2025 Season Info

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Practice Information:

The 2025 Minnesota Bobcats AAU Season will start in mid March and run through June for 4th-7th grades, and through July for 8th-11th grades.

Our teams practice for 90 minutes, 2 times a week, on a weeknight throughout the season, and we attempt to get as many of our teams practicing at one location as possible. Practice nights are determined based on the availability of the team and location availability. Practice locations will include Apple Valley, Eagan, Burnsville, Lakeville, and occasionally Bloomington. Other practice locations are possible based on coach and make-up of the team for example Prior Lake and Shakopee. There is a possibility for the older teams to practices on Sunday nights early in the season when tournaments are not being held. 

 

Tournament Information:

The number and location of tournaments is dependent on the age level.

Our older teams (9th grade and above) will play in 9-10 events with a mix of local and regional/national tournaments with a tournament season running from early April to mid/late July .

Our younger teams (4th-7th grade) will play in 6-7 local tournaments starting in early April and ending in early to mid-June.

Final tournament schedules for each team will be set by early 2025 after teams are formed and head coaches weigh in on tournament schedules.  Teams that choose to attend additional tournaments outside the set events will be asked to pay additional fees to cover registration and expenses. 

 

Team fees: 

Team fees for the 2025 season will range between $895-$1395 based on each teams tournament schedule.  An initial $350-$400 non-refundable team fee will be due for all players upon roster acceptance.  The next team fee will be the end of January and the balance will be due Mar 1st.  Payment plans can be arranged as needed.  The team fee is non-refundable unless injury prevents player from participation in the 2025 AAU season.  The fee will cover everything except a players expenses to out-of-state tournaments.   All players will get a gear package which includes a jersey and backpack which will be theirs to keep at conclusion of season.  

 

2025 Head Coaches: 

Shawn Kroener (2026 East), John Ball (2026 West), Stu Musil (2026 Premier)

Chris Sanders (2027)

Steve Angell (2028 East), Angie Quast (2028 West), TBD (2028 Premier)

Ryan Driscoll (2030)

Erik Ostund (2031 East), Jon Jensen (2031 West)

Troy Eaves (2032)

Ryan Blake (2033)

 

Additional Information:

If you have any questions or would like additional information about the Minnesota Bobcats, please contact Shawn Kroener at mnbobcats@gmail.com