to win gold in the Huntsman World Senior games in October in St. George, Utah.... and in addition, Kay Seamayer, 68, player/coach, walked away with two individual gold medals in free throw/3-point shooting and around the world competition, while June McCorkle walked away with silver in both events.

Congratulations to all our ladies who work hard to stay fit and engaged in the program. This level of play requires a lot of dedication and determination on the part of each player... and we are thrilled to have these ladies as part of the Basketball and Fitness program.

Anyone who played basketball in high school (or always wanted to!!) .... please come join us.
We practice every Tuesday at 12:30 at the Park Cities Baptist church on NW Highway and Preston. For more information, contact Kay at: kayseamayer@MSN.com or call 972.230.4980.

Texas Challenge All Stars participte in Nancy Lieberman Basketball Summer Camp

2008-08-09T10:54:00.001-07:00

August 5, 2008 - Richardson, Texas

The Texas Challenge All Stars 65+ team once again participated in the annual Nancy Lieberman basketball camp.

Everyone really worked hard... as we were placed right along side some of the best high school campers. Skills development is a huge part of the Hall of Famer's basic program for kids of all ages. We DID work hard.. and we, in most cases..... "held our own" alongside those much younger players. I was extremely proud of our ladies for trying so hard and doing soooo well.

Nancy handed me the mic and asked me to introduce our team mates... and tell the almost 200 participating campers more about our team... about our fitness and basketball program.. and about some of our experiences in the WNBA and NBA exhibition games and competitive tournaments in which we participated.

It was a great day for us...

Thank you, Nancy, for always including us... for making us feel not only welcome, but respected as well.

Nancy just was signed and played....at 50 years old!.... with the Detroit Shock.. in which she played two games.. She was credited with several assists.

THANKS AGAIN, NANCY for the opportunity to participate in your special summer camp. WE love you.. and thank you for all your great support of our our BFSW fitness and basketball program!

It's GREAT to see your love of the sport and love of helping others excel come together at these camps! Yours is a good heart who just happens to LOVE BASKETBALL...and is willing to help others who feel that same passion. All of the coaches you select seem to share this same level of enthusiasm and love of helping others. Having this opportunity to participate in this camp every year is something way more than SPECIAL to us all! Thank you again!!

Seamayer delivers Keynote address - Hyatt Regency - DFW - "Salute to the Stars"

2008-07-24T04:44:00.000-07:00

June 23, 2008 - Hyatt Regency

Hotel, DFW Airport

Kay Seamayer with Newy Scruggs, Channel 5, NBC TV Sports and William Peterson, Chair, Dallas - Ft.

Worth Federal Executive Board.

Kay Seamayer was keynote speaker

at the recent 2008 "Salute to the Stars" annual federal employees awards ceremony.

Kay is a singer/songwriter/entertainer by profession and is player/coach of a Senior Olympics Basketball team, the Texas All Stars, from Dallas, Texas.

She is writing a book, get UP!....get OUT!..and get your MOVE ON!....living life after 50 with passion, purpose and courage....which encourages everyone to live an active and purpose filled life. This is the subject of her motivational presentations.

Feel free to contact Kay to speak to your group.

Find out more about Kay at: http://www.kayseamayer.com/ http://www.letfreedomrigpublishing.com/

http://www.basketballandfitnessforseniorwomen.com/ - kayseamayer@MSN.com 972.230.4980

2008-07-06T17:04:00.000-07:00

BFSW TEXAS ALL STARS PERFORM AT
"Mature Texan Magazine" Health Fair - Arlington, TX
Sheraton Hotel - June 28, 2008

Group gives a 30 minute presentation on staying fit, healthy and active. Kay Seamayer kicked off the program performing a song she wrote, get UP!..get OUT!...and get your MOVE ON!...(same title as her upcoming book). The song was written and designed to get everyone in the audience UP... moving and realizing how great it feels to MOVE!! Everyone joined in and had a blast!!... In the group were: Kay Seamayer, Yvonne Brown, June McCorkle and Carol Duncan. Each lady spoke with the audience about the importance of staying fit and strong and living an active lifestyle...... Kay ended the program with a song she wrote, Let Freedom Ring.
To book The Texas All Stars for your next event, please contact: Kay Seamayer - 972.230.4980 - kayseamayer@MSN.com

Kay will be honored and featured in the August issue of "Mature Texan Magazine" . Please check it out: www.maturetexanmagazine.com

2008-07-06T16:55:00.000-07:00

June 26, 2008

BFSW - WNBA Exhibition Tour

Reliant Arena - Houston, Texas

Pre game and halftime show was a huge hit

at the recent "performance" at the Houston Comets game..

Team being introduced at halftime show.....followed by their "Granny Globetrotter" routine done to a song written by their head coach and 65+ player...Basketball Boogie...

WNBA - Texas All Stars and Co. Perform Halftime - Pre Game show - WNBA Houston Comets - June 26, 2008

2008-05-14T17:56:00.000-07:00

The Basketball and Fitness for Senior Women's basketball program promises another

great show in a return engagement on their annual WNBA tour June 26th in which they

will take center court halftime..and pre game shows... at the great Houston Comet's

WNBA basketball game.

Theme night is: Texas Showdown... where Houston Comets will play the San Antonio Silver Stars. The TEXAS senior team will dawn their TEXAS FLAG UNIFORMS... to become

part of this great TEXAS SHOWDOWN night of sports and entertainment.

Please contact the Houston Comets for tickets.

WOMEN'S SPORTS FOUNDATION - Interview with Kay Seamayer

2008-05-14T17:47:00.000-07:00

Senior Women's Basketball Spreads to Texas
Dana Fine

What does being old really mean nowadays?
Kay Seamayer, 67, Mary Lou Bradford, 72, and Shelly Whitlock, 68, from Texas have catapulted the success of a women’s senior three-on-three basketball league, called the Texas Challenge. The league started out with five women and has increased to 35. In an interview, Kay Seamayer answered some questions about this extraordinary league and how she got involved with the Texas Challenge.
Women's Sports Foundation: When did you start playing basketball?Kay Seamayer: I started playing in junior high. I played all through high school and in college. I stopped playing when I was 39 and turned to tennis.
WSF: When did you realize you wanted to play basketball again?KS: I was sedentary from my job, and I wanted to get my body into shape. I ran into Tausha Mills, former WNBA player, at the gym. She was rehabbing her knee, and it was my second time at the gym. I said to her, “You are rehabbing your knee while I am rehabbing my body.” She later became my personal trainer and got my body back into shape.
WSF: How did you hear about the Texas Challenge?KS: I got a pamphlet and I saved it for about a year until I knew I was ready to play. When I got in contact with the league they had five players. We started to do publicity and got more and more players.
"I think this is going to be a national movement. This league is empowering to women. It will put a new face on seniors and people won’t look at senior as being old."
WSF: Is this a five-on-five league?KS: We play three-on-three. We have two leagues within the one big league both called the Texas Challenges. One league is for 65+ women and the other is for 85+ women. There is one woman on the team that is 91. Both teams are going to the 2007 Senior Olympics in Louisville.
WSF: Do you feel that this league has made you more physically fit?KS: It is great we are using basketball as a fitness program. It makes me feel that I need to be ready physically for the next 30 to 40 years.
WSF: What is the main objective of the league?KS: We gave our earlier lives to our family. I tell the players, “The minute you step on the court you are not someone’s mother, wife or best friend; you are a basketball player. You are an individual.” We can prove everyone wrong, we want to be active and live out our passion. We talk trash and expect everyone to play to her maximum ability. I really want to champion other women and bring them into the game.
WSF: What do you think this league will do for seniors in years to come?KS: I think this is going to be a national movement. This league is empowering to women. It will put a new face on seniors, and people won’t look at senior as being old.

In 2000, April Heinrichs became the first female head coach of the U.S. National Women's Soccer Team.

Women's Sports in the News

ESPN Sports Radio - Galloway and Company ...Shaun Dodge, producer - Discuss BF Senior Women's Performance at Mavs Game

2008-03-21T10:49:00.000-07:00

posted by: Kay Seamayer....March - 2008....

On March 11, 2008, our team's Dallas Mavericks exhibition introduction and performance was discussed on ESPN Sports Radio by Galloway and friends.. and Shaun Dodge...producer of the show. Shaun had some rather "catty" remarks to make about us "old ladies" out there trying to play bb or something similar.. A friend told me about it.. so I wrote Shaun an email giving him an "ear full" for making fun of us grannies .....and that he should be so lucky to be able to shoot and run and jump and play bb when he was OUR AGE. I then challenged him, Randy Galloway, or anyone else on the show or at ESPN to a 3 point shootout!!..... to prove that us "old ladies" .... well, "this old lady at 68"...could outshoot him any day, any time!!

Below are excerpts from an email reply I received from Shaun, the producer of the show... (I'm still waiting for the opportunity to kick some bootie in a 3 point shoot out on ESPN.....bring it on, Shaun!! - this is not a challenge anymore, it's a DARE!!) - (and btw... Shaun is a drummer and originated the drum line four years ago who plays at all the Mavs home games... In conversation, we discoverd we wer both musicians.. read further in the email)

Re: ‏
From:
Dodge, Shaun S (Shaun.S.Dodge@espnradio.disney.com)
You may not know this sender.Mark as safe Mark as unsafe
Sent:
Wed 3/12/08 1:52 PM
To:
kayseamayer@msn.com
Kaysea-

Thank you for taking the time to write.........

(more...on a personal/professional nature of explanation of his role in the show... to excite and provoke the listening audience ... through some "not so complimentary" statements, etc. ks )

Shaun:
But we’re very interested in possibly doing something with this challenge. I think it would be funny for me to keep it up on my end and to run my mouth to no end. But don’t think I can’t shoot. I’m not just going to lay down on this J

I’ll see what can be arranged and we might be able to do something in the coming weeks, if you’re still up for it.

We all give major credit to what those women were doing the other night. The only grandmother I have left is in her mid-80s and can’t even get around without the use of a cane. So, it’s VERY impressive to see them getting around and being as vibrant as they were.

And as far as the drumline goes – you are more than welcome to join us up on the stage at a Mavs game any time you want. We’ll make space for you and let you drum along during a game.

Thanks for taking the time to write and I hope to hear from you again soon.

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BFSW Women Basketball Squad Thrill and Delight Dallas Mavs Fans in Exhibition Performance at American Airlines Center

2008-03-12T07:50:00.000-07:00

By: Kay (KC) Seamayer - Player/Head Coach

Photo by: Danny Bollinger - Dallas Mavs

Mar. 10, 2008... Yep, these ladies set the house on fire at the American Airlines Center with their high energy center court rapid fire introduction and exhibition 3v3 play at Monday night's Mavs game.

They played to a full ...sold out house... and fans were on their feet cheering for these granny and great granny lady athletes throughout the whole performance!

Nothing OLD about these ladies, ranging in age from 65 to 91!! In fact, they were in high hopes of signing a contract by nights end.... Hey Mark, we're still available!!

Seamayer: "This was a great thrill and honor for the Dallas Mavericks organization to recognize our team and athletic program...and to have this opportunity to play before our hometown crowd in Dallas. Our basketball program is built around fitness, wellness and continuing to live an active lifestyle with passion, purpose and courage after 50.....and beyond!"

The Texas All Stars (65+ team) and Texas Comets (70+ team) are headed to Hot Springs, Arkansas on March 13, to compete in their first 2008 national tournament, Nothin' but Net.

Teams participate in such events as the National Senior Olympics (2007 - Louisville, KY - 2009 - San Francisco) - Huntsman World Senior Games - Local and State Senior Games - and national tournaments across the US. Teams and individuals have won many medals in national competition. Teams also participate in a WNBA and college exhibition tour every year....along with corporate and other public events. They've made many television appearances on major sports and talk shows and have been written up in local and national publications and newspapers. Archives are found on this page: www.BasketballandFitnessforseniorWomen.com

Basketball and Fitness for Senior Women operates as a Texas NON PROFIT organization. 501 (c)(3) papers are being filed. We have many opportunities to compete across the US in competitive and exhibition type events. Sponsors are welcome.

Seamayer: "We like to think of ourselves as Ambassadors to Senior Women everywhere... - to encourage and motive other women to get up!...get OUT! and get their MOVE ON!.... to live

their life with passion, purpose and courage after 50. Sometimes, it just takes a spark of encouragement or motivation to change a person's lifestyle or mind set about getting older..... and this is what we hope our program will continue to do."

Please contact Kay Seamayer if you would like to 1. BOOK OUR SQUAD FOR AN APPEARANCE 2. PLAY/JOIN OUR BASKETBALL GROUP... or 3. if you would like to lend financial support to our program. 972.230.4980 - kayseamayer@MSN.com

GO MAVS!!

Senior Women Hoopsters - Live on Fox 4 Tv - Good Day Dallas

2008-03-05T16:50:00.000-08:00

March 5, 2008...

Anyone interested in joining our basketball program, please
contact Kay Seamayer - 972.230.4980 - kayseamayer@MSN.com

We presently have teams in these age groups:

60+ 65+ 70+ 80+

Anyone 50 or better is eligible to join the group.

Upcoming events:

Mar. 10 - Appearance - on court introduction and performance at the Dallas Mavericks Basketball Game - American Airlines Center...

Mar. 13-16 - National Tournament - Hot Springs, Arkansas

April 3-4 - Dallas Area Senior Games - Loos and Grauwyler Rec Centers

For information, please contact Kay Seamayer, President/Founder/HeadCoach
BAsketball and Fitness for Senior Women
Dallas, Texas
972.230.4980

BFSW Senior women Seek New Players on 2008 College tour of exhibition games at TWU - UTA and A&M.

2008-02-21T05:10:00.000-08:00

February, 2008 - Recruiting efforts are underway through the College Tour of the
Basketball and Fitness for Senior Women group (BFSW) .

Format is 3 on 3 half court and anyone who played basketball and high school is
urged to contact the group.

Seamayer, head coach and team coordinator: "Play starts at 50+ year old.. and
we practice every Tuesday at Park Cities Baptist Church in Dallas... 12:30...
We compete in such events as national tournaments, Senior Olympic Games,
Local and State Senior Games, an annual college tour and WNBA tour every year.
We are active.. and promote fitness, wellness and basketball! It's a fun program
and it will surely keep you active and fit. We are looking forward to signing up new recruits.... so if you played basketball in high school...and are somewhat active, come join us ... come
for a visit on any Tuesday at the church... or contact me at: kayseamayer@MSN.com -
972.230.4980....www.basketballandfitnessforseniorwomen.com"

Dallas Mavericks introduce and recognize Senior Women's BFSW Teams - American Airline Center - March 10, 2008

2008-02-21T04:54:00.000-08:00

In October, 2007, Kay Seamayer, player/head coach of the Texas All Stars (BFSW) participated in the Mavs annual NBA 101 for Women Only at the American Airlines center where she gave a 3 point shooting exhbition and spoke about Basketball: A Sport for Life..... Kay is 68.

The segment was televised and ran on the Mavs pre game opening game show on channel 21 - the official station of the Dallas Mavericks.

The BFSW team will be presented and recognized on court by the Mavs at the American Airline Center on March 10, 2008. It will be during a break, but the squad will take to the court and run a few 3 on3 plays..

Anyone interested in joining our program, please contact:

Kay Seamayer - 972.230.4980 or kayseamayer@MSN.com

San Antonio Area Senior Super Stars - Keith, Snider and Pittman bring hoop dreams alive!

2007-11-14T22:00:00.000-08:00

Health Fitness

Seniors see their hoop dreams reborn
Web Posted: 11/12/2007 11:08 PM CST
Vincent T. DavisExpress-News

As a young girl, Betty Keith was a hoops star.
She was so good that folks predicted that she would play basketball after high school, that the sport would take her beyond the cornfields of her hometown of Bernie, Mo.

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She had the chance in 1952, when a former coach asked her to try out with the All American Red Heads, a professional women's basketball team.
But her father said no, ending the discussion — and her dream.
Nearly 50 years later, the dream was reborn when Keith met Shelly Whitlock at the 1999 Senior Games in Kerrville, where both participated in table tennis. After reminiscing about sinking shots when they were younger, Whitlock asked Keith if she would like to play on a women's basketball team that she was starting in Dallas.
Keith's childhood dream sputtered to life.
Keith, 73, took her 67-year-old friend, Rachel Snider, a late-blooming athlete, with her to games in Dallas. Soon after they started playing, the women met another senior athlete, Nellene Pittman, 81, who they invited to join the team.
Today, the women are scheduled to play in the Texas Challenge Invitational Playday Tournament in Dallas.
"It's wonderful," Snider said. "We're reliving a dream, but definitely not moving as fast."
Keith, Snider and Pittman are the belles of senior women's basketball in San Antonio. They belong to the Texas Challenge, a women's senior basketball league that features a division for women 65 and older and one for women 85 and older. They regularly drive 100 miles to Burnet to practice. And in the off-season, they play several sports at the Jewish Community Center and attend Senior Olympic games.
Earlier this fall, the trio took part in a basketball clinic for seniors at Woodlawn Lake Park. Representatives from the Parks and Recreation Department asked Damon Bailey, who played professional basketball in Iceland, to run the clinic. Bailey said the workshop was offered in response to San Antonio being marked as the top city for obesity in some national polls.
"It was a blessed opportunity for me," Bailey said. "I learned so much working with an 81-year-old lady. I have no excuse at 26 years old. It's a motivation to see a lady double my age. It's an inspiration."
The women joined several other participants, stretching and doing yoga exercises before running through two hours of drills. They practiced lay-ups, free throws and passing the ball while running down court.
Off the court, to stay in shape, the women watch what they eat and stay active. Pittman plays tennis and volleyball in city and church leagues. Snider runs 25 miles a week and has completed a few marathons. Keith keeps in shape by playing tennis.
They said their biggest supporters are their relatives, who buy them athletic gear for Christmas. They've drawn standing ovations while displaying their basketball skills at WNBA games for the San Antonio Silver Stars and Houston Comets.
They want other seniors to see that there isn't anything unusual about playing sports at their age. Their goal now is to gather enough players to form a senior women's basketball team in the Alamo City.
"We need people to come join us," Snider said. They should "not be afraid if (they) can't make a basket. They'll learn."
vtdavis@express-news.net

WFAA - NEWS - VIDEO - TEXAS CHALLENGE

2007-11-01T05:29:00.000-07:00

Check out the news item and VIDEO on the following link
featuring TEXAS CHALLENGE: by: Jake Batsell

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/city/northdallas/stories/DN-grannyhoopsters_15cco.ART.North.Edition1.4451886.html

Seamayer/Senior Women's Basketball - Dallas Morning News - neighborsgo - by Loyd Brumfield

2007-10-25T18:33:00.000-07:00

Please click on this link to read article.

http://neighborsgo.com/stories/6350

Please click on this link to see video:

http://www.neighborsgo.com/video/344

BASKETBALL...Much more than just a sport....TC All Stars on trip to St. George, Utah - Huntsman World Senior Games

2007-10-16T22:08:00.001-07:00

Checking out the sights and sounds of the Las Vegas strip!

Scenic beauty of Zion National Park - Utah

Having the opportunity to play senior basketball is not JUST about "playing basketball and fitness"..... it's about much more...

On our recent trip to compete in the Huntsman World Senior Games in St. George, Utah (where our team won GOLD in 3 on 3) we hand a chance to get to know one another... to embrace and celebrate the lives of our team mates... to laugh, to giggle...to act silly...to share and enjoy our life stories with one another.... and it was magic...

We all stayed in a two bedroom suite and were together for five full days. We all flew out very early from DFW Airport together... got in to Las Vegas around 8 am.. on Oct. 11, picked up our mini van.. and drove to St. George, Utah. On the way, we "did" the strip in Las Vegas.... ooooohing and ahhhhhing over all the cool stuff

we saw... but kept going until we reached our destination of St. George. What a beautiful drive of approx. 150 miles from LV to St. George. Our next two days were spent competing in the tournament... which was a blast! (It's always fun to win the GOLD)

After our basketball play was over... we took off the next day and drove up to Zion National Park where we spend the day. We wore our gold medals and were stopped and contratulated by many other athletes participating in the Games who were also at Zion National Park that day.. Everyone was so thrilled for us... and it gave us a chance to met and talk with other athletes about their particular sport and competition. We met many fun people on that mountain path and area that day....everyone quick to share their own stories. There were many foreign visitors also enjoying Zion who seemed to really enjoy our "story"..... They could not believe we were 65+ still competing on that level of basketball!

We had packed all the food and drink in the refrigerator and took with us. After our fantastic tour through beautiful Zion National Parkm we were hungry, AGAIN! We discovered a beautiful small park with several picnic tables alongside a cold water mountain stream......and yes, the water was ice cold! We chose a picnic table at water's edge under a huge tree which had begun to display its beautiful gold and orange fall colors..... We spread a variety of food out on the table and ate as thought we had not eaten in three days.... enjoying the sound of the fast running brook and the rustling of the leaves in a soft fall breeze (about 65 degrees) - sunshine - pristine setting... What a day God had made!!! We even had a visit from a small squirrel looking for a handout.... We quite readily and willingly accommodated him with fruit and nuts. It was a glorious day...and a glorious time for us to all enjoy being together... all trying to just wrap our minds eye around all that beauty and serenity.

Finally, we dragged ourselves away from that experience......back in the car to reality. It seemed that we had all been touched by the beauty of this moment..of this whole day with the surroundings of the mountains.. the blue skies...the color in the leaves announcing that winter was near...

Next day found us driving back to Las Vegas where we took in sounds and sights on the stip... turned our car in...and finally boarded our plan to return to Dallas.. We spend lots of time laughing and enjoying going back over our fantastic experiences..... and naturally, winning gold medals made it all the more fun.