WCBA will be offering Travel and Rec level options for Spring and Summer. Rec league will continue to run as it has in the past with an 8 week session with 16 practices/games cost will continue to be $250 for grade 3rd-12th and $150 for 1st-2nd grade. 

We will also have Travel teams for boys 2nd-11th grade. That season will run March-July with practice 2 times per week and tournaments every other weekend. Costs for the Travel season will be $800-$1000 depending on how many kids per team and how many and what tournaments each team plays.

Difference between Travel and Rec Ball

We get asked all the time which level should a player play in and there are a lot of variables. 

Rec league

Rec league is great for kids that just want to play more than one sport or for families that have multiple kids with multiple schedules and just want to stay active and play and not have all the pressure of playing at higher levels. Teams are small and everyone is guaranteed a minimum of playing half the game. Cost and time commitment is way lower!

Travel Teams

Travel is for a few select kids that are dedicated basketball players looking for more practice, games and competition. Playing time is not guaranteed (there may be games a player doesn’t play at all or only a few minutes) and there is way more emphasis placed on winning and advancing through a tournament. It is a large time and financial commitment. There are all kinds of levels of “Travel Teams”. Some are no higher level than WCBA Rec league but people love the idea of being on a “Travel Team” . Others are incredibly high level and come with all the pressures of that level. WCBA will offer 1-2 Travel teams at each grade level. 

Travel expenses will vary based on age group and level. Younger teams will travel less than older teams. Just to give you all the pros and cons Travel tournaments are expensive and charge anywhere from $20-$25/person per day to attend so a family can spend a couple hundred dollars per weekend attending tournaments.

Travel Team Tryouts listed below, if you want to try out for a travel team and don’t make it our Spring Rec league will start the 3rd week of February. Please register for Travel tryouts by emailing players name, grade, school and parents contact info (phone number and email) No cost to tryout. Tryouts for all age groups are at The Dream Center 5616 Fox Road, except 8th grade will be at Cary Academy

Some age groups will have 2 teams

Feb 5    3rd grade             5:30-7:00

Feb 5   4th grade            7:00-8:30

Feb 6    5th grade            5:30-7:00

Feb 6    6th grade             7:00-8:30

Feb 10    7th grade             10:00-11:30

2nd grade, 10th and 11th grade TBA

We are excited to announce our 8th ,9th (pending) and 10th grade Travel teams will be on the Under Armour Circuit.

Tryouts for 8th Grade will be Saturday, January 27, 10 am and Sunday, January 28, 9:45 am at Cary Academy 

9th Grade will be Saturday Feb 10 at 11am-12:30 at The Dream Center

10th grade tryout dates will be announced later