BOYS BASKETBALL
- Tryout Dates & Times:Â
- Wednesday 11/15: 3:15-4:45
- Thursday 11/16: Study hall 3:15-4:45 Trailer 1, tryouts 4:45-6:16
- Friday 11/17: 3:25-4:45
- Tryout Location:Â Gym
- Where to Get Picked Up:Â Side door down by Gym
- What To Bring:Â water bottle
- What To Wear:Â athletic clothing, athletic shoes, tryout number, ticket to play wristband
- Additional information from Coach Elbert:
- Based on the timing of tryouts there will be 1 cut after the 3rd day of tryouts (Friday 11/17). Cuts will be posted based on their number from tryouts on Monday (11/20) morning by the weight room door by the gym, the Salem Boys Basketball website, and Salem athletics social media
- Parent meeting Monday, November 20 at 6:15 after practice in the gym for those that made the team
- The team will be limited to 12-15 players and chosen based on skills, basketball IQ, effort, coachability, academics, & behavior on & off the court.
- Participants will be critiqued through many drills involving dribbling, passing, running, defense, shooting, plyometrics, & scrimmaging.
- Please be prepared to pick up your child by the end of each practice, allowing yourself 15 minutes due to traffic, as I too (Coach Elbert) have family & children to get home to. If there is going to be a delay, please consider carpooling or at least email me (celbert@wcpss.net) in advance or call/text your child to let me know.Â
If you have any questions about boys basketball tryouts, please contact Coach Chris Elbert (celbert@wcpss.net). If you have any questions about physicals, DragonFly, or safety, please contact me, the school’s athletic trainer (tmauder@wcpss.net). If you have any questions about athletics, please contact our athletic director, Zach Honeycutt (zhoneycutt@wcpss.net).
GIRLS BASKETBALL
- Tryout Dates:Â
- Wednesday 11/15
- Thursday 11/16
- Friday 11/17 (only if needed)
- Tryout Times:Â
- Wednesday 11/15: 4:45 – 6:15 (kids staying after school will do study hall in Trailer 2)Â
- Thursday 3-4:30 (directly after school)
- Tryout Location:Â Gym
- Where to Get Picked Up:Â Side door down by Gym
- What To Bring: Tennis Shoes,  Water Bottle, POSITIVE ATTITUDE
- What To Wear:Â Shoes, Shorts/Tshirts
- Additional Information:Â By evening of Friday Nov. 17, Final Cuts with numbers students wear during tryouts will be posted on social media pages and website.
If you have any questions about girls basketball tryouts, please contact Coach Jenny Waychoff (jwaychoff@wcpss.net). If you have any questions about physicals, DragonFly, or safety, please contact me, the school’s athletic trainer (tmauder@wcpss.net). If you have any questions about athletics, please contact our athletic director, Zach Honeycutt (zhoneycutt@wcpss.net).
CHEERLEADING
- Tryout Dates:Â November 28
- Tryout Times:3:15-4:30PM
- Tryout Location:  Tate’s classroom
- Where to Get Picked Up:Â carpool
- What To Bring:Â water bottle
- What To Wear:Â active clothes to run, move, & stretch in
- Any additional information:Â practices will be every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 3:15-4:30PM
If you have any questions about cheerleading tryouts, please contact Coach Jazmin Highsmith (jhighsmith@wcpss.net). If you have any questions about physicals, DragonFly, or safety, please contact me, the school’s athletic trainer (tmauder@wcpss.net). If you have any questions about athletics, please contact our athletic director, Zach Honeycutt (zhoneycutt@wcpss.net).
