Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- abbreviation Amateur Athletic Union
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Examples
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I played against her team in AAU at the Nike Nationals and they beat us.
All-USA girls' basketball team: Ogwumike is player of the year 2010
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Biggest accomplishment: Probably winning three national titles in AAU and winning the Boo Williams Tournament (in Hampton, Va.).
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` ` Maybe back in AAU days was the last time I played with seven guys, '' Quinn said.
USATODAY.com 2007
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"If the kid is good and if you have seen him at your elite camp or at your team camp or if they play up (on the 17 and under level in AAU) and if they play like a guy that can handle that kind of level, why not take him?"
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Battier remembers facing Artest in AAU games when the two were teenagers.
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I remember back in AAU ball, when I was on defense, guys would be yelling, 'Take him, Take him,' or when I was on offense, they'd be yelling, 'Shooter, Shooter.'
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Kaczmarski in AAU and during her stint at Christ the King, says he has no information on whether she might want to play for his Seawolves.
USATODAY.com - Can't-miss star Kaczmarski's no-look pass 2002
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Weirdest defense: Always having a constant double (team) in AAU.
2010 All-USA boys basketball: Harrison Barnes leads the way 2010
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In basketball, travel teams - commonly referred to as AAU teams, though not all participate in the Amateur Athletic Union - regularly criss-cross the country from April through August and beyond.
The Washington Post: National, World & D.C. Area News and Headlines - The Washington Post Josh Barr 2011
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For one thing, it is still "AAU" (All About Us) as if what happens in the US economy in a globalized world is somehow separate and disconnected to what happens to people "out there."
Danny Schechter: The Economic Debate Has Yet to Target Key Issues 2008
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