43 Hoops Basketball Club - Expect To Be The Best! - Spring & Summer Basketball in Minneapolis, Minnesota

History of the 43 Hoops Basketball Club: The 43 Hoops Basketball Club was created in 2002 by 7-year NBA veteran Chris Carr. It has now grown into one of the top youth basketball programs, not only in the Twin Cities, but across the nation as well. The 43 Hoops Basketball Club provides great opportunities for both boys and girls to play in a fun and competitive environment throughout the spring and summer. The 43 Hoops Basketball Club provides these athletes with opportunities to develop, strengthen, and enhance each individual's overall level of play. The true measure of our success, however, lies in the fact that we provide all of our Club members the life skills to grow as young men and women.

43 Hoops Basketball Club Mission: The mission of the 43 Hoops Basketball Club is to aid in the growth and development of basketball players. We assist each athlete, not only in the development of their basketball skills, but also in the development of important life skills. We don't believe that winning is everything. We feel that putting forth 100% maximum effort makes you a real winner. Once the results of the games are gone and forgotten, the lessons learned, and the sacrifices made, it is the experiences gained that will be remembered for a lifetime. These are the true measures of success. Of course, winning is something we strive for, but it is not our core development philosophy.

43 Hoops Basketball Club Philosophy: Our philosophy is to place the best players on the most competitive team in their age group. Playing time is not equal and the more skilled players who follow the club rules will play more than their teammates. Our players and parents invest a lot of money and time in our club and it is the club's responsibility to provide our players with quality coaching, training, facilities and management. We want all of our teams to be competitive and win. However, winning and losing are the variables but the drive to compete at the highest level is our standard.

We ask all of our coaches to challenge their players every day in practice and insist on their best effort. Our coaches will not tolerate bad attitudes, tardiness, lack of hustle or the desire to compete. Whenever they step on the court we expect our student-athletes to Expect to be the Best!

10U-14U teams will begin practices in early April and play through the beginning of June. Practices will be held twice each week and run for an hour and a half. Practices site and times are yet to be determined. Teams will play in 6 in-state tournaments.

Players will be selected through tryouts and teams will be formed based on numbers in the 10U-14U age groups.

43 Hoops Basketball Club Tryouts
Tryout Date: February 15, 2010 (President's Day)
Tryout Location: 43 Hoops Basketball Academy in Hopkins
Registration Fee: $15

Boys and girls ages 10 and 11 (grades 4 and 5)    11:00am to 12:30pm    Register
Boys and girls ages 12 and 13 (grades 6 and 7)    12:30pm to 2:00pm    Register
Boys and girls age 14 (8th graders)    2:00pm to 4:00pm    Register

All participants will be evaluated on shooting, dribbling, and 5-on-5 offensive and defensive skills and ability.

Basketball Skills Training: All participants in the 43 Hoops Basketball Club are required to be on a 43 Hoops Training Package. The 43 Hoops Basketball Academy offers a variety of Basketball Skills Training Packages, including a Summer Training Program offered exclusively to our Club participants. The benefits of our Basketball Skills Training Programs are reflected in the achievements of our participants. Over the past two years the 43 Hoops Basketball Academy participants have consistently shown vast improvements over their previous level of play:

Over 300 participants have moved up at least one level of play (e.g. from a C team to a B team, or from a B team to an A team).
Over 100 participants have moved up 2 levels (e.g. from an In-House team to a B team or from a C team to an A team).
We currently train over 150 A team players!
Our ultimate goal is simply to make every player better!

Basketball Club Fees: Basketball Club Flees are $525 and include:

Reversible uniform and shorts
Shooting shirt
6 in-state tournaments (including MYAS or AAU State Tournament)
2 one and a half hour practices per week
Coach's fee

Training Fees: The 43 Hoops Basketball Club Summer Training Program ($200/mo for three months) or an equivalent training package will be required to participate on a 43 Hoops Basketball Club team. The Club Training Program, offered exclusively to Club participants, includes 3 intensive skills training sessions each week throughout the summer.