Billy Welcome and Matt Truding are proud to announce their new basketball development company; All In Athletics (AIA) - aiathletics.com

 

Dear Parents, Players, Coaches and Directors,

After ten plus years leading Full Package Athletics, we have both resigned in order to begin a new boys and girls basketball development company, All In Athletics (AIA), which we believe will benefit the kids, families, coaches and community in a more effective manner.

We apologize for not sending any information sooner, but we wanted to come to an understanding with Full Package before we did so, and we reached that understanding this evening. We were honored to build so many strong relationships with parents, kids, middle school/feeder/high school/college coaches and tournament directors over the past ten years, and we hope these relationships carry over to All In Athletics as well.

All In Athletics is pleased to announce that Danielle Dishkin (former FP Director of Operations), Kahleaf Russell (former FP Elite Skills Trainer & Elite Boys/Girls Coach), Jon Pranian (former FP coaching supervisor) and Alan Hofman (former FP partner, coach and trainer), along with dozens of former FP coaches, have all decided to join us in our new journey at AIA.

At All In Athletics, we will continue to care for each and every player, stress the importance of being a GREAT teammate first and foremost, while also continuing our pledge to help all of our student-athletes develop into the best players and people they can be, on and off the court. We will also strive to continue to provide the best customer service in youth sports.

Furthermore, we have created a more vigorous, detailed hiring process for our coaches. We will have a system in place so that our coaches, parents and staff members will all have an influence on our culture, programs, and values, so we can guarantee a superior experience for everyone involved. Also, the AIA coaches will provide more direct feedback to the players and parents.

The boys and girls programs, and all training/camps, will be facilitated by a unified, organized company with key staff members directing each program and interacting with our parents, players and coaches to ensure the best possible experience.

AIA will be officially sponsored by adidas�, and we will use our relationship with the internationally renowned athletic company to aid our student-athletes in reaching their athletic and academic goals.

Our fall programming has been released and we cannot wait to get back into the gym with our players, players and coaches. We will have fall leagues for boys and girls of all ability levels: 

  • The adidas� Developmental K-2nd (co-ed) & 3rd/4th grade leagues for boys and girls (all in conjunction with David Adelman/Play Hard Hoops) in Northbrook
  • The adidas� Premier 5th/6th and 7th/8th grade leagues for boys and girls in Deerfield/Highland Park
  • The adidas� Premier 9th/10th and 11th/12th grade leagues for boys and girls at Niles North HS (players can sign up individually or with their high school team)

AIA will also offer after-school and evening training/camps throughout the North Shore this fall.

All In Athletics is providing adidas� FALL travel teams this year as well. The season will run in September and October and all teams (2nd-8th grade boys & girls) will have one team practice a week, one skills session per week and play in 4-6 one day local shootouts against other travel programs. We will also provide WINTER travel teams from November-February.

Please make note of our UPDATED contact information:

Billy Welcome - Billy@aiathletics.com // 312-953-8058
Matt Truding - Matt@aiathletics.com // 847-477-4021
Kahleaf Russell - Kahleaf@aiathletics.com // 240-354-3594
Danielle Dishkin - Danielle@aiathletics.com // 847-204-1370
Jon Pranian - Jon@aiathletics.com // 847-363-8198

Twitter: @aiathletics // #ALLINFORWHAT
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The "ALL IN" philosophy means not only to be completely invested in your team, but also with your family, school and community. WE are ALL IN to improve each individual player's development on and off the court.

Thank you all for your support over the past ten years and we hope that you and your children will be "ALL IN" with us in the gym again soon. We are excited to begin this journey with our parents, players, coaches and all of their families.

Have a great weekend and PLEASE do not hesitate to contact any of us with questions, comments and/or concerns about All In Athletics, our programs or our philosophies.

Regards,

Billy Welcome, Matt Truding & the ALL IN Team