TRYOUTS:
 Who Can Try Out - Any 6th-12th grade homeschooled student (or a traditionally-schooled student whose school does not offer boys basketball). It is the age eligibility policy of Greenville Hurricanes that athletes for the 23/24 school year do not turn 11 after 12/31/23 and do not turn 19 before 7/1/23.
Location - St. Giles Presbyterian (1021 Hudson Road, Greenville, SC)
Date - Monday, September 25
Ages for Tryouts - We are requiring tryouts by birth date and not restricting teams to only certain grade levels. Please note the following age breakdown that will determine teams:

Times -

Any player interested in trying out must be signed up to try out! (Signup link below)

Late Interest Tryouts - We will post dates in October for late interest tryouts. Please note that late interest tryouts will only be available in the event we have openings on a team, so it is important to make the original tryout date.

Coaching Staff:
Chad Alana - Varsity Head Coach
Mark Phillips - Varsity Parent Assistant
Jose Rivera - JV Head Coach
Bill Bainbridge - JV Parent Assistant
Scott Price - MSB Head Coach
Steve Bouknight - MSB Assistant Coach

Important Dates:
9/25 - Rosters will be emailed and online registration will open
9/26 - Parent/Player Orientation -  6pm - Taylors First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall (200 West Main Street, Taylors, SC) This meeting will include turning in physicals and birth certificates and sizing for uniforms
9/28 - First night of practice
10/7 - Shoot-A-Thon Fundraiser

Practices:
The practice schedule will vary based on game schedules and gym availability. Between practices and games, plan for 3-4 nights per week. Practices will be held at St. Giles Presbyterian Church (1021 Hudson Road, Greer, SC)
Practice dates and times will be in the TeamSnap app for easy tracking.

Games:
The game schedule will be on your TeamSnap app once you have registered.

Tournaments:
Each year we work to include tournaments for our teams. Below are both tournaments that are scheduled and tournaments that are being evaluated.

Scheduled Tournaments - 

It is important that if you try out and make the team, you are able to attend these 2 tournaments. Expenses related to the tournaments (lodging, meals and transportation) are additional to registration and fundraising.

Optional Tournaments - 

These post-season tournaments will be optional due to the extra cost and time involved. It is essential that you let your coach know as soon as possible if the player is not able to participate.  We will plan ways to offset tournament expenses for our teams as we are able.

Fees (Registration / Fundraising / Uniform):
Our goal is to develop a program that provides a competitive environment, while giving the players the opportunity for development.

Registration Fee (covers the following costs)

Fundraising Fee -  This is a critical aspectof our program. We will have initiatives that each player can use to raise funds to reduce the cost of the program-related fees. If you have ideas for raising funds, please let us know. Each player will need to bring in the amount specified below in fundraising or to cover that amount as a family.

Fees:
JVB/VB
Registration - $250
Fundraising - $200
Uniform (if needed) - $150
MSB
Registration - $200
Fundraising - $200
Uniform (if needed) - $150

Payment Plan - Families can choose an installment plan ($150 at registration and the remainder broken up into 3 additional payments). If the family brings in the fundraising amounts, installments will be adjusted)

Volunteering:
All families are expected to take volunteering roles during the season. This may be admissions, setup, scorebook, scoreboard operation, cleanup, etc. Each family will be assigned to a certain amount of slots to sign up for. Continued player participation is dependent upon volunteer slots being fulfilled.

Paperwork:

Physicals - A physical is NOT required in order to participate in tryouts. However, a physical will be necessary to complete your registration the first week of October. Physicals cannot be more than a year old at any time during the season. Check out this link to see when your child's physical expires - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1A6F0orpcIp9f4ro1PoNo2tXxRs8bsDDIG9M55wKtOfM/edit?usp=sharing

Hurricanes Physicals - $25 Hurricanes physicals will be offererd in October. Physicals will be due at Parent/Player Orientation; however, signing up for a Hurricanes physical will meet the physicals requirement to start practice. More information will be coming.

Birth Certificate - New players will need to turn in a copy of their birth certificate at the Parent/Player orientation. Birth certificates are kept on file for returning players.

Policies:
Please look over the Hurricane Athletics Handbook to see Hurricane Athletics policies. The Handbook is found at

Handbook

Questions? Contact Chad Alana (Program Manager) or Lindsay Muir (Administrator)
Chad Alana - chad@greenvillehurricanes.com
Lindsay Muir - basketball@greenvillehurricanes.com

GREENVILLE HURRICANES BOYS BASKETBALL

PRE-TRYOUT BOYS BASKETBALL SKILLS TRAINING
(6th-12th Grade)

If you'd like the opportunity for evaluation and training from our Boys Basketball coaches before tryouts, join in on one, two or all three of our Skills Training days listed below. You must be signed up to participate. See all information below!

These training days are for new players or players wanting help to prepare for tryouts or players who have tried out previously and not made the team.

Who:  Boys 6th-12th who are interested in trying out for Hurricanes Boys Basketball and are homeschooled or attend a traditional school that does not offer Boys Basketball
When: September 18, 21 & 22, 6:00-7:30
Where:  St. Giles Presbyterian Church (1021 Hudson Road, Greenville, SC)
Cost:  $20 per session OR $40 for all 3 sessions
To Sign up:  Please use links to register for each of the dates you are interested in below.

• All 3 Dates ($40) - https://go.teamsnap.com/forms/386396
• September 18 ($20) - https://go.teamsnap.com/forms/386398
• September 21 ($20) - https://go.teamsnap.com/forms/386400
• September 22 ($20) - https://go.teamsnap.com/forms/386399

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