Waiting List Instructions - If you register after 30 September, we will put you on our Waiting List (grades 2-8).  We will try to accommodate as many players as possible, but there is no guarantee of placement on a team if you are on the Waiting List. 

Placement from the Waiting List depends on availability of coaches and open player slots in an age group.   

You must register your basketball player to get on the waiting list.  

For House Grades 2-8 and Travel ages 10&U - 14, a $25 late fee will be added to the registration payment automatically after the registration payment beginning 1 October, along with the player being placed on the Waiting List.

*Reminder - If you are having technical difficulty registering, trying using another PC. This is a quick means of determining if you have a browser/PC setting issue. In most cases, this will solve your problem.

Instructional League (Grades K-1 or ages 5-6) - Groups will be formed in December and emails sent to parents by the first week of January.  Look to the web site in late December for the upcoming schedule. We will have 5 groups of 40 players each this season to accommodate the large number of registrations in previous years.   

There are no practices during the week for this program.  All sessions will be held on Saturdays between 8am and 3pm during the months of January and February.  There are no tryout/evaluation sessions for this age group.  

This is a very popular league so please sign up early.  For more details on this program, read the Burke Basketball Program Overview for the Instructional league.    The last day for on-time registration in the instructional league is 10 November. After that date, your player will be placed on a Waiting List. To register via our on-line form, click on the registration link at the bottom of this page. After Jan. 1, a $25 late fee will be added to your child's registration.

The schedule will be posted in late December showing the dates/times for each group. You will also be contacted via email regarding your group assignment.

House Program (Grades 2-8) -  Practices for the House League will begin in mid-November on weeknights, starting as early as 5pm, and will be held in local elementary schools.  Practices will be 1 hour in length.  (see 'News' for school closure status)

If the weekly practice time conflicts with an event stated on your registration form, we will try to accommodate the request if possible.  

Due to the limited gym space, coaches do not have much flexibility in scheduling practices which may result in some conflicts for your family.  

Attend the House Draft Evaluation Sessions (grades 4-8) that are scheduled in October.   Please register your player on-line before attending (even if you are put on the waiting list).

See our program overview for details of each league structure.

To coach or volunteer for one of the many other needed positions, go to the Volunteer page.

Games begin in early December on weekends, in our local elementary schools. Since school gym sizes vary, your child may not be in the elementary school closest to your home.

House Boys Grades 3-4 Advanced Program -  After a year’s hiatus, we will again offer this 48-player (6-team) league this winter, tryouts for which will be held in early October.

If you are interested, register as a House player, but add a comment that you want to try out for this advanced league.

All registered House boys in grades 3&4 will be invited through mass email to these tryouts.

If your son is interested in going the Travel route in the future, this league is a good way to get them started.

House Draft Evaluation Sessions for Grades 4-8:  will be held in mid October on weeknights in any of the following local schools (Bonnie Brae, Burke School, Irving MS, OakView or Silverbrook Elementary). Details to follow.  

You must register and pay before attending any Evaluation sessions.  If you show up and your name is not on the roster, it is possible you will not be placed on any team even though your participated in the House Evaluation session. 

The House Evaluation will be held after the Travel tryouts. We will update the House Evaluation page with this information as it becomes available. To register via our on-line form, click on the registration link at the bottom of this page.

The purpose of the Evaluation sessions is to assess the skill levels of House players in each age group, to balance those skill levels across all teams.

House High School Teams (Grades 9-12) - Boys Team Evaluation sessions will be held in the first week of December, practices begin the following week, games begin in January. The dates/times/locaitons will be posted on the Evaluation page. 

Girls begin practice in local schools and games in Fairfax County schools during the first week of December. Games are planned by the County Friendship League.

Please register your high school basketball player early. If they are selected for their school JV or varsity team in November, we will refund your registration fee via parental request. This helps us better plan our HS leagues. 

On-time registration is open until 22 November  for grades 9-12.   See the evaluation schedule for details. 

Registration late fees apply as of 23 November, and the player will be placed on the Waiting List.

Players that show up to the draft sessions without payment and registration ID will be the last to be considered for a team and may not get placed on a team.  To get a player ID you must register on-line.

Each year the HS league has a shortage of coach volunteers.  This is always the limiting factor in the number of teams formed.  If you have the time, please consider helping.  To register via our on-line form, go to our Volunteer page.

Travel Program: For higher skill level players, Burke Basketball
participates in the Fairfax County Youth Basketball League (FCYBL), and adheres to all rules that guide that program.

Burke Travel Coaches are chosen and reviewed through a selective process.

Open tryouts are held at the beginning of October each season.

This program requires a greater commitment from participants and their families. Practices are 1 1/2 hours per week, with 1-2 games per week during the season. Games are played at gyms across Fairfax County.

Travel programs are offered this season for Boys ages 10&U, 11, 12 and 13, and Girls ages 10&U, 11, 12, and 13-14.

Placement of players is generally determined by their age as of October 1st, of the fall/winter season.

In addition, all Burke players must reside in Fairfax County and are generally limited to our allocated zip codes of (20124, 22015, 22030, 22032, 22039, 22079 and 22153), with 2 zip code and age exceptions allowed per team. Age groups, zip code allowances, zip/age exceptions and other information can be found at www.fcybl.org.

See the Tryout Schedule for dates, times and locations. 

Important - Monitor the website daily at the end of September, since there is often a very short timeframe from posting to the web site and the tryout dates.  

If you register for Travel before 1 October, your email/phone contact information will be available to the coaches for contacting you.

Remember to contact the Registrar if you do not make a Travel team, and let us know if you want to so that we can change your player's registration record to the House group. To register via our on-line form, click on the registration link at the bottom of this page.

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