GRD Basketball

YOUTH WINTER SPORT PICTURE SCHEDULE:
Picture Day will be held at the Argyle Photography studio located at 36 South 3rd Street in Downtown Newark, the big blue building.

Picture day has been simplified with no order forms!  See the attached flyer for information on how to opt-in to the event. By doing so you will be notified when your pictures are ready to view and order. If you purchase a photo credit there BEFORE picture day, you will receive FREE SHIPPING on your order.

Opt in with your phone by texting GRD03 to 90738.

Pictured Day Info | Picture Schedule January 21, 2021 | Picture Schedule January 22, 2021

YOUTH BASKETBALL LEAGUE GAME SCHEDULES TBD:
K-1st Grades | 2nd Grade Boys | 3rd-4th Grade Boys | 3rd-4th Grade Girls | 5th-6th Grade Boys | 5th-6th Grade Girls

YOUTH BASKETBALL LEAGUE RULES:

Instructional Basketball League Rules (Kindergarten)

Youth Basketball League Rules (1st & 2nd Grade)

Youth Basketball League Rules (3rd/4th, 5th/6th & 7th/8th Grades)

GRANVILLE TRAVEL/YOUTH BASKETBALL PHILOSOPHY:
Granville Travel & Youth Basketball Philosophy
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 GRD Youth Basketball League Divisions:

  • K/ 1st (Co-ed)
  • 2nd Grade Boys & 2nd Grade Girls
  • 3rd/4th Grade
  • 5th/6th Grade
  • 7th/8th Grade
  • 9th-12th Grades (boys only)

Practices (1st-8th Grades):

Games (K-6th Grades):

Player Evaluations (3rd/4th Grade Division & 5th/6th Grade Division) 

All players registered in the 3rd/4th & 5th/6th Grade divisions are required to attend. Players will be evaluated on their skills and ability level, including shooting, dribbling and passing. GHS Basketball Coaches will run the Evaluations while  GRD Volunteer Head Coaches will utilize this information to draft teams with the goal being to have teams as balanced as possible.

Pre-Season Coach’s Meeting Schedule

K/1st Division (Co-ed):
·         Practices Begin week of Nov 30th
·         Games begin Dec 12th
·         Will attempt to have practice 1x/ week based on gym availability
·         Games will be limited in attendance to 1 parent per player

Join our Youth Basketball League for Kindergarten and 1st graders! Teams will practice one day per week (during the week) and have a weekly game on Saturday’s. The purpose of this league is to help the players learn more about the rules, strategy, and skills needed to play the game of basketball going forward. All players will receive team shirts. Volunteer coaches are need to coach the teams along with officiating/running the games.

2nd Grade Division:

·         Will be enrolled in YMCA Rec league
·         Practices Begin week of Nov 16th
·         Will attempt to have practice 1x/ week based on gym availability
·         Games will begin Dec 5th @ YMCA

Join our Youth Basketball League for 2nd graders! Teams will practice one day per week (during the week) and have a weekly game on Saturday’s at the Newark YMCA. This year we will offer separate boys and girls teams. The purpose of this league is to help the players learn more about the rules, strategy, and skills needed to play the game of basketball going forward. All players will receive team shirts. Volunteer coaches are need to coach the teams along with officiating/running the games. All games at 2nd Grade will be played at the Newark YMCA.

3rd/4th & 5th/6th Grade Divisions:

·         Will be an in house product, playing games against teams within our community
·         Evaluations tentatively scheduled for Oct 31st/Nov 1st
·         Practices beginning week of Nov 4th
·         Games beginning Dec 5th
·         Will attempt to have practice 1x/ week based on gym availability
·         Games will be limited in attendance to 1 parent per player

Our popular Youth Basketball League returns! Register your child for the division based on their current grade level (3rd/4th, 5th/6th). Teams will practice 1 -2 times a week. Girls teams will be enrolled in the YMCA League, Boys teams will be playing an in-house league against each other.
Information on player evaluations and team selection will be emailed out after the registration deadline. Player requests will not be taken and all players will receive a jersey and short.

7th/8th Grade Divisions:
9th – 12th Division (boys only)

·         Will be enrolled in YMCA Rec league
·         Practices beginning week of Nov 9th
·         Will attempt to have practice 1x/ week based on gym availability

Register your child to participate as players will gather weekly for practices/gym time. These age groups will be enrolled in the appropriate Newark YMCA League for games. All players will receive a jersey

Travel Basketball:

·         Will be enrolling in Elite League at the Newark YMCA (formally the Sheridan League)
·         Games will be played Saturday afternoons during the regular season – there will also be a post season tournament
·         Tryouts for these teams are tentatively scheduled for Oct 24th/25th
·         This is offered for 4th-6th grade this season (2020-21)
·         Practice will begin the week of Oct 26th
·         Will attempt to schedule practice 3x per week (based on gym availability

This program is for competitive play. There is a greater time and financial commitment with more practices, games and increased travel time. The Granville Recreation District travel basketball teams are open for any boy or girl in 4th, 5th or 6th grade.

Tryouts

Travel teams are assembled each year based on try-outs conducted in early October. Players will be selected by a non-biased group established by the GRD Basketball Committee. Dates & times for try-outs are announced several weeks in advance and will be posted on this page of the website when confirmed.  Pre-registration is required.

Practices and Games

All Travel Basketball teams will practice a minimum of (2) times per week with most teams at (3) times per week.  Games are normally played on either Sat and/or Sun. Games are rarely scheduled throughout the week but could occur. Teams will play in the Newark YMCA Elite Leaue for the 2020 season.

Cost
The cost per player  is $150.00.

*For questions regarding any of the GRD’s Youth or Travel Basketball-programs, please contact the Youth Sports Director AJ Gaul at at 740-644-1499.