TRYOUTS - The Mighty 15u/9th Grade COLLEGE Bound West

Head Coach Wallace has scheduled 

"TRYOUTS"

for his 2016 Mighty Atlanta Select 15u/9th Grade COLLEGE Bound West team. 

Sunday, February 28, 2016, 1 - 3 PM

"The Fab"
1940 Parker Court
Stone Mountain, GA

This will be the final "Tryout" for his team.

Feel free to contact Coach Wallace at (404) 602-2989, email: visionbasketball@icloud.com 

Just Go Select!!!

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Presenting Atlanta Select's Ladies of the Court!!!

Celebrating ten years of Atlanta Select Lady Select Basketball

The Lady Select RED

CADRE COO Coach McCrae

(678) 437-7348

The Lady Select XCLUSIVE

CADRE COO Coach Kelly

(404) 797-2653

The Lady Select DIAMOND

CADRE COO Coach Mandeldove

(678) 463-7587

The Lady Select SILVER

CADRE COO - Coach Hollaway

(678) 616-6367

Lady Select RED Augusta

CADRE COO - Coach Howard 

(706) 339-4510

Just Go Atlanta Select

Co-Founder & COO - Coach Z

Atlanta Select Basketball Association

(Since 2005)

(770) 598-8511

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TRYOUT This Coming Weekend - Atlanta Select 9U Boys.

Former Atlanta Select Player, Jaron Blossomgame, Scored career-high at Clemson University

Jaron Blossomgame scored a career-high 33 points to lead Clemson (16-11, 9-6). in a game on Saturday, Feb 20, 2016.

Proud of our former Atlanta select player.

Congratulations Jaron, Go Clemson Tigers. 

Just Go Select!!!

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TRYOUTS - Atlanta Select 9u South Side

TRYOUTS - The Mighty 9U/3rd Grade Atlanta Select South Side

Head Coach Keith Jackson has scheduled "TRYOUTS" for his Mighty 9U/3rd Grade Atlanta Select SOUTH Side Team.

Sunday, February 28, 2016
5 - 7 PM

Price Middle School 
1670 Benjamin Weldon Bickers Drive
Atlanta GA 30315

This Mighty 3rd Grade team is the youngest team within the Select Nation and is prepared to demonstrate the pillars of the Select Nation of 
"EDUCATION", "LIFE SKILLS", "SPORTS".

Be prepared to see them on the circuit the Spring and Summer. 

Feel free to contact Coach Jackson at (313) 910-5907

Just Go Select!!!

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TRYOUTS - The Mighty Atlanta Select 17U/11th Grade RED Elite Team

Head Coach Odell Ferrell has scheduled "TRYOUTS" for his 2016 Atlanta Select 17U/11th Grade RED Elite team.

Saturday, February 20, 2016
Promptly at 2:30 - 4:30 PM

Chamblee Charter High School
Chamblee Dunwoody Road
Chamblee, GA 30341






After an extremely successful 2015 season, Coach Ferrell is prepared to staffed another highly talented, skilled and dynamic team.

 Please contact Coach Ferrell and acknowledge that you will attend.

He may be reached at (678) 478-4256.

Just Go Select!!!

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Atlanta Select NEWS, Wednesday, Feb 17, 2016

Good Day Select Family,

Wow! I can hardly believe that so many folks are calling me requesting to join the Select organization. Referrals are coming in from the National and State AAU headquarters. Of course we cannot handle all the requests. Many of our teams are filled and we do not have additional teams to accommodate certain grades and certain areas. We need more 8th grade teams, and we need more teams that serve the Cobb and Douglas counties. Before we add teams we need additional dedicated and committed head coaches. I need your help to identify interested and qualified additional coaches that may want to lead a team in the Mighty Select Nation.

With that said, I do not want current head coaches to try and add another team. My guidance is that you cannot lead two or more teams as the head coach. Why? The history of potential problems. Scheduling, sharing time between the teams and most of all unhappiness from the parents believing that you are favoring one team more than the other. Each team must have its own head coach that is directly responsible to me. You can assist in coordinating the actions of that team but overall responsibility is the head coach of that team who is responsible to me. This guidance is based on 25 years of experience and I am trying to prevent problems that you will have trying to coach two or more teams.

I hate to not give a potential prospect a chance to become an Atlanta Select, but if we cannot place a prospect on a quality full time team then it is best to let them look some place else. Just Business.

Over the holiday weekend I had the opportunity to meet with the CADRE of one group of Lady Select coaches and with the parents of the Mighty 8th Grade COLLEGE Bound team. What a pleasure. I was impressed with the organization and planning of the coaches and glad to provide an overview of the organization and our philosophy to the parents. This is all in the spirit of SYNERGY. I am willing to meet with your coaches, parents and/or players to welcome them to the organization and to let them see that I have your back. Just give me a few days notice in advance whereas I can plan to attend. This Sunday I am meeting with the Mighty 9th Grade PRIME team coached by Coach Hall.

As the COO of the organization that is responsible for providing you guidance and direction I will not ask you to do something that I will not do. I have completed my NCAA Certification background check, completed the required course and received my Completion Certificate. I do not plan to sit on any team's bench this year but I wanted you to know that I have gone through the process and it is relatively easy. Follow the procedures in our MEMO for Action Number 6, dated Feb 4, 2016 - NCAA Certification. There are two parts in which you must follow to gain your NCAA Certification. Part one the background check. The cost is $50. It is a thorough check much more in depth  than the check for your AAU membership. Part two, Once you have been notified that you passed the background check you have 10 days to complete the NCAA Eligibility  course. It's free, no test, but you have to go through the entire tutorial. Once completed you will received you completion Certificate with a Completion Code as shown below. Note. I have covered my code because their is only one Atlanta Select Coach Z.

Once you have received your Completion Code, share it with me whereas I can vouch for you if need be. I have received the code for Coach Sanders.

NCAA Certification is only required for coaches planning to coach and sit on the bench during certified events. The Spring Events take place on Apr 15 -17 and Apr 22 - 24. See the events at these two links. 

 http://ncaa.s3.amazonaws.com/files/bbcert/2016_Spring_Events_M.pdf - Boys events.

http://ncaa.s3.amazonaws.com/files/bbcert/2016_Spring_Events_W.pdf - Girls events.

Please note if the tournaments are not listed on these two links than the tournaments during this period are not NCAA certified. Now, let me make one think clear. There are organizations that list tournaments masquerading as NCAA certified.  Be careful.

Now there may be EXPOSURE tournaments. What's the difference? NCAA Certified events have Division I coaches in attendance to watch your student athletes. At EXPOSURE events Division I coaches are not allowed. There may be scouts and others in attendance checking your players out but EXPOSURE events do not carry the prestige and weight as a NCAA Events.

Many of the NCAA Certified events award trophies in several categories. Our policy is that if you win more games than you lost we recognized your team as winners and you are added to the 'Trophy Count". 

Coaches, We are Select and we are to provide our parents with timely and correct information on ensuring that our student athletes are NCAA eligible. Take notes from the course that you are required to take and provide your parents and players with correct information. You may have to take the lead in advising your players to register with the NCAA Clearing house, SAT and ACT testing dates,  (https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/sat/register/dates-deadlines) ( http://www.actstudent.org/regist/intldates.html), respectively, and the required courses that they must take in high school. Guidance should be provided to students athletes beginning in the 7th grade and beyond. I will mail a pamphlet to all head coaches 7th grade and above on Friday with NCAA Eligibility information. But I am holding you responsible to gather the required information and share with your parents and players. We are Select!!!

Coach Harris and Coach Lawson are holding TRYOUTS this Sunday, Feb 21,  at Price Middle School. Please send 6th and 7th grade boys to this events. Details are posted on our web site's Calendar.

We are working toward making this our best year ever. We are prepared to do what others fail to do. We are Select!!!

SYNERGY

Kudos to Ellis Merriweather - First Team All Region

Yes, Atlanta Select Mighty CLASSIC team player, Ellis Merriweather, and varsity team player for King's Ridge HS Tigers, has been named a member of the ALL Region First team.

In a recent game, Ellis led his team with 28 points and 13 rebounds toward a 

team win of 85 - 75.

He is a member of the Mighty Atlanta Select CLASSIC team coached by 

Head Coach Jason Ricker.

Kudos also, to Coach Ricker for preparing Ellis to be a starter on his high school team and to be a dynamic force. 

We can say, Just Go Select!!!

Just Go Select!!!

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Kudos to Christian Frazier and Mason Phillips - All Douglas County Team.

Congratulations to Christian Frazier and Mason Phillips.

Both players made the Douglas County All County team. The players, from Mason Creek Middle School Wolves Basketball team, are members of the Mighty Atlanta Select SILVER team coached by Head Coach Brian Frazier and Assistant Coach Winfield.

Their team lost in the semi-finals but these two players were recognized at the championship game as All- Stars.

Kudos goes to their AAU coaches for preparing them to make their school's team and developing them to be a force to be recognized. Thanks to Coaches Frazier and Winfield for all they do.

Looking forward for these two players to excel during the 2016 AAU season.

Just Go Select!!!

Yes, Just Go Select!!!

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TRYOUTS - The Mighty Atlanta Select 12U/6th Grade SILVER Team

Head Coach Raynal "Shaka" Harris will hold "TRYOUTS" for his Mighty Atlanta Select 12U/6th Grade SILVER Team.

Sunday, Feb 21, 2016

5 - 7 PM

Luther Judson Price Middle School
1670 Benjamin Weldon Bickers Dr.
Atlanta GA 30315



Feel Free to contact Coach Harris at
(404) 217-1897

Just Go Select!!!

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The Atlanta Select Head Coaches CADRE for 2016

Presenting the Head Coaches and their 2016 Atlanta Select Teams.

Atlanta Select Head Coaches 2016

8U/2d Grade Lady Select BLACK  Diamond Future – 

Coach Mandeldove (678) 463-7587

9U/3d Grade SYNERGY Select – Coach Baskerville (404) 554 -7405

9U/3d Grade South Side – Coach Jackson (313) 910-5907

9u/3d Grade BLACK Diamond Elite –

Coach Mandeldove (678) 463-7587

10U/4^th Grade Lady Select BLACK Diamond Premier – 

Coach Mandeldove) 

678) 463-7587

10U/4^th Grade SYNERGY Select – Coach G. Stewart (404) 484-5310

10U/4^th Grade Roswell Bombers – Coach Krantz (404) 431-3775

10U/4^th Grade Sons of Thunder – Coach Cooke (404) 313-8200

10U/4^th Grade BLACK – Coach Mays (678) 358-1944

11U/5^th Grade Broncos – Coach Fann (678) 516-5213

12U/5^th Grade SILVER – Coach Harris (404) 217-1897

12U/6^th Grade Lady Select Xclusive – Coach R. (Shun) Jackson (678) 994-8999

12U/6^th Grade PRIME – Coach Copper (404) 867-4342

12U/6^th Grade BLACK 2022 _ Coaches Keown & Elston 

(770) 676-4055 or (678) 462-0638

12U/6^th Grade RED Elite – Coach Lawson (404) 543-2523

13U/7^th Grade BLACK – Coach Mayo (678) 471-9311

13U/7^th Grade Lady Select RED – Coach Lewis (770) 330-5202

13U/7th Grade RED – Coach Lawson (404) 543-2523

13U/7th Grade Xclusive - Coach R. (Shun) Jackson (678) 994-8999

14U/8^th Grade Lady Select Xclusive – Coach Kelly (404) 797-2653

14U/8^th Grade SILVER – Coach Frazier (678) 517-6120

14U/8^th Grade COLLEGE Bound – Coach Woods (865) 243-7979

15U/9^th Grade COLLEGE Bound East– Coach Johnson (678) 670-4859

15U/9^th Grade COLLEGE Bound West – Coach Wallace (404) 602-2989

15U/9^th Grade Lady Select RED – Coach McCrae (678) 437-7348

15U/9^th Grade PRIME – Coach Hall (404) 449-4364

16U/10^th Grade Lady Select Augusta BLACK – Coach Howard (706) 339-4510

16U/10^th Grade RED – Coach Burton (678) 521-6225

16U/10^th Grade BLACK – Coach Morris (678) 613-7915

17U/11^th Grade CLASSIC – Coach Ricker (678) 643-0134

17U/11^th Grade RED Elite – Coach Ferrell (678) 478-4256

17U/11^th Grade SILVER – Coach Hill (678) 521-4232

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Just Go Select!!!