GOATS/SILVERBACKS

BASKETBALL

SINCE 1997

Camps • Leagues • AAU • Clinics

FALL TRYOUTS

Fall Season will be outdoors as mandated by state of NJ. Indoor competitive basketball has not been approved by the state of NJ. All home games and practices will be @ Ridgewood YMCA 112 Oak Street

Wednesday August 26 @

Ridgewood YMCA OUTDOOR COURTS

112 Oak st in Ridgewood NJ

4:00 pm Boys Grades 1st - 3rd

4:00 pm Girls Grades 4th - 8th

5:00 pm Boys Grades 4th - 6th

6:00 pm Boys Grades 7th - 8th

Thursday August 27 @

Ridgewood YMCA OUTDOOR COURTS

112 Oak st in Ridgewood NJ

4:00 pm Boys Grades 1st - 3rd

5:00 pm Boys Grades 4th - 6th

6:00 pm Boys Grades 7th - 8th

6:00 pm HS BOYS

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Sunday August 30 @

Ridgewood YMCA OUTDOOR COURTS

112 Oak st in Ridgewood NJ

1:00 pm Boys Grades 1st - 3rd

1:00 pm Girls Grades 4th - 8th

2:00 pm Boys Grades 4th - 6th

3:00 pm Boys Grades 7th - 8th

4:00 pm HS BOYS

Silverbacks Fall AAU Info

Season will start with practices Tuesday September 1
All teams will play in Hoop Heaven League 8 game season (Outdoors)
All teams will be in 2 tournaments (Outdoors)

Teams will practice on the following dates:

Tuesdays Sept 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
Thursday Sept 3, 10
Saturdays Sept 5, 12
Sundays Sept 6, 13
Mondays Sept 14, 21, 28

Hoop Heaven League play begins Weekend of September 18
Season will end Halloween Weekend

COACHES

JOE JACKSON

The Founder of Goats Basketball and a former member of the Villanova Basketball team as well as a Ridgewood High School Graduate has over 20 years coaching experience.

GEORGE MULLER

Coach George has been coaching Goats for 9 years now and was a standout player at Ridgewood High School.

JOE PEDONE

3 year starter at Ridgewood High School and played college Basketball at Stonehill College. He runs the girls Silverbacks program where his current 7th Grade team has won multiple Championships and has an up and coming 3rd grade girls team on the rise.

JEFF GRAHAM

Goats Basketball coach and a member of the Muhlenberg Mules Basketball team as well as a Ridgewood High School Graduate. Coach Graham also specializes in the proper way to Shoot with his Shooting Academy program in Ridgewood at the Shooting Lab.

NICK VIER

Coach Nick came up thru the Goats Basketball program playing in Leagues and Camps as a youth and was a star Basketball player at Bergen Catholic. He went on to play College Basketball at UVM where he helped his team earn a NCAA tournament bid.

PETE BROWN

Coach Pete Brown is from Emerson New Jersey and went to Don Bosco Prep High School. From there received a D1 basketball scholarship to the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. After college he went into coaching DII college basketball at Virginia University of Lynchburg. Pete also played semi-pro basketball for the Lynchburg Legends.