The Atlanta Select NEWS

The NEWS mostly in Pictures.

The official LIP, CHIP & SIP picture 2011

Thanks to the Atlanta Hawks for inviting members of the Atlanta Select Cadre to the VIP Draft camp on Wednesday, April 27 at Philips Arena. Atlanta Select Coaches were allowed on the main court to participate in various drills and scrimmages. The primary purpose was community relations and sales promotion.

Coach Hill and Coach Brown participated in the skills and scrimmages. Coach Z took pictures.

Coach Hill and Coach Brown participated in the Timed Skills competion. Coach Hill showed his leadership as being the first to go. http://rcpt.yousendit.com/1106551607/bf8f25d9900c3154ad037686cd2aa

Coach Brown had the second overall best score from about 30 participants. Atlanta Select can be proud. http://rcpt.yousendit.com/1106556909/04d15053500f60dd905a8eeb359512dc

Our "Life Skills" Coach, Coach Corey "Tall Boy" Sanders is also on the Atlanta Hawks staff and he coordinated some of the events.

A shout out to Head Coach Al Lockett, head coach for our newest Eleventh Grade Boys Team, The CLASSIC.  Coach Lockett was selected as "DeKalb County Coach of the Year" for 2011, representing the Catholic Metropolitan League. He coached the Jaguars at Saint Peter Claver Catholic School and has won the championship eight times in the last nine years. What an achievement. We are honored to have him as an Atlanta Select Head Coach.

Pictured above is Coach Lockett giving a "Life Skills" lesson to student athletes on Coach Hall's Mighty Tenth Grade Boys Team PRIME.



The Tenth Grade Boys Prime team along with the Tenth Grade Boys SILVER team will be playing in an AAU Super Regional this weekend.

Coach T. Pyles (Mighty Eighth Grade Boys Team PLATINUM) and Coach L. Pyles (Mighty Tenth Grade Boys Team PLATINUM) practice "NO EXCUSES" for a place to practice. The park on a sunny day is great.

Both teams will be playing in the YBOA 10th Annual TBA Classic this weekend.

A few months agowhen Coach Z noticed that the Orangebury Xpress was hosting an AAU Super Regional in Orangeburg, SC he stated if any Atlanta Select team participated that he would go. Orangeburg, SC is his hometown and the site of South Carolina State University, his alma mater.

The Mighty Tenth Grade Boys Team RED (Coach Mason) and the Mighty Eleventh Grade Boys Team PLATINUM (Coach J. Brown) will travel with Coach Z to Orangeburg to do battle. The plan is to bring back the GOLD.

Coach Baskerville and the Mighty Fifth Grade Boys Team SILVER and the Mighty Sixth Grade Boys Team Silver plan to bring additional trophies home this weekend as they both play in YBOA tournaments.

Coach Tyrell begins 3 weekends of tournament play. Expect trophies from the Mighty Tenth Grade Lady Select RED.



The Mighty Second Grade Boys Team RED (Coach James) is already number one seed for the AAU Nationals, this week they are planning to fight for number one seed in the YBOA Nationals.

The Mighty Tenth Grade Boys Team WHITE (Coach Lanier) plans to win two championships in a row as they play in an Exposure tournament this weekend.

The Mighty Seventh Grade Boys Team SILVER (Coach Carpenter) plays in the YBOA State this weekend. In the last tournament they played , they were champions.

Good Luck to all the Atlanta Select teams.