HOOD RIVER YOUTH BASKETBALL
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2025 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
REGISTER FOR K-2 BASKETBALL
Early Bird Registration fee: $85/player / Late Registration starts Nov 15th: Add $25 late fee
LITTLE BALLERS PLAYER PLACEMENT REQUEST
If you would like to see that your child is placed on a team with classmates/friends, please complete the form below
Player placement request guidelines:
1. Players need to be in the same division (There are two divisions: Kinders and 1st-2nd)
2. Players should be from the same school
3. Parents should be in agreement about this arrangement
LITTLE BALLERS COACHES INFO
*Attendance at one of the coaches’ meetings is Required in order to Coach
*The Coaches Clinic is Highly recommended
Coaches Meeting # 2:
Mon. Jan. 6th at Westside Elementary School cafeteria
Time: 6 - 6:45 pm
No Coaches Clinic this date
Coaches Clinic + Meeting # 1:
Thurs, Jan. 9th at Westside Elementary School cafeteria
Coaches Clinic time: 6 - 6:30 pm
Coaches Meeting time: 6:30 - 7:15 pm
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 23rd / 10 am
5th-6th Grade Player Observations: Sat. Nov 23rd / 11:15 am
Your Child CANNOT Attend Player Observations?
Please complete this short survey ➡️ Player Observations: Athlete Information
Tentative Practices start Week of December 2nd
Tentative First league games Saturday, January 11th, 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:
Wednesday, Nov. 13th / 6-7 pm / HR Middle School cafeteria
Monday, Nov. 18th / 6-7 pm /HR Middle School cafeteria
REGISTER FOR 3RD-6TH GRADE BASKETBALL
Early Bird Registration fee: $105/player / Late Registration starts Nov 15th: Add $25 late fee
3RD-4TH GRADE TEAMS
(Parkdale 3-4: As of 11-15-24 need 7-8 more girls / boys teams need 3-4 more players)
(Mid Valley 3-4: As of 11-15-24 need 3-4 more girls / boys teams need 3-4 more players)
(Westside 3-4: As of 11-15-24 need 2-3 more girls / boys teams are full)
(May St 3-4: As of 11-15-24 girls team needs 1 more player / boys teams need 2-3 more players)
3-4th Grade: Other Schools, Cascade Locks, Horizon, Adventist, etc.
(Horizon 3-4: As of 11-15-24 girls team needs 7-8 more players / boys teams need 2-3 more players)
5TH-6TH GRADE TEAMS
5-6th Grade Upper Valley Team: Parkdale, Mid Valley + WyEast Middle School
(Upper Valley 5-6: As of 11-15-24 girls teams need 6-7 more players / boys teams need 1 more player)
5-6th Grade City Team: May Street, Westside + HR Middle School
(City 5-6: As of 11-15-24 girls teams need 4-5 more players / boys teams are full)
5-6th Grade Other Schools: Cascade Locks, Horizon, Adventist, etc.
(Horizon 5-6: As of 11-15-24 girls team needs 4-5 more players / boys teams need 2-3 more players)
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