Program Comparison

Program	Travel	Travel-Lite	In-House
Program Fees	5^th - $285, 6^th - $285, 7^th - $310, 8^th - $335. Additional fee of $150 per girl if the team has a paid coach	5^th and 6^th - $185, 7^th and 8^th - $210. Additional fee of $110 per girl if the team has a paid coach	5^th through 8^th - $95
Registration Period	July through September 10^th	July through September 10^th	November 1st through December 1st
Player Evaluation	Two 90 to 120 minute evaluations by outside evaluators for all travel and travel-lite players.	Two 90 to 120 minute evaluations by outside evaluators for all travel and travel-lite players.	One 75 minute evaluation.
Cuts	Girls must be able to play at a “travel” level and there must be enough girls for full teams in the grade level. Some girls may be cut.	Girls must be able to play at a “travel” level and there must be enough girls for full teams. Some girls may be cut.	All girls that register will be placed on a team.
Players per team	8 each on A and B. 8 to 10 on C. Exception to 8 player limit for grades with fewer than 3 teams.	8 to 10 depending on numbers and evaluations.	8 to 10 depending on numbers.
Length of Season	October through early March	October through January	January through February
League Games	None	None	One game per week.
Number of Tournaments	8 (5^th grade), 8 (6^th grade), 9 (7^th grade) and 10 (8^th grade). Includes one out of town tournament.	5(5^th & 6^th grade) and 6(7^th & 8^th grade). Includes one out of town tournament.	End of season in-house tournament.
Additional Tournaments	Can add at the discretion and expense of the team.	Can add ONE at the discretion and expense of the team.	Not Applicable
Practices	2 or 3 per week throughout season; mandatory attendance.	2 scheduled practices per week with 75% attendance mandatory.	1 scheduled practice per week.
Playing Time	If basic criteria are met, players receive 50% playing time (if ≤ 8 players) or 40% playing time (if >8 players) over the course of a tournament.	If basic criteria are met, players receive 50% playing time (if ≤ 8 players) or 40% playing time (if >8 players) over the course of a tournament.	50% for every game.
Coaches	All head coaches are selected through an interview process. May have paid or parent coaches; preference to paid coaches.	All head coaches are selected through an interview process. May have paid or parent coaches; preference to paid coaches.	All coaches are parent volunteers.
Pictures	Association provides credit for one team, one individual, and one button photo.	Association provides credit for one team, one individual, and one button photo.	Association provides credit for one team, one individual, and one button photo.
Eden Prairie Tournament Work Shifts	Parents work two 4-hour shifts per player or forfeit $100 deposit.	Parents work two 4-hour shift per player or forfeit $100 deposit.	Not Applicable

7/17/2008