4th-8th Grade (Competitive)
The Shakopee Boys Basketball Association provides opportunities for youth in grades 4 to 8 to participate in Travel basketball. We do allow 3rd grade players to try-out for 4th grade Travel. Players must live in or be open enrolled in the Shakopee School District to register.
Traveling Basketball is a competitive basketball program. Up to four Travel teams per grade level will be formed, if enough players register. Teams will participate in approximately 2-3 weekend tournaments per month, from November thru March, including the state tournament. Practices will be held twice a week at various school locations. Parents are responsible for all transportation.
Fees & Registration
Players must register online and have a Sports Engine account. Registrations for the 2024-25 Winter Travel season will open on Monday, August 12th, 2024.
The registration fee for 2024-25 Winter Travel season will be $390 for 4th-6th grade and $425 for 7th-8th. One important note, most scheduled travel tournaments have moved to free spectator admissions at the door. To make up for the missing admission sales, tournaments have raised entry fees $150-200 per team. This is a total increase of around $1,650 per team over an 11 Tournament season or $25,000 for all SBBA travel teams.
The Association is able to mostly absorb these additional costs due to the Shakopee Preseason Jamboree and Winter Travel Basketball Tournament, hosted each season in October and January, which subsidizes more than 50% of all Travel costs. Travel families will be required to volunteer DIBS hours at either hosted tournament during the season. Each Travel family (no matter how many players you have) is required to do 4 hours during the 2024-25 season. More info on DIBS to come in October.
When
What time of the year does this program run?
Example: Season begins with tryouts in August and runs until playoffs in February.
Practices
When are practices and how often are they?
Example: Teams practice 2-3 times per week.
Games
4th-8th grade teams will play 25-35 games over the course of the season with games taking place on weekends (sometimes Fridays).
- 4th-6th grade: 10 tournaments
- 7th-8th grade: 11 tournaments
All teams also participate in our preseason jamboree (not included in the tournament acount above).
Extra Costs
Potential additional expenses during the season include:
- Hotel stays - usually optional, however all teams participate in a tournament in Rochester, MN which usually involves 1-2 nights of hotel
- Admission fees - some tournaments charge a fee for admission (usually $5-10 per person)
- Some teams may opt into additional tournaments during or at the end of the season - any fees associated would be incremental to your original registration fees
Jerseys & Equipment
SBBA pays for a players 1st practice jersey & game uniform, any replacements (even if player skips a year of playing) are at the players expense.
Cost of replacements:
- Practice Jersey: $30
- Game Jersey: $50
- Game Shorts: $40
Practice jersey's are kept on hand and a replacement can be purchased at any time. Game uniform pieces are typically only ordered at the beginning of a season.
Winter 2025-2026
Evaluation Information
Session 1: Sunday, September 14
Grade 4: 1:00pm-2:15pm
Grade 5: 2:15pm-3:30pm
Grade 6: 3:30pm-4:45pm
Grade 7: 4:45pm-6:00pm
Grade 8: 6:00pm-7:15pm
Session 1: Sunday, September 14
Grade 4: 1pm-2pm
Grade 5: 2pm-3pm
Grade 6: 3pm-4pm
Grade 7: 4pm-5pm
Grade 8: 5pm-6pm
The 2024-25 Winter Travel evaluations will be held on two different Sundays in September this year. Evals are Sunday, September 22nd and Sunday, September 29th at Shakopee High School. Players are required to attend both days.
Team placement is based on skill level. All players will either be assigned to a travel team or designated for the Southwest Metro League. No player will be denied the opportunity to participate in basketball. If applicable, you will be refunded the difference between the registration fees.
See the Evaluation and Team Formation sections of the Association Handbook for more details.