About Us

The Windham Basketball Club is a non-profit corporation run by a committee of 20+ volunteers. Operation of the program is dependent upon the availability of willing volunteers to plan, organize and administer this program. The WBC has been endorsed by the Windham Board of Selectmen as the town's recognized basketball program. The corporation's official name is "Friends of Windham NH Basketball" dba WBC. The WBC runs the 2nd Grade Instructional Clinic, Recreational Program, Travel program and the Men's program.

2nd Grade Instructional Clinic

This instructional program provides the 2nd grade boys and girls with the opportunity to learn the game of basketball in an instructional clinic format. Players will be taught the skills of shooting, passing, dribbling and defending. They will learn the fundamentals of the game through various drills and activities under the supervision of volunteer instructors. The clinics are held Sunday afternoons for an hour and a half starting in early January and continuing for six weeks. For more information on the 2nd grade Instructional clinic please email Tom Kendzulak ( )

Recreational Program

The philosophy of the recreational program is that any child wishing to play basketball will be able to compete in a non-threatening, enjoyable learning environment.

The philosophy behind the annual player placement is to formulate teams with an equal distribution of talent. With this objective in mind, a "blind draft" format is utilized. All children in grades 3-8 wishing to participate are guaranteed to be placed on a team.

The season consists of 10 games all held on Saturdays. Game times range from mid morning to late afternoon. Each team is allotted a 1 hour practice slot on weeknights between 6-9 PM.

For more information on the Recreational Program please email Rob Klaassens ( ).

Travel Program

The Windham Travel Basketball Program was founded to provide those players with the talent and desire an opportunity to play in a more competitive and demanding environment with a greater emphasis on developing individual skills through intensive practices and highly competitive games. Travel is intended for only the serious and committed player.

We are a member of the Manchester Suburban Basketball League (MSBL). The league is divided into divisions by grade, gender and talent.

The number of travel teams sponsored by the Windham Basketball Club is determined by two significant factors. Those factors are the availability of gym time and the number of players in each division with the skills necessary to compete successfully at the level of play required in league and tournament games.

Players on the travel teams are selected via open tryouts conducted by the coaches and by independent evaluators who will assist in the process of selecting players. The Travel coordinators oversee all tryouts.

The WBC typically sponsors 10 travel teams - 5 boys teams and 5 girls teams. Both boys and girls typically have an A and a B team at both the 5/6 and 7/8 levels and a single team at the 3/4 level.

The season consists of an 8 week schedule followed by a 2 week playoff schedule. There are generally 2 games per week and they can fall on any day including weekends. The 1st week of play is immediately following the Thanksgiving School holiday. There is no league play during the Winter break and the playoffs are over before the February school vacation.

The travel teams will also compete in various tournaments in the area. Tournament play is yet another level of competitive basketball in which our players will face very strong competition in a wide-open game. There are no rules on playing time during tournament play and teams are allowed to use full court pressure defenses at all levels. Tournament schedules usually require teams to play all weekend with the potential of multiple games on a given day.

Individuals selected for a travel team are not eligible to participate in the recreational program. For more information on the travel program please email Steve Shields ( ) or Dave Phillips ( ).

Men's Program

The men's program runs from mid October to mid May on Sunday evenings at Windham Center School. Thursday evenings are open gym nights at WCS.