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WAA Basketball Board

The WAA Basketball Board is looking to fill the following positions:

Basketball Treasurer 

Grade Level Coordinators

 

Please contact  Nick Maciejewski  or
Angie Heldstab if you are interested in being a part of our program!


Important Travel Dates

 

Date

Location

Registration Opens

Mid-June

WAA Website

Coaches Application End of Aug

Boys Application      Girls Application

Registration Closes

End of Aug

WAA Website

Parent Meeting

Sept

Zoom Link on Travel Page

Practices Start

Mid-Oct

TBD

District Jamboree

Oct 28 and 29

TBD

Tournaments Nov - Feb TBD

IMPORTANT IN-HOUSE DATES

 

Date

Location

Registration Opens

Mid-June

WAA Website

Registration Closes

End of Sept

WAA Website

Coaching Application End of Sept On registration, click YES on the question that asks if you'd like to be a coach

Practices Start

Early November

TBD

Games Start

Mid-Nov

TBD

End of Season Tournament Feb 10 & 11 TBD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


2023-2024 Basketball Registration

Travel Registration

Opens Mid-June  ~ Closes End of Aug

In-House Registration

Opens Mid-June  ~ Closes End of Sept

 

Once registration closes, players will be put on a waitlist so please be sure to register before the deadline.


What Programs are available through WAA?

In-House Basketball

Travel Basketball

Boys and Girls Grades K-2nd

Boys Grades 3rd-12th

 

Girls Grades 3rd-8th

Grade Levels

Grades 4th-8th

K-2nd In-House

Program Links

Boys Travel

Girls Travel

November-February

November - February

Season

October - Beginning of March

$100 $250 Cost

$475 Registration

(most tournaments will be 1 day format with no gate fees)

 

$115 Uniform & Shooting Shirt

(if new one needed)

1 per week for 1 hour

 

K: Saturdays

1st/2nd: Choice of Wednesday or Saturday

2 per week for 1 hour

 

Boys Divisions

3rd, 4th, 5th/6th, 7th/8th, 9th/10th, 11th/12th

 

Girls Divisions

3rd, 4th, 5th/6th, 7th/8th

Practices

2 per week

Kindergarten and 1st grade will focus on skills and drills to teach the game of basketball, while 2nd graders will have more game-like situations.

League Play Saturday Mornings or Afternoons

 

Games start in Nov

Games

All games are a part of weekend tournaments. 3 games minimum.

None

All teams will participate in an end of year Tournament in February 10 & 11

Tournaments

10 Tournaments

N/A

We attempt to balance teams to promote competitive play. 

 

Boys Shoot Around  TBD

 

Girls Shoot Around  TBD

Team 

Formation

Tryouts occur in mid-September. 

Teams are divided by skill (A, B, C).  Independent facilitators (not coaches or parents) evaluate players during tryouts. 

 

Boys Tryouts

September TBD

 

Girls Tryouts

September TBD

Players are assigned by day and grade. If you sign up for the same day, friends in the same grade level will be together.

Players can make ONE friend request but both players must have each other's name requested in order to honor this. 

 

Multiple friend requests are not possible because of the need to make equal and fair teams.

Friend Requests

None 

Travel teams are determined based off tryout

N/A

Equal Play Time

Playing 

Time

4th & 5th Grade:

Minimum 50% playing time rule 

 

6th, 7th & 8th Grade:

Fair and reasonable playing time based on the coach’s discretion 

WAA T-shirt

Reversible Team Jersey 

(players keep jersey)

Uniforms

Full Uniform must be purchased 

(players keep uniform)

Ball is given to you by WAA

Girls

3rd/4th grade - 27.5”

5th grade & up - 28.5”

 

Boys

3rd/4th grade - 27.5”

5th/6th grade - 28.5”

7th grade & up - 29.5”

Ball Size

Girls

4th grade - 27.5”

5th grade & up - 28.5”

 

Boys

4th grade - 27.5”

5th/6th grade - 28.5”

7th grade & up - 29.5”

Parent Volunteers

Parent Volunteers

Coaches

Parent Volunteers that apply and interview with the WAA board. 

 

Occasionally a non-parent coach if there are not enough volunteers. 

July - October 

July - September

Registration

July - August

October TBD - Virtual Meeting

September TBD - Virtual Meeting

Parent 

Meeting

September TBD - Virtual Meeting

None

None

Volunteer Requirement

All travel families are required to volunteer during this tournament or request a paid replacement volunteer prior to the event. Families who do not meet this obligation will be charged an incremental fee. 

 

Tournament Dates:

Boys Jan 27 & 28

Girls Feb 3 & 4


Thank You Volunteers!...

We would like to thank the many volunteers who make WAA Basketball a great experience for the players and families!