Fall Travel-NW Chicago

make-up tryout dates

Grades 3rd-6th, Monday, August 17 @ MER (6:15 PM-7:15 PM)

Grades 7th-12th, Monday, August 17 @ MER (7:20 PM-8:20 PM)

Spartan Sports provides youth & teen boys the opportunity to learn and practice the fundamentals of basketball in a structured setting and to experience basketball at a competitive level.

grades/Ages

Grades: Players 3rd-12th

tryout fee

$20 per tryout

Only 1 tryout required

tryout dates (3rd-8th)

3rd/4th/5th...Monday, August 3 & 10

6:15 PM-7:25 PM @MER

6th/7th...Monday, August 3 & 10

7:30 PM-8:40 PM @MER

tryout dates (8th-12th)

8th-12th...Wednesday, August 5 & 12

6:15 PM-7:30 PM @OLY

make-up tryout dates

TBA

tryout locations

@MER

Merrimac Park

6343 W Irving Park Rd, Chicago

@OLY

Olympia Park

6566 N Avondale, Chicago

Extra Costs

Spartan Sports Basketball has partnered with NIKE's Gear UP program. Uniforms must be purchased through their link.

practice jerseys

Players are asked to purchase a reversible practice jersey. Jerseys can be purchased through Squadlocker.

https://teamlocker.squadlocker.com/#/lockers/spartan-sports-inc

practices

- Silver team practices will be held 2x per week for 1.5 hours per practice at various neighborhood locations. (Coaches will select their practice days and times based on availability.)

Gold & Elite Teams practice 3-4x a week.

games

- Each team will receive at least four (4) tournaments. Current tournaments consist of 2 games.

Gold & Elite Teams play 5-6 tournaments.

- Game dates will be provided by the coach (1-2) weeks after practices begin. (Games will either be on

Saturdays or Sundays, rarely on both days consecutively.)

- We can only provide game/ tournament dates not times. Game times are released by the tournament director by THURSDAY morning of the same week of the tournament.

Elite teams will compete in EXPOSURE tournaments.

Fall 2026-NW Chicago

Spartan Sports teams compete in local, regional, and national competitions through tournaments, shootouts, and leagues.

The program consists of Silver, Gold, Elite & College Exposure teams.

The Silver Teams season runs from August 31-October 25, consisting of 2 practices /week & 4 local tournaments.

Gold, Elite & College Exposure teams have additional practices and tournaments.

All players registering for tryouts will be assigned to a team.

No matter the level, we focus on developing and teaching players how to play the game.

Thank you and best of luck!