WWBBA WINTER TRAVEL INFORMATION 2020-21

The ICBA travel league is hoping to offer a shortened season starting in mid-January, 2021. The ability to do so will be highly dependent on organizations gaining access to school district gyms.

For now, we are not planning travel tryouts, but will schedule them and WWBBA will field travel teams if there is an ICBA season this winter.  

Please reach out to wwbbainfo@gmail.com with any questions.

Travel Information:
  • WWBBA expects to field one 3rd grade travel team and two teams (A & B) in grades 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8.
  • Age cutoffs:
    • Third grade team - age 8 or younger as of 8/1/2019
    • Fourth grade teams - age 9 or younger as of 8/1/2019
    • Fifth grade teams - age 10 or younger as of 8/1/2019
    • Sixth grade teams  - age 11 or younger as of 8/1/2019
    • Seventh grade teams - age 12 or younger as of 8/1/2019
    • Eighth grade teams - age 13 or younger as of 8/1/2019
  • Teams are allowed a limited number of age exemptions to accommodate players who are in a particular grade, but are “older” than the age cutoff – please contact WWBBA travel director Mark Chelak at mark.chelak@yahoo.com if your son would need an age exemption to play for his current grade level.
  • Teams are also allowed a limited number of geographic exceptions for players who do not live within WWBA boundaries. If you live within the Central Bucks School District, you can play for a WWBBA travel team. If not, please contact travel director Mark Chelak at mark.chelak@yahoo.com to see if your son might be eligible for a geographic exception to play for a WWBBA travel team.
  • WWBBA Travel teams play in the ICBA travel league, which includes programs throughout Bucks and Montgomery counties.
  • Tryouts will start the week of October 6 and take approximately two weeks to complete. Practices will start in late October and ICBA league games will start in mid-to-late December and run through late February.
  • There is no cost to tryout for WWBBA travel, but you must be registered via this LINK.
  • Travel registration fees will be paid after teams are selected in October.
  • The WWBBA travel fee for this season will be $300 (volunteer opt-out fee $50 additional), which covers ICBA league fees and practice time. Uniforms and costs associated with tournaments your team might play will be additional. Returning players can wear their uniform from last year if it still fits.
  • At the conclusion of try-outs, players who make a team will be given online registration instructions and will have 48 hours to sign-up and pay their $300 fee. Players not signed-up within the given period will not be able to participate this season.
  • Players who do not make a travel team are encouraged to sign-up for our intramural program. There will be time for you to register your son for the WWBBA intramural program after travel teams are finalized.
  • New this year, WWBBA travel players are permitted to play in the WWBBA intramural league. If you want your son to play in the intramural league, in addition to playing for a WWBBA travel team, please register him through the link in the email you received recently about Intramural registration. The intramural registration fee is separate and in addition to the $300 travel fee. There is no discount for travel players who also play in our intramural league.

Want to coach:
Please email Mark Chelak, WWBBA travel director - mark.chelak@yahoo.com - if you are interested in coaching a WWBBA travel team this season. Minimally, we are looking for head coaches for two new teams this season – 3rd grade and 4th grade “B” team. You can also reach out to Mark with any questions about our travel program.
 
We are looking forward to another great season. Thank you in advance for your interest and support.