San Jose Thunderbirds Aau Basketball Club

The owner by the name of Brooks whom he declare himself as the best coach in the Bay area is now putting all the kids names which are minors to begin on a public website. This is horrible and totally illegal! As parents do you really want to deal with this guy? He is the worst of the worst in south bay and all kids needed to stay away from this garbage organization. I along with my kid experienced the same issues as the reviewer below (kevin). See review dated 5÷15÷14!

Our experience with this team s awesome. The coaches were great and brings positive attitude to the team and to the individual players. i have my two sons in this team and they’re both happy with the coaching and with their teammates. Coach Brooke is easy to talk to and flexible to your needs.

Our experience with Keith Brooks and the AAU Thunderbirds was a very positive one. Our son learned a great deal from him in the two years he was with the club. Keith even met with us privately to discuss his physical training, and his route through high school basketball and beyond. Now as a successful high school junior, with interest shown from a number of different colleges, our son still remembers the sound advice he was given. Good coaches have a profound impact on a player’s outlook and prospects, and Keith was one of those coaches. He has a genuine desire to develop talent and cares deeply about the sport.

Where should I start about this great AAU Program. First of all Coach Keith Brooke is a great person overall he know how to run and program and teach good basketball fundamentals and help out the players in what they need. My son first season with the T-​Birds already see improved and that just within the little time we have start it. Also Coach U is an amazing coach as well they two coaches know there stuff and I appreciated them for what they do for all this kids. If any of you thought about taking your kid to the next level in basketball this is the place you want to put your kid in and let me express that the parents and players they are so welcome you as family. This program is so family environment it feel good to have great support from all the parents and also by looking at different pricing of different AAU program this one T-​Birds is the best price and you get your money worth from the teaching that Coach Brooke and Coach U

This club will treat you like a family… Both of my kids played for this club and they love it. They both learn the aspects of being an Athlete. They both learned the Values, Skills, Sportsmanship and especially getting out from their comfort zone. As a parent, I highly recommend this organization.

We found under this club the principles of Discipline, Attitude, Respect and Effort, we can expect a positive change from a player.
We are so happy to be a part of this organization.

I cant believe this coach still has the names of all our kids on a public website, these kids are all minors. This is a horrible presentation or display of integrity with parent /​director relationship. Please take the names of our children off this Unilocal review. Our kids have no business having their names associated with a youth Basketball club to justify your bad reviews or opinions of a few parents points of view. If you ran the club with integrity there is no use in brining our children’s name to the front, to have the names of our kids blasted on a public forum like this is ridiculous and out right scandalous. Please Coach Brooks for the safety of our children please take the names of our children off this public site… thank you J. A

This club shows everything that is wrong with AAU basketball. The director Mr Brooks is a scam artist who is all about the money and could care less about developing your kid. He will recruit other kids and not charge them just to get wins while your kid sits on the bench when you pay top dollar. You also practice on the blacktop so I’m not sure what all that money goes towards besides him. I highly caution you stay away from this organization.

My son has been with the Thunderbirds for the past 2 years. It is a great organization. The kids are well-​trained. They are taught how to work hard and reap the benefits of their work. It is a family environment where the parents are encouraged to get involved. If you want your child to learn the fundamentals of the game, work hard, and play in great tournaments try the San Jose Thunderbirds.

My son has been with this AAU program for the past three years and his skill level has drastically improved thanks to the great coaching of Coach Ulysses and Coach Brooks. The Tbirds truly treat every kid like family and the program director’s main focus is about protecting the kids and improving thier skill level with each practice and tournament. Unlike some other AAU programs, this club will put your kids first and not your money. If you are looking for an AAU program that will put your kids first, improve your child’s skill level and confidence, this is the program for you.

This is the second time I write this review as for the first one my review some how magically got hidden from the public view. I believe this organization pay Unilocal to suppress negative reviews!
I highly DO NOT recommend to take your son to this organization. Please read my story below to prevent your family from a lots of problems brought by three individuals (the owner Brooks, Ulysses and a guy by the name of Johnny.
We were recommended by one of neighbors to join this Tunderbird club. My son was in 5^th grade and when I called Brooks and told him what I expected from the basketball he agreed to have a tryout for my son the next day. His tryout was so ridiculous that even I could play basketball. He told my son that he is very good and came over to give me the cost of program. I did paid him fully and started his awful so called practices in a old dark church buildings with no air conditioning at all. After several practices I noticed that he is mixing 8^th and 9^th graders with 5^th graders. Obviously a 5^th grader can not even compete nor even practice with the older kids. When I brought this to Brooks attention he said «Oh well, do not worry my kid will be better as a result». This was his first big LIE! The very first game he did not even played my son at all and played his favorite people including Johnny’s son in which his son did not even made one shot. when I talked to him as to why my son was not played at all he told me that he will soon… This was his second big LIE! Game after game he only played hie own favorite people and not my son. Overall with 22 – 24 games my son only played total of only 20 minutes TOTAL!!! Game after game my son was either sat down or when he would go the court he would be pulled from the game with if few MINUTES!!! Again when I asked him why I was given a promise but an empty one. Until today we do not know why my son benched all the games. Brooks, is a serial LIER only! After we pulled him out of this awful club and when I confront Brooks with it he told me «he does not want to go there». We PAID his fees, we attended all the games and practices but my son was abused by the so called coach and his assistance coach (Ulysses).
As for the Ulysses (Asswipe), he is a terrible example for kids. Just his look tells you that he does not come from a good family and his up bringing is not to normal standard of people from the bay area. I am not sure where did Brooks found this man. Not only he does NOT know anything about basketball but his team looses all the time when he is so called coaching! I firmly believe that the only reason he is coaching is because of his 2^nd grader son in which he mixed with my son team and he played this little guy all the time. He is such a stupid person to put his little boy to play with tall 8^th graders in which it is just a matter of time to get hurt physically at the game. If he has no regards for his kid then you can imagine what he will do to your kids!
As for the so called assistant (johnny) he seems to be from a «Ghetto». He always is backing Brooks no matter wrong or right and only is concern with his own kid. He put ALL parents and team mates aside so hi own kid plays ALL the games all the time even though his own son fails to make a basket or plays correctly. As a matter in fact his son bullied my son all the time and when I brought this to Brooks attention I was told «survival of the fittest». So did not even talked to Johnny’s son to stop bulling my son and others! Please if you care about your son in any bit, do not take him to this organization. These people run this club like a «Gangsters» and only interested in your money! Do not believe hie website and his garbage so called mission statement either because non of it is true. Sorry for the long review but you as the parents needed to hear our family experience with these people were. Note: It has been my experience that there are many awful so called AAU’s in this area but I have found a team by the name of «roadrunner» is a decent one.