Eagan Traveling Basketball (ETB) will provide an opportunity for kids committed to playing in a highly competitive game of basketball. This will be accomplished by providing an adequate amount of practice time, as well as participation in competitive basketball tournaments, to continually improve the performance of the individual player and the team.  ETB seeks to foster good sportsmanship from our players, coaches, parents, and fans during all ETB practices, tournament games, and events.
 

To clarify the above statement, we provide key definitions below:

"Opportunity"  means we will provide Tryouts for the kids to demonstrate the skills they have attained.  This will be accomplished through age appropriate drills and game-like situations.  Indpendant evaluators will be used to help assess a childs strengths and weaknesses. 

"Committed" means that players are expected to attend practices and tournaments and that traveling basketball would take priority over participation in other sports and activities that are not related to school or religion. 

"Highly Competitive" means that playing time will be distributed evenly at the younger grades and moving to playing time based on ability at the older grades.  Each participant, however, would be expected to play in a certain percentage of a tournament which varies by grade level. 

"Adequate Practice Time" means providing each team with at least two - 1.25 hours of practice time each week.   Providing full and shared gym time dependent on the grade level. 

"Competitive Basketball Tournaments" means registering each team of eight players in 7-8 tournaments and each team of 10 in 9-10 tournaments.  Registration for a tournament will be based on the teams level of play including some opportunity to play beyond your current level of play, i.e. A, B and C teams playing up. 

“Good Sportsmanship” means placing a high value on respect and decent public behavior.  Players, coaches, parents, and fans are expected to demonstrate respect for teammates, opponents, and officials, especially in hotly-contested games.  Players and coaches are expected to line up for handshakes following all games; be a “team player”; play with honesty and integrity; provide encouragement and guidance when mistakes are made and praise for a job well done.  Those in the ETB program strive to win and lose with equal grace. 

Click here to learn more about the  2003-2004 Traveling Basketball Program.