How to Earn Your Dog Tags at Boot Camp

Tiny Green

Today I want to step away from the girl’s side of the game and talk about a young man who dreamed of being special. Jack Donnelly plays for the Rumson Fair Haven boy’s basketball team. Most people, who follow Shore Conference boy’s basketball, know him as the downtown 3 point shooting machine who led RFH […]

Tiffany Montage is on a Mission

Tiny

Do you understand what it means to be under the radar? Do you understand what it’s like to know that you’ve a better player than some kids who are being hounded by recruiters, while you have to sit on the outside looking in? What must it feel like when you are a gym rat and […]

Tiny Green’s Girls Shore Conference Preseason Top 10 Rankings

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So tomorrow at Hoop Group Core Skills Pre-Season Prep will begin and everyone will start getting pumped up for the 2011-12 season. The two sport players are winding up their fall sport and will try and play catch up to those players who have been in the gym most of the fall. Coaches will remind […]

Nitty Gritty Time

Tiny Instruction

The first thing I want people to know about this up coming season, is this! Jackson Memorial has the second most talented five in the Shore Conference. Stephanie Mason has just continued to blow away college coaches with her improvement and play this fall. Tiffany Montagne who is also a division 1 player that colleges […]

Improvement Is What It Takes

Tiny Green

“IMPROVEMENT” that is the word of the day! It’s such a simple word and such a hard thing to accomplish in the game of basketball. So often players spend time on skill sets that are their strengths but yet spend less time on the skill sets that are their weaknesses. It really comes down to […]

Girls Basketball Recruiting Process

Tiny Green

The topic I want to talk about today is recruiting. Hopefully parents and players can take advantage of the advice that I will pass along. First, I want everyone to understand there is no science to recruiting. For example, some schools like players who play a certain style. Some coaches will only recruit a kid […]

Player Rankings by Position

Tiny Green

I saw some pretty darn good players in action this weekend and it got me to thinking. Who are the best players in central jersey by position? These type of debates are always fun and its all opinion driven so nobody can be wrong. But I thought since Core Skills training starts tomorrow I would […]

Stock Up/Unofficial Preseason Top 10

Tiny Core Skills

Now what is more exciting and nerve racking than the first day of school? Nothing when you’re a young lady in high school. The freshmen are scared and worried at the same time. The parents are excited for their children and are praying it all works out. The upper class men can’t wait to catch […]

Girls Have Skills at Hoop Group Basketball Camp

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As the month of July was coming to a close, it brought a new beginning to the Poconos. We took a break from the boy’s camps up here and welcomed some hard working girls into camp. The girls were all excited to be here and it showed with their play on the court. The first […]

Playing AAU Basketball Doesn’t Always Get You Best Exposure to Be Recruited

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This summer was like all AAU summers….CRAZY. We had kids playing in some cases 21 games in 26. I hope we don’t see a rise in ACL injuries this high school season. With all that’s going on in college sports, look for big changes in the AAU world, I‘ll say it again lets get back […]