2003-06: Pre-AAU Years

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2003-2006:
Pre-AAU Years -- "All Arlington" Teams

When initially formed, the Matrix was the "Arlington Matrix" and all Matrix teams were "All Arlington" teams, meaning only Arlington residents were rostered on the teams. With an initial objective of supplementing and later growing the Arlington Travel program, this All Arlington policy made perfect sense.

Below is the background on the Matrix and its teams during the 2003-2006 "All Arlington" years.

Year	Seson	# of Teams	List of Teams	Coach	Comments
2003	Summer	1	12U	Jim Butler	. Club's first year. . First club formed in Arlington dedicated to developing girls' basketball in the area.
2004	Summer	5	10U 11U 12U Black 12U Green 13U	Kevin Brown Curt Rich Jim Butler Keith Smith Jim Butler	. First year of tryouts at 12U and 13U . 2nd 12U team formed as tryouts so large . 10U and 11U teams agreed to come on as Matrix teams . Also sponsored a 3rd grade development program during the spring. . All registration and payments done on online system, years ahead of any Potomac Valley AAU club.
2005	Summer	9	10U Black 10U Green 11U Black 11U Green 11U White 12U 13U Black 13U Green Rising Frosh	Jim Butler Jaimie Bleck Kevin Brown Greg Denkler Zenola Ingram Curt Rich Megan Carney Keith Smith Jim Miller	. First year of tryouts with multiple coaches in multiple age groups . 3rd 11U team formed to accommodate demand . First year of forming teams of 4th graders (rising 5th graders)
2006	Spring	3	9U Black 10U Black 11U Black	Megan Carney Jaimie Bleck Kevin Brown	. First year of a "Spring team" that competed in AAU tournaments . Teams formed as "grade-based" teams rather than by AAU rules with calendar year age cut-off. . All teams selected at tryouts . Players and coaches did not join AAU. . Held spring-long skills clinics for players that did not make a Spring team.
2006	Summer	10	10U Black 10U Green 11U Black 11U Green 11U White 12U Black 12U Green 12U White 13U Black Rising Frosh	John Burlingame Kate Muth Jim Butler Nick Cannon Jim Butler Marty Hogan Greg Denkler Jim Butler Curt Rich Keith Smith	. Spring teams folded into summer teams . Black and Green summer teams based on carryover of prior year's Arlington Travel teams . "New" 3rd teams formed at 11U and 12U age groups to accomodate demand by players. . All players from Arlington. . Final year of "summer" focused teams as 2007 marks the transition of the club to the world of AAU
2003 2004 2005 2006 2006	Fall		Pre-Tryouts Clinics Pre-Tryouts Clinics Pre-Tryouts Clinics Pre-Tryouts Clinics Shooting Clinics		Since the first fall season of the Matrix, we've been holding Pre-Tryouts Clinics every year. From 2003-2006, we held the clinics every year for Arlington Players. in 2006, we expanded the fall line-up for clinics to include Fall Training Camp; in 2006 the clinic was a focsed on shooting fundamentals.

Last updated: September 5, 2009.

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