Glen Ridge Athletic Association Basketball - Co-Commissioners Julia Javier & Colin Convey
2025-26 Travel Tryouts
What: GRAA Travel Basketball Tryouts
Who: Girls & Boys in Grades 3rd-8th
When: Week of November 10th & 17th (Schedule will be emailed to registrants)
Where: RAS & GRHS
Tryouts will be held in the week of November 10th & early week of November 17th (final gym availability still pending). More detailed information on the time & location for each age group will soon follow.
REGISTRATION IS FREE & MANDATORY. REGISTRATION WILL CLOSE ON FRIDAY 11/7 AT 11:59 PM.
NO LATE REGISTRATIONS WILL BE ALLOWED. NO EXCEPTIONS.
Each grade will have 1 team of boys and 1 team of girls. Each team will consist of 10-12 players, as decided by commissioner, GRAA Basketball Board members and evaluators.
Each group tryout will have multiple independent evaluators that will include paid evaluators from outside basketball programs as well as several volunteer former GR travel coaches.
The tryout judges will provide consensus player rankings. The final team roster and size will be decided by the Commissioners and evaluators, who have the authority to make selections based on tryout results and the overall needs of the team.
Please email basketball@graa.org for any questions
TRYOUT SCHEDULE - MUST REGISTER TO TRYOUT
| 11/10/2025 | 6-730pm | RAS Upper | 3rd Girls |
| 730-9pm | RAS Upper | 3rd Boys | |
| 11/11/2025 | 6-730pm | RAS Upper | 4th Boys |
| 730-9pm | RAS Upper | 4th Girls | |
| 11/12/2025 | 6-730pm | RAS Upper | 5th Girls |
| 730-9pm | RAS Upper | 5th Boys | |
| 11/13/2025 | 6-730pm | RAS Upper | 6th Girls |
| 730-9pm | RAS Upper | 6th Boys | |
| 11/17/2025 | 6-730pm | GRHS Rear | 7th Girls |
| 6-730pm | GRHS Main | 8th Girls | |
| 730-9pm | GRHS Rear | 7th Boys | |
| 730-9pm | GRHS Main | 8th Boys |
🏆 CONGRATULATIONS to the 5th Grade Girls Basketball Champions! 🏆
The GRAA is incredibly proud of our 5th grade girls basketball team for taking home the championship! These girls showed incredible dedication, teamwork, and heart all season long, and their hard work paid off in a BIG way!
👏 A huge shoutout to our champions:
Emma Behrins, Daphne Razo, Chiara Sabella, Noelle Kim, Emmeline Johnston, Lea Ergovic Gorican, Sofia Caruso, Amelia McDonald, Dylan Klein, Quinn Idalski, Eleanor VanTuyl, Hali Hall.
And coaches:
Greg McDonald, Steve Klein, Erick VanTuyl
Your hard work, hustle, and team spirit were inspiring to watch. Congratulations on an amazing season and a well-earned championship! 🏆🎉
GRAA Travel Basketball Game Schedule
GRAA Basketball is proud to offer 3 levels of programs for girls and boys from 1st to 8th grade:
Basketball Skills & Drills
- Goal: Learning and practicing basketball skills
- Season: January - February
- Registration Period: November
- Grades: 1st - 3rd
- Skills Required: Open to all skill levels
- Practices: Sundays
- Games: None
- Tryouts: No
- Coaching: 2-3 weeks with a professional coach to start, then parent run
Rec Basketball (In-town)
- Goal: Give GR kids the opportunity to play casually against each other on fairly balanced teams
- Season: January - March
- Registration Period: November
- Grades: 3rd - 8th
- Skills Required: Open to all skill levels
- Practices: No
- Games: Boys on Saturdays, Girls on Sundays
- Tryouts: No
- Coaching: Parent Coaches
Travel Basketball
- Goal: To create a competitive team to compete vs. other towns
- Season: December - March (Tryouts mid-Nov)
- Registration Period: November
- Grades: 3rd - 8th
- Skills Required: Yes
- Practices: 2 times per week
- Games: Weekends and weekdays, schedule made by league
- Tryouts: Yes, tryouts are required for all players interested in the travel team, as space is limited. We highly encourage any player who does not make the travel team to register for the Rec Basketball program to continue developing their skills.
- Coaching: Parent Coaches
BASKETBALL FAQ
WHY ARE THE SCHOOL DOORS LOCKED DURING PRACTICE TIMES?
This is a BOE policy not a GRAA policy. We are not allowed to prop open the doors to let kids into practice. At the rear RAS gym entrance there is a bell to ring for the custodian to let kids in. We recommend once the first coach or player is in to stand by the door to let subsequent players/coaches in.
WHAT DETERMINES WHERE TEAMS PRACTICE?
Glen Ridge gym space is limited and GRAA is given gym space by the Board of Education. GRAA Basketball does its best to assign the limited resources to its teams. Generally older age teams will practice at GRHS while younger teams practice at RAS. Sometime due to scheduling issues this could be reversed. Younger teams are also given earlier practice slots while older teams will get later slots. At GRHS if a team has the front gym for their 1st practice of the week, they will be in the back gym for the 2nd practice of the week.
HOW CAN I CONTACT THE BASKETBALL COMMISSIONERS OR THE GRAA BOARD?
Please visit contact.graa.org
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