Youth Recreation Basketball Program

General Information

• Registration will be the first two weeks of October with practice beginning late November
• Everyone plays in every game
• Teams limited to 10 players
• Focus: Skill development, good sportsmanship, positive experience to increase self-esteem and confidence
• Age Divisions: 5/6, 7/8, 9/10, 11/12 (cutoff August 31)
• Rules adapted for each age group (i.e. 8' goal and wrist bands to teach man-to-man defense for 5/6 Division; 9' goal for 7/8 Division)
• Registration fee includes jersey and completion certificate
• Two quarters per game minimum playing time per participant
• One weekly practice: 8 & under one hour practice; 9-12’s two hour practice
• Saturday game days mid-December through February
• Game and practice locations vary throughout the county