Programs 2026-2027
JumpStart: Fall 2026
Want to get a JUMPSTART to the Basketball Season? This clinic runs for 90-minutes on five consecutive weeks. This clinic provides a great opportunity for gaining some early pre-season skills workouts prior to the winter season.
Boys Coach: WHS varsity assistant/JV coach Tom Lewis (boys Grades 7-8) and Phillips Exeter Academy (NH) assistant coach Joe McCarron (boys Grades 4-6)
Girls Coach: Sam Mosley, Winchester HS varsity head coach (all grades)
JumpStart will begin on Saturday, September 12th at Winchester High School and run for five consecutive Saturdays for girls in Grades 4-8 and boys in Grades 4-6.
Fee $145
Open to: Girls & Boys, 4th-8th grades
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Boys Grades All Grades - Saturdays (begins September 12, 5 weeks), WHS, 9 am to 10:30 am
Girls Grades All Grades - Saturdays (begins September 12, 5 weeks) WHS 10:30 am to 12 noon
Travel Basketball 2026-2027
WBA is prepared to register players, conduct evaluations, form travel teams, and host MetroWest League games at Winchester High School.
When you register your player for the WBA’s travel basketball program, you will pay a non-refundable $25 evaluation fee. If your player is invited to join a WBA travel team the remaining fee ($475, includes uniform for new players or replacements if needed for returning players) will be due by October 20th 2026.
Evaluations for boys and girls interested in playing travel basketball will be conducted in October, dates, Travel Evaluation schedule will be posted and emailed once confirmed.
Once teams are formed in late October, practices and games will soon begin.
November will focus on pre-season practices; some teams may participate in Thanksgiving tournaments at their discretion. Regular season practices will begin after Thanksgiving and travel games begin on the first weekend of December 2026.
Travel teams in Grades 6-8 will practice twice (2x) a week and play two (2x) games per week on Saturdays and Sundays.
Travel teams in Grades 4 and 5 will practice once a week and play one or two games per weekend.
The Metrowest League playoffs begin in early March (single elimination tournament) for every travel team.
For information about needs-based scholarships for WBA programs, please email the WBA Registrar
WINREC Basketball Programs
Travel players in Grades 4 and 5 are strongly encouraged to participate in the Winchester Recreation Department’s skills programs on weeknights (one session per week). Please visit the Winchester Rec Department’s website for more information and to register.
Players who participate in the WBA’s October travel team evaluations and are NOT invited to join a WBA travel team for the 2026-27 season are encouraged to participate in the Winchester Recreation Department’s (Rec Department) in-town league.
Evaluation Fee $25 non-refundable
Travel Fee $475 (invoiced after rostering is complete, includes uniform for new players or replacements if needed for returning players)
Open to:
Girls
Grades 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8
Boys
Grades 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8
Schedule: TBD
Games & Playoffs: December - March
CLOSED Saturday Night Hoops 2025
Saturday Night Hoops is a fun, recreational basketball program at Winchester High School (WHS) that is open to all Winchester residents (boys and girls) in grades 9 through 12 regardless of where they attend high school.
The program will be held on 6 Saturdays from 7:00 pm -9:00 pm, beginning January 4th, 2025 (Dates are: Jan 4, 11, 18, 25, Feb 1, and 8th). The program provides friendly competition with games, music and pizza each week and playoffs on the last night.
Players can either submit a team with friends they want to play with and/or players will be divided into evenly matched teams that will play together throughout the program. All players will receive Saturday Night Hoop T-shirts and enjoy music and pizza each Saturday.
Fee $60
Open to: Boys & Girls, 9th-12th grades
Saturdays: 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Dates Jan 4, 11, 18, 25, Feb 1, and 8th.
Winchester High School Gym
TOPS for Hoops 2026
Bringing the joy and excitement of basketball to young athletes with disabilities
This program provides children with disabilities the opportunity to play basketball through rule and equipment adaptation. Athletes between the ages of 6 and 16 are invited to participate in a modified game of basketball once a week. Everyone from anywhere is welcome.
A volunteer group of “Junior Coaches” serve as one-on-one buddies with TOPS athletes.
The TOPS program will be played at Lincoln Elementary School gym and run on Sundays, starting in January.
Fee $20
Open to: Girls & Boys, Ages 6-16
6 weeks
Sundays, starting January 4
Time: 12:30-1:30
Lincoln Elementary School gym
Summer Clinic 2026: 3-day clinic
*NOTE: A PDF of a Physical is required to complete online registration
Friday, June 26th thru Sunday, June 28th
Friday *
BOYS
Grades 3 & 4: 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm - Lincoln indoor gym
Grades 5-12: 1:00 pm - 6:00 pm - McCall indoor & outdoor courts
GIRLS
Grades 3 & 4: 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm - WHS indoor gym
Grades 5-12: 1:00 pm - 6:00 pm- WHS indoor gym
Saturday
BOYS
Grades 3 & 4: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm - Lincoln indoor gym
Grades 5-12: 9:00 am - 2:00 pm - McCall indoor & outdoor courts
GIRLS
3 & 4: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm - WHS indoor gym
Grades 5-12: 9:00 am - 2:00 pm - WHS indoor gym
Sunday
BOYS
Grades 3 & 4: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm - Lincoln indoor gym
Grades 5-12: 9:00 am - 2:00 pm - McCall indoor & outdoor courts
GIRLS
Grades 3 & 4: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm - WHS indoor gym
Grades 5-12: 9:00 am - 2:00 pm - WHS indoor gym
The WBA clinics will be directed by John Fleming and Sam Mosley, the coaches, respectively, of the WHS boys and girls varsity basketball teams. The clinics will focus on development of individual skills and team play for players of all abilities in a positive, fun environment.
*Check-in for ALL BOYS GROUPS will occur at McCall Middle School.
*Check-in for ALL GIRLS is at the High school gymnasium.
A typical day includes:
- Warm-ups, stretching
- Individual skills and drills (dribbling, passing, shooting, footwork)
- One on one, small-sided and five-on-five competitions
- Lunchtime lecture and demonstration
- Games
Players should wear basketball sneakers and shorts, and also bring their own lunch and a water bottle (write name on each).
Raindate: Monday, June 29th for boys only in Grades 9-12 (outdoor courts at McCall)
IMPORTANT: A copy of a recent Physical (within one year of June 26, 2026) is required to complete online registration.
Open to: 3rd-12th grades
Fees:
Grades 3 & 4 $ 180/player
Grades 5-12 $215/player
3 Days: Friday, June 26th thru Sunday, June 28th
Please register for the grade your child IS GOING INTO Fall 2026
IMPORTANT: A copy of a recent Physical (within one year of June 1, 2026) is required to complete online registration.
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