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League #1 - Boys & Girls (5-7) "Little Dribblers"  Basketball

Season:
Spring 2023
Starts:
2023-03-18 00:00:00.0
Ends:
2023-05-06 00:00:00.0
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 11:30am to 1:00pm
Individual Fees
Regular 199.0 + Transaction Fee

Return to 2023 Huntersville Spring Leagues

What: League #1 - Boys & Girls "Little Dribblers" (ages 5 - 7)
Where: David B. Waymer Recreation Center - located at 14008 Holbrooks Road Huntersville, NC 28078
When: 7 Saturdays - March 18th - May 6th (OFF 4/8) @ 11:30am
Cost: $199

First day report time will be 11:30am on Saturday, March 18th at David B. Waymer Recreation Center. All players will always report at 11:30am. Plan on your child 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 child will always report at 11:30am.


What to expect in a Little Dribbler League:
We have three goals for your child:

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

Each session will focus on developing these three areas.

If players learn movement at this age, they will become better athletes when they mature. We want everyone 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 & girls 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

What if my child has never played before - any worries?
No worries!! Your child will be placed in a gym with similar players. We simply want them all to have a chance to learn and shine!

Who will be training my child - coaching them?
Our site directors are carefully hand selected professionals that have impressive basketball experience - but also have the ability to teach and motivate young players. They will handle the instruction/drills each league day. We rely on parents to volunteer to coach the actual games. In fact we encourage parents to "roll up their sleeves" and step onto the court to help with drills. Positive spirited adults with a love of serving are encouraged to sign up to coach!

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