3RD GRADE LEAGUE

The 3rd 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. Kids entering the 3rd grade House program come to the league with various levels of experience.  

League Coordinator:  Brent Liebersbach, housedirector2@wayzatabasketball.org

Practice Schedule:  Practices start the week of October 23. and will take place one night a week, on a rotating night each week, for approximately 1 hour between 6-9 p.m. Practice night requests are not accepted.   An additional practice will be scheduled on Saturdays October 28, November 4, and November 11. 

Game Schedule:  Games start Saturday, November 18 and run through February 25. Each team has one game a week and start time varies between 8am-4pm.  Games will be played 5 on 5.

House Tournament:  3rd Graders will participate in an end of the year tournament.  This is scheduled February 24-25.  Seeding will be dependent upon standing in league play.

Coaches:  The Wayzata House basketball program relies on parent volunteers.  Please consider volunteering to coach your child's team and indicate it on your child's registration.  Head coaches will be provided sample coaching plans and drills in addition to a Wayzata coaches shirt.  Each coach will be invited to a coaching clinic hosted by the Wayzata Varsity Boys Basketball Coach, Bryan Schnettler.  

Team Formation:  There are no player evaluations for 3rd grade. Teams are grouped by school as much as possible and will be handled on a first come first serve basis, per registrations. Play-with requests will not be considered. Kids from elementary schools without sufficient coach volunteers are likely to be split up to fill open spots on teams from other schools that had sufficient coaches. Coaches and teams will be formed and notified of their rosters by no later than October 15.

Uniform:  All players will receive a reversible jersey.

Basketball: 3rd graders will be playing with a 27.5 inch basketball.