Boys Grades 3–8 

Our Jr. Tournament Teams are designed for boys in 3rd –8th grade  who are ready to grow, compete, and build real basketball skills in a supportive, high-energy environment.

This program is the perfect bridge between recreational play and full competitive basketball — giving young athletes the structure, coaching, and court time they need to develop with confidence.

✅ Who Should Join:

• Boys (Grades 3–8)
• Players with some experience who are ready to grow
• Families looking for a positive, competitive, and development-focused program

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Competition Schedule

• Approx. 2 tournaments per month
• Each tournament includes either a 2 or 3 game guarantee
• All events take place across the DFW metroplex
• A great mix of challenge, growth, and fun

Practice & Training Schedule

Teams meet twice a week:

1. Tuesdays:  Time t/b/d
2. Thursdays:  Time t/b/d 

• One day is dedicated to skills training

• One day is focused on team practice

Skills Nights are designed to build each player’s individual toolbox:

• Ball handling
• Shooting mechanics
• Footwork
• Game IQ and decision-making

Practice Nights are focused on team play and execution:

• Learning offensive and defensive sets
• Spacing, movement, and team concepts
• Playing together with purpose and intensity

This weekly format creates balanced development — helping players grow as individual athletes and team contributors.

At Texas Tar Heels, we believe in earning it.  Players don’t just start out on the top team — they work their way up through commitment, discipline, and consistent effort. That’s part of what makes the journey meaningful.

Our program is designed to teach athletes that success doesn’t come from shortcuts — it comes from hard work, skill development, and a willingness to grow.  We also take pride in developing our own players.  We don’t build teams by recruiting kids from other clubs — we build them by investing in the athletes we train. Every player who puts in the work will have opportunities to grow, contribute, and compete.

This process only works when parents and players are bought in — not just to the results, but to the journey.
When families commit to the long game, kids learn powerful life lessons:

• How to overcome challenges
• How to be a great teammate
• How to earn their spot, and take pride in it

This is what makes our culture strong — and what makes Texas Tar Heels more than just basketball.

“This is a top notch organization! One of the best things my child was ever a part of! Great coaches of the game of basketball, but most importantly leaders and role models of what young men should be.” 

Named a Top 5 AAU Team - 2020

Coach Nate,  Eric and I will forever be grateful for you and the way you took Josh and mentored him when he was at an impressionable age. We loved all of those years we spent watching him on the court and watching him grow as a young man. Not everyone gets that mentoring and I know we are blessed you put the time and energy into Josh. Those lessons not only improved his game, but most importantly his growth as a young man. Keep doing what you are doing!!!

-Lisa

“Everything they are teaching these boys is exactly what they need from basketball. My son will be a better man for having played for you.” 

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Our program also prepares young players for careers outside basketball