Club teams in 28 cities
Pro Skills Basketball (PSB) runs youth club basketball teams, often called AAU or travel teams, for boys and girls in grades 1 to 11 in 28 cities. Teams practice 2 to 3 times a week with trained, background-checked coaches and play in local leagues and tournaments. Players join through spring tryouts in February and March, fall tryouts in August and September, or by being evaluated at a team practice.
Club team tryouts and evaluations near you
Open your city to see its tryouts. No tryout open? Evaluations are open all year. Fill out your city's interest form, and if a team has an open spot, we will invite your player to a team practice to be evaluated.
No city matches that search. Email admin@proskillsbasketball.com and we will help.
When you can join a team
Spring tryouts
The main tryout season. Most teams are formed here. Dates depend on the city.
Fall tryouts
A second tryout season in many cities, before fall and winter team seasons.
Evaluations
Teams fill open spots all season. Your player joins a team practice and gets evaluated for the spot.
Three steps to a team
Find your city
Open your city above to see its tryouts. Register for one, or fill out the interest form if none is open.
Get evaluated
Come to a spring tryout (late January to early April, depending on the city) or a fall tryout (August and September). No tryout open? Evaluations are open all year: if a team has an open spot, we will invite your player to a team practice to be evaluated. Coaches look at skill, mindset and fit.
Get your result
Results arrive by email. Players offered a spot have 24 hours to accept and join their team.
What every team gets
Every PSB club team is built on the same three promises, in every city.
Complete player development
- Team practices and games
- Camps and clinics
- Optional skill workouts
- College recruiting guidance
- F.O.C.U.S. life skills
Trained, positive coaches
- Experienced and knowledgeable
- Background checked
- First aid and child safety trained
- PSB trained and certified
- USA Basketball licensed
Organized for parents
- Full-time support staff
- Emails and calls answered
- Expectations set up front
- A detailed team handbook
- Helpful apps and tools
Where the season ends
Every spring, PSB club teams from cities across the country meet in Virginia Beach for PSB Nationals. One weekend of games against PSB teams at your level, a Friday night of skills events, and a champion in every division.
Where PSB players go next
college basketball
Division I schools
pro basketball
registered with PSB
More for club team families
Looking for AAU basketball?
Many families call youth club basketball “AAU basketball.” The name comes from the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU), a national organization that runs youth sports events. Over time, “AAU” became the everyday word for any competitive travel basketball team that plays outside of school.
PSB club teams are what most families mean when they search for AAU basketball, AAU teams or AAU tryouts near them: tryouts, teams grouped by grade and skill, weekly practices with trained coaches, and games and tournaments through the season. PSB runs club teams for boys and girls in 28 cities.
PSB is an independent club program. It is not part of the Amateur Athletic Union, so we call our teams club teams. Find tryouts near you.
Want to learn more? Read our guides: What is AAU basketball?, the ultimate AAU basketball guide for parents and AAU shoe circuits explained.
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Club team FAQs
Is PSB an AAU team?
PSB runs club teams, which many families call AAU basketball. PSB is an independent club program and is not part of the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU). Our club teams offer what families look for in AAU basketball: tryouts, trained coaches, weekly practices, and games and tournaments through the season.
When are PSB club team tryouts?
Spring tryouts run from late January through early April, depending on the city. This is when most teams are formed. Fall tryouts run in August and September. Tryout dates are listed by city on this page. The rest of the year, evaluations are open: if a team has an open spot, your player can be evaluated at a team practice.
What is an evaluation?
An evaluation is a tryout for one open team spot. Your player joins a team practice, and the coaches see if that team is a good fit. Fill out your city’s interest form to ask about an evaluation.
What grades can play on a PSB club team?
PSB club teams are for boys and girls from grade 1 to grade 11. The exact grades depend on the city.
How long is a PSB club team season?
Club team memberships run 5 to 11 months, depending on the city. Teams practice 2 to 3 times a week and play league or tournament games about twice a month.
How much does a PSB club team cost?
Prices are set by each city and depend on the grade and season length. Every city offers monthly payment plans, and families who pay in full save 3%. A second player in the same family gets 10% off.
How is playing time decided?
Every player gets a chance to play in games. Coaches decide minutes based on effort, practice and what gives the team the best chance to compete. Playing time is earned.
Does PSB help with college recruiting?
Yes. High school team members get a SportsRecruits profile, and some high school teams play showcase events that college coaches attend. 362 PSB alumni have gone on to play college basketball.
Find your tryout
Open your city to see tryouts, or fill out its interest form to be evaluated at a team practice.
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