Welcome to
the official Les Chats Girls Basketball site!
Mission
The Les Chats Basketball Club has been established for the purpose of allowing girls to improve their basketball
skills, and play at a competitive level of sports. The club is open to anyone regardless of race, ethnicity or background.
Our primary mission is to use Basketball as a platform to academic and self excellence. Research has shown that kids who are
active in sports fare better academically and have better self-esteem of themselves vs kids that do not participate in sports.
They are also less likely to be involved in destructive habits.
Les Chats History
The Les Chats Basketball Club was founded in the spring of 2004, as a 6th grade girls competitive basketball
team. In the summer of 2005 a 4th grade girls team was added an in 2007 a 2nd grade team formed. Based in the Kansas City
suburb of Overland Park, the club currently has a 7th grade girls team and a 3rd grade girls team. The older team
founded in 2004 has moved on to successfully play with their high school. The teams continue to be challenged
through intense practices and league and/or tournament play against older competition. The 7th graders play at both the 7th,8th grades
and High School levels. The 3rd graders currently play 3nd and 4th grade level.
The hallmark
of the Les Chats teams is individual skill development both defensive and offensive. The expectation is for all players to
be the best basketball that they can be at both ends of the court.
Les Chats Basketball is committed to player
development and the philosophy is to provide opportunities for girls to develop as basketball players.
We
hope to accomplish this by playing all year round thereby providing the young athletes a stable and uninterrupted training
schedule. We also allow for breaks during the season to allow the young athletes sufficient time to recuperate.
We also strongly believe that young athletes should continue to pursue other interests and or sports. Our schedules are
reasonably flexible to allow for this to be a reality
The results have been very flattering with several top finishes
at major local, regional and National tournaments. Most recently, the 6th grades finished 7th in AAU U11 Nationals at Branson
Missouri.
Our greatest results have been the performance of the girls at school. All of our players are expected
to maintain at least a B average, and several are actually straight A students.
Les Chats basketball club will
seek the most competitive tournaments for its teams. As such we play in all major basketball events including MAYB, AAU, USJN,
USSSA and several local tournaments.
Les Chats Goals and Objectives
Our primary goal is to use
Basketball as a platform to academic and self excellence. Our secondary goal is to raise the competitive level of girls'
basketball in Kansas and expose our female student athletes to the best women's basketball coaches and competition in
the nation. To achieve these goals we will;
- Develop and maintain a club, which promotes the game of basketball for girls.
- Offer
a program that focuses on basketball skills development, team play, basketball education, and positive club activities, in
addition to providing club members with an opportunity to have fun!
- Strive to be financially
sound and provide affordable membership to all those who are willing and able to make a commitment to our club.
- Provide assistance to economically disadvantaged members who are willing to make a commitment to our club.
- Provide coaching and use other resources that enhance player development.
- Be
an example of class and quality, conducting ourselves in an honorable and sportsmanlike manner.
- Strive
to seek out the strongest competition; strong competition helps the team/players improve and reveal our weaknesses.
- Be a positive force in the local community by seeking out opportunities for community service.
- Compete at the state and national level.
- Look for opportunities
where the players can be exposed to College Coaches.
Our FUTURE PLANS of the organization include:
-To organize tournaments/ venues for competition
· To sponsor a competitive basketball instructional camp for all ages.
· To receive grants and sponsorship
to help fund the organization and its activities.
We play in all venues: USSSA - AAU - MAYB - USJN inorder to play the TOP TEAMS so that we
may improve on our performance as much as possible.
If you are a hard working dedicated player who wants to
improve her game and who is willing to commit for the entire year.
- This Club is for
you!
