2011 YOUTH BASKETBALL General League Information REGISTRATION Dates: September 19th – October 7th
Weekdays Only
Times: 8:00 AM until 5:00 PM Location: Depot (Alabaster Parks & Recreation Office located at: 100 Depot Street) Cost: $80.00 for Alabaster residents $88.00 for non-residents 10% discount for multiple children Open to: BOYS: Kindergarten through 9th grade ..... GIRLS: Kindergarten through 6th grade *Note: 9th graders who turned 15 before September 1, 2011 are not eligible. Kindergarten/1st Grade (Girls & Boys – Coed teams) The league will be coed and the rules will be modified to allow the children an opportunity to succeed. Goals will be lowered to allow the children a chance to learn the proper mechanics of shooting a basketball. There will be one practice and one game per week. The practice slots will be during the week and the games will be on Saturday mornings. There will possibly be a couple of away games with a neighboring city such as Calera. 2nd – 6th grade (Girls & Boys – Gender specific teams) Alabaster will play with Pelham, Helena, and Calera resulting in games being played in those cities as well as Alabaster. Teams will be gender specific unless requested otherwise by the families. 2nd and 3rd graders will play together; while 4th, 5th and 6th grades will be separate. Practices (one to two per week) will be on weeknights and weekends depending on your coach. The games (one to two per week) will be on weeknights and possibly weekends as well. 7th, 8th and 9th grade (Boys only) This league will start a little later to accommodate children who are trying out for the Middle School team. Most games will be played in Alabaster against other Alabaster teams; however, there will possibly be a couple of away games with other cities. Practices (one to two per week) and games (one per week) will be weeknights and weekends with most games being on Saturdays. This league will be gender specific. NOTE: If you are trying out for the Middle School team, please register with us immediately after school team selection is complete.
*Girls Leagues Registration numbers will dictate a lot in our girls leagues. We will interlock with the Riverchase league. You will receive more information as it becomes available on our girls leagues. We will register the girls leagues by grade just as we are the boys. Please call Alabaster Parks and Recreation with any questions at: 664-6840. Please see reverse side for Important Dates
2011 Basketball - Important Dates Registration: Sept. 19th thru Oct. 7th Registrations after October 7th will incur a $25 late fee (if there are any spots left)
Observations: *Location will be at the Instructional Center on Hwy. 31 Please do not bring your own ball to the gym. We will provide all of the balls necessary for the observations.
Girls Observations – 2nd thru 6th Grade – TBA We will post it on our website: www.cityofalabaster.com. We will also notify you via email.
Tues., October 18th Tues., October 18th
6:00 PM - K/1st grade – Girls and Boys 7:00 PM - 2nd/3rd grade – Boys only
Thur., October 20th Thur., October 20th
6:00 PM - 6th grade – Boys only 7:00 PM - 4th grade – Boys only
Fri., October 21st
6:00 PM - 5th grade – Boys only
7th thru 9th grade Observations – TBA We will post it on our website: www.cityofalabaster.com. We will also notify you via email. *Shelby County Instructional Services Center (SCISC) is located at: 601 First Street South (Just south of the Hwy. 119/ Hwy 31 intersection – SCISC is on the left. Meet in the gym.)
Drafts: Location will be at the Depot (Alabaster Parks & Rec. Office) *To be attended by Coaches only – not players and parents. Mon., October 24th Mon., October 24th
6:00 PM - K/1st grade – Girls and Boys 7:00 PM - 2nd/3rd grade – Boys only
Tues., October 25th Tues., October 25th
6:00 PM - 4th grade – Boys only 7:00 PM - 5th grade – Boys only
Thur., October 27th
6:00 PM - 6th grade – Boys only
Girls Drafts - 2nd thru 6th grade – TBA 7th thru 9th grade Drafts - TBA First Practice – first week of November (subject to change) – TBA First Game – after Thanksgiving - TBA Please see reverse side for General Information