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Travel Basketball Tryouts

Travel Tryouts for the 2020-2021 Winter season will be held on the following dates. Please note that tryouts are being scheduled outdoors so please make sure your player is wearing layers. Additionally, regardless of whether tryouts are held indoors or outdoors, parents must remain in their cars. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me at mcgavindob@lmvsc.org.

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

Girls 6th Grade

Tryouts for the 6th Grade Girls Team will be held both indoors and outdoors at the following dates/times/locations, weather permitting:

Saturday, December 12th: 11:30a – 12:30p @ Edison HS Outdoor Courts
Tuesday, December 22nd: CANCELED
Monday, December 28th: 4p – 5p @ District SportsCenter

Edison HS is located at 5801 Franconia Road. The basketball courts are located outside the perimeter of the football stadium/track closer to Van Dorn Street. There is an entrance to the school on Van Dorn Street is close to the outdoor courts. District SportsCenter is located at 6064 Farrington Avenue, Alexandria.

Girls 7th Grade

Tryouts for the 7th Grade Girls Team will be held outdoors at the following dates/times/locations, weather permitting:

Wednesday, December 9th: 3:30p – 4:30p @ Mark Twain Outdoor Courts
Sunday, December 13th: 11a – 12n @ Mark Twain Outdoor Courts

Mark Twain MS is located at 4700 Franconia Road. The outdoor courts are in the back parking lot.

Girls 8th Grade

Tryouts for the 8th Grade Girls Team will be held outdoors at the following dates/times/locations, weather permitting:

Saturday, December 12th: 2p – 3p @ Hayfield SS Outdoor Courts
Saturday, December 19th: 2p – 3p @ Hayfield SS Outdoor Courts

Hayfield SS is located at 7630 Telegraph Road. The outdoor courts near the back parking lot off of Old Telegraph Road.

Boys 5th Grade

Tryouts for the 5th Grade Boys Team will be held outdoors at the following dates/times/locations, weather permitting:

Saturday, December 12th: 1p – 2p @ Edison HS Outdoor Courts
Sunday, December 13th: 12:30p – 1:30p @ Mark Twain Outdoor Courts

Mark Twain MS is located at 4700 Franconia Road. The outdoor courts are in the back parking lot.

Boys 6th Grade

Tryouts for the 6th Grade Boys Teams will be held at the following dates/times/locations:

Tuesday, December 15th: 6p – 7p @ The St. James Basketball Courts
Saturday, December 19th: 3p – 4p @ The St. James Basketball Courts

The St. James is located at 6805 Industrial Road in Springfield.

Boys 7th Grade

Tryouts for the 7th Grade Boys Team will be held outdoors at the following dates/times/locations, weather permitting:

Saturday, December 12th: 2:30p – 4:00p @ Mark Twain Outdoor Courts
Saturday, December 19th: 2:30p – 4:00p @ Mark Twain Outdoor Courts

Mark Twain MS is located at 4700 Franconia Road. The outdoor courts are in the back parking lot.

Boys 8th Grade

Tryouts for the 8th Grade Boys Team will be held at the following dates/times/locations:

Saturday, December 19th at 1230p @ Lee District Rec Center Outdoor Courts
Monday, December 21st at 3p @ Lee District Rec Center Outdoor Courts

Lee District Rec Center is located at 6601 Telegraph Road. If you’re looking at the entrance to the Rec Center, the courts are to the left of the entrance.

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.” For the 2020-21 Winter season only, each team can have five zip code exceptions.