DAA Travel Basketball 2026-2027

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Signup

Travel registration is now open.

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Status: Invitations sent out
              (registration link below) 

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Season

November - March (Regular Season & Playoffs)

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*Games typically start in December and end dates are subject to change

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Teams​

​Travel Teams (Bergen Travel Basketball League)

• Boys Teams 3rd-8th grade only (single grades comprise each team)

• Girls Teams 3rd-8th grade only (single grades comprise each team) 

• Tryouts are required​

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Travel Basketball

Travel basketball is for players who are looking for a more competitive level of basketball. The competition is at a higher skill level than the recreation league. Accordingly, travel basketball requires a tryout process to evaluate the player's abilities and determine who makes the team. If your child is accepted into one of the teams, you will be notified soon after all tryouts are completed. At that point, if you choose to proceed with travel basketball, you must register him/her and pay for the season on Community Pass ASAP.

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Tryout Volunteers are Required to run Tryouts
 

• The DAA is entirely run by volunteers. Tryouts also run on parent volunteers.

• Volunteers will only need to check in players, hand out numbers, and keep track of equipment.

• Only players are permitted in the gym,

• Tryouts themselves are conducted by a 3rd party evaluator.

• Players are likely to show up 10-15 minutes before their session.

 

If you're able to help staff a session, please send an email to [email protected] and let us know which date/grade works for you.
If we do not have volunteers for a tryout session, there will be no tryout, and there will be no team for that grade. 

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Boys Tryout Dates:

Please note that sessions will be added, removed, or adjusted based on actual registration. Additional days may be added if deemed necessary.

Location of tryouts: Tryouts will be held at LLE or DMS. A notification will be sent out prior to your scheduled tryout date.

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Tuesday, October 6 – LLE Gym
Boys Grade 3: 6:00 – 7:00 PM 
Boys Grade 4: 7:00 – 8:00 PM 
Boys Grade 5: 8:00 – 9:00 PM 

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Friday, October 9 – DMS (New Gym)
Boys Grade 6: 5:00 – 6:00 PM 
Boys Grade 7: 6:00 – 7:00 PM 
Boys Grade 8: 7:00 – 8:00 PM 

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Monday, October 12 (2nd session) – DMS (New Gym)
Boys Grade 6: 6:00 – 7:00 PM 
Boys Grade 7: 7:00 – 8:00 PM 
Boys Grade 8: 8:00 – 9:00 PM 

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Thursday, October 15 (2nd session) – LLE Gym
Boys Grade 3: 6:00 – 7:00 PM 
Boys Grade 4: 7:00 – 8:00 PM - CANCELLED
Boys Grade 5: 8:00 – 9:00 PM - CANCELLED 

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Girls Tryout Dates:

Girls travel basketball runs jointly with Closter & Haworth. A separate notification will go out once they're confirmed. Please still register if your child is interested. 

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Location: Tenakill Middle School, 275 High St, Closter, NJ 07624

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Girls 6th Grade - TBA

Has been rescheduled  – Tenakill Middle School
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Girls 7th Grade

Tuesday, November 10 at 7:30 – 8:30 PM – Tenakill Middle School
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Thursday, November 12 at 7:30 – 8:30 PM – Tenakill Middle School

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Registration for tryouts: Via Community Pass. Please click Here

• Open to: Boys and Girls, grades 3 through 8 (Girls may still register while we await tryout dates)

• Tryout Cost: No cost for tryouts
   

Eligibility: 

1. The player must attend at least one tryout session.  

2. Your child must also register for recreation basketball. We will open up the recreation league and clinic registration at a later date (typically October). Recreation league offers games for 3rd through 8th grade boys and girls and clinics for grades K, 1 & 2. All children will get ample amount of playing in the recreations program. This gives an opportunity for kids of all playing levels to play together to improve.

 

Additional Information:

Cost: If selected the cost for the season is expected to be in the range of $550-$560 (Includes the recreation fee). If a team decides amongst themselves to bring in a paid outside coach or trainer, that will increase your cost. 

 

We stress that travel basketball is separate and distinct from the recreation league. There is no minimum playing time requirement for your child to play in a game. We push all coaches to get all kids in the game, but ultimately playing time is determined by the coaches and game situations.

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Coaching: Each team requires parents to coach. If you are interested in coaching a team, you MUST have the Rutgers Coaching Certification and Heads Up Concussion Certification. More information is found on our website www.daarec.org.

 

Travel Season Game Schedule: Actual dates/times will not be determined until late November; season will start in December or January and run through early March. Home games are played at Luther Lee Emerson or DMS and away games are played at the opposing school (which can be in Bergen, Hudson, or Essex County). Typically there are 2 games played a week. Travel Games or Practices are not permitted on Saturdays as that day is reserved for Recreation Basketball.

 

Travel Season Practice Schedule: Practices will be organized by the parent volunteer coaches at their availability.

 

If your child is accepted: You will be prompted to register your child to play in the travel league or decline the invitation. 

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