ELITE Basketball offers AAU team programs for players in grades 3-11 at the National, Regional and Local levels. As a member of the New England Athletic Amateur Union (NEAAU), we subscribe to the mission and vision of the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU): “To offer amateur sports programs through a volunteer base for all people to have the physical, mental, and moral development of amateur athletes and to promote good sportsmanship and good citizenship. To offer amateur athletes volunteer opportunities to develop to their highest level through a national and local network of sporting events. Through participation in AAU, we achieve our dreams as athletes and as valued citizens of our communities.” Our AAU program’s mission is three fold. One, we will have the best teachers of the game coaching all of our teams in order to promote the education on all aspects of the game of basketball. Two, we will produce highly competitive teams that can play at both the national, regional and local levels. And third, we will give our players the opportunity for exposure to prep school and college coaches, allowing them to play basketball at the highest level their ability gives them. Currently our program is one of the most sucessful AAU programs in all of New England. Our program currently consists of players (ages 8-17) from Eastern Massachusetts and Southern New Hampshire. At the high school level we offer our players the opportunity to participate in some of the top regional college/prep school exposure tournaments in New England and also offers our players first class recruitment advisory services. Some of the exposure events that our players participate in include: NERR College Showcase, Hoop Mountain Invitational, Gym Rat Challenge, Rumble in the Bronx, Hall of Fame Invitational, Elite 75 Showcases and other exposure events. We supports both National, Regional and Local level boys teams starting with 3rd graders and going through high school, up to age 17 (For official AAU age group definitions, please see www.aauboysbasketball.org.) Teams are formed two times a year – in early September for the Fall season and in early February for the Spring AAU season. By joining the AAU as participanmts of our program, players and teams are provided with insurance coverage for practices and games and are eligible to play in the NEAAU Spring Regional tournaments and Massachusetts State tournaments in the Spring season which qualifies teams for the AAU National Championship tournaments in June/July.