Accessibility: All gyms are accessible without stairs. In the high school we can provide chairs on the court for any individuals who cannot use the stairs.
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Basketballs will be provided at all games and practices. 1st/2nd Grade Girls will use a 27.5" ball. All other age groups use a 28.5", standard women's ball.
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Coaching: Coaches will be selected on a first come first serve basis while also considering prior experience within the program.
Communication is sent via email using the email addresses submitted on player registration form. A running list of league wide communications can be found here.
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Draft Process: Players will be picked by coaches in an effort to create balanced teams while allowing volunteers to coach kids they want to coach. Learn more here.
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Food should not be brought to practice or games. Water is the only beverage the school supports being used in the gym.
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Games: Saturday morning through early afternoon (8:30am - 2pm). Game schedules can be found here.
Game Cancellation: Games are cancelled by 7:45am and will be communicated via league website and Facebook. We don't want to cancel, but need to keep student safety a priority.
Gym Locations: See maps here.
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Hoop Heights: 1st/2nd graders play on 9ft hoops. Girls 3rd/4th grade play on 9.5ft hoops. All other divisions play on 10 ft hoops.
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Jerseys: Game jerseys will be distributed at the first practice of the season.
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Officials: The officials are high school players. They may be very inexperienced and even though it may be week 3 of the season, it may be the first week for some officials. Speak to them respectfully if you are a coach and if you are a spectator don't say anything to them unless you want to thank them for volunteering.
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Practice is 1 hour on 1 night a week (Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday). Time slots are 5:30-6:30, 6:30-7:30 or 7:30-8:30pm.
Practice Schedule can be found here.
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Registration usually opens around late September and fills up within a week. In 2023 we will likely have a Mattawan student only registration period followed by opening it up to the surrounding community.
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Scoreboard: The team listed first on the schedule should provide a volunteer to help with the scoreboard.
Snow Day - All practices are cancelled if school is cancelled for any reason.
Spectators will be asked to observe from the upper running track in the high school. There are benches to sit on on the east end of the LES gym. The EES gym has no seating, you may bring a camping chair or sit on the floor.