Southern Parkland Youth Basketball Program (2018/2019)

(please check basketball.spya.org for schedule changes) Revised 10-2-18

Boys Travel Team Tryouts (JV & LVL)

3^rd & 4^th Grades    Tuesday, Oct 9, 6:00-7:30, Springhouse Gym 

    Tuesday, Oct 16, 6:00-7:30, Springhouse Gym 

5^th & 6^th Grades     Tuesday, Oct 9, 7:30-9:00, Springhouse Gym

    Tuesday, Oct 16, 7:30-9:00, Springhouse Gym

7^th Grade                 Sunday, Oct 21, 4:00-5:00, Springhouse Gym

                                Tuesday, Oct 23, 6:00-7:00, Springhouse Gym

8th & 9th Grades    Tuesday, Oct 23, 7:00-8:30, Springhouse Gym

     * cannot turn 15 before Jun 1, 2018

Girls Travel Team Tryouts (Bethlehem & LVL)

5^th & 6^th Grades   Wednesday, Oct 17, 6:00-8:00, Springhouse Gym

   Thursday, Oct 18, 6:00-8:00, Springhouse Gym 

7^th & 8^th Grades    Monday, Nov 19, 6;00-8;30, Springhouse Gym

   * cannot turn 15 before Nov 1, 2018

Boys Intramural Team Evaluations   

3^rd Grade                                 Sunday, Oct 21, 12:00-1:00, Springhouse Gym

4^th Grade                                 Sunday, Oct 21, 1:00-2:00, Springhouse Gym

5^th Grade                                 Sunday, Oct 21, 2:00-3:00, Springhouse Gym

6^th Grade                                 Sunday, Oct 21, 3:00-400, Springhouse Gym     

7^th Grade                                 Sunday, Oct 28, 12:00-1:00, Springhouse Gym

8^th Grade                                 Sunday, Oct 28, 12:00-1:00, Springhouse Gym

9^th – 12^th Grades                     Teams will be assigned and players notified by the coaches by Nov 20th.

Girls Intramural Team Evaluations

3^rd & 4^th Grades                      Monday, Oct 22, 6:00–7:30, Fogelsville Gym

5^th & 6^th Grades                      Wednesday, Oct 24, 6:00–8:00, Fogelsville Gym

7^th & 8^th Grades                      Wednesday, Oct 24, 6:00–8:00, Springhouse Gym

9^th – 12^th Grades                     Wednesday, Oct 24, 8:00–10:00, Springhouse Gym

Coed Kindergarten,  1^st and 2^nd  Grade Team Selections  

                                 (Teams will be assigned and players notified by coaches by Nov. 20^th)

K, and 1^st  Grades       Practice – Game once a week – Sundays after 12:00pm at Springhouse.

2^nd Grade                    Practice once during week – Saturday practice until games start in January.

                                                Games Saturday at Jandl School.

Registration & Tryout Notes

1. Volunteers are needed. Please sign up to be a head or assistant coach.

2. Please arrive 10 minutes early for all tryouts and evaluations. Do not bring a basketball to tryouts and/or evaluations.

3. Registration must be complete in advance in order to try-out for travel teams. Players will not be allowed to participate in tryouts if not registered online prior to the tryouts.

4. For travel tryouts, parents/guardians are to sign the player in and then return to pick the player up at the end of the scheduled time. Parents/guardians/families are not permitted in the gym or school during the tryout session.

5. Players must attend at least one of the travel tryouts in order to be selected on a travel team. If you wish to participate in the travel tryouts but cannot attend either of the scheduled sessions, please contact one of the people listed below.

6. Participants outside the Parkland School District area are able to join / try-out for a team only if there are open spots on the team at their appropriate age level.

7. All travel and intramural teams are subject to change based on the number of participants, availability of coaches, and the ability to compete at that level (travel only).  United teams with other organizations may be formed at any level if necessary.

8. Players who do not attend the intramural evaluations will be placed on teams in a random fashion.

9. Players cannot play for two (2) teams – organizations during the season.

10. Travel players cannot play on a recreational team – for any organization.

11. Refunds will be given to players that makes a Parkland School Team. Players can play for both teams.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the appropriate contact below. SPYA hopes to make this a rewarding and enjoyable Basketball season for all the players.   

Richard Kerrick                      Boys Travel Coordinator                   

David Kentner            Girls Travel -Rec. Coordinator         

Tim Frassinelli                        K – 1^st  Grade Coordinator                

David Kentner            2^nd  Grade Boys Coordinator             

Floyd Charles              3^rd & 4^th Grade Boys Coordinator     

Zach Roberts               5^th & 6^th Grade Boys Coordinator         

Matt Provence             7^th & 8^th Grade Boys Coordinator     

Jonas Tolliver              9^th – 12^th Grade Boys Coordinator    

David Kentner

484-519-6064w   610-360-9433c

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SPYA Basketball Families

Due to school safety concerns and past issues, the Parkland School District has the following requirements for use of their gyms:

1. Gym/School doors are to remain locked at all times when SPYA is using the facilities.
2. SPYA is required to have an adult at every practice and game to monitor the gym entrance and hallways around the gym.
3. No person is to prop any door open at any time for any reason.
4. No family is to drop their children at any gym without verifying that a coach is on site.
5. Do not allow your children to go onto the school stages or play with the phones that are in the hallways.