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Tallahassee Comets Girls
Basketball is a 501(C)(3) Non-Profit Florida Corporation, AAU/YBOA member organization
who supports and promotes competitive girls basketball. The mission of
the Tallahassee Comets is to assist student-athletes in skill development and
to increase their visibility with college coaches nationwide. Skill
development and exposure opportunities are provided by offering structural
competitive practices and by participating in tournaments highly scouted by
college coaches.
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The Tallahassee Comets
Girls Basketball program provides all players the opportunity to learn the
game of basketball, develop and improve their skills, and play competitive
basketball against great competition. The Tallahassee Comets prepare
female student-athletes for the next level by teaching players the
fundamentals of the game and provide them the opportunity to display their
skills that promote and market themselves to college coaches. Every effort is
made to provide each player quality attention through a principled
organization.
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Board of Directors administer
the Tallahassee Comets Girls Basketball Program. The
Comets Board of Directors is comprised of 3 dedicated individuals who volunteer countless hours to provide
young female student-athletes with quality basketball experiences.
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Today, competitive
AAU/YBOA basketball is essential
in developing the best basketball players. Competitive Basketball offers a
high level of competition that most high school programs and many college
programs simply cannot offer. It provides an avenue that college coaches can see
an athlete in a highly competitive environment playing at the highest level
possible for youths. Competitive AAU/YBOA basketball is an absolute
necessity for the serious student-athlete looking to improve their skills and attain a
college scholarship.
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The Comets compete in age-correct
AAU/YBOA events such as the regional qualifiers,
State and National Championships. The determining date for the age of the players is January 1, at 12:00 a.m. In essence, you can go by year of birth. For example: 1988=13u, 1989=12u,
1990=11u). A copy of the player's birth certificate and a recent photo will be needed throughout the season.
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The Comets assemble excellent coaching
staff for all of our teams. The Comets coaches have a wide range of
experience from middle/high school, as former college basketball players
and former college coaches. With this varied coaching and playing
experience, all coaches are highly qualified to coach
each team and are not paid. Each coach volunteers their time to give
back to
our community. Although we do not pay coaches for their services, we
do cover their expenses associated with travel such as hotel accommodations and meals. For bios on each coach, please review our
coaches corner section.
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The
Tallahassee Comets encourage all girls to participate in this competitive
basketball program that want to play basketball. From past experience, the
Tallahassee Comets have found that tryouts will discourage some girls from
trying to participate on an AAU/YBOA team. Instead of tryouts, the Comets
host an orientation and workout session that provides information about the
Tallahassee Comets program and a workout session for all players so that the
coaching staff can evaluate their basketball skills. Efforts are made so
that the orientation and workout session does not conflict with players' middle
and high school seasons. The Comets have access to Tallahassee Community
College and North Florida Christian School gyms and practice sessions are held
at these two facilities. Practice sessions last two hours and are held 2-3
times per week.
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The
annual full membership fee for players on AAU/YBOA teams is $1,000.00 and for the
Select team which participates in college exposure events is $1,250.00.
Membership fees will defray some of the organization’s cost such as;
players/coaches AAU/YBOA membership and insurance, Comets attire, corporation fees,
equipment, food, uniforms, transportation, hotel accommodations, tournament entry fees and
other team expenses. The Tallahassee Comets also have an associate membership available to players who are not
able to fully participate in tournament play for various reasons. The annual associate
membership fee per player is $500.00. This fee includes AAU/YBOA membership and insurance, Comets
Attire and participation in
local events and scheduled practices while further developing their basketball skills.
Each team is provided the opportunity to play a lot of competitive basketball!
The Comets implement a fundraising plan annually
and host competitive events throughout the year to minimize the impact on precious family resources.
Families are provided fundraising opportunities year-round which offset
players' expenses.
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Team commitments begin in the fall/winter season of each players' middle and
high school seasons. The Comets recruit players continuously for our
competitive teams! Each team will play between 40-60 games in a number
of tournaments. These tournaments are played in North and Central
Florida, including Tallahassee and other states. Most recently our teams
played in tournaments hosted in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, Virginia
and Tennessee. We are able to play in several tournaments in Tallahassee in each
season also.
Tournaments start in March with events hosted in Tallahassee. AAU/YBOA
competitive basketball is for skilled and motivated players who are willing to make the commitment to improve their individual,
team and leadership skills. Typically, all tournaments with the exception of Nationals, are held on weekends.
The competitive season concludes at the end of July and an annual awards
banquet is held in August.
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College exposure tournaments are
events that are NCAA Certified that permit college coaches to attend for the
purpose of evaluating and recruiting potential college players. As
stated earlier, the mission of
the Tallahassee Comets is to assist student-athletes in skill development and
to increase their visibility with college coaches nationwide. Skill
development and exposure opportunities are provided by offering structural
competitive practices and by participating in tournaments highly scouted by
college coaches. The Comets older teams will participate in several
college exposure events during the competitive season.
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Volunteerism is the foundation that will help continue to build the Comets into a strong and successful
girls basketball organization. There are a number of ways to volunteer
within our organization. These include but are not limited to becoming a team
manager, coach, organizing fundraisers, chaperons or volunteering to work at
one of our tournaments. Tournament volunteers include site directors,
clock keepers, statisticians, admissions and concessions.
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To receive more information or if you have questions about the Tallahassee Comets,
feel free to contact us at hoops@cometsget.net.
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