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YOUTH & HIGH SCHOOL FALL BASKETBALL TEAMS BOYS AND GIRLS!
Our new fall youth basketball teams in MA aims to set apart Premier Hoops from all other basketball programs in Mass.
We have locations all over the state where players practice such as:
Braintree, MA
Cambridge, MA
Dorchester, MA
Lexington, MA
Peabody, MA
Methuen, MA
Marblehead, MA
We feel as though in order to play for a competitive youth basketball team, players should maintain good grades as well as be a good citizen.
As great of an athlete or basketball player you really are, you also need to do well in the classroom.
This is an excellent NY Times article http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/15/grading-college-athletes/?_r=0, which features the image below:
College Sports Project, an initiative of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, which analyzed the grade-point averages of 83,728 students from 84 N.C.A.A. Division III colleges and universities.
As you can see, there are no average grade point average’s below a 2.84.
Over the past several years, Premier Hoops has built a culture of excellence on the court as well as in the classroom.
Although we understand that a small percentage of high school athlete’s will end up playing at the college level, we also know that education is just as important (if not more) than basketball.
Without a good education and positive role models, youth athletes and basketball players in MA will very rarely succeed.
Below are the statistics of high school players’ chances of playing in college taken from this article: http://www.scholarshipstats.com/basketball.htm
As you can see only about 6% of all high school basketball players from US play in college!
It takes a lot of hard work, practice and dedication both on and off the court.
We are proud to say that at Premier Hoops over 97% of our high school athletes graduate high school and then attend prestige’s colleges and universities in the United States.
Some of our players are recruited to play basketball or end up walking on to a college team.
However, some players do not go on to play at the college level, but still make lifetime friends and learn the value of being a part of a team, working hard and receiving a great education.
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Our AAU portion of the program places a major emphasis on fundamental team basketball. Throughout each season, players will enhance their basketball knowledge and skill sets through the teaching and mentoring of our great young coaching staff. We currently offer teams for grades 3rd-Varsity.
- 1-2 practices per week (depending on grade)
- Practices held in North Shore, Metro Boston, and Southern NH Areas (depending on team)
- 4-5 tournaments in Fall (depending on team)
- Former/Current collegiate players and coaches on staff
- Discount on all Premier Hoops camps & clinics
- Complete practice and tournament schedule handed out at beginning of season
- Exposure to the best competition in New England and Prep School / College Coaches
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Q: What is the cost to play on a Premier Fall Youth Basketball Teams?
A: $450.00-$550.00. This depends on the type of team you are placed on and how many tournaments/practices you will have. This does not include the uniform fee.
Q: What does youth basketball teams packages include?
- 1-2 practices per week (depending on grade)
- Practices held in North Shore, Metro Boston, and Southern NH Areas (depending on team)
- 4-5 tournaments in Fall (depending on team)
- Former/Current collegiate players and coaches on staff
- Discount on all Premier Hoops camps & clinics
- Complete practice and tournament schedule handed out at beginning of season
- Exposure to the best competition in New England and Prep School / College Coaches!
Q: What is the duration of the Fall Season?
A: The fall season will start in early September and end in mid November.
Q: What age groups do you have teams for?
A: Girls: Incoming 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, JV, and Varsity
Boys: Incoming 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, JV, and Varsity
Q: What teams do you play and where do you play?
A: All of our youth basketball teams in MA mainly play in the Zero Gravity Basketball Circuit. There are a lot of different teams in this circuit such as AAU teams, Town/Travel Teams, and club teams. The tourney are all in either MA or NH and they are all played on the weekends (Saturday and/or Sunday).
Q: If my son or daughter cannot play in weekend tournament games, do you have other options for him/her?
A: Yes! We have a Fall Pre-Season Training Program, which focuses on skill development to get players ready for the upcoming winter season. We also offer private and semi-private lessons!
Q: Can my son or daughter play on a youth basketball team even if they are already doing another fall sport?
A: Yes. Depending on the sport your son or daughter is playing, we can customize the team practice schedule so that your they can play on a fall basketball team. We do ask for all players to take Premier Team as their first priority.
Q: Do you have a scholarship fund or any financial payment system?
A: Yes. We have a need-based scholarship fund. To apply for a scholarship click here! If you do not qualify for a need-based scholarship, Premier can help you establish a split payment system.
Q: Where do most of your players come from?
A: Merrimack Valley/NH Area: Methuen, Haverhill, Lowell, Lawrence, Salem NH, Windham NH, Wilmington, Andover, North Andover, Reading, Woburn, Georgetown, and more.
North Shore Area: Lynn, Marblehead, Salem, Swampscott, Peabody, Danvers, Nahant, Beverly, Saugus, Melrose, Stoneham, Malden, North Reading, Wakefield, Lynnfield, Chelsea, and more.
Metro Boston Area: Cambridge, Watertown, Boston, Brookline, Brighton, Newton, Wellesley, Needham, Weston, Weymouth, Hanover, Dorchester, Hyde Park, Jamaica Plain, Lexington, Winchester, Somerville and more.
Q: How many players do you allow per basketball team?
A: There is an average of 10 players per team to make sure all players get a lot of playing time in games.
Q: What differentiates Premier from other programs?
A: Best basketball coaching in New England! All of our coaches have had significant experience coaching youth players. Many of our coaches have played in College and Professionally.
Low coach to player ratio. We limit all workout sessions to a 1:8 coach to play ratio, but at some you will find 1:5 coach to player ratio.
Huge focus on skill development as a player and as a team. Our coaches spend more than half of each practice session teaching offensive and defensive fundamentals so that players are able to transfer this into actual games.
There are basketball teams at all different age levels for boys and girls.
If you are interested in playing on one of our basketball teams please email [email protected] or call 781-724-8125.