AAU High School Elite Boys Program
AFA Basketball has now added AAU Basketball to our growing program. This program will be available for high school players 9th-12th grade who are serious about improving their skills and gaining valuable on court experience to play at the next level. The goal of our program is to provide small town area players an opportunity to play at the next level. View below for more information.
AAU Details/Requirements
Teams – Our high school AAU Elite Program will consist of one team of 9th-12th grade boys. The selection process will be determined by AFA Coaching staff to make our teams the most competitive for tournament play and to allow valuable experiences to have the maximum chance of being recruited to colleges. Players will go through a skills tryout on the court, followed by an off the court basketball I.Q questionnaire. Parents will be notified via email of the placement of their athletes in our program.
Practices – Our practices will be customized skill specific training that will better equip players to play collegiate or Juco college basketball. Players will be required to attend all practice sessions in order to participate in games/ tournaments. Practices will be a mandatory of 1X per week. We will have extra "optional" practices during the week that will gear towards having more opportunities to play 5 on 5 full court games with teammates and develop chemistry. Times will be announced via email.
Tournaments –AFA Basketball AAU athletes will attend 9 tournaments during the year. We have selected the highest ranked tournaments in the state of Washington, Idaho and Oregon to showcase our athletes in front of collegiate scouts.
Requirements: Each player must have some high school playing experience and willing to commit towards the season by soley focusing on their skills and play on the court for practices and tournaments. There will be no late or midseason additions to any team. Please note that we cannot accept every player, though we do encourage those who have interest to come to the tryout and give their best effort.
Next Steps: Parents Only
Step 1: Parents, click the green button below to schedule a call with Coach Mario. This meeting is a requirement that will determine if your athlete will be a great fit to join our program. We will introduce the coaching staff, go over the program standards/expectations, pricing, practice times, and answer any questions you may have regarding our AAU program.
Step 2: After the initial call, and agreeance of our standards, you will receive a link to fill out the electronic registration form for the upcoming tryout date.
Step 3: 24 hours after the tryout, you will receive an email regarding your acceptance/or non-acceptance into our program.
Tryout Information
April 6th, 2024, 10AM-12PM: Hamilton Indoor Recreation Center, 1724 E F ST. Moscow ID, 83843
*Every athlete's parent must complete the initial registration call first before showing up to the tryout session.*
10AM-10:30 AM: Skill Sessions: To determine strengths and weakness for each individual player.
10:35-10:45: Basketball I.Q Interview: Players will be asked specific questions about how they process the game and their overall goals if accepted into the program.
11AM-12PM: 5 on 5 Full court game: We will be evaluating every player and seeing how players interact with each other on the court. Also, how they handle wins/losses with body language, and coachability.
AAU Tournament Schedule
SPRING TAKEOVER: Apr 20-21, 2024, Salem, Oregon
GEM STATE SHOOTOUT: May 3rd & 4th, 2024, Nampa/Meridan
WAREHOUSE MAY MADNESS: May 10th, 2024 - May 12th, 2024, Spokane WA
MEMORIAL DAY CLASSIC May 25-27, 2024, Mercer Island, Washington
HOOPS SOURCE GRASSROOTS NW SUMMER INVITATIONAL Jun 7th-9th, 2024 Portland, Oregon
THE SUMMER REVEAL: Jun 22nd-23rd, 2024, Portland, Oregon
SUMMER JUMP OFF: Jul 6th-7th, 2024, Vancouver, Washington
“PORTLAND RISE” POWERED BY HOOPSOURCE: JULY 11TH-14TH, 2024 | PORTLAND, OR (SURROUNDING AREAS) NCAA CERTIFIED EVENT
G365 SEA-TOWN SLAM: Aug 3-4, 2024, Auburn, Washington