OHIO LAKER BASKETBALL

Welcome,

Let me take a chance to introduce myself and the Ohio Laker program. We have been involved in Travel Team basketball for almost 20 years.  Since the beginning, we have been very successful in building a quality program that gives boys and girls grades 3rd-11th, the opportunity to play competitive basketball from February to May.  Our program has been beneficial for players at various skill levels. We don’t consider our program an all-star only program. We have seen players use the spring and the extra 20-30 games and practices to move up the depth chart and be a contributor. We have had players in our program go from freshman team to starting varsity as well as good JV players improve to leading their Varsity team the next season. Currently, there are over 100 young men and women that have combined great high school careers and their travel team experience with the Ohio Lakers to continue their careers at college level.  

We are excited this year will have a huge turnout at all levels and skills. Players are starting to play more Travel Team basketball to help improve their skills during the spring before the start of their summer programs. Our program consists basically of one/two practices a week and 6-7 weekend tournaments during the months of March, April, and May. The last tournaments for both boys and girls are finished by Memorial Day weekend or earlier

 

Basic Information:

• Teams are comprised of 8-12 players. We budget everything for 10 players.
• Teams will play in 6-7 tournaments during March, April, and May.
• Teams will practice 1-2 times a week.
• The cost of the program is $325-375.  We are the cheapest program in the area. Costs are all inclusive! All uniforms, practices, insurance, coaching included!
• Team practices will take place at various high schools in the Columbiana County(South Teams) and Trumbull County(North Teams) area. Last year, we practiced at Lisbon, Columbiana, Niles to name a few.
• The tournaments are in the Akron/Canton/Cleveland/Pittsburgh areas. Some teams may choose to go away to overnight tournaments.
• Players from Ohio are limited to three players per team/per school in grades 7-11, there is an exception that two 8th graders and two 9th graders from the same school can play on the same team.   The OHSAA considers 8th and under separate from grades 9-12.  Grades 5 & 6 can have more than two from the same school. Players from Pennsylvania and West Virgina are not limited to the same rules.