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Welcome to Youth Advantage!
YOUTH ADVANTAGE is a Buffalo, New York sports club ... with a difference!
What Makes Us Different????
Games begin with a commitment to SPORTSMANSHIP at center court.
Wednesday, November 4
Winter Wellness Basketball League 2009-2010
Winter Wellness Basketball League 2009-2010 WHAT: a 16-week basketball league for young men ages 18-29 NO past or present college players Two to four former high school varsity players per team A "players" league for regular guys! WHERE: Expressway A/G 260 Eggert Rd. Buffalo, NY 14215 (at the Eggert Rd exit off Route 33) WHEN: Thursdays beginning November 12, 2009 GAME TIMES: 12 teams: 6:00, 6:50, 7:40, 8:30, 9:20 & 10:10 PM Game schedules will be posted on this website & Russ's Facebook page. COST: One-time $25 player registration fee (each player) paid before first game $32 game fee (paid by team each game) Game fee must be paid prior to each game Games begin with prayer at center court Good sportsmanship is required Referee abuse is NOT tolerated! Respect, fun & friendship is our purpose Sixteen games through the looong WNY winter! Questions? Call Russ Kingsbury @ (716) 602-7546 Wednesday, October 28
The Fourth Annual South Buffalo HEROES Basketball Tournament!
SOUTH BUFFALO HEROES 2009 BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS Thursday October 29th 7:00 PM - Varsity "B" Championship Riverside defeats Depew 55-44 Lamont Little (Riverside) leads all scorers with 17 points. All-Tournament: Jermaine Ware (Riverside) Lamont Little (Riverside) Mark Anderson (Riverside) Ricky Coburn (Depew) Matt Kowalski (Depew) Dwayne Bray Memorial Christian Conduct Award: Jake Maryniewski (Depew) MVP - Ken Jones (Riverside) Congrats to Coach Bill Russell & Ron Killinger (Riverside) as well as Coach Larry Jones (Depew)!
Between games, the South Park High School ROTC presented our Flag and City of Buffalo South District Common Councilmember Michael "Mickey" Kearns led the assembly in the Pledge of Allegiance. Youth Advantage honored Stephen T. Banko - the Buffalo Field Ofc Director for HUD & NY State's most decorated Vietnam War veteran with a Heroes award. Steve then shared some inspirational words followed by a standing ovation from players, officials, parents & spectators. 8:00 PM - Varsity "A" Championship Nichols clobbers Canisius #1 63-36 Will Regan led all scorers with 18 points. All-Tournament: Andrew MacKinnon (Nichols) Connor VanDeGriff (Nichols) Stan Weir (Nichols) Ron Canestro (Nichols) Blair Helton (Canisius #1) Dwayne Bray Memorial Christian Conduct Award: Gordon Lyons (Canisius #1) MVP: Will Regan (Nichols) Congrats to Coach Jim MacKinnon (Nichols) & Coach Kyle Husband (Canisius #1) on a great season & tournament!
In each Division, first & second place individual trophies will be awarded. An all tournament team, MVP & Dwayne Bray Memorial Christian Conduct Award will be given in two divisions. Each & every year, the Youth Advantage fall basketball season ends with the South Buffalo HEROES Basketball Tournament. The South Buffalo HEROES Tournament decides our league champions and also honors local heroes, defines heroism and encourages our athletes to heroic actions. Four years ago, Buffalo South District Common Councilmember Michael P. "Mickey" Kearns began this tournament to honor local heroes. Since then, the HEROES Tournament has become a Youth Advantage tradition. In past years, the HEROES Tournament was held at Southside Elementary School & hosted by Principal Terry Schuta. This year, Mrs. Schuta has moved to South Park High School & invited us to join her in the newly-renovated South Park High School gymnasium. We are both excited & thankful for this opportunity! Thank you to School Engineeere Mike Homewood & his staff for their hospitality. Fourteen teams will participate this year, making it the largest field in our four year history. Preliminary games will begin on Thursday October 22nd @ Expressway A/G with Riverside (Ken Jones) vs St Francis (Brett Cawthorn) @ 7:00. At 8:00, Depew (Jake Maryniewski & Ricky Coburn) will play Canisius #2 (Aaron White & Matt MacDonald). The Tournament continues at South Park High School ... Monday October 26th 6:00 Middle College (Darale Young & Justin Stokes) vs Curry (South Park High guard Nick Harris & Maryvale's Bryce Shepherd) 7:00 Buffalo Panthers (Keron Briggs & DJ Nettles) vs Bennett (Deon Artis, Marcus Matthews & Donald Clemons) 8:00 Willie Hutch Jones Sports Clinics (Keon Paris & Aswad Jones) vs Williamsville North (Jonathan Safir & Sterling Taplin) 9:00 Canisius #1 (Blair Helton & Aaron Nevins) vs Lafayette (Darius West, Davone Ferguson & DeAndre Green) Tuesday October 27th at South Park High School 6:00 Nichols (Wil Regan, Stan Weir & Andrew MacKinnon) vs winner of Mid College/Curry 7:00 winner of Bflo Panthers/Bennett vs winner of Canisius #1/Lafayette 8:00 Hutch Tech (Maurice Miles, Mike Daniels & Nelson Clark) vs winner of Depew/Canisius #2 9:00 winner of Riverside/St Francis vs winner of Willie Hutch Jones Sports Clinics/Will North. Thursday October 29th at South Park High School 7:00 Varsity B Championship Game 8:00 Varsity A Championship Game For FULL schedule & brackets check the "Forms You Need" tab & click on league schedules and then HEROES Schedule & Bracket icon. Gym directions are on our website Gym entry is on Southside Parkway at the new glass entrance. Only street parking is available. No food or drink is allowed in the gym Come out to see great hoops action & support our athletes!
Wednesday, August 26
Youth Advantage Fall 2009 Basketball League!
Youth Advantage Fall 2009 Basketball League Boys Varsity (ages 16-18) Mondays, Tuesdays & Thursdays starting Sept 14th Fourteen varsity teams Cost: $225 / team Questions??? Contact Russ Kingsbury @ (716) 602-7546
Monday, August 10
Youth Advantage Elite Training - Summer 2009
"The time WILL come... When winter will ask ... WHAT WERE YOU DOING ALL SUMMER!" Youth Advantage Elite Training can answer the big question ... What's the best way ... to improve my basketball skills? A comprehensive basketball training program Thirty-two 2-1/2 hour training sessions
Each training session has three parts: Explosive Power Strength & Conditioning with THURMAN THOMAS SPORTS TRAINING Basketball Power Basketball instruction with high school & college coaches Individual Power Repetitions to develop individual basketball skills
SAMPLE WORKOUT Warm-Up 15 minutes Strength & Conditioning 50 minutes Basketball Clinic 50 minutes Individual Skills 30 minutes Crosstraining Message 10 minutes ** UPDATE: sixty-eight athletes worked out with Elite Training in the summer of 2009. A schedule of practices, coaches & locations can be found under the "Forms You Need" tab. Contact Russ Kingsbury for details at (716) 602-7546
Tuesday, June 2
Youth Advantage Wellness Basketball League at Expressway A/G
Youth Advantage Wellness Basketball TUESDAYS @ Expressway A/G Congratulations to our league champions, Coach John Cusack's Youth Advantage team. #1 seed Youth Advantage defeated #4 seed Walls Memorial 55-53 to win the Summer Wellness League Championship. Youth Advantage's John "AJ" Abernathy won MVP honors, while teammate Leown Darrell led all scorers with 22 points.
Young men ages 18-29 No college-level players one high school varsity player allowed on a team Nine games Games begin at 6:20, 7:10, 8:00, 8:50 and 9:30 PM $10 one-time player registration fee & $25 team/game fee (weekly) Teams: Amherst Christian Academy, Canisius-Boyz, Expressway, Hopevale, The Hybrid n' Company, Double-O-Seven, Our Lady of Victory, Vinh, Walls Memorial & Youth Advantage Questions? Call Russ Kingsbury @ (716) 602-7546
Saturday, March 21
Youth Advantage Big Spring Basketball 2009!
YA Big Spring 2009 Update: The varsity (16-18) playoffs began with 24 teams on May 19th and as of May 28th we have four teams left: Final Four The Wesleyan Church of Hamburg vs Lafayette Monday June 1st @ 7:15 PM @ Expressway A/G Middle Early College vs Grand Island Tuesday June 2nd @ 6:15 PM @ Expressway A/G
The JV (13-15) playoffs started with 10 teams on May 19th and we have two teams left: CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES JV Championship Thursday June 4th @ 7:15 PM @ Christian Central Academy Varsity Championship Thursday June 4th @ 8:15 PM @ Christian Central Academy
March 21st 2009
Youth Advantage Big Spring 2009 Basketball Season is HERE! Varsity (16-18) Division will begin playing on MONDAYS - starting March 30th - at the Expressway A/G, First Trinity Lutheran, Christian Central Academy and Delavan-Grider Community Center gymnasiums. Junior Varsity (13-15) will begin playing on THURSDAYS - starting March 24th at the Expressway A/G and Christian Central Academy gymnasiums. TWENTY-FOUR varsity and TWELVE junior varsity teams are registered for league play! The cost is $200 before March 30th and $225 after March 30th. Gym Directions are on our website. Contact Russ Kingsbury for info @ (716) 602-7546
CONDUCT ON THE COURT!
The way you act on the basketball court shows others: a. If you are a mature person. b. If you have self control. c. If you are worthy of respect. d. If you respect others. You will not get all of the calls that you want from the officials ... that is just a part of all sports. You will not get all the passes, shots or playing time that you want ... it's a team game. You WILL be fouled, you WILL be open without a pass, You WILL be taken out of a game by your coach. Count it a blessing when you encounter difficulty! God is working on you to make you stronger & mature! GROW UP & PLAY HARDER!
Our Mission
Our mission is to reach out to teens and address the problems they face. We believe that providing opportunities for recreation, mentoring & community supervision offer a positive answer for their needs and problems.
Are YOU a Team Player?
Everyone loves to be a winner, but even the most selfish player knows that he needs help from his teammates to win games. Are you helping your team win ... are you hurting your teams winning efforts? Ask yourself the following questions: #1. Do I rush to the scorebook during and/or after a game to see how many points I had? (even if we lost!) #2. Do I blame my teammates for making mistakes in games? #3. Do I try to draw as much attention to myself when I play? (for example, excessive celebration after I score or talking to the crowd) #4. Do I believe that I know more than my coach? #5. Do I blame the referees for my mistakes? (No referee has ever missed a lay-up; taken a stupid shot or committed a dumb foul!) #6. Do I shoot or dribble the ball, when I should pass it to a teammate? #7. Do I quit or get angry when things don't go my way? #8. Do I need to win to feel good about myself? Let's be WINNERS ... Be`smart ... Don't quit ... pass the ball ... encourage your teamates ... show respect for your coaches & officials ... act like you've scored a bucket before ... Do your best ... feel good about yourself because you're giving 100% ... think about the feelings of others.
Questions???
Call Executive Director Russ Kingsbury @ (716) 602-7546 (cell) or e-mail russkingsbury@wzrd.com. OR try something NEW & leave a message on our website's Suggestion Box.
What are YOU going to do after high school?
Why Support Youth Advantage?
Four Reasons! #1. The Location: The area we serve is centrally located in Western New York with great suburban access, thanks to route 33. #2. The Method: VALUE-ADDED recreation. Teens want to play basketball & football. That's great ... but that's not enough. Cross-Training, college guidance & vocational help, as well as wellness projects add value to our games. #3. The Need: The area we serve lacks access to gymnasiums & leagues. Team practice time to develop skills is almost non-existent. #4. The Kids: The East Buffalo, Kenfield-Langfield, Kensington-Bailey & East Delavan Planning District house 26% of Buffalo's population. IN THESE NEIGHBORHOODS, 51% ARE UNDER THE AGE OF 18! Serving this HUGE concentration of great kids is why Youth Advantage exists.
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