Eagan Travel Basketball2015-2016 Season

Parent Meeting 9/9/15

Discussion Points:Mission

Summer Programs

Survey Results

Changes to our Program

Team Format

Coaches

Tournaments

Uniforms

Tryouts

Corporate Sponsorship

Spirit Wear

EAA Basketball Board21 Board Members help run Traveling and In-House Basketball

Mission of Eagan Traveling BasketballETB strives to provide an opportunity for boys & girls in grades 4th – 8th to play a more competitive game of basketball. Emphasis is placed on player development, sportsmanship and teamwork. This is accomplished through establishing competitive teams, who are led by knowledgeable coaches, with a goal of developing players to be ready to compete at the next highest level.

Summer Programs• Open Gym• This past summer, we again held our Open Gym Night at

ECC. We had 183 kids register this year.

• 10,000 shot club• We continued our 10K Shot Club T-shirt challenge. We had

10 kids complete the challenge.

• We are continuing to improve the website and provide more content so look at the “Camps & Clinics” page for other opportunities during the summer and season

Survey Results (288 responses out of 300 players)

• Provided each team enough practice time• 80% agree, 10% neutral, 10% disagree

• Parent meeting before tryouts is informative• 78% agree, 20% neutral, 2% disagree

• Playing time policy is fair; equal for 4th - 6th, 40% minimum/60% maximum for 7th & 8th • 89% agree, 5% neutral, 6% disagree

• Tryout process was consistent with parent meeting explanation• 74% agree, 21% neutral, 5% disagree

• Team size • 8 players – 12%,• 9 players – 43%• 10 players – 45%

Survey Results (continued)

• Tryout drills and scrimmages allowed players to demonstrate skills to evaluators • 83% agree, 17% disagree

• Paid coaches for 7th & 8th grade with increase in fees of $200-$300• 42% agree, 58% disagree

• Happy with Spirit Wear selection• 78% agree, 22% disagree

• Happy with Spirit Wear prices • 80% agree, 20% disagree

Changes to our Program

Results from the parent survey and feedback from the post-season coaches meeting have prompted some changes for the upcoming and future seasons

1. Tryouts – format changes and hiring of all outside, independent evaluators. $20 non-refundable tryout fee

2. Spirit Wear – offer more choices

3. Gym Space – no more Bloomington practices (additional gym time at ECC and continuing to look at other closer options)

4. Team size - 4th grade ideally 10 per team for both boys and girls, may adjust girls team sizes depending upon registrations

Team Format• Unfortunately we don't always get an even distribution of

players trying out at each grade and gender

• We look at historical tryout numbers, talent level, registration numbers, and available coaching pool prior to tryouts to develop a plan

• We reserve the right to change the plan during tryouts based on actual tryout numbers and the related talent

• We may add a team for a grade/gender if tryout numbers, talent level, and coaching pool support it

• Conversely, we may drop a team if the numbers, talent level, or coaching pool do not support it

Team Format

• Boys registration numbers – plan on 21 teams 4th grade: 39 (1 team of 9, 3 teams of 10) 5th grade: 45 (2 teams of 9, 2 teams of 10) 6th grade: 38 (2 teams of 9, 2 teams of 10) 7th grade: 44 (2 teams of 9, 2 teams of 10) 8th grade: 52 (2 teams of 9, 3 teams of 10)

Team Format

•Girls registration numbers – plan on 10 teams 4th grade: 24 (3 teams of 8) 5th grade: 13 (1 team of 10) 6th grade: 22 (2 teams of 10) 7th grade: 20 (2 teams of 10) 8th grade: 16 (2 teams of 8)

Coaches

• Boys coach candidate numbers 4th grade: 6 5th grade: 7 6th grade: 4 7th grade: 3 8th grade: 7

Coaches

•Girls coach candidate numbers 4th grade: 3 5th grade: 1 6th grade: 2 7th grade: 5 8th grade: 1

Coaches

• Interviews have been conducted but we are always looking for more candidates. If you have interest and can be a head coach, please see a board member after the meeting or email secretary@eaganhoops.org.

• Teams without a coach at the end of tryouts have the following options:1. Parent volunteers to coach

2. Parents pay for coach

3. Disband the team

Coach & Parent Workshop• All coaches and parents are encouraged to attend a free workshop

on Monday, October 5th at 7:00 in the Oaks Room at the Eagan Community Center. Positive Coaching Alliance will run this 1.5 hour presentation. Gift certificate raffle sponsored by EAA.

• Mission• Positive Coaching Alliance is a national non-profit developing “Better Athletes,

Better People” by working to provide all youth and high school athletes a positive, character-building youth sports experience.

• National Advisory Board• Cheryl Reeve – MN Lynx Head Coach

• Phil Jackson – 11 time NBA champion coach

• Steve Kerr – former NBA player and coach of Golden State Warriors

• Shane Battier – former NBA player and ESPN commentator

Eagan TournamentAlex Buslee & Katie Melskogg, Co-Tournament Directors

Eagan Tournament

• 27th year of the Eagan Run-N-Gun Classic

• Boys and girls tournament on November 6th, 7th, and 8th

• Locations are Eagan HS, Dakota Hills MS, Blackhawk MS, Eagan Community Center and St. Thomas Academy

• Eagan players get a family pass for free entrance to tournament

• Entry fees: $7 adult, $5 school age and seniors, Age 5 and under free

Eagan Tournament• Tournament T-Shirts and socks available to purchase

• Vendors include Dunn Brothers and Rita’s Ice

• EMTs at all sites

• Sign up for a DIBS session to work a shift during the tournament – directions for sign up will be sent out as it gets closer

• Volunteer shifts will be released at the same time as brackets so you can try to limit conflicts between your shift and child’s games

• Generally shifts run about 4 hours

• We like to be good hosts, so if your team is playing please offer to keep the official scoresheet during the game

Tournaments

• Rochester Tournament

• Girls (Feb 27 - 28)

• Boys (Mar 5 - 6)

• Grade State Tournament (team choice)

• Girls (Mar 5 - 6) 580 teams – 4 from Eagan ETB + 2 additional teams (3rd & 9th)

• Boys (Mar 12 - 13) 875 teams – 19 of 22 from Eagan

Uniforms

• Bought new Under Armour uniforms for all girls and boys teams last year

• Plan to use the same set of uniforms for 4-5 years

• Only wear them for tournaments…not for practices or school

• Take care not to misplace them

• Wash in cold water and line dry

TryoutsAaron Huston, Tryout Coordinator

Melissa Cherney, Assistant Tryout Coordinator

Tryouts• Players must wear plain T-shirts – without their names or past

basketball team/camp/clinic info

• Bring water bottle

• Bring $100 check payable to Eagan Traveling Basketball to tryouts.  Checks are destroyed at the end of the season when the uniforms are returned and cross checked to ensure volunteer hours at the tournament have been fulfilled.  

• Arrive 30 minutes prior to tryout start time; get penny and take with you for the next days. Please be prompt as we are on a tight schedule.

• Parents are allowed to watch in a specific area in the high school gym, but not allowed to communicate with players.

Tryouts• On pooling days, all athletes will be evaluated and scored by

outside, independent evaluators.

• Coaching candidates will be attending tryouts to evaluate players for their potential teams but will not be involved in the pooling process.

• Coaches have previously been interviewed and are ranked by the interview committee. Evaluators do not know how head coach candidates are ranked. Player scores and coach ranking are completely independent from each other.

• After scoring is complete, athletes are placed in pools. There are as many pools as the number of teams for each grade. (4 pools for 4 teams, 5 pools for 5 teams, etc.)

Tryouts• The number of athletes in a pool is determined by that team’s

number of players, plus 2 more athletes. For example, if Team 1 will have 9 players, then 11 players will be in Pool 1.

• The highest ranked coach from the athletes in a particular pool will be named the coach for that team.

• Any athletes in a pool that are not chosen for that team, automatically are placed on the next highest team. For example, athletes in Pool 1 that are not on Team 1 are automatically placed on Team 2.

• Athletes may move up or down one pool. If a coach wants to pull a player up one pool, a valid reason must be documented and approved by the tryout director and lead independent evaluator.

Tryouts

• The highest score an athlete can attain is 70 points. Scores are determined as follows:• Shooting off the dribble: 1 – 4 points

• Shooting off the pass: 1 – 4 points

• Ball-handling skills: 1 – 4 points

• Rebounding skills: 1 – 4 points

• Attitude and Effort: 1 – 4 points

• Defensive Skills: 1 – 10 points

• 3 vs. 3 play: 1 – 20 points

• 4 vs. 4 and 5 vs. 5 play: 1 – 20 points

Tryouts

• In the event of a tie, the independent evaluators will discuss and determine where athletes are pooled. If available, the prior year coach evaluations may be used to gather more information.

• Teams will be posted on the web site on the Wednesday evening following tryouts.

• ETB prefers for all Eagan athletes to learn the outcome of tryouts after the school day is over. ETB appreciates all coaches and parents help in this matter.

Tryouts

• Boys Tryouts• Added a third day due to EHS Gym Conflict with Homecoming.

• Saturday & Sunday will be pooling days at Eagan High School

• Monday will be Team Placement day at Eagan Community Center

• For more information about tryouts and other FAQ please visit http://www.eaganhoops.org/page/show/190997-

tryout-information • All drills are on the ETB website

Corporate PartnershipsCris Herman, Corporate Partnership Coordinator

Michelle Shurte, Assistant Corporate Partnership Coordinator

2015 Sponsorship Packages

Premie

r$30

0

• Logo on website with link: www.eaganhoops.org Oct. 2015 - Oct. 2016• Logo placement on Eagan tournament scoring brackets• Logo placement on 10,000 shot club t-shirts 2016-2017 season• Option to have (1) promotional email blast sent on your behalf to our ETB database• Option to have a dedicated table at Eagan High School during Eagan tournament or place

promotional material near registration desk (Nov. 6 -8)

Gold

$200

• Logo on website with link: www.eaganhoops.org Oct. 2015 - Oct. 2016• Logo placement on Eagan tournament scoring brackets• Logo placement on 10,000 shot club t-shirts 2015-2016 season• Option to have (1) promotional email blast sent on your behalf to our ETB database

Silver

$100

• Logo on website with link: www.eaganhoops.org Oct. 2015-Oct. 2016• Logo placement on Eagan tournament scoring brackets

Corporate Fundraisers

1. Smashburger Fundraiser Night: $1 from every burger sold will be donated to Eagan Traveling Basketball

• When: Tuesday, October 13th, 2015 (5:00-8:00pm)

• Where: Eagan Smashburger, 1270 Promenade Pl.

2. Chipotle Fundraiser Night: 50% of all proceeds will be donated to Eagan Traveling Basketball

• When: TBD

• Where: Eagan Chipotle, 3324 Promenade Ave.

3. Stay Tuned for additional Fundraising Opportunities

If you know someone that may be interested in participating in the ETB Sponsorship program, please contact Cris Herman at crismarieherman@hotmail.com

Spirit WearPhil Martin, Spirit Wear Coordinator

Spirit Wear

• We will again be offering a great selection of spirit wear from Under Armour

• We have added some additional items, including a shooting shirt

• Like last year, all ordering will be done on-line and the merchandise will be shipped directly to you

• Samples will be available to look at during tryouts

• Most of the items will have the Eagan logo with the option to add a name

• A portion of each sale goes to the EAA basketball program

Head Coach CandidatesPlease stay after for a brief meeting regarding your role at tryouts.

Questions?