Dear Parents, Players, Family and supporters of Pelham Travel Basketball, 

As the summer winds down and we get back to our “school schedules,” the PTB Board and I are working diligently to plan another fun and rewarding season of Pelham Travel Basketball.  

First off, I want to extend sincere, heartfelt gratitude and thanks to you, our PTB families, and the entire PTB community here in Pelham. You all stuck with us and supported the program, as we all faced once-in-a-generation challenges due to Covid-19. Everyone’s cooperation, determination and fortitude made it not only possible to have a complete travel basketball season, but also overcome numerous challenges we faced, including all the health safety protocols we implemented to keep players and staff safe, extremely limited gym space and exploding program costs. I could not be more grateful for the incredible work and leadership of our PTB Board and all Coaches, all of which selflessly dedicated hundreds of volunteer hours to help make the 2020-21 season a big success despite it all. 

Thanks to the perseverance of our entire PTB community, as we turn the page to this coming 2021-22 season, we find ourselves in a very strong and resilient position to do even better while staying safe. As always, PTB remains a “SAFETY FIRST” organization and we continue to closely monitor the Covid-19 situation. We will enact measures accordingly as the season progresses as needed. 

In addition, our costs continue to be nearly double that of 2019. But thanks to the support we receive from you, we actually expect to be able to reduce league fees a bit coming into this season despite this. Your continued support of PTB and most notably our upcoming 2nd  Annual Calendar Fundraiser is essential to this, as it makes a big difference for the ability of the program to operate. We will also be looking to renew 2021-22 season sponsorships from our local business partners. (Please email   with interest in being a sponsor) 

I’m also extremely happy to report that we will be gaining back our main home Pelham gyms this year. This includes NEP (New England Pentacostal), Pelham High School and some limited practice use of Pelham Memorial’s gym, with St Joe’s continuing to host some basketball activities. 

Our high-level plan for this season: We will start PTB game play in November 2021, and run through the first week of March 2022. Each of our PTB teams will play approximately 24-26 games, including league games and tourneys and possibly more pending each team’s respective league playoff runs and possible tourney championship games. Practices will begin in October 2021 and will be mostly 2x per week per team, and back to a full court for each team practice. 

Most important date for you to plan on for now is TRYOUTS DAY 

We have set a PTB tryouts date of Saturday, October 2, 2021, and will return to hosting tryouts at NEP here in Pelham! 

PTB player registration will be opening next week. You will need to register your player(s) at that time, and we will contact you all via email when registration opens. As a reminder, all new and returning players must register.  

Lastly, we are seeking Coaching Candidates who have basketball coaching (or playing) experience for our 4th Grade Girls travel team. This new head coach will also have a seat on the PTB Board. Please contact   ASAP if you have interest in this position! 

Looking forward to another rewarding season of Pelham Travel Basketball, as we return to play with Pelham Pride! 

George Muldoon, President 

Pelham Travel Basketball