City Of Madison News Deadline For Youth Basketball Registration

From: City Of Madison
August 24, 2022

Youth Basketball registration for fall closes this Friday, August, 26th, 2022.

The City of Madison Parks and Recreation Department invite boys and girls between the ages of 5-18 (k-12th grade) to join one of the most exciting sports that Madison has to offer.

Limited spaces available.
Age Information - The player must be the age of 5 or older on September 1, 2022 to be eligible to play.
The Youth Basketball Program Scheduler will NOT schedule games and/or practices around coach or player conflicts this season.
7U - 14U will begin with 2 players on the team prior to the draft which will be the coach's child plus 1 registered player chosen by the coach. Coach and parent will be required to complete a form prior to draft before the plus 1 is added to his/her team.
18U teams will begin with 3 players on the team prior to the draft which will be the coach's child plus 2 registered players chosen by the coach. Coach and parent will be required to complete a form prior to draft before the plus 1 is added to his/her team.
DBL (5 & 6 year olds) will be placed on a team based by their school or by request.
Minimum of 32 players needed to form a league.
Special requests will not be accepted (7U-18U) since a draft in these age groups will occur. Teams are selected by the coaches.

Registration Fees

5 and 6 years old - $75.00  - uniform, 6-10 practices, 4 game season, trophy
7 - 18 years old - $150.00 – uniform, practice shirt, practice time, 10 games, postseason tournament

Registration Information

When creating your online household, the parent and/or guardian will be the "Primary Guardian" in the household. To add a second parent or guardian, click  " Add New Secondary Guardian."

Then you will click "Add New Member" to add your children to the household. Please be sure to enter your child(ren)'s correct birth date as the basketball leagues are decided by age. 

Online Registration

Registration Dates:
August 5 - 26, 2022

Waiting List
August 27 - September 5, 2022

Evaluations:
October - TBD (7U, 8U 10U, 12U, 14U, 18U)
November – 5 & 6 year olds – assigned by staff

Refund Policy:
Refunds can be issued until the day before the draft for the 7U-18U leagues.  
For the 5 & 6 year old leagues, refund can be requested until November 1st.

Practices
Practices for the 7U - 10U will begin in late October. Practices for the 12U - 18U will begin in early November and the 5 &6 year olds will begin in December.
Practices will be held throughout the week with the exception of Sunday.
Practices will be held for 1 hour on ½ court.
Dublin activities will begin at 5:30pm while the elementary school activities will begin at 6:30pm.
If playing at the middle schools or high schools, times will vary as we will work around the school basketball games/activities throughout the season.
Before the game season begins, each team should have at least 2 practices each week.
Coaches will have the opportunity to schedule additional practices if court time is available.
All practices are held at Dublin Park, and/or at the Madison City Schools.
Developmental League (5 & 6 Year Olds) will begin in December and will end close to spring break. Detailed schedule will be sent to the players once we determine the number of teams in each league.

Regular Season Games
Games are played throughout the week with the exception of Wednesdays and Sundays from November - February.
All games are played in the Madison area at Dublin Park or the Madison City Schools.
7U-10U - once the game season begins, each team will have at least 2 activities per week. This may be 1 practice, 1 game or 2 games.
12U-18U teams may be scheduled 2 -3 games per week due to the short time frame of the season for these older age groups. Coaches will have an opportunity to schedule additional practices during the week as well.
DBL (5 & 6 Year Olds) Game Season will begin in February
Since we are very dependent on the school gymnasiums, game times will vary as we will work around the school activities throughout the season.
Games will be scheduled every 60 minutes to help with the flow of spectators/participants entering and exiting the facilities.
Tournament Play - Tournament play for our 14U & 18U league will be the beginning of January with the 14U & 18U followed by the 7U - 12U towards the end of January. Tournament should be complete by mid to late February for 7U -12U. There will not be a tournament for the 5 & 6 year olds.

Coaching Information for Head Coach and Assistant Coach:

A detailed email to the coaches will be sent during the week of October 1st.
All coaching requirements will be online to complete at your leisure.
League scheduler will NOT schedule practices and/or games around coach or player conflicts this season.

Online Requirements for Coaches:
Register to coach - Online Registration
NAYS (National Alliance for Youth Sports) – sport specific training – email will be sent to you from NAYS
Coach Safely – includes concussion certification - https://coachsafely.org/
Background Checks - https://cityofmadison.quickapp.pro/

Coaching Registration

COVID-19 GUIDELINES:
Due to COVID-19, rescheduling of activities may not occur due to the timing or court time we have during the season.
Parents will be required to inform the child’s coach and MPRD by phone, email or text should any member of the household be tested for COVID-19.
Individuals with a positive test should inform any close contacts that they may have been exposed.
Anyone within the household who is diagnosed with a positive test result or having symptoms of COVID-19 will not be allowed to attend any practices or games for 5 days without symptoms and 3 days of fever free without the use of fever reducing medication.
We will continue to monitor the situation and will keep everyone updated as needed.

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