Women's Basketball | October 08, 2019
KALAMAZOO, Mich. – Western Michigan women's basketball will hold walk-on tryouts for the 2019-20 season on Thursday, Oct. 24 from 12-1:00 p.m. inside University Arena.
To try out for a Western Michigan varsity athletic team, you MUST be a current full-time student at WMU. The tryout will give prospective competitors the chance to demonstrate their skills and talents. Please note that participating in the tryout does NOT guarantee a spot on the 2019-20 team under any circumstance.
Listed below are the requirements that you will need to meet in order to be permitted to try out on Oct. 24. All materials must be submitted to the director of basketball operations,
Lykendra Johnson, no later than 12:00 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 21. There will be
NO EXCEPTIONS. Current, full-time students will need the following:
• A current class schedule showing that you are enrolled as a full-time student
• Photo ID
• Proof of Insurance
• A current physical, including sickle cell test for a physician
A physical, a sickle cell test, and insurance paperwork MUST be completed and submitted prior to the 24th. A PDF of the required physical form, as well as insurance form can be downloaded from the link at the top of this page.
Sickle Cell forms can be picked up in the Athletic Training room inside Read Fieldhouse. A copy of the results should be turned in with physical and proof of insurance. Physicals and sickle cell test may be done on campus at the Sindecuse Center or by a family physician.
**Please note, appointments are needed for physicals at the Sindecuse Center, contact: 269-387- 3290. Physicals must have been performed in the last six months.
If you have any questions, please contact
Lykendra Johnson director of basketball operations at lykendra.johnson@wmich.edu or assistant coach
Meredith Shipman at meredith.r.shipman@wmich.edu.
PLEASE NOTE: If you do not have ALL of the materials that apply to you turned in by Monday, Oct. 21 at NOON, then you will forfeit your opportunity to try out. NO EXCEPTIONS!
