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Fall - Winter Youth Basketball 2023-24

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                                             FALL - WINTER OSOWSKI BASKETBALL LEAGUES AND CLINICS 
 
In these recreational basketball leagues and clinics, players learn the fundamentals of basketball, sportsmanship, teamwork, learning new skills or sharpening existing ones,  while having fun!

Leominster Residents Only!  Non-Residents will be eligible to register on Tuesday, September 12th beginning at 8:30 a.m.  

Coordinators:    Lindsey English        lverecbasketball@gmail.com
                          Daniel Ducksworth   coachducksworth@gmail.com

Volunteer Coaches Needed! Contact us to apply or download the application on our Dept. Info. Page, fill it out and return it to the office with a picture ID.

Practices for Grades 1-8 Leagues will tentatively begin the week of November 13th and are 1 hour in length in the evenings on weeknights. TBD by the volunteer Coaches. 
Games for Grades 1-8 Leagues: Game start dates are with the league descriptions below.  All games will end before February vacation.

Girls Grades 5-8 Clinic will be held for 1 1/2 hours on Saturdays tentatively beginning on December 2nd. There will be no practices during the week as this time will be made up of instruction along with pickup games. ***Girls 5-6 will have a choice whether to join the Boys Grades 5-6 League, making it co-ed, if they wish. Girls registering for the Biddy Co-ed Grades 5-6 League will have to attend the draft...see below date and time.

Mandatory Draft for Biddy Co-Ed League Grades 5-6 will be on Monday, November 6th at 6:30 p.m. at Frances Drake School gym.

Mandatory Draft for Boys Intermediate Grades 7-8 draft will be on Wednesday, November 8th at 6:30 p.m. at Frances Drake School gym.

Mandatory Drafts will allow us to make the teams as even as possible. Participants will take part in a 5-minute scrimmage during this time. Once they have completed their scrimmage, they can leave the gym.

This will allow us to even off the teams.

Leagues
  • Pee Wee Co-Ed - Grades 1-2: It is a co-ed instructional basketball program designed to have fun while learning rules and skills of the game. Kids practice the fundamentals of basketball like dribbling, shooting, and passing through fun drills and games. Practices are held once per week, TBD by the coach. Games will be on Saturdays at Northwest School, tentatively beginning on December 2nd, but we do not keep score, it is all about fun and learning!
  • Junior Co-Ed - Grades 3-4: Practices will be held once per week, TBD by the coach, and games will be on Saturdays at Johnny Appleseed School, tentatively beginning on December 2nd.
  • Biddy Co-Ed- Grades 5-6: Practices will be held once per week, TBD by the coach, and games will be on Saturdays at Skyview Middle School, tentatively beginning on December 2nd. We have opened this league up to girls grades 5-6 registrations to play in the boys league because of low girls enrollment.
  • Boys Intermediate - Grades 7-8: Practices will be held once per week, TBD by the coach, and games will be on Thursdays at Frances Drake School, tentatively beginning on December 7th.
  • Boys Teen League - Grades 9-12: The deadline to register is January 5, 2024 unless we have reached our maximum numbers. The mandatory draft is on Tuesday, January 9th at 6:30 p.m. at Frances Drake School. No registrations will be taken at the draft. Games will be held on Monday and Tuesdays nights at Frances Drake School, tentatively beginning the week of Jan. 15th.

Clinics
  • Girls Grades 5-8 Clinic: Will be held 1 1/2 hours on Saturdays at Skyview Middle School, tentatively beginning on December 2nd from 12:30p.m. - 2:00p.m. There will be no practices during the week as this time will be made up of instruction along with pickup games. ***Girls 5-6 will have a choice whether to join the Boys Grades 5-6 League, making this league co-ed, if they wish. Girls registering for the Biddy Co-Ed League grades 5-6 will have to attend the draft...see above for date & time.
  • Challenger Basketball Program: This program will provide a FREE opportunity for children with disabilities in grades K-8 to learn the fundamentals of basketball. Dec. 2-Jan. 20 (6 weeks) on Saturdays (after the Pee Wee Games) at Northwest School starting at either 1:30 p.m. or 2:15 p.m. Participants will be split into two smaller groups and will be contacted by the Instructor before the program begins. One group will run from 1:30 p.m.-2:15 p.m. and the other 2:15pm-3:00pm.

* Adjustments and discounts will be applied during checkout if applicable. *

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