THE GULF ASSOCIATION AAU GIRLS' BASKETBALL: Welcome

Gulf Association AAU
AAU Gulf Association
WELCOME TO THE GULF ASSOCIATION AAU GIRLS' BASKETBALL SITE!

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The Gulf Association is a member of the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) for the Texas Gulf Coast region. Our organization is committed to building character and enhancing our young ladies socially and morally by emphasizing respect for ones teammates as well as coaches, officials and opponents in the promotion and development of athletic competition locally, regionally and nationally. For information and/or questions about our organization or to become a part of our organization, please contact us at gulf_aaubbgirls@yahoo.com. We hope that you enjoy our site and find the information useful.



Thursday, January 17
MY CHILD WANTS TO PLAY AAU SPORTS!

Effective immediately, all club/team/coach contact information has been removed from the District website. 

To accomodate those parents that are looking for teams, the "My Child Wants to Play AAU Sports!" program has been designed. 

The purpose of the program is to give parents the opportunity to have a coach contact them regarding their child's participation with their team.

Phase 1 of the program is designed to keep the child's personal information confidential while using the parent as the contact person for communication purposes. This procedure ensures the integrity of the child's information. By following Steps 1-3 below, you will have the opportunity to have your child's sport, position and interests available to over 40,000 coaches.  

IT's EASY AS 1-2-3! - My Child Wants to Play AAU Sports! Enroll Now

STEP 1 - Obtain an AAU membership for your child.

STEP 2 - Parent enters their contact information and child's information into AAU's My Child Wants To Play AAU Sports! program. View Example

STEP 3 - Respond to coaches that call.

>> Need a Membership? Get your AAU Membership
*After you purchase membership, you should automatically return to the My Child Wants to Play AAU Sports! program.
If not, please return to this page and click 'Start Now' below.
   
>> Already Have a Membership? Start Now

THE AAU IS AN EVENT-DRIVEN ORGANIZATION AND DOES NOT:

  • Organize teams or athletes
  • Enter teams or athletes in an event
  • Select coaches, administrators or directors for athletes, teams, clubs or organizations.

 *Participation and/or enrollment in this program does not guarantee placement on a team or in a club.

PLEASE NOTE: No information will be disclosed including an athlete's name, address or phone number in this program. Parents may remove their child from the “My Child Wants to Play AAU Sports!” program at any time by e-mailing unsubscribe@aausports.org. The AAU does not endorse or recommend any specific club(s), coach(es), nor group(s) of athletes. AAU Membership fees are non-refundable.

It is your responsibility as the parent to make whatever inquiry(ies) that you feel would be necessary for the safety and protection of your child(ren) including but not limited to background checks, etc. in regard to coaches and/or clubs you may select. This program is intended solely to provide a potential opportunity for your child(ren) to participate in amateur sports.

 

For more information regarding Phase 1 of the program, please click on the following link ... https://application.raindropitg.com/aaumembers/default.asp

Phase 2 of the program gives AAU member clubs access to a list of parents in their area wishing to be contacted regarding their child's participation in AAU.  Please click on the following link for further information ... https://application.raindropitg.com/aaumembers/default_club.asp



Thursday, October 16
NEW AAU AGE DETERMINATION DATE (ADD) GUIDELINES

As a result of the vote taken at the 2007 AAU National Convention, age determination dates (ADD) have been changed for the upcoming season from January 1, 2008 to July 1, 2007.  As it would seem that these changes have caused great confusion, it is our attempt to provide clarity to what has taken effect.

The intent of this change is to allow girls with the early birth dates in a class to compete with the other girls in the same class. Most states use September 1, although a few use August 1 or July 1, so that is why the July 1 date was chosen.

Second, with the ADD being moved from January 1, 2008 to July 1, 2007, many girls who could not compete with their school teammates are now able to do so.

New Division NAMES:

· 8/u - Born on or after - July 1, 1998
· 9/u - Born on or after - July 1, 1997
· 10/u - Born on or after - July 1, 1996
· 11/u - Born on or after - July 1, 1995
· 12/u - Born on or after - July 1, 1994
· 13/u - Born on or after - July 1, 1993
· 14/u - Born on or after - July 1, 1992
· 15/u - Born on or after - July 1, 1991
· Jr - Born on or after - January 1, 1990
· Open - Born on or after - July 1, 1988

If there is still confusion, please click on the following link which will allow you to calculate the age determination group more definitively ....  http://aaugirlsbasketball.org/pages/agedefinition_new.asp.



Thursday, January 17
IMPORTANT UPDATE -- TALK TO US VIA E-MAIL!

We are overwhelmed with the numerous phone callsĀ seeking information about our program, clubs/teams and/or players for the upcoming year. It is IMPOSSIBLE to return many of the phone calls received each day as more often than not there's not enough time in the day to play "phone tag" as many of us have full-time jobs that we work in addition to voluntarily giving our time to this program.

Therefore, if you have questions or issues and you'd like for them to be addressed as expeditiously as possible, please email us at gulf_aaubbgirls@yahoo.com and we will commit to a 24-hour turnaround response.

In your e-mails, please be as specific as possible about the information you'd like to receive or the question you want answered. Thank you in advance for your cooperation.