Andover Traveling Boys Basketball

Each player that attends the two tryout sessions will be evaluated on a combination of objective scoring and subjective scoring by an impartial group of evaluators.

We will not be hosting makeup tryout dates due to the number of kids in our program, scheduling gym time, cost of evaluators etc. Player will have an opportunity to do extra scrimmaging/skills for coaches observation without scores on the day they are able to attend but, will receive the lowest score of the players present the day that they miss.

Tryout Format

Day 1 of Tryouts:

1-on-1
10 points
Each player will play 1-on-1 against all the other players within his group. The boys will be scored on offensive and defensive ability to include handling ball pressure, offensive moves, finishing, defensive pressure, shot contesting and rebounding.

Ball handling w/ defense into layups
20 points
Offensive players will ONLY be scored...players will dribble from the end line to half court while a defender is applying ball pressure without stealing the ball.  The offensive player will have to get to half court while the defensive player is trying to cut them off/stop them.  Once at half court the defense stops, and the offensive player continues to make a layup at the other end.  They will be scored on ball handling, change of direction with the ball, handling ball pressure and finishing.

Shooting from the nail
10 points
Players will shoot 10 total shots, 5 each being on the move from the left wing and the right wing.  The player will start at the right wing and run to the middle of the free throw line where they will receive a pass to shoot from the nail (which is exactly the middle of the free throw line).  They will do this 5 times and then do the exact same thing but coming from the left wing.

Elbow shooting (3rd-5th grade) & 3 pt shooting (6th-8th grade)
10 points
3rd-5th graders will shoot a total of 20 shots, 10 at each elbow, going back and forth with each make being worth 0.5 points for a total of 10 points if they make all 20 shots. 

6th-8th graders will take a total of 20 total 3 pointers, 4 each from 5 spots with each make worth 0.5 points for a total of 10 points if they make all 20 shots.  

IF there is enough time for each group, the players will be allowed to shoot again and take their best score.

Day 2 of Tryouts:
This will be a full session of ONLY scrimmages (3-on-3, 4-on-4 and 5-on-5). 
60 Points

Players will be scored on offensive and defensive game play.

110 points in total for the combined 2 days.

* It is strongly encouraged that your player makes both sessions as there won’t be an opportunity to score the skills portion on day 2 of tryouts or the scrimmage portion on day 1 of tryouts