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HHC Boy's Team Tryouts 2023-24


10/15 Sun. Kelso High School Main Gym 

7th/8th Grade - 5:30pm
4th Grade - 6:30pm
5/6th Grades - 7:30pm
10/16 Mon. Kelso High School Main Gym 

7/8th Grade - 5:30pm
4th Grades - 6:30pm
5/6th Grade - 7:30pm

 
HHC Girl's Team Tryouts 2023-24

 

10/15 Sun. Kelso High School South Gym 

7/8th Grade - 5:30pm
4th Grades - 6:30pm
5/6th Grade - 7:30pm

10/16 Mon. Kelso High School South Gym 

7/8th Grade - 5:30pm
4th Grades - 6:30pm
5/6th Grade - 7:30pm


About the Hilander Hoop Club and it's By-laws

The Hilander Hoop Club is a basketball tournament team feeder program for the Kelso Hilanders Varsity Basketball Programs at Kelso High School located in Kelso, WA.  HHC believes in developing each grade level together with their classmates and players will not be allowed to play up a grade level in our program unless there are rosters of 9 or less.This program is designed for Girl's Grades 4th - 8th and Boy's Grades 4th - 8th who attend Kelso schools and want to play competitive basketball during the Winter  season. Players involved will travel to various tournaments locally and sometimes Oregon. 
 
HHC holds two try-outs in late October and dates/times are emailed out to every student in the district. Players who want to be concidered for selection but can't attend tryouts must reachout to the director ahead of time to set up an alternate evaluation. Roster size is up to the head coach but generally does not exceed 10 players. Players 4th - 5th Grade Girl's and 4th-5th Grade Boy's who are selected will play in the Upper KYB League in November - December and 6-8 local tournemnts in Jan & February. Selection process is based on observations at tryouts, past seasons in KYB or HHC, and community feedback from teachers & coaches. If a player is not selected,  they will be placed on a KYB Upper League team to further their development and be encourage to attend free skills trainings in the Spring at KHS. 7th & 8th grade players not selected will be encourage to try-out for their Huntinton or Coweeman middle school basketball programs.
*Please note that Boy's and Girl's 6th-8th Grade HHC try-outs are in late October and will begin tourney play before Christmas
 
HHC will host 4 tourneys in Kelso each season to help off-set the cost of the club. Each team will schedule their own tournaments and each coach will provide that information to parents once those dates are set.

This is competitive tournament basketball and equal playing time is not guaranteed.  The expectation of our players is that they will commit to attending and being on time to practices and tournaments.  To be successful, we need this commitment from players and parents. Parents can help by informing us of any sponsors in our community who may want to contribute to the program.  We will continue to stretch our budget by requiring that players return their uniforms to their coaches at the end of the season so that we may use them next year. Players who lose or damage uniforms will be fined $50. Spring HHC details will be emailed out to all current Winter HHC participants.
 
Cost
Girl's HHC $2000 - Register on-line once selected
Boy's HHC $200 - Register on-line once selected

Fees and donations from our sponsors will pay for uniforms, back packs, warm-up tops, tournaments, and some travel expenses. HHC insurance is provided for the players and includes liability and medical coverage for each player.  
 

The Hilander Hoop Club prides itself on ...

Intensity: focused work in the classroom, practices, and during games.

Respect: be a responsible person; be loyal to your teammates, coach, parents and the program.

Unselfishness: give your all to this program for the benefit of others.

Leadership: be a role model, set a good example for others to follow.

Sportsmanship: always act with class whether you win or lose.  Set high standards for yourself.

COMMIT TO WORK HARDER THAN YOU HAVE EVER WORKED BEFORE ! We Are Kelso ! The winning tradition starts here....