Fall National Team Tryouts in Massachusetts by Jasen Sousa for Premier Hoops

 
 
August is shaping up to be an exciting month for Premier Hoops and all of the basketball players and staff involved.  August begins tryouts for the Fall National Team in Massachusetts for both boys and girls.  Premier Hoops will be holding a variety of different tryouts at alternate locations and times (listed below).  Premier Hoops is searching for serious athletes who are serious about the game of basketball, and who are willing to take advantage of this unique opportunity.  Premier Hoops encourages hardworking individuals on the court, as well as hardworking individuals in the classroom, to try out for the Fall National Team.   

Basketball players trying out for the  Fall National Team will be coming from all over the state of Massachusetts including: Acton, Attleboro, Beacon Hill, Beverly, Burlington, Chelmsford, Dedham, Falmouth, Framingham, Hingham, Lexington, Mansfield, Martha’s Vineyard, Melrose, Natick, North Andover, North Reading, Peabody, Roslindale, Sharon, South End, Sudbury, Wakefield, Watertown, Westborough, West Roxbury, Wilmington, Wrentham, Andover, Back Bay, Bedford, Braintree, Canton, Concord, Dover-Sherborn, Fenway-Kenmore, Grafton, Holliston-Hopkinton, Lynnfield, Marblehead, Medfield, Milford, Needham, Northborough, Norton, Plymouth, Salem, Shrewsbury, Stoneham, Swampscott, Walpole, Wayland, Walpole, Westford, Westwood, Winchester, Arlington, Barnstable-Hyannis, Belmont, Brookline, Charlestown, Danvers, Easton, Foxborough, Hamilton-Wenham, Jamaica Plain, Malden, Marlborough, Medford, Milton, Newton, North End, Norwood, Reading, Seekonk-Swansea, Somerville, Stoughton, Tewksbury, Waltham, Wellesley, Weston, Weymouth, and Woburn!

At Premier Hops, the coaching staff does an excellent job of not only teaching how to succeed on the basketball court, but also develops skills that will teach young athletes how to thrive in real-life situations.  Attention to detail and recognizing teachable moments is what separates Premier Hoops from other programs in Massachusetts.    A lot of programs and their staff simply roll a ball out onto the court and have the players run up and down without much meaning or direction.  Premier Hoops teaches skills and fundamentals that will improve your chances of excelling during in-game action.  Are you being guarded by a defender that is taller than you and they continue to block your shot throughout the game?   You will learn techniques on how to create more air space between yourself and the defender.  Do you struggle with getting easy baskets and get anxious over when you will score your first points?  The staff at Premier Hoops will teach you the proper ways to cut and find hidden gaps within the giants. 

There have been many great basketball players with natural ability who have never lived up to their full potential because they neglected the fundamentals of the game.  Getting involved with Premier Hoops, along with the potential of making the Fall National Team, will greatly improve your odds of being a successful basketball player. 

Being selected to the Fall National Team gives you the opportunity to travel and compete against some of the best players and best talent in New England.  There is nothing quite like bonding with a group of new players, new individuals, traveling together, and trying to accomplish a common goal.  There is no other experience like it in life.  There are multiple life lessons hidden within sports that society tends to overlook, but this is where staff at Premier Hoops steps in and shapes the athletes they work with into young men and women who will learn what dedication and devotion means, and then apply it to other areas of their lives.

Listed below are the Fall National Team tryout locations and dates.  If you have any questions please feel free to visit the website or contact staff.  We at Premier Hoops look forward to seeing you on the court! 

 


 

BOYS NATIONAL SELECT TEAM TRYOUTS

 

08/12 @ St. Val’s Church in Peabody, MA

 

7pm – Incoming 4th/5th/6th Graders

 

8pm – Incoming 7th/8th Graders

 

9pm – Incoming 9th/10th/11th/12th Graders

 

08/13 @ Billerica Boys and Girls Club

 

6pm – Incoming 4th/5th/6th Graders

 

7pm – Incoming 7th/8th Graders

 

8pm – Incoming 9th/10th/11th/12th Graders

 

08/14 @ Malden High School

 

6pm – Incoming 4th/5th/6th Graders

 

7pm – Incoming 7th/8th Graders

 

8pm – Incoming 9th/10th/11th/12th Graders

 

08/18 @ St. Val’s Church in Peabody, MA

 

6pm – Incoming 4th/5th/6th Graders

 

7pm – Incoming 7th/8th Graders

 

8pm – Incoming 9th/10th/11th Graders

 

 
GIRLS NATIONAL SELECT TEAM TRYOUTS

 

08/11 @ St. Val’s Church in Peabody, MA

 

6pm – Incoming 5th/6th Graders

 

7pm – Incoming 7th/8th Graders

 

8pm – Incoming 9th/10th/11th/12th Graders

 

08/13 @ Billerica Boys and Girls Club

 

6pm – Incoming 5th/6th Graders

 

7pm – Incoming 7th/8th Graders

 

8pm – Incoming 9th/10th/11th/12th Graders

 

08/14 @ Malden High School

 

6pm – Incoming 5th/6th Graders

 

7pm – Incoming 7th/8th Graders

 

8pm – Incoming 9th/10th/11th/12th Graders

 

08/20 @ St. Val’s Church in Peabody, MA

 

6pm – Incoming 5th/6th Graders

 

7pm – Incoming 7th/8th Graders

 

8pm – Incoming 9th/10th/11th/12th Graders

 

Locations:

St. Val’s Church – 7 Paleologos St, Peabody, MA 01960

Billerica Boys and Girls Club - 19 Campbell Rd, Billerica, MA 01821

Malden High School - 77 Salem St, Malden, MA 02148

 

 
https://premierhoopsters.com/national-select-team-tryouts




Contributing writer Jasen Sousa for Premier Hoops is the author of a number of poetry and fiction books for young people.  Jasen has an M.F.A. in Creative Writing and is a life-long participant and fan of the game of basketball.