Tryouts
The Mukwonago Jr. Indians Basketball Association Tryouts / Process and Philosophy
The Jr. Indians enjoy an unrivaled level of cooperation with the Mukwonago High School staff pertaining to basketball try-outs and evaluations. We typically have high school coaches in each gym during all of our try-outs. They serve as the lead coaches as well as evaluators to ensure there are "fresh" eyes involved each year. In addition to the coaches, there are usually 2 or more additional evaluators per gym. These evaluators could be Board members (never for a grade in which his son participates) and/or special invitees who have demonstrated an ability to identify youth talent, skill and/or ability. Each of evaluators has an evaluation tool with which they rate the boys on various skills and attributes. We believe one of the more important categories on our evaluation tool is the "intangibles" category. This category affords our evaluators the opportunity to make their own comments about the attributes they are witnessing during try-outs. Intangibles could include such things as hustle, coachability, leadership displayed, or any other subjective quality deemed noteworthy.
Immediately following tryouts each night the evaluators meet to compare notes. After all of the try-outs have concluded, the Board reviews the results, the evaluations from last year, and observations of the boys at summer camps and other opportunities we've had to see the boys play throughout the year (like our open gyms this summer). The final decisions are then made and communicated via this website.
We truly believe our process is second to none with regard to how hard we work on ensuring every kid in this district gets a fair and legitimate chance to make one of our teams. This is why we truly consider the Mukwonago Jr. Indians Basketball Association to be a "select" program.
2018-2019 Tryout Dates & Times:
3rd & 4th Grade (as of this fall):
Tuesday, September 11, 2018 - (5:30-5:45pm Registration) (5:45-7:15pm Tryout)
Callbacks: Thursday, September 18, 2018 - (5:30-5:45pm Registration) (5:45-7:15pm Tryout)
5th Grade:
Sunday, September 9, 2018 - (1:45 -2:00pm Registration) (2:00-3:30pm Tryout)
Callback: Sunday, September 16, 2018 - (12:15-12:30pm Registration) (2:00-3:30pm Tryout)
6th Grade:
Sunday, September 9, 2018 (12:15-12:30pm Registration) (12:30-2:00pm Tryout)
Callback: Sunday, September 16, 2018 - (12:15-12:30pm Registration) (12:30-2:00pm Tryout)
7th Grade:
Sunday, September 9, 2018 - (1:45 -2:00 Registration) (2:00-3:30pm Tryout)
Callbacks: Sunday, September 16, 2018 - (3:30-4:00pm Registration) (2:00-3:30pm Tryout)
8th Grade:
Sunday, September 9, 2018- (12:15-12:30pm Registration) (12:30-2:00pm Tryout)
Callbacks: Sunday, September 16, 2018 - (12:15-12:30pm Registration) (12:30-2:00pm Tryout)
All tryouts are held at Mukwonago High School
Registration forms can be found here (Please complete each form listed below):
Tryout Registration
Tryout Registration Form
medical_release_2017.doc
Bring the completed forms with you to try-outs. Thank you!
Please review the following information on concussions: Parent's Information as well as the Player's Information.
Try-outs are closed to spectators. Please bring a refundable $100 check made payable to: Mukwonago Jr. Indians Basketball Association, Inc.
For additional information, please don't hesitate to contact Coach Haasser or Coach Pendleton.
The Jr. Indians enjoy an unrivaled level of cooperation with the Mukwonago High School staff pertaining to basketball try-outs and evaluations. We typically have high school coaches in each gym during all of our try-outs. They serve as the lead coaches as well as evaluators to ensure there are "fresh" eyes involved each year. In addition to the coaches, there are usually 2 or more additional evaluators per gym. These evaluators could be Board members (never for a grade in which his son participates) and/or special invitees who have demonstrated an ability to identify youth talent, skill and/or ability. Each of evaluators has an evaluation tool with which they rate the boys on various skills and attributes. We believe one of the more important categories on our evaluation tool is the "intangibles" category. This category affords our evaluators the opportunity to make their own comments about the attributes they are witnessing during try-outs. Intangibles could include such things as hustle, coachability, leadership displayed, or any other subjective quality deemed noteworthy.
Immediately following tryouts each night the evaluators meet to compare notes. After all of the try-outs have concluded, the Board reviews the results, the evaluations from last year, and observations of the boys at summer camps and other opportunities we've had to see the boys play throughout the year (like our open gyms this summer). The final decisions are then made and communicated via this website.
We truly believe our process is second to none with regard to how hard we work on ensuring every kid in this district gets a fair and legitimate chance to make one of our teams. This is why we truly consider the Mukwonago Jr. Indians Basketball Association to be a "select" program.
2018-2019 Tryout Dates & Times:
3rd & 4th Grade (as of this fall):
Tuesday, September 11, 2018 - (5:30-5:45pm Registration) (5:45-7:15pm Tryout)
Callbacks: Thursday, September 18, 2018 - (5:30-5:45pm Registration) (5:45-7:15pm Tryout)
5th Grade:
Sunday, September 9, 2018 - (1:45 -2:00pm Registration) (2:00-3:30pm Tryout)
Callback: Sunday, September 16, 2018 - (12:15-12:30pm Registration) (2:00-3:30pm Tryout)
6th Grade:
Sunday, September 9, 2018 (12:15-12:30pm Registration) (12:30-2:00pm Tryout)
Callback: Sunday, September 16, 2018 - (12:15-12:30pm Registration) (12:30-2:00pm Tryout)
7th Grade:
Sunday, September 9, 2018 - (1:45 -2:00 Registration) (2:00-3:30pm Tryout)
Callbacks: Sunday, September 16, 2018 - (3:30-4:00pm Registration) (2:00-3:30pm Tryout)
8th Grade:
Sunday, September 9, 2018- (12:15-12:30pm Registration) (12:30-2:00pm Tryout)
Callbacks: Sunday, September 16, 2018 - (12:15-12:30pm Registration) (12:30-2:00pm Tryout)
All tryouts are held at Mukwonago High School
Registration forms can be found here (Please complete each form listed below):
Tryout Registration
Tryout Registration Form
medical_release_2017.doc
Bring the completed forms with you to try-outs. Thank you!
Please review the following information on concussions: Parent's Information as well as the Player's Information.
Try-outs are closed to spectators. Please bring a refundable $100 check made payable to: Mukwonago Jr. Indians Basketball Association, Inc.
For additional information, please don't hesitate to contact Coach Haasser or Coach Pendleton.