Overview

PVYB Rec Basketball Program

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Welcome to the 2023-2024 PVYB Basketball Season!
Registration for Rec Basketball opens September 1st each year.

Dribbers, Shooters, Junior Varsity, Varsity Girls and Senior Girls Divisions will begin in mid-November and end in late February/early March. Varsity Boys and Senior Boys Divisions will begin in early December and end late February/early March. If you have not received a notification assigning you to a team by November 4th, 2023, in the Dribblers, Shooters, Junior Varsity, Varsity Girls or Senior Girls Divisions please email us at [email protected]. Please do not email prior to November 4th, 2023, asking about team assignments or if you've missed any correspondence.

PVYB does not have the resources to reply to emails to verify your registration. Once your registration is complete you will receive a confirmation email You may also log into your account on this website and verify your registration under the My Orders tab on your account page.

Please click HERE to register.

Thank you for your interest in PVYB!

Detailed Division Information

FUTURES - Pre-K/Kindergarten

The Futures Division is a series of one hour clinics for Pre-K and Kindergarten aged boys and girls that promote the basic skills of the game of basketball. The children will run thru drills in a station format over a period of 8 weeks. Futures Division clinics are conducted on Saturday mornings starting October 21st, 2023 at Schwenksville Elementary School from 9:30am to 10:30am.

DRIBBLERS - 1st and 2nd Grade

The Dribblers Division is a 3v3 format played on a half court with 8' baskets. This division uses 27.5" sized basketballs and there are specific rules for this division. Teams will practice once per week, Monday through Friday at either 6:30pm or 7:30pm with games on Saturdays. A typical game schedule will consist of 10 games. There are no playoffs for the Dribblers Division.

SHOOTERS - 3rd and 4th Grade

The Shooters Division plays full court with 9' baskets. This division uses 28.5" sized basketballs and PIAA rules are followed unless otherwise noted. Teams will practice once per week, Monday through Friday at either 6:30pm or 7:30pm with games on Saturdays. A typical game schedule will consist of 8 games followed by single elimination playoffs.

JUNIOR VARSITY - 5th and 6th Grade

The Junior Varsity Division plays full court with 10' baskets. This division uses 28.5" sized basketballs and PIAA rules are followed unless otherwise noted. Teams will practice once per week, Monday through Friday at either 7:30pm or 8:30pm with games on Saturdays. A typical game schedule will consist of 8 games followed by single elimination playoffs.

VARSITY - 7th through 9th Grade (Boys and Girls) *

The Varsity Division plays full court with 10' baskets. This division uses official 29.5" sized basketballs for boys and 28.5" sized basketballs for girls. PIAA rules are followed unless otherwise noted. Teams will practice once per week, Monday through Thursday at either 6:30pm,7:30pm or 8:30pm with games on Saturdays. A typical game schedule will consist of 8 games followed by single elimination playoffs.

SENIOR - 10th through 12th Grade (Boys and Girls) *

The Senior Boys Division plays full court and with 10' baskets. This division uses official 29.5" sized basketballs and PIAA rules are followed unless otherwise noted. Teams will have one practice to get acquainted with the coach. Games will be on Friday at 6pm, 7pm and 8pm, on Saturday between 8am and 6pm or Sunday at 8am, 9am and 10am. A typical game schedule will consist of 8 games followed by single elimination playoffs.

The Senior Girls Division plays full court and with 10' baskets. This division uses 28.5" sized basketballs and PIAA rules are followed unless otherwise noted. Teams will practice once per week, Monday through Thursday at 8:30pm with games on Saturday afternoons. A typical game schedule will consist of 8 games followed by single elimination playoffs.

*NOTE FOR VARSITY AND SENIOR DIVISIONS:
IF YOU ARE PLANNING ON TRYING OUT FOR A HIGH SCHOOL TEAM YOU MUST STILL REGISTER FOR A REC TEAM IF YOU PLAN TO PLAY REC AND YOU DON'T MAKE A HIGH SCHOOL TEAM. IF YOU MAKE A HIGH SCHOOL TEAM, ALL REC TEAM REGISTRATION FEES FOR WILL BE REFUNDED.

***High School Teams include all area high schools. If a high school player is on a School District’s team roster they are NOT eligible to play in PVYB.***

Waitlist Information:

Once all registration spots in a specific division are filled, a waitlist for that division will be created. You will not be asked to pay a registration fee when placed on the waitlist. There are a variety of reasons why someone will be removed from the waitlist and added to a division/team. When you are notified that you are removed from the waitlist to be added to a team, you will have to log onto our website (www.pvyb.org) and go to the cart where the registration balance will be shown.

You will have 24 hours to make payment to secure your spot on a team. Failure to make payment in 24 hours will result in the open spot being offered to the next player on the waitlist and the player who failed to respond being moved to the end of the waitlist.

Additional Notes:

All rec basketball players will receive a reversible pinnie as their uniform.
Practice/game schedules are for all divisions are to be determined and will be sent once they are approved. Schedules are subject to change due to gym availability and weather conditions.
PVYB will not be accepting play with, coach or carpool requests. While we understand this may not be convenient to all, there are many factors that are considered when determining team placement and what may seem like a simple request has a domino effect with other teams. In addition, the number of special requests can be inundating and slow the registration process. Thank you for your understanding!

Please contact Any the Director of Rec Basketball, Linda Hamm, at [email protected] with any additional questions