Travel Program Tryout Information:
Travel Program
Travel Basketball is open to boys and girls going into 3rd - 8th grade for the coming school year. All players must be residents of Waldwick.
Sign Ups
To sign-up for tryouts each parent/guardian will need to complete the registration form.
Tryout Timing
Tryouts will begin the week of October 23rd. Depending on the total amount of registrations for each grade level, there may be 2 mandatory tryout sessions per grade.
Tryout Gyms
Tryouts will be held at the Middle School or High School gym and possibly some local private gyms.
TRAVEL TEAM SELECTION
Tryouts are grade specific with independent evaluators and coaches who score and rank players on dribbling, shooting, passing, defense, and knowledge of the game at “game speed.”
Each team will have approximately 10 players. Independent evaluators and coaches will present the top recommendations for each team and rank the players who participated in the tryouts. The team will consist of the top recommendations.
All participants in the Travel Program must play with their grade level. The Program will field 1 team per grade. The teams will consist of approximately 10 players on each. The league we compete in subscribes to this format and in the division of play as well.
If a player who wishes to participate in the Travel Program is injured and cannot participate in the scheduled travel team tryouts, he/she can request a tryout with the travel team as soon as he/she is able to resume play, as documented from the player’s doctor prior to December 20th (Player still must be registered by deadline in order to receive a tryout). If the player cannot return to action prior to December 20th, he/she cannot tryout for travel during that season.
If the player requests a tryout with the travel team, he/she will be invited to attend a full practice of the team and will be evaluated relative to the other team players by an independent evaluator and the coach. If the player ranks among the top players, it will be the coach's decision whether to add the player to the roster. If the player does not rank among the top players on the court, he/she will not be offered a spot on the team. In no case will another player be asked to leave the team to accommodate the new player.
PLAYING TIME
We would like to make sure it is well understood that playing time will not be equal or guaranteed, nor will it be predictable, throughout the season. Playing time is determined by the coach. It is typically earned on a weekly basis and given to players based on a combination of things: skill, attendance, effort, schedule, opponent and other factors that will come up during the course of a season.
