Our Mission                                                                                                                     

The objective of the Danville Junior Basketball League is to represent our community ideals of good sportsmanship, honesty, loyalty, courage and reverence, so that our youth may grow to be finer citizens.  It is the league’s objective to provide an opportunity for improvement in basketball skills and a “team play” mentality to all players.

The purpose of the recreational league is to teach basketball skills and develop basketball players, not outstanding teams.  The success of our recreational league should be judged on the progress of individuals rather than a team’s win-loss record.  Each coach’s role is to develop the individual to his/her greatest potential through the teaching of fundamental skills.  A coach who diverts from the curriculum in order to win games, cheats both the players and the league.

Should the ice storm affect road conditions and it is deemed unsafe by the league and school system for our boys and girls in the DJBL rec  league to play their Saturday league games (or in other instances week night practices), the DJBL will post a cancellation notice on this website as well as on our Facebook "Like" page at http://www.facebook.com/?ref=logo#!/theDJBL.

Due to a 5th grade evening program on Thursday, November 10, that we did not know about when the initial schedule was published, we are switching nights for the final session of 3rd & 4th grade girls, and 5th & 6th grade boys and girls.  Sessions remain at North Elementary.  The schedule for the other groups is unchanged.  The switch is underlined and highlighted in BOLD below:

 1st grade boys                                   Monday, 11/7                    6:00-7:15 pm

 2nd grade boys                                 Wednesday, 11/9            6:00-7:15 pm

 1st & 2nd grade girls                       Tuesday, 11/8                    6:00-7:15 pm

 3rd & 4th grade girls                       Thursday, 11/10                7:15-8:30 pm

 3rd & 4th grade boys                      Thursday, 11/10                6:00-7:15 pm

 5th & 6th grade boys & girls          Tuesday, 11/8                    7:30-8:45 pm

The final in person sign up opportunity for the Danville Junior Basketball League, recreational leagues, girls and boys, grades K-6, will be Saturday, October 8th at Ellis Park, near the football tower, from 8:30 am until Noon.  Persons who wish to register their child, but who are unable to attend Saturday, may download the registration form from the DJBL website, www.danvillebasketball.com, complete it and place it in an envelope with a check made out to "DJBL" for the $50 registration fee and turn it in at the office at North Elementary, South Elementary or the middle school.  All leagues will begin practices the week of October 31st.  Any registrations receved after Friday October 28th at noon will be subject to an additional $20 late fee and will be accepted on a space available basis only. 

The Danville Junior Basketball League recently awarded $750 scholarships to three Danville High School senior basketball players.  Eligibility required the applicant to have participated in the Danville Junior Basketball League for at least one season during grades K-6, and to be a member of one of the Danville High School Varsity Basketball teams during their senior year.  Applicants were further evaluated based on academic performance in high school and extra curricular activities.  The 2011 scholarship winners are:  Steve Konechnik, Taryn Collier and Sarah Elliott.  The Danville Junior Basketball League wishes them, and all of the graduating seniors, good luck in the future.

The Danville Junior Basketball League’s 3^rd grade girls travel team won the Indy Girls Hoops Silver Division Tournament on November 14, 2010 with victories over New Palestine and Indian Creek.  The team finished the fall season with a record of 9 wins and 2 losses.  The team members include, bottom row:  Skylar Miller, Alysa Haddix, Elizabeth Walker, Jacee Shepherd, Ashlyn Wolschlager; top row:  Reaghan Harding, Ella Collier, Jessica Shipley, and Kyra Bridgeforth.