Who are we?
We are a girls elite competitive basketball program for Houston and surrounding area.   Our athletes are serious basketball players that want to compete at the highest levels to improve there play and exposure to recruiters.

What Is It?
A program developed for elite female basketball athletes who can and want to play basketball at the highest level.   It is a select organization looking for the best players.  Our teams are associated with the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) and we belong to the AAU Gulf Association.

What Ages Are Eligible?
Athletes 9 years old through 18 years old. Each team is formed based on the number of athletes available and the availability of quality coaches.  We typically have 10U, 11U, 12U, 13U, 14U, 15U and Varsity teams.

When?
Tryouts are late February or March.  March through July is the peak season for practices and tournaments.  Nationals are in July. Some teams, especially 4th, 5th and 6th graders may be somewhat active year-round.

Where?
Most of our practices are held at gyms at Cy-Fair Independent School District Gyms.  Times and locations vary.  Tournaments are played in Houston and surrounding areas.  Some teams expect to travel to some tournaments in other Texas cities or cities in nearby states.  Nationals are held at varying locations across the U.S.

What Does It Cost?
Costs Overview. Registration fees are set each year and are normally nonrefundable if an athletic participates in at least one athletic event.  Registration will get your team practice gym space through May.  Actual costs for tournaments, gym space, uniforms, and travels expenses are $600 to $1,500 per player depending on how activity level of the team.  Funds are raised either directly from the parents or from fundraising, which is decided by coach with the team's parents input.  Athletic scholarships are available through the team or sponsors may be obtained.  Parents and athletes should plan on participating in fund raising events.

What Is The Commitment?
Practices are 2 to 3 times a week for approximately 2 hours per section.  Games are played mostly during weekends.  Often three to six games are played from Friday night to Sunday evening. 

What Team Should I Tryout For?
Your age on January 1st determines the age team for which you are eligible.   Players can "play up".  For example, if you are 11 on January 1st, you are eligible for a 11U team and could play on a 12U team, 13U team, etc.  Athletes should tryout at their age group.  Players are evaluated by coaches for their individual age group as well as coaches of older age groups.  We generally encourage athletes to play at the lowest level due to competitiveness at the national level.

How Are Players Selected?
Teams are selected by the coaches of each team.  Tryouts will be held each year in late February or March for each team.  Individual tryouts may be arranged after that time if necessary.  Competitive basketball put coaches, players and parents together in a close knit group.  For this reason, players are selected on the individual's talent, their individual attitude, coach ability, and their family's cooperativeness.

For more information, please contact us.

The Houston Cobras is a 501 (c) (3) Non-Profit organization. All donations are tax deductible.