Tryouts for the 2015-16 season of HBA travel basketball are scheduled to take place over three Sundays starting in mid-September. Please check this information carefully.


First off, please read the information about the HBA program and policies so you understand the organization's team selection process and are aware of the commitment required by all players during the season.


Again this year, the HBA will form teams by using tryout evaluations and last season's coaches' evaluations equally. Players who are new to the program -- including all incoming fourth-graders -- will continue to be judged solely on their tryout evaluations. As in the past, coaches' evaluations and tryout scores will not be shared with anyone outside of the board.


Here is the schedule for this year's tryouts. Players in Grades 4-6 are expected to attend BOTH scheduled tryouts. Players should be at their tryouts a minimum of 15 minutes early in order to check in and receive a numbered pinnie.


ALL PLAYERS NEED TO REGISTER FOR THE 2015-16 WINTER SEASON PRIOR TO THE TRYOUTS. REGISTRATION OPENS AUGUST 15.
Click here to connect to our adminsports.com registration site
, or paste this URL in your browser: https://secure.adminsports.net/hopkintonmabasketball


When you register, your child will be placed on a wait list and you will not be charged a fee. A few days after tryouts, you will receive an email informing you whether or not your child made a team. Those who are selected will then go back into the registration to complete payment.

TRYOUT SCHEDULE


GRADE 8 
Sunday, Oct. 4
Grade 8 girls: 5-6:30 p.m., Brown Gym
Grade 8 boys: 5-6:30 p.m., High School Athletic Center


GRADE 7
Sunday, Oct. 4
Grade 7 girls: 6:30-8 p.m., Brown Gym 
Grade 7 boys: 6:30-8 p.m., High School Athletic Center


GRADE 6
Sunday, Sept. 20 AND Sunday, Sept. 27 (players are expected to attend BOTH tryouts)
Grade 6 girls: 7:35-8:55 p.m., Brown Gym
Grade 6 boys: 7:35-8:55, High School Athletic Center


GRADE 5

Sunday, Sept. 20 AND Sunday, Sept. 27 (players are expected to attend BOTH tryouts)
Grade 5 girls: 6:15-7:35 p.m., Brown Gym
Grade 5 boys: 6:15-7:35 p.m. High School Athletic Center


GRADE 4

Sunday, Sept. 20 AND Sunday, Sept. 27 (players are expected to attend BOTH tryouts)
Grade 4 girls: 5-6:15 p.m., Brown Gym 
Grade 4 boys: 5-6:15 p.m., High School Athletic Center


For those with tryouts at the High School Athletic Center, you must use the side entrance. The main entrance will not be open. Park in the lot in front of the high school, then walk down the path that runs between the high school and middle school, and the door is on the left about two-thirds of the way down. Once inside, walk down the stairs and go through one of the doors on the right to enter the gym.


Brown Gym is the main gym at Hopkinton Middle School. Doyle Gym is the secondary gym at Hopkinton Middle School (the entrance to Doyle is around the building -- the gym entrance faces the fields).

If your child has a serious injury or there is another valid reason they cannot attend a tryout, you may request a waiver. This does not guarantee you will be granted a waiver -- only that the HBA board will consider your situation and determine what would be most fair to everyone. You can access the waiver by clicking here or by pasting this URL in your browser: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0BxFr2OLmRwZrU3Zndlg2ZHR4Yk0

HBA tryout information 2015