The first step in the tryout process is registering your player.  Before a player can participate in tryouts, he or she must be registered.  

For the 2025-2026 season, we have a non-refundable tryout fee of $30, due at the time of registration. If a player makes a team, the fee per player is $650.  A payment of one-third of the total is due shortly after teams have been formed.  If a player is not assigned to a team, you will not be invoiced for the season.  In addition, if restrictions impact our ability to finish the season, the Board may refund a portion of fees (minus a processing fee), depending on how much of the season we were able to complete.

The 2025-2026 season tryouts will be held at Athey Creek Middle School and West Linn High School.

3rd/4th Grade Boys and Girls Tryouts will be held at Athey Creek Middle School on October 12th, 13th and 15th.

Boys Tryouts will be held at West Linn High School on October 19th, 20th and 22nd.

The registration fee covers gym fees, use of the necessary uniform for the season (uniform will be collected at the end of the season, please do not alter the uniform with player's name), tournament fees, as well as State Tournament fees if qualified, and all other necessary costs to run the organization.  Financial assistance is available for those in need.

At the end of the season, all parents are responsible for ensuring the basketball uniforms are returned to their coach; any uniforms not returned will be charged a $50 replacement fee.

Select Tryouts

The Select  tryout process is overseen by the West Linn Youth Basketball Board with assistance from the varsity coaching staff of West Linn High School.  Board members and non-parent coaches are also involved with player evaluation and team selection during the tryout process.  Tryouts are closed to parents.

Tryouts are two days for each grade level and typically take place mid/late-October with team selection posted shortly thereafter.  Teams are structured as one "A" team per grade and generally either one or two "B" teams per grade, depending on the number of players demonstrating the skill level required to play at a competitive level.  Ten players are selected for each team. 

What to Expect at Tryouts:

Day 1

Upon arrival, each player/parent will confirm their registration.  If a player is not registered, we will have a live laptop available for registration.  Players will then receive tryout numbers to pin on their shorts during both days of tryouts.  It is important to keep track of these numbers – we will post teams using numbers, not player names.

We will have uniforms for sizing and will ask all players to try on uniforms prior to entering the gym.

Once the players are in the gym and tryouts begin, parents will be asked to leave the gym.  Coaches work with the kids on drills and skill work as well as scrimmages, while multiple neutral observers assess their abilities.  We host a parent meeting in the lobby the first night of tryouts outlining the program and answering any questions parents might have.

Day 2

Please be sure your player has their tryout number pinned to his/her shorts.  Players can head straight to the gym.  The second night of tryouts consists of additional drills, skill work and scrimmages for the players, while neutral observers assess their abilities.

Teams are typically formed within a week following tryouts.

In order to try out for SELECT and still join REC, you must register your child for BOTH programs. After teams have been created for SELECT, and your child has been included, you can be refunded the REC Fees.

If parents want their child to play REC basketball if they don't make SELECT, they need to register for REC by a date TBD If your child makes SELECT, you will be issued a refund for REC.

West Linn Rec Basketball

 SIGN UP BEFORE DATE TBD! Space is limited, last year we filled up within the first 48 hours of opening registration.  Learning from previous years, we are adjusting our overall numbers for teams.

For the 2025-2026 season,  the fee per player is $275.  A payment of $275 will be charged at the time of registration. Any players placed on a "Wait List" will not be charged until their player is placed on a team.  In addition, if restrictions impact our ability to finish the season, the Board may refund a portion of fees (minus a processing fee), depending on how much of the season we were able to complete.

We will have limited spots per team, age and gender. Once the limit is met, players will be placed on a "waiting list". Teams will be formed based on school and grade where possible.

Youth Rec Teams will be announced by November 8th.

The Rec Season will begin in December 2025 and will go through February 2026, with 1-2 practices per week starting in November.

At the end of the season, all parents are responsible for ensuring the basketball uniforms are returned to their coach; any uniforms not returned will be charged a $30 replacement fee.