2025 MN SWISH Tryouts will be in mid-to-late March, 2025
in a West Metro gym location (TBD) with a few date options to avoid spring break conflicts
2024 TEAM PAGES with Schedules and Rosters are at the bottom of this page
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***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.
Players from all communities and areas are invited to tryout and participate.
Program Details
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 2024 tournament weekends:
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 2024 tournament weekends:
April 13-14: most teams will play
April 20-21: most teams will play
April 27-28: likely off but could swap one to this weekend
May 4-5: most teams will play
May 11-12: most teams will play
May 18-19: most teams will play
May 25-26: Will NOT Play (Memorial Weekend)
June 1-2: most teams will play
June 8-9: 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
April 20-21: most teams will play
April 27-28: likely off but could swap one to this weekend
May 4-5: most teams will play
May 11-12: most teams will play
May 18-19: most teams will play
May 25-26: Will NOT Play (Memorial Weekend)
June 1-2: most teams will play
June 8-9: 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 2023 Swish teams played at different age levels.
Practices
Team practices will likely be in the following area schools & gyms: Chaska, Waconia, 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.
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.
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 2024-25 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 2024. 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.
- 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 2024-25 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 2024. 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.
Player FeE
The 2024 Player Fee is $700.00 per player (no fee to tryout)
Sibling Rate: $650 per player (multiple athletes from same household)
Uniform Discount:
*Boys in 7th & 11th and Girls in 8th may deduct up to $75 if using same Gray & Orange Tops ($25 each) and Gray Shorts ($25)
*Other Grade Levels will be getting a new uniforms in 2024
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.
Sibling Rate: $650 per player (multiple athletes from same household)
Uniform Discount:
*Boys in 7th & 11th and Girls in 8th may deduct up to $75 if using same Gray & Orange Tops ($25 each) and Gray Shorts ($25)
*Other Grade Levels will be getting a new uniforms in 2024
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.
PLEASE REGISTER ONLINE before you attend a tryout session so that we have your contact info!
*there is no payment requirement (or option to pay) on this registration form*
*there is no payment requirement (or option to pay) on this registration form*
