Junior Hoops Arizona

The Tucson Magic Basketball Club Offers A Full Service Approach to Club Basketball

The Tucson Magic is a club basketball organization that provides instruction to boys, ages 9 - 16 and girls, ages 13 - 16.  They offer a full service approach to club basketball that is highly competitive yet appropriately inclusive.  Structured practice, league play, travel opportunity and individual lessons are available to ther participants. 

With over 50 years of combined coaching experienc at both the club and interscholastic levels, they approach the game with a focus on individual improvement and a foundaiton of team play.  As educators and career coaches, they specialized in training specifically with student-athletes.

Darrell Patton is the founder and director of the Tucson Magic Basketball Club.  Jason Apocada, Max Rubin and Dalena Gregory form the coaching staff.   For more information on the Tucson Magic, visit their website by clicking here.

Arizona All-Stars and K-9 Basketball Create Joint-Venture: The K9/All-Stars

The Arizona All-Stars Youth Basketball Club System and the K-9 Basketball Academy have teamed up to form an elite squad of youth basketball players that will concentrate primarily on playing in the local area's top tournaments.  The merger will focus on combining the best players from both systems to challenge Arizona's existing top youth baskeball club teams.   

As the level of participation rises in Arizona's competitive youth basketball community, more youth club teams are being created to address the popularity of basketball club competition that is taking place throughout the entire state of Arizona.   With this growth, a clear distinction is taking place between the average teams and the more advanced level of play club teams.

With the multiple tournaments taking place throughout the state, more often than not, the winners of these tournaments usually turn out to be the same few teams who dominate the field.  In order to create more top tier local competiton, the K9/All-Stars initiative will give many of the best players in the state the opportunity to play more often together and against the state's traditional dominant teams.

At the end of the day, traveling outside of Arizona in order to play against the best competiton will not necessarily be a must since the top level of competition will be right here in the neighborhood.  The hope is that the K9/All-Star merger will motivate other organizations to also create elite teams so that Arizona conitnues to grow in reputation as a youth basketball center for both multiple talented players and teams.

SouthWest Sports Academy Inspires Inner-City Youths Through Basketball

The SouthWest Sports Academy is a co-ed academy for basketball players ages 6 to 17.  As a program of the Mary Ann Wright Foundation, it works primarly with inner-city youths and seeks players of all levels to enhance their love and knowledge of the game.  It emphasizes working on the physical aspects of the game such as quick thinking, endurance, and improving physical speed.  Players learn how to play the game with confidence, heart and determination. 

The academy intends to decrease the statistics of re-occuring inner-city issues that are associated with financial and social problems.   Their aim is to create a stable future for the youth by offering them the opportunity through the sport of basketball to go to college, live a good life, be a good citizen and also learn to give back.

The academy offers a year round facility with great coaches, an educational program, personal character counseling, career counseling, extra curricular activities, vocational training in the sports & entertainment fields, an intern program, annual scholarships and quarterly fundraisers.  They are open to donations.

Founded by Illya Dailey and Albert Ramirez, the SouthWest Sports Academy can be contacted by email at swsacademy@yahoo.com or by telephone at 602-258-5163.   To visit their website click here.

P.O.W.E.R HOUSE Youth Basketball Tryouts: Developing Student-Athletes and Good Citizens

The Power House Youth Basketball Club Team is a program within the Power House Youth Facility designed to give kids the opportunity to play competitive club ball.

The goals is to have every individual that enters their program leave as a highly functioning person.  Learning the importance of making good choices and being accountable for actions taken is a major goal of the organization.

With this in mind, the Power House basketball club program exists to give kids the opportunity to apply and learn positive character traits while also learning the fundamental basketball skills necessary to be successfull in a competitive club basketball environment.

If you are interested in joining the Power House teams only a couple of slots remain.  Currently, they are having open tryouts for their competitive travel 13U team on December 11 and 15 and on January 2, 5, 9 and 12 @ 6:00pm at the Mesa Baptist Church located at 2425 S. Alma School Road in Mesa.  Tryouts are in preparation for travel to San Diego for the MLK Hoopfest Tournament and entry into the local Excel Sports League.

To learn more about the Power House Youth Facility and its basketball teams, click here. 

Flagstaff Hoops AAU Basketball Club Team

Flagstaff Hoops is a non-profit boy's club basketball organization in Northern Arizona for all ages starting in Middle School and going up to seniors in High School.  The original team was established in 2002 by a group of dedicated athletes, coaches and parents who wanted a higher level of competition and more opportunity for the kids.  Since then it has helped many local Flagstaff players achieve their development goals as well as earning the opportunity to play at the next level.  Besides attending tournaments in Phoenix and outside of Arizona, Flagstaff Hoops also hosts its own tournaments and camps throughout the year.   For more information click here.

Sporting Chance Youth Basketball: A Southern Arizona Youth Basketball Icon

Sporting Chance Youth Basketball, Inc. is a Tucson-based, non-profit organization which has greatly expanded youth basketball opportunities for Tucson-area youngsters. Through its tournaments, leagues, clinics, teams and other programs, it provides new opportunities for thousands of youngsters to participate in youth sports and related development programs.

In addition to its tournaments, team program and instructional clinics, Sporting Chance hosts a variety of community events that support a wide cross-section of the Tucson community. These programs include free basketball clinics for underprivileged youth, the "Junior Lame for a Game" that has raised money for the Disabled Student Center at the University of Arizona, and the annual "Wildcat Dream Invitational", which has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for a variety of Tucson area charities.

Known throughout Arizona and surrouning states, are its two annual club basketball tournaments, the Holiday Tip Off, and the Summer Slam.  Click here to visit their website.

 

K-9 Unit Basketball Academy Becomes a Junior Hoops of America Member

K-9 Unit Basketball Academy has become a member of Junior Hoops of America and formed a strategic alliance with JHA which will allow both organizations to cross-market eachother and eventually work on mutual youth basketball projects.

K-9 Unit Basketball offers both a basketball academy and a series of tournament offerings designed to bring to the Phoenix Metro area quality training and tournament options.  In addition,  K-9 Unit Basketball also offers club basketball opportunities for those who are looking to compete at the club team level.  Curently the academy offers club teams from  9 years of age up to Varsity level of play.

With its Junior Hoops of America alliance, K-9 Unit Basketball will have access to additional branding, marketing and public relations for the K-9 Unit Basketball offerings to include academy, club teams, and tournaments.  As part of the association, all Junior Hoops of America members qualify for a $175 tournament team rate on all K-9 Unit tournaments.

With this relationship, Junior Hoops of America continues to form inclusive relationships with valley organizations engaged in the youth basketball industry thus expanding its ability to bring to the public awareness, education and practical information on the valley's youth basketball community. 

Basketball Training Academy Holding Member Registrations and Winter League Club Tryouts

Jump Athletic, a leading youth basketball training program for boys and girls in the Phoenix, Scottsdale area, is holding registrations for its basketball training academy and basketball club team tryouts for Winter youth competitive and recreational basketball leagues.  Tryouts for Jump Athletic youth basketball teams that play in competitive and recreational Winter leagues around the Phoenix/Scottsdale area begin December 1st. 

The academy and club teams are designed for boys and girls in the age group of 7 - 16 years old.  The basketball teams begin practice on Tuesday and Thursday the week of December 7th.  No practices will be held over the Winter break, December 24 - January 2.  Teams will play games in the ABL League which begins on Friday, January 15, 2010.  All team practices will take place after all training academy sessions.

The training academy will be held weekly on Tuesday and Thursday nights from 6pm - 7pm.  Expect to see a trainer-to-player ratio that is considered to be one of the best in the industry.  The academy emphasizes that fundamental drills are the main focus and repetition is the key to improvement. 

Centrally located, training is housed out of Paradise Valley Christian Preparatory School located at 11875 North 24th Street, Phoenix, Arizona.  For more information visit their website at www.JumpAthletic.com.   Additional information resources include:  Twitter@JumpAthletic and Facebook:JumpAthletic, and www.jumpathletic.com/blog.

To access the PRWEB full press release click here.

 

Phoenix Force Club Organization Aligns with Junior Hoops of America

The Phoenix Force Club Organization has aligned itself with Junior Hoops of America.  The alliance will provide the Phoenix Force system branding, marketing and public relations services offered by Junior Hoops of America.

Respected throughout the state of Arizona, the Phoenix Force Club Organization has a winning history as its club teams have won multiple tournaments throughout the years.  The organization is looking to grow its team offerings and increase the visibility of its brand by aligning itself with Junior Hoops of America whose mission is to promote the youth basketball community to include club teams, leagues, academies and tournaments.

The goal of the Phoenix Force Club Organization is to provide a safe and productive environment that enables children to learn and apply the principles of teamwork, discipline, dedication, and sportsmanship

Jump Athletic Merges Club Team Talents With Team Metro

Jump Athletic has merged Club Team talents with Team Metro to form a powerful force in the AAU youth basketball scene around the Metro Phoenix Area.

This past basketball season, players from both programs played together for the first time and the 17 U elite travel team made some major noise in the club basketball scene.

Erik Gray founder of Team Metro coached the team along with Dwayne Johnson as the team placed very well in all tournaments inside and out side the state.

Coach Gray along with founder of Jump Athletic, Brian Sacks, will be scouting high school players through out the upcoming season as they prepare for next club season  which will begin in  April of 2010. The goal of this merger is to form the most successful club teams not only in Arizona but on the West Coast. The duo of Gray and Sacks plan on having three elite teams, 15U, 16U and 17U in the 2010 club season.