Hills Hornets - the final selection

This blog is written by Addam's dad, Alvin, so for this first entry it is written from my perspective.

Don't worry, over the coming weeks this will be much more about all of the boys on the team and more of a general description of what we are doing.

Just at the top I have to say Addam tried out for a couple of teams this year after having a year off from reps in 2009. Prior to that he had played ever year in under 12s from 2005-2008.

For us, have always been about finding the best coach and the best program.

Within half an hour of the first session of the representative trials at Hills, it was clear that the Hornets were streets ahead in this department.

What really stood out for us was how much the players we had come up against in the past had improved.

Then there was the way the session was run, with quick decisions and almost like a training camp. Every player that walked out of the under-14s trials learned something new.

When Addam climbed into the car after that session he looked at me and said, "Dad this is where I want to be".

Without appearing to be immodest, we had no doubt that Addam would have made a division one team in most clubs in Sydney. That is, any club except the Hornets.

This is a scarily good team and the first one that we have seen that doesn't have at least a couple of passenger players. Every boy here would be a starting five in any other under-14, division one team in Sydney.

I think more importantly, there doesn't appear to be a sense among the boys that it is all about individual scoring. We have always taught Addam to be a passer - I think because his mum adores Magic Johnson - and this team seems to think the same way.

We are really looking forward to this year, even though we know it is going to be a tough one.

As the weeks go on, I will get photos of the boys - and occasionally imbed bits of video from the games. I may even be able to knock together some team stats to go with all of this (sorry I'm a stats nut who double checks everything on the video - much to my wife's chagrin).

Anyway, it's great to be a part of this and we look forward to the season ahead with this team.

The 2010 Hills Hornets Team includes:

4. Luke

7. Jay

8. Mark

9. Will

10. Mitchell

11. Jayden

12. Arran

13. Thomas

14. Branislav

15. Addam