TIDES SELECT BASKETBALL

BOYS PROGRAM / ALL PLAYERS WELCOME :

We welcome all players interested in learning and developing in the game of basketball. However, please note, that this program focuses on the ‘boys’ side with the intent to feed into the local high school program and as a result will play in leagues and/or tournaments within the available Male divisions. If your intent was to join the program focused on the 'girls' side then please visit their website at: www.harborhoops.org.

This is an all volunteer program including all of the Coaches. Our goal is to find a team for every player interested in participating; however, that is not always possible given the high level of interest and our ability to match that with the right balance of qualified coaches. As a result, we are listed as a 'Select' program as we cannot always find a roster spot for everyone despite that being our goal! 

Thank you for your interest in Tides Select Basketball!

 

Tides Select 2025-2026

General Season Calendar
 

The Tides Select season generally runs on the following timeline: 

August: Tryout Dates Posted Here & Announced via PSD Peach jar

September: Tryouts to be held this year on Sunday, September 21st, from 2-6PM with make-up date on Wednesday, September 24th, from 6-9PM.  All tryouts will take place at Gig Harbor High School.

**Please note the following schedule change for Wednesday make-up tryouts listed below**

Tryout Schedule as follows:

3rd thru 5th grade: 2pm - 3:30pm  - Please plan to arrive by 1:15PM for check-in and uniform sizing (if needed).

6th thru 8th grade: 4pm - 5:30pm - Please plan to arrive at 3:15PM for check-in and uniform sizing (if needed).

Tryout Schedule for Wednesday, September 24th:

3rd thru 5th grade:  6pm - 7:30pm  - Please plan to arrive by 5:45 PM for check-in and uniform sizing (if needed).

6th thru 8th grade:  7:30pm - 9 pm - Please plan to arrive at 7:15PM for check-in and uniform sizing (if needed).

 

Please follow the link below for 2025-2026 tryout registration:

https://harborhoopsbasketball.sportngin.com/register/form/974179121

 

 

October: Teams Announced / Player Registration Completed 

October/November: Practices Begin and coaches may begin scheduling tournaments.  There will not be a Tides Turkey Tournament this year.

December / January / February : The main league and/or tournament season is during this time frame. Tacoma Metro and Puyallup typically offer leagues for younger players, while tournaments can be found all over the Seattle/Tacoma/Olympia area during this time (with some other limited travel possible).  

There are typically two practices per week in local area PSD gyms, with some individual team variations to this which would be covered within the individual teams and grade levels. 

March:  The season culminates in March with the goal of each team attempting to qualify during the regular season for and then playing in the Washington State Middle School Basketball Championship held in Spokane each year.

Let's Roll Tides!!!!

 

TIDES SELECT / CURRENT NEWS & POSTS: 

POSTED DATE: October 6, 2025

The 2025-2026 Roster Spot Acceptance & Season Registration Link is

NOW OPEN FOR SEASON REGISTRATION & FEE PAYMENT

PLEASE GO TO REGISTRATION TAB ABOVE

OR VIA THIS DIRECT LINK BELOW:

 

https://harborhoopsbasketball.sportngin.com/register/form/065052958

 

 

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Monday, October 21, 2024

 

DEADLINE REASON: Our first planned event is the Turkey Tourney at the end of November; this deadline will allow us to have uniforms ordered and delivered in time for this first event. Uniform sizing information will be captured during the registration process. Thank you in advance!

 

ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS / INFORMATION PROVIDED BELOW

 

Congratulations on being selected to participate in the 2024-2025 Tides Select Basketball season!

Please only complete these steps if you players name appears on their grade specific Team roster.

 

To find the roster details, please go to the  Home > Tides found above and then the specific Grade level to find the rosters listed and the aligned coach.

 

Steps to Register and Pay for the 2025-2026 Season

Step 1: Obtain an AAU Extended Membership online. Please associate your membership with the Club Code W3EFC5

Make sure that the membership you pay for is a Youth with Extended Coverage.

There is a small fee for this membership and it covers the full year. This is an additional cost to that of the team fees under Step 3.

Signup for AAU Membership at: aausports.org

Once you complete the registration and payment for AAU, you will find your player's AAU number listed at the very bottom of the confirmation page.

The number should be ~8 digits and look something like this: 4CTY4TA9


Step 2:  Please keep this number handy as you will need to enter it within the next step and please also be prepared to enter important uniform sizing information, important contact info and other demographics, and your season fees payment preference...

Step 3: You must then register for the season online and pay the team fees.

The fees to participate this season are $800 per player.

There is an option to pay $400 initially and the remaining $400 will be automatically debited on 12/12/2025.

In addition, there will be a small additional administrative fee deducted by SportsEngine (~$25). 

Step 4: Enjoy the season and of course....Roll Tides!!!
 

 

 

TIDES SELECT / NEWS & POSTS ARCHIVE 

Tides Select 2024-2025 Season Rosters:

We are excited to announce that the final rosters for the 2024-2025 Tides Select program have been posted for the 3rd thru 8th Grades.  

We had over 175 kids tryout this year and we have been able to fill two full rosters in grades 4th - 8th, and have filled 3 teams in 5th and 6th. 

We do wish we could have had a roster spot for all that tried out but unfortunately we had to make some tough decisions.

However, we were able to place about 120 kids on teams which is a phenomenal outcome this year!

To find the roster details, please go to the  Home > Tides found above and then the specific Grade level to find the rosters listed and the aligned coach.

Next, if your child was selected, additional important information will follow shortly on how to accept the roster position, how to pay the team fees for the season and how to obtain your child's AAU number. Please stay tuned for this forthcoming update shortly!

Thank you for participating in the Tides Select Tryouts!
 

     NEW TIDES SELECT SEASON IS ALMOST HERE: 2024-2025

Mission

Tides Select is a non-profit / non-discriminatory organization whose mission is to increase the passion for basketball in the Gig Harbor community and to broaden the pool of potential high-school basketball talent. Tides Select does this through a select youth basketball program that is aligned with Gig Harbor High School Basketball. We emphasize strong fundamentals, top-line instruction and training that are consistent with the philosophies of the high school program.

 

Core Values

The core values of Tides Select include:
(1) Player Development. Individual and team skill development through practices, league participation and tournaments.
(2) Competition. We believe that competition and striving to win are an important part of player development. However, player and team skill development is our first priority.
(3) Safety and Fun. Providing a safe, but hard-working environment where the player can have fun and develop a life-long love of the game.
(4) Sportsmanship. We will develop, promote and expect that all participants will conduct themselves with humility, respect, and with a positive and constructive attitude towards other players, opponents, coaches and officials.
 

Volunteers

Our entire organization is run with volunteer effort. There are many tasks we need help with from participating on the Board, to organizing team events, to fundraising.

If you are interested in helping out with the organization send an email to James Bonnici at jbonnici@raysbaseball.com
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