Below is information for our current and prospective traveling and in-house coaches. For information about coach development, drill ideas, and plays, visit our Coaches Corner here.

Most coaches in our program are volunteers.  Adults interested in head coaching should express their interest during sign ups, or by contacting the Board at secretary@eaganhoops.org.

Interviews of head coach candidates are conducted by members of the Board as well as independent interviewers.  The interviews are held in August.  After the interviews, the coaching candidates are ranked. During tryouts, the independent evaluators will put the players into skill level pools.  Coaches are selected based on the pool in which their child has been assigned. If more than one coach has a child in a given pool, the coach with the highest rating in the interviews will be designated the head coach for that pool level.

If you are interested in a head coach position for Eagan Basketball, please fill out the application below and send to secretary@eaganhoops.org. 

Once you have been selected as a coach for a team, there are some things that you will need to do prior to having contact with the kids:

• Background Check - Required every calendar year
• Concussion Training - Required every 3 years
• APS Training - Required every 2 years (email admin@eaasports.org for information on this)

The APS training is in accordance with the Safe Sport Act passed by Congress in February of 2018. This is a series of videos and a 25 question quiz which needs to be completed prior to the season starting. You can watch all of the videos at once or watch them piece by piece. You cannot take the quiz until all videos have been watched. The videos and quiz should take approximately 90 minutes to complete if you do them all in one sitting. Once you compete your Background Check, you will receive a link to the APS training in your email.

During the registration process, you will have to opportunity to volunteer to be a Head Coach or Assistant Coach.  Put all the required information, and you will be contacted following registration with more instructions.  A coaching clinic will be held prior to the season to give you instructions and drills to run with your teams.  Practice Plans are available on the under the In-House tab on the main page, under the Coaches Corner. 

In order to be compliant to coach for the Eagan In-House Program, you must complete the following items before the season starts:

• Background Check - Required every calendar year
• Concussion Training - Required every 3 years
• APS Training - Required every 2 years

The APS training is in accordance with the Safe Sport Act passed by Congress in February of 2018. This is a series of videos and a 25 question quiz which needs to be completed prior to the season starting. You can watch all of the videos at once or watch them piece by piece. You cannot take the quiz until all videos have been watched. The videos and quiz should take approximately 90 minutes to complete if you do them all in one sitting. Once you compete your Background Check, you will receive a link to the APS training in your email.

The following is a list of guidelines that all coaches are expected to follow.  Eagan has developed a reputation for producing teams that are competitive and have a high level of class.  We would ask that you work to continue this reputation throughout the season.

1. The best way to produce a quality team is with a positive attitude, positive talk, and positive feedback to players.  Please avoid negative criticism of players, parents and officials.  Constructive criticism is always necessary for players to improve while negative feedback makes for negative players.  Coaches are expected to follow the EAA Coach Code of Conduct.
2. Players need and enjoy discipline in themselves and their teammates.  Do not allow them to criticize each other, coaches, or officials.  Do not allow profanity, arguments, or negative behaviors to happen.  Expect your Eagan players to be the best disciplined team. Demand that they dress, walk, and talk with class both on and off the court.  The most important thing a player will learn is how to be a good person.  This lesson is far more important than wins or losses.
3. A successful coach is one that is a responsible teacher, leader, and organizer.  Please take the time to plan your team’s strategy as well as how you approach each interaction with your players.
4. A successful coach is one that focuses more on teaching than on winning.  They also teach sportsmanship, self-control, self-discipline, game preparation, strategy, and respect for self and others.  While winning is a goal, these other lessons are more important.
5. A successful coach is a good communicator to both players and parents.  The expectation is that coaches inform parents about the team’s happenings.  A good idea is to have a non-coaching parent assigned as a “Team Parent” to help communicate information to other parents.
6. A successful coach is a good role model.  Expect that you, your players, and parents follow the sportsmanship guidelines.
7. A successful coach cares for equipment.  Each coach is responsible for caring for and returning equipment as soon as possible after the season.
8. A successful coach makes each player feel special regardless of their role in the program.  Please try to make each athlete feel as if their role is important to the team.  Let them know their role and how it fits into the overall team picture.