The Metrowest Basketball League is a competitive travel basketball league for boys and girls in grades 4th through 8th. Playing on a MetroWest team requires a tryout. Equal playing time for players should not be expected and is not guaranteed in MetroWest.

Tryouts:

Winter 2022-2023 Evaluations are now complete. We will communicate rosters by the Friday, October 28th.

Thank you to all of our independent evaluators, volunteers and especially the players for taking part in our evaluation process this year. We had an excellent turnout with the largest group we’ve had in the last 5 years. Every player should be proud of the effort that they gave during the evaluations and their willingness to take a risk to try out for a team. It was great to see the sportsmanship that each player demonstrated towards one another and towards the volunteers.  Looking forward to a great season!

Note that practices will start in early November, teams will play in a pre-season tournament in late November and the Metrowest regular season will start in early December.

 

Games and Practice:

Practices begin in November and occur twice a week on weeknights. Games start in early December and are played on Sunday. Games run through the end of March including playoffs.  Travel to games can range from next door in Weston to about 45 minutes to an hour away. Typically there is a game the second weekend of Winter break and both weekends of February Break.

Important Notes:

Playing on a Metrowest team requires a significant time commitment for both games and practices. Players should only tryout for a team if they are willing and able to commit to basketball through the Winter season. Players should not try out for a team if they anticipate conflicts with other sports or activities. Players who anticipate conflicts with the Metrowest schedule are strongly encouraged to register for the Tri-Town program.

Participation in the Metrowest League through WYBA is open to all players who live in Wayland and to METCO students attending Wayland Schools. More information is available at www.metrowestbball.com.

Volunteer Coaches:

Parents interested in coaching one of our Metrowest teams should contact our Metrowest League Commissioner, Todd Renneker at mw@waylandbasketball.org.

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Please read the following tryout guidelines carefully

1. There will be tryouts for all teams if there are a sufficient number of players with which to field a team.  If there are not a sufficient number of players with which to field a team, fees will be refunded.
2. Only players who have registered will be allowed to try-out. There are no exceptions to this rule.
3. Players must attend at least one evaluation session and should make every effort to attend all sessions. Players who will miss a tryout session must notify the program coordinator in advance. Failure to attend a session may impact a player’s placement on a team. Players who fail to attend any of the tryout sessions will not be placed on a team.
4. Players who are unable to tryout due to injury must still attend evaluations.  If there is a spot on the team after tryouts, the player may be evaluated by a WYBA board member/representative and placed on a team based on the evaluation.  No spots are held for injured players.
5. Players will be allowed to tryout for a team one grade level above their current grade only if there is no team being fielded in the player’s current grade level.
6. Evaluations will be conducted by independent evaluators that are not associated with the grade level being evaluated. WYBA coaches may assist with the tryout process but will not evaluate players that they may coach.
7. The previous season’s end of year players’ evaluations will be taken into account as part of team formation, if they occurred.
8. Previous placement on a Metrowest team does not guarantee placement on a future team.

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Registration opens September 6th
Program Fee: $300