Basketball Tryouts – Week of Dec. 9, 2024

We’re all excited for another great year of basketball at Eckstein!

Girls Coaches: Errol Knight, Dori Bennett
Boys Coach: Jean-Masse Buchanan,

We are still in need of basketball coaches for both programs. Please reach out to the Athletic Coordinator, Derek Grandbois if you are interested: djgrandbois@seattleschools.org

Practice and Tryout times will be available soon.
Expect tryouts the week of December 9th – 13th
Practices will start the following week.
Games will be played on Saturday.

Tryouts:

• There will be three teams per program this year: Varsity, JV and JVC for boys and girls.
• There will be cuts to create teams.  Unfortunately, there is not a guaranteed spot on the team if your athlete played last year.
• The girls’ and boys’ teams will have a mix of all grade levels. Exception, there will be no 8th graders placed on JVC.
• All paperwork and physicals must be completed and uploaded to FinalForms by December 6th at four o’clock to participate at tryouts on December 10th. 
• If you need support for a physical contact Erica Davenport our Social Worker: esdavenport@seattleschools.org
• There will be no late tryouts.
• Head coaches have final decision of who makes the Eckstein team.
• Players will be informed of which team or if they were cut through email.

Expectations:

• It is expected that student-athletes will maintain 2.0 GPA with no more than 1 failing grade, coaches may have higher expectations for eligibility and play. Additionally, student-athletes need to be on-time and fully participate in all classes. Failure to adhere to classroom standards can lead to game or team suspension.
• It is expected that student-athletes will make Eckstein Basketball a priority over all other outside extra-curricular activities. If you have a conflict