HOW DO I JOIN A TEAM?  TEAM SELECTIONS FOR ALL TEAMS ARE HELD IN OCTOBER. TEAM SELECTIONS ARE ON A SATURDAY AND WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT SCHOOL AND IN THE COUNTY PRESS. CHECK THIS WEB SITE FOR TEAM SELECTION INFORMATION.

WHO DOES THE TEAM SELECTIONS? THE TEAM SELECTIONS ARE ORGANIZED BY THE HOOPS CLUB AND ARE CONDUCTED BY COACHES ON THE VARSITY STAFF OF THE BOYS AND GIRLS PROGRAMS. PARENTS AND TRAVELING COACHES CAN NOT MAKE PLAYER DECISIONS FOR THEIR OWN TEAMS.

HOW MANY PLAYERS ARE ON A TEAM? ALL TRAVELING TEAMS CONSIST OF 10 PLAYERS PER TEAM. THERE IS USUALLY ONE TEAM PER GRADE LEVEL. IF THERE ARE ENOUGH PLAYERS INTERESTED IN PLAYING AT A PARTICULAR GRADE LEVEL, THERE COULD BE 2 TEAMS FORMED PROVIDED A COACH CAN BE FOUND.

WHAT ARE THE COSTS? THE CHISAGO LAKES HOOPS CLUB DOES EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO KEEP THE EXPENSE FOR EACH PLAYER TO A MINIMUM. THE FEE VARIES BY HOW MANY TOURNAMENTS THE TEAM WILL PLAY, BUT HAS NEVER EXCEEDED $150.00 PER SEASON. THIS INCLUDES ALL TOURNAMENT FEES, UNIFORMS, AND GYM TIMES.

WHY PLAY TRAVELING BASKETBALL? THE HOOPS CLUB WAS SET UP TO ENCOURAGE PLAYERS TO DEVELOP SOUND FUNDAMENTALS AND GAIN EXPERIENCE IN A COMPETITIVE ATMOSPHERE. THE TRAVELING COACHES WORK CLOSELY WITH THE VARSITY STAFFS TO FOCUS ON BASKETBALL SKILLS AND SPORTSMANSHIP.

WHAT ABOUT PLAYING TIME? FOR 5TH AND 6TH GRADE TEAMS, OUR POLICY IS EQUAL PLAYING TIME. IF A GAME IS CLOSE, A COACH CAN CHOOSE TO STEP AWAY FROM THE EQUAL PLAYING TIME ROTATION AND PLAY THAT DAY'S BEST PLAYERS DURING THE FOURTH QUARTER. FOR 7TH AND 8TH GRADE TEAMS, EACH PLAYER MUST AVERAGE PLAYING ONE QUARTER OF EACH GAME OVER THE COURSE OF A TOURNAMENT. FOR 9TH GRADE TEAMS, PLAYING TIME IS AT THE DISCRETION OF THE COACH.

HOW MANY TOURNAMENTS DO TEAMS PLAY? MOST OF THE TEAMS PLAY IN 5-7 TOURNAMENTS EACH SEASON. OUR SEASON RUNS FROM NOVEMBER 1 THROUGH MARCH 15, HOWEVER MOST TEAMS ARE FINISHED BEFORE MARCH. PRACTICE IS FOR 1 1/2 HOURS A NIGHT, TWICE A WEEK. TEAMS MAY PLAY IN SATURDAY ONLY TOURNAMENTS OR FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY TOURNAMENTS AT THE DISCRETION OF THE COACH.

WHERE DO I GO IF THERE IS A PROBLEM? YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO RESOLVE ANY ISSUES BY SPEAKING WITH THE COACH. WE ASK THAT YOU SCHEDULE A TIME TO DISCUSS AN ISSUE AND DO NOT DO SO AT A GAME OR TOURNAMENT SITE. SHOULD THE ISSUE NOT BE RESOLVED, A HOOPS CLUB REPRESENTATIVE MAY BE CONTACTED FOR ASSISTANCE.

IS THERE FUNDRAISING REQUIRED? THE HOOPS CLUB DOES NOT HAVE A FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN EACH YEAR. WE RUN OUR OWN TOURNAMENTS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL FOR GRADES 5-8. PARENTS ARE REQUIRED TO WORK A SHIFT AT ONE SATURDAY TOURNAMENT EACH YEAR. THESE TOURNAMENTS SERVE AS OUR FUNDRAISING EVENT.

THE CHISAGO LAKES HOOPS CLUB STRESSES SPORTSMANSHIP AND TEAMWORK. REMEMBER TO MAKE THIS A GREAT EXPERIENCE FOR EVERYONE!

                                        GO WILDCATS!

THIS IS THE OLD HOME OF CHISAGO LAKES
TRAVELING BASKETBALL

THE NEW HOME FOR THE 2009-2010 SEASON CAN BE REACH AT

 www.CLHoopsClub.org