Manheim Township Travel Basketball Association - (Lancaster, PA)

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MTTBA Registration and Try-Outs

The Manheim Township Travel Basketball Association will be holding tryouts for interested 4^th, 5^th and 6^th grade girls & boys. Please review our information related to the league we participate and skills requirements we review during try-outs. If your son and/or daughter is interested, please click on the link below and regester now. We are excited for another exciting season in 2024-2025 for all of our teams!

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Please have your child bring the following with them to tryouts:

1. Tryout Fee: There is a $5 fee that is due the evening of the tryout at the door. This is only due one time. Please bring cash (preferable) or a check with you.

2. Individual water bottle for your child. Water fountains may not be available at the tryout facility.

Other Important Details:

Children should NOT bring their own basketballs to tryouts. Please leave your basketballs at home.
Parents and spectators are asked to remain outside the building during the tryouts. Only players and volunteers will be allowed into the gym. Parents will have to sign a waiver for their child.
No parent volunteer of any player trying out for the team will be part of their child’s evaluation process. For example, a parent volunteer of a 6th grade boy will not participate at all in the 6th grade boys' evaluations. Players are evaluated anonymously and will be evaluated on current skill and talent level. Each player will be given numbered bibs to stick on their shirt for identification.
Coaches are determined following try-outs and the selection of players for each team. Once the teams are established, we will assign coaches and parent volunteers accordingly. If you are interested in volunteering and/or coaching, please acknowledge this during registration.
The L-L Travel League we participate in uses 10 foot baskets for all genders and grades. In addition, 5th grade boys & girls, and 6th grade girls will use a 28.5" Size-6 basketball. 6th grade boys only will use a 29.5" Size-7 adult basketball. Please note, 5th grade girls will shoot free throws from a taped line two feet closer to the hoop. We will follow all of these conditions during our tryouts.
To help you determine if trying out for a team this year makes sense for your child, please understand that we are expecting them to exhibit most of these skills during tryouts:

a. Ball Handling – Both hands with eyes up

b. Footwork – Pivoting and jump stops with few travels

c. Passing & Catching - Emphasis on bounce passes

d. Shooting – Form shooting (jump shots) and layups with the right hand and left hand

e. Defense – Man-to-Man positioning, communication, side-to-side movement, aggression without unnecessary reaching

f. Rebounding – Box out and be aggressive, regardless of size

BOYS TRYOUTS

· Players are expected to attend both tryout dates.

· 4^th & 5^th graders will tryout:

- - Monday, October 21, 5:45pm - 7:05pm
  - Wednesday, October 23, 5:45pm - 7:05pm
    - Very few 4^th graders, if any, will make the 5^th Grade B Team only

· 6^th graders will tryout:

- - Monday, October 21, 7:15pm - 8:35pm
  - Wednesday, October 23, 7:15pm - 8:35pm

· There is a $5 fee that is due the evening of the first tryout only at the door. Please bring cash (preferable) or a check with you.

· Location: MT MIDDLE SCHOOL

GIRLS TRYOUTS @ MT MIDDLE SCHOOL

· 4th, 5th & 6th graders will tryout together:

- - Monday, October 28, 5:45pm - 7:15pm
    - Depending on participation, we may have a 2nd session on 10/29
    - Very few 4^th graders, if any, will make the 5^th Grade B Team only

· The last few years attendance for girls has been low. Please help us spread the word and get more kids involved in travel basketball. Not sure? Come try out!

· There is a $5 fee that is due the evening of the first tryout only at the door. Please bring cash (preferable) or a check with you.

· Location: MT MIDDLE SCHOOL

Please contact MTTBApresident@gmail.com with any questions.