Burnsville Athletic Club BAC Parent Meeting September 23

Burnsville Athletic Club (BAC) Parent Meeting September 23, 2015

Agenda: Ø Welcome & Overview Ø Board Introductions Ø Program Per Player Cost Ø Season Information/Timeline Ø 2015 Burnsville Basketball Tournament Ø Parent Feedback - 2014 / 2015 Ø Program Highlights - 2015 / 2016 Ø Tryout Information Ø Open Discussion / Parent Input 2

Welcome and Overview § Welcome to Traveling Basketball § Parent volunteer program § § All Board Members are volunteers § Most Coaches are volunteers § Try to make this a positive experience for players/families Traveling vs. In-house § More practice time in traveling basketball § Tournaments roughly every other weekend vs games every weekend § Tournaments relatively close with one overnight tournament § We want to grow the program § We want parents to be involved 3

Board Introductions The Burnsville Boys Basketball Traveling Board was formed in 2012. Coach Eppen is a founding member. President: Vice President: Secretary: Treasurer: Burnsville Tournament Director: Gym Scheduling Director: Tournament Scheduling Director: Equipment Director: Fundraising Director: BHS Boys BB Coach: At Large Director: Ryan Haddorff Matt Bakke Mary Gothard Chris John Jim Pierce Cori Struzyk Julie Suarez Chris Quimby Jay Westerlund Matt Eppen Carrie Westrum Open If you are interested in attending a meeting or learning more about the Burnsville Boys Traveling Basketball Board, please contact Ryan Haddorff president@bac-btb. org 4

Program Per Player Cost 5

Season Information / Timeline • Cost: $330 plus $30 tryout fee (same as last year) • $40 registration late fee after Sept 24 th • Coaching applications accepted through Sept 25 th • Tryouts Sept 27 th at BHS • Player / Team Announcements Posted to website by October 5 th • Coaching Interviews & Selections: September 30 th - October 9 th • Uniform Pickup: Wednesday, November 4 th 7: 00 - 8: 30 pm, Burnsville City Hall – Deposits Required: $100 Uniform Deposit; $100 Volunteer Deposit; checks made payable to “Burnsville Athletic Club” • Practices begin the week of October 26 th • Practice Schedules posted to http: //blazebasketball. assn. la 6

Tournament Dates / Locations 1 Dates Location Nov 13 -15 Burnsville Blazin Hot Hoops Nov 21 -22 St. Thomas Academy Cadet Classic Dec 5 -6 Northfield Shootout (one day per grade level) Dec 19 -20 Concordia University Winter Classic Jan 2 -3 Hastings Spiral Classic (one day per grade level) Jan 22 -24 Bloomington Jefferson Jaguar Classic Jan 29 -31 Woodbury Classic Feb 13 -14 Prior Lake P. L. A. Y. Tournament Mar 5 -6 Rochester Tournament 2 Mar 12 -13 MYAS Boys Grade State Championship 1 Tournament schedule subject to change based on host tournament decisions The Rochester tournament requires us to collect gate fees in advance (average tournament gate fees run $5 -$7 person per day), therefore we will collect this fee (approximately $25 per family) from each basketball family in January. 2 7

2015 Burnsville Basketball Tournament • Tournament Location = Burnsville Schools • November 13 - 15, 2015 • Tournament Director: Jim Pierce – Organizations largest fundraiser – Still accepting teams – Burnsville parents and siblings…. Free Admission • Volunteer Director: Carrie Westrum – One shift per player – MUST sign in get credit for your shift 8

Parent Feedback - 2014 / 2015 Season Thank you to all who completed the end of year survey. We value your input! v Continue to do an overnight tournament v Rochester Hotel Rooms v Non-parent Coaches v No Wednesday Practices v More practice time/additional training v More time on fundamentals v Tryout length/format v Allow coaches input in team selection v Allow Parents to view tryouts 9

Program Highlights 2015 / 2016 • • • All players receive a basketball to keep All players receive a shooting shirt to keep New uniforms for all Burnsville Traveling teams this year Season Tournaments scheduled for all teams (Thanks Julie) MN School of Basketball (Parent Feedback) – Monday night at Apple Valley Location – Focus on individual skills – Dribbling, Shooting Mechanics, Footwork • Rochester Hotel Rooms (Parent Feedback) • Jay Westerlund – January 10 th Timberwolves game – October 20 th Chipotle game – Dodge/Chrysler driving 10

Tryout and Team Selection Tryout Date & Location: • Sunday, September 27 th at Burnsville High School: Mandatory for All Players Tryout Times: (please plan to arrive 15 -20 minutes prior to your tryout time) • • • 10: 15 – 11: 45 11: 30 - 1: 00 12: 45 - 2: 15 2: 00 – 3: 30 3: 15 – 4: 30 8 th grade 7 th grade 6 th grade 5 th grade 4 th grade Before Tryouts: • • • PARENT/GUARDIAN MUST CHECK IN WITH THEIR CHILD Each player will check in at the tryout table Each player will receive a tryout number to wear during tryouts Each player must try on a uniform and shooting shirt for the correct size; Parent/Guardian must sign sizing card 11

Tryout and Team Selection Continued… • Evaluators for tryouts will be Burnsville High School Boys Basketball Coaching Staff • Coach Eppen’s staff volunteers their time with no agenda • Traveling coaches not involved in process • Coaches are not selected yet • Evaluators are objective • Parents not allowed to watch tryouts • Tough decisions when players are close in ability • Bubble question on registration • Evaluation from previous year • Team needs • Teams targeted for 8 -10 players • Level of play scheduled right after tryouts • Playing Time Guidelines • Intended to be fairly even throughout the season • Coaches discretion per game/per tournament • Barring special circumstances, each player should play in each half 12

Tryout and Team Selection Continued… Evaluation Criteria: Basketball consists of individual skill and teamwork and as a result, each player will be evaluated on both. A set of criteria will be used to evaluate each player. These include: • • • Full Court Passing Drills: this drill will consist of players passing to teammates while running, passing out of double-teams and overall awareness of where passes must be made during full court press situations ; key elements graded include strength, accuracy and location of pass Ball Handling: this will consist of dribbling through a series of stationary defenders, using cross-over dribbles as well as dribbling with both the right and left hands; key elements graded will be position of head and eyes, height of dribble, ball control and speed Layups: left and right handed layups will be graded; key elements graded will be use of correct shooting hand, jumping off the correct foot, shots made and speed Low Block & Outside Shooting: various shooting drills will be used to evaluate players from both the lowblock area and from each side of the free throw lane; key elements graded will include shooting technique, form and number of shots made 3 -on-3 / 5 -on-5: players will be matched with others to form a team of three or five players per team; key elements graded will include defensive positioning, court awareness, passing, shooting and aggressiveness Other: additional elements that will be considered into player evaluations include hustle, sportsmanship and teamwork 13

Open Discussion & Parent Input Any Questions? 14

2015 Tryout Scoring Criteria 15