Spring 2012Purple Cobra Teams
TRYOUT/TEAM PLACEMENT
Tryouts/team placement for Spring 2012 Season will be held on Sunday February 19th and Sunday February 26th at the New Sparta PAL Center. 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th players will tryout from 4pm-5:30pm. 8th, and HS players will tryout from 5:30pm-6:30pm. Please come 1/2 hour before tryout time to check in.
PLEASE COMPLETE THE ON-LINE REGISTRATION TO ENSURE PLACEMENT ON OUR UPDATED E-MAIL LIST SO THAT ALL TRYOUT INFORMATION IS FORWARDED TO YOU.To register on-line go to "on-line-forms" on left of screen then click on registration prompt
We will continue to offer a 4th/5th Girls Team out of both Hackettstown and Sparta area gyms (two seperate teams). This year we anticipate offering "A Level" and "B Level" Teams at the 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th grade Levels, and one 10th/11th grade team
The New Sparta PAL Building is located at 38 Station Road, just down the street from Sparta's Station Park
THERE IS NO COST FOR OUR TRYOUTS
Program cost for Spring season will be $450.00 per player, for all "A Level" Teams (7 tournaments). Program cost for "B Level" Teams will be $200.00 (3 tournaments) Both levels will have same amount of practice time and instruction.
*We are getting new uniforms this year. Uniform cost for all players (except 16U players who got new last year) is an additional $50.00 for reversable jersey and shorts.
*Additional tournaments may be added at additional cost by individual teams that desire more competition
Fall Short Season
FALL SEASON
OUR FALL AAU SEASON WAS A GREAT SUCCESS AND GAVE ALL OUR PLAYERS A HEAD START BEFORE THEIR TRAVEL/SCHOOL TRYOUTS.
Tryouts/team placement for Fall 2012 Short Season will be held at the Sparta PAL Center in mid September
THERE IS NO COST FOR OUR TRYOUTS
Program cost for Fall Short season will be $150.00 per player, for all grades (2 tournaments).
Uniform cost (non-returning players) will be $50.00 for reversable jersey and shorts.
Our Program
The Purple Cobras girls AAU Basketball team based out of Sparta and Hackettstown NJ is one the largest girls AAU program in Northern New Jersey. Our teams are comprised of players from Morris, Sussex, Passaic and Warren Counties. We field teams in the 9/10U, 11U, 12U, 13U, 14U, 15U, and 16/17U levels. The team plays an affordable yet very competetive Tournament schedule, participating in approximately 3-8 weekend tournaments (depending on the age level)against teams from New Jersey, New York, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts. Practices are held twice a week from March through June.
If you feel you have what it takes to play at a competetive level look us up! For general info or additional tryout Info call our contact person.
Our program emphasizes growth in individual and team skill as well as fair and equal playing time at the lower levels, moving on to a more competitive approach to playing time at the higher levels. Please note: This program is about enjoying the game of basketball, teaching higher skills and developing basketball players, not winning AAU championships. Our goal is to go .500 at every level (if you do much better than that you are not playing tough enough competition!) We also field fall teams at several levels each year. Again, practices will be held twice a week in September and October.
Head coaches at each level are highly experienced and every attempt is made to have non-parent coaches in these positions.
MOST IMPORTANTLY: Our program is designed to minimize interference with our players home High School summer schedule. We are done with our spring season before players are allowed to practice as a team and participate in summer leagues. We may play in a summer tournament or two but every effort is made to respect each player home HS obligation.
Past Seasons-Our Programs History
Spring 2011 Season
The Spring 2011 Season was a great success, congrats to all that participated on our nine girls teams. We also wish to congratulate our two boys teams!
Past Tournament List
Lehigh Valley Invitational, Allentown/Bethlehem PA
Crusader Classic, West Orange NJ
War at the Shore, Toms River NJ
Shore Showcase, Wildwood NJ
Tip Off Classic, Somerset, NJ
Hunterdon Hoops, Hunterdon County, NJ
Universal Tip Off, Ewing, NJ
NYC Gauchos Showcase, Bronx NY
Pass It Along Memorial, Hillsborough, NJ
Summer Hoops Jam, Ramapo, NJ
Triple Threat Festival, Poughkeepsie, NY
The Big Bounce, East Stroudsburg, PA
Players Choice Showcase, East Stroudsburg, PA
Beach Blast, Toms River NJ
Sports Academy, Milburn, NJ
USBF Invitational, Madison, NJ
USBF Challenge, Teaneck, NJ
Ultimate Wave Challenge, UCONN, Storrs CT
Fencor Summer Classic, Philadelphia, PA
Hershey Invitational, Hershey PA
Princeton Shootout, Princeton, NJ
Beach Bash, Point Pleasant, NJ
NEPA Classic, Scranton, PA
Tom Dowd Memorial, Orange County, NY
C. Vivian Stringer Shootout, Piscataway, NJ
Hershey Jr. Nationals, Hershey, PA
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