Tryout Dates Added for F.C. Rec & Parks Select Basketball Teams

2026-10-17 8:05 AM

Tryout Dates Added for F.C. Rec & Parks Select Basketball Teams

The Falls Church Recreation and Parks Department will be hosting additional select basketball tryouts for boys and girls in the fifth grade.

Currently there are tryouts being held for boys on Tuesday, Oct. 11, and Thursday, Oct. 13, at 6 – 7:30 p.m. at the George Mason High School Main Gym, and also on Saturday, Oct. 15, at 9 a.m. at the Falls Church Community Center.

Additional tryouts for girls will take place on Thursday, Oct. 13, from 6 – 7:30 p.m. at Thomas Jefferson Elementary School.

For more information, contact the Recreation and Parks office at 703-248-5027.

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