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A year round youth basketball development program dedicated to helping young players advance their skills and learn how to compete at higher levels.  The program includes different skill based levels within age groups; supervised staff coaches; multiple practices per week; and game competition in community leagues and tournaments.

2025 Spring/Summer Season

Boys Teams - 2nd-8th grades and Girls Teams - 2nd-8th grades
Multiple teams may be formed within a grade level and grades may be combined as determined appropriate.  Tryouts will be held in the Fall and Spring and used to determine player placement.  Not all those who tryout are likely to make a team.  The J also offers Fall, Spring and Summer Skill Clinics for those who do not make a Triple Threat team or who choose to participate in a clinic instead of trying out for a team.

Team Levels
Triple Threat Blue/White - our most advanced teams.  These teams will play against high level local competition and players are expected to be committed to their team's schedule.  Game play is primarily in tournaments.

Triple Threat Red - these teams are for those at an intermediate skill level and teams will compete in local leagues or tournaments determined to be at the appropriate competitive level.  Please know that it is possible for teams to face higher level teams depending on game play options.

Season Schedule
Tryouts:  March 3-6 (specific schedule to be announced)
Notifications: March 7
Practices Begin: The week of March 10; each team will practice twice per week most weeks
Friday Skills and Agility Training: April 4 - June 27. In addition to the two weekly practices; players may attend a weekly Friday training session that includes speed and agility training as well as basketball skill training.  
Game Play: Games will be played on weekends beginning in early April
Season ends: late June

Tryouts
All tryouts take place at The J at 5801 West 115th Street in Overland Park, KS.  There is no charge to tryout but pre-registration is required.  Each age group has two tryout sessions.  Players are encouraged, although not required, to attend both tryout sessions.  Not all those who tryout for a team are likely to make a team.  The J also offers Spring Skill Clinics for most grades for those who do not make a Triple Threat team or who choose to participate in a clinic instead of trying out for a team.

Girls 2nd/3rd grades  Mon and Wed, Mar 3 and 5 5-6:15 pm Court C
Girls 4th/5th grades Mon and Wed, Mar 3 and 5  6:30-7:45 pm Court C
Girls 6th/7th/8th grades  Mon and Wed, Mar 3 and 5  8-9:15 pm Court C
(separate girls teams will be formed by grade whenever possible)

Boys 2nd/3rd grade  Tue and Thu, Mar 4 and 6 5-6:15 pm Courts A and B
Boys 4th grade Mon and Wed, Mar 3 and 5   5-6:15 pm Courts A and B
Boys 5th grade    Mon and Wed, Mar 3 and 5   6:30-7:45 pm Courts A and B 
Boys 6th grade Tue and Thu, Mar 4 and 6  6:30-7:45 pm Courts A and B
Boys 7th grade Mon and Wed, Mar 3 and 5  8-9:15 pm Courts A and B 
Boys 8th grade Tue and Thu, Mar 4 and 6  8-9:15 pm Court B

Practice and Game Locations
The Triple Threat program uses school gyms within 10-15 minutes of The J for most team practices.  Some teams may practice at The J but this is not the case for all teams.  Games are generally played at gyms in the Shawnee Mission School District although teams may play games throughout the Greater Kansas City metro area and even as far away as Lawrence, Kansas although this is the exception not the norm. 

Program Fees for March - June 16 week program
$525 or $420 for J members and includes:
 coaches fees
court fees
team tournament/league registration fees
bonus Friday skills and speed/agility clinics
practice jersey

Payment plans available / $50 sibling discount

$60 uniform package fee for new players - includes jersey, short and shooting shirt - uniforms may be reused from one season to the next


 Meet Jason Sautter, Manager of Youth Basketball Programs at The J
Jason Sautter, our youth basketball program manager comes to The J after decades of coaching and being an administrator at multiple levels including professional, college, high school, and youth basketball. In his career he has been blessed to coach 149 Division I players, 90 professionals, and has been a part 9 championship teams. Jason is married with three children and has a M. Ed. from Harding University.


Registration Listing

2025 Triple Threat Basketball - Spring Session

Tryouts are free and no fee will be charged when registering for tryouts.

7th Grade Girls Triple Threat - Spring 2025

Registration closes on 04/19/2025 at 12:00 AM
Season Dates: 03/10/2025 to 06/29/2025
$525.00

7/8th Grade Girls Triple Threat - Spring 2025

Registration closes on 04/05/2025 at 12:00 AM
 Season Dates: 03/10/2025 to 06/29/2025
$525.00

8th Grade Boys Triple Threat - Spring 2025

Registration closes on 04/05/2025 at 12:00 AM
Season Dates: 03/10/2025 to 06/29/2025
$525.00

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Jewish Community Center
5801 West 115th StreetOverland Park KS 66211Phone: 913.327.8005Fax: 913.327.8040Rainout Line: 913.543.5240 
   
Email : [email protected]
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