Pathway 2: HRH ELITE
We create opportunities to play in the USA on our invite-only HRH Elite programme.
HRH ELITE
HRH Elite in an invite-only programme for Hoopers with the potential to play at the next level.
A high-performance programme covering every element of hooper development, with a two-way commitment to lock in and rise that needs to be upheld for Hoopers to keep their place.
HRH Elite skills development sessions are twice a week across two courts in Gormanston.
Invites are extended to players we feel will fit our programme, either to players we know or have seen play, or to hoopers who've attended at least two of our Skills Labs where we can get to know them.
HRH will travel to the USA to compete on the world-famous AAU stage next year, and will practice as a team before the trip.
Click on the link below to register your interest and we will be in touch.
Siobhan H
Parent, Louth, Ireland
"Last year I had the pleasure to accompany a fantastic group of players and coaches in a basketball trip of a lifetime - a tour of AAU tournaments for my son’s club team. For over two weeks we travelled with these boys and coaches to basketball tournaments and watched them compete against some of the best American high school players and teams. The tour allowed the boys to experience what can only be described as the amazing, frenetic world of American teenage basketball. They were by no means out of their depth and this can only be because of the long hours of preparation that the coaches planned for them.
For two weeks we travelled from New York to Pennsylvania and Philadelphia and created memories of a lifetime. The highlight for me was to watch the boys play in the world famous Spooky Nook arena. We were immersed in a basketball world that was out of this world.
I would recommend this tour with out hesitation for anyone who loves to play and who wants to experience American basketball at its best."
Maurice W
Parent, Laytown, Ireland
"The AAU trip was an amazing experience as it gave the players the opportunity to play in multiple tournaments where the intensity and skill levels were incredible. The sheer scale and atmosphere at the venues is hard to imagine as Spooky Nook for example had over 80 courts where games are on continuously at a ferociously intense pace. This is a basketballers dream as the trip is full on for the two weeks packed with excitement and a great learning opportunity of what's required to move to the next level."
Ruth S
Parent, Meath, Ireland
"The trip to the USA to play in the AAU tournaments was a dream come true for my son. The sheer scale and standard of the events was like nothing he’d ever dreamt of.
The trip was so well organised, every hotel, connection and of course the tournaments themselves worked like clockwork. Us at home had no worries at all, and were just thrilled to hear the fabulous updates.
The Irish contingent turned many heads and caused a few upsets on the courts as they had been so expertly drilled and prepared.
An amazing experience that we will all remember forever."