The 1st grade house league is designed to introduce the kids to the game of basketball, with an emphasis on teaching fundamental skills and team play. Having fun and exhibiting good sportsmanship are always the priorities. The season runs October 28 - February 17.
League Coordinator: David Unger, housedirector@wayzatabasketball.org
Season: All 1st grade practices will be held on Saturdays. Practice times will vary each week. There is NO season-ending tournament in 1st grade.
Practices: Practices will consist of 45-55 min practices once a week. The first part of the season the focus will be on developing individual basketball skills and building team skills. The second part of the season will consist of drills and introduction to 3 on 3.
Games: There will be no 5 on 5 games, just 3 on 3 games within the team or the other team that will be practicing the same time.
Coaches: House basketball does rely on volunteers for coaching. Please consider coaching and indicate it during registration if interested. At the beginning of the year coaches will be given examples of practice plans, as well as some drills they can use to help the kids develop their skills, along with being invited to a coaching clinic hosted by the boys varsity coach, Bryan Schnettler.
Team Formation: The 1st grade league does not have player evaluations and children are grouped by school when possible. Players from elementary schools without sufficient coaches will be split up if necessary and added to teams from other schools that have sufficient coaches. Coaches and teams will be formed by October 15 with practices scheduled to start October 28. We do not take play-with requests.
Uniform: All players will receive a reversible jersey.
Basketball: 1st graders will be playing with a 27.5 inch basketball.
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