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Travel Basketball Tryouts

Travel Tryouts for the 2021-2022 Winter season will be held during the beginning of October. Tryouts will be held indoors. Although players are not required to wear masks when active on the court, they will be required to wear masks at all other times. This includes entering the gym, exiting the gym and while taking a break.

NOTE: EVERY PLAYER MUST BE REGISTERED PRIOR TO ATTENDING TRYOUTS!!!

5th Grade Boys – Open to 4th and 5th Grade Boys (Coach Matt Davis)

TRYOUTS:
- Wednesday, October 6th at Bush Hill ES, 6-730.
- Tuesday, October 12th at Rose Hill ES, 6-730.
- Thursday, October 14th at Rose Hill ES, 6-730.

5th Grade Girls – Cancelled.

6th Grade Boys – Open to 5th and 6th Grade Boys (Coach Gary Beisner)

TRYOUTS:
- Monday, October 4th at Hollin Meadows, 6-730
- Wednesday, October 6th at Lane ES, 6-730
- Monday, October 11th at Mark Twain Gym #2, 730-845

6th Grade Girls – Open to 5th and 6th Grade Girls (Coach Donald Thomas)

TRYOUTS:
- Wednesday at Bush Hill, 6-8 on October 13th.

7th Grade Boys – Open to 6th and 7th Grade Boys (Coaches Bosley and Henderson)

TRYOUTS:
- Monday, October 4th, 730-845 at Mark Twain Gym 2.
- Wednesday, October 6th, 730-9 at Lane ES.
- Tuesday, October 12th, 715-845 at Cameron ES.

7th Grade Girls – Open to 6th and 7th Grade Girls (Coach Breland)

TRYOUTS:
- Monday, October 4th, 6-730 at Bush Hill ES.
- Tuesday, October 5th, 6-730 at Bush Hill ES.
- Tuesday, October 12th, 6-730 at Bush Hill ES.

8th Grade Boys – Open to 7th and 8th Grade Boys (Coach Stewart)

TRYOUTS:
- Thursday, October 7th, 730-9 at Rose Hill ES
- Tuesday, October 12th, 730-9 at Rose Hill ES
- Wednesday, October 13th, at 730-845 at Mark Twain Gym #2

8th Grade Girls – Open to 7th and 8th Grade Girls (Coach Henderson)

TRYOUTS:
- Friday, October 1st, 730-845 at Mark Twain Gym #2
- Wednesday, October 6th, 730-845 at Mark Twain Gym #2
- Friday, October 15th, 730-845 at Mark Twain Gym #2 – NEW DATE.

WHAT SHOULD MY PLAYER BRING TO OPEN GYM AND TRYOUTS?

First, no one should attend Open Gym or Tryouts unless he or she has registered here. Once a player has registered to attend Open Gym or Tryouts, he is registered for all Open Gym/Tryout Sessions. Second, before attending any Tryout or Open Gym session, each player must have completed an electronic COVID Pre-Screening Form, located here: COVID Pre-Screening Form.

A mask for your player for when he or she enters the gym and when resting on the sideline.
Water.
A basketball if he or she has one. Please make sure the player’s name is on the basketball.

Who is Eligible to Try Out?

Grade Requirement

Each winter season, LMVSC sponsors boys and girls teams to participate in the Fairfax County Youth Basketball League (FCYBL). FCYBL runs boys divisions and girls divisions for grade-based teams.

Players can try out for multiple teams within LMVSC, however they are only eligible to play on teams that correspond to their grade or higher. For example, 5th and 6th grade boys can try out for the 6th, 7th and 8th grade teams. 7th grade boys can try out for the 7th and 8th grade boys teams. 8th graders can try out only for 8th grade teams.

If your player makes a team, you will be required to provide a copy of your player’s report card from an approved public or private school. Players enrolled in FCPS can instead provide a copy of the player’s SIS page. Special verification requirements apply to home-schooled players.

Age Requirement

No player on any 5th grade team can be 12 years old on September 1st of that year.
No player on any 6th grade team can be 13 years old on September 1st of that year.
No player on any 7th grade team can be 14 years old on September 1st of that year.
No player on any 8th grade team can be 15 years old on September 1st of that year.

Your player may be required to submit proof of age.

Residency Requirement

All players must be residents of Fairfax County, although some exceptions exist for players who reside in the City of Alexandria.

Additionally, generally players must live in the following zip codes: 22310, 22315, 22079, 22303, 22306 and 22309. Each team is allowed to have two players outside of these zip codes, called “zip code exceptions.”