WELCOME TO CIVITAN BASKETBALL
Registrations are now closed for the 2025 season.
Please check back with us in August for next year. 

REC LEAGUE EVAL SCHEDULE CAN BE VIEWED BELOW.



Civitan will once again offer the Open League for select grade divisions in addition to our traditional Recreational League.
See details below to ensure you select the correct program during registration.
We cannot guarantee placement for athletes registered in the wrong age division or league.
Failure to register your player in the correct age division and/or league, may result in a cancellation and additional fees.

Players cannot play in both leagues.

Recreational League Basketball - CLOSED 

This is the traditional program Civitan has offered for years. Players are evaluated and assigned to teams through the coach draft.
If your child needs to be placed on a team, this is the program for them.

Player Fee: $188 - includes player’s uniform 
$25 late fee begins on 10/1

Boy’s division for 1^st-8^th grades* 
Girl’s division for 1^st-9^th grades* 
Division based on player's grade for the 2025-26 school year.
**We do not allow grade play-ups. Kindergarteners are not eligible to play**.
Civitan reserves the right to merge divisions to ensure player placement.

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OPEN League Basketball (select grades) 

The "bring your own team"- open league is returning for a 3rd season!  
Participants in this league MUST already be committed to a team. Players register individually.

Player Fee: $190 - Team provides their own uniform 
$25 late fee begins on 10/1

Boy’s division for 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th & 6^th grades 
Girl’s division for 5^th-6^th grades combined 
Division based on player's grade for the 2025-26 school year. 
Civitan reserves the right to merge divisions to ensure player placement.

4 teams minimum – 8 teams maximum per grade division 
Maximum of 10 players per team 
Teams will provide their own uniforms 
Team names and uniform design must be approved by Civitan
Practice times will be offered to open teams 
Open league coaches must email their full roster to Michael Raper by 9/30. 

Important Tentative Dates (Rec & Open league): 

Starting Oct 12^th  MANDATORY player evaluations for ALL REC league players (dates/times TBA)
Players unable to attend evals will be placed as blind draw to a team at random. No evals for OPEN league.
10/29 MANDATORY Coaches meeting for both leagues Time/Location TBA
11/1 Practices Begin for both leagues
12/6 Games Begin for both leagues

Interested in Coaching?
Be sure to complete the coaching application online. 
Civitan is a volunteer organization, and we need parents who are interested in sharing their 
knowledge and love of the game with the youth in our community. 
Coaches are required to pass a background check with the City of Hendersonville-Parks Dept, 
hold a current NAYS basketball coaching certificate & be current with a hands-on CPR/AED training. 

For additional information on our basketball leagues, contact 

Paula Winfrey, Civitan Administrative Assistant
[email protected]
615-495-4433 

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Michael Raper, Civitan Basketball Director 
[email protected] 

2025-26 civitan basketball rules.pdf


Recreational League Evaluations
Hendersonville High School - gymnasium

Sunday, October 12th**
2nd grade BOYS ~ 2pm
3rd grade BOYS ~ 3pm
4th grade BOYS ~ 4pm
5th grade BOYS ~ 5pm
6th grade BOYS ~ 6pm

Monday, October 13th**
7th grade BOYS ~ 6pm
8th grade BOYS ~ 7pm
6th-9th grade GIRLS ~ 8pm

Tuesday, October 14th**
1st grade GIRLS ~ 6pm
2nd grade GIRLS ~ 7pm
5th grade GIRLS ~ 8pm

Thursday, October 16th**
3rd grade GIRLS ~ 6pm
4th grade GIRLS ~ 7pm

**Athletes MUST attend evals on their scheduled days/times because coaches will be in attendance this year.
There will NOT be a makeup session offered but we understand there may be schedule conflicts.
PLAYERS WHO DO NOT ATTEND EVALS WILL BE PLACED ON A TEAM AS A BLIND DRAW
BY THE DIRECTOR RATHER THEN BEING DRAFT ELIGIBLE BUT THEY WILL BE PUT ON A TEAM.

All Players in the REC league-new or returning- who are NOT protected
by a coach already should attend evals. If in doubt, plan to attend. 
No need to notify us if your player is unable to attend.