The following is from the Maplewood Recreation Department:
The Recreation Department sponsors travel teams that participate in the local Suburban Essex League. Through an intense and highly competitive tryout, players are selected for teams. Once selected, teams will immediately begin practicing 2-4 times per week, and play twice a week starting in December. Players are expected to be fully committed to teams, and should notify coaches prior to tryouts if they have any other commitment during the season. Players who wish to tryout for the travel teams should have an advanced skill level and knowledge of the game. Players must be able to perform at a high level based upon the coaches’ philosophy and competitive nature of the league. Since travel teams are playing at a highly competitive level, players who are selected, are not guaranteed playing time. Playing time will be issued at the coaches’ discretion. 10-11 players will be selected for each team.
Boy’s Teams Include:
4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th Grades
Girl’s Teams Include:
5th – 8th Grades dependent upon participation
Boys Preseason Basketball Clinics/Workouts For Suburban Travel Participants
Designed for the players interested in playing travel basketball who want to prepare for the upcoming tryouts. During these sessions, strong emphasis will be placed on training of ball handling, shooting, and conditioning. Players will be put through drills that will foster the skills needed to compete during the travel team tryouts in October. Run by the travel team coaches. There is no fee for this program.
Sessions will run for one hour and fifteen minutes.
Open only to Maplewood and South Orange Residents in grades 4-8. Maplewood teams made up of Maplewood residents and South Orange Teams made up of South Orange residents. However, both Maplewood and South Orange residents are welcome to attend workouts.
**Participation in this program does not guarantee you a spot on any team**
** All sessions held at Maplewood Middle School**
Dates:
September 8, 10, 17, 22, 24, 29
Times:
Grades 5 & 6 (6:00pm-7:15pm)
Grades 7 & 8 (7:30pm-8:45pm)
* All participants must pre-register online or by calling or stopping by the Maplewood Recreation Department: 973-763-4202.
Girls Preseason Basketball Clinics/Workouts for Suburban Travel Participants
For all girls interested in learning the basic fundamentals of basketball. During these sessions, strong emphasis will be placed on training of ball handling, shooting, and conditioning. Players will be put through drills that will focus on building proper fundamentals October. There is no fee for this program, however pre-registration is required. Sessions will be run by local area College and High School Coaches.
Sessions will run for one hour and fifteen minutes.
Open to Maplewood and South Orange Residents in grades 3-8 (there are no 3rd & 4th grade girl’s teams but participation is encouraged for girls in those grades for future teams).
**Participation in this program does not guarantee you a spot on any team**
** All sessions held at Maplewood Middle School**
Dates:
September 9 – Jerry Aquino – Varsity Head Coach, Mount St Dominic Academy
September 16 – Seton Hall University Girls Basketball
September 30 – Seton Hall University Girls Basketball
October 7 – Coach TBA
October 14 – Coach TBA
October 21 – Coach TBA
Times:
Grades 3-5 (6:00pm-7:15pm)
Grades 6-8 (7:30pm-8:45pm)
* All participants must pre-register online or by calling or stopping by the Maplewood Recreation Department: 973-763-4202.
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Tryout Schedule
Boys Tryout Dates and Times (Must attend both Tryouts):
Friday, October 2 & Friday, October 9
7th Grade Boys: 6:00pm-7:30pm
8th Grade Boys: 7:30pm-9:00pm
Monday, October 5 & Wednesday, October 7
4th Grade Boys: 6:00-7:30pm
6th Grade Boys: 7:30pm-9:00pm
Tuesday, October 6 & Thursday, October 8
5th Grade Boys: 6:00pm-7:30pm
Girls Team Tryouts:
TBA
Tryout Rules:
• All players MUST be residents of Maplewood or South Orange, regardless of which school you attend.
• Players MUST tryout for their appropriate grade level team, based on the 2015-2016 School year.
• Players ARE NOT allowed to “play up.”
• Players MUST attend all tryouts.
• All players interested in trying out, MUST pre-register via community pass @ https://register.communitypass.net/maplewood or by calling the Maplewood Recreation Department at (973) 763-4202.
COST: $175 per player after team is constructed ($125 payable to Maplewood Recreation Department, $50 payable to JAG Outfitters)
For additional information or any questions, you may contact basketball coordinator Ed Starzynski by email: estarzynski@twp.maplewood.nj.us or you can call the Maplewood Recreation Department.
