Make your Hoop Dreamz come true

I am writing to express our sincere thanks for what turned out to be the best basketball experience for Brandon and Zachary in several years.While I don’t know much about how the game of basketball is played, I marveled at the fact that the boys learned and executed plays and formations. What we enjoyed the most is the level of competition and the dedication of the coaches, Coach Mike Byrne and Coach Chris Ward. These coaches were great!!! Please extend to them our thanks for teaching our boys how to work hard, play as a team, mature as ball players and, most of all, have fun. The camaraderie that both teams exhibited was a pleasure to watch. Lots of smiles, laughter; no long faces, anger, etc. We were proud to be a part of the Hoop Dreamz family this season and look forward to an opportunity in the near future for Brandon and Zachary to accept a new challenge with the Hoop Dreamz Program.

Tom & Dawn – River Vale

I cannot tell you how MUCH Kassie is LOVING playing on this team. This is our very first AAU team experience and what a GREAT experience it has been for us! The girls are wonderful, the parents lovely, and the coaching fantastic. It has been well worth every penny and hour spent. Kassie has learned so much and is having so tons of fun doing it! She has made some great new friends, as have I as her mom. So thanks to you, AND COACH FRANK, for teaching Kassie such great basketball skills as well as lifelong lessons.

Lori – Hasbrouck Heights

Just wanted to write an email to Coach Atom Johnston. Just wanted to let him know I have been watching his coaching style and find it refreshing after all the coaches that Daniel has had in the past.  Daniel has been involved with Basketball since 1st grade and has NEVER had a coach who is more positive and motivating than his coach now.  His positive reinforcement during the game is great.  His teaching for "life" are more valuable than he knows.  It is great to see this, I wish all the other coaches Daniel had could take a lesson from him.  I would appreciate it if you could pass this email along to him.  Thank you, see you over the weekend.

Lisa – Orangeburg

Coach Mike Byrne, Just want to say what a great job you're doing w the boys. You really instill a positive attitude in them. They don't look at the score. They look at helping each other and I see that's what you teach. Great job!

Dan – Montvale

Just wanted to send a note to say how happy we were with the fall AAU season. This was Samantha's first year with Hoop Dreamz and she played with the 6th grade girls. Not only did she have an amazing time, her basketball skills have improved tremendously. We were very impressed with Coach Jasmine and Samantha is looking forward to the spring season!

Lauren & Mike – Washington Twp.

Dear Lauren and Coach Frank, Thank you again for a wonderful season. Kishan had a great positive learning experience and enjoyed being a part of Hoop Dreamz. Coach Frank taught Kishan a great deal and was such an inspiration. Kishan looks forward to continuing with Hoop Dreamz in the near future.

Sharad & Radhika – Paramus

Daniel has loved working on his basketball game in both the camps and classes. He gets so much out of it both in basketball instruction and life lessons. He is aging out of the camps and classes now. But I wanted to let you and Billy know how wonderful and inspirational it has been for him.

Susan – River Edge

I would like you to know what your program has done for our son in just one summer. Last year, our son played for your summer AAU team. It was his first time being a part of Hoop Dreamz. In that short amount of time, he learned more than he ever did playing for an entire two seasons on travel. This past season, he played for the town rec team and they went undefeated and were featured in the local paper. He played in every single game and was a starter in a number of games. He also played for the St. Andrew’s travel team where he was a starter in every game and was chosen to represent his age group in the CYO All Stars game. The CYO season wasn’t a great one, but he didn’t care because all he cared about was being given an opportunity to play no matter the results in the end. Other parents noticed how much he has developed as a player and we’ve told ALL of them it was your program. I know part of it has to do with maturity, but a big part of it was being part of a program that allowed him to develop as player. I’ve included two pictures because the smile on his face says it all. Again…many congrats. Thanks!

Almida – Westwood

Coach Connelly, We can't begin to thank you for all that you did for Liam this past season. He learned a tremendous amount from you and truly respected your overall approach with the team. You taught them how to play the game the right way, held them accountable for their assignments, challenged them to be the best they could be and more importantly, did so in a manner that fueled their passion for the games, scrimmages or practices. Liam always walked off the court with a smile on his face which is a great testament to your ability to reach kids at all levels whether it be 7th graders or kids in High School! We remain committed to the program and will have him attend Billy's weekly group work out lessons so he can carry the momentum forward into next season.

Amy & Gerald – Harrington Park

Thanks for running such a well organized program. The boys love it! Coach Mike did an amazing job with both teams. Hoop Dreamz is always such a pleasure to deal with. I wish all the teams my boys played for were like Hoop Dreamz! We look forward to an exciting future with the program.

Kerrie – Oradell