5TH GRADE HB ELITE BOYS MAKE UP TRYOUTS – OCTOBER 26TH – 1:00PM – 2:30PM at Rajkovich Physical Education Center – Traverse City, MI

HB ELITE IS NORTHERN MICHIGAN’S FIRST UNIFIED YOUTH BASKETBALL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.

HB provides Northern Michigan youth athletes basketball camps, skill training, and elite to local travel teams looking to develop their game and mindset.

!! PLEASE READ THIS HB ELITE TRY-OUT AND PROGRAM INFO ALL THE WAY THROUGH!!

5TH GRADE BOYS HB ELITE TRYOUT INFORMATION

LOCATION: THE RAJKOVICH PHYSICAL EDUCATION CENTER AT NORTHWESTERN MICHIGAN COLLEGE IN TRAVERSE CITY.

DATE: OCTOBER 26TH

TIME: 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM

COST PER TRYOUT: $25

HOW HB ELITE FALL/WINTER SEASON WORKS:

• THE HB COMMITMENT: FROM MID-NOVEMBER TO MARCH, FAMILIES WILL BE COMMITTING TO PRACTICING 1-2X PER WEEK, AND PLAYING IN APPROXIMATELY 6 TO 8 WEEKEND DOWNSTATE TOURNAMENTS FROM NOVEMBER TO MARCH. (*SEE BELOW FOR HOLIDAY WEEKS/GYM CLOSINGS)

• THE HB DIRECTORS WILL CONDUCT EVALUATIONS TO SELECT NORTHERN MICHIGAN’S TOP EIGHT TO NINE PLAYERS FOR THE HB ELITE BLACK TEAM. THE HB ELITE BLACK TEAM WILL HAVE THE POSSIBILITY OF HAVING TWO FLEX PLAYERS FROM THE HB ELITE GOLD TEAM FOR PRACTICE AND TOURNAMENTS WHEN NEEDED. THIS FLEX MODEL ALSO ENSURES A 10-PLAYER ROSTER FOR MOST PRACTICES AND TRAINING.

• THE HB PARENT/COACH PHILOSOPHY: PLAYING TIME IS NOT GUARANTEED AT ANY TOURNAMENT OR GAME. IT IS GUARANTEED IN TRAINING AND PRACTICE. OUR HB COACHING PHILOSOPHY IS TO PLAY THE TOP COMPETITORS / PERFORMERS EACH GAME, DEPENDING ON MATCHUPS, WHILE ALSO DEVELOPING PLAYERS WHEN THE OPPORTUNITIES PRESENT THEMSELVES. FOR EXAMPLE, IF AN OPPOSING TEAM IS FULL OF FAST, QUICK GUARDS, COACHES MAY ELECT TO GO SMALL AS MANY BIGGER PLAYERS ARE STILL LEARNING TO HANDLE THE PRESSURE, PACE, AND DECISION-MAKING OF DOWNSTATE BALL.

• HB’S MISSION IS TO FOCUS ON DEVELOPING PLAYERS IN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES FIRST THROUGH CONSISTENT HOOPS PROGRAMMING, PRACTICES, AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS JUST AS MUCH AS THROUGH DOWNSTATE TOURNAMENTS AND GAMES. WE THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING OUR HB MISSION TO CHANGE THE STATE OF NORTHERN MICHIGAN HOOPS.

SAMPLE HB WEEKLY SCHEDULE UNTIL JANUARY 1ST:

• Tuesday Skills- 5:00-6:30PM NMC TRAVERSE CITY (*REQUIRED TO HAVE AN HB ELITE ALL-ACCESS TRAINING PASS)

• Sundays- Weekly practice times will be announced here, but no practice on weekends of tournaments. See the holidays and NMC Gym closing times below:

HOLIDAY OFF WEEKS AND NMC GYM CLOSINGS

• Sunday, November 23RD
• Sunday, November 30TH
• Sunday, December 21ST
• Tuesday, December 23RD
• Sunday, December 28TH
• Tuesday, December 30TH

If you have any questions, please email Coach Huff at thuffman24@gmail.com or text Wills Lee at 616.334.3044.