Highlander Basketball Club is a nonprofit basketball club for girls entering 1st-8th grade who live in the Mequon-Thiensville, WI School District. As a feeder program for Homestead Girls Varsity Basketball, our focus is to develop female athletes on and off the court with practice, skills sessions, team values, and a competitive game schedule.

 

HBC offers two programs for young athletes.

1st and 2 Grade:

This season is for first and second-grade girls, running from November through February on Monday evenings from 6:00-7:30 at Wilson Elementary. Once a week, Coach Katie Golomski will run a 90-minute session including 60 minutes of skills and 30 minutes of gameplay. HBC encourages correct form, appropriate skills per age, and confidence building. These sessions will offer standard 10' hoops, as well as 8' and 9' hoops to accommodate growing and developing athletes.

All players will receive a practice jersey.

Who: 1 & 2 Grade

When: Mondays, 6:00 - 7:30 pm
November 6 - February 28 (winter break 12/25 - 1/8)

Where: Wilson Elementary School South Gym

 

3rd through 8th Grade:

PRACTICE AND DEVELOPMENT:

Teams practice twice a week, Monday and Wednesday evenings in 2023-24 season, and are offered optional skill and agility sessions at The Facility and Athlete Performance twice a week on Tuesday and Thursday evenings.

Age-based player development is led by Coach Corey Wolf, Homestead Girls Varsity Coach. Coach Wolf offers training for all club coaches and guidance on appropriate yet challenging skill sets for each age group. Athletes will learn basic skills, and more difficult skills like running a full offense, at all age levels.

 

GAME TIME:

The season is split in two halves.

The first half of the season consists of league play at The Facility in Mequon, WI, with typically two games on either Saturday or Sunday. League play runs November-December. There is a winter break at the end of December.

The second half of the season is reserved for tournament play around the region and state. Tournament games are typically Saturday or Sunday and teams can expect to play anywhere between two to five games at a tournament, depending on the brackets and number of teams entered.

Grades 3-4 will be split into even teams for the full season.

Grade 5 will be split into even teams for league play and A & B teams for tournament play.

Grades 6-8 will be split into A & B teams for the full season.

Playing time is dependent on each athlete's work ethic and positive attitude.

 

CLUB LIFE:

Highlander Basketball Club has a 20+ year history of developing top players, but also has a focus on family and community throughout the Club and Mequon-Thiensville. Athletes and families are invited to wear their Homestead red with pride as we get to know new players and families each year.

Every fall, HBC hosts a full Club fundraiser for players and families. Teams rely on carpooling. Coaches treat your girls like their own. We are a Club and a family unit. We welcome you to HBC with open arms and laced up sneakers.