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2025-2026 TRYOUT INFORMATION & REGISTRATION: 

Saturday & Sunday, August 23 & 24 at Ballard Boys and Girls Club

4th Girls 9am-10:30am

5th Girls 10:30am-12pm

6th Girls 12pm-1:30pm

7th Girls 1:30pm-3pm

8th Girls 3-4:30pm

HS Girls: Trainings twice weekly from Sept 2-Nov. 16. A la carte tournaments. 

Registration coming in June. 

2025-2026 Season

Our select teams will run from September through May 

NO practices/games over SPS school days off. 

June-July Season will be a separate selection process in the Spring. 

Locations:   

Emmanuel Church: 501 N 50th St. (Enter on 49th between Dayton and Evanston)  

Crown Hill Center: 9250 14th Ave NW (Enter on 14th)

Ballard Boys and Girls Club: 1767 NW 64th St, (Enter through back parking lot by baseball field) Trinity Church: 6512 23rd Ave NW (Enter on 23rd through the non-stair doorway) 

North Seattle Alliance Church: 2150 N 122nd St, Seattle 98133 

Cascadia Elementary: 1700 N 90th St, (Enter from 92nd St Parking Lot)

Loyal Heights Community Center: 2101 NW 77th St. Seattle 98117

Bitter Lake Community Center: 13035 Linden Ave N Seattle 98133

Daniel Bagley: 7821 Stone Ave N (Enter on 80th Parking lot)

Teams:  We offer select teams for girls only.  We will create multiple teams in an age-group if we can support them with coaches, gym space and appropriate competition. No boys teams at this time. Boys can play in our In House Leagues.

Games: Most teams will enter the Winter Peak League at Mercer Island with games mostly on Sundays. They will also enter 10-11 tournaments in Sept, Oct, Nov, March, April and May.  Each team plays an average of 40-50 games per season. All of our teams will be eligible to do a couple regional travel tournaments, such as our annual, May 10-12 Yakima Best in the West Tournament. 

Commitment: We fully support and encourage participation in other sports and activities—diverse experiences are valuable. At the same time, maintaining a strong, consistent commitment is essential for building team momentum and competing effectively in area select games.

In our experience, it’s very manageable for players to be involved in one additional activity or sport. However, when a third or fourth commitment—such as recitals, Girl Scouts, choir, or frequent social events—takes priority over basketball, the team dynamic begins to resemble that of a recreational team rather than a select one. If this team will not be your player’s top extracurricular commitment, we ask that you thoughtfully consider how you will ensure a strong, reliable presence at practices and games. If your player frequently opts for parties over practice or feels consistently worn down, our In House League might be a great fit. 

Homework: Select players are expected to have a ball in their hands every day- whether it's 10 minutes of ball handling or making 50 shots at a hoop.  Coaches may also assign a player research project or a game study. Coaches might assign you to stretch and do body weight strength training, as well. Expect to put in 1-3 hours of homework each week. 

Playing Time: Playing time is determined by commitment, effort, skill, decision-making, mindset and what is best for the team at the time. Players are guaranteed 1 quarter of the tournament or game. If you are at the 1 quarter minimum, your coach will talk to you about why they are making that decision. We keep game rosters at or below 10 players and every effort will be made to create time for players to get quality playing time. For some teams, we will have practice players who will be able to sub in games if they are a good fit to play. 

Physical Therapy: Dave Self, owner of Magnolia PT, has generously offered to be our club's "Bumps and Bruises" PT. If your athlete has a strain, sprain or nagging pain, Dave can be reached via cell phone to work them into his schedule at no charge for an initial check and will give you advice about how to proceed. He and his staff are very knowledgeable, skilled and kind. His daughters went through our program and we have loved having him as a resource. Please let Sara know if you'd like to have his cell number. 

Team Socials and Parent Chalk Talks: Ballard Basketball incorporates intentional team building events at the beginning, middle and end of the season. These events might include ropes courses, improv, team dinners, team challenges, high school, college and Storm games and outings. These are an essential part of the Ballard Basketball experience and every effort will me made to schedule for full participation. We will also hold Parent Chalk Talks every other month- either online or in person to educate parents on what and how we are teaching in practices so you can cheer for our progress through the season. 

Parent involvement: We ask for some roles to be filled by parent helpers. Specifically, we need a  parent manager for each team to double check game schedules and to ensure that we have RSVP's for each game.  Finally, we will ask for a parent  to be our team social lead who can help set up team socials. 

Team Fees:  Fees go towards coaching, coaching development, gym rentals, tournament fees, team socials, admin, equipment,  insurance, and taxes. Team fees are payable in full or in monthly installments through Team Snap  Financial Aid is available for anyone needing assistance so that fees are not a barrier to participation. These fees are competitive with other clubs in the area. Fees for each team will be determined after rosters are created. 

Uniforms and Gear: If you don't have a uniform or practice jersey, you can order at registration. Ballard Basketball gear can be ordered by going to our Gear page.  

Coaches: Check out our coaching staff at www.ballardbasketball.org/coaches

** If you don't make a select team, you will be offered a spot in our In House League (go to the In House League page for details).