League Schedule

• Monday, September 9- Registration Opens
• October 26-27  - Player Evaluations and Drafts for those in the 8u-14u recreational divisions. These are mandatory and more info will be emailed closer to time.
• November 4 - Practices begin
• Game days - December 7, 14.  January 4, 11, 18, 25.   February 1, 8.
• GAA Tournament -  February 10-15
• WCPR Tournament -  February 7 - March 1

Recreational League

• 6u Division (5 and 6 year olds)  Players may not turn 7 prior September 1, 2024
     Our 5 and 6 year old division is a developmental league where players are first introduced to basketball.  Coaches are allowed       on the court to help the players during the game.  At this age players use a 27" or 27.5" basketball and play on an 8' goal.  GAA           tries to honor all coach and parent requests as well as assign players based on schools they attend.
  

• 8u Boys and 8u Girls Rec Division (7 and 8 year olds)  Players may not turn 9 prior September 1, 2024                                                                 Players in the 8u boys and 8u girls division begin to play real basketball with rules to help them develop their skills.  Coaches are not allowed on the court.  At this age players use a 27" or 27.5" basketball and play on an 8' goal.  These are draft leagues and parent/player requests are not guaranteed.

• 10u Boys and 10u Girls Rec Division (9 and 10 year olds)  Players may not turn 11 prior to September 1, 2024                                                   Players in the 10u boys and 10u girls division continue to advance their skills with some age appropriate rule modifications.   At this age players use a 28.5" basketball and play on a 9' goal.  These are draft leagues and parent/player requests are not guaranteed.  

• 12u Boys and 12u Girls Rec Division (11 and 12 year olds)  Player may not turn 13 prior to September 1, 2024                                               Players in the 12u boys and 12u girls division play under full basketball with very few rule modifications.  Boys and girls will use a regulation size basketball and play on a 10' goal.  These are draft leagues and parent/player requests are not guaranteed.  

• 14u Boys and 14u Girls Rec Division (13 and 14 year olds)  Player may not turn 15 prior to September 1, 2024                                           The Players in the 14u rec division play under real basketball rules, with a regulation size ball, and on 10' goals.  This is a drafted league and parent/player requests are not guaranteed.   NOTE:  The 14u girls divisions will only be formed if there are enough teams in the WCPR league to play.

• 16u Boys Division (15 and 16 years old)        Player may not turn 17 prior to September 1, 2024                                                                                                 This is mainly a bring your own team division for players age 15-16; however, we will do our best to place Free Agents on a team.   In addition, high school students are welcome to coach as long as someone at least 21 years old or older in the gym during practices and on the bench during games. 

• 18u Boys Division    Players must be in high school and may not turn 19 years old during the season.                                                                                           This is mainly a bring your own team division for players age 17-18; however, we will do our best to place Free Agents on a team.   In addition, high school students are welcome to coach as long as someone at least 21 years old or older in the gym during practices and on the bench during games.  
  

Trades

• Trades between teams in the Recreational League will be considered on a case-by-case basis
• Most trades will only be approved if the players involved were evaluated with the same grade but, even then, only on a case-by-case basis
• Any trade must be proposed at the end of the draft and before the coaches leave the draft venue
• Any trade will be reviewed and either approved or denied by the Basketball Committee
• The Basketball Committee, in rare circumstances, reserves the right to initiate a trade

In-House Tournament

• At the sole discretion of the Basketball Committee, a two-bracket tournament may be instituted in one or more age-group divisions to encourage more competitive tournaments
• If a two-bracket tournament is instituted, only the winner of the A Bracket Tournament will advance to the WCPR County Tournament
  County Tournament
• The winner of the GAA In-House Tournament (or the winner of the GAA In-House A Bracket Tournament) will automatically advance to the WCPR A Bracket County Tournament
• The winner of the GAA Regular Season will automatically advance to the WCPR B Bracket County Tournament

Tie Breakers

• Head-to-head
• Record vs Higher seeds
• Record vs Common Opponents
• Coin Flip / Draw
  

Games & Practices

• There will generally be two (2) practices per week until games start
• Games are generally played on Saturdays and teams have one (1) regularly scheduled practice in each game week
• Most age groups play 8 games and at least one game in the GAA league tournament

Schedule & Calendar