Carmel Pups Basketball

ABOUT US

Carmel Pups Basketball is the boys travel basketball program for Carmel Dad's Club.  We are Carmel's only school-based travel program and have a close partnership with the Carmel High School basketball program, including Head Coach Ryan Osborn and staff. Many former CHS Greyhound players played Carmel Pups during their youth basketball careers and our connection to the Varsity program is a foundation of our Pups program.  

Our players represent Carmel on the court and wear our Carmel Greyhound colors proudly. Our program is founded on three principles:

• Player Development

• Character Development

• Love for the Game

The Carmel Pups basketball program is designed to provide a high level of skill development and competition to those athletes that have a desire to grow their basketball skills and compete at the highest level of youth school-based basketball programs in Indiana.  As such, our Carmel Pups basketball program requires significant involvement from both parents and athletes alike.

pups basketball commitment

Based on the recommendations of the Carmel Dads Club Travel Committee in coordination with the Carmel High School Athletic Program Leadership and Coaches, the Carmel Pups Boys Basketball Travel Team Program has adopted the following policy for the Pups Basketball Season: 

Carmel Pups Travel Basketball Program activities and events will be the TOP SPORTS PRIORITY for each and every player on a Carmel Pups Basketball Team for the entire duration of the season. 

This policy means: 

• All Pups players are expected to attend all Pups events (practices and games) unless there is a family or school event or illness that prevents them from attending the Pups event.

• Anytime there is a conflict between a Pups event (practices or games) and another team sporting event of any type, the Pups event will be the Pups player's top priority, and the Pups player will attend and participate in the Pups event.  

• If a Pups player misses a Pups event for any outside team sporting event, that player should expect reduced playing time in games and practices.  

• If a Pups player attends a Pups event after playing for or practicing with another sports team earlier in the day of a Pups event and appears to the Coach to be tired or playing at less than full capacity, the Coach at his own discretion may reduce or eliminate playing time for that player during a game or practice.

• For the duration of the Pups season, all of the Pups players are expected to put the best interests of their Pups Team above the interests of any other sports team.

• Recurring disregard for our Pups Player Commitment policy may result in the removal of a player from the program. 

Note: We understand some Pups players have Fall non-basketball sports seasons wrapping up during the first 2-3 weeks of the Pups season.  With any conflicts, we encourage Pups players to prioritize and compete in their Fall sport during that transitional period of time.