Winter Travel-NW Chicago
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: Boys 3rd-7th
tryout fee
$20 per tryout
Only 1 tryout required
If you want to pay with cash at the tryout, register online and use discount code TRYOUT
tryout dates (3rd-4th)
MONDAY, OCTOBER 6
6:15 PM-7:15 PM
@MERRIMAC PARK
6343 W Irving Park Rd, Chicago
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15
6:15 PM-7:15 PM
@OLYMPIA Park
6566 N Avondale Ave, Chicago
tryout dates (7th-8th)
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8
6:30 PM-8:00 PM
@OLYMPIA PARK
6566 N Avondale Ave, Chicago
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16
6:30 PM-8:00 PM
@ORIOLE Park
5430 N Olcott Ave, Chicago
tryout dates (5th-6th)
MONDAY, OCTOBER 6
7:25 PM-8:40 PM
@MERRIMAC PARK
6343 W Irving Park Rd, Chicago
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15
7:20 PM-8:20 PM
@Olympia Park
6566 N Avondale Ave, 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.
YOUTH SIZES
https://teamlocker.squadlocker.com/#/lockers/spartan-sports-inc/items/96823?collectionId=2001367
ADULT SIZES
https://teamlocker.squadlocker.com/#/lockers/spartan-sports-inc/items/96818?collectionId=2001367
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 eight (8) tournaments. Current tournaments consist of 2 games.
Gold & Elite Teams play 10-12 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.
NW Chicago Winter 2025/26
Spartan Sports teams compete in local, regional, and national competitions through tournaments, shootouts, and leagues.
The program consists of Silver, Gold & Elite teams.
The Silver Teams season runs from November 3 to March 1 and consists of 2 practices /week & 8 local tournaments.
Gold & Elite 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!
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