Transcript ATX 2014 Elite Basketball

Greater Central Texas Youth Association
Who we are…
The Greater Central Texas Youth Association (GCTYA) is a nonprofit, 501(c) (3) certified organization (Tax ID# 74-2856665),
which provides an activity rich environment aimed at
elementary to high school aged girls and boys. We were
incorporated in the state of Texas in 1997, and our mission is to
“enrich the minds, bodies and spirits of our participants,
through academics and athletics.” Our organization offers
mentorship programs, tutorial assistance, opportunities to
participate in community service projects, as well as an
exciting basketball experience.
I 35 Grassroots Basketball Mission
Statement
To form elite level High School Boys/Girls Basketball teams that consist of the most talented players in the Central
Texas Region.
Our mission is to compete against the best AAU programs in the country and for our players to have the capability
to not only compete against those players on the national level but more importantly have an opportunity to
expand their careers beyond high school. We stress the importance of the Student Athlete. Although basketball is
an intricate part of our grassroots program we pride ourselves on standing by our athletes and creating a platform
for excellence.
We build positive self-worth and promote diversity by engaging kids in fun and competitive play. Through lessons
learned in our program, our goal is to increase the chances that youths will make positive choices and become
independent and productive members of society. Our program is shaped by four main pillars of ideology.
1. Academics
We are committed to reinforcing the importance of education to the youth of our program. We hold high
expectations for all of our members in regards to them putting forth their best effort in the classroom.
2. Athletics
We feel that participation in the sports is a great tool to teach skills that can be utilized to help youth better
understand the qualities needed to be successful, as well as, lessons that can be beneficial to them throughout
their lives.
3. Character
The qualities that are essential to having good character are the central theme of our academy and are constantly
reinforced through different elements of the program.
4. Community
We stress to our members the importance of having a sense of responsibility to give back to the community.
Program Scope
•Form a grassroots basketball coalition through partnerships with the majority of the most
successful club teams in Central Texas
•Assist with the development of players, teams and leagues from 4 th grade – 8th grade
•Develop an on going professional level training program to help enhance the skills of
players from each of the top club teams in central Texas.
•Take the best talent from each club level program and form elite level HS basketball teams
that will represent Central Texas regionally and nationally.
•The goal for the inaugural(2014) season will be to field 4 competitive Varsity teams. We
will add one additional Varsity and 16 and under team each year for the next 3 years.
•The long term goal is to field 7 HS Varsity and 3 HS(16under teams) that will compete at
the highest level nationally each year
•By cultivating the young talent early in the process at the club level we will produce more
well rounded players at the HS level.
•By combining the talents of the best players from the top club programs in the region we
increase our chances of consistently competing at high level on the region and national
AAU circuit. We also provide more players from our region with the opportunity to advance
their careers beyond HS by going on to play Div I, Div 2, Div 3 or NAIA level basketball.
Program Scope
Elite HS Basketball
Elite Level skills training
Academics
Leadership and character
development
Enrichment Program
Capitol City Tigers
AAU level team
Texas Gym Rats
AAU level Team
Austin Rain
AAU level team
Operations Team
Robert Edwards - President
Doug Burditt – Athletic Coordinator
Nils Dekau– Development Marketing
Markus McKnight– Program Operations
Registration
• The cost of registration for each player I
is $150.00
• $100 is for the purchase of team
uniform
• $50.00 is for liability insurance
coverage for each player.
• Every player must fill out a team
registration form prior to playing
under the program name.
Tournament Advantage
All teams that are part of the GCTYA youth
program will be able to participate in several
local tournaments at a discounted rate.
The list of tournaments are as follows
Holiday Hoops – Austin, TX 12/14/13
Winter Classic – Austin, TX 1/19-1/20
Black History Month – Austin, TX 02/08-02/09
Ballin Springfest – Austin, TX 3/08-3/09
Capitol City Classic – Austin, TX 3/22-3/23
Central Texas Shoot-out – Austin, TX 4/12-4/13
“Not on Mothers Day” Tournament – Austin,
TX 4/12-4/13
May Madness – Austin, TX 5/24-5/25
Summer Hoop it up – Austin, TX 6/7-6/8
Battle of the River Walk – San Antonio, TX
6/21-6/22
July Hoopfest – Austin, TX 7/12-7/13
Team Requirements
• All Coaches will adhere to a the GCTYA code of
conduct.
• All GCTYA coaches must obtain a NCAA coaches
certification. This certification consist of a brief online
application, a quiz and a background check. The cost of
the certification is $45.00 for more information please
visit; http://web1.ncaa.org/BBCS/exec/login
• In order to participate on a winter/spring/summer team
each player must be a registered member of GCTYA.
This consists of a filing out a GCTYA registration
form(includes medical information, report card etc).
Paying a $150 registration fee( this covers uniform cost
and insurance)
Code of Conduct
All Program participants (Coaches, Players and
Parents) are expected to conduct themselves in a
professional manner both on and off the court
There is a Zero Tolerance policy in place for
fighting, profanity and disrespecting Coaches,
Team Members, Parents or Officials. Violation of
these rules will result in suspension and/or
removal from the team.