Important Basketball Notes
Sign-up Early: A certain amount of planning is essential to ensure our participants have a successful season, and if we don't know how many participants we have, we cannot plan accurately. Please help us plan by signing up early!
How do I register?
You can download and print out a registration form here.
You can also register in person during our normal business hours at the McConnell Center; 61 Locust Street in Dover. Enter Door # 3 and go down the stairs.
Coaches/Volunteers: We depend on volunteers to help with almost all of our basketball programs. We will be offering a coaches clinic this season, so if you are interested in coaching, please email Krista by November 1st - the sooner the better! Coaches are required to fill out an application and complete a background check.
Programs 2012-13
Lil' Shots:
Grades K-2
1/5/2013 - 2/23/2013 (Saturdays)
Location: Woodman Park School
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We offer an 8:00am and a 9:00am session, each lasting approximately 45 minutes. This program is taught using stations, with the help of our volunteers from the DHS basketball teams. There is a maximum of 50 participants in each session and it is co-ed.
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Fee:
Before October 31st: $50/residents
After November 1st: $60/residents; $80/non-residents
Midget Basketball:
Grades 3 & 4
12/1/12 - 2/16/2013 (Saturdays, and if we have the gym space, one weeknight practice per week - not held 12/24/12-1/2/13)
After the first week, players will be placed on teams. Each Saturday will be broken up into instructional and game time. There will also be one night of practice during the week if we have sufficient gym space. Girls and boys participate in different sessions for this program.
Girls: Saturdays 10:00am-11:30am at Garrison Elementary School. Weeknight practice time TBD.
Boys:
Woodman Park School
The first Saturday (12/1/12) 4th grade boys will participate from 10:15-11:45am and 3rd grade boys will participate from 12:00-1:30pm. If we have enough participants, there will be two different time slots for the entire program on Saturdays - either 10:15-11:45am or 12:00-1:30pm. Weeknight practice time TBD.
Fee:
Before October 31st: $60/residents
After November 1st: $70/residents; $90/non-residents
House League
Grades 5 & 6
This is an in-house league that plays the majority of their games on Saturday mornings, with practices held during the week. Each team practices twice per week, and games are scheduled to start December 1st. We will start this program with a skills clinic before we draft teams. The goal of the player draft is to try and balance the teams to ensure a competitive league. The Saturday clinic will be held on Saturday, November 17th. The clinic will be held at Garrison Elementary School.
9:00-10:00am: 6th grade boys
10:00-11:00am: 5th grade boys
11:00am-12:00pm: 5th & 6th grade girls.
There is a separate league for boys and girls for this program. Pre-registration is strongly encouraged. If you cannot attend on November 17th but are interested in signing your child up, please do so ahead of time! If you sign up after November 17th, we cannot guarantee a spot will be available on a team.
Fee:
Before October 31st: $70/residents
After November 1st: $80/residents; $100/non-residents
Boys Junior High Basketball
Grades 7 & 8
If we have enough players enrolled we will have an in-house league. If we do not have enough to form an in-house league, then we will be competing against neighboring towns/cities. Each team will have two practices per week and a game on the weekend. If you play on your school team, then you are not eligible for this program. Skills clinic for this program will Saturday December 1st from 3-4pm at the McConnell Center Gym. Pre-registration is strongly encouraged.
Fee:
Before October 31st: $70/residents
After November 1st: $80/residents; $100/non-residents
Girls JH & HS Basketball
Grades 7-8 and 9-12
If there are any girls interested in playing basketball in grades 7-12, please call our front desk at (603)516-6401 and leave your name and phone number. We will gather a list and see how much interest there is in these programs. If there is not enough interest to form teams and if there are not any other teams in the area, we may offer an open gym time for girls.
Boys HS Basketball
Grades 9-12
This will be an in-house league. Teams will practice during the week and play on the weekends. There will be a mandatory skills clinic on Saturday December 1st. Juniors & Seniors will play from 1-2pm and Freshman and Sophomores from 2-3pm at the McConnell Center Gym. Those playing for their school teams are not eligible for this program.
Fee:
Before October 31st: $80/residents
After November 1st: $90/residents; $110/non-residents
Click here to download the registration form for all programs listed above! Call 516-6401 with any questions.
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