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Minnesota Swish

Twin Cities West Metro spring and summer basketball club - Minnesota Swish
***Minnesota Swish is a Twin Cities West Metro spring and early summer basketball club program***
​Players from all communities and areas are invited to tryout and participate.

2025 MINNESOTA SWISH
2025 Team Pages are posted below.

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MINNESOTA SWISH Apparel Order Link: Click Here
*all items are optional for players, parents, fans and get delivered right to your home!
* can order any time of year! No specific small window of time to get orders in.
*Note that there are both MN Swish and Hoops Training items in the store

2025 TEAM PAGES

10th Girls
17U Boys - Dahl
17U Boys - Towne
16U Boys - HAUER
16U Boys - Rausenberger
16U Boys - Greenslit
15U Boys - Kutina
15U Boys - Wenisch
15U Boys - Angell
15U Boys - Berglund
15U Boys - Wade
14U Boys - Carlson
14U Boys - Beaman
14U Boys - Blake
14U Boys - Volness
14U Boys - Gray
13U Boys - Ziermann
13U Boys - Sullivan
13U Boys - Sell
12U Boys - Orange
12U Boys - Boyd
11U Boys - Orange
11U Boys - Gray
10U Boys

Program Details


​Program Philosophy & Goals

The goal each year is to give athletes in the area a chance to:
- Gain valuable playing experience with 15 to 25+ games
- Be challenged by playing with and against better players and athletes
- Experience a different role or coaching style and hopefully learn new skills, learn from game situations, and learn to play with more intensity, aggressiveness, and toughness.
- Come back an improved player ready to contribute at a higher level in the 2025-26 school or travel season!

MN Swish teams will have intense practices with a focus on skill development and improving game situation knowledge.  A few specific skill areas teams will work on developing include:
1) Finishing strong around the basket
2) Creating scoring opportunities with good footwork and fakes
3) Handling pressure - both dribbling, passing, and pivoting
4) Defensive positioning, intensity, communication, and boxing out

Not a lot of time will be spent on learning plays that won't benefit athletes in the future.  Each team will have a motion offense and keep good spacing on the floor with the option to add a few sets and plays.  Defense played will be primarily man-to-man with occasional zones or presses.

Spring-sport athletes are welcomed and supported by the Swish program. We'll do our best to schedule around practice and tournament conflicts and work with you if need to miss basketball for your spring sport practices/games. Playing multiple sports for as many years as you can is encouraged by MN Swish to develop complete athletes!

Rosters: Nine or 10 players will be selected to each team roster. 
Playing Time:  Coaches will be instructed to play each athlete in both halves of each game and at least 30% of the game's total
minutes while still trying to win the game and have the team's top line-up in during crucial times.

Coaches:  We have a number of excellent coaches returning and lined up for 2025. There may be a need for a few more coaches depending on number of athletes at tryouts.  Anyone interested in a paid coaching position should contact Andrew Dahl at 651-592-6099 or [email protected] as soon as possible.

Hotels/Transportation:
No hotel rooms (in tournaments where those may be necessary) or transportation is provided. Players & families will be on their own to decide where to stay and/or coordinate rides.

Tournaments

Teams will participate in 6 tournaments

Tournaments will be Twin Cities Metro-based with the option to do one out-of-state (within driving distance) event. Will discuss this with your team after the 1st or 2nd practice of the year. Sioux Falls, Iowa, or Wisconsin are options.
Teams will also have the option to add additional tournaments for around $60-$80 per player if a particular team wants to play more than listed below. 

​TENTATIVE 2025 tournament weekends:
April 12-13: most teams will play
April 19-20: will NOT play Easter Weekend
April 26-27: most teams will play
May 3-4: most teams will play
May 10-11:
likely off but a potential option to swap to 
May 17-18: most teams will play
May 24-26: will NOT play Memorial Weekend
​May 31-June 1:
most teams will play
June 7-8: most teams will play
June 14-15: another potential option to swap to 
​

...Top Teams at the 15U-17U will most likely add a couple July Tournaments at an additional $60 to 80 per player
Schedules will remain tentative until after tryouts and may be changed if there is a need to due to player or coach availability.  Level of competition considerations will be taken into account...some teams may play in club-sponsored D1 or D2 division events while others may play in mid-to-lower Gopher State divisions based on the abilities of the team. Athlete tournament availability will be collected on the online sign-up form. Most tournaments are 2-day (both Sat and Sun) events with 3 or 4 games guaranteed. The TEAM pages below have examples of what 2024 Swish teams played at different age levels. 

Practices

Team practices will likely be in the following area schools & gyms:  Chaska, Waconia, Carver, Cologne, and Chanhassen
There will typically be 2 practices per week with the possibility of having just one over Easter and Memorial weeks or if coach or player schedules dictate.  We will take input on practice scheduling from online registration forms or you may bring to tryouts a list of dates to avoid having practices.

Player FeE

The 2025 Player Fee is $700.00 per player (no fee to tryout)
Sibling Rate: $650 per player (multiple athletes from same household)
Uniform Discount: 
*You may deduct up to $75 if using same 2024 version of Orange/White Reversible Top ($25) Orange/White Reversible Shorts ($25) and Black Long-Sleeve Warmup Top ($25)
​

Player Fee cost includes: Uniform and a Warmup Top which are all yours to keep after the season in addition to covering tournament entry fees, coach payment, practice gym expenses, insurance, etc.

*Although there is no fee to tryout, we will need a commitment by that night by paying the full team fee that you are willing to play on a team if selected* Checks (payable to Hoops Training) or cash are preferable.  Can also take credit cards through PayPal.com (3.5% fee added to charge).  Contact [email protected] for credit card details or payment plan options. If you bring a check and do not make a team, it will be mailed back or shredded. If you haven any conditions such as "will only play if making the top team" or "need to placed on same team as another athlete or would rather not play" we need to know those as well on tryout day as that could have a trickle down effect on all rosters for that grade - if not able or deserving to make the request, the player will not be rostered.​

MINNESOTA SWISH Apparel Order Link: Click Here
*all items are optional for players, parents, fans and get delivered right to your home!
* can order any time of year! No specific small window of time to get orders in.
*Note that there are both MN Swish and Hoops Training items in the store
Minnesota Swish - 2025 Registration

Any Questions, Comments, or Concerns?

Contact Coach Andrew at [email protected] or 651-592-6099.
Email Coach Andrew
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      • 14U Boys - Blake
      • 14U Boys - Volness
      • 14U Boys - Gray
      • 13U Boys - Ziermann
      • 13U Boys - Sullivan
      • 13U Boys - Sell
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      • 12U Boys - Boyd
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