2024-25 Skill Builders Basketball

November 11, 2024 - February 23, 2025

Skill Builders is The J’s approach to youth basketball featuring quality, consistent coaching by J staff coaches; and practices that are run like skill clinics. While individual skill development is stressed in all divisions; there is a greater emphasis on team and game skills beginning in 2nd grade. 

Program Features Include:
·        Separate boys and girls divisions
·        Sign up individually, but teammate requests accepted
·        J Staff coaches - no parent coaches
·        Age appropriate equipment
·        Games played on weekends

Practice schedules – will be available in mid October

Registration Process - two options

The J is offering two registration options for the  Winter Skill Builders Basketball Program. Please read carefully to know which option is best for your child.

Option 1: Register through a team code provided by the team organizer.

This option is for those who are a part of a complete or nearly complete team ( teams should have 5-8 players for a Kindergarten- 2nd grade team and 5-10 players for a 3rd grade and older team. J staff may place free agents on those teams that have less than the team maximum). One parent acts as the team organizer and creates a registration for the group. A team code is generated and the organizer sends out the team code to all those who are a part of this team group. Parents will then register using the Team Registration Module for that grade division and enter the team code when asked during the registration process.  

Option 2: Register as a free agent

This option is for those who are registering as an individual or as part of a small group. A small group is up to 4 players. Groups of more than 4 players should use Option 1 above.  Those that are a part of a small group will indicate their teammate requests during registration.  When asked at the start of the registration for a team code, simply choose no and select registering as a free agent if registering as an individual or as part of a group of 4 or less.

Team Formation – Teams in the Kindergarten through 2nd grade divisions will be limited to 8 players per team and play 4 v 4 games. Beginning with 3rd grade, teams will be limited to 10 players per team and play 5 v 5 games.  While we accept teammate requests, please note that if there is a group of players that want to play together that exceeds the player per team limit of a division, we will split the players up into two teams and then fill out the teams with free agents if necessary.

DIVISIONS

Kindergarten Boys Teams of 8 players; games played 4 on 4 on 8' baskets

Kindergarten Girls Teams of 8 players; games played 4 on 4 on 8' baskets

1st Grade Girls  Teams of 8 players; games played 4 on 4 on 8' baskets

1st Grade Boys Teams of 8 players; games played 4 on 4 on 8' baskets

2nd Grade Boys  Teams of 8 players; games played 4 on 4 on 8 1/2' baskets

2nd  Grade Girls  Teams of 8 players; games played 4 on 4 on 8 1/2' baskets

3rd Grade Girls  Teams of 10 players; games played 5 on 5 on 9' baskets

3rd Grade Boys   Teams of 10 players; games played 5 on 5 on 9' baskets

4/5th Grade Boys     Teams of 10 players; games played 5 on 5 on 10' baskets

4/5th Grade Girls       Teams of 10 players; games played 5 on 5 on 10' baskets


SPACE IS LIMITED IN EACH DIVISION

Program Fees:
$190 - Kind - 2nd Grade (with J Member Discount $118)
$195 - 3rd-5th Grade (with J Member Discount $120)
$5 jersey fee for those who do not have a J Skill Builders basketball jersey to use from a previous season/program.

Late Fee: $20 beginning October 21 

Refund Policy: $15 cancellation fee charged up until Oct 21; 50% refund after Oct. 21; NO Refunds after Nov. 11.

Program will NOT meet on Nov. 27-28, Dec. 23 - Jan. 1

**Games for all age divisions will be scheduled on Saturday mornings/afternoons and Sunday afternoons Dec. 14 – 15; Dec 21-22; Jan. 11 – Feb. 23. Shabbat observance will be respected when assigning game times.