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EVAA In-House Basketball offers grade-based basketball programs that introduce and build on the basic skills and fundamentals of the sport from Kindergarten through 6th grade. Kindergarten sessions introduce basic skills and fundamentals, while 1st and 2nd Grade In-House programs continue to focus on these basics through fall game play and winter skills-only sessions. For 3rd–6th grade, the program runs as part of the South Suburban Youth Basketball League (SSYBL), with fall Saturday skills/try-out sessions and a January–February season that includes Saturday games and a league tournament.
• Ages: 5–12 years old
• Schedule: Kindergarten has two separate Saturday morning sessions (Fall and Winter); 1st and 2nd Grade have a November–December fall season with weeknight practices and Saturday games plus separate Winter Saturday Skills Sessions; 3rd–6th Grade have six fall Saturday skills/try-out dates followed by a January–February season with at least one weeknight practice and Saturday games, ending with the SSYBL Tournament over the weekends of February 22nd and March 1st.
• Price: Kindergarten $60 per session; 1st Grade $90 for the Fall In-House season and $60 for Winter Saturday Skills Sessions; 2nd Grade $90 for the Fall In-House season and $60 for Winter Saturday Skills Sessions.
The Kindergarten Program runs Session 1 (Fall) on Saturdays 11/8, 11/15, 11/22, 12/6, 12/13, and 12/20 at 8 am, and Session 2 (Winter) on Saturdays 1/10, 1/17, 1/24, 1/31, 2/7, 2/14, and 2/21 at 8 am, and boys and girls are combined. Kindergarten players receive an EVAA shirt with their name on it, and a Kindergarten Coordinator is needed to lead and organize stations for each session, with parents and coaches helping run stations. Players may sign up for either Fall or Winter sessions or both in Kindergarten, and Session 1 is not needed to participate in Session 2.
The 1st Grade In-House Program focuses on basic skills and fundamentals, with a Fall session that includes games and Winter Saturday Skills Sessions that are skills only with no games. The 1st Grade Fall season runs November–December with weeknight practices where all 1st-grade girls practice together on Tuesdays from 6:15–7:15 and all 1st-grade boys practice together on Mondays from 6:15–7:15, and Saturday games with boys at 9 am and girls at 11 am. Winter Saturday Skills Sessions for 1st grade are held on 1/10, 1/17, 1/24, 1/31, 2/7, 2/14, and 2/21, with times and location yet to be determined, and there is no game on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. The 1st Grade Fall league is developmental, scores are not kept, and rules are taught as games are being played, and boys and girls are separated, with the possibility that 1st-grade girls may be combined with 2nd-grade girls depending on numbers. 1st Grade players receive an EVAA reversible jersey for the Fall In-House season and an EVAA t-shirt for the Winter Saturday Skills Sessions, and players may sign up for either Fall or Winter or both.
The 2nd Grade In-House Program continues to focus on basic skills and fundamentals, with a Fall session that includes games and Winter Saturday Skills Sessions that are skills only with no games. The 2nd Grade Fall season runs November–December with weeknight practices where all 2nd-grade girls practice together on Tuesdays from 6:15–7:15 and all 2nd-grade boys practice together on Mondays from 7:15–8:15, and Saturday games with boys at 10 am and girls at 11 am. Winter Saturday Skills Sessions for 2nd grade are held on 1/10, 1/17, 1/24, 1/31, 2/7, 2/14, and 2/21, with times and location yet to be determined, and there is no game on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. The 2nd Grade Fall league is developmental, scores are not kept, and rules are taught as games are being played, and boys and girls are separated, with the possibility that 2nd-grade girls may be combined with 1st-grade girls depending on numbers. 2nd Grade players receive an EVAA reversible jersey for the Fall In-House season and an EVAA t-shirt for the Winter Saturday Skills Sessions, and players may sign up for either Fall or Winter or both.
For 3rd–6th Grade, EVAA In-House Basketball participates in the South Suburban Youth Basketball League (SSYBL). Fall Saturday sessions are held on 11/8, 11/15, 11/22, 12/6, 12/13, and 12/20, with boys’ skills sessions at noon for 3rd grade, 1 pm for 4th grade, 2 pm for 5th grade, and 3 pm for 6th grade, and girls’ skills sessions at 9 am for 3rd grade, 10 am for 4th grade, and 11 am for 5th/6th combined. These 3rd–6th Grade Saturday fall sessions serve as try-outs, teams are chosen by the 4th week, and the remaining fall weeks feature team practice time after teams are chosen. Beginning in January, 3rd–6th Grade teams have at least one weeknight practice and a Saturday game, all SSYBL games are played on Saturdays in January–February, and the season ends with the SSYBL Tournament over the weekends of February 22nd and March 1st. Sessions over Martin Luther King Jr. (1/17) and Presidents' Day (2/14) weekends may not have practice.
The program notes that it runs on volunteer coaches and requests volunteers for coaching in any capacity. EVAA states that its mission is to deliver a diverse range of well managed sports programs to families living within the Eastview High School enrollment boundaries as well as the city of Apple Valley, with a focus on sportsmanship and continuous improvements in developing, promoting, and administering youth sports opportunities. EVAA has teamed up with Apple Valley, Farmington, Rosemount, Eagan, and South Saint Paul to offer a more competitive environment for players to play basketball without the level of commitment of the traveling program, and has partnered with Hope Fieldhouse. The organization mentions 2025 Lightning Sportsmanship Award recipients and offers congratulations to those recipients.
Last updated July 25, 2026.
• Ages: 5–12 years old
• Schedule: Kindergarten has two separate Saturday morning sessions (Fall and Winter); 1st and 2nd Grade have a November–December fall season with weeknight practices and Saturday games plus separate Winter Saturday Skills Sessions; 3rd–6th Grade have six fall Saturday skills/try-out dates followed by a January–February season with at least one weeknight practice and Saturday games, ending with the SSYBL Tournament over the weekends of February 22nd and March 1st.
• Price: Kindergarten $60 per session; 1st Grade $90 for the Fall In-House season and $60 for Winter Saturday Skills Sessions; 2nd Grade $90 for the Fall In-House season and $60 for Winter Saturday Skills Sessions.
The Kindergarten Program runs Session 1 (Fall) on Saturdays 11/8, 11/15, 11/22, 12/6, 12/13, and 12/20 at 8 am, and Session 2 (Winter) on Saturdays 1/10, 1/17, 1/24, 1/31, 2/7, 2/14, and 2/21 at 8 am, and boys and girls are combined. Kindergarten players receive an EVAA shirt with their name on it, and a Kindergarten Coordinator is needed to lead and organize stations for each session, with parents and coaches helping run stations. Players may sign up for either Fall or Winter sessions or both in Kindergarten, and Session 1 is not needed to participate in Session 2.
The 1st Grade In-House Program focuses on basic skills and fundamentals, with a Fall session that includes games and Winter Saturday Skills Sessions that are skills only with no games. The 1st Grade Fall season runs November–December with weeknight practices where all 1st-grade girls practice together on Tuesdays from 6:15–7:15 and all 1st-grade boys practice together on Mondays from 6:15–7:15, and Saturday games with boys at 9 am and girls at 11 am. Winter Saturday Skills Sessions for 1st grade are held on 1/10, 1/17, 1/24, 1/31, 2/7, 2/14, and 2/21, with times and location yet to be determined, and there is no game on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. The 1st Grade Fall league is developmental, scores are not kept, and rules are taught as games are being played, and boys and girls are separated, with the possibility that 1st-grade girls may be combined with 2nd-grade girls depending on numbers. 1st Grade players receive an EVAA reversible jersey for the Fall In-House season and an EVAA t-shirt for the Winter Saturday Skills Sessions, and players may sign up for either Fall or Winter or both.
The 2nd Grade In-House Program continues to focus on basic skills and fundamentals, with a Fall session that includes games and Winter Saturday Skills Sessions that are skills only with no games. The 2nd Grade Fall season runs November–December with weeknight practices where all 2nd-grade girls practice together on Tuesdays from 6:15–7:15 and all 2nd-grade boys practice together on Mondays from 7:15–8:15, and Saturday games with boys at 10 am and girls at 11 am. Winter Saturday Skills Sessions for 2nd grade are held on 1/10, 1/17, 1/24, 1/31, 2/7, 2/14, and 2/21, with times and location yet to be determined, and there is no game on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. The 2nd Grade Fall league is developmental, scores are not kept, and rules are taught as games are being played, and boys and girls are separated, with the possibility that 2nd-grade girls may be combined with 1st-grade girls depending on numbers. 2nd Grade players receive an EVAA reversible jersey for the Fall In-House season and an EVAA t-shirt for the Winter Saturday Skills Sessions, and players may sign up for either Fall or Winter or both.
For 3rd–6th Grade, EVAA In-House Basketball participates in the South Suburban Youth Basketball League (SSYBL). Fall Saturday sessions are held on 11/8, 11/15, 11/22, 12/6, 12/13, and 12/20, with boys’ skills sessions at noon for 3rd grade, 1 pm for 4th grade, 2 pm for 5th grade, and 3 pm for 6th grade, and girls’ skills sessions at 9 am for 3rd grade, 10 am for 4th grade, and 11 am for 5th/6th combined. These 3rd–6th Grade Saturday fall sessions serve as try-outs, teams are chosen by the 4th week, and the remaining fall weeks feature team practice time after teams are chosen. Beginning in January, 3rd–6th Grade teams have at least one weeknight practice and a Saturday game, all SSYBL games are played on Saturdays in January–February, and the season ends with the SSYBL Tournament over the weekends of February 22nd and March 1st. Sessions over Martin Luther King Jr. (1/17) and Presidents' Day (2/14) weekends may not have practice.
The program notes that it runs on volunteer coaches and requests volunteers for coaching in any capacity. EVAA states that its mission is to deliver a diverse range of well managed sports programs to families living within the Eastview High School enrollment boundaries as well as the city of Apple Valley, with a focus on sportsmanship and continuous improvements in developing, promoting, and administering youth sports opportunities. EVAA has teamed up with Apple Valley, Farmington, Rosemount, Eagan, and South Saint Paul to offer a more competitive environment for players to play basketball without the level of commitment of the traveling program, and has partnered with Hope Fieldhouse. The organization mentions 2025 Lightning Sportsmanship Award recipients and offers congratulations to those recipients.
Last updated July 25, 2026.
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