*NOTICE FOR INCOMING 9th GRADERS* - If you played with us up through 8th grade basketball, you are used to signing up on your own and being divided into teams. This is a BRING YOUR OWN TEAM HS League. At the high school level, players are allowed to sign up with friends and create their own teams to compete. There are no assigned practices, but for those teams that want to practice, they may schedule a spot with us after school on a Monday, Tuesday or Thursday (3:45-4:45 PM). Any players that do not have a team may sign up as a free agent, but are not guaranteed a team (will refund if we can't find you a team).

*DIVISION SHIFT NOTICE* - This year, we are changing things up with the divisions. ALL FOUR GRADE LEVELS WILL HAVE THEIR OWN DIVISION. Four divisions in total. There are a few exceptions though, as we know some kids have friends they want to play with outside their grade level. Each division can have TWO PLAYERS MAX from one grade level up. Example - A 9th grade team can have TWO 10th graders on it. A 10th grade team can have TWO 11th graders. An 11th grade team can have TWO 12th graders on it. IF you are a split team of grade levels, you will have to play in the higher division. So a team with five 9th graders and three 10th graders would need to play in the 10th grade division. You can have any number of younger players playing up, but only a MAX OF TWO players one grade ahead playing down. So hypothetically, an 11th grade team could have three 11th graders, three 10th graders and two 9th graders. If you have any questions on this, please email Sports Director Joel, [email protected]

Jackson Friends Church High School Basketball Leagues are for grades 9th - 12th. The leagues are recreational and are also "bring your own team". MINIMUM OF EIGHT PLAYERS ON A TEAM.

HOW TO CREATE YOUR TEAM: Each team has to have a coach to start (who can be a player or parent for the purposes of starting the team). It will ask you on the registration if you have a TEAM CODE, but you will hit no as you don't have one yet. On the next page it will ask if you are coaching and you'll hit yes and it will ask your for your info and then a team name. That coach/player, once signed up, will go to your coach's profile or team roster on your account home page and you should see "manage roster invites". You can click on that and see the code for you to send an invite through the system for other players to join the team as well!

Individuals that do not have enough players to make a team may sign up individually, and if there are enough kids to make a team, we will make extra teams. Almost always at the 9th/10th grade levels, we are able to make a team or two, from individual players. If for some reason we are not able to put the high schooler on a team, you will receive FULL REFUND (only thing we can't get back is the $3 service fee). At the 11th/12th grade levels, for any players without a team, we usually ask some of our current teams if they would take on an extra player. Sometimes it works out, sometimes it does not. Again a FULL REFUND will be given to anyone who does not end up getting on a team, if signing up as an individual.

Cost for registration is $102 per player for our high school leagues and for those that need a jersey, it is $20 for a jersey (yours to keep and reuse). All jerseys for teams must be JFC jerseys (unless a team has all the same custom uniforms, MUST BE APPROVED by league director, BEFORE THE SEASON). Please email [email protected] with any custom jersey stuff. Last names ONLY on jerseys, no nicknames. 

Season runs December 5th - February 28th. There will be NINE regular season games and AT LEAST ONE playoff game for every team (so 10 guaranteed in total).

This year, the league will be split info FOUR DIVISIONS, one for each grade:

*EVERY TEAM MUST HAVE A PARENT ON THE BENCH and as a contact for the team roster. This helps us keep the players on the bench under control during the game. Must have this throughout the season to be eligible for playoffs. Will start to regulate after week one.

FRESHMAN/SOPHOMORE DIVISIONS: Games for the freshman and sophomore divisions will be played on Friday evenings, starting December 5th, at Spike Sportsplex in Canal Fulton (709 Elm Ridge Ave, Canal Fulton, OH 44614). Games will start as early as 5:00 PM and as late as 9:00 PM. The regular season will run December 5th, 12th and 19th, a Christmas break and then every Friday, January 9th through February 13th. Playoffs will start Friday, February 20th, and will finish Friday, Saturday, February 28th. Semi- Final games will be played on Friday, February 27th, with Championship games on Saturday, February 28th (likely between 1 PM and 3 PM).

JUNIOR/SENIOR DIVISIONS: Games for the junior and senior divisions will be played on SATURDAYS, starting December 6th, at Spike Sportsplex in Canal Fulton (709 Elm Ridge Ave, Canal Fulton, OH 44614). Games will start as early as 1:00 PM and as late as 5:00 PM (although we may have a week or two with a pushed back schedule, due to other renters). The regular season will run December 6th, 13th and 20th, a Christmas break and then every Saturday, January 10th through February 14th. Playoffs will start Saturday, February 21th, and will finish Saturday, February 28th. We will have SEMI-FINAL games on Friday evening, February 27th, with championship games on Saturday, February 28th.

Each game will feature a half time devotion/prayer with the players. We want to make sure participants have an enjoyable experience with the game and hear about Jesus.

Before the season begins there will be an email sent out to parents/participants on the expectations for this season. It will also be reiterated at the first games of the year. Players and everyone alike will be held to a high standard, as we want this league running at it's highest potential!

There are no official practices at the high school level for JFC basketball, due to crowded gym schedule. HOWEVER, if some teams want to practice and can make it work right after school (3:45 PM - 4:45 PM) on Mondays, Tuesdays or Thursdays, that is a possibility (once a week per team). Please reach out to sports director Joel if you are interested in scheduling a practice time (email: [email protected]).

As always, we will do our best to keep the facilities clean and safe for kids, parents and fans alike!

We hope you will join us this season!

Joel Bankert

Director of Sports & Recreation

Jackson Friends Church

-          No cussing/foul language

-          No fighting or physical altercations

-          Support players, coaches, and referees.

-          Be a good role model for others 

-          Have fun, respect your opponent and play hard!

“Do to others whatever you would like them to do to you” -Matthew 7:12