AAU TEAMS

• ASA 6 & 9 participate in the Warriors Spring-3 Shootout.

  Published on May 14, 2012
  ASA 6 had a very good weekend.  The guard play was spectacular with; Henry Terry and Chandler Daugherty leading the way to two victories on Saturday.   Both players shot the deep ball very well and made terrific decisions in the open court.  Blair Mims and Paul Miller-Schmidt continued their inside dominance while Justin Woo’s 3-point shot continues to improve.  ASA-6 beat Mass Elite and the Boston warriors in convincing fashion to set up a championship game on Sunday Morning.   Although tied at the half, the New Hampshire Hustle proved too much for ASA-6, beating them by 9 points. Henry Terry and Justin Woo in action below...
  
  
  
  
  
  ASA-9 ran into some serious size this weekend.  In its first game on Saturday ASA-9 was confronted with a BSS starting front line of 6’6, 6’5.  Coming off the bench for BSS was 6’4 and 6’3, without 2 of it’s own big men due to school athletic conflicts, ASA-9 eventually wore down and lost by 6 points.  Peter Honzik battled inside but ASA couldn’t knock down enough 3 - point shots to make up for its lack of size.
  
  In it’s second game on Saturday ASA played a very good and well balanced team from Connecticut.  Again with only 6 players ASA-9 wore down and again dropped a game.  Thankfully Sunday ASA-9 had eight players in the line-up and beat a very scrappy team from Up-state NY by 12 points.

• ASA-4 and 8 make strong showings at State Tournament

  Published on May 7, 2012
  ASA-4 continued it’s season long success by opening up the State Tournament with a 15 point victory over the Boston Titans.  This set the stage for “winners” game vs Bay State Jaguars.  ASA-4 dropped this game by a bunch and could not figure out how to break the constant full court pressure the Jags applied.  After two games at the State Tournament Coach Brickley’s, bunch had earned the two seed for bracket play and a match-up with the Boston Warriors.  ASA-4 showed up ready to play Sunday morning and took down the Warriors to once again set up a rematch with the Bay State Jaguars for the State Championship.  The Jags relentless ball pressure and hot shooting proved too much for ASA-4.  Although ASA-4 played extremely hard they had to settle for a second place finish and the silver medal.  The Jags are a very strong team, and will give ASA-4 a measuring stick for improvement.  Congratulations to ASA-4 on a great showing at States.
  
  
  ASA-8 started the weekend off with a great start beating the Mass Ducks 39-36.  Moving onto the “winners” game of their bracket they dropped a heartbreaker to “Team Elite” by 2 points.  With just 3.5 seconds left “Team Elite” hit a shot to give them the dramatic victory.  Moving onto bracket play ASA-8 had secured the two seed in their pool and was gearing up for a Sunday Showdown with the Mass-Jags.  Sunday morning also proved to be a very close game with ASA dropping the game by 1 point.  Chris Keville has a very strong showing leading ASA-8 with 22 points and a last second shot that just rimmed out.  Although ASA-8 lost two games at States and was eliminated their two losses were by a combined 3 points.  This team played very hard and has made big improvements.
  
  

• ASA-9 makes noise in States / ASA-4 & ASA-12 doing work at Zero Gravity Tourny

  Published on April 30, 2012
  ASA-9 big a big splash at the State Tournament this weekend.  In it’s first game of the weekend they took down a very physical and fast Boston Titans team, a close game throughout, ASA pulled away in the last few minutes.  ASA ran into a hot shooting Warrior team in the second game of the day and lost by 7 points.  ASA-9 earned the second seed in their pool and was ready for Sunday Bracket Play.  Sunday belonged to Lukas Kay.  Kay’s shooting lead the way to both victories he scored over 50 points in the two victories over Mass Elite and the Boston Spartans.  After playing four games in two days ASA-9 dropped its 5th game in two days and third of the day in the quarterfinals to the Blaze 51-45.  Jamie Kennedy did his best to keep ASA in the game with his rebounding and full court scoring drives, but fatigue was too much to over come.  Congrats to ASA-9 on a great run in the State Tournament.  Lukas Kay, Peter Honzik & team picture seen below.
  

  

  
  
  ASA-12 went 2-1 in their final tournament of their careers.  Coach Zeikas came out of his sabbatical to Coach this talented group of young men.  ASA defeated NORTH SHORE KNIGHTS & CWB to finish in second place in the Zero Gravity tournament.  ASA-12 Seniors:  Jon Dean, Tyler Kimble, James Burke, Jack Duggan, Savaughn Dinkins, Chris Ducott and Mike Wojewodzik
  
  
  
  ASA-4 continues it’s winning ways by going 3-0 in the Zero Gravity tournament this past weekend.  Lead by Lucio Dahlstedt-Brown and Anthony Nakhle ASA rolled through the competition in convincing fashion.  In it’s final game of the tournament all 9 players scored in a 49-22 victory over the Blaze.

• ASA Hoops participates in: Super Regionals, Zero Gravity and MABC Tournaments

  Published on April 24, 2012
  ASA-9 started the weekend with a huge win at Super Regionals against the Middlesex Magic.  Lead by inside presence of Peter Honzik and the outside shooting of Aaron Becker ASA-9 came back from a 10-point half time deficit to pull away for a victory.  The rest of the weekend found ASA-9 playing against some very stiff competition, although the games did not result in wins, it did help prepare them for the up-coming State Tournament.
  
  ASA Hoops sent 5 teams to the MABC tournament at the Reggie Lewis Center.  ASA-5 and ASA-6 had a very good weekend with both teams advancing to the championship game Sunday morning.  Both teams ran into MABC in the final game and ended up with 2^nd place finishes.  Both of these teams have made big strides over the past few weeks and look to continue their winning ways.  ASA-7 and ASA-8 also picked up wins and look to carry that momentum into their up-coming State Tournaments.  ASA-5 seen below...
  

  

  
  ASA-11 and ASA-12 took part in Zero Gravity’s tournament at Milton High School.  With teams coming from all over New England and NY the competition level was extremely high.  ASA-12 found itself on the winning side of a close game against VBC.  ASA-11 and ASA-12 both struggled against the athleticism of teams from Providence, RI and New York, NY.  With the State Tournament just a few days away the competition each team faced will only help prepare them for this weekends games.

• ASA Hoops makes noise in Weekend #2

  Published on April 17, 2012
  ASA-4 had a terrific weekend in the Warriors Tournament. This talented group of 9 and 10 year olds managed to go 3-0 in pool play and a birth in the championship game. ASA-4 ran into a tough Bay State Jags team who shot lights out from the outside, although a great game the Jags pulled out a 37-36 victory. This was a great character building game as ASA-4 gets ready for States….  See ASA-4 below...
  
  
  
  ASA-6 got a few much needed wins this weekend lead by Guard - Chandler Daugherty and Forward - Blair Mims. This duo is a dynamic 1-2 punch is a perfect compliment to each other. Both players have a big impact on the offensive and defensive side of the ball. See CD and BM below team photo...
  
   
  
  ASA-11 broke out of its mini slump to win its first two games in pool play and advance to a championship game with the Warriors. Nip and tuck through much of the game the Warriors hot shooting in the last few minutes was the difference. ASA-11 had a great weekend and will only improve with time.
  
  

• ASA Hoops plays in Warriors Break-out 1

  Published on April 3, 2012
  ASA Hoops has a good showing in their first tournament of the spring.
  
  ASA Hoops has a good showing in their first tournament of the spring.  Our 4^th grade team had a very strong showing going 2-1 in Coach Brickley’s debut with ASA.  He twice came back from 2^nd half deficits to pull out wins.  Ben Ordonez sparked both victories with his dribble penetration and tenacious defense.
  
  Coach O’Connell and the scrappy 7^th grade team came back to steal a victory with four seconds left.  Down 1 with nine seconds Lance Kuo found himself with the ball after a big steal and let it fly…  Nothing but NET, he hits a 3-point shot for the two point win.  WOW.
  
  7th grade team picture below and Lance gets a solo picture.
  

  

  
  

  

  
  After two tough losses to very good competition Coach Smith got the 9^th grade team back on track with a big win Sunday night.  This team returns 4 players from its 2^nd place finish in last years State Championship.  Team picture below.
  

  

  
  Last but not least, Coach English's 12^th grade team took 2^nd place in the Warriors Tournament with Jon Dean and Jack Duggan leading the way…

• AAU Information

  Published on January 5, 2012
  AAU Basketball Information 
  
  About ASA Hoops:
  In the spring of 2011 ASA Hoops offered boys AAU teams for grades 5^th-11^th grade.  The 8^th, 10^th and 11^th grade teams had excellent showings in States and all qualified for the Massachusetts Final Four.   In the spring of 2012 we are expecting multiple teams at each level.  We are looking forward to the challenge of competing for the Massachusetts State title at each grade level.
  
  Philosophy:
  ASA Hoops prides itself on teaching the game of basketball.  Improvement is not only measured by playing time or how one does in a game but by skill development in practice.  AAU is very competitive and as a staff we do TRY and play as many players as possible while still playing for the win.  There MAY be games where a player receives little or no playing time depending on the game circumstance.
  
  General Information:
  All games are in a Tournament Style format.   On any given weekend a team could play 3-4 games, from Friday evening until Sunday afternoon.
  
  4^th and 5^th grade teams will play in five tournaments while 6^th-11^th grade will each play in six tournaments (possibly more depending on team).  Tournaments are spread around the State but usually are usually no longer then 20-60 minute commute.  Practice will start Mid-March with Tournament play beginning later that month.  Tournaments will last until late May or early June depending on team.  Each team will have one mandatory practice per week with one optional Sunday night skills session.
  
  All participants will need to submit finalist fee, birth certificate and a recent report card prior to first practice.  In addition each finalist must register with AAU and submit a copy of his AAU membership card.
  
  Cost:
  Price:  Tryout Fee:  $25
  Finalist Fee:  4^th and 5^th grade:  $475 / 6^th -11^th grade:  $525
  All finalist fee’s will be paid by check, money order, or cash
  Uniform Cost:  TBA
  
  Tentative Tournament Schedule:
  3/30-4/1
  4/13 – 4/15
  4/20 – 4/22
  4/27 – 4/29
  5/4 – 5/6
  5/18 – 5/20
  6/1 – 6/3
  
  Additional tournaments possible, schedule subject to change.
  
  Parent Interaction:
  We do encourage parents to attend games and be an active participant in creating a positive environment for their child’s games.  We do not encourage parents to yell over the coaches and try to give instruction to their child while the game is taking place.  We do not encourage parents to attend practice and exhibit similar behavior.  Any negative feedback to a coach should be via email and will always follow the 12-24 hour rule (reflect on email and sleep on it) before communication takes place.
  
  For more information please contact Brendan Smith at Coachb@asahoops.com