FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

WInter season
Rec program begins: December
Travel program: practices start in mid to late November and games start in January
Pee Wee starts in January

Pee Wee: 1st and 2nd grades
Rec: 3rd - 8th grades
Travel: 3rd - 8th grades

TYB uses Teamsnap and the registration links are posted on our website and the Tenafly Recreation Dept website

Pee Wee: $135 (includes uniform)
Rec: $190(includes uniform)
Travel $TBD (plus uniform)

Your child should wear sneakers, a water bottle, and bring a basketball to practices and games (put your name on it)

For the 2024-25 season, tryouts will take place on October 15, 16, 17.

Call backs on October 21, 22, 23.

All potential travel players MUST register and participate in REC program in order to try out for TYB’s travel program.

All potential travel players MUST register and participate in TYB’s REC program. During the rec registration process there is a “travel tryout” field and you must choose “YES” to tryout
1st Tryouts: Players are assigned a number; 1 hour of drills and skills in the gym with your grade
Call backs: some kids are asked to come back for an additional tryout (does not necessarily have a reflection of 1st tryout result)
Travel Team announcements via email.

There are typically 2 boys teams (A and B) in grades 3 - 8 with 10 kids/team
There is typically 1 girls team (A and B) in grades 3 - 8 with up to 10 kids/team

Pee Wee 1st & 2nd: 6 consecutive weekly clinics on Saturdays starting in January
Rec: 3rd-6th: Practice 1x week (Junior division Monday, Inter division Tuesday evenings); Games: Saturday mornings
7th and 8th: no practices, 1 game/ week (Wednesday or Thursday evenings)
Travel: Practice 2x week starting in mid to late November; 1 - 2 Games/week starting in January

No requests please. Rec teams are deliberately constructed to be the most competitively balanced as possible. We suggest explaining to children that asked to be put with friends, "it's fun playing with your friend, but its even more fun competing against them."

Typically 2. One main coach and one assistant coach

Rec: Parent volunteers
Travel 3-6th: Parent volunteers
7-8th: Hired professional coaches

For the 2022-23 season, in keeping with school systems and businesses, there are no covid protocols.