Basketball Tryouts

Answers to Commonly Asked Questions:

Q: What day(s) will my kid practice?  A: We do not know this until we know how many teams we will have and their makeup. What you can expect is that our top teams will generally have 2 practices a week. The local teams will generally practice twice one week then once the next week for an average of 1.5 practices per week. This winter we are trying to have M/W Practice for our teams to allow players to attend siblings T-F HS games.

Q: Who will my kids coach be? A: for most of the teams, we do not know that yet.  We have a dedicated group of coaches with different coaching styles. Once we see the makeup of our teams, we try to match our coaches up with the team that fits them best. It is easy to find parents willing to volunteer to coach their kids, it is much harder to find people who are good coaches, good people, and who fit our culture who are also willing to give this much of their time to coach someone else's kids.  Therefor some of our coaches coach more than one team, so we must not only match their personalities to their team, but have them coach teams who will play the same schedule, none of which we can know before finalizing teams.

Q: How much does it cost?  A: The cost varies by team.  Our top teams play a national schedule so their fees are approximately $1595 for the Spring/Summer season.  This includes their Practices, Skills Training, Tournament Entry Fees, Coaches Travel Costs (lodging and food when traveling), Insurance, and Coaches Stipend (for gas, etc.). 

Our Winter 2024-25 teams player fees will be $1295 for the season (all teams) and will include their team practices, skills sessions, insurance, coaches stipend and game fees.

Q: What will our schedule be?  A: Our Winter Schedules are posted above.  For the Spring/Summer: That will depend on what team they make.  Teams are not always made up strictly by talent level, but also by what level of travel a player is willing to commit to.  A very talented player may be a on a lower local team because of other family obligations or playing multiple sports.  Our top National teams are not just for our best players, but for those who are talented AND are commited to that level of travel. If a player is not able to commit to the schedule, they can not be on the team because it is unfair to the rest of the team members to enter events shorthanded. We will be posting our top teams schedules and examples of our local schedules as the season approaches, but top (national) teams can expect their season to run from late March through Memorial Day, then have a break for most of June.  They will then resume at the end of June and run through about July 25th.  Our local teams will begin in late March and run through Memorial Day weekend. in 2024 our top girls teams played in all of the top events in MI including LBI, GrassRoots Tourney and MustSee Tourney Events, then played in the top National Events during NCAA Exposure Weekends (The Clash, Run 4 Roses and The National Championship).

Q: Do you offer Scholarships?  A: We realize that we are not the cheapest program, but we do provide the most value by far.  No other team or program offers what we offer, and to get what we offer in one place, you would need to go to at least three difference sources and pay 2-3 times (or more) what we charge.  We keep our costs as low as possible so we can keep our fees as affordable as possible.  This does not leave much extra, so scholarships are very few and are only need based, not talent based. We don't offer stud athletes free basketball so they will play for us. Instead when we as a staff see players who need to be in our environment, but who absolutely can not afford it, we cover part, or in some circumstances all, of their fees via the proceeds from our vending machine and spiritwear orders. So if you have a highly recruited player and are hoping for a free ride, just think we are expensive, or you live in bigger house than us with 6 kids, please do not ask about a scholarship. Those are for the kids who need this experience in their lives and have no way of paying for it. While we are on the topic, you can help us help those kids by ordering spiritwear and using our vending machine.

Q: Why are we trying out in Oct/Nov for Spring/Summer 2025?  A: Because our top girls teams play a National Schedule which involves a lot of planning and preparation. 

• We need to finalize or at least come close to finalizing those rosters before our kids get started with any School Fall Sports, and definitely before they begin their school basketball season.
• This allows us to Collect our player fees througout the winter to make it easier on our families (rather than having to pay everything at the beginning of the season). Beginning this year, players will not be able to play until all fees are paid in full.
• Allows us to order all of our uniforms and have them ready prior to the season beginning
• Allows us to register for our appropriate events early enough to secure our spots in big events
• Allows Families plenty of time to plan vacation days for out of town events
• Allows us to secure the coaches' travel accomodations earlier so we have more choices and can keep costs down
• Allows parents to secure their travel accomodations earlier as many like to stay in the same hotel which becomes difficult to do at the last minute.
• And it gives us the entire school season to watch for players who may be great fits for any remaining roster spots.

In short, it just makes the entire season easier on everyone and makes for a much more productive and enjoyable experience for all.