Being a PG is more than dribbling up the court. It’s the ability to facilitate, control the tempo & emotions of you & your team, decision making, & most important the ability to LEAD on and off the court. Scoring is the least of your worries, it’s the intangibles
Soon many of you will find out that the wins your AAU team had in the elementary & middle school divisions, meant nothing & you wasted the most important time of your child’s career chasing trophies & clout, instead of true development & growth.
AAU/Travel teams that R coached by parents w/ a player on the team are dangerous. No matter how hard they try, they’re going to put their kid first. It’s literally in their nature to give their kid as many advantages in life that they can.
So after watching other teams play at R4R… here’s why many of you offensive “studs” don’t have offers:
1. 7/36 from the field
2. Plays ZERO DEFENSE.
3. Not receptive to constructive criticism from your coaches.
4. Terrible body language after mistakes & on the bench.
Teams need to STOP traveling to tourneys and then driving back before they’re played all of their games . There needs to be a penalty for teams that do that. We ALL travel & have to get back but jetting out bc “your game is too late & you’ve loss every game”, is unacceptable.
The notion that AAU/TRAVEL is ALWAYS supposed to be FUN is giving false realities & expectations to players.
This is competitive basketball not Rec, hard, gritty, grimy work is required to compete, be seen, & get better. & it’s not always “FUN” in the beginning.
On thing I’ve learned the last 4 years coaching AAU/travel is.. basketball isn’t just about basketball too many anymore. Parents/players don’t just value great basketball /teaching .. they need to feel glamorized & glorified every step of the way.
Im loyal to my players, which makes me a black sheep in AAU world. I rarely start w/ superstars, so im told to “find better kids”.. but I see so much in the 1s I have & bc I’m loyal from Day 1, I expect it in return come Day 1000 when they’re wayy better & highly sought after..
It truly saddens me that the developmental stage is being taken away from so many kids bc these programs what them to be already made at 9-10 yos.. If you don’t want to develop the youth then stop “coaching” youth sports.
HS players: please understand that w/the portal, coaches aren’t just handing out offers b/c you’re “good” or “can score”. U have to be great mentally & emotionally, so the work required is 10x as much as it used to be. If you want it , you really have to WORK for it now.
Our 2026 finished 2-1 this weekend at
@InsiderExposure
Phenoms of the Future. Solid games against some good
@TbWbasketball1
teams. This team will be something special come summer time!
So many kids are so close to that offer, but because they haven’t gotten it on the social media timeline, they’re losing hope.
Here’s your reminder to KEEP GOING. All of our lives have their own clock. Some of us just have to put in more hours to get our reward. KEEP GOING!
NO COACH that genuinely cares about their players as PPL, would tell them to miss prom for a LP. If missing a couple of games ruins their chances of playing in college, they never truly had a chance to begin with.
You don’t need multiple trainers to be great, you don’t have to play for multiple AAU teams to be seen, you don’t have to switch teams every season/year.. you just have to find the right program/coaches/trainer that can truly elevate you. Pick the right ppl & watch how far you go
In order to be a developmental coach/trainer.. you have to actually DEVELOP kids that weren’t good. You can take a 4/5 ⭐️ that was known & good before & brag on it 😂😂 PLEASE STOP!
There’s something special about staying w/ an AAU team that you grew w/ until you graduate. Those parents & players that can buy into it, if they have great coaches & teammates, it will be something amazing.
2026 Started out 0-2 @ R4R w/ 2 good games against 2 top teams that definitely brought out the college coaches.. ARIZONA ELITE GUAA (under armor team) & Ohio Xtreme (made it all the way to Platinum Cship game). Won 3 straight games & pull out a Bronze championship(Denim pool)
@Gundy_Ryan
Well obviously 😂😂. I don’t believe this video is a representation of this ONE play. I believe that’s how she truly feels in this system. She’s a solid player, it’s just different than Louisville & it’s showing .
One thing about
@ETAThunder
, he’s going to promote his kids ! He tweets about them so much that he has me rooting for them & ive never met them. I can nust feel the love he has for his girls through he SM. and I LOVE THAT. He’s genuine
Bring home that State title girls!
Big congrats to one of the most tenacious kids I’ve trained thus far,
@Anna_Gliatta
,on her signing w/
@BrenauU
today! So proud of how far you’ve come since we 1st started a year ago. The work is paying off & it’s only the beginning! You’re in great hands w/
@hoopscoach2421
After seeing certain teams this weekend, it’s apparent that these coaches that have had the same players on their teams for 2-3 years, have focused on winning more than development & it’s backfiring..
Some parents are so hypnotized by their young kids travel team winning in the beginning that they don’t realize their kid isn’t being developed in the end.. look deeper & think about the long game.
Coaches, if you want your players to care about more than scoring, start putting more than pts in the stat line. Rebounds, assist, steals, blocks, those things count too. The PG w/ 2 pts, & 12 assist matters just as much..
I couldn’t care less what outsiders think of my coaching style bc the love I provide behind closed doors & outside of 4 lines is 10x stronger than the “aggressive” coaching you claim to see. Those that know me, know my love runs deep for my girls.
Accountability, the ability to be truthful, & knowing what to say, how to say it, & when to say it, is taught over here… The success of the team depends on it.
Team defense is the most important part of the game to me. If only a few players are hitting shots but the ENTIRE TEAM can get stops, you’re more likely to win. But if you can’t guard HO, screens, back doors, etc as a TEAM, you have little to no chance. I’m a DEFENSIVE coach.
Coaches, stop getting frustrated if your players only want to shoot/score when that’s all you highlight on social media. If you want them to take pride in more than scoring then praise more than pts in the stats..
A lot of these coaches don’t have the gift/ability to be both a developer AND a competitive program. That’s why the only want the “studs” because they’re lack of coaching will be exposed if they had to build “studs” out of “scrubs”.
Coach: \kōch\ noun: one who instructs players in the fundamentals of a sport and directs team strategy.
Some may not like the way I do it, but just know every kid that plays for me is coached, corrected, & yes, CONSTRUCTIVELY criticized when they’re not performing to their
Man!! I’m so exciting for this upcoming travel season! God has add some great piece to the program, from top to bottom, players to coaches. The aura, environment, & connections have truly been elevated even more. The right people/pieces mean everything.
I’ve been a fan & watching/following
@YolettMcCuin
since she was at Jacksonville & to see her finally reap the work she’s put into Ole Miss WBB is truly heart warming!! Those players committed to the process & saw her vision when very few did.
#Noceilings
Played a last min tourney this weekend to prep for R4R & boy I’m glad we did. Was rusty at 1st but both ‘26 & ‘27 brought home some championship hardware. Back at it tomorrow !
As an AAU coach I’m extremely picky of who joins my program bc it’s hard to build/growth if the foundation is shaky. I look at the parents behavior/responses in games before adding a kid. I’ve learned that great kids come from great families & vice versa. Quality over quantity.
Many parents don’t realize it until after the fact.. but my reasons for doing things go well beyond that moment & the court. The impact of the discipline & love I give is life long. This text made my morning.
#familEE
First tourney of the season for our 2032/31 team and we made it to the championship game, to only lose by 2! These kiddos played their hearts out this weekend! Young with a ton of potential, so the future is bright! Proud of these girls !
#explosiveelites
#girlsbasketball
The simple things in basketball are so complex, yet b/c they aren’t fancy & eye catching, they aren’t being drilled on a daily.
Caitlin Clark, JuJu Watkins, Deja Kelly, Raven Johnson, Hannah Hidalgo aren’t making 2-4 combo moves every time before scoring..
Real reps translate
Ppl see them under the lights but don’t realize how hard they’re working in the dark. My 2 leaders on &off the court
@kylacantey3
@Gabbie_Gliatta
have been working & it’s showing. Still a long way to go but they’re growing session by session.
FYI: There are A LOT of solid independent programs out there... & college coaches actually watch them. They’re looking for players to elevate their program & career, so if you can ball, playing in the right places, & have coaches working for you, they’ll find you!
Don’t chase free when it comes to picking an AAU/club team. So many of you need true coaching & development but you’re not looking at that.. it may cost you a little $ but it’s priceless in the long run if you want to play at the next level.
Free gets expensive real quick..
Kids respect coaches that provide discipline, structure, & expectations, combined w/ love, consideration, & humility. Stop being the coach that’s trying to ALWAYS make them happy or be their friend.. there’s a time to play w/ them & then there’s a time to prepare them. It’s 50/50
Winter break training this week with two of our ‘26s post players, Whitley C & Aris M. Two kids that have recently committed to consistently being in the gym & improving their game all around. Hard work is never an issue when I have them in the gym.
@1WhitleyColeman
@MixonAris
Parents: it’s OKAY for coaches to give your child hard coaching & constructive criticism. It’s OKAY for someone else to provide discipline & order to your child. You have to trust the motives behind the coaches you put your kids w/, otherwise DONT hand them over.
Give me a player that’s committed to working hard & being put in uncomfortable situations CONSISTENTLY, & a family that’s patience & trusting of my plan for their child … & watch what they become under me. Those that know, know.
Top NAIA schools are equivalent to D2 schools. They offer full scholarships as well. Don’t like the description of “NAIA” fool you. Those are high level programs with high level athletes & coaches.
So many kids are weeding themselves out of being high level athletes.. I’ve seen kids that were so good their 5th grade year but 2 years later can barely score 4 pts.. more proof that elementary/middle school ranking mean NOTHING.
‘27 finishes
@InsiderExposure
ATL Summer Slam, 3-1. Literally 1 of the smallest teams against every1 they play but they’re skilled, feisty, coachable, loyal to the grind & each other. THIS team is the epitome of “staying the course”. My small but mighty group! Love them 2 death
Fall break = More reps! Mid morning workout w/ our ‘26 CG
@Gabbie_Gliatta
. She’s going hard this year w/ training & started to pick up some attention from college coaches this past travel season . Tall, athletic, 3 level scorer & she’s silent but deadly.
@GliattaBeth
@NoFoWBB
2027s & 2026s.. please remember you’re still YOUNG.. the offers aren’t coming yet because it’s not your time yet. Keep being calm, coachable, & consistent. God’s plan for your life can’t be altered by any human, what’s for you is for you.
The Gliatta girls have been in the gym w/ me 3 STRAIGHT days now. Both
@Gabbie_Gliatta
&
@Anna_Gliatta
looking to build on strong Fr man yrs. Gabbie earning FOY @
@NoFoWBB
& Anna making All-Fr team & leading scorer for
@hoopscoach2421
@ BU.
Building HIGH on a solid foundation
Just bc some of you JUST started watching WBB, doesn’t mean it’s JUST NOW become interesting.. it’s been amazing /entertaining for years now. Y’all were just so busy arguing “no one watches WBB”, that you’ve been missing out.
So we didn’t come out on top in THIS game but we came out on top in a ton of other ways. Perseverance, consistency, unity, class, improvement, fight, toughness, grit, & then some. Proud is an UNDERSTATEMENT. Winning is great but losing, not so much, but I’ll pick this team to
‘26 Finishes
@Ohio_Basketball
3-1, losing to an athletic & solid ‘25 Arkansas Bandits team! Couldn’t be more proud of this group for only having 1 ‘25, missing 2 key players & battling to make it to the Platinum
@NE2KHoops
2025 Bracket. A young, hungry, skilled group.
Overloading on bad basketball isn’t what makes you better. Playing 100 games w/no correction, competition, or character isn’t better than 50 games w/ those components.
Being the gym 3 days w/ intensity & correction > being in 7 days repeating bad habits.
Quality > Quantity
Not playing other deserving players & only playing who you’re used to playing is what causes a lot of coaches to lose. If those same starters or upperclassmen aren’t getting the job done, then decrease their mins. It’s okay to get comfortable on the court but not complacent.
Training only translates if it’s taught in detail & tested in training. The ability to read & react is the ultimate determinant of if it will be executed come game time. The dialogue I give is never ending during training. Reminders create repetition.
Too many players fail to realize that your heart, determination, love & character is revealed when you face adversity. Not when things are good & peachy. You don’t realize what you’re not or you are, until you’ve been challenged & come out on top or crumbed..
Last tourney of the summer season w our 2026 group. Ended the season 1-2 playing up in
@ASGRBasketball
Big Event & these girls are much better today than they were a month ago, & especially Day 1. It will continue Next spring/summer! Missing our PG & G today!
Social media tells more than ppl realize. It tells you who is for you, bc those are the ones who share, like, & comment. It tells you who isn’t bc those are the 1s who watch but don’t like or USED to like but stop bc they have an unspoken issue(s). It’s not hard to tell nowadays.
EE’s ‘26 finishes 3-1 at
@SelectEventsBB
The Prime Event! Showed a high upside to our chemistry & defense before the 2nd LP of spring. Headed to
@InsiderExposure
Beast of the East next weekend.
?s to ask ur HS athlete before AAU season:
1. Do u want 2 play at the next level?
2. Do U want 2 commit 6 out of 7 days 2 Bball in college?
3. Do U truly LOVE doing this?
The answers 2 these questions will decide which team to play 4 or if they should even be playing AAU.
@TweetsbyCoachP
@JasonWiles15
It goes w/ the saying “there’s a time & place for everything”.. there’s no need for this in a classroom because there’s no competition, there’s no opponent, there’s no need for such intensity in a calm setting & a place must kids are forced to be, opposed to a place ppl choose
Money ball Monday! Yesterday we focused solely on our ‘27 PG finding her stroke after inconsistent shooting this past winter. After some corrections to her shot, the stroke was back.
Weekend training w/ our ‘26 C, Megan G. After being out for 3 months from foot surgery, were back. Finishing around the rim & developing that 15 ft pull up is the focus for us right now, so layups out of curls, reverse pivot pull-ups & low post moves have been our primary focus.
PGs aren’t born, they’re made and molded by quality coaching & teaching. A kid can be naturally athletic & skilled, doesn’t mean they’re a good PG. A PG has to be taught how to think, see, & control the game. In order to become a “coach on the floor” you have to be COACHED.
Session season! That first step is going to be deadly before you know it! The Duo doing what they do best.. working.
building a masterpiece, stroke by stoke.
@kylacantey3
@Gabbie_Gliatta
‘26 Finishes 3-1 in
@InsiderExposure
ATL summer Slam 16/17U Bracket w/ a win over TSF 17U 40-27. This group has put in work & it’s showing. Thanks to each college coach that watched this young &blossoming group.
We Finished 2-1 in WarGames 16u/17U
Some of y’all basketball parents should’ve put your kid in golf, wrestling , or tennis bc the way yall want your kid to always be the center of attention/focal point doesn’t fit a TEAM sport.
If a program/coach saw you & didn’t pick you, then clearly they didn’t see the potential in you or think you were worth it. So when you find a coach/program that saw your potential & picked you when they didn’t, don’t forget that when they make you better & those same ppl want u.
WELCOME Coach Gerald Edwards to the EE FamilEE. He will be the HC of our 2030 (6th),Girls Exposure Travel team! W/ 6+ years of coaching experience at the AAU/travel & school ball level & the connections he has w/ players&families, Coach Edwards is a great add’t to the program!
Basketball is a TEAM sport, playing time is based on PERSONNEL and PERFORMANCE. Those who perform on a more consistent basis will have a longer string, than those who do a few good things & numerous negative things. As I always say, It’s not personal it’s personnel..
How good a player you are is based off of WHO you’re playing. No one cares that you scored 20p, 10s, 10r against the worst team in the district.. what did you do against the 5x state champs, the team w/ 2-3 collegiate players? THAT’S when you show how good you are or.. aren’t.
@savvyfive
@cbdem68
There are many female college coaches that dress in the more “feminine” way you’re desiring, you just have to actually watch WBB often.
Jone Taylor, Niels Ivey, and we can’t forget the viral Sydney Carter.
I love to get a kid’s school ball schedule & just show up to a random game just to see how they TRULY act when they don’t believe they’re being evaluated. This includes the parents too!
I welcome good HUMANS first, the Bball player comes afterwards for me.
I’m all for loyalty to a program that’s actually pouring into ur growth on&off the court, but some of u have been on the same level for 2/3 yrs now after being w/ trainers & programs for yrs & U could actually be way better if u were w/ the RIGHT ppl but “Loyalty” is hindering u.
I stop begging players to come my way when I realize most of them don’t truly want it the way I’m going to expect them to. God has protected me from parents/players that are bad apples & I’m beyond grateful for Him keeping me from what He knew wouldnt add to my purpose & peace.
There’s no way to become GREAT at anything w/o doing it over & over &over again. Doesn’t matter how “boring”
It is. The work isn’t always entertaining and appealing.
A coach that’s honest w/ you isn’t against you, they’re actually for you more than the ones lying to you. If we say, you’re not D1/D2 material, and we have kids that are, it’s not “hating”, it’s honesty. Sometimes the truth hurts but it always helps.
Congrats to our 2027 team for ending their last summer tourney w/ a championship! Year 2 w/ this core group & the chemistry, IQ, & desire has increased year by year. They’ve stayed together, put in consistent work, & fought through adversity TOGETHER!
Congrats to both of our 2031(5th) & 2032(4th) girls teams on winning “The Crybaby “ championship. Fought hard all weekend to both go 5-0. They’re both pretty fun to watch & coach and can be special in the next few yrs. It’s only the beginning!
#FamilEE
Some ppl aren’t meant to Coach younger kids. They don’t have the patience, vocabulary, patience, ability to teach @ a beginner level, patience, right plan for the kids/team, patience.. o did I say patience?