BPRD youth basketball registration due; coaches needed
The snow h a s y e t to st ar t fa lling but it is time to pl a n now f or a bu s y y outh wint e r b a sk e t b a ll s ea son. The d e a dline to re g ist e r f or the 2019 B e nd P ar k a nd R ecr e a tion Youth B a s k e tb a ll l e a g ue is Tu e sd a y .
The l e a g ue is op e n to b o y s a nd g i r ls c u rre nt l y e n r oll e d in 3 rd , 4 th or 5 th g ra d e . L a st y e ar , a r e c o r d num b e r of 720 kids pl a y e d on 72 t ea ms.
” As e v e r y one knows, the popul a tion in B e nd c ont i nu e s to g r o w,” s a id R i c h Ekm a n, B PR D spo r ts c oo r din a to r . ” W e ‘ r e a nti c ip a ting h i g h r e g ist ra tion numb er s a g a in this y ea r , so p are nts should si g n up now to e nsu r e th e ir c h ild g e ts on a t e a m.”
T ea ms a r e c o a c h e d b y t r a in e d volunt ee r c o ac h e s and interested coaches are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. Youth sports activities are made possible because of volunteer coaches who are supported by BPRD staff with a pre-season organizational meeting, practice schedules and plans, equipment, and an open dialogue for any and all questions during the season.
To learn more about volunteer coaching, watch a video to hear from past coaches, BPRD staff and youth sports participants.
G r oup e d b y s c hool a nd b y g r a d e , t e a ms p rac ti c e tw i ce a w ee k in the e v e ni n g s a t lo ca l e l e m e nt a r y s c hool g y ms a n d pl a y g a m e s on S a tu r d a y s. The l e a g u e r u ns J a n. 7 through M ar c h 9. Each pl a y er r e ce ives his or her own g a me j e r s e y .
F or mo r e i n f o r m a tion, c on t ac t R i c h E k m a n, B PR D spo r ts c oo r din a tor a t ( 54 1 ) 706 – 6126 .
