The main problem in The novel Travel Team was this boy loved the game of basketball and wanted to try out for a select team and he did not make the team. Part of the reason he didn't make it was because he is very short. How this problem got resolved is that he found another team to try out for and he made the team and his dad was the coach.

The cause of this happening is that he is to short and the coach did not put him a the team. The effect that it had was he could not play on that basketball for that year. He had to try to get on another team or his life's goal will be no longer possible.