Jr. Cougar Basketball will hold Player Evaluation sessions during the summer to determine team placement.  Below is information regarding the Player Evaluation and Team Placement process. 

• Returning players should wear their practice jersey from this past season.
• New players should wear a uniform or t-shirt with a number on it for easy identification by the panel.
• Check in with the Jr. Cougar Director 10 minutes prior to your session, and be READY TO START at your grade's designated time.
• Team rosters will be posted in the Teams section of the website as soon as they are available.

This program only works by the dedication and availability of volunteer coaches. If volunteer coaches aren't available, we won't be able to have teams. Please consider coaching or assisting with your team.

Player Evaluation

Evaluations for team placement will be held for all players in the program. A panel of past and present Jr. Cougar Basketball Coaches will help determine team placement for players based on performance demonstrated in the evaluations. This panel will consist of objective, non-grade related individuals with significant basketball experience who will evaluate the players based on specific criteria.

The panel will evaluate the players on the individual skills and team play. Points will be assigned based on all areas of the game, with emphasis given to performance during play.  Coaches will evaluate: Court Awareness. Ball Handling. Shooting. Defense. Continuous Play. The panel's ratings will be averaged and totaled for each player.

Players must be present for at least one evaluation session and are strongly encouraged to attend all sessions (if more than one are scheduled) so the panel can get an accurate view of each player's skill level.

Team Placement

Depending on the number of players registered in each grade, multiple teams may be formed with a target number of 2 teams per grade level. The target team size will be 8 players.  In limited circumstances, exceptions may be made to allow a team up to a maximum of 10 players as approved by the Jr. Cougar Board.  Evaluation results will be used to form the teams in each grade as follows:

3RD - 8TH Grade: Team 1 will be formed with the top 8 players based on the evaluation results. Team 2 will consist of the next 8 players based on the evaluation results. .

All Grade Levels: Based on the evaluation results, the Jr. Cougar program will assist coaches in establishing developmental goals for practice, and help guide coaches to appropriate league and tournament competition.

Any player wanting to join the Jr. Cougar program after the evaluations have taken place but before the season has started will be assigned to a team if space is available. If all teams are full, the players will be placed on a waiting list until enough players are available for a new team to be formed.

Once the season has started, the rules above will apply but the final decision to add a player will be at the Board's discretion. Please see the Player Evaluations page in the Events section for more detailed information.