FAQ

FAQ

TBA is the official basketball feeder program for Tahoma High School. TBA holds yearly tryouts in September with the goal of fielding boys and girls teams grades 4-8.

Our mission at Tahoma Basketball Association is to provide student athletes in the Tahoma school district the opportunity to play competitive basketball in preparation for high school basketball while also teaching them life skills for future success as a student athlete and beyond. As the official feeder program of Tahoma High School, our goal is to be known throughout the basketball community as a team with heart, class and a competitive spirit.

The fall/winter season league fee was $695 for the 2021-2022 season but may vary each year. This fee is in line with other feeder basketball programs in and around the greater Seattle area. The fee includes team practices (2 practices/week), training/open gym sessions, league games, and 3 tournaments. If teams play in additional tournaments or opt for additional training, these fees will be collected in addition to your normal league fee. Coaches will give notice to teams prior to committing to any additional tournaments or trainings.
Uniforms are an additional cost (new uniforms every 3 years) and run approximately $150-200.
For insurance purposes, each player must also have a valid AAU membership to participate in all basketball related activities. This is a small fee handled directly through the AAU web site.

TBA practices typically start the first week of October and go through early March. Teams that qualify for the State tournament will continue practicing through mid-March. Training sessions typically take place in October. Tournaments start to take place as early as late October/early November. League games start in December and run through February. Coaches, in partnership with the TBA board, decide which tournaments teams will participate in throughout the season.

Practice days are typically determined based on the coach’s availability along with Tahoma School District gym availability. We understand the complications of planning around various sport schedules, however, unfortunately basketball has the same scheduling challenges as other sports. Practice days are not determined until after tryouts take place and we know who the coaches are, what teams we have, and what gyms are available. We do our best to get schedules out as soon as we can.

For those teams from the regular season that have enough kids wanting to continue to play in the spring, they can choose to have a spring team. Spring season usually runs from April through early June. The number of practices, games, and tournaments are decided on by the coach based on each team’s availability and commitment level. There are not tryouts for the spring season. If a team does play in the spring, there is an additional fee for that season. The same uniforms from the regular season that year will be used for spring, so there will be no additional cost for uniforms.

A high level of commitment is encouraged when players join a TBA team and we expect parents to make basketball their child’s priority during regular season. However, TBA supports players participating in other sports as long as parents communicate their child’s availability should it effect basketball. Please know that the level of commitment given to the sport can directly affect a player’s play time.