Hello Families! We are 1 week out of evaluations for the 2024-25 Season!
Here are some notes and answers to FAQ’s I’ve been getting:
-Please REGISTER ASAP! We got word out early this year, will start practices earlier, and are working hard to nail down gym time ASAP. Knowing our numbers at each grade is essential to roster, practice, and team planning.
-All Parents Meeting will be 7:30pm- Monday, October 28th at Kamiak Elementary. ALL OTHER DETAILS will be covered in that meeting.
-2nd Grade Boys? We decided to open registration up to 2nd boys and will determine at evaluations if we will have a team for that level and grade. They will join the 3rd boys time/day for evaluations.
-Evaluations: We are staying true to the competition of the game, so we are not promising spots on teams to players from last year. Our coaches support each kid trying out to earn their spot.
-Teams per grade level: The hardest part of what we do is not being able to keep every kid- We love them. As the program continues to grow we are only able to have one team at each middle school level, and will try to accommodate second teams at elementary levels when able. Middle school kids that we are not able to keep in the program will be encouraged to play in their local school programs.
-Commitment: Each team will have on the average 2 practices weekly, 3 tournaments minimum, as well as events like the MLK invitational, Jamboree, etc.
-Cost: The player fees will be $300 per player. For families with two players($450), three players($600), and four players($750). This covers most of the gym rentals, insurance and tournament fees. For players needing a jersey the cost is $75. There will also be a fundraising goal($200) we are assigning to the players. They will have a chance to do this at the Free Throw A Thon. More details to come on all of this. Please do not pay any fees until teams are finalized.
-Most of the schedule for evaluations has been released. There are a few facilities and other details we are working to finalize before the last few grade level days/times are announced. We will announce that this week!
-If you have an urgent question on the above- please email me at brian@palousecougars.com or text at 425-582-1586.
Very, very, very excited to get ballin! Thank you for your support and help in making it great-
BD