DBA Travel Team Tryouts – Grades 3–8 (boys and girls)

The DBA Travel Program is a competitive basketball league designed to help players grow their skills, game knowledge, and teamwork. Through focused practices, competitive play, and guidance from experienced coaches, athletes build confidence, discipline, and a love for the game.

Evaluation Process

To ensure a fair and balanced approach, we’ve updated our evaluation structure this year:

• Impartial Oversight: Each tryout is run by a DBA Travel Committee or Board Member (not by the coaches of that grade).

• Multiple Perspectives: The head coach and the previous year’s B team coach will observe, along with independent evaluators.

• Criteria: Players are evaluated on:

  • Athletic ability

  • Basketball skills

  • Attitude and teamwork

  • Prior season coach feedback (if applicable)

Parents are not allowed in the gym during tryouts.
Selection is not guaranteed from year to year.

League Information

• MetroWest offers travel leagues for grades 4–8.

• DBA also fields 3rd grade teams that play in the lower 4th grade division.

Team Formation

• Evaluators will compile results following tryouts.

• Team selections are made collaboratively by the Travel Committee and all head coaches.

• Team size will depend on the number of players, competitive balance, and facility availability.

• Bring a water bottle and personal basketball (if possible).

• Head coaches will be in attendance  for each grade (except new 3rd grade teams). Coaches observe but do not run the tryout.

• Tryouts are facilitated and evaluated by someone unaffiliated with that grade.