GIRLS BASKETBALL TRYOUTS

Join the Upstate Falcons for an elevated basketball experience. Coach Lindsey coached and managed player development for hundreds of athletes across middle school and high school teams. It doesn’t matter where you are in your basketball journey, the Upstate Falcons have developed a strong training program and team community.

For information on our coaching staff, please visit https://www.upstatefalcons.com/coaches

SPRING vs FALL TRYOUTS

We wanted to provide a quick rationale around Spring tryouts so you can navigate what is best for your athlete. The Spring Tryout is important for the following reasons

1.  Because we schedule games in the spring for the 2026-27 season and we want to ensure we have the numbers. 

2. This gives us the opportunity to develop the team and individually work with players during the months of May and June when we have our off-season workouts. 

3. The high school team (JVG and VG) has a team camp on June 12-13 so we need to know who plans to participate. 

4. We will populate the schedule for 2026-27 so you have plenty of visibility for planning during the season. 

5. This also allows families to financially spread the cost over more months.

We will also have a Fall Tryout late Sept/early October. If you do not make the team after the Spring tryouts the coach will give you core things to work on in preparation for the Fall tryout. If you prefer to wait to fall to do tryouts, then if we have spots available, the Fall Tryouts will be available. 

Signup for tryouts

You will sign up for the tryout of the team you are interested in trying out for but coaches will have the discretion to assign you to the team that is best for your athlete.

Little Falcons Girls 3rd-5th Grade tryouts - coming in the fall. 

Middle School 14u (typically 6th-8th grade)  https://registration.teamsnap.com/form/51971 

JV and Varsity 18u (typically 9th-12th grade) all high school athletes will do tryouts together and we will assess the best option for the athletes.  https://registration.teamsnap.com/form/51971 

DATE: APRIL 14, 2026

TIME: 5:30 PM - 6:45 PM - MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS

7:00 PM - 8:30 PM - HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS (JV/VARSITY)

Location: Francis Asbury United Methodist Gym - 1800 E North St Greenville, SC 29607

(Middle School and High School Tryout location)

Registration for the 2025-26 Season

Junior Varsity / Varsity Girls  

• Season Registration fee (online) = $400 - must be registered by September 29th

• Fundraising/Donations due on Nov 7 = $150 (in full or per payment schedule)

• Total $400 + $150 - $550

Middle School Girls  

• Season Registration fee (online) = $375 - must be registered by September 29th

• Fundraising/Donations due on Nov 3 = $150  (in full or per payment schedule)

• Total $375 + $150 = $525

Costs cover - Overhead, gym rental, refs, equipment, optional off season training sessions (April-June)

CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR TRYOUTS

https://registration.teamsnap.com/form/51971 

LITTLE FALCONS GIRLS TRYOUTS

This will be communicated in the summer. Be on the lookout for special Little Falcon training camps for the summer.

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IMPORTANT NOTE: basketball as a team sport requires everyone's presence as we not only do drills but work through plays and games strategy for practices and game/tournament participation. If you try out, please plan to commit to all practices, games and tournaments for the season. The exception to this if you are playing a sport before the season. We respect your commitment to the sport in season in October.

Practices - the plan is to start practice October 5th and practice 3-4 days per week as gym space is available. Once the games start, we plan to have practice on the night we don’t have games. 

Games - we will provide the games schedule as we book games. Games normally start mid November and regular season games end Mid February. Our plan is to schedule local games but there may be a game in Anderson, Hendersonville,  and Asheville (VG).

Tournaments - tournaments are a great experience for the athletes and we plan on doing finding local ones and one out of town one.  Here are some that we have done in the past. These are not confirmed  and dates are finalized until we get closer to the season.

• Middle School Tournament Nov 20, 21, 23

• JV JL Mann Thanksgiving Tournament - tbd Nov 25, 27, 28

• JV Chapman Tournament Dec 12

• VG Christmas Tournament before Christmas (Dec 21-22)

• VG New Years Tournament - TBD Jan 2&4

• Mid/late February tournament

• Gatlinburg Homeschool Tournament First or second week of March 

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While no one loves fundraising, this is a critical aspect of our program and a way we can connect with our community. We want to keep it simple and as fun as possible. If you have any ideas for raising funds, please let us know. 

We plan to have the Shoot-a-thon on October 18th as a fun and engaging way to raise funds. This will also be a part of our Falcons Fun Night! 

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Additional Items

Handbook - Please review our Handbook (https://www.upstatefalcons.com/handbook)

Sports Physical - must be completed every year.

Birth Certificate - 

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If you have any questions please contact us at central@upstatefalcons.com.