Travel Teams
SYB Travel Basketball: For players interested in a more competitive level of basketball, SYB provides travel programs for both boys and girls in grades 5-8. Teams are composed of players from a single grade level (5th, 6th, 7th, 8th). Though the level of play is more competitive, the focus remains on skill development, sportsmanship, and instilling a love of the game. In support of this concept, SYB has a 40% playing time requirement for all players, which far exceeds established league requirements.
Tryouts: Tryouts are typically held in mid-October. To ensure fairness, tryouts are conducted and evaluated by the Travel Committee and often volunteer alumni SYB board members. Coach candidates for a specific team are not present in the gym during the tryout. Team Coaches are not selected until after the tryout process is complete.
Travel leagues typically start after Thanksgiving and run through mid-February. All practices and home games are held at Forestdale & Oak Ridge. Travel teams typically practice twice a week. In general, travel players can expect practices on Wednesday-Friday nights. Actual schedules will be developed based on multiple factors (# of overall teams in SYB program, coach availability, etc.). Game schedules are developed at the league level. Though it can vary week to week, players can expect to have 1-2 games a weekend, often on both Saturday and Sunday.
Sandwich Youth Basketball, P.O. Box 775, Forestdale, MA 02644