During the traditional Winter season, consisting of mid-October thru early March, players are expected to prioritize the Jr. Eagles Basketball program. This means players are expected to attend all practices and games scheduled for their Jr. Eagles team even if this means missing practices and games for the non Jr. Eagles team they are affiliated. This also applies to athletes juggling off season training for a Spring, Summer or Fall sport.
Players are expected to disclose any non Jr. Eagles team affiliation during their registration for the Winter season.
During non-traditional seasons, players who desire to pursue opportunities outside of the Jr. Eagles program are welcome to do so. If a player wants to participate on a Jr. Eagles team while also playing on a non program affiliated team, players are expected to disclose the non affiliated team. We ask for this information so we can make every attempt to not schedule the two teams against each other.
Why do we require players to prioritize their Jr. Eagles team during the Winter session? Teams are ranked based on their expected roster composition. CNR uses these rankings for the purpose of creating a competitive schedule. Should a player who is expected to play on a Jr. Eagles Team not prioritize their participation and miss practices and games, it’s highly likely the teams ranking should be adjusted. It’s not fair to the remaining players to be playing games against higher level teams without the full compliment of their expected roster.
Beyond learning the skills of basketball, we aim to teach participants in the Jr. Eagles program the power and strength of being part of a team that is accountable to each other, trusts each other and grows together. These attributes of successful teams can not be maximized if players are picking and choosing when to support their teammates.
If a player is choosing to participate on a 2nd team for the purpose of additional skills training / game opportunities, keep in mind we are open to rostering a player on multiple Jr. Eagles teams for the purpose of getting additional playing opportunities when appropriate. We’ve had many players over the years play on a team at their grade and up a grade level at the appropriately competitive levels allowing the player to maximize practice / skills training opportunities.