THE GOAL

Here is The Goal. This team is going to grow into THE elite basketball team in north-eastern Maryland. Boys will come, and boys will go, but the boys who stick, the boys who grow up with this team, will make up a family that comprises the best basketball talent of our region. When these boys reach their teenage years, each will be known in the community as one of the best basketball players in their county. They will be leaders on their high school teams. They will play against each other in high school games, but when the game is over, they will have a brother on the opposite team that they share a bond with from years of playing together. The boys will always have this thing, this one thing, that sets them apart and makes them special. As parents, we hope that we can give our children that little something that they can be best at, that can give them a special pride and confidence. We will work together on this team to make that hope a reality. That is The Goal.

2010 MISSION

For the 2009-2010 season, we will work and prepare toward participating in the 10U National Championship in Detroit, Michigan, held in July 18-23, 2010.

PHILOSOPHIES

Our team is a family. We play together, we work together. We spend time together beyond basketball. We have team outings just for fun.

We learn BEHAVIORS more than we learn PLAYS.

Every boy will not play every position. But every boy must learn the skills of every position. Small boys must learn to box out. Big boys must learn to dribble. Who knows how big or small boys will grow to be in ten years?

You earn your playing time in practice.

Being in the right position with your body ready is only HALF of it. Wanting the basketball is only HALF of it. You need BOTH things to succeed. You can be in the right position all day long--if you don't want the ball, you'll never get it. You can want the ball more than the whole world--if you aren't in the right position, you'll never get it. You need BOTH things to succeed.

Play basketball every chance you can get. Play for The Slam, play in summer camps, play in recreational leagues. Play against your neighbors, your sister, your dad. Play. All basketball is good basketball.

Don't ever worry about things like "I shouldn't shoot with the wrong size ball, it'll mess up my shot" or "I shouldn't play with a lower basket, I'll get used to the wrong height." Play every chance you can get. All basketball is good basketball.