NAYBA Christmas Tournament - Atlanta Select 16u WHITE

Coach "AC" Christopher gathered Atlanta Select players from several Atlanta Select teams during the Holiday break and nearly won a championship. They lost in the championship game in the 17u bracket after playing back to back games. These young men represented the organization extremely well. We thanks all the Atlanta Select teams that participated in the tournament, the 16u Boys Team WHITE, 16u Boys Team BLACK and the 11u Boys Team SILVER who finished second in their age bracket. Two trophies earned during this tournament. Congratulations to all. Go Select. Happy NEW Year.

NAYBA Christmas Tournament - 16u Atlanta Select BLACK

Coach Walker fielded a strong Atlanta Select team in the 16u/17u bracket of the NAYBA Christmas tournament. The organization can be justifiably proud of the play of these young men. Stellar shooting performances were given by John Tinch from Stephenson HS and DeAndre Mack from Wesleyan HS. Desmond Noird and Raymond Robinson, both of Chamblee HS, lead the rebounding effort. We know that all of these young men will have a great new year on the basketball court. Thanks for your outstanding representation. Go Select.Happy NEW YEAR.

Atlanta Select - Looking for Additional Coaches.

Atlanta Select will hold its first coaches meeting for the new year on Saturday, January 8, 2011. Details will be posted on the web site's calendar. All persons interested in joining Atlanta Select as a coach are invited to attend. But first, please contact Coach Z indicating your interest in coaching and to obtain additional details on Atlanta Select.

Atlanta Select coaches (head coaches and all assistants) will have full membership in AAU, YBOA, BCI and other established youth basketball organization. They will be given a Coach's handbook/SOP with Atlanta Select requirements. They must become NCAA Summer coach certified and complete the Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA) required by AAU.

New coaches will join the family of Atlanta Select coaches that have SYNERGY as the foundation of its existence. We welcome your interest. Please contact Coach Z at 770-808-4444, email: gzeigler9@aol.com ASAP or prior to January 6,2011.

Home for the Holidays

Atlanta Select Coach John Hardy was home for Christmas, the first time in 5 years. He served in the Air Force for 3 1/2 years with an assignment in Iraq. For the last year and a half he has been a DOD contractor serving as a Morale, Welfare, Recreation (MWR) supervisor in Qatar and Afghanistan. He is currently responsible for providing free and discounted recreational services (Rec Centers, USO shows. etc.)to military personnel at several locations in Afghanistan.

He became a coach for Atlanta Select in the Fall of 2009 with the goal of establishing a team in the Kennesaw area. Prior to Christmas of 2009 he accepted an assignment in Qatar and has been overseas ever since. He is happy to be home to visit his family (to include his two young sons) this holiday season before returning to Afghanistan.

Coach Hardy is planning to be back in the states by next Christmas and preparing to lead an Atlanta Select Boys Platinum team. We appreciate his valuable service he is providing our forces in the war zone and pray for his safe return next year.

Merry Christmas - Happy Holidays

Hope that the holidays bring all your favorite things!
Merry Christmas from The Atlanta Select Basketball Association.

Skills Development Training - Sunday, December 19, 2010

Last Skills Development Training sessions this calendar year, Sunday, December 19, 2010. Workout for the holidays. See you at Cameron Academy. Do not be late.

TRYOUTS- 9th Grade Boys Team - Take Note Time Changed

Atlanta Select announces TRYOUTs for an AAU 9th grade Boys Team, Saturday, January 8 and Saturday, January 15, from 10 AM - 1 PM at Zoar Church, 3895 Zoar Church Road, Snellville, GA 30039.

Head Coach Anthony Burton will be selecting student athletes for a 9th grade team. Coach Burton lead the mighty 14u Boys Team RED last season as they earned several trophies participating in tournaments throughout the southeastern United States. Coach Burton believes in skills development and providing exposure with a mixture of fun and hard work.

To be eligible for the 9th grade team an athlete must be in the 9th grade as of October 1, 2010 and cannot turn 17 prior to September 1, 2011. Younger players with advanced skills are eligible to play up, thus, they are welcomed to tryout.

You are welcome to TRYOUT. Click on the "Calendar" on our web site, select the date and a map icon will appear that provides directions from your location to the TRYOUT site. Please contact Coach Burton at 678-823-5770 ASAP to reserve a spot and to discuss tryouts details.

Tryouts _ Atlanta Select 4th Grade (10U) & 8U Boys Teams RED Teams

TRYOUTS for the 4th Grade (10u) and the 8u RED Boys teams will be held on Saturday, December 18, 2010 from 4-6 PM and on Sunday, December 19 from 3-5 PM at the NFL/YET Boys & Girls Club, 535 Hill St, Atlanta, GA 30312. Head Coach "KJ" James is the POC.

To qualify for the 4th grade AAU/Youth Basketball team an athlete must be in the 4th grade as of October 1, 2010 and CANNOT turn 12 prior to September 1, 2011.

To qualify for the 2nd grade AAU/Youth Basketball team an athlete must be in the 2nd grade as of October 1, 2010 and CANNOT turn 10 prior to September 1, 2011.

An athlete may play in any grade division above his current grade as long as he meets the age requirement.

Please contact Coach James at 404-304-6882 for instructions prior to your attendance. For directions from your location click on the web site's "Calendar", click on the date and then on the map icon.

Coach James guided the Atlanta Select 9u RED team to several championships last season, earning trophies in nearly every tournament in which they played. His team was a early qualifier for the AAU nationals and was lauded for their success by Eric Snow at the Eric Snow Classic.

Coach James is a senior coach that assists in the highly recognized Atlanta Select Fall Skills Development training. The organization is confident that he will lead his 10u and 8u teams to a very successful 2011 youth basketball season.

Looking forward for your attendance at "TRYOUTS". Train and prepare with the best!

Kudos for Cameron Wiley

Cameron Wiley played his first JV game for Marist last Tuesday night. He started and scored 15 points and had 10 assists. More importantly, he just finished his first semester finals at Marist, made all "A" in his classes (Advanced Algebra I, German, English, Science, etc.). As a results he made the GOLD Award Club meaning all "A". Congratulations to a star student athlete. Go Cameron, Go Mr. Amazing, Go Select!

Skills Development Training Resumes This Sunday, Dec 5, 2010

Atlanta Select Skills Development training will resume after the Thanksgiving break on Sunday, December 5, 2010. Same Time, Same Place. Same Professional Training. Welcome back.

Happy Thanksgiving From Atlanta Select

We wish you a happy and safe Thanksgiving Day weekend. Thanks for supporting Atlanta Select and all of its programs. A reminder, no Skills Development training this Sunday, November 28. Feel free to post your greetings in our "Guest Book".

Made The Team - 11u, 12u & 13u SILVER Team Players

Congratulations to the players from the 11u, 12u & 13u 2010 SILVER Teams. Listed above is the name of the player, his number, the school, the location, the 2010 Select team and the 2010 Select coach.

Sid Freeman (40) Love Joy Middle Clayton County 12u - Yuseff Carpenter,

Travonte White (3) Factory Shoals Middle Douglas County 12u - Yuseff Carpenter,

A.J. Freeman (45) Factory Shoals Middle Douglas County 12u - Yuseff Carpenter,

Yuseff Carpente (6) Mason Creek Middle Douglas County 12u - Yuseff Carpenter,

Decharri Taylor (Not pictured) Factory Shoals Middle Douglas County 12u - Yuseff Carpenter,

Danial Owens (Not pictured) Chestnut Log Middle Douglas County 12u - Yuseff Carpenter,

Isaiah Gaddy (23) Hapeville Charter Clayton County 12u - Yuseff Carpenter,

Myles Webb (right) Peachtree Charter Dekalb County 11u - Jesse Baskeville,

RJ Williams (left) Villa Rica Middle Carroll County 11u - Jesse Baskerville,

Isaiah Thomas (34) Chestnut Log Middle Douglas County 13u - Kenneth Powell,

Jeremy Salley (35) Tucker Middle Dekalb County 13u - Kenneth Powell,

Khalil Wallace (14) Kipp South Fulton Acad Fulton County 13u - Kenneth Powell,

Brandon Collier (44) Chestnut Log Middle Douglas County 13u - Kenneth Powell.

The Atlanta Select SILVER teams players above have completed tryouts and have been added to the rosters of their middle school teams, 2010-2011 season. These players are trained by a clutch of Coaches under the general management of Coach Baskerville with a principle coach assigned to each age group. The 2010 coaching group consists of Kenneth Powell 13U, Jerry Salley 13U, Yuseff Carpenter 12U, Jesse Baskerville 11U, Derrick Lottie 11U, Allen Christopher 10U.

During the season, these coaches maintained a rigorous schedule by applying collective synergy during practices and tournaments. The teams were exposed to tournament level play in 50-70 games during the season. Jeremy Salley number 35 above not only made the Tucker Middle team, he was named Co-Captain. Go Jeremy!

Congratulations DeQwan Mosley - Made The Team

As DeQwan entered Skills Development training last Sunday, he stopped, looked at me, and I saw in his eyes that he had good news. He wanted me to know that he made his basketball team at Chapel Hill High School.

DeQwan is in the 9th grade at Chapel Hill HS. He wanted me know that he attends the same school in which Bobby Tillman, the young man stomped to death in Douglas County a few days ago, graduated. That he was a classmate of Bobby's sister, that he knew Bobby and was very sad and wished the best for Bobby's family.

He told me how he enjoyed Skills Development training and the skills he gained at the several sessions were instrumental in he being prepared to be selected for his high school team. He will be playing for Coach Glenn on the Freshman team.

DeQwan enjoys swimming, track & field and playing football. My observation of DeQwan during training is, that he works extremely hard at accomplishing any task. I am confident that he will excel in the other sports that he love.

Atlanta Select appreciates DeQwan and all the others who consistently attend our Skills Development training. We are proud to know that our training is helping to make better basketball players of our attendees. Good Luck to DeQwan and all our Skills Developers.

14u RED Team Players Selected to Play Middle/High School Ball

Coach Tony Burton announces that several of his 14u RED team players will be playing on high school teams this Fall.

Paul Webb (00) - Varsity/JV at Lanier HS.
Terrance Glenn (23) - South Gwinnett HS.
Tevin Ryles (6) - Freshman Team at GACS.
Kaleb Catching (32) - Center & PF at Berkmar HS.
Trey Lee (21) - SF on the JV?Freshman Team at Berkmar HS.

These young men traveled all over the United States last Summer, gaining experience playing against the best in the nation. I am positive that they will demonstrate their added skills on the basketball court for their schools this Fall. Go Select!

PLATINUM Players - Made Their HS Teams

Coach La'Teef Pyles announces his PLATINUM Team players that made their high school teams.

Marquis Clark (3) - Washington HS.
Jerell Walton (33) - Lithonia HS.
Gerald Davis (8) - Landmark Christian HS.
C.J. Beazer (12) - Holy Innocence.
Deion Alexander (55) - MLK, Jr. HS.
Malichi Dozier (1) - Landmark Christian HS.
Parys Middleton (45) - Washington HS.

These young men distinguished themselves last summer as hard working student athletes. They have justifiably earned positions on their high school teams. Good Luck to all. Go Select!

The National Champs - All Made Their HS Teams.

The Atlanta Select 15u Boys Team RED won the YBOA Consolidation Division National Championship. Every member of this team coached by Coach Dionne Mason earned a position on their high school team.

Pierre "Primetime" Mason, JV, Shiloh HS.
Jeremy "Skittles" McKenzie, JV, Arabia Mountain HS.
Matt "Mr. Fundamentals" Surls, JV, Brookwood HS.
Evyn "Easy E" Smith, Varsity, Shiloh HS.
Devante "Diezel" James, Varsity, Shiloh HS.
Daniel "Big D" Lerner, Injured Reserve, Brookwood HS.
Cordell "C-Deezy" Rhymer, JV, Shiloh HS.
Chad "C-Smooth" Winfrey, Varsity, Grady HS.
Bryan "Grasshopper" Thompson, Varsity, Shiloh HS.
Brandon "Big Easy" Banks, JV & Varsity, Berkmar HS.

We are proud of our National Champions. Go Select!