HOOD RIVER YOUTH BASKETBALL

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2024 YOUTH BASKETBALL LEAGUE🏀

This program is managed by Hood River Valley Parks + Recreation District

Who can sign up: Kinder - 6th grade students / All levels

About the program: Introductory experience where young basketball players learn the basic skills, offensive and defensive principles, and teamwork skills.

Volunteer Coaches are needed to coach these teams! Please consider signing up.

K-2 LITLLE BALLERS OVERVIEW

Players will be placed into co-ed (boys and girls mixed) age-appropriate groups led by one adult volunteer coach; basic dribbling, shooting and passing skills will be taught through fun games. Sessions will end with kids playing 3-on-3 and 4-on-4 basketball. This program practices once a week over five weeks. There will also be 3 Saturday game dates

Practice Dates/Times: Wednesdays, Jan. 15th - Feb. 12th

• Kinders: 5:30-6:15 pm

• 1st-2nd Graders: 6:30 - 7:15 pm

Game dates/Times: Sat., Feb. 1st, 8th, and 15th /Time: 9 am start times

• Locations: Hood River County School District gyms

K-2 REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN

Early Bird Registration fee: $85/player / Late Registration starts Nov 15th: Add $25 late fee

• K-2 Little Ballers Parkdale

• K-2 Little Ballers Mid Valley

• K-2 Little Ballers Westside

• K-2 Little Ballers May Street

• K-2 Little Ballers Other Schools (Cascade Locks, Horizon, Adventist, etc.)

LITTLE BALLERS COACHES INFO

*Attendance at one of the coaches’ meetings is Required in order to Coach

*The Coaches Clinic is Highly recommended

Coaches Clinic + Meeting # 1:

• Thurs, Jan. 2nd at Westside Elementary School cafeteria

• Coaches Clinic time: 6 - 6:30 pm

• Coaches Meeting time: 6:30 - 7:15 pm

Coaches Meeting # 2:

• Mon. Jan. 6th at Westside Elementary School cafeteria

• Time: 6 - 6:45 pm

• No Coaches Clinic this date

3rd-6th GRADE LEAGUE OVERVIEW

Teams compete in the “Gorge Youth Basketball League” which includes teams from Skamania County, White Salmon, Trout Lake, Hood River and Goldendale. There will be separate boys’ and girls’ divisions and teams will practice 1-2 times per week. Each team will play 6-7 games on Saturdays.

Team Formation:

• 3-4th grade players will be placed on teams from school of attendance (i.e. each elementary school will have their own team)

• 5-6th grade players will be placed on teams from the same region (i.e Mid Valley and Parkdale 5th graders will play on the same team as WyEast Middle School 6th graders)

Player Observations: We plan to hold player observations to help create as balanced of teams as possible. Here is the tentative schedule:

• 3rd-4th Grade Player Observations: Sat. Nov 30th / 10 am

• 5th-6th Grade Player Observations: Sat. Nov 30th / 11:15 am

Practices start Week of December 2nd

Tentative First league games Saturday, January 4th, 2024

Tentative End-of-Season Tournament February, 22nd, 2024 (Saturday only)

• Practice locations: Hood River County School District gyms

• Home Game locations: Hood River County School District gyms / Away Game Locations: Surrounding Gorge communities

3rd-6th GRADE COACHES INFO

Coaches Meeting - Attendance required at one of the dates below:

• Monday, Nov. 11th / 6-7 pm / Westside Elementary School cafeteria

• Wednesday, Nov. 13th / 6-7 pm / Westside Elementary School cafeteria

3rd-6th REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN

Early Bird Registration fee: $105/player / Late Registration starts Nov 15th: Add $35 late fee

3rd-4th Grade Teams

• 3-4th Grade Parkdale Team

• 3-4th Grade Mid Valley Team

• 3-4th Grade Westside Team

• 3-4th Grade May Street Team

• 3-4th Grade: Other Schools, Cascade Locks, Horizon, Adventist, etc.

5th-6th Grade Teams

• 5-6th Grade Upper Valley Team: Parkdale, Mid Valley + WyEast Middle School

• 5-6th Grade City Team: May Street, Westside + HR Middle School

• 5-6th Grade Other Schools: Cascade Locks, Horizon, Adventist, etc.

CONTACT HOOD RIVER PARKS + RECREATION DISTRICT

For help with registration, payments, or financial assistance

Jaime Rivera, Recreation Supervisor

Gio Magana-Rivera, Recreation Assistant

Recreation phone #: (541) 386-2055