Panther Travel Basketball

Our travel program runs from 3rd to 8th grade. Teams are formed by grade.

We hold travel tryouts in late September each year. All travel players must tryout to be considered for a team. Practices start in October and games start in November. The season ends in March.

Practices are generally held at SLP facilities. Tournaments are generally held throughout the Twin Cities metro area with the potential of one or two outside the metro.

Teams practice 90 minute two to three times per week. Practices are held Monday-Thursday.

4th-8th Grade will play in 10 tournaments. Each tournament will have at least 3 games. Third grade will play in five tournaments.

Families will be responsible for 50 percent of the jersey cost and the Club will cover the other 50 percent. Athletes will try on jerseys at tryouts and orders will take place once tryout results are posted. Jerseys are used for two seasons.

Most tournaments will not have a gate fee, but there are a few that do.

Some teams choose to enter extra tournaments at their own expense.

Team Outings

If a team chooses to enter a tournament outside the metro hotel cost is the responsibility of each family.

The Minnesota Youth Basketball Alliance (MYBA) has established team composition guidelines which designate school attendance as the primary factor when determining the association in which an athlete is eligible to participate. If your child attends one of the schools on the drop-down list in the registration, they are eligible to participate for the SLPPBC’s Traveling Program.

Some exceptions exist. Athletes attending a private or charter school may choose one of the options listed below:

• Participate with the private/charter school that they attend.
• Participate with the traveling basketball association where the school is located.
• Participate with the traveling basketball association where the athlete resides.

If you have any questions about Panther Travel Basketball, reach out to the Travel Basketball Director(s)