WILSON BASKETBALL - TRYOUT DATES AND TIMES
BOYS:
TUESDAY, 11/27, 2:10-3:00 (Open gym for interested players only)
WEDNESDAY, 11/28, 2:10 – 3:20 (Early)
THURSDAY, 11/29 3:20 – 4:30 (Late)
GIRLS:
TUESDAY, 11/27, 2:10-3:00 (Open gym for interested players only)
WEDNESDAY, 11/28, 3:20 – 4:30 (Late)
THURSDAY, 11/29, 2:10 - 3:20 (Early)
This is the only team at Wilson that makes cuts. For some, this may be your first experience having to tryout and potentially not making a team. We do not know what other teams you play on and it is not important to us. Teams will be formed and decisions made based on how you play at tryouts.
All 7th and 8th grade students are eligible to tryout. There is no set number of players taken from each grade, but 8th grade students are typically given priority; 7th grade players must outplay 8th graders in order to make the team.
Typically, games are on Mondays and Thursdays starting mid-December and ending the week before February vacation. Practices are usually on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. One team practices early from 2:10-3:20 and the other team will practice late from 3:10-4:20. The boys and girls will alternate practice times. Girls early on Tuesday, Boys early on Wednesday.
School comes first. You must be academically eligible, meaning you have a C- average or better in
all
your academic classes.
Behavior - If you make the team, we expect you will represent Wilson at all times through positive behavior. We travel to other schools representing Wilson and the Natick community; if you are not a positive representative, you will not be on the team.
We typically take 12 players and sometimes a few player managers/managers. This number may be adjusted slightly.
We are looking for the best players, but we are also looking for players that have a positive attitude, display good sportsmanship, and will be coachable. If you make the team, there will be differences in playing time: you earn playing time in games based upon your attitude, work ethic, and skill development during practice. We will take all of that into consideration when deciding on which players will make the team.
Questions? Email us!
You can look at the website to view the tentative calendar for the season.
If you are interested in participating in basketball this winter, you have to register on FamilyID and provide the following information. Then, you need to bring all of the following forms to Mr. Shute, the Middle School Athletic Director at one of the registration meetings on either 11/19 or 11/20 from 5:30 to 7pm. You may not participate until the registration process is complete. You need to come to tryouts with the yellow confirmation form from the athletics office in order to participate!
Steps for Registration:
1) Go to FamilyID.com and register your child.
2) Current Physical (MUST BRING A HARD COPY WITH YOU)
3) Check for $225 (Payable to NHS Athletics) or Online Confirmation of payment.
4) Go to ONE of the Registration Nights at WILSON on 11/19 & 11/20 from 5:30 - 7:00pm where a yellow confirmation form will be given if everything is complete.
** VERY IMPORTANT MIAA RULE: If the physical expires during the season, you may participate until the PE is 13 months old, but must provide an updated physical in order to participate in the remainder of the sports season. MIAA now requires that all student athletes have a PE every 13 months, without exception. So make sure to schedule a physical if your student’s PE will be older than 13 months during the current season or they will be prohibited from playing until a new one is provided.
Looking forward to a great season!
