Hello Everyone!

My name is A.J. Tavares and I am the Head Skills Trainer/Skill Developer here at A1 Athletics & Training. With over 15 years of experience, working with Beginners to Elite, I have found great passion in helping Student-Athletes & Professionals reach their goals. Whether one would like to begin their basketball journey or take it the highest level, such a the NBA, I am organically here to help.

For the past 8 years & counting, I have been the Personal Trainer for New Bedford’s own, Bonzie Colson II. What started out as us working out together the summer of his Freshman Year at Notre Dame, eventually shifted into me using my skills and knowledge of the game to help develop him into becoming one of the best college players in the country. Most importantly, I saw Bonzie’s true potential and knew if he focused on expanding his game, he was ultimately an NBA level player. Even after breaking his foot and going through some difficult adversity, that dream was able to be accomplished when he played for the Cleveland Cavaliers and Milwaukee Bucks. He was named 2x MVP of the French and Champions League in Europe. Currently, he is playing in the Euroleague for Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv in Israel.

While every Student-Athlete’s path is surely different in many ways, here you will be treated and approached with the same lens. My only goal is to get you to believe in yourself, attack your weaknesses, face your adversity, and to improve as a person on and off the court.