2019-20 Winter rec league registration is CLOSED!
2019-20 3rd-8th Winter League Information
- The 2019-20 3rd-8th Winter Season registration will run September 1, 2019 through November 30, 2019, with the registration link posted on the SierraNevadaBasketball.com homepage.
- Maximum capacity is 400 players. Once registration reaches capacity, you can email Kyle Sadanaga at KSadanaga@SierraNevadaBasketball.com to be placed on the waiting list.
Divisions will be tentatively broken up as follows (divisions may vary based on enrollment for each grade level):
| Girls |
Boys |
|
| 3rd/4th/5th (Pink) | 3rd/4th (Blue) | 4th/5th (Green) |
| 5th/6th (Lavender) | 5th/6th (White) | 6th/7th (Yellow) |
| 7th/8th (Silver) |
7th/8th (Orange) | |
- Each division must have a minimum of 32 players to have a minimum of 4 teams. If any division does not meet the required minimum, registrants will receive a refund for their registration fees.
- 7th/8th divisions may include some highly-rated 6th graders.
Tentative League Timeline
Mandatory Coaches Meeting: Wednesday, December 4, 2019
- Once coaches are selected (MANDATORY form must be submitted) and prior to practicing, coaches will attend a 60 minute training to review rules, policies, and evaluation sessions. Each coach should plan to help with an evaluation session!
Skill Evaluation Session (only 1 session mandatory): December 7 - 14, 2019
- Players will be assigned by grade level to attend one 90-minute session. They only need to attend one of these Evaluation Sessions, not all of them.
- Players will be evaluated and placed on teams for the season based on grade and skill rating.
- Days/times of each evaluation session (based on gender & grade) will be provided via email, as well as posted at SierraNevadaBasketball.com, by December 1.
Team Rosters and Schedule Released: December 25, 2019
- Team rosters will be emailed to coaches and posted at SierraNevadaBasketball.com by December 25. Coaches should begin contacting their families immediately.
- Season schedule (practices and games) will be emailed league-wide and posted at SierraNevadaBasketball.com by December 25. This schedule will include locations and times for at least the first 3 weeks of practices and/or games.
- Families will be notified via email if changes are made to the schedule at any point during the season.
Team Practices & Regular Season Games: January 2 - March 2, 2020
- Practices will begin during Washoe County Winter Break
- Teams will practice/play on average 2-3 times per week.
- Days and times of team practices/games will vary week-by-week to allow for differing family schedules.
- In other words, there aren't necessarily specific set days/times for each division
- Possible days and time frames:
- Monday-Friday evenings, no earlier than 5:00 pm
- Saturdays, normally 1:00 pm or later
- Each practice session will be approximately 60 minutes.
- There is a possibility of one or two Sundays - but only if we lose gym time due to weather!
Bracketed Playoff Tournament: March 2 - March 13, 2020
- The regular season will culminate with a bracketed single-elimination playoff tournament for each division, with bracket seeding based on regular season standings.
- Playoff brackets/schedule will be released by February 1.
- Final playoff seedings will be updated upon the conclusion of the regular season for each division.
Refund Policy
- Full refunds will be issued prior to December 1st.
- 50% refunds will be issued in December up to December 16th.
- Refunds will not be issued after December 16th, barring health or injury considerations.
Financial Assistance
- We can provide financial assistance to some families on an as-needed basis.
- Please download and fill out the Financial Assistance Form.
- You can email the completed form back to Kyle Sadanaga at KSadanaga@SierraNevadaBasketball.com