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AAU SUPER SHOWCASE
One of the best events and best values in elite baseball. Ten of the top teams in the country in each the 14U and Underclassmen levels will be invited to compete at ESPN Wide World of Sports. Not only will your team face some of the best competition in the country, your entry fee includes two 3-bedroom villas for the week. Participation is by invitation only.
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AAU LIVE ON ESPN3.COM
In addition to world class facilities, Disney-produced Opening and Awards Ceremonies, entertainment opportunities every minute of every day, and lava-hot baseball competition, the 11U, 12U, and 13U Diamond championship games are scheduled to be broadcast on ESPN3. Click here to see excerpts from Opening Ceremonies, and here to see the awards ceremony of the 12U team that represented AAU in the New Era National Youth Baseball Championships in Memphis, Tennessee.
NATIONAL YOUTH BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS
The best of the best! Everyone claims to have the top competition. This is where it is proven once and for all. Each year, the highest championship team for each of eight national organizations in the 12U age groups converge in Memphis, Tennessee for the biggest baseball battle in the country: The New Era National Youth Baseball Championships. In the four year history of the event, AAU has proved to be a dominant force. To get there as the AAU representative and play against the top AABC, Babe Ruth, Dixie, NABF, PONY, USSSA, and Super Series teams, you must win the AAU 12U Diamond division Grand Nationals. For highlights of the 2011 NYBC, Click Here.
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The AAU believes not only in the complete athlete, but also the complete coach. There is so much more to coaching than drills and on-field skills. Learn to use powerful coaching tools based on the latest research in sports psychology that reflects the "best practices" of elite coaches and athletes. The AAU National Office is happy to announce to its members, FREE Coaches' Education for all AAU Non-Athletes. This exciting program is administered by Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA), using their Double-Goal Coach® Online Course, which helps coaches pursue their first goal, winning, while pursuing the second, more-important goal of teaching life lessons through sports. Click here for more information.
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Love of the game doesn’t stop AAU Baseball member Mitch Nay
Fri, 11 May 2012 16:52:14 +0000
Originally published at http://espn.go.com/blog/high-school/baseball Written by: Christopher Parish For all of AAU Baseball senior Mitch Nay’s accomplishments during his high school days, the one he remembers most fondly is a loss. Nay’s spectacular junior season helped his Hamilton (Chandler, Ariz.) Huskies reach the Class 5A, Division I baseball title game against Mountain Pointe (Phoenix, Ariz.).
South Texas AAU Lt. Governor to appear on ESPN Radio every Sunday to promote AAU Sports
Tue, 08 May 2012 19:27:40 +0000
Lake Buena Vista– The South Texas AAU Lt. Gov., Rod “Chico” Tanner, is shaking up South Texas AAU Sports with a multitude of additional programs for our South Texas AAU athletes. In addition to piloting South Texas AAU soccer and football, as well as a long time volunteer for track and field, Lt. Gov. Tanner
AAU Baseball member Landry tosses perfect game
Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:34:56 +0000
Bourne, MA– On Sunday, April 22nd, one day after the Chicago White Sox’s Philip Humber threw a perfect game over the Seattle Mariners, the Cape Riptide’s AAU Baseball member Zach Landry duplicated the feat by tossing a perfect game over the Atlantic Mariners-Russo in the first game of a New England AAU Baseball 12-U Open
Andrew Rodriguez Named 2011 James E. Sullivan Award Winner
Wed, 21 Mar 2012 03:13:12 +0000
Outstanding Army Athlete Announced by AAU in Ceremony in NYC Lake Buena Vista, Fla. – (March 20, 2012) – In ceremonies tonight at the prestigious New York Athletic Club, the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) announced that Andrew Rodriguez, a football player from Alexandria, Virginia, has been named the 2011 James E. Sullivan Award winner, which
JUST IN: 2011 AAU Sullivan Finalists Announced
Tue, 13 Mar 2012 10:21:45 +0000
Outstanding Amateur Athlete to Be Named at NYC Ceremony Lake Buena Vista, Fla. – (March 14, 2012) – The Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) today announced that six finalists have been named for the 2011 James E. Sullivan Award, which honors the nation’s outstanding amateur athlete. The Sullivan Award has been presented annually since 1930, and
Champion’s Mindset: YOU win it in your head
Tue, 06 Mar 2012 18:30:25 +0000
By: Alan Stein, Stronger Team “I always visualized my success. The process of seeing success before it happened put me in a positive frame of mind and prepared me to play the game.” - Michael Jordan “Being in the zone means a higher state of concentration. When you let your mind wander, you make mistakes.
AAU Baseball Alum Taylor Gushue comes up big for Gators
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:52:09 +0000
Originally posted at http://www.miamiherald.com Written by: Matt Watts GAINESVILLE – Saturday was supposed to be about Karsten Whitson, the Gators’ star sophomore pitcher making his first start of the season. Instead, newcomer, AAU Baseball alum Taylor Gushue stole the show for the second game in a row. An 18-year-old freshman who bypassed his senior year
Former AAU Baseball Members on prestigious Preseason Golden Spikes List
Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:10:29 +0000
Six of 30 semifinalists from 2011 award headline list (DURHAM, N.C.) — USA Baseball announced its preseason Golden Spikes Award Watch List Thursday, marking the organization’s first step toward identifying the top amateur baseball player in the country. Sponsored by Major League Baseball, the Golden Spikes Award will be presented in 2012 for the 35th
AAU & NBA Cares Ambassador Mentor Afghan Coaches during Government Sports Diplomacy Visit
Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:43:11 +0000
(Kabul, Afghanistan)– The cries of excitement reverberated across the campus of Ghazi Olympic Stadium in Kabul. Even with freezing temperatures and a foot of snow on the ground, more than 150 Afghan female and male coaches and sports administrators from all 34 provinces of Afghanistan converged on the Afghan Olympic facility for four days of
Mental toughness key to sporting success
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:49:19 +0000
Writtern by: Alan Stein, StrongerTeam.com Lake Buena Vista– Mental training is one of the most under rated aspects of becoming the best player you can be. And this holds true for any endeavor, but especially sports. There is a huge umbrella of skills and traits that fall under mental training; the ability to focus and