AAU Basketball Teams for Boys and Girls Grades 2nd-HS.
ECBA AAU Club Code W344B9
GENERAL TEAM INFORMATION
What is the cost to play on a team for a season?
Team Fee – The team fees will be sent out once your child has made a team. The team fee is a one-time fee that pays for the entire season
Uniform – Starting at $135
AAU Membership – Starting at $14
Could there be any additional costs?
Yes.
- If your team chooses to participate in out-of-town tournaments, you are responsible for all your child’s travel related costs such as hotel, airfare, rental car and any other expenses associated with out-of-town travel. Your team will also allocate and collect fees for your coach’s expenses and travel related fees. Travel related fees for out-of-town tournaments are separate and not covered in your team fee
- If your team decides to add any additional tournaments that are not on the team’s schedule and budgeted in your team fee, the team will collect for these tournaments separately.
What does the team fee pay for?
The team fee is a one-time payment that pays for the entire season. The team fee pays for all tournaments and/or leagues that have been scheduled for the team, the coach, gym costs and all administrative costs.
Can I make payments on the team fee?
The team fee is a one-time payment that pays for the entire season. You can pay your team fee in its entirety in 1 payment, or it can be split into 2 or 3 payments
Does my child need an AAU membership?
Yes. They will not be able to play on our teams or participate in any tournaments or league games without an AAU Membership.
When are team tryouts?
We have team tryouts twice a year. At the end of February for our Spring/Summer Season and at the end of August for our Fall/Winter youth Season and Fall HS Season.
How long is a season?
Youth (grades 2nd-8th) Spring/Summer 6 months. March, April, May, June, July, August
HS (grades 9th-11th) Spring/Summer 6 months. March, April, May, June, July, August
Youth (grades 2nd-8th) Fall/Winter 6 months. Sept., Oct. Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb
HS (grades 9th-12th) Fall – Sept, Oct
Is my child required to play the entire season?
Yes. If you register your child for a team, they are required to play for the entire season. If they quit before the season is over there will be no refunds.
Can I get a refund if my child quits the team?
No refunds will be issued once teams are set.
When will my child’s team practice?
Team practice days and times are announced after tryouts are completed.
When will games be?
Games will be played on the weekends. Each team will be given a list of the tournaments and/or leagues they will play in for the season in their individual team email.
Games are played on Saturday and Sunday.
Even though we will give you what events your team will be playing in, the actual days and times will come from the tournament and league directly and are normally available the week of the games.
What if my child gets injured?
If your child suffers an injury and cannot participate, please provide administration with a written notice from a dr. and we will mark your child as injured on their team roster.
Do coaches have background checks?
Yes. Each coach has a background check done through AAU.
How much of a commitment is it to play on a team?
We expect all team members to attend all team practices and games. We understand that families have other commitments, but coaches will expect consistent attendance. If you need to miss for any reason this should be communicated with your team coach.
What happens if my child consistently misses games and practices?
Playing time is not guaranteed. It must me be earned with commitment and production. This is done by attending practice and games. Coaches have full discretion to move players from one team to another. The reasons for being relocated or replaced would be if a player does not meet coaches’ or directors’ expectations in attendance, commitment and/or production.
How is team communication done?
All team communication will come from your team coach and/or a volunteer team parent. If at any time you need more information, then you are receiving or have any questions or concerns about the team please email administration.
Can my child play for multiple clubs at the same time?
No. team members may not play for multiple teams at the same time. School and feeder teams are ok.
What level of play are teams? Do you have more than one team at each grade level?
We normally have 2 teams at each grade level. We have teams for all levels. Our Black teams are our top-level teams that play at the highest level. We also have 2nd teams that are highly competitive. We also have teams that are more developmental that help younger kids learn the game. We have something for everyone.
How many players are on a team?
We let the coach decide how many players they would like to have on their team.
Do you post each team’s roster on your website after tryouts?
No. If you would like a roster of players after teams are set you will need to request this from us.
How do we know if my child has made a team?
Emails and phone calls start to go out the day after all tryouts are completed and can take a few days to be completed due to large number of players trying out.
ECBA Team Planning
ECBA coaches will follow the outline listed below. Then we have each and every team follow the same team system that the top 17U Pioneers team follows, as coached by Jasen Baskett, which Coach Baskett also outlines for the youth boys and girls teams. ECBA will work with the coaches to adapt the system to each grade level appropriately, so there is a strong building-block system in place to build from year to year until they reach the Top Travel Teams.
By having a unified basketball system running throughout all of its teams, it allows players from different teams and gyms to help out other ECBA teams if a team is short on players. Coach Baskett’s basketball team system is also unique in that it allows players basketball I.Q to grow.
Our team structure stresses fundamental team basketball. We incorporate our training and fundamentals into our offensive and defensive play. ECBA coaches know how to teach motion offense, pick-and-rolls, dribble-drive, proper zone attack, press break, and fast break. We also stress the importance of solid man-to-man defense, rebounding, full court press, and transition defense. In addition to these basic fundamental team concepts, our coaches also run quick-hitters, zone traps, and special out of bounds plays that our coaches have learned and developed on their own through their years as players and coaches. Some of our teams are competitive at a national level, and others at a local level. We have teams for all levels of play for boys and girls 3rd-HS.
ECBA Basketball System
All Successful programs have a system. There should be a system for every aspect of the program.
Here is a list of systems that should be in place:
- Pre-practice systems: who gets what ready for practice?
- Warm-up systems: how are they run each day? Who runs it?
- Practice systems: how does the practice run each day?
- Clean-up systems: who helps?
- Offensive systems: what will you implement and when?
- Defensive systems: what style will you play and when will you implement it?
- Pressing and breaking press
- Out of bounds offense and defense
- Special situations (end of game, under 5 seconds…)
- Specific breakdown of skills: how are you going to teach the fundamental skills of the game, and what skills will you emphasize?
What is the Pioneer & Swish Program?
The Pioneer & Swish Program Philosophy
The philosophy of the Pioneer & Swish Program is to identify players of the highest caliber on a continuing and consistent basis, which will lead to increased success for the ECBA Pioneer and Swish teams on the local and National level. This also will provide constant competition within the Academy’s teams to bring out the best of our players and coaches.
Purpose
The purpose of the Pioneer & Swish Program is to identify a pool of 18-20 players in each age group from which two teams will be selected for tournament and league competition; to provide high-level training to benefit and enhance the development of players at all levels; and, through the use of carefully selected coaches, develop a mechanism for the exchange of ideas and curriculum to improve all levels of coaching.
The Pioneer & Swish Program Selection Process
ECBA holds try-outs for Pioneer & Swish teams 2 times per year. Age Groups and try-out dates may be different for each gym location. Your first contact should be to ECBA for current or upcoming season try-out information. After try-outs, 18-20 players will be selected in each age group and they will make up their age groups respective Pioneer or Swish team.
How are Players Selected?
Players are selected at most locations, on the basis of open tryouts. These tryouts are conducted by ECBA trainers and coaches who are recognized for their ability to identify, train and coach players with beginner-to-superior skills. Selection of these players is not an easy task. The Pioneer/Swish head coach will be assisted in the selection process by several other qualified coaches from the Academy. Players are evaluated on the six components that make up a basketball player:
- Work Ethic
- Skill
- Talent
- Potential
- Fitness and Athletic Ability
- Psychological Component (attitude)
What are the Benefits of Participating in the Pioneer & Swish Program?
- Development as a player
- Opportunity to train and play with the best player's in athlete’s age group
- Quality instruction from quality coaches
- Quality competition - Games against Locally and Nationally recognized teams
- Exposure to college coaches