Manheim Township Travel Basketball Association - (Lancaster, PA)

2023-2024 Tryout Information

MTTBA Tryouts

The Manheim Township Travel Basketball Association will be holding tryouts for interested 4^th, 5^th and 6^th grade girls & boys. Boys registrations is now closed. We have extended girls registration to Friday, October 13th, 2023at 5:00pm ET.

Click here for Online Registration

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.
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 uut and be aggressive, regardless of size

The schedule is as follows:

BOYS TRYOUTS - Tuesday, October 10th & Thursday, October 12th, 2023

· Players are expected to attend both tryout dates.

· 4^th & 5^th graders will tryout from 5:45pm to 7:05pm.

o Very few 4^th graders, if any, will make the 5^th Grade B Team only

· 6^th graders will tryout from 7:15pm to 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:

Tuesday, October 10th, 2023 - Manheim Township Bucher Elementary, 450 Candlewyck Rd, Lancaster, PA 17601

Thursday, October 12th, 2023 - Manheim Township Bucher Elementary, 450 Candlewyck Rd, Lancaster, PA 17601

GIRLS TRYOUTS - Monday, October 16th & Wednesday, October 18th, 2023

· Players are expected to attend both tryout dates.

· 4th, 5th & 6th graders will tryout from 5:45pm to 7:15pm. ** Please note we combined the 2 age groups**

o Very few 4^th graders, if any, will make the 5^th Grade 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:

Monday, October 16th, 2023 - Manheim Township Bucher Elementary, 450 Candlewyck Rd, Lancaster, PA 17601

Wednesday, October 18th, 2023 - Manheim Township Bucher Elementary, 450 Candlewyck Rd, Lancaster, PA 17601

Please contact MTTBApresident@gmail.com with any questions.