LYBA currently sponsors travel teams for fourth, fifth, and six grade for both boys and girls. Travel teams consist of a select group of players that will likely play 10-20 games in the Cincinnati Premier Youth Basketball League (CPYBL). In normal seasons, there are at least two practices per week, and two games on most weekends. LYBA has secured some weekly outside gym time for travel teams which could require players to drive 20-30 minutes to practice or play games. All travel teams usually participate in the season-ending tournament usually lasting at most two weekends. In addition, most travel teams play in a holiday tournament or possibly two over the Thanksgiving and/or Christmas holidays.

The number of teams at each grade level for each gender is dependent upon the number and quality of the participants at each grade level for each gender. Participation for these teams is on a tryout basis.

Any boy or girl who resides in the Loveland School District and who is in the fourth, fifth or sixth grade, may tryout for the travel teams. If selected, you will be placed on a select team to play games against other area select teams. Opponents will generally be within a 30 minute drive from Loveland.

Required Commitment

If an individual is selected to play on an LYBA Travel Team, that individual is required to maintain 100% commitment to that team. In the event of missed LYBA practices or games due to the participation in any other activity, it is at the discretion of the Travel Coach and/or Travel Director to conduct a review. If the review does not find a satisfactory commitment from that individual to his/her LYBA Travel Team, dismissal from the team will occur for that individual with no refund of his/her registration fees.

All tryout results will be posted on our website. Results will not be listed by player name as players will be identifiable only by their tryout number. Participants will also be notified by email and/or phone. Players will be given a 48 hour window to reply with their intention to participate on the team, as well as pay their registration fees for the season. Please be advised that at this time, the player will be advised whether they have been chosen to participate on the A (Orange) Team, or the B (Black) Team (if there are two teams at that player's level). At this point, coaches for the Travel Teams will not have been selected by the board, so players will not know who the coach for their team will be prior to accepting a position on the team. Coaches will be determined after players have been placed on teams and the board will review the candidates that have registered to coach (Head or Assistant).

There is no fee to register for the travel tryouts. Once a player is selected for a team the travel registration fee will be due within 48 hours. The travel registration fee is $200 and you will be required to purchase a new, non-refundable travel uniform (~$60-$75) or use a previously purchased travel uniform. The fee does include a shooting shirt to be owned by the player.

Any player that withdraws from the Travel Program once practices start will not receive a refund.  Refunds may be considered and/or prorated after practices begin should LYBA be forced to modify or cancel the season based on factors out of their control such as but not limited to COVID-19 or lack of gyms for practices and games.

Need based scholarships for the travel program registration fee are available on a case by case basis. A copy of your Direct Certification Notification letter from the District Food Service Director is needed to qualify for an LYBA scholarship. Please contact the LYBA at [email protected] if you feel your child may qualify.