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Basketball Coaches Without Boundaries

Fall Basketball League 2008

BCWB is currently taking applications into our Fall Basketball Program

This BCWB Fall Basketball League is a unique opportunity and program designed to provide continued competitive Basketball to those who just love to play and serve as a “tune-up” for the winter middle school travel and high school Basketball teams.  In addition, it includes a comprehensive value package to include optional ½ hour personal training and ½ hour fitness and conditioning sessions, for every players in the league, with qualified personal and fitness trainers.  All games will be officiated by certified High School officials.  Free practice site. 

Our Fall Basketball League is unique in that it provides you (the coach) the opportunity to work with youths as they prepare to enter into the various winter travel team and high school Basketball programs for which you may be or desire to become a member of their respective coaching staffs.

If you are interested in coaching older or younger youths, we are taking coaching request for grades 4^th, 5^th and 6^th (division) and grades 9^th, 10^th and 11^th (division).

The BCWB Fall Basketball Season will run September through October. The season will run 8 weeks on Saturdays with all teams making the playoffs. See our “Fact Sheet” for more specific registration information about the program. Registration deadline is August 1, 2008 for Team registrations and August 22, 2008 for Individual registrations.

  Basketball Coaches Without Boundaries

Fall Basketball League 2008

Fact Sheet 

Teams: 

• Minimum number of teams per division will be four (4)
• Minimum number of players per team will be 10  (Max 12 or coach discretion)
• All teams will be provided game jerseys.  (T-shirt style).  Teams will be responsible for coordination of shorts.

Team Division: 

• Division III – current grades 4^th , 5^th and 6th
• Division II – current school grades 7^th and 8^th
• Division I – current school grades 9^th, 10^th and 11^th

Games: 

• All Games are played on Saturday mornings between 9:00 AM and 1:00 PM at the Whittier Recreation Facility operated by the City of Frederick Department of Recreation.
• Game dates are September 6, 13, 20, 27 and October 4, 11, 18 and 25th
• All games, Division I and II game will be played on regulation high school basketball courts.  Division IIII games will be played  “cross court”.  

• Single elimination playoff games will be held on October 25^th
• All teams will make the playoffs
• Awards will be given to runner-up and championship teams only

Practice: 

• Practice location and times will be provided by Basketball Coaches Without Boundaries.
• Practices will be held during the weekday between the hours of 6:00 and 8:00 PM.
• Practice site will be Whittier Recreation Facility. 
• Tentative practice dates will be September 2, 4, 9, 11, 16, 18, 23, 25 and 30^th, October 2, 7, 9, 14, 16, 21 and 23^rd.
• Each team will be provided a minimum 1 hour practice slot once a week.  Team practice day will be given on a first come/register first served basis. 

Basketball Governing Rules 

All games will be played in accordance with high school rules. 

Insurance: 

Secondary sports insurance will be provided by a qualified and respected sport insurance organization.  

Officials: 

All games will be officiated by IAABO (high school) officials.  

Player eligibility Rule (coaches are required to present birth certificate upon demand): 

• Division III – current grades 4^th , 5^th and 6^th (player can not be 12 prior to Jan. 1)
• Division II – current school grades 7^th and 8^th  (player can not be 15 prior to Jan.1)

• Division I – current school grades 9^th, 10^th and 11^th (player can not be 17 prior to Jan. 1)

Cost:   

*Individual Entry 

·        Cost will be $130.00 per player

·        Registration deadline August 22, 2008

·        No Refunds after August 22, 3008 

*Team Entry (optional cost and savings applies per player) 

·        Cost per player (team of 10 players or more) - $130 player

·        Refundable $100.00 team entry deposit due with team application.  Team refund will be returned upon receipt of final team roster and payment by the due date.

·        Team application with preliminary roster due by July 18, 2008

·        Final team roster and payment due by August 1, 2008

·        No refunds, deposit or player registration, after August 1, 2008.

·        Deadline for final modification to team roster August 22, 2008 

Optional Cost: 

·        ½ hour personalized Basketball Skill instruction add $ 20.00 Per session

·        ½ hour personalized Fitness & Condition  instruction  add $15.00 Per session

Players may add as many sessions as they feel needed

Personal Skills by Darryl Whiten (Assistant Coach Thomas Johnson High School Varsity Boys)

Personal Fitness & Condition by Dave Coghan (Certified Fitness Trainer-Sports Conditioning Specialist) 

Optional Savings:  Each player has the option to participate in our Fundraiser Program                      

Ø      Fundraiser Program – Participants in our Fundraiser program will receive a $35 refund with the successful sale of a minimum of $100 or more of Fundraiser items.  Our Fundraiser program will feature “Uncle Ralph’s Cookies”.  Players will be required to pay the full amount of the cost for the league (including all optional cost) and will be refunded the $35.00 at the completion (estimated completion date September 27^th) of the Fundraiser.  As an additional incentive and saving, an award will be given to the player who sales the highest amount in the Fundraiser.   

For registration package, please send request to: 

Email:  BCWB@BCWB.ORG

Regular Mail:  BCWB

                        P. O. Box 3528

                        Fall League

                        Frederick, Maryland 21705

Website:  WWW.BCWB.ORG