Youth Basketball

Our youth basketball program, is heading into its 8th Season, and we have every reason to believe that the 2011-2012 season will be the best we have ever had. For the first time, we are offering youth basketball for K-8th grade!

2011-2012 Schedule

  • Registration:  Registration is now closed
  • Evaluations: Monday, November 14 - Wednesday, November 16 | 5:30 - 8:00 pm (All players must attend an evaluation. All evaluations in WRS are an open-house format, and take approximately 45 minutes.)
  • Mandatory Coaches Training: Saturday, Nov. 5 from 9:00am-12:00pm or Saturday, Nov. 19 from 9:00-12:00pm
  • Team Draft Day:  November 18, 2:00-8:00pm
  • Coach Call-By Date: Wednesday, November 23 (If you have not received a call from a coach by this day, please call our church office at 773-2233).
  • First Practice: Week of November 28
  • NO PRACTICE DURING CHRISTMAS BREAK: (Dec. 19 - Jan. 6)
  • First Games: January 7
  • Practice Resumes: January 9
  • Picture Day: Tentatively January 14
  • Service Project Day: February 11
  • Pacers Game: TBA
  • Final Games/Tournament Begins: March 2-3
  • Season Celebration: Sunday, March 4

Practice Schedules:

Game Schedules PDF's:

Entire Season by Grade & Gender:

All Leagues (including Cheer) by Week:

Games will be played on Fridays and Saturdays in ONE HOUR time blocks. Games will be played in multiple locations.

More About Youth Basketball

When is the season?

Mid-November through beginning of March

How long is the season?

Nine to 10 weeks

How many games and how long are they?

Currently, our season is seven games long and each game takes approximately one hour to play.

What is the duration and frequency of practices?

Practices are currently one hour long, once a week.

When and how do we register?

Registration can be done online, in person or by the mail and begins in October, ending in mid-November.

How old does my child have to be to participate?

WRS is a grade-based program, not an age-based program. We offer leagues from kindergarten through eigth grade for both boys and girls. Operating off of our fiscal calendar which runs from August - July, a boy/girl must be in Kindergarten during the season in which they are playing to participate.

What is the registration cost? What does it include? What do I need to buy?

Your registration fee of $80, includes a team jersey, t-shirt, and more. All team equipment for practice and games in regard to balls, wrist-bands (for defensive guarding purposes), cones, practice jerseys (pennies), etc., is provided by the league. Players will need to have their own athletic shoes, though basketball-specific shoes are recommended, not required.

What are the game rules?

For the most part, the game rules are the same has high school basketball, but are tailored to be age and skill level appropriate.

Do we have to be members of the church?

Participants in the league are not required to be members of White River Christian Church or of any church. The league is designed as a community league open to anyone, regardless of church affiliation.

Do you keep standings?

While standings are not kept, we do offer a season ending Tournament in the 5th/6th grade division. The league is designed to teach and emphasize fundamentally sound basketball and provide players the opportunity to compete.

Can I coach in the league?

Anyone is eligible to apply to coach in the league, however, we do complete background checks on all coaching applicants and reserve the right to accept or decline coaches on the basis of our discretion.

Youth Basketball