The Stafford Basketball Association has entered its 21st season. It is a league for boys and girls grades 2nd through 10th. (Note: 9th & 10th graders who play on a high school team are ineligible to participate in recreation basketball.)
***IMPORTANT PRACTICE NOTICE***
Schools are closed for Presidents' Day on Monday, February 20th. Therefore, practices are canceled for Monday. At this point in the season, the practice schedule becomes a work in progress. The teams eliminated during playoffs no longer practice, and the practice schedule has to be consolidated. If your team is moving on in the playoffs and your practice slot is affected, then I will be contacting you by Monday, February 20th. Thanks, Lori
THIS IS A REMINDER THAT PERSONAL BASKETBALLS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN THE GYMS AT ANY TIME...
This means that coaches, players and spectators are not allowed to bring their own basketballs. We need to reinforce this league rule for the safety of all players and to ensure that our basketball inventory remains in the gyms.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION!
INCLEMENT WEATHER NOTICE
AS A REMINDER, IF SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER ON ANY DAY, THEN NO PRACTICES WILL BE HELD THAT EVENING. IF INCLEMENT WEATHER OCCURS ON A WEEKEND, THEN PLEASE CHECK THE WEB SITE FOR DETAILS CONCERNING GAMES
NOTICES WILL BE POSTED HERE IF PRACTICES AND/OR GAMES ARE CANCELED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER.
PICTURES
Any questions concerning your pictures, please contact TSS Photography, Mike Denise, our league photographer. Contact information can be found on his web site - www.tssphotography.com/oceannj.
Be sure to check bottom of home page for the "Upcoming Games" and "Upcoming Events"...
Our league email address is StaffordBasketball@comcast.net
***ATTENTION: COACHES WHO STILL NEED CERTIFICATION***
The Rutgers S.A.F.E.T.Y. Clinic is offered by the Stafford Township Recreation Dept. at Town Hall,260 East Bay Ave., Manahawkin. Please contact the Stafford Township Recreation Dept. (ph# 597-1000) to find out any further information about the next available class.
*** PRACTICE NOTICE FOR COACHES ***
If for some reason you ARE NOT able to attend your practice at any time during the season, PLEASE CONTACT Lori Brummer @ LoriBrumRU86@aol.com. We need to know if the gym will be in use or not during your practice time slot so that the appropriate notifications can be made to the school district and the gym supervisors. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION!
PLEASE SCROLL DOWN TO MAKE SURE YOU READ EVERYTHING ON THIS HOME PAGE...
Below is a summary, "LEAGUE INFORMATION."
Also, on the left hand side of this home page, please click on the "Handouts" section for all necessary Forms, Division Rules, League Rules, Code of Conduct, etc. In addition, click on both "League Policies" and "League Procedures" for more information.
*** LEAGUE INFORMATION 2011-12 ***
PRACTICES FOR DIVISIONS 3rd-10th GRADES: Practices are held Mondays through Thursdays. Each team will get a 1 hour practice each week in a 6pm, 7pm or 8pm time slot. All teams have 1 practice before Thanksgiving. Teams practicing Wednesday or Thursday nights will begin practicing November 16th & 17th. Teams practicing Monday or Tuesday nights will begin practicing November 21st & 22nd. All teams will resume practicing after Thanksgiving.
GAMES FOR DIVISIONS 3rd-10th GRADES: Games are 1 hour long and are played on Saturdays, except the G3/4 Division, which plays on Friday nights. Games begin Saturday December 3rd (except for G3/4, which begins Friday, December 2nd.) There are 10 weeks of games, with the regular season ending Saturday, February 18th for the 2nd, 3rd & 4th grades (except for Girls 3/4 Division ending Friday, February 17th). The 10th game for all other divisions will begin with the single loss elimination playoff round which will continue each week leading up to Championship Saturday, March 10th.
The following is a summary of game "STARTING TIMES," amount of teams in each division and the school gym where games are held; e.g., Girls 7th-10th grade division has 6 teams that play 3 games each Saturday at the Oxycocus School Gym. Games begin at 1pm, 2pm and 3pm:
NOTE: 2nd Grade Division (please see below under "2nd Grade Division")
G3/4: (8 teams) 4 games: 7pm & 8pm (Friday nights - Ocean Acres)
B3/4: (10 teams) 5 games: 9am-1pm (McKinley)
G5-7: (8 teams) 4 games: 9am-Noon (Oxycocus)
B5/6: (14 teams) 7 games: 9am-3pm (Intermediate)
G7-10: (6 teams) 3 games: 1pm-3pm (Oxycocus)
B7/8: (8 teams) 4 games: Noon-3pm (Ocean Acres)
PLAYOFFS: Playoffs begin the 10th week for B5/6, G5-7, B7/8, and G7-10. There are no playoffs for the 3/4 Division, which is a developmental division - only time is shown and no score on the scoreboard during games.
CHAMPIONSHIP DAY: Tentative date is Saturday, March 10th.
2nd GRADE DIVISION: This division is different from the other divisions, as it is only held on Saturdays for a 1 hour session at 9am or 10am at the Ocean Acres Gym. There are 8 teams and 4 sessions each Saturday - 2 teams at 9am and 2 teams at 10am. This division begins Saturday, December 3rd. The first few weeks are 1 hour practices, which can be changed into a half hour practice/half hour scrimmage (if both head coaches sharing the gym are interested in doing so by weeks 2 or 3). Games begin after the New Year, but no score is kept - only a clock. A referee will be assigned to each game. Season ends Saturday, February 18th.
TRAVEL TEAM PROGRAM: Please refer to the "Travel Basketball" section and/or email the Board Member handling the Travel Program (see "Board Members" section).
SPONSORSHIPS: WE ARE ALWAYS IN NEED OF SPONSORS! If you are interested in sponsoring a team and/or gym, please download a "Sponsor Form" from the "Handouts" section. Thank you...
OUR SPONSORS
We encourage our players and families to support the local businesses that help make this league possible. Please visit our "Sponsor" page to see the full listing of team and gym sponsors for the season. We thank them for their support!
Zero Tolerance: Help us put FUN back into youth sports.
Lori Brummer
President, Stafford Basketball Association
