FAQs about the Warhawks Youth Basketball Program

The Warhawks Youth Basketball Association is a community based, travel basketball program in Westerville, Ohio. We offer youth basketball players in 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th grades, the opportunity to develop their individual and team basketball skills. We strive to prepare these athletes to eventually compete for the Westerville Central varsity basketball programs. Our program is a member of the Central Ohio Basketball Association (COBA) competing against top competition from around the Central Ohio area.  WYBA strongly encourages a competitive atmosphere that will promote a culture creating hard work, prepared, and positive student athletes.

Cost for the 2024-2025 travel season will stay stable at $375.  The player cost goes towards: customized uniforms, practice jerseys, warmup shirts, insurance, league dues, referees, tournament fees and gym rental fees. 

Our goal is to keep costs low for our players, which is why the Board seeks program sponsorships. See more details on our Sponsorship page including different sponsorship tiers, and a list of program Sponsors.

Any of our community members and program families are encouraged to identify sponsors!  If you're interested in supporting our program with one of the sponsorship packages OR if you'd like to support the team in another way, please feel free to contact us at your convenience. WCYTB3456@gmail.com  

 All teams will use the TeamSnap app for schedule and team level communications. Your coach will send out details on how to download TeamSnap. Program level communications will be sent via email and Facebook/Instagram.  

Westerville Schools published athletic calendars for the entire 2024-2025 season here.  Click for Westerville Central Athletic Calendar, filtered to Basketball. 

No, the tryouts are closed tryouts (players and staff only). Parents should plan to drop off and pick up their kids at the above times. Parents are not permitted to wait around the gym or in the check-in area during tryouts. New parents with questions may attend a New Parent Q&A during open gym sessions. 

Players are evaluated each year during the tryout process. Participation on a team the previous year does not ensure selection for the upcoming season. 

Yes, and the program appreciates all of our coaches! If you are interested in coaching, please indicate interest on the registration form and view details on the Coaching page. 

Open Gym Session was scheduled for Sunday, August 25th.  See the Events page for Open Gym Details for times and location. 

Practices start in early November and the season runs through the middle of February. 

Regular season games are scheduled between late November through early February, with generally 2 games every weekend.  Each team will play between 14 and 18 regular season games (pending the teams grade level).  

Home Games will be played at the Westerville Central High School on Sundays during the season against other grade based teams from the COBA (Central Ohio Basketball Association). 

Away Games The team will travel to other school based teams for away games on Saturdays and/or Sundays. 

We want each player to have a great gameday experience. Every player will play during games, but it is important to note that this is a travel basketball team and playing time during games may not be equal. Playing time will be determined by what is seen in both practice and in games. If players show up late to practices or games, this can result in decreased playing time. The coaches will determine playing time as the game unfolds.

There will be 2-3 weekend tournaments - a COBA preview weekend in mid-November, a COBA championship in February spanning 2 weekends, and based on interest/availability, certain teams may play in a holiday tournament over Winter Break. Teams who qualify can also go on and compete in the State Championships if they are interested in doing so.

Yes, regular season games may be scheduled over Winter Break or MLK weekend in January. The COBA championship tournament often falls over President Day weekend in February.