How to form a team Important considerations   The four most important considerations in the forming a team are developing a philosophy for your team, finding committed players, finding a coach and finding a practice facility.   Develop philosophy   Will it be a participation team where a everyone gets equal playing time or a performance team where playing time must be earned?  If the coach and the players don’t buy into the philosophy of the team it will eventually lead to problem and hard feeling.   Selection of Players   Will you run area wide or local tryout?   Will they be opened tryouts by invitation only? Are tryouts necessary or will you just select your own team?   Purchase a Club Membership   The prices for club membership are Club Level 1 $30, Club Level 2 $60, and Club Level 3 $300.  Visit the web site at www.aausports.org or call the AAU National Headquarters for a Club Membership.   Each athlete and non-athlete (coach, bench personnel, etc.) on your team is required to have an individual AAU membership.  These memberships can be purchased at our web site at www.aausports.org  The prices for individual membership is $12 or $14(addedbenefit) for athletes and $14 or $16 for non=athletes.   Review AAU Boys’ Basketball Handbook and AAU Code Book   Visit www.aauboysbasketball.org and obtain a Boys’ Basketball Handbook with all the rules and regulations by clicking on INFO/RULES. This will help you with all age/eligibility questions and make you knowledgeable of AAU rules and regulations. You should then contact your Boys’ Basketball Sports Director or visit www.playgeorgiaaauboysbasketball.info .  By visiting this website you will get information on local upcoming events.   PLEASE REMEMBER THE AAU IS AN EVENT OPERATOR AND DOES NOT ORGANIZATION/SPONSOR TEAMS THAT PARTICIPATE IN PROGRAMS.  IT’S THE RESPONIBILITY OR THE PLAYERS AND THEIR PARENTS/GUARDIANS TO FIND OR START TEAMS.  THE INFORMATION PROVIDED ABOVE ARE GENERAL GUIDELINES TO BE FOLLOWED AT YOUR DISCRETION.  THE AAU DOES NOT ENDORSE ANY PARTICULAR ORGANIZATIONAL PROCESS OR CLAIM TO HAVE EXACT KNOWLEDGE ON HOW TO START OR FIND A TEAM.