Mahtomedi Basketball Association

This program provides an introduction to basketball for 1st and 2nd graders in order to help young children learn and develop the skills of basketball while emphasizing sportsmanship, team play, and fun.

The mission of the Youth Basketball program is to develop and deliver a quality program where kids have fun through sport participation; develop positive self-character and respect, learn skills and rules of the game; learn the value of sportsmanship and teamwork; develop friendships and sound attitudes about winning and losing.

The Recreational League Program has multiple girls and boys teams at grade levels: 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th. Teams are selected by draft in an effort to make the teams as even as possible within the program. All players who sign up will make a team. These teams practice one night a week and compete on ten Saturdays. There is also participation in an end-of-season tournament.

The Traveling Program is the most competitive program with the Mahtomedi Basketball Association. There are girls' and boys' teams at five levels: 4th grade, 5th grade, 6th grade, 7th grade, and 8th grade. Players are selected competitively based upon performances at tryouts. Teams are composed of 10 players. There are two levels of traveling available. The Blue Level (highest level of competition) teams practice two nights a week and compete in ten highly-competitive weekend tournaments around the Twin-Cities Metropolitan area (and sometimes beyond). There is also an end-of-season state tournament.  The Gold traveling teams are generally slightly less competitive than the Blue teams, as they are generally comprised of the next 10 highest rated players (based on evaluations).