Atlanta Select Begins Third Season of Fantasy Football

Atlanta Select Fantasy Football has begun its third season with 12 players, all are affiliated with the Atlanta Select family.  The League consists of 12 teams. A brief profile of each player and a snapshot of some of the football players they have selected is below.

Coach Z is the League Manager and has a team in the East Division (Team Zeigler), This is his third year playing and has not yet made it to the playoff round. Good luck this year. Three of his key players are Philip Rivers, Roddy White and Reggie Bush.

Kenny Z, the son of Coach Z, and the champion from last season heads East Atlanta Allstars. Everyone will be gunning to dethrone him this year.  Three of his key players are Adrian Peterson, Larry Fitzgerald and Ben Jarvus Green-Ellis.

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Coach Kevin Morris who coached the mighty Eleventh Grade Boys BLACK team last season heads the Ellenwood Phillies Finest. This is his first season. Key players are Drew Brees, Steven Jackson and Pierre Thomas.

Coach Tahir Pyles who coached the Mighty Eighth Grade Boys PLATINUM team last season is in his first year in Fantasy Football. He heads Team Pyles. Three of his key players are Arian Foster, Rashard Mendenhall and Miles Austin.

Coach Dionne Mason Coached the Mighty Tenth Grade Boys RED team last season and has won a national championship in YBOA basketball. She heads Team Prime Time. Some of her key players are Ray Rice, Calvin Johnson and Sam Bradford.

Team Parent Nichelle Tillman is playing her second season. Mrs. Tillman has earned accolades for being a professional photographer for the Atlanta Select organization. She heads The Grayson Jazzie-Shells. Her key players are Michael Vick, Hakeem Nicks and DeAngelo Williams.

Ms. Vera Zeigler, daughter of Coach Z, is the Art Director for Atlanta Select and is a die hard Falcon fan. She heads Team Lift Off. Some of her key players are Maurice Jones-Drew, Matt Ryan and Greg Jennings who we claim as a distant cousin.

Coach Tony Burton coached the Mighty Ninth Grade Boys RED team last season. He heads Team Burton. His key players are Chris Johnson, Frank Gore and Mike Wallace.

Coach Paul McCadney coached the Mighty Lady Select Black Team with Coach McCrae. He is a seasoned Fantasy player who makes the playoffs each year. He is in his third season. His team is Team Blackjack. His key players are Aaron Rogers, Peyton Hollis and Darren McFadden.

Coach Wallace coached the mighty Tenth Grade Boys WHITE team last season. He heads Team Lanier. After a disappointing last season he is ready to do battle. His key players are Jamaal Charles, Michael Turner and Matt Forte.

Coach Allen AC Christopher coached two teams last season, the Mighty Fifth Grade Boys SILVER team and the Mighty Eleventh Grade Boys WHITE team. He heads Team Christopher. His key players are Tom Brady, Tony Romo and Mike Thomas.

Coach La'Teef  Majaliwa Pyles coached the Mighty Tenth Grade Boys PLATINUM team last season. He heads the Vine City RazorFingaz. In his second season he plans to bring havoc and win the championship. Keys players are LeSean McCoy, Andre Johnson and Admad Bradshaw.



You are invited to follow the Atlanta Select Fantasy Football league this Fall. Stats will be posted here in the "Current NEWS and on facebook.

Go Select. We play basketball and Fantasy Football.

End of Season Banquet - The Mighty 5th, 6th, 7th & 8th Grade SILVER Teams

Opened with a Prayer.

The Mighty 5th, 6th, 7th & 8th Grades SILVER Teams.

Atlanta Select would like to congratulate the Mighty SILVER Teams of the 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th grades for an extremely successful year. With nearly every player finishing the year on the A-B Honor Roll and these teams earning nearly 20 trophies for the season including third place at the nationals was quite a feat. Coaches Baskerville, Carpenter, Powell, Salley, Lottie. Webb, Christopher and others are to be commended for supervising such a successful program. Thanks to the parents for their wholehearted support. A job well done. Go Select!

The Seventh Annual Fall Skills Development Camp Begins Sept 11, 2011. Scroll down to see Sights and Scenes from Previous Seasons. Click on the Announcement above for Details and Registration.

 More sights and scenes next week.

Atlanta Select Coaches Trained in CPR and First Aid - Mandatory

Atlanta Select coaches for the 2012 season will be First Aid and CPR certified. There is no more important "Life Skills" then to know the steps to provide first aid or CPR if needed in an emergency situation. Thus, all Atlanta Select coaches, head coaches and assistants, will be required to take the necessary training and obtain the required certification.
Go Select!

CEO Hill and COO Zeigler with others demonstrated how to provide first aid for an arm injury.

COO Zeigler practicing Infant chest compressions.

First Aid and CPR training was conducted by the Atlanta City Fire Department.



Head Coach Sanders and COO Zeigler practicing adult chest compression procedures.



You are Invited - ABA Signing Party - Coach Payton East Point Jaguars Head Coach

Attention Atlanta Select Family, Friends and Fans. Our own Coach Payton, Head Coach of the 2011 Eleventh/Twelfth Grade SILVER team, has been selected Head Coach of the new ABA basketball team, the East Point Jaguars. We are invited to attend the signing party on Friday, August 12, 2011, at the SKYBOXX Restaurant and Sports Bar, 2180 Mt. Zion Parkway, Morrow, GA 31260. 


Congratulations goes to Coach Payton for his selection. Coach Payton lead his Atlanta Select 17u/18u SILVER team to seven championships last season including the National NSABA championship. Several of his players from his team last season have accepted scholarships to college. 


We are proud of Coach Payton and wish him the best.

Go Select! 

Friday Nights Sights - Six Atlanta Select Teams in Action.

Five Atlanta Select teams are playing in the Atlanta Select "Back to School Summer Jam" and two teams playing in another local tournament, one team is playing in both tournaments.



Coach Hill and the Mighty Ninth Grade CLASSIC in a tournament at Tri-Cities HS.
All others at the Andy Young YMCA in the Atlanta Select PRIME Tournament.



Great facility for the Atlanta Select PRIME Tournament.
A "Life Skills" sessions will be given to all players
 on Saturday by former NBA player, Jumaine Jones.

 

Coach Pyles and the Mighty Eighth Grade PLATINUM.

Coach Hall and the Mighty Eighth Grade PRIME.

Coach Walker and the Mighty Tenth Grade BLACK,
 also playing in the tournament at Tri-Coties HS.

Coach Christopher and the Mighty Eleventh Grade WHITE.

Coach Morton and the Mighty Eleventh Grade PRIME,
the tournament host.

Nothing Like the Memories From the Nationals - Atlanta Select 16u WHITE

The Mighty Tenth Grade/16u Atlanta Select WHITE Team at the AAU Nationals.

Atlanta Select 17u and 16u BLACK Teams on the Big Shot Tour in SC.

It is all about EXPOSURE.