AAU

Lessons Learned Hoops

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LESSONS LEARNED AAU

"Take pride in how far you have come, and have faith in how far you can go!"

LL Hoops will field three teams in the 2008 season. We bring our players into our system and take pride in emphasizing player growth and development in a competitive atmosphere. The experience and knowledge of our coaching staff provides a unique advantage and superior learning environment for our players. Each of our three coaches have competed and/or coached at the collegiate or professional level.

Cheryl Yarbrough (Robinson High School, three year starter and captain at the College of William & Mary, Founded LL Hoops 1997 as a coaching and college consulting business)

We believe our five-month immersion in "Maximum Basketball" is the best way to teach our players mental toughness, decision-making, fundamentals, and strategies necessary to perform successfully in games. Our coaches plant seeds for success through a variety of different experiences ranging from speed and quickness training, strength training, "Race for the Cure," to a attending college games and practices, and a boot training camp in June. Tournaments against national caliber competition include events such as, AAU Super Regional, Adidas Deep South, Adidas Showtime National Championship, Blue Chip Invitational at Penn State, NYC Nike Summer Slam, and US Junior Nationals.

At LL, the AAU experience is about more than basketball! It's about setting goals, reaching your potential, doing your best, giving back, developing leadership skills, being a good teammate, accountability and playing the game the right way. We define success by more than a scoreboard! We are looking for girls who are committed to improving, are self-motivated, and have a strong desire to work on their game year round. Our parents are a huge part of the formula. They create a mutually supportive team environment and believe that it “takes a village” to raise a child.

AAU fees for the season have averaged $2,500 for the last three years.

2008 AAU Schedule

Date	Tournament	Location	Team
March 24 week	Start AAU
March 29-30	Md. Flames Tournament	Prince Georges Co, MD	Everyone
April 5-6	Fairfax Stars Tournament of Champions	NoVa	Everyone
April 7	Erin Peterson Memorial Golf Tournament	Chantilly Country Club
April 12	Philadelphia Belles	Philadelphia, PA	Everyone
April 13	Off
College Exposure Tournaments.
April 18-20	Adidas - Deep South	Raleigh, NC	Ronay
April 18-20	Blue Chip VCU	Richmond, VA	Harris
April 19-20	Weekend Off		Yarbrough
April 26-27	Cardinal Tournament		Yarbrough
April 26-27	Weekend Off		Ronay, Harris
May 3	Capital Classic	Mt St Mary’s	Everyone
May 4	Training Camp	Warehouse	Everyone
May 9-11	James River Blaze AAU Super Regional	Richmond, VA	Ronay
May 9-11	Va. Magic Classic	George Mason Univ.	Harris, Yarbrough
May 17-18	Weekend Off		Ronay
May 16-18	Cardinal Tournament	Mt Vernon	Harris, Yarbrough
College Exposure Tournament
May 24- 25	Commotion by the Ocean	Newport, RI	Ronay
May 24-25	Off		Harris, Yarbrough
May 30-June 1	Weekend Off		Ronay
May 30-June 1	Va Magic Classic II	George Mason Univ.	Harris, Yarbrough
June 7-8	Fairfax Stars Summer Spectacle	NoVa	Everyone
June 7	Juniors take SAT’s
June 9-13	Week Off for Exams	No Practice	Everyone
June 14-15	UVA Tournament of Champions	Charlottesville, VA	Everyone
June 27-29	U Turn Warriors	Richmond, VA	Everyone
July 1-2	Practice for Penn State
College Exposure Tournaments
July 5-8	Blue Chip - Penn St	State College, PA	Everyone
July 9-11	Nike - Summer Slam	Jersey City, NJ	Ronay
July 12-13	Hershey Meltdown	Hershey, PA	Harris, Yarbrough
July 22-25	U.S. Jr. Nationals	Washington, DC	Ronay Harris
July 25-28	U.S. Jr. Nationals	Washington, DC	Harris, Yarbrough