Cost is $10 per player for the weekend for all players.
Please pay your coaches!

Games at our gym on Saturday, May 19:

5:00 pm: Nickel
6:00 pm: Bronze
7:00 pm: Tan
8:00 pm: Bronze

Metairie – Games at Archbishop Chapelle High School

> Click here to get directions to Archbishop Chapelle

Friday May 18th:     

5:30    LA Ambassadors     vs    Mid City 5th
6:30    Titans Black    vs    Mid City 7th
7:30    Ascension Jaguars    vs    Mid City 5th
8:30    LA Ambassadors    vs.    Titans Grey

Saturday May 19th:

9:15    NO Stallions    vs.    Titans Brown
10:15    Titans Blue    vs.    LA Ambassadors
11:15    Titans Grey    vs    NO Stallions
12:30    Titans Blue    vs.    Ascension Jaguars
1:30    Titans Brown    vs    LA Ambassadors
2:30    Mid City 6th    vs.    Titans Green
3:30    Titans Purple    vs.    NO Chiefs
4:45    Titans Navy    vs.    Mid City 7th
5:45    Mid City 7th    vs.    Titans Green
6:45    NO Chiefs    vs    Titans Purple
7:45    Mid City 6th    vs    Titans  Black
8:45    Titans Navy    vs.    Mid City 8th

Metairie – 8th & 10th Grade at Crescent City High School

> Click here to get directions to Crescent City High School

Saturday May 19th

2:00    NO Chiefs    vs    Titans White
3:00    Sela Warriors    vs    Ball Hard Elite
4:00    St. Tammany Tigers    vs    Titans Slate (Saqouri, James, Derrick, Codie, Peyton, Jake, Mac & Tim)
5:00    Sela Warriors    vs    Mid City 9th
6:00    St. Tammany Tigers    vs    Titans White
7:00    NO Ballers    vs    Mid City 9th
8:00    Ball Hand Elite    vs    NO Ballers
9:00    NO Chiefs     vs    Titans Slate (Saqouri, James, Derrick, Codie, Peyton, Jake, Mac & Tim)

Livingston Ladies Invitational

Denham Springs Parks and Recreation North Park
30372 Eden Church Road
Denham Springs, La 70726

Both gyms are on same property!

Saturday May 19
North Park Gym
1:00 yellow
3:00 yellow

Aquatic Center Gym
9:00 gold / indigo (Emma, Henley & Meghan)
11:00 gold / indigo (Emma, Henley & Meghan)

Sunday May 20
North Park Gym
11:00 silver
3:00 silver

First of all, I hope everyone had a great Mother’s Day and did something really nice for your mothers!  Here are the weekly updates for things we have going on at the gym:

Fundraiser Postponed

The fundraiser scheduled for this Saturday will be postponed due to the fact we got a late start and Graduation issues with many parents. We will put together the fundraiser for sometime in June or July.

3 on 3 leagues – AAU/YBOA updates

AAU & YBOA will continue through June. In addition, we have had so much confusion about the 5 man “3 on 3” leagues that we will just do the same thing as last year – merge it in with AAU and YBOA during June and continue it into July.

The first half of June will be mostly AAU and YBOA, and the second half of June we will start with “3 on 3”. We will continue the same monthly pay structure:

• On a team $130.00
• Just training $115.00
• Just doing league and no training $125.00

We will use same uniforms as we have presently. Games will be mostly in the morning as not to interfere with those choosing to do recreational ball as well.

Upcoming Weekend Games

This coming weekend (May 19), the girls will be in Walker (including 3/4 graders) and the majority of boys will be in Old Metairie at the Cyclone Invitational – a good tournament with Saturday games only.

Thanks
Charles

Nickle – 5:00 pm at our gym

Tan – 7:00 pm at our gym

And finally, a very Happy Mothers Day to all our moms!

What players learn in our 3 vs 3 leagues:

• How to be a better ball handler
• How to play better defense
• Confidence in shooting and learning to “get their own shot”
• Pick and Roll

With only 3 players on the court at one time, your child will get plenty of extra touches and you will begin to see the improvement in no time.

> Learn more about our program and how to register by clicking here.

Games At NorthShore Sportsplex:

• Be at the gym at least 15 minutes prior to game time
• Ref fees – $5 per player (per game)

Other Games:

Titan Black, Navy, Purple, Bronze, and Blue: Baton Rouge – The Celtic Shootout

• Tournament Fees: $180 per team – must give to your coach ahead of time
• Pool play is Saturday / Bracket play is Sunday (if eligible)
• Bronze – 11 am / 4 pm – Game 1 – Port Allen High School / Game 2 – Sacred Heart School
• Blue – 5 pm / 7 pm – Sacred Heart School
• Black – 12 pm / 6 pm – Sacred Heart School
• Purple – 11 am / 2 pm – Sacred Heart School
• Navy – 12 pm / 2 pm – Port Allen High School
• Location Addresses:
• Port Allen High School 3553 Rosedale Rd, Port Allen, La 70767
• Brusly High School 630 Frontage Rd, Brusly, La 70719
• Mckinley High School 800 East Mckinley St, Baton Rouge, La 70802
• Sacred Heart School 2251 Main St Baton Rouge, La 70802

Titan Yellow and Crimson are in Hammond for the Domino Invitational

• Games are at the Pennington Center on the SLU Campus
• Cost is $15 per player (for both games)
• Crimson – 11 am / 4 pm Court 3
• Yellow – 9 am / 12 noon Court 2

Grey Team is at the Alario Center

Please Check website later for additional details as to location and tourney fees

Great News the final goal was put up Friday at 5:00 so there was no need for me to go to jail. Saturday games all 22 of them went off with no problems. The gym was as full as it could be and outside of being screamed at by a visiting woman from the coast no police were needed.  I kept my mouth shut because she had me by a few pounds. The Northshore is taking the Kenner trash out of me. A successful day.

A few more answers to questions that I have gotten over the past few weeks.

How do we form teams?

We want to have no more than 10 players and usually 7-9 is our goal. We want 2 above avg. players that would be perceived as leaders or are working on becoming leaders, 2-3 solid avg. players and 2-3 somewhat beginners to our program or even bb. Our desire is to be competitive but our goal is to make the 2 really good players become true leaders -they bare the weight of the success of the team. The 2-3 avg. players then see what it takes to be the best and they then want to do the same as far as hard work, dedication and unselfishness to become leaders.  The last 2-3 see what it takes to be part of our program and then they work hard and get better to become the next wave of mid-level players for the next team they are on. It is a cycle of ACHIEVEMENT. That is our system that is what we are about.

You will notice there is a different degree of butt chewing at times. The leaders get a little more of it, the mid-level players get some as well but they get a lets get better, do you don want to be good, work harder speech as well. The lower end get work harder, you will get it, pay attention, no pressure confidence boosters. The 2 or so leaders get the I’m disappointed, you let your teammates and parents down, this won’t be tolerated lecture, your teammates look to you, then they get the hug, prove me wrong about you- talk.  If you have questions about this ask some of the parents that have been around a while, it sort of works.

Can’t we be more competitive?

Yes we can if we played the same groups together each year like other groups in our area do. That is not how you get better; you get better by new teammates and new challenges. For all the local teams that stay together in our area, none of them are any good outside our area and no individual has really accomplished anything at any local High School. They were the best in rec. leagues while in High School games they can’t get a shot off or handle the ball under pressure. They were better athletes with somewhat above avg. skill, knowledge, size or aggression. Later when nature evens the playing fields everybody is pretty much the same. Then it becomes the High School coach is an Idiot, not that your kid has progressed since 8^th grade…..What you learned- not who you are- matters then.

My daughter is a perfect example of this type of team selection process. She is one of the best players’ boys or girls to come out of our area in many years for personal accomplishment. All everything-state, district, metro, mvp and on and on and on. Her talent and achievement came from the work we do in our gym when she was younger as she got older the select thing came into play and she plateaued.  In my eyes she has not progressed as a player for three years because she has played with select garbage state and national AAU title teams that diminished her personal game for the benefit of the coach or team. Use us to make your game better don’t worry about wins and losses.  Three years ago I was an Idiot when I voiced my opposition today I’m Albert Einstein in her eyes.

Each year our teams change personnel based on new players and plans we have for certain players. This then takes time to build back our team chemistry, this makes you change your game and mindset.  Makes you better.

My child is not doing as well as X.

My canned response is “ Your child is right where he or she belongs progress wise based on what he or she puts into the training.” We have players that stay year round with us, that is why they are that good. It takes the average new player in our group 4 months to get comfortable, one year for me to say he or she is one of us. Good or bad, we are a different mindset and attitude. If you’re so so about the commitment your child is most likely so so on the court. Nothing risked nothing gained.

Ask you rec. ref about our players who play rec. ball they will tell you they can pick our players out in a second, no matter if they are good or bad.  Different mindset. It is not all about bb it is about respect for self, others, the game.  You have to pay a price to be good unless you are a freak athlete and that is only good as long as you are freakish.  Stick with us and you will see, jump back and forth and you get what you get.  It takes time to be good at this game, it is as much mental and skill and we do both. Your child will learn what it takes to achieve on their own.

Lastly thank you to the helpers this past Saturday, you know who you are. I’m thankful to have such great friends and our organization is thankful as well.  Our Fundraiser is scheduled for May 19^th , Crawfish, drink and silent auction, at our gym. Your attendance as well as friends will be greatly appreciated. If you are in a position to offer a gift for our fundraiser please contact me. Monies raised will go towards completion of upstairs bathroom and second court completion. We will be registering for our summer 5 man 3 on 3 basketball league shortly. Information will be a gym. Let your friends know, we will do internal teams as well as take teams from outside.  I will be posting times for personal training slots for June and July. Getting back into it. Ryan will be doing it as well.

Thanks, Charles

• Ref fees are $5 per player
• Be at the gym 20 minutes before your game
• Coach Ryan’s team will be hosting a fundraiser and will have lots of food so come hungry and support his team

Games At NorthShore Sportsplex:

Games At Nesom Jr. High (Tickfaw)

• Titans Green 11 am / 1 pm
• $10 per player ref fees (covers both games)

Titans families – we are so excited to announce the opening of our speed & agility program with Sam Mearridy that we are giving it away for FREE!

Just click on the link below and “Like Us” on Facebook:

• We will choose one winner per week for a FREE month of training from our Facebook fans
• Maximum one player from the winning family can qualify

Enter to Win – Like Us on Facebook:

Or, if you would like to learn more about this program, or reserve a spot for your child to train, visit the Fitness page to learn more and get all the details.