College Grove Basketball Registration for Winter 2024-2025
Registration will OPEN September 3rd, 2024
Registration will CLOSE on October 2nd, 2024
College Grove Athletics is a recreational league with Williamson County Parks & Recreation (WCPR). Williamson County offers youth basketball for boys and girls ages 5-18. Our age divisions include 6U, 8U, 10U, 12U, 14U, and 16U. Your child's age on August 31, 2024, is the age used for each division. For example:
A. If your child is 5 or 6 years old by August 31, 2024, they will play in the 6U division.
B. If your child is 7 or 8 years old by August 31, 2024, they will play in the 8U division.
C. If your child is 9 or 10 years old by August 31, 2024, they will play in the 10U division.
D. If your child is 11 or 12 years old by August 31, 2024, they will play in the 12U division.
E. If your child is 13 or 14 years old by August 31, 2024, they will play in the 14U division.
F. If your child is 15 or 16 years old by August 31, 2024, they will play in the 16U division.
G. If your child is 17 or 18 years old by August 31, 2024, they will play in the 18U division.
Evaluations – There will be evaluations this year after the sign-ups close (dates and times highlighted below). Since 6U Boys and Girls do not participate in assessments, coaches can lock up to 4 players per team, as the remainder of the roster will be randomly picked by the league. Boys and Girls (8U-14U) will go through the evaluations in the College Grove Rec Gym, which allows coaches and assistants to grade/score the players. Coaches, your kids will not have to undergo evaluations due to the large number of participants. Players unable to attend the assessment name will go in a hat and be picked randomly by the coaches at the Draft.
OPEN teams – Open teams are available for 10U (boys & girls), 12U (boys & girls), and 14U (boys only). You must contact the commissioners during registration if you are interested in forming an OPEN team. Coaches must organize their teams and email the commissioners their completed roster. Players still need to register online, but there are no evaluations. Parents will receive information regarding your first practice from your coach.
Team Draft Night
Girls will be available immediately after evaluations, and boys will be available virtually on Sunday, Oct 20th and Oct 27th. Coaches will draw numbers to determine the selection order, and they will choose the players in a Snake Draft Form (i.e., Round One 1-10, Round Two 10-1, Round Three 1-10, Round Four 10-1, etc.) until all roster slots are full. After all the coaches have concluded their picks, all rosters will be FINAL (no trading, swapping, or late additions).
Tuesday, Oct 15th (Girls Evaluations/Draft)
5pm Check-In (8U Girls)
515pm-545pm Evaluations (8U Girls)
545pm-630pm Draft (8U Girls Coaches Only)
630pm Check-In (12U Girls)
645pm-715pm Evaluations (12U Girls)
715pm-8pm Draft (12U Girls Coaches Only)
Wednesday, Oct 16th (Girls Evaluations/Draft and Boys Evaluations)
5pm-515pm Check-In (10U Girls)
530pm-6pm Evaluations (10U Girls)
6pm-645pm Draft (10U Girls Coaches Only)
645pm Check-In (10U Boys)
7pm-745pm Evaluations (10U Boys)
Thursday, Oct 17th (Boys Evaluations)
5pm-515pm Check-In (8U Boys)
530pm-615pm Evaluations (8U Boys)
615pm Check-In (12U Boys)
630pm-715pm Evaluations (12U Boys)
715pm Check-In (14U Boys)
715pm-8pm Evaluations (14U Boys)
Sunday, Oct 20th (Boys Only Virtual Draft)
7pm-8pm 8U Boys
8pm-9pm 14U Boys
Sunday, Oct 27th (Boys Only Virtual Draft)
745pm-830pm 12U Boys
830pm-930pm 10U Boys
Tuesday, Oct 29th (Boys and Girls Coaches Meeting)
6pm-8pm. We don't know which room yet; we'll update you closer to the date. Coaches will select their practice time/location.
Practices are held at one of three locations: College Grove Elementary School, College Grove Rec Center, or Arrington Elementary School, and will begin the week of November 4th.
*Saturday Practices on November 2 and 9 (only) will allow teams to have one additional practice in November.
*No practices during the week of Thanksgiving (Nov 25-29)
*No practices during winter break (Dec 20-Jan 3)
Practice/Game Locations
We are pleased to announce that Arrington Elementary has only opened its gym to College Grove Athletics. This will provide our league additional practice times and act as our other "Home Court" for Saturday games. Thank you so much, Principle Fuller and Principle Lillard!!
Games
Games will start in December and will be scheduled by Williamson County Parks & Recreation. They will be held at various Williamson County Schools and Williamson Recreation Centers. Please remember that games will not be made up if WCS cancels due to weather or other events.
Game Days:
December 7, 14
January 4, 11, 18, 25
February 1, 8
Tournament:
February 10-22 (In-House & All-County). Only 1st and 2nd place (8U and older) in the In-House competition will make the All-County tournament.
Coaches – If you are interested in volunteering as a head coach or assistant coach, don't hesitate to get in touch with us. All head and assistant coaches must have a background check through College Grove Athletics (which the league financially covers). We will need first and last names and email addresses.
FEES – Online registration is $170.00 for each age group. The league will issue a refund, minus a $3 credit card fee, if requested before the child's assessment date.
Referees and Score Book and Score Board Keepers are Needed (Paid)! – WCPR ALWAYS needs qualified referees. If you want to officiate youth basketball games, please email Adrian Ludwig, WCPR Youth Sports Coordinator, at [email protected].
Questions or Concerns – Please contact our Basketball Commissioners:
Boys Basketball Commissioner:
Ty Gordon
Email: basketball@collegegroveathletics.com
Girls Basketball Commissioner:
Ben Heithcock
Email: basketball@collegegroveathletics.com
Director of College Grove Basketball:
David Whitson
Email: basketball@collegegroveathletics.com