What's Going On at the Nationals

The Mighty Second Grade RED 1-1 in Pool Play at the AAU Nationals in Memphis.

The Mighty Fifth Grade SILVER is 3-1 in Pool Play at the YBOA Nationals In Florida.

The Mighty Sixth Grade SILVER is 1-2 in Pool Play at the YBOA Nationals in Florida.

Good Luck to all> Go Select!

Our Youngest Team at the AAU Nationals.

We Salute our Atlanta Select Youngest Team, the Mighty Second Grade Team RED, as they begin play at the AAU Nationals in Memphis, TN.

This team earned six trophies during the season, earning a trophy in nearly every tournament in which they participated, and most of them were in the Third Grade/9U age group.

They qualified for both the AAU and YBOA Nationals. By the way they are ranked number ONE in YBOA in the State of Georgia.

Good Luck and Go Select at the AAU Nationals.

Last Weekend They Supported Us. This Weekend We Are Supporting Them.

The Mighty Seventh Grade SILVER.

The mighty Eighth Grade PRIME.

The Mighty Ninth Grade CLASSIC.


Not Pictured the Mighty Eleventh Grade PRIME.

 We appreciate the support that the West Georgia Xpress provided Atlanta Select for the Warm Up for the Nationals.  This weekend we are supporting the West Georgia Xpress Pre-Independance Day Tournament.

Good Luck to all.

The 2011 Warm Up for the Nationals Comes to an End - The Trophy Earners.

The Second Annual Warm Up for the Nationals concluded with the crowning of four new champions but honoring all participants who made the tournament a towering success. With activities for the boys in the Tenth, Eighth, Seventh and Sixth Grades at two locations (Action Sports Academy and Redan High School), teams from Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee and throughout the metro area played their hearts out. Atlanta Select would like to thank them all and invite them back for Warm Up III in June 2012.

Earning the championship in the Tenth Grade Division was the West Georgia Xpress.  With maybe only one player six feet tall the team demonstrated that height is not everything. Head Coach Kevin Jones indicated during the pool play that what his team lack in height they make up in speed and teamwork. Similar to the African proverb "When spiders work together they can tie up a lion", they ran, trap, out rebounded and of course out scored their opponents. They lost one game in pool play by one point. Congratulations to the West Georgia  Xpress. 

Atlanta Select RED took Runner Up honors in the Tenth Grade Division. The team is ready for the Nationals. Head Coach Dionne Mason has made sure of that. Atlanta Select is honored to have this national championship team from last season prepared for the events in July.

Top honors in the Eighth Grade Division was earned by "The Laurel Jones County (LJC) Elite from Laurel, Mississippi. Coach Randy Pettis brought his team to Atlanta for Warm Up Number I in 2010, earning a second place finish. With a core of the same players from last year and a few outstanding additions, the team, most definitely, is ready for the nationals. We appreciate this team taking the six hour ride to participate in our tournament.

Kudos goes to the RC Blackhawks from Huntsville, Alabama for their outstanding performance during the tournament and earning the Runner Up spot in the Eighth Grade Division. Coach Lesley Ford has thoroughly prepared his team for events in July.

Atlanta Select SILVER, Head Coach Carpenter, took home the championship trophy in the Seventh Grade Division. This team has been on a roll all season qualifying for several national tournaments. Coach Carpenter is pictured presenting the team Championship trophy to Greg Ringer. Atlanta Select can be proud that this team will be among the group of Atlanta Select teams participating in national tournaments in July.

The West Georgia Xpress earned Runner Up honors in the Seventh Grade Division. This is a testament that the Xpress is rather strong, sending two teams to the tournament and both teams earned trophies. Pretty sure that these two teams are prepared for the nationals. The team's next trip is to Chicago, IL prior to going to the nationals. Good luck to Coach Zachery and his mighty team from Villa Rica, GA.

Top honors in the Sixth Grade Division was earned by the Georgia Spartans. The Spartans out of the Eric Snow organization has been a force in every tournament they have participated in this season. Countless trophies. Enough Said. They are ready for the nationals.

Rounding out the Sixth Grade Division and finishing second was the Atlanta Select Sixth Grade SILVER. Coach Baskerville, the tournament director for the Action Sports Academy, gave the coaching responsiblities to his assistants and they did an outstanding job. We are confident that this team will represent Atlanta Select extremely well in Florida in July.

Again Atlanta Select would like to thank all the teams and organizations that participated in the "Warm Up for the Nationals". A special thanks goes out to Head Coach Jesse Baskerville (Actions Sports Academy) and Head Coach Wallace Lanier (Redan high School) for their hard work in coordinating and supervising the events. SYNERGY at work.

Just a note. Atlanta Select had several teams participating in other tournaments in other organizations this weekend. Many earned trophies and will be profiled separately. This article highlights the "Warm UP". For more information and highlights of the events this weekend check out the blog on "Coaches and Teams".

Hope that all Fathers had a great weekend and that all of us paid tribute to those who first recognized and honored Juneteenth. 

The Warm Up - Championship Sunday - Happy Father's Day - Celebrate Juneteenth.

The Warm Up "Championship" Games today.

At Action Sports Center:

Seventh Grade Championship Game between the Atlanta Select SILVER and West Georgia Xpress, at 10:30 AM.

Eighth Grade Championship Game between LJC Elite from Laurel, MS vs. RC Blackhawks from Huntsville, AL, at 10:30 AM.

Sixth Grade Championship Game between the Atlanta Spartans vs. Atlanta Select SILVER, at noon.

At Redan High School:

Tenth Grade Semi-final Game between Atlanta Select RED vs. TNT from Nashville, TN. at 10:00 AM.

Tenth Grade Semi-final Game between West Georgia Xpress and the LJC Elite from Laurel, MS, at 11:30 AM.

The Tenth Grade Championship Game at 1:15 PM.

Warm Up for the Nationals - Cool Off in the Pool. See Hotlanta!

Our annual Atlanta Select tournament - Warm Up for the Nationals - is always a few days before Summer begins, officially. However, it is already HOT in Hotlanta. Everyday in June, thus far, the temperature has skyrocketed to over 90 degrees.

 But the players and their friends and family, as hotel guest, can cool off in the pool. Coaches need to be developing strategies to win the next game. They can cool off later.

The pool at the DOUBLE TREE Hotel, 2055 South Park Place, Atlanta, GA 30339.

This hotel is listed as the host hotel for the tournament. First class at a reasonable price. Less than $96 per day to include tax! But listen, that rate includes full breakfast for 4 people per guestroom. This is the DoubleTree, the breakfast is the "Wow".

The rooms are spacious and luxurious, a very comfortable environment for the players and their families to rest after the events of the day. Hot Chocolate Cookies are available. Have you ever had a DoubleTree Chocolate Chip Cookie? You just can not eat one.

Take a virtual tour of the hotel. Click on the link below.

http://www.emarketing360.com/DoubleTree/GA/DANW/

Reservations may be made by the individual guests making their own reservation, either at the hotel or at 1-800-222-TREE and ask for the Atlanta Select group rate.  Reservations can also be made by clicking on this link:

 Atlanta Select rooms at the Double Tree by Hilton, Atl, NW, Marietta for 6/17-6/19

Our code is ASB.  Reservations close on June 13, 2011.



The plan is, for you to come to Atlanta, to play basketball, to compete with the best, against the best, to see if you are ready for the Nationals, the Showcase, The Exposure Event, Las Vegas, Orlando, Myrtle Beach or at your home.

If you are a local team, spend the weekend at the hotel. Practice some team bonding.

Make this your out-of-town trip.

But rest in a comfortable place, see Hotlanta and enjoy the events of the Warm Up for the Nationals.

We invite you to participate in our tournament and we welcome you to Hotlanta. For more information click on http://www.atlselect.com/.

Thank you. Coach Z. 770-808-4444