Down 37-30, 4 mins to go.
Down 42-40, 5 secs to go.
Rebounded missed FT, and
@MeganCastor52
hits the running one- hander three pointer for the last second win!!!
YES!!
@SLAAMBASKETBALL
Lost to a well-schooled Team 419 team in our bracket semifinal.
That completes our 2023 AAU journey, as we are heading home from
@TFNsRun4Roses
.
Great competition here!!
I will post season pictures and my thoughts as the days unfold.
But it was a great ride….
Finished 4-0
@SelectEventsBB
Atlantic City Showcase this weekend.
These girls have improved a ton since practice
#1
and are super coachable!
We’ll take a brief respite in June and regroup for Louisville in July.
@SLAAMBASKETBALL
@SLAAMCOACHSTEVE
Another benefit of AAU basketball that is not talked about enough —especially with this team— the social aspect of hanging, laughing, spending time together and long term friendship!!
(Even with the parents!!)
Let’s to do it again today!!
@SelectEventsBB
@SLAAMBASKETBALL
I will go to battle with the 8 girls we had on
@Slaam22Maier
.
We were always “out – heighted” but never out-hustled or “out-hearted”.
I loved the way our team competed game in and game out!!
Great job girls!
🏀💚
Most of us got back home from
Atlantic City after 10 pm Sunday.
And they wanted to be in the gym last night to play, improve and be with the team.
Special group of kids.
Thank you to our college players joining us too.
@makennamaier30
@alexa_mcdole
@SLAAMBASKETBALL
Sad to say it’s over. A really special group.
3 months like that.
34 games.
2 fun road trips.
4 championship bracket appearances.
Improved individually.
Improved as a team.
Made great long-term relationships!
I’d call that successful!!
@SLAAMBASKETBALL
@ExclusiveJamal
Reflecting:
I am lucky to coach AAU players who are tough, hard-working, competitive, and really good.
We competed- won more than we lost (16-10), got better, hit huge shots, made great memories and strengthened lifelong relationships.
A great ride‼️
@SLAAMBASKETBALL
After 500 miles in the car yesterday, I'm just catching up on my notifications and this is awesome!!
Thank you to
@CarolinaGHoops
for capturing this special moment after our championship 2022 Gold win!
@InsiderExposure
@JDabbs86
Last AAU practice tonight before we turn to HS open gyms and leagues.
Rousing action as we played 4v4 and I dusted off the hoop shoes-missed a layup & game winning 3 but managed to split 2 games
Good stuff— see you in mid June!!
@SLAAMBASKETBALL
@SLAAMCOACHSTEVE
@PittGBball
Can’t wait to coach this team up in AAU spring and summer! Schedule below!
It’s the 3rd season for a lot of girls on this team — remarkable consistency in the transfer portal era‼️
Teamwork will show!
We’re ready to compete!!
@SLAAMBASKETBALL
@SLAAMCOACHSTEVE
Can’t like this one enough!!! Loved the effort we played with and took the title at Apache Memorial Showcase. 4-0
Thank you
@InsiderExposure
Go
@SLAAMBASKETBALL
Had a really good first practice with this group of girls. Looking forward to doing it again.
Let’s see where we end up in July, after the journey.
@SLAAMBASKETBALL
@InsiderExposure
I heard from a lot of people in
@SLAAMBASKETBALL
and even outside of Slaam — that we do it right as a team and program…
✅Challenge our players
✅Coach them up
✅Promote them
✅ And foster a great experience!!
See you this weekend!
No fancy schedule edits or graphics coming from
@Slaam22Maier
in advance of Atlantic City.
We're rolling old school screenshot grab--much like the way we play--no frills — just share the ball, compete hard and enjoy the journey.
Ready to ball out
@SelectEventsBB
Finished Live at the Nook at 3-1!!
Beat LI Lightning this AM, 30-15.
Got better, shared the ball and had a blast! Great group of kids and parents…
@SLAAMBASKETBALL
@SelectEventsBB
We’re ready to ball out at Baldwin Wallace on Saturday…. Had a great practice tonight!!
(One of my fave type of pictures— I know you can appreciate this one
@Coachbudhurt
)
Let’s go!
@SLAAMBASKETBALL
@SLAAMCOACHSTEVE
Beat a tough B Scott Academy team today….
Shot well and shared it well. Contributions from everyone.
Fun basketball to watch!!
2-1 so far here at
@WPABruinsTipOff
For our 2022 players, it was our last AAU practice!! Where does the time go?!?
Nice to finish it out with
@SLAAMCOACHSTEVE
Enjoy the moment! Realize that the journey is the reward!
Keep up the great work!
@SLAAMBASKETBALL
@JDabbs86
@Cover3_ATH
To my Slaam coaching brother and kingpin-
You couldn’t be more deserving of getting the reigns to your own high school program— Bethel Park is lucky get you!
Be great in every game unless you schedule
@ButlerTornadoBB
!!
We have a roster full of players who aspire to play at the next level.
@NCAADII
@NCAADIII
Looking forward to the competition that the
@WPABruinsAAU
tourney will provide!! Let’s battle!
Schedule is below⬇️⬇️
@SLAAMBASKETBALL
Beat a well-coached TN Rush team to go 3-0 and will play for the championship tomorrow at 11:15
@InsiderExposure
Apache Showcase NC.
Keep working hard and getting better.
@JDabbs86
@SLAAMBASKETBALL
Made improvements. Played really good teams. Competed. Got better. Proud of our fight. Tough win! Joy coaching these players!
Thank you
@WPABruinsTipOff
for a well-run tipoff.
As most teams are playing in their last games, I want to thank our parents for being great this season— always offering to video, or do book, or keep stats or tape an turned ankle, getting your daughter to games and practice, etc…
It’s been a quite a ride…
Thank you all!
I know it’s a rarity in AAU—but when the parents get along as well as kids do, it’s a win-win.
Team Dinner for
@SlaamMaier
tonight!
Great group of parents…
@SLAAMBASKETBALL
A team (and parents) that enjoys being around each other will play for each other— make the extra pass, help up off the ground, and cheer for their successes!! Keep up the good work, girls!
@SelectEventsBB
@NookBasketball
Chalk up another good practice tonight... getting ready for April AAU!!
Up first is
@MacBasketballUA
North Coast Cup this weekend in Cleveland.
@SLAAMBASKETBALL
Great to have this group back together practicing — first time since May 21!!
Picked up where we left off— shooting, sharing and competing!
@SLAAMBASKETBALL
@TFNsRun4Roses
Thank you to the
@AlexaAnkrum13
family for hosting our
@Slaam22Maier
team for our end of season swim party.
Didn’t have 100% attendance for a variety reasons but great group who was there!
Perfect way to cap our successful season!!
@SLAAMBASKETBALL
@TFNsRun4Roses
1-0 in Atlantic City.
Good win tonight over a tough Team Impact squad!!
Back at it tomorrow 5 pm and 8 pm!
Throwback basketball— extra pass, good D, compete and play for each other (stole that from
@SLAAMCOACHSTEVE
)
@SelectEventsBB