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Avon Elite Basketball 

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HOme of the BLACKHAWKS

Avon Elite Basketball was established during March Madness 2021 by Coach Wayne Campbell and his wife Jessica.  

In the spring of 2020,there was little hope of a basketball season due to Covid quarantine and lockdown. Fortunately, we received a text message from a past teammate's mom telling us there may be a travel basketball season in the fall.  8 boys came out for tryouts, including Campbell's son.  Coach Campbell's enthusiasm and previous coaching experiences earned him an invitation to assistant coach the team.  Coach Campbell called them the Elite 8 with the aspiration of turning them into the underdogs of the season. 

As the season began, one of the boys found other interest and the team shrunk to 7 boys.  Meanwhile, another player suffered an injury and was unable to return for the season. The 6 remaining boys, who hadn’t trained together and were not able to attend over half of their initial practices due to the snowy winter and covid quarantines continued to  persevere and play in the league. The team was enduring a losing season, untrained and out numbered .  Somewhere in all the losses the team found a way to win.  Avon’s losses inspired Coach Campbell to start Avon Elite in order to become more involved in training programs and skill development on the fundamentals of basketball.

Avon Elite is proud to offer a variety of skills and development programs for first grade through highschool.  

" Great things come from hard work and perseverance.  No excuses. "

Kobe Bryant

Wayne and Jessica Campbell

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Avon boys travel basketball tryouts, janet stokesbury , neighbor.

Avon Boys Travel Basketball Association, Inc. ("ABTBA") promotes and supports competitive boys' basketball teams to enhance and improve players' skills fostering a positive environment of sportsmanship and teamwork.  ABTBA offers the opportunity for Avon boys in 5th through 8th grades to play at a level which encourages growth as an individual and as a team. Tryouts for the upcoming season (generally running from November through March) will be held at Thompson Brook School gym from 6-8pm on the following schedule: 5th grade - Monday, October 7 6th grade - Tuesday, October 8 7th grade - Wednesday, October 9 8th grade - Thursday, October 10 There will also be an Open Gym (organized practice for Tryouts which includes drills and scrimmages) on Thursday, October 3, from 6-7:30pm for Grades 5 and 6 and from 7:30-9pm for Grades 7 and 8. It is MANDATORY that any boy attending the Open Gym or Tryouts submit a current ABTBA Release form signed by a parent. More information and the Release form are available on our website, avontravelbasketball.org.

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The Valley United girls won the tournament championship!  They battled 7 different teams this weekend from all over New England (6 Wins and 1 Loss).  The girls displayed amazing grit and determination coming back from multiple deficits.  The group embraced each other and epitomized team with PMA (Positive Mental Attitude).  They simply refused to lose!  The coaches are so proud of the group.

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Coaching philosophy/history.

 Valley United's focus is to teach basketball in a fun yet structured environment.  All sessions are in the same format of technical instruction, phase of play, scrimmaging.  Clinic or team participants will develop life skills as well!  We hold each other accountable through (PMA) a positive mental attitude.

It is very evident that the game of  basketball is evolving.  With the advent of the space and pace  philosophy and the high level of skill work that goes into player  development, the game has almost become position-less.  The days of  playing point guard, shooting guard, small forward, power forward and  center are over.  You are now a guard, a wing, a post, or a specialist.   Welcome to the era of position-less basketball!  VU embraces the Read and React motion offense.

At the lower levels, all players should be taught the foundation of the game: shooting,  passing/catching, ball handling, and triple threat work.  So often we  see a kid in fourth grade that is the tallest in his or her class and he  or she gets thrown on the block and is told to rebound and post up.  The  only development he or she gets is the Mikan drill.  Then, by eighth  grade, he or she is no longer the tallest player and the love of the  game is gone because he or she can no longer compete with everyone else  as they have evolved their skill sets.

Valley United's focus is on all the  foundational skills that a player  should develop in order to reach  their potential. Whether it is proper crossover technique, peeping the rim, reverse layups or cutting effectively, players  will be introduced to all the fundamentals they will need to become a  well-rounded player.

Valley United was started over six years ago with a summer clinic.  VU has successfully run fall and spring clinics that have served over 500 youth from Avon, Simsbury, Farmington, Canton, Burlington, Harwinton, Andover, New Hartford, Winsted, Barkhamsted, and Granby, Seymour, Oakville, Bristol, Torrington, West Hartford, Watertown, Plainville, Southington, Warren, East Hartland 

VU will provide year round basketball opportunities:  Summer and Fall Programming will include clinics, practices, league games, and Crossfit Training in Canton.  VU will continue to expand its Spring program by adding teams at each level.

Valley United will be moving into its 6th season of boys AAU teams and 5th on the girls side.  The girls won one Zero Gravity tournament in their inaugural season and now have progressed to winning 49 tournament/league titles since inception.  The boys have won 5 while usually only fielding one team per season.

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SPRING AAU Basketball

Valley is currently recruiting for Spring 2023.  Valley will field teams in the following age brackets:

Girls=  5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10/11th

Boys=  9/10

Please see the Spring Blog for tryout details!

Valley United had 4 teams in Spring 2019.

Girls= 

• (4/5/6th) u12  
• (7th) u13  
• (8th) u14  

8th Grade Girls:  The girls played in 12 spring tournaments in CT, RI, NY, NH, and MA.  Amazingly, the group won 7 of those highly competitive tournaments!   The girls demonstrated tremendous resolve and commitment to each  other while coming from different towns, Avon, Simsbury, Barkhamsted,  New Hartford, Winsted, Torrington.  Amazing group of girls who  set the tone for the entire  club. Selfless style of play and teamwork reign supreme. There was no  quit in this team.  So proud of their development and what they  accomplished. 

7th Grade Girls:  The girls played in 8 spring tournaments in CT, NY, NH, and MA.  This group surpassed our wildest imagination while winning 3 tournaments!  What a scrappy group of girls.  This teams effort level and intensity were off the charts. They  adapted so well to each other while hailing from Avon, Farmington,  Granby, New Hartford, Winsted, Torrington, Burlington. 

6th Grade Girls: The girls played in 8 tournaments while winning 1!  These  ladies were given an introduction to basics of the game. They took off  under Coach Ben Scott !    The group made the most progress from the beginning of the season to  now. This group exudes a positive mental attitude. (PMA!) 

(6th)  u12 

  6th Grade Boys:  The boys played in 4 local tournaments in the early spring.  Coach Bryce Lauro motivated the group to compete every weekend!  The group developed quickly considering the condensed nature of the season.

Summer Program Boys/Girls:

The summer program will start in late June and run til late August.  Each team will participate in a summer league either in Farmington or Torrington which will consist of around 8 games.  Each team will have 5 team practices, 5 clinics sessions, and will have access to Valley United's Conditioning Club.  We will be forming teams for 4th-9th grade boys and girls.

GIRLS WINTER TEAM :  The 7/8 girls completed an amazing winter campaign with a 41-13 record in 2018-2019!   The girls did not have a league affiliation and played teams from all around the state.  The girls practice three times a week and played at least 2 games per weekend.   Please inquire about opportunities for all ages for the 2019-2020 season.

BOYS WINTER TEAM: Valley 6th boys completed a tremendous season of progress amassing a 14-16 record.  The boys practiced three times a week .  Please inquire about opportunities for all ages for the 2019-2020 season.

Please email [email protected] to inquire about roster availability.

FALL Clinics:  Valley United served over 40 boys and girls in fall 2018!  We will move away from the singular clinic for Fall 2019.  VU will operate an inclusive Fall Program that will consist of clinics, practices, league games and Crossfit workouts.

The program is for boys and girls in the 4th to 8th  grade.  Participants will learned the fundamentals of basketball and  improved their individual skill.  Trainings included instruction on  ball handling, shooting (BEEF), perimeter moves, post moves, cutting,  skill drills, team concepts, defense, and scrimmaging. AAU in Avon Basketball in Avon

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