TOURNAMENT TEAM FAQ

• All practices are held in Canandaigua

• After school training in the Fall and Spring, 2-3x/week. 

  • This is where kids get individual fundamental work on individual skills with coaches. 

  • The tournaments are wonderful but the real improvement happens with the after school training. 

• To maximize convenience, the after school training is exactly that; right after school.

  • Typically 315-430 or 445 PM and is located in Canandaigua school gyms.

  • We may have a practice on the weekends if we do not have a tournament.

Tentatively, the tournament dates will be as follows:

(3rd graders only play tournaments in the Winter but they get the training in the Fall and Spring)

• October 12, 13 (Macedon)

• November 30, December 1 (Monroe County)

• December 27-30 (not all 4 days) (Monroe County)

• Feb 28 - March 2 OR March 8, 9 (Monroe County)

• April 12, 13 (Brockport)

• April 26, 27 (Macedon)

• May 10, 11 (Penfield)

• June 7,8 OR June 13, 14 (1000 Islands - Clayton, NY)

• The tournament team is a club team, like any other you might find in basketball or other sports.

  • Examples you might be familiar with include:

    • Basketball: Fury, Shock, Titans

    • Softball: Smash it Sports, Vipers

    • Lacrosse: Monster, Aces, Common Goal

    • Hockey: Knights

  • Similarities w/ other club teams:

    • Designed for competitive athletes who are passionate about the sport

    • Requires true commitment

  • Differences w/other club teams:

    • Practices are all in Canandaigua and right after school

    • Tournaments are local (Typically a 20-30 minute drive)

    • Only one overnight trip (in NYS) that is optional. 

      • We are exploring taking a team abroad (Costa Rica in April of 2026!) but that would be totally optional. 

    • No one is profiting, in fact the cost to parents is heavily subsidized. 

    • When there are conflicts with community, in-season sports we say kids should go to that sport. 

• There are tryouts for each age group. 

• We will probably keep 10-14 kids per age group

  • We will not take more than 10 kids to a tournament so there will be alternates. 

• There are two tryout dates and all players must come to at least one tryout. 

  • To give your daughter the best opportunity to show what she can do, we recommend players come to both, especially if they are new to the tournament team. 

• Coaches of the team do NOT have a hand in selecting the team.

• When selections are made, players will be given their options but, everyone can play at some level. 

• Those options include:

  • House League

  • Travel

  • Tournament Team Alternate

  • Tournament Team

Conflicts will be EXCEEDINGLY RARE but if they do occur, please refer to the decision making process below:

• If the conflict occurs in Winter, go to basketball.

• If the conflict occurs with a club team (ie not a Canandaigua Community team) go to basketball.

• If the conflict occurs with a Canandaigua community team in their season (ie Spring or Fall) go to that sport.

  • **To determine what sport is "in-season" we will use the scholastic regular season calendar.** 

After school training will only be in the Fall and the Spring.

Tournaments will only be played when the travel teams have a bye. 

Possibly. We are exploring the possibility of taking a team to Costa Rica in 2026 to play local teams and experience a different culture. More details to come!

If your daughter is on the tournament team, the trip would be completely optional.