Small Ball Program 2025

Kinder through 2nd grade boys and girls play in our Small Ball Program. This program is open to all K-2 graders regardless of skill level. Practices will be on game days, there will be NO weekday practices. All games will be played with two 20 minute halves with a running clock.

COST: $60 includes t-shirt.
All Events will be held in the Banks Elementary School Gym

IMPORTANT DATES:

Placement Clinic - January 11, 2025

• PLAYERS NEED TO BE AT THIS CLINIC TO BE PLACED ON A TEAM -  please arrive early for a prompt start time. 
• • Kindergarten 9-9:45am. (tenative)
  • First Grade 10-10:45 am.
  • Second Grade 11-11:45 am.

Teams will be assigned to coaches AFTER the clinic. Your coach will then contact you later in the week with specific game day/time information. 

Remember YOUR CHILD NEEDS TO BE AT THIS CLINIC TO BE PLACED ON A TEAM!!
 *Unless advanced notice is given and alternate arrangements are made.

Games: TBD. (See schedule for session times)

Please Note: No Games during our Annual BYBA Tournament.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

We are looking for coaches, if you are interested please register online. You will register the same way you registered your player, but this time register yourself as a coach.

We are also looking for a few volunteers to check players in on Clinic Day. If you are interested please contact [email protected].

RULES

Coaches will ref the games but only focus on out of bounds calls, fouls at times, and will encourage players to not travel, double dribble, etc. We want to introduce our kids to basketball and help them to love the game!

Fouls

• We will not keep track of team fouls.
• We will not keep track of personal fouls.
• Players will shoot one free throw on a shooting foul due to the running clock.
  

Defense

• No pressing
• All teams will encourage man to man defense
• No double teaming (If this occurs the ref needs to blow the whistle and the other team takes the ball out on the side quickly).

Offense

• Coaches need to encourage the players to share the ball.  Please make sure all of the kids get a chance to touch the ball.

Time Outs

• One per team (one minute) Clock will run. Coaches will be on the court reffing the game so timeouts may not be necessary.  You are welcome to encourage your players and provide guidance during the game.

Clock will be kept by a home team parent or volunteer. There will be no official score kept.