Tryouts 2009
Parent Information Meeting
September 13th 2009
Introduction
 Please quiet cell phones as we have little time for
interruptions
 Please keep notes, we will have a question/answer time
at the end of the meeting
 We will attempt to give you all information needed
within 30 minutes
 DYBA website – www.eteamz.com/jrjags
Staff and Volunteers
 Troy Pachner – Varsity Head Coach
 Jeremy Kane – Junior Varsity Head Coach
 Will Gosch – L3 Head Coach
 Dave Walker – Director
 Chris Pedersen – Ast. Director
 Craig Davis – Gold Crown Director
 Eric Whittenburg – k-2 Director
 Susan Fallander – Treasurer/Administrator
 Michael Sullivan - Consultant
Goals of the DYBA
 Develop successful student athletes
 Commitment to make coaches better
 Have the best development/feeder programs in the
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The most committed parents and volunteers
Motivate all student athletes through basketball
Encourage students to have pride in Dennison and
D’Evelyn
Reach all pre-High School students K-8 for the first
time
Immediate Needs
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Over 179 student athletes and growing quickly
Web Administrators
Data Entry
Coaches/Ast Coaches
Team Managers
Grades 3-5 Director
Help in the K-2 program
Recruitment
Coordinators
We NEED more help
Kindergarten –
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2
Graders
No Tryouts
FUNdamentals
Once/Twice per week
After school program
October – December
Depending on popularity
Register for YMCA or Local Rec Center Leagues
Play with other Dennison Students
Small cost per month to participate
Need Help to get this off the ground
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 Tryouts for like talent teams to play League Basketball
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through a local Bear Creek/Green Mountain
Continue to develop skills
Start learning small parts of the High School Program
Higher level of play
Recreational / Competitive
Practices will be approximately 2 times per week
Could have multiple games per week and weekend
Possibly tournaments
Scrimmage during High School Halftime Game
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Graders
Tryouts
Gold/Silver Crown
Jefferson County League
Possibly both depending on commitment levels of
families on the team
Many differing levels of play and commitment
Preparing student athletes for High School Basketball
Heavy High School involvement, including offense
and defensive sets
Scrimmage during Half Time of High School Game
Gold Crown
 Most competitive league in Colorado for grades 6-8
 January 3rd – February 14th
 Tournament follows regular season
 February 21st, 26th, 27th, 28th
 $1350 per team (average 8-9 players per team)
 Gym Time is not part of the cost - ~$100 per player
 Double Headers on Sundays
 Minimum 15 games
 2-4 Tournaments
 Registration no later than September 30th with full
payment to DYBA assigned team
Jefferson County League
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$155 grades 3-5
$165 grades 6-8
~$100 grades 6-8 that are playing Gold Crown
County Leagues has many differing levels of play
 Recreation
 Recreation/Competitive
 Competitive
 Gold Crown Lite
 Payment made to League
 Games on weekdays and Saturdays
Commitment
 Higher the level, Higher the commitment
 Mandatory attendance at practice within reason
 Cost and Time commitments are drastically different
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between Gold Crown teams and League teams
Any Gold Crown tryout attendance is $100 deposit
$10 deposit for all league tryouts
If not selected for a Gold Crown team a refund of $90
Program Fundraiser – Spaghetti Dinner, commit to
selling 10 tickets per player. Students will work the
dinner.
Tryouts
 Grades 3-8
 Teams should be similar talent for best competition
 Some student athletes will be referred to the league or
YMCA to further their skills if a team can not be
formed
 3 days to form teams
 Teams will be announced on the Jr Jags website
 Teams announced using the number the student
athlete wears during tryouts
Involvement Numbers - Current
 Kindergarten – 12
 1st Grade – 11
 2nd Grade - 6
 3rd Grade – 11
 4th Grade – 7 (Need at least 1 or 2 more)
 5th Grade – 21
 6th Grade – 36
 7th Grade – 33
 8th Grade - 30
Handouts
 Determine Level of Tryout
 3 important forms to Complete when signing in
 Athletic Emergency Card
 Participation Waiver
 Registration Form
New to the program this year
 K-2 program. Proposed to be after school and create a
fun atmosphere to learn basketball.
 Coaching Academy
 Day in the Life coaching program – Attend and help
Coach Pachner before, during, and after a Varsity
Game
 Fundraiser Dinner
 Criminal Background checks on all Team Managers,
Coaches, Ast. Coaches and any other authority figure
on each team
Questions
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GOOD LUCK!!!!
 Thanks for your time…