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- Florida Comets Blaze Pizza Fundraiser
- Boys NCAA Live Period in Louisville, KY GrassRoots Showcase
2024 8th Grade Girls Basketball Schedule
BSN POST GAME INTERVIEW
The Space Coast Lady Vipers got off to the programs second ever 5-1 start and first since 2006 with an impressive win over Rockledge on Monday night.
Space Coast fell to New Smyrna Beach on Tuesday night but will look to rebound tonight at home against Pineapple Cove.
Following the game on Monday, BSN spoke with Lady vipers head coach, Dr. Bennie Shaw about his teams performance through six games.
Recent News
Phillayjah Carroll was chosen Player of the Game by Brevard Sports Network. Phillayjah is a seventh (7th) grader that is playing in her second varsity basketball game of her career.
Phillayjah played a very good game scoring 28 points, 8 steals, 5 assists, and 5 rebounds.
Phillayjah wants to credit her teammates for assisting her in achieving this honor. She takes great pride in wanting to fit in with her teammates, especially considering she is the baby on the team.
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Mission Statement
Florida Comets is a nonprofit enhancement organization, which seeks to provide multiple services to the community. All projects are designed to fill a void in the community where needs are and exist. Florida Comets prepare each student to excel by providing an innovative comprehensive extra-curricular activity program. Through involvement of students, parents, staff, and the community each student will develop skills necessary to reach maximum potential to become a productive individual in today’s changing society. them to where they are.
Shooting Comets
Since its creation, the Florida Comets have been one of South Florida’s premier youth basketball organizations. Last year, our 7th Grade girls team played in 15 tournaments amassing 12 first-place finishes including a YBOA and USSSA National Championship.
The Full Experience
Experience different cultures by traveling to different areas.
Experience opportunities that are not available to them without this type of program.
TESTIMONIALS
I just want to take the time to tell you thank you for all that you’ve poured into Ashlynn and our family. Thank you for answering your call as a man of God, thank you for stepping into alignment when being called to coach, thank you for saying yes to opening your home and your heart to being a father to the fatherless and a mentor to those who need it most. I appreciate you so much for all you’ve displayed as a true man of valor, I just want to say thank you from the bottom of my heart! Also tell Mrs. Debra thank you for sharing you with us. I love you so much Coach Shaw! Thank you, you’re very much appreciated! Thank you for being apart of our village!
Tamika Day
Heyy, I miss you guys a lot. Thank you for all you have done for me, I couldn’t ask for a better second dad .
Yes, I didn’t consider you as my coach, because, I believe that I wouldn’t be where I am without you and I wouldn’t be who I am without you. Not just as a player, but as a person .
You helped me get here and it’s just so amazing and everything you taught me just keeps helping me grow and go up, but I lovee you soo muchh and thank you for everything!!
Ashlynn
Trust the Process
Today, we received our strongest basketball test today and we failed the test.
We played against a team that had 15 players and 1 thru 15, was just as strong and even stronger than my best player.
Sometimes, you have to admit that the other team is just stronger, bigger, better skill set, and just a better team.
I am so proud of our young girls as their youth, inexperience, & lack of skills showed that we must trust the process and know that there are brighter days ahead.
We finished 3-1, and made it to the championship game where we ran up against a buzz saw.
We earned our respect by never giving up and hustling through out the game. I am so proud because we learned a valuable lesson today in defeat, but gained so much in knowing that we can get to that level.
We have played in two Florida State Girls Basketball Championships and finished as runner-up in both events.
An accomplishment in itself, to be playing at this level in only 3 months of participating together as a basketball team.
This lets us know that we are headed in the right direction. We are at Disney this week and play for anther Florida State Girls Basketball Championships next weekend.
I am so proud of where we are as we are ahead of our basketball schedule in terms of where we are and we wanted to be at the beginning of the basketball season.
Trusting the process and making measurable basketball goals that are attainable.
Thanks to all our parents, relatives, friends, that are coming out to support our team and encourage our student athletes.
Thanks,
Dynasty Hoops Florida State Girls Basketball Runner-Up
Maleah Taylor 5th grade girl
Basketball Player of the game
Congratulations to Willie Thompson for receiving the Friday Night Locker Room Player of the Game
Willie plays for the Boys 2024 Comets Team and is a dual sport athlete at Holy Trinity High School. Congratulations on your team’s Big Win against Merritt Island and Good Luck on your Junior Year Season!
Congratulations to
Sophia Bass
on Graduating
the 6th Grade!
Future Class of 2028
Along with her Certificate of Completion, she received the following awards at the Ceremony:
A/B Honor Roll for the Year & Trophy
The Library Award
The Math Achievement Award & Trophy
The PE Award with Outstanding Sportmanship
She also finished this last semester with Straight A’s!
The Florida Comets Family is Proud of you and Congratulates you on all of your Academic & Athletic Achievements.
“2022 Rising Stars” Louisville Kentucky
Florida Comets Gold had a very successful experience in Louisville. “We learn how to lose with respect”; we already know how to win with respect.
We learned that if you want to play basketball at this level, conditioning is a MUST; after our last game today, all the girls came home and went to bed. “Before 12:00pm; that goes to show how fatigued we are from this experience. If we had to play another game, we couldn’t anyway.
We learned that we have to play together, & not as individuals, we NEED each other to be successful.
They say, you don’t really get to know someone until you have stayed with them. We learned so much about each other. We became not just team mates, BUT friends as well.
The girls were ABLE to really discuss areas of concern, like “getting in better basketball shape, make better decisions on the floor; better passes, blocking out, take better shots, etc.”.
That is why we are successful because we know what areas we need improvement.
And, we have a whole year to make those improvements, because we are returning next year.
Thanks for all the support you have given us and we know we represented the state of Florida and Florida Comets Gold well.
Thanks,
Dr. Bennie Shaw
Mrs. Debra Shaw
Ms. Veronica Bass
Florida Comets Gold
12U/6th grade girls
2022 Youth Basketball of America (YBOA) Girls Basketball National Championships
July 16-17, 2022
Florida Comets Gold 12U/6th Grade Girls National Champions
Advent Health Fieldhouse
Winter Haven, Florida
2022 Disney International Basketball Championships July 18-21, 2022
Florida Comets Gold. 12U/6th grade girls WON their second National Championship in 6 days.
Sunday, “2022 Youth Basketball of America (YBOA) 12U/6th Nationals Girls Basketball Champions”
Thursday, “2022 Disney 12U/6th Girls International Basketball Champions”
We played 4 basketball games one day, 2 games multiple days, so we deserve this rest on Friday.
We are improving right before your eyes; the skills, techniques, & fundamentals that are being taught in practices are beginning to come to light.
It is so rewarding to see their reactions, expressions when they do some of the things you want them to do in the game. “Coach, it works”; that is a wonderful thing to hear; when the light goes on inside of them.
That’s what make teaching (coaching) the best job in the world. For you to shape, mold, challenge young minds to be the best THEY can be.
2022 Florida Comets 12UG/6th
Chasing The Chain II
Kingspointe Sports Complex
June 25/26, 2022
12UG/6th grade girls
Tournament Champions 🏆
The Florida Comets played very well this weekend and we hope that it’ll carry over into next weekend “NCAA College Basketball Rising Stars” in Louisville, Kentucky.
The team we played in the championship game was a very determined team and played extremely hard from opening tip-off to the end of the game.
That is all a coach can asked for from his/her team.
The Florida Comets 10th Grade Boys Team are the Championship Winners in the South Florida JamFest XII the weekend of May 14-15th, 2022 in Cape Coral, FL
All Tournament Player Award: Wyatt Chanda
MVP: Willie Thompson
2022 Youth Basketball of America (YBOA) Florida State Middle School Girls Basketball Runner-up
When you say you are very proud of a group of young ladies, you have to look at this group of Florida Comets.
Florida Comets Gold (5th/6th) grade girls had to compete against 7th/8th girls because there were no 6th grade girls team.
For our young ladies to play against bigger, stronger, faster, & better skilled athletes was really a very good experience.
Please understand, I wanted to win so bad for these young ladies, having the game tied with four minutes remaining. Their strengths begin to take a toll on us as we were outscored 9-2 down the stretch and ended up losing 26-19.
Both teams played excellent defense and that is fantastic at this age.
2022 Florida Comets Gold
Florida YBOA Girls
Middle School
State Runner-up
Defensive Player of the game
Phillayjah Carroll (5th grade)
Apollo Elementary
Titusville, Florida
“Back on the road again”
Development
Develop a sense of “teamwork” needed throughout life by participating on a team.
Develop lifelong social skills associated with friendships by participating in activities away from home.
Learn
Learn about the rewarding effects of discipline and hard work. Our athletes will learn this and apply it not only to their game but to life moving forward.
Let's Ball
Impressive Group of Young Ladies
Join the Comets
If you and your child are interested in becoming a Florida Comet please understand that a strong commitment is required for success. Many of the tournaments are not locally based and will require travel and overnight stays for parents and players alike.
Contained below you will find all forms and pertinent information on our program. We encourage you to review our player handbook and contact us with any questions you may have.
More Than Basketball
The program will give you experiences that you have only dreamed about and now have an opportunity to live. Each player will gain the necessary experience needed to participate at the next level because of the competition we will encounter each weekend. Each player will understand the importance of academics, discipline, being on time, sportsmanship, responsibility, being accountable and team work
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