TRAVEL TRYOUTS HAVE CONCLUDED FOR THE 2024/2025 SEASON

TEAM ROSTERS ARE LISTED TOWARDS THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE

CONGRATS TO ALL WHO MADE A TRAVEL TEAM

2024-2025 Upper Southampton TRAVEL Basketball Try-Out Schedule

Location for ALL tryouts: Upper Southampton Rec Center: 913 Willow St, Southampton, PA 18966

TRYOUTS ARE CLOSED—we ask the parent/guardian to walk your child in, fill out the player tryout form so we have the necessary information we need, and then you must leave and return to pick your child up at the conclusion.  Doors will be closed to the gym during tryouts.

What to bring: Water and a Basketball

Basketball Size:  

- All girl teams and boy teams 3^rd through 6^th grade use a size 6, 28.5 circumference; 

- 7^th & 8^th grade boys use size 7, 29.5 circumference

**if you do not have the correct size at home, you do NOT have to buy a ball to try out

Registration-- you do NOT need to register in order to try out for a travel team.  Registration will only occur if you make a travel team.

PLAYERS SHOULD ATTEND BOTH TRYOUTS to maximize their time being viewed by the evaluators.

Friday 9/13/24

Saturday 9/14/24

MORNING

NIGHT

Sunday 9/15/24

OPEN – depending on turnout/need for additional player review, we have extra time slots between 12:30pm to 4:30pm that could be used to ask players to come back

Saturday 9/21/24

Sunday 9/22/24

Updates are posted on our Website and Facebook….All Facebook updates are also automatically posted on our website homepage for those who do not have Facebook.

The 3^rd & 4^th grade girls teams are “NEW” teams this year; thus, we need leaders to step up for both of those potential teams.  If your child is interested in playing travel in those grades, PLEASE spread the word about tryouts, recruit others to come out, and if interested in coaching, please reach out to our board via email: [email protected]

*Southampton Travel teams compete in the ICBA and follow ICBA roster rules, limiting the amount of out of township players on each team.  Out of township members are welcome to tryout, but selection on the team is based upon following those rules and guidelines:  https://www.icbabasketball.com/icba-rules

*Tryouts will be conducted by the teams’ head coach, board members and/or other talent evaluators.  The rosters will be selected by evaluators.

*Roster size may vary team to team, but ultimately, you are looking at a minimum of 8 and maximum of 12 per team, with it most likely being around 10 players per team.

Travel Team Registration Fee—$250.00 (only if you make the travel team)

UNIFORMS and Swag Shop--   Uniform costs are separate from registration fee and will be paid directly to the uniform company to keep costs as low as we can.

Tryouts:  Typically in September

Practice: typically start team practices the first week of November

Pre-Season Tournament- some teams will play in the ICBA King of Court tournament, which take place at the end of November and first two weeks of December.

Season: First ICBA travel games are usually the 2nd week of December, and then there is a break for the holidays, and then games every week through January and February; with Playoffs starting typically in late February through middle (sometimes end of) March.



Travel Basketball Philosophy

The Southampton Basketball Travel program is well suited for the players who seek to improve their skill sets while performing in a high level of competition.  Travel programs do just that - they travel to other townships who share in the excitement and challenge of competitive sports. 

In theory, there is a clear demarcation between purely recreational pursuits and competitive sports.   Travel programs are designed to place a greater emphasis on competition and achievement than an intramural (in-house) program.  Travel basketball teams work to attain success through rigorous practice and an increased competition schedule.  Typically, players and teams strive to increase their physical fitness, improve their basketball related skill-sets, and enhance their knowledge of the game while participating in a travel level program.   Travel Basketball involves a commitment to consistent progress and advancement through personal development outside our program and commitment to your team’s practices and games.  There are higher expectations regarding both performance and commitment to the sport in the recreational sphere.

PLAYING TIME IS NOT EQUAL and PLAYING TIME IS NOT GUARANTEED.  Our program believes that the best development comes from dedication to developing in practice and taking what you learn there and continuing to develop your skills outside of practice.  Coaches will be able to see through weekly practices who is improving, who is listening, and who has earned game playing time.  Giving the limited number of players on the floor (only 5) and given the specific skills sets needed for specific positions ( example. Exceptional ball handling by a point guard position, height and aggressiveness by a center, offensive creator by a shooting guard) substitutions/rotations can become very limited depending on the game/scenario.  While it should be a rare occurrence for a player to not play in a game at all, it is possible based on a variety of factors that a coach will be contemplating:

Player Development

Skill Improvement

Long-Term Focus

Effort and Attitude

Work Ethic in Practice

Coach-ability and Attitude

Game Context and Competition Level

Game Type

Score and Situation

Player Position and Role

Team Needs

Balanced Rotations

Age and Level of Play

Game Strategy and Matchups

Defensive or Offensive Needs

Player Fitness and Stamina

Endurance

Injury or Fatigue

Disciplin

Adherence to Team Rules

Sportsmanship and Behavior

Player Confidence

Balancing these factors helps coaches distribute playing time in a way that promotes individual and team development while fostering a positive environment.

We believe that youth sporting events, at all levels, should be a healthy, fun, and positive aspect of a young person’s life. Participation in sports should impart lifelong values, which are the behavioral foundation of our future generation.  Southampton Basketball takes pride in our players and in turn, we expect they take pride in representing their community and themselves.  Our goal, with the reliance on voluntary coaches,  is to teach strong moral values and outstanding character in both word and by example. We insist that no matter the ability, commitment, or competitive level of our travel teams or individual players,  we embody the philosophy of good sportsmanship.

For questions regarding your child’s playing time- please review the parent code of conduct and follow the rules of our program for when it is appropriate to speak to the coach.  For any serious issue regarding player safety or wellbeing, do not hesitate to contact our board of directors at [email protected] or call the President of the board, Robert Lynch at 267-240-1672.

2024-2025 Boys Travel Teams-- for any player who is listed below, congrats on being OFFERED a spot on an Upper Southampton Travel Basketball Team.

In order to accept your roster spot, you MUST complete the travel basketball registration process by Sunday 9/29/24 by 11:59pm. Login to your account (top right of this page) or create a new account if this is the player’s first time in any of our programming in order to complete the travel registration process.

Travel Basketball Registration Fee is $250.00- this covers the team fee for the ICBA travel league, all ref fees, the king of court tournament as well as normal overhead such as insurance and equipment for our program.

Uniform cost is separate— see below for uniform info.

3rd grade boys

1. Logan Doyne
2. Shane Fox
3. Jaiden Henry
4. Thomas Mueller
5. Liam Netterville
6. David Reznik
   
7. Roman Taimanglo
8. Liam “LT” Walker
9. Luka Williams

Coaches:           Brian Fox: [email protected] 
                          Nick Cosenza: [email protected]

5th grade boys

1. Ben Bachinsky
2. RJ Barbosa
3. Owen Brennan
4. Ben Chacker
5. Ryan Conlon
6. Roman Jakimoski
7. Cliff Krawchuk
8. Vincent Lynch
9. Richard McFillin
10. Luke McPeake
11. Lucas Widhson

Coaches:       Bob Lynch: [email protected] 
                      Brian McPeake: [email protected]

6th grade boys

1. Austin Baun
2. Roger Bueno
3. Bryce Charokopos-Wilson
4. Weston Cook
5. Bryson Cramer
6. James Dunne
7. Eli Guzman
8. Elvin Guzman
9. Michael McCarthy
10. Luke Nobili
11. Drew Peddicord

Coaches:           Jake Cramer: [email protected] 
                          Lance Wilson: [email protected]

7th grade boys

1. Bryson Cramer
2. James Kelly
3. James Kirk
4. Ryan MacConnell
5. Patrick Murphy
6. Ryan Newman
7. Chase Paley
8. Declan Power
9. Christian Thomas
10. Henry Winter

Coach:           Freddy MacConnell [email protected] 
                           Rory Power [email protected]

8th grade boys

1. Jack Lane
2. Colin Lichorobiec
3. Kyle Malpezzi 
   
4. Todd Nobili
5. Nate Peddicord
6. Tyler Seum
7. Brody Solit
8. Adam Soriano Florio
9. Justin Stewart
10. Eli Van’t Hoenderdaal
11. Gabriel Weidner
12. Nathan Weidner

Coaches:           Todd Nobili [email protected] 
                          Tom Lichorobiec
                          

4th grade girls 

1. Avery Bocklet
2. Keirlyn Harta
3. Charlotte Meehl
4. Addie Martin
5. Lilly Picariello
6. Ellen Weidenburner
7. Olivia Weidenburner
8. Victoria Welsh
9. Madison Wimsey
10. Avery Wojciechowicz
11. Genevieve Wojtusik

Coaches:        Bridget Weidenburner:  [email protected] and Gina Meehl: [email protected] and Joe Weidenburner:              [email protected]

5th grade girls 

1. Emma Jean Campbell
2. Jane Collins
3. Stella Elenback
4. Maddie Emory
5. Camryn Guerrera
   
6. Kennedy Mickle
7. Lilyana Netterville
8. Taylor Newman
9. Ruby Schneider
10. Saorise Fleming

Coaches:  Matt Netterville: [email protected] and Christie Shaw: [email protected]

6th grade girls

1. Eliana Ammaturo
2. Sadie Armstrong
3. Bailey Cirino
4. Gianna DiValentino
5. Emerson DeFortuna
6. Kayleigh Janos
7. Lilyanna Pietri
8. Gretchen Rosenfeld
9. Raya Taimanglo
10. Teagan Winslow

Coaches:      Victoria Winslow: [email protected] and Allison DeFortuna: [email protected] and Nick Cosenza: [email protected]

8th grade girls

1. Julianna Bachmann
2. Alex Cannon
3. Lillian DeFortuna
4. Isabella Frankina
5. Sophia Gannon
   
6. Ashley Kelly
7. Giuliana Lynch
8. Devon MacDonald
9. Sloan Santaniello
   
10. Ava Schmalbach
11. Giuliana Vizza

Coaches:      Bob Lynch: [email protected] and Lorenzo Vizza: [email protected]

UNIFORM INFO:

Player Jersey #s must comply with the following requirement:  DIGITS  0-5 only; the smallest number is 00, and the largest # is 55; we cannot have a 00 and a 0; any other combo of digits 0-5 are permitted (for clarity-- you cannot have a number with 6, 7, 8, or 9 in it).

Coach's will coordinate with their players to work out uniform numbers. The uniform store (Runaround) will advise us of any conflicts in players numbers-- if that occurs, we will reach out to you for a new number.


ALL TRAVEL PLAYERS ARE REQUIRED TO PURCHASE A TEAM UNIFORM and A TEAM PRACTICE PINNIE-- OUR UNIFORM & PINNIE are the SAME this year (2024-2025),  as we have had  since 2022-2023.  Thus, if you are a returning travel player, and your uniform from last year still fits, you can use it again this year.

Here is the link for the travel basketball uniform and pinnie: https://runaroundinc.tuosystems.com/stores/2024skbbuni

***REMINDER-- BEFORE YOU PAY ONLINE- talk to your team Coach to make sure the number selected is proper and/or not already taken!

UNIFORM STORE CLOSES ON (10/13/2024 at 11:59pm )--- please order your uniform promptly after speaking with your team coach since there is a four week turnaround on the uniforms and in order for them to arrive on time for the first tournament/game we need to order asap.

There is also a long sleeve hooded tee that is available for purchase- players typically wear these during game warmups and while on the bench; they are not required, but may be purchased.

SPIRIT WEAR SHOP-- for anyone interested in ordering some SOUTHAMPTON KNIGHTS SWAG--
please click the link below: 

https://runaroundinc.tuosystems.com/stores/2024skbbsp