Travel Teams
Compete with the Best
Travel team members train hard, practice often, and compete against some of the top talent in the area. Our Coaches teach, encourage, and mentor our players every step of the way, helping them to gain mastery of individual effort and teamwork. Travel teams maximize a student-athlete’s opportunity to realize their goals for both basketball and education. All teams require try-outs and regular practice, as well as game participation.
AAU
Competitive – Travel
Developmental
Competitive – No Travel
FYBL
Competitive – Middle School
What’s AAU?
The Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) is non-profit sports organization dedicated to the promotion of athletics and fitness. For more information about AAU, visit aausports.org.
The Warehouse Ballers
Competitive-Travel Teams (AAU/YBOA/USSSA)
- January- June, 6 month season, expect 6-8 weekend tournament
- Boys and girls teams, 4th-11th grade
- Number of teams depending on number of players/skill level (we may move kids to play up in age)
- Practices/skills training: 2-3 days/week
- Team size is expected to be 9-10 total, to maximize playing time (developmental members can be used as potential call-ups due to conflicts/injuries to respective squads based on interest/availability of player)
Developmental Teams
- Same as above, except no weekend tournaments
- Goal is to develop those who are not ready for the high-level competitive teams, preparing them for future seasons
- Practice 2-3 days/week, participate in all skills work, encouraged to do private lessons to develop
- Teams will have organized internal scrimmages and with other similar programs
- May participate in small venue D-2 tournament if enough progress (paid for separately)
- Developmental teams are for players who don’t want to travel, spend the extra cost, but gain all the benefits of coaching, practice time with team and experience to get better for a future team
FYBL – Nike Team Florida
Nike Team Florida (NTF) Affiliate Teams
Teams at the 12u (6th grade), 13u (7th grade) and 14u (8th grade) levels that will have a working relationship with NIKE Team Florida
Florida Youth Basketball League (FYBL)
Following the model of NIKE’s Elite Youth Basketball League (EYBL), NTF and its affiliate programs offer a season long competitive environment that includes league play, player/coaching clinics and a championship tournament at the end of the season
Who Plays in the FYBL?
24 teams: 3 divisions (6th-8th grade) of eight teams
Why Join the Warehouse Ballers?
- Play competitive basketball against the best in the country
- Internalize the fundamentals through repetition
- Learn to function as part of a team
- Improve your game with training & mentoring from our Coaches
- Develop leadership skills
- Stay sharp after the high school season has ended
- Travel and make new friends
- Spend your time with people who love the game as much as you do
AAU Can Be a Talent Showcase
Travel Teams provide student-athletes with an exceptional way to showcase their talents, playing live in local, regional, or even national tournaments.