Elite Hoops announced today that their Coastal Georgia Fall Basketball Skills Clinic will be held at Calvary Day School (CDS) in Savannah. The clinic will be held on Saturday and Sunday October 17-18, 2009. Boys and girls in grades 5-12 are invited to register as there a limited number of spots available. The girls clinic will run from 2-3:30pm each day and the boys clinic will run from 4-5:30pm each day. Players will work on many of the same training drills that are taught at the NIKE Skills Academy Camps such as ballhandling, passing, perimeter moves, and shooting form. This will be a great way to prepare for upcoming basketball teams, and leagues. All Elite Hoops clinics, camps and training events maintain a 8:1 player to coach ratio. This clinic will be staffed with Elite Hoops coaches as well as local coaches from the Savannah metro area. The cost of the clinic is $75 and includes a NIKE Elite Hoops Tshirt. For more information, visit www.EliteHoopsBasketball.com or call 678-468-4169. To view the full press release click HERE

Elite Hoops announced today that their Tennessee Fall Basketball Skills Clinic will be held at Christ Presbyterian Academy (CPA) in Nashville. The clinic will be on Saturday October 24. Boys and girls in grades 3-8 are invited to register as there a limited number of spots available. The girls clinic will run from 9am-12pm and the boys clinic will run from 1pm-4pm. Players will work on many of the same training drills that are taught at the NIKE Skills Academy Camps such as ballhandling, passing, perimeter moves, and shooting form. This will be a great way to prepare for upcoming basketball tryouts and leagues. All Elite Hoops clinics, camps and training events maintain a 8:1 player to coach ratio. This clinic will be staffed with Elite Hoops coaches as well as local coaches from the Nashville metro area including CPA Head Coaches Drew Maddux and Mike Ellson. The cost of the clinic is $75 and includes a NIKE Elite Hoops Tshirt. For more information, visit www.EliteHoopsBasketball.com or call 678-468-4169.

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Far too often, student-athletes favor or choose programs based on the level (e.g., mid-major over low-major or DI over DII) without devoting adequate time/consideration to "fit." Your primary concern should be with the academic situation and opportunities provided by the colleges and/or universities you are considering. When narrowing down your options based on athletic criteria, however, please consider the following: Play at the level you can achieve the highest level of success not necessarily at the highest level you can attain a scholarship.

As the head coach of the Belmont Abbey College men's basketball program, I am often asked to speak to prospective student-athletes about the recruiting process, eligibility, etc. When doing so, I often mention that nearly every year at least one student-athlete transfers from the best programs in the country. Why? More often than not, the answer is – a lack of PT, tick, burn, etc. If you aren’t contributing on the floor, it can be difficult to feel that you are truly an integral part of a program.

A bit of unsolicited advice for those of you currently fortunate enough to be experiencing the recruiting process (as trying at times as it may be): Reward the program that recruits you the hardest; commit to the program that wants you the most; and play at the level at which YOU will have the most success (trust me - it’s a lot more fun to compete in a meaningful way for conference and national championships than it is to watch others do so).

Steve Miss, Head Coach-Belmont Abbey College

Indianapolis, IN (September 22, 2009)
– Elite Hoops announced today that their Indiana Fall Basketball Skills Clinic will be held at the Indy Indoor Sports Park in Indianapolis. The clinic will run from 1:00pm-4:00pm on Saturday October 10. Boys and girls in grades 3-8 are invited to register as there a limited number of spots available. Players will work on many of the same drills that are taught at the NIKE Skills Academies such as ballhandling, passing, perimeter moves, and shooting form. All Elite Hoops clinics and training events maintain a 6:1 player to coach ratio. This clinic will be staffed with Elite Hoops coaches as well as local coaches from the Indianapolis metro area. The cost of the clinic is $50 and includes a NIKE Elite Hoops Tshirt. For more information, visit www.EliteHoopsBasketball.com or call 678-468-4169.

My busy schedule has continued. School is even more hectic than when it first started. Last week there was a job fair at Purdue University for engineers. They were offering internships and full time positions. I applied to many different companies such as BP, Exxon, Shell, Firestone, Michelin, Coca-Cola, Kraft, Colgate, John Deere, American Airlines, etc. It was a major job fair with over 150 companies, many of them fortune 500. The fair was on Tuesday and Wednesday so I had to miss a lot of classes. This set me back in my classes and I'm still trying to catch up. One thing good did come out of missing my classes though. I landed an interview with Coca-Cola. The interview was on Wednesday at 11. It went well, but I wont know if I got the internship until around November. If I do get it, I'll either be in Atlanta or Louisville.

Prior to arriving on campus rather than after, all potential student-athletes need to be made aware of the time commitment required of participants in college athletics. As of this week, the Belmont Abbey College Men's Basketball Program is full-go as far as our academic workload and pre-season workouts are concerned. Just so you know, the NCAA only allows for 8 hours of organized athletics activities and requires a minimum of two off days when "out of season." So what does a typical week prior to October 15th entail for our student-athletes? In addition to a course load of a minimum of 15 hours (and realize that your professors expect you to devote 3 hours of study outside the classroom for every hour you spend in class), each member of our program is required to attend an academic meeting with the coaching staff and 4 study hall sessions per week. As for our workouts, each student-athlete will participate in 2 hours of individual workouts, 3 hours in the weight room, and 3 hours of conditioning. In addition, all Belmont Abbey College students are required to perform at least 10 hours of community service per semester (our student-athletes mentor at North Belmont Elementary School). Have we even mentioned devoting adequate time to proper nutrition and sufficient sleep so that your body can replenish itself? Oh--and what about your social life? Start to add it all up and you will begin to understand the commitment and discipline it takes to be a member of the Belmont Abbey College Men's Basketball Program.

-Stephen Miss, Head Coach Belmont Abbey College

Press Release: Elite Hoops to Host Fall Basketball Skills Clinic in Homewood, Alabama

The Abbey, coached by Stephen Miss, Elite Hoops Camp Coach and a 1992 graduate of UNC, finished 20-9 last season, its first 20-win season in six years, and will welcome back seven players, including two starters, guard Richard Barbee and forward Chad Patus.

Today is Tuesday. We started school last Wednesday and basketball last Monday. Its been a rough week juggling an 18 hr class schedule, with basketball, a non-profit organization, and a recent break up with my girlfriend. I'll start with my classes. I'm majoring in mechanical engineering, which for those of you who don't know, is very hard. Lots and lots and lots and lots of math. Calculus 1, 2, and 3, Modern Algebra, Game Theory, Real Analysis, Differential equations 1, 2, Discrete Math... That's just a few. I'm a senior so I'm pretty much done with math classes. Now I'm on to my engineering classes which so far haven't been bad, BUT I can't tell its just the beginning. The difference between engineering class and regular math classes is that engineering classes have labs and something called recitation. Recitation can be anywhere from another lecture, to a study hr, and some teachers don't even make you go. This semester I have 4 engineering lectures, 3 labs, and 3 recitations, and one analog physics class. My engineering classes are at IUPUI in downtown Indianapolis and my physics class is at Butler. The biggest problem with this crazy schedule is homework. Its very hard to keep track of what is do and when. I will keep y'all updated on how it goes.