Winter Travel Teams
THE LAB Basketball Club offers traditional Winter travel teams for 2nd-6th grade boys. These teams will participate in games and tournaments with other local programs throughout the Winter season. All team practices will be structured to ensure that individual player skills and team concepts are developed in line with our program's mission statement.
For girls athletes, we highly recommend the Pekin Bulldogs girls travel program as many of our Summer LAB coaches lead teams there. For tryout information, please visit their Facebook page:
Ages
- 2nd Grade Boys
- 3rd Grade Boys
- 4th Grade Boys
- 5th Grade Boys
- 6th Grade Boys
When
- Practices will begin in November
- Games begin in mid-November
- Season will conclude by the end of February
Where
- All team practices at Wilson Intermediate School in Pekin
- We try to keep games and tournaments as local as possible
- There will be one "overnight" tournament in Bettendorf, IA in January. (Staying overnight is optional)
Practices
- Teams practice twice per week between Monday and Thursday evenings
- 2nd/3rd grade teams will practice once per week
- Each practice is 90 minutes
- All practices will consist of individual skill development drills and team concepts
Games
- All Winter teams typically play approximately 20-25 total games
- Teams will participate in approximately 5 tournaments throughout the season
Jerseys
- Under Armour jersey set (reversible top and shorts) is required to participate.
- We will be using the same "camo" jerseys as we have the last two seasons. If players need to reorder a different size, there will be a chance to do so.
SEASON PLAYER FEES
Base Player Fee - 2nd/3rd Grade: $400 4th-6th Grade: $450
Uniform Fees - Will be determined by Breedlove's Sporting Goods and available to order via our team store
Winter 2024-2025
THE LAB offers traditional Winter travel teams for 2nd-6th grade boys. Like all of our programs, our travel teams put an emphasis on skill development and learning to play the game of basketball in a way that translates to higher levels of play as the athletes progress through middle and high school ball. These teams will practice twice per week (3 hours in total) and play a schedule of games and tournaments against other local teams between November 2024 and February 2025.