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Ares & Stockton Soldiers Partnership

December 31, 2022 by aresbasketball

Coach Kosta during game action in Pismo Beach, CA

First stage of the Ares and Stockton Soldiers partnership

As pert of the partnership between the two basketball organization, Coach Kosta Goumenidis was named Stockton Soldiers’ Middle School Director where he will be transforming and growing the elite middle school program.

Over the last decade, Goumenidis has coached in the local Tracy and Mountain House area helping players tap into their full potential. He believes in solid fundamental training, teaching discipline, court IQ, and conditioning your body to be able to perform at your peak the entire game.

“You have to believe in the process and believe in your self. Support has to come from within to not allow others to tear you down. If you believe in your self and know what you are doing, there is no stoping you from what you can achieve.” – Coach Kosta

Ares and Stockton Soldiers Logo

About the partnership

With Coach Kosta taking on the responsibility of being Stockton Soldiers Middle School Director, both him and owner of the Stockton program, Anthony Bell, agreed that Ares & Soldiers organizations need to co-exist for the success of our local youth. The Ares program was created to give opportunities to kids 14 & under who may not have a place to test their skills. With a lot of organization only taking kids they recruit, Ares was structured to accept new and advanced AAU players to work on improving their skills and understanding the type of work needed to play on an elite organization such as the Soldiers. Ares is also a great place for advanced/elite players who don’t have the means to travel several times a season.

The vision in appointing Coach Kosta as Stockton Soldiers Middle School Director has a ton of perks for both programs, athletes, and families. Some perks include:

  • No scheduling conflicts allowing players to play in both organizations if they choose to.
  • Access for athletes to current and future partnerships (trainers, events, etc.)
  • Similar program styles allowing flexibility to the athletes and parents depending on the situation.
  • Opportunities for higher level play current and future.

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About Stockton Soldiers

Stockton Soldiers point guard Alex Goumenidis during game action

Stockton Soldiers is a branch of the EYBL Oakland Soldiers brand. The Soldiers success in the basketball community is known for producing some of the top talent in the NCAA, Euro, G-league, and NBA. Players such as LeBron James, Matt Barnes, and Jalen Green are just some examples of athletes that have participated in their program. The program is set up to display division 1 athletes who want to take basketball seriously.

About Ares Basketball

Ares Basketball girl athlete Leah during game action.

Ares Basketball was founded in the summer of 2019. The program provides advanced AAU level opportunities as well as entry AAU level opportunities for both boys and girls ages 9-17yo (when staffing and space allows). The program is structured to where it allows opportunities to more than just the elite or inner network which allows the player to grow in a safe environment without the worry of favoritism or judgment. Aside from regular practices and tournaments, the program opens up a network of strength training, personal basketball development coaches, training, and more on a regular basis as tools for athletes who are ready to take the sport seriously.

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Spring Season Kickoff Basketball Tournament

April 17, 2022 by Coach Kosta Leave a Comment

Basketball tournament action

We are back and we kicked off our first basketball tournament with a great start! 7 teams were able to represent our club participating in 20 games over the weekend at Courtside Basketball Center in Rocklin, CA. It was a lot of fun watching our teams finally hit the court and enjoying each other’s company.

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2022 Basketball Season Tryouts Announced!

January 7, 2022 by Coach Kosta Leave a Comment

Ares basketball during game action

It is that time of year again where we open our basketball tryouts to the community. With our Fall/Winter season coming to a close, we are looking to fill and expand some of our existing teams for our Spring/Summer program.

Our current confirmed teams that will be returning next season are:

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Ares Basketball 2022 Spring/Summer Season Tryouts

December 18, 2021 by Coach Kosta Leave a Comment

Ares basketball tryouts

We are happy to announce that we will be opening up our “Open Tryouts” for all ages in 2022. With the year quickly coming to an end, we are trying to plan ahead as we expect to have a big turn out.

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Ares Basketball first travel tournament

November 23, 2021 by Coach Kosta Leave a Comment

After taking a year off because of COVID, we didn’t know what a return season would look like. With some of our core players moving on to some amazing teams/opportunities, we knew we are going to have to rebuild from the ground up. However, to our surprise, our season ended up on a positive note.

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Ares Wins at Trust The Process Fall Showcase Tournament

November 15, 2019 by Coach Kosta Leave a Comment

As the season seems to be blowing by, we are all excited to watch the teams grow. The teams seem to start understanding where they need to be and what needs to be done on the court. Recent drills to fine tune some fundamentals on both offense and defense, rebounding, and playmaking, really paid off this last tournament.

Saturday we battled at the Trust The Process Fall Showcase Tournament held at Soldiertown in Oakland, California. 11u walked away with the championship and 13u walked away having an amazing tournament all around.

13u Ares Team

The 13u is a special group of kids. They range from age 11-13 and have shown a tremendous amount of growth of the last few months. There is no secret to who one of our key players are on the team. Torey who runs the point for out team has been an exceptional player and young man. As the team gets to know each other, there is only good things to come.

The 3 games 13u played were against Trust The Process, Scholars, and the Hayward Panthers finishing 2-1 for the tournament. All 3 games were great. Two, one point games and a win by 20. Even though these boys still have a long process ahead of them still, we are proud how far they have come along.

11u Ares Team

The 11u executed the game plan just like we practiced it the week of. They have gotten down the concept of the fast break and their defensive positioning was just right. These boys went 3-0 on paper, our last game of the evening we ended up playing a 12u team as a scrimmage and even a couple of the siblings who are almost/are 12 got to help and earn them self a ring.

With an actual record of 2-1 in the tournament, the 11u won big in the first two games and hung in there well with the 12u team they competed against.

Phenom Coach at Soldiertown

Alex and Rehmat got to compete and participate in the Phenom All American Camp help annually in San Diego. Their Coach Leo Svete from the camp happens to live in the San Francisco Bay Area and we ended up running into him at the tournament. The kids who participated naturally were happy to see him and were quick to pose with him between our games.

Coach Leo has played basketball both in College and in the European league. He holds training on the Peninsula in the San Francisco Bay Area and we hope to have him out to get a session in with our club. Alex and Rehmat both have been invited back to Phenom and they look forward to seeing their coach again.

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