We are excited to announce the NBU travel team tryouts for the 2019 Spring travel season! The season will run from March 18 thru May 31, 2019 and will include tournaments in the local and greater Chicagoland area. The tryouts will be held during the NBU Skills Training Sessions this week (March 13 -15th), and will be held on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday based on the schedule below. Please note your child is only required to attend one session for the try-outs, and may attend the session of choice:
Day Grades Time
Wednesday, March 13. 3rd - 8th Grades 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Thursday, March 14 9th - 12th Grades 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Friday, March 15 3rd - 12th Grades 5:00pm to 7:00pm
All tryouts will be held at CSO Sports Multiplex located at 1301 E. 47th street in Chicago. There is plenty of parking in the lot of the CSO facility.
There is a tryout fee of $30 per child, which will be credited toward your travel team fee upon announcement of the rosters. You may make your payment of the try-out fee by clicking on the following link provided below (Payment of the tryout fee is required in order for participation in the tryout). Payment can also be found in the “PAY ONLINE” tab of our website.
The travel team rosters will be announced via email by Saturday March 16th. In the email you will also be provided all of the pertinent information regarding the season, including the tournament schedule for the season, practice schedules, coach assignments, team fees, expectations, etc. You will then have until Sunday March 17, 2019 to confirm or accept your child's spot on the team. The season will officially begin with team practices on Monday March 18, 2019 and will operate until May 31, 2019.
It is anticipated that the travel team fee will be approximately $750 per child and will include two travel team practices per week, unlimited attendance at the NBU Skills Training Sessions, one reversible travel team uniform, and participation in a minimum of four tournaments (although we anticipate the total number of tournaments that the teams will participate in to be six or more). The season will operate from March 18th thru May 31, 2019 with all games and tournaments played on Saturday and or Sundays. All tournaments will be played in the local or greater Chicagoland area.
If you are new to NBU and are interested in having your child tryout for a team, please click on the link below to open the registration form, complete and bring it with you on the evening you elect to attend a tryout. If you prefer, you may also elect to email it back to this address.
If you have recently or previously participated in any NBU activities, we have your information and there is no need to complete the form. However, please let us know via email that your child is planning to tryout for a team or if your information has changed and or requires updating, please complete and submit the form.
Please let us know if you have any questions and we look forward to seeing you in the gym!
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