What: Spring League #5 - Boys (ages 5-7) "Little Dribblers League" 10:30AM Session
Where: Selwyn Elementary School - located at 2840 Colony Road Charlotte, NC 28211
When: 7 Saturdays - (March 16th - May 18th) @ 10:30am
Cost: $199

All league dates - 3/16, 3/23, 4/13, 4/27, 5/4, 5/11, 5/18 (OFF 3/30, 4/6, 4/20)

League features: Our "Little Dribblers" league is a perfect fit for boys who are brand new to the game, or for those that have previous experience! All players will come in each Saturday for 45 minutes of professional skills training, followed by a 40 minute league game. Our highly trained staff will handle ALL skills training, and game management during our sessions. Much of the emphasis in this league will be on building a strong foundation and teaching ALL fundamentals of the game. Our program will be run by the legendary Coach James Eckerman who has been running our "Little Dribblers" program for five years! Coach Eckerman has a knack for teaching the game, and inspiring young athletes. * Players will compete 4 on 4 on 8 foot baskets *All game rules and fundamentals will be taught * Teams will substitute 4 in & 4 out to ensure equal playing time for all players *Teams will be balanced and formed on our first day to ensure close competitive games *We have no scheduled practices during the week, and all training will be completed before our games for parent convenience *Man to Man defense *Brand new uniform top included *Teammate requests honored - Come see why Charlotte Magazine named Yes I Can Basketball "The Best of the Best!"

Our First day report time will be 10:30am on Saturday, March 16th at Selwyn Elementary School.Plan on your son being in the gym for around 2 hours the first Saturday! On this day we'll draft teams/honor teammate requests, hand out uniform tops and schedules, assign coaches, and begin teaching our motion offense. Your son will always report at 10:30am.

What to expect in a Boys Little Dribblers League:
We have three goals for your son:

1) learn movement
2) learn skills
3) learn how to play the game

Each session will focus on developing these three areas.

If boys learn movement at this age, they will become better athletes when they mature. We want these boys to learn such critical movements such as, pivoting, skipping, running, shuffling laterally, hopping, landing, running backwards and so on.

Learning basketball skills is accomplished by giving them a steady diet each day of fast paced drills/teaching such areas as: triple threat, passing and catching, pivoting, jump stop, layups/shooting, and defense.

Learning how to play the game will follow the drills/teaching. We issue them uniform tops for them to keep. The league games allow the boys a chance to start putting the teaching together in a game situation. We wisely do not turn the score clock on. Focus is on developing skills - less on who is winning the game.

Frequently asked questions:

What height are the rims? We lower the rims to 8 feet

What size basketball is used? We use a small youth 27" basketball. Perfect for this age

For questions or general information call coach Griffin Shaw @ (704) 713-7542