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The STACK Report is a newsletter that updates the community on events at our facility and other interesting information about youth sports.
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| Olivia Centrelli Basketball Player This weeks featured athlete is a an athlete who has dedicated her entire winter to STACK. Olivia has been in the gym non-stop since the start of the winter AAU season. At just 13 years old Olivia is understanding that it is important to remain in the gym at all cost. Here at STACK, Olivia has the opportunity to be in the gym 7 Days a week and she has taken full advantage. Between the countless private trainings, group trainings, and team practice twice a week; We see Olivia everyday. On the path that Olivia has decided to take, there is no telling were the basketball will take her in the future. We are certain that it is going to take her far and we are excited to be apart of her journey. |
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Congratulations to STACK 8 beast this past weekend who won the "Teach Me Classic." This league has some of the top teams in the Northeast including the Patterson Playas who we beat two times and became the first Bergen County Team to win the championship. |
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Youth Sports Playing Down |
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Youth Sports Playing Down Is not Right! At STACK we pride ourselves on teaching young athletes valuable life lessons through athletics. We believe there is no better place for a child to learn valuable lessons then playing sports. Their are so many different problems with youth sports today. One of the main problems is in some cases parents can elect to allow their child to "Play up" against competition. This means the player can play at a higher age group that he/she would normally play giving the player more competition if they are much better than their similarly aged peers. This is not the same when a parent decides to do the inverse which is "playing down." Playing down is when a child from a higher age group plays in a lower one, often through falsifying their player documentation. Not only does this go against the rules of most leagues and tournaments but, it is also very unfair to the players. This might take away playing time from players that are of age due to the fact that this player is more skilled. Luckily, their are some safeguards to preventing this from happening. National Sports ID; a website that keeps a digital record of the ages of players on teams that sign up, ensuring that only players of a correct age are playing in a game. For more on this topic please read the article below.
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| As we get closer to Presidents day, we look back on our MLK day camp. MLK was awesome, with over 50 plus campers we were able to have an unbelievable day off from school! With Competitive games, drills and contest,there is simply no better way than to spend your day off than to be in the basketball gym getting better and having a blast with your friends. Our coaches are beyond excited and can't wait to share their knowledge with the campers while having fun doing so. |
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Coach Paul Anthony Williams Paul Williams is an accomplished professional basketball player with 9+ years of experience. He prides himself on being a tough athlete with great instincts and solid knowledge of the game. Along with Coach Paul's professional basketball career, Paul has been a coach and mentor to many athletes over the years and prides himself on his ability to relate to young and upcoming athletes to instill the importance of not just technical ability and skills but also positive team dynamics, sportsmanship and integrity. With Paul's extreme knowledge and great basketball instincts he has been an unbelievable Coach for our STACK teams. We are beyond happy to have Coach Paul on our staff and know that the players he coaches will learn and grow from being around him.
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STACK Sports Mahwah
101 Corporate Dr, Mahwah, NJ 07430
201-684-9190 |
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