Winning Their Pool, Bonding and Having FUN. The Mighty Second Grade RED at the AAU Nationals.

The Mighty Atlanta Select Second Grade RED Team won their pool at the AAU Nationals in Memphis, TN. In the same pool as the New Youk powerhouse Guachos 

Go Select, The Mighty Second Grade RED Team.

Atlanta Select Trophy Winners - June 26, 2011

The Mighty Tenth Grade Team DIAMOND - Champions, NSABA Mecca Tournament

The Mighty Seventh Grade Team SILVER - Champions, West Georgia Xpress Pre-Independence Day Tournament.

Atlanta Select NEWS - Coming HOT and HEAVY! - The Atlanta Select Fourth Grade Team RED.

The "Trophy Count for 2011" is up to 68. Five were earned last weekend June 17-19, and one has already been earned today, Sunday, June 26. Additional Atlanta Select teams are playing late on Sunday afternoon. We expect that the "Trophy Count" will be near 70 by the end of the day. The last two weeks this team below has been on a roll.

 The Mighty Atlanta Select Fourth Grade Team Red, Coach KJ James, has earned trophies on June 11 and on June 19.

The pictures above maybe a little blurry but I can assure you that this team's mission is quite clear - to hold the Atlanta Select Banner high and continue to have a winning season.

Go Atlanta Select Fourth Grade/10u RED team.

In Focus below.

The Mighty Atlanta Select Fourth Grade Team Red.

The Mighty Atlanta Select Fourth Grade Team RED.

In Florida for the YBOA Nationals

The Mighty Atlanta Select Sixth Grade Boys Team SILVER

The Mighty Atlanta Select Fifth Grade Boys Team SILVER

Good Luck at the YBOA Nationals.

24 Memorable Images from the Warm Up 2011

1. The MVP's

Mattheu Segura, Villa Rica High School, On the West Georgia Express Championship Team at the Warm Up, Favorite Subject - Science, GPA 3.0, Goal - To Play College Ball

Defensive MVP - Marcus Miller, Villa Rica HS, GPA_3.7, On the West Georgia Xpresss Warm Up Championship Team, Favorite NBA Player is Chris Paul, Goal is to make it to the NBA.

Omar Bayless, Laurel Jones County HS, A_B Student, On the LJC Elite Championship Team, 6'2", 14 years old, Hobbies - Basketball, Football, Hate to lose, Father and Grandfather attended all games during the tournament.

Kalin Clifton, MVP, Seventh Grade Championship Team in the Warm Up - Atlanta Team SILVER

The Sixth Grade MVP - The Team - The Georgia Spartans



2. Some Visiting Teams.

TNashville Tarheels -10th Grade



The Blue Devils - 10th Grade


The Atlanta Fuze


1. Laurel Jones County Elite - 8th Grade
   
   

   RC Blackhawks - 9th Grade
   
   
   
   
   
   

3. Resting on the Bench

The Warm Up - 2011

Warm Up - Championship Sunday - On a Special Day

The Warm Up for the Nationals championship games are being held on a special day. First Father's Day, First again, Juneteenth. Atlanta Select would like to thank all the participants in the tournament, wish you the best today. enjoy and celebrate.

Scroll down for "a View" of what this day is mainly about and pictures of the teams that are playing today.





Fathers know how this feels. Happy Father's Day.

Remember the scene in "Roots", You know what it is all about.
"Greater than thyself".

A people without the knowledge of their past history
 is like a tree without roots.

Atlanta's rich history, Atlanta's "Roots".

The TNT from Nashville, TN is in a Tenth Grade semi-final game vs. Atlanta Select RED today. Head Coach Donald Goode will take his team to the AAU Nationals and the AAU Super Showcase.  Their performance this weekend, during the "Warm Up", clearly shows, that they are ready for the Nationals.



The Atlanta Select RED team won a national YBOA championship last season. This year Head Coach Mason has concentrated on playing AAU and Invitational tournaments such as Eric Snow, Brand Jordan and others. Today they meet the TNT from Nashville in a semifinal game. No matter what the outcome, they both are ready for the Nationals.

The LJC Elite from Laurel, Mississippi 10th Grade team made its first trip to the Warm Up and demonstrated on why they are ready for the Nationals. Head Coach Eric Bridges has thoroughly prepared his team and they will do battle in a semi-final game today against the West Georgia Xpress. We look forward of this team making its second appearance at the Warm Up next season.

The West Georgia Xpress is ready for the Nationals. Head Coach Kevin Jones stated that his team does not have that much height but they make up the difference in speed. They showed that this weekend by defeating teams that had more height. Do not rule this team out. They play a semi-final game today against the LJC Elite. They both are ready for the Nationals.

The sixth, seventh and eighth grade teams play in the championships games today. No semi-finals. Look for their stories and pictures of the tournament in the
Wrap Up of the Warm Up for the Nationals,
later on this
 Father's Day, Juneteenth Day.

Friday Night Warm Up Sights and Scores

Welcome the Atlanta Fuze to the Warm Up

THE Scores:

Sixth Grade -- Atlanta Select SILVER > 68<  --- Palmetto Hawks >23<

Sixth Grade -- Atlanta Select RED >31< --- Smyrna Stars >49<

Sixth Grade -- College Rim Rockers >36< --- Atlanta Spartans >71<

Seventh Grade -- Atlanta Select SILVER >59< --- Atlanta Fuze >29<

Eighth Grade -- Atlanta Select SILVER >42< --- GT Stars >51<

Tenth Grade -- Atlanta Select RED >76< --- Atlanta Fuze >56<

Tenth Grade -- Atlanta Select SILVER >74< --- Atlanta Select BLACK 8732 (9th) >67<

More Sights:

Stay Tuned, the Out of State teams Starts the Battle on Saturday.