Rookie Program * New This Year!
Age group - Kindergarten boys and girls
Coaches - Parent volunteers
Season - late November to end of February
Number of Events - 10 (see breakdown under "schedule" below)
Focus - No games, just instruction on the basics of basketball with possible 3-on-3 scrimmages
Schedule - 8 Friday night instructional events
Clinics - 2 Hot Shots Clinics for girls, 2 Future Hornets Clinics for boys (these take place on Saturdays - November 20, December 4, December 11, January 8)
Photo Day - January (more information to come)
Registration Cost - $100 - this includes a jersey and 27.5" Junior basketball
Peewee Program
Age group - 1st & 2nd grade boys and girls
Coaches - parent volunteers
Season - late November to end of February
Number of Events - 16 (see breakdown under "schedule" below)
Focus - To teach basketball skills (passing, defense, shooting, dribbling), have fun
Schedule - Friday night practices and Saturday games (4 practice nights, 8 games)
Clinics - Hot Shots clinic for girls, Future Hornets clinic for boys on November 20, December 4, December 11, January 8
Photo Day - January (more information to come)
Registration Cost - $150 - this includes a jersey
Development Program
Age group - 3rd & 4th grade boys and girls
Coaches - parent volunteers
Season - November - March
Number of Events - about 16 events (events are practices, games and clinics)
Focus - To continue to develop individual skills, progress the player's interest and skill level in the game, equal playing and practice time, learn the importance of teamwork and sportsmanship
Schedule - Monday, Tuesday and/or Thursday night practices and games
Clinics - TBD for girls, John Tauer Clinic for boys - 2 Saturday clinics for each team - dates TBD
Photo Day - January (more information to come)
Registration Cost - $175 - this includes a jersey
House Program
Age group - 5th-8th grade girls, 5th-8th grade boys
Coaches - parent volunteers with some possible high school age coach volunteers
Season - November - March
Number of Events - about 16 events (events are practices, games and clinics)
Focus - To continue to develop individual skills, progress the player's interest and skill level in the game, equal playing and practice time, learn the importance of teamwork and sportsmanship
Schedule - 1-2 practices/games a week. For the girls, games are played with teams from the Westonka league (Minnetonka and Wayzata). Games are played away at at home. For the boys, there is a possibility that games with other communities will be scheduled.
Clinics - There will be clinics - the number is yet to be determined
Photo Day - January (more information to come)
Registration Cost - $175 - this includes a jersey
Senior House Program
Age group - 9th-12th grade boys, 9th grade girls
Coaches - student and parent volunteers for 9th graders, self-coaching for 10th-12th graders
Season - December - March (teams are determined after high school teams have been formed)
Number of Events - TBD
Focus - FunSchedule - For 9th grade boys, 1-2 games/week from 5-6pm on Mondays and Tuesdays. For 9th grade girls, schedule TBD. For 10th-12th grade boys, games take place on Wednesday nights and Sunday afternoons
Clinics - none
Photo Day - none
Registration Costs - $175 - this includes a jersey
Travel Program
Age group - 5th-8th grade boys and girlsCoaches - 5th grade coaches are parent volunteers, paid coaches for 6th-8th grade teams
Girls Season - Tryouts take place in late September, practices begin in mid-October, games begin in early November. Season ends with State tournament in mid-March
Boys Season - Tryouts take place in early-mid October, practices begin in early november, games begin in November. Season ends with State tournament in mid- March
Schedule - 2 practices/week on M, T, Th and some Fridays, 12 tournaments throughout the season with one out-of-town tournament in St. Cloud at the end of February
Focus - The travel league is for the serious player
Clinics - TBD
Photo Day - January (more information to come)Registration Costs - $185 ($165+ $20 tryout fee), $350 travel fee (this must be paid before a player will be placed on a team), $90 uniform fee for 5th and 7th graders and new 6th graders to the program.
