ARL Flight - Arlington's  AAU Basketball Program!

ARL Flight is Arlington Basketball Club’s AAU program. Our mission with this new program is to provide Arlington families a local, affordable, and high-quality youth AAU basketball training program that fosters individual development while simultaneously developing a high level and competitive team-based cohort for boys and girls staring in grade 3 through high school.

 

This program is different and more competitive than the Arlington Travel Basketball program that plays in the winter (mid-November to early March). Each grade will have a 10-player roster plus 2-4 development practice players.  The goal of the Metrowest Winter travel basketball program is that every player gets placed on a team.  The ARL Flight AAU program is a competitive program where the top 10 rated players in a given grade (plus 2-4 practice players) make the team and compete against other AAU programs in the Fall and Spring.  Well coached and team-based Arlington ARL Flight teams have been and will continue to be competitive against the highly priced regional AAU clubs.

 

For the schedule there will be two practices per week, with one being an individual team practice and one being a skills focused practice.  For tournaments each team will play in at least 4 tournaments (which typically include 2 games on a Saturday and 1-2 on a Sunday). 

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We understand some players may participate in other Spring and Fall sports and there may be occasional conflicts but request the player attend as many of the practices as possible to ensure the team is ready to compete together at tournaments.

 

The Fall 2026 tryouts schedule is provided below. Roster selection is made by the ARL Flight Directors, not the coaches or any player parents. Roster selection is primarily based upon tryouts results; however, all available information will be used in the Directors selections for the AAU rosters. The high school program is by invite only. Offers to join the team will be sent out by June 10th, the season begins the week in the first week of September and runs until early November.

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Please note: Sign-up your player based on their FALL 2026 GRADE, not their current (2025-26) grade.

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Monday, June 1st

 

5:30 PM - Boys 4th

6:30 PM - Boys 6th

7:30 PM - Girls 6th/7th

8:30 PM - Boys 8th

 

Tuesday, June 2nd

 

5:30 PM: Boys 3rd

6:30 PM - Girls 4th/5th

7:30 PM - Boys 5th

8:30 PM - Boys 7th

 

For high school teams:  We will maintain the invite-only structure for the high school program. Returning spring roster players will be invited back, and we will also extend invitations to top players who did not participate with us this spring. If interest exceeds expectations, we can consider expanding the program.  Any questions please contact arlflightbasketball@gmail.com

 

How to Register: Fill your player’s info on this google form. There is no cost to attend tryouts. All interested players (including returning players) must attend a tryout to be considered for the team. If a player cannot attend, please contact us regarding a waiver. 

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Any questions please contact: arlflightbasketball@gmail.com​

 

Program Details:

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Price: $550/season for players, which includes:

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• Initial Jersey and swag

• Team placement for the Fall and Spring.  Fall season typically runs from early September until early November, Spring season runs from late March until early June  

• One team practice per week 

• One skills practice per week for all players in the program

• Entry into 4-5 weekend tournaments in each season​

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What are the differences between ARL Flight and other AAU clubs? 

 

ARL Flight:                                  

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Cost: Affordable ($550)

 

Location: All practices are in Arlington (no long drives to/from practices in rush hour traffic)

 

Coaching: Experienced coaches that also strive to create positive player to player and coach to player dynamics. ARL Flight provides coach development training to ensure quality and consistency of our coaches

 

Community: Established to continue building the Arlington basketball community, and foster stronger player connectedness

 

Tournaments: The same tournaments (typically Zero Gravity)

 

Competitiveness: Our prior teams continue to be very competitive and grow more competitive each season with individual and team development​

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Typical AAU Club Teams by Comparison:

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Cost: Over-priced (ranges from $800-$1,150 + $125/jersey for the Spring 2025 season)

 

Location: All practices are in surrounding towns including Waltham, Burlington, Reading or further

 

Coaching: In our experience with 6+ different AAU clubs, the coaching quality is typically disappointing, and most coaches do not create positive player/coach connections

 

Community: N/A

 

Tournaments: The same tournaments (typically Zero Gravity)

 

Competitiveness: Each team varies season to season​​​​​​​

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