St Louis Park Basketball Association

(Emailed September 14th)

Thank you for your continued interest in St. Louis Park Basketball. We’ve made significant progress in planning for this challenging season and wanted to share some details with you:

• Registration will open late next week (likely on Friday, Sept. 25). As usual, we will offer teams for grades 3-8, assuming adequate interest. Spread the word.
• Evaluations and team formation will happen in mid-to-late October. This will be an abbreviated version of what’s happened in past years.
• Practices will tentatively begin in early November. An aggressive protocol of safety measures are being finalized now and will be in place before any evaluations or practices take place.
• We’re tentatively targeting December for our first tournaments.

As you can imagine, this season will require us all to embrace a sense of flexibility and understanding. Schedules will almost assuredly change at some point, particularly as we evaluate the safety of sending teams to tournaments outside our community.

As we proceed, please know that our first priority is the safety of our players and their families. We continue to review information and recommendations from the State of Minnesota, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Minnesota Department of Health, as well as Minnesota’s current executive orders. Further, we’ll continue to closely monitor the direction set by the Minnesota State High School League and the St. Louis Park School District.

Thank you for your ongoing patience as we navigate these uncharted waters. We believe there is tremendous value in getting our kids back on the court, but only if we do it responsibly and with safety at the forefront of everything we do.

The SLP Traveling Basketball Board

We understand the confusion and concern you have during this unprecedented time we're living in.  We have those same questions, too.

We also understand the value that basketball brings to you and your son: what it means to become a young man of high character, and what it means for your son to represent himself, his team, and his community.

We have always led with these values.  And while we are all living in confusing and concerning times, our focus is - and has always been - on these values.

In these uncertain times, it's certain to us as an association that we continue to help influence this group of young men; and we're looking for your help in understanding how you feel about the upcoming basketball season.

Please complete this short questionnaire by August 16th.  We are sending this to all past participants, so if you know of anyone that wouldn't have received this survey, please forward it to them.

Congratulations to all the prize winners.  To arrange for pick up of your prize, please contact Jon Miller.

jon.miller@revolvingnetworks.com