YOUTH BASKETBALL
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN HAVING YOUR CHILD PARTICIPATE PLEASE CONTACT THE RECREATION OFFICE.
Registration Rates
$55 for K through second graders
$80 for third & fourth graders
$100for fifth & six graders
Travel Teams (additional $75 collected once teams are selected)*
*all fifth and six grade boys/girls trying out for travel basketball must play on a rec team. A separate try-out will be scheduled after the start of the rec season and once the teams are selected, the difference in fees will be collected.
If you have any uniforms from last year, please let us know (uniforms only, the t-shirts do not need to be returned!)
Kindergarten (Co-ed)
Season runs from 12/10 – 2/18. No games during vacations/holiday weekends
1st /2nd Grade
Season runs 12/3 – 2/18 – No games during vacations/holiday weekends
1st and 2nd graders play on teams of 8 players. They practice and play for one hour each Saturday morning at the SMS gym between 9:00AM and 2:00PM. The hour is split as follows: the first hour is dedicated to practicing individual skills and basketball fundamentals. The last hour is a structured game playing 4 v 4 with the hoops lowered to 7’. The goal of this 10 week session is to introduce the game of basketball to young players, working on the basics of dribbling, passing, shooting and playing together as a team. Coaches continue to instruct players during games as well as during their practice time.
3rd/4th Grade and 5th/6th Grade
HERE IS THE FINAL CORRECTED CLINIC/EVALUATION DATES AND TIMES:
Saturdays .... November 12th and November 19th
3/4 Boys 10:00 -11:45am
5/6 Boys 12:00 noon -1:45PM
3/4 and 5/6 Girls 2:00 - 3:45PM
Actual Season runs 12/3 – 2/18
Teams: Girls and Boys teams
Team Size: 8 – 11 players
Travel Required: Stratham, Greenland, Brentwood, Newfields, North Hampton, E. Kingston
Practice: 1 night per week, 1 hour practices each. Days TBD starting mid-November.
Season runs 12/3 – 2/18: Teams play games on either Friday nights, Saturday afternoons (and possibly a Sunday afternoon here or there). One game per weekend ( a possible 2 game weekend, if there is an odd number of teams.)
Game Format: Full Court 5 v 5 games. Four 8-minute quarters, running time (stopped for free throws). VOLUNTEER/HIGH SCHOOL REFS for 3rd/4th games. PATCHED OFFICIALS and/or HIGH SCHOOL PLAYER REFS for 5th/6th games.
Objective: To build on players individual basketball skills, reinforcing fundamentals while introducing basic and simple team plays. High emphasis on simple fundamentals such as: dribbling without traveling, shooting, rebounding (boxing out), passing (different options), setting picks, how to move without the ball, how to get open on offense, how to play defense, working together as a team, the importance of sportsmanship, and most important HAVING FUN, WIN OR LOSE.
Travel Teams for 5th and 6th graders (Girls and Boys teams)
Travel teams are selected by try-outs held in December. This program is designed for the more developed basketball players, from a skills perspective, who can commit to more games and practice time than just the rec program offers. In conjunction with their commitment to their rec teams, players are also required to attend one travel practice per week and an additional game per week. The travel season continues through the end of March and includes some tournament play. Players can expect practicing and/or playing games at least 4 days per week (rec and travel combined). Travel teams play a variety of teams throughout the seacoast, northern MA, and southern Maine – at most 1 hour travel distance. (example: Rochester NH, Amesbury MA, Londonderry NH, York ME)
7th and 8th Grade Basketball “Pick-up” League
Location: Cooperative Middle School, Stratham NH
Time: SATURDAYS ONLY from 4:00pm – 5:30pm
Season: December 10th – February 18th (9 weeks plus an end of season tournament)
Cost: $50.00 (covers the cost of gym, refs and t-shirt)
Who can play: Open to Boys and Girls in the Exeter Area (including Greenland and North Hampton)
Registration: Must Register through the following town Rec Programs by December 3rd
Evaluation Date
Saturday, December 10th
CMS 4:00 P.M.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: ALL PARENTS INTERESTED IN COACHING AT ALL LEVELS, PLEASE SIGN UP ONLINE and contact Nancy Pafford at ngpafford@comcast.net
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