10U/4th Grade thru 14U/8th Grade
Boys Travel Basketball Program
World Class Basketball Association
1404 Oak Leaf Lane
Woodstock, IL 60098
(815) 519-6042
www.worldclassbasketball.org
Thank you for your interest in our travel basketball program. We would like to take the time to
introduce you and your son to our travel basketball team for the upcoming season. The World Class
Basketball Association has a National reputation of preparing players to play high school basketball.
Many of our players have played Sophomore or Varsity as Freshman and many have gone on to play
basketball at the College level. You can get more background information by visiting our web site at:
www.worldclassbasketball.org
The following contains detailed information about our various travel programs including cost and
registration forms.
WORLD CLASS BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION 10U THRU 14U PHILOSOPHY
Our philosophy is to teach the players the fundamentals and skills, both mentally and physically,
necessary to compete for a position on their high school basketball team. Our number one concern is to
teach the players about basketball on and off the court. Winning is not a concern, however, it is important
for us to teach the players what it takes to win basketball games.
WORLD CLASS BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION COACHING STAFF
The World Class Basketball Association takes great pride in our coaching staff. All of our coaches are
American Sports Education Program (ASEP) Certified, have high school coaching experience and/or have
played at the college level. You can get a complete listing of our coaches and their backgrounds by visiting
our web site at www.worldclassbasketball.org
ROSTER AND TEAM SELECTION
The World Class Basketball Association will have teams at the 10U/4 th, 11U/5th Grade, 12U/6th Grade,
13U/7th and the 14U/8th grade levels. We also have 15U through 17U teams but this packet just covers the
younger levels. We offer an open registration process. All players that register for one of our teams will be
put on a team. If we have more than one team, we will put your son on the team that we feel would benefit
him the most. We will take into consideration your sons talent level, the teams talent level and where we
think your son will play the most. If we do have more than one team at a certain grade level, we will have
an evaluation day after we receive the registrations of all players that will be playing. This evaluation day
will play a part in how we split the teams.
In terms of roster size. Our goal is to have no more than 11 players on any one roster. Once again, the
actual number of players will be determined by the number of players we have at each grade level. A roster
will be at least 8 players and no more than 11 players.
Please note that we want players that have a desire to get better and to play high school basketball in the
future. Our travel program is not a recreation type league and is meant for the serious player who wants to
play high school basketball in the future. Please make sure you understand our overall philosophy, playing
time philosophy, refund policy and all information in this brochure before you register.
PLAYING TIME
We believe that the best way to teach our philosophy is by giving every player adequate playing time in
games. It is our goal to make this a rewarding experience for all involved. That being said, we also want
to start and prepare players for what it takes to be able to play at the high school level. Playing time will be
the coaches decision based on practice performance, game performance, knowledge of our system, work
ethic at home and attendance. It is very important that the players learn what it will take to play at the high
school level. If your son works hard in practice, works hard in games, knows the system, is working on
his game at home and attends all the practices, he will get a good amount of playing time. If there are
weaknesses in any of these areas, he will not play as much as others. We do guarantee that your son will
play in every game we play in but the amount of playing time is not guaranteed.
SEASON LENGTH
The World Class Basketball Association will now run three different sessions. We have the Winter Travel
Season, the Spring Travel Season and the Summer Travel Season. Players are welcome to register for one
season or all three and each season will be treated as a separate season.
The Winter Travel Season will run from the beginning to middle of October thru the last weekend of
February. The Spring Travel Season will go from the middle of March thru the end of May and the
Summer Travel Season for the 10U thru 14U teams will go from the beginning of June thru the end of July
or early August depending on the schedule.
PRACTICE
During the season, all teams will practice one to two times a week (two practices most weeks but there
will be occasions where we only go once). We run our practices like a high school team would but we
scale it down based on the teams age and talent level. All levels will have a mix of team and fundamental
work.
We will practice out of various gyms depending on the season you sign up for. They include the
Streamwood Community Center, Park Place Gym in Streamwood, Elk Grove Pavilion, Harper College in
Palatine, Harvest Christian Academy in Elgin and Conant High School in Hoffman Estates.
We do our best to try to keep each teams practices on the same days and location of each week, however,
this is not always possible. Our gym time is based on availability but we will do our best to keep it
consistent.
GAMES & TOURNAMENTS
We believe that the best way to get better is by playing the best possible schedule we can but at the same
time not overwhelming the players. It is our philosophy that you get better by playing tough competition
rather than winning by 20 every game.
For the Winter Travel Season, every team will be guaranteed 7 tournaments. We will play in one to two
tournaments a month. We do not travel during the Winter season. All games are within an hour of the
Northwest Suburbs.
For the Spring Travel Season, every team will be guaranteed 5 tournaments. Please note that we do not
play games during Spring Break. There might be a weekend or two that we do travel but you will know
about this well in advance so you can plan accordingly.
For the Summer Travel Season, every team will be guaranteed 5 tournaments. There also will be a
tournament or two that would require travel but you will know about this well in advance so you can plan
accordingly.
TRAVEL TEAM FEES
Many different factors play into the fees that are charged including gym time cost for practices,
tournament and game costs, coaches pay, AAU and/or YBOA membership fees, insurance costs and
other administrative costs. The following is a breakdown of costs for the various seasons:
Winter Travel Program: The Winter Travel Program will cost $695. For the $695, your son will get a
guaranteed 7 tournaments, 1 to 2 practices a week, insurance and coaching from our experienced coaching
staff.
Spring Travel Program: The Spring Travel Program will cost $550. For the $550, your son will get a
guaranteed 5 tournaments, 1 to 2 practices a week, insurance and coaching from our experienced coaching
staff.
Summer Travel Program: The Summer Travel Program will cost $550. For the $550, your son will get a
guaranted 5 tournaments, 1 to 2 practices a week, insurance and coaching from our experienced coaching
staff.
***PLEASE NOTE THAT TOURNAMENTS CAN BE 1 OR 2 DAYS JUST DEPENDING ON THE
TOURNAMENT. ALL TOURNAMENTS ARE SATURDAY AND/OR SUNDAY.
The uniforms we use are the same with each season. If your son does not have a uniform, he will be
required to purchase one for the cost of $80 Please add this to your total when you submit payment. For
the $80, you will get a game uniform. Players also need to have practice gear which is a reversible mesh
jersey with mesh shorts. This is the same as our Fall League uniform. If you do not have this, this will be
an additional $50.
QUESTIONS
If you have any questions please contact Dan Krauser at (815) 519-6042 or via e-mail at
coachkrauser@worldclassbasketball.org
www.worldclassbasketball.org