The Season

-Mid-May: sign ups. Late sign ups (with $10 late fee) at South Metro Sports through Sept. 5, 2003. Tryout schedule sent in late summer.

-Mid-September: tryouts. Each player must attend all tryout sessions for his/her age group.

-Players are notified if they have made a team shortly after the last session of tryouts.

-Late September through October: optional fall pre-season league for players selected for an Eagan Traveling Basketball team.

-Mid-October-early March: regular traveling season. 1-2 practices per week at various schools in the district. 7-10 weekend tournaments throughout the metro area. One out of town tournament. Tournaments consist of 3-4 games each, between Friday evening and Sunday evening.

The Teams

A, B, and C teams are formed for girls and boys in grades 5-8 based on talent levels.

Teams consist of 8-10 players. Historical data, availability of gym time, and the ETB budget determine how many teams will be formed.

Due to the significant time commitment required, players on Eagan Traveling Basketball teams should not participate on other sports teams during the traveling basketball season. Traveling Basketball practices and games must be the priority.

Cost for 2003-2004 season

$260 registration fee, which includes a $10 tryout fee, due at May sign ups.

The entire $260 will be refunded if requested from Larry Abbas, ETB treasurer, at 651-688-9037 by September 5, 2003. Refunds of $250 will automatically be issued for players who do not make a team.

$40 for an optional ETB shooting shirt if a player would like one and does not already have one from a past year, due at May sign ups. This amount will be automatically refunded to those who do not make a team.  $33 for an optional ETB youth warmup pants or $35 Adult size warmup pants if a player would like done, due at May sign ups.  This amount will be automatically refunded to thsoe who do not make a team.

$75 deposit check made out to ETB, due at sign ups. This check is not cashed unless parent(s) fail to fulfill the following obligations to ETB: 

$65 for boys or girls optional fall ball pre-season league. This amount is automatically refunded if child does not make an ETB team. 

Coaches:

All coaches in our program are volunteers. 

 Adults interested in coaching should express their interest during May sign ups, or by contacting the Director of Eagan Traveling Basketball, Michele Vyvyan, at Tbasketball@eaasports.org.  Deadline is 5 pm June 13, 2003.  Interviews of coaching candidates are conducted by members of the EAA Board, members of the Traveling Basketball Board,  and independent interviewers.  The interviews are held in mid-July.   After the interviews, the coaching candidates are ranked .  All coaching candidates at each age/gender group will participate in the evaluation of players in a different age/gender group during tryouts in mid-September.  During tryouts, the independent evaluators and the coaching candidates from a different grade level will put the players into skill level pools. Coaches are selected based on the pool in which their child has been assigned.  If more than one coach has a child in a given pool, the coach with the highest rating in the interviews will be designated the head coach for that pool level.