Youth Basketball
Youth Basketball Registration Materials
Below are several documents that will give you information on the program and allow you to register a basketball player and/or team. These files, in pdf file format, can be printed out on your home computer, but you will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader Plug-in for you browser.
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Please direct any questions to Jeremy Crees, Recreation Supervisor at 683-4533. You may also Email me at jcrees@manitowoc.org
2007-2008 Registration Deadlines:
All Teams: Registration
Begins: Immediately!
Deadline is: Friday, October 5, 2007
Register at: Citizen Park Building, 930 North 18th Street
Register in person only. First come, first served. Fees are due at registration.
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Participation Fees:
All fees must be paid in full at registration. Rosters are due before your first scheduled contest.
Player Fee: $34.00 (tax included)
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Required Meetings:
Coaches' Meeting: Tuesday, October
9; 6:00
p.m.
If for some reason you cannot attend, please
contact me as soon as possible to schedule a meeting Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m..
jcrees@manitowoc.org
or (920) 683-4533.
Parents' Meeting: Saturday, November 3; 1:00 p.m.
Meeting Locations:
The coaches' meeting will take place in the upstairs meeting room in the Citizen Park Recreation Building, 930 North 18th Street.
The Parents' Meeting will be held at the Manitowoc Senior Center at 3330 Custer Street.
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Leagues & Divisions:
Leagues: Boys League Girls League
Divisions: Gold -- Sixth Graders.
Blue -- Fifth Graders.
Red -- Fourth Graders.*
*Fourth graders must register as individuals. Once registered they will be put on a team. Third graders are not eligible to play in this program.
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Practices:
View This Week's Practice Schedule Here! (Practice Schedules will first be available November 5 for 2007-2008)
Practices will begin the week of November 5. Each team will be allowed one practice per week. Three practices will be scheduled before the first game on December 1. There will be no practices during the weeks beginning with the following dates November 19 and December 24. There will also be no practice on Monday, December 31 and Tuesday January 1.
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League Schedules:
View Schedules, Scores & Standings
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Become an Official, Score Keeper or Attendant
The Manitowoc Parks & Recreation Department is currently accepting applications for youth basketball officials, score keepers and building attendants. You can apply in person at the department's main office at Citizen Park, 930 North 18th Street. For more information on any of the requirements of the above positions or the work schedule, please contact Jeremy Crees by E-mail at jcrees@manitowoc.org or by telephone at (920)683-4533.
Note: The Manitowoc Parks & Recreation Department conducts criminal background checks on all volunteer coaches and employees.
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Free Agents
The Department maintains a free agent list for youth basketball. Individuals who would like to play, but do not have a team to play on can register by printing off and filling out the Player Registration Form:
 | Player Registration Form (All 4th Graders and Free Agents use this form) |
(This is a tri-fold, and best printed back-to-back on one piece of paper)
Then just return the form, with the fee, to the Parks & Recreation Department at 930 North 18th Street, Manitowoc, WI 54220 by the registration deadline above.
Placing a name on the list does not guarantee that the player will be placed on a team. The list will be used by coaches looking to add players to their teams. If a significant number of players fall into the same group (ie. 5th grade boys) the department will facilitate the creation of a new team.
Priorities for Free Agent Player Placement: (Printable Policy)
1. Priority will be given to a free agent player placement that enables a player to play with his/her schoolmates. This will include the creation of a school-based free agent team if possible.
2. However, in situations where all of the free agent player’s school teams have the minimum required number of players (10), OR
a school-based team does not exist and a new school-based team cannot be created, AND
another team, in the same league, does not have enough players (Minimum of 10), filling this need shall supersede priority number 1, and the free-agent player shall join this team.
3. Should both of these priorities fail to place a player on an appropriate team, a new free-agent team shall be created when possible. If not possible, the player is to be placed on the team with the greatest need of a player.
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Player Release
1. All players wishing to be released from their current (last year’s) team must submit a completed Player Release Form prior to the registration deadline.
2. All player release requests will be reviewed and voted on by the coaches prior to acceptance of a player’s release.
3. Only a two-thirds affirmative vote of the league’s coaches and Manitowoc Parks & Recreation Department approval will grant the release.
4. The Manitowoc Parks & Recreation Department will notify the player and the player’s current team of the results of the vote prior to the team’s first practice.
5. The Manitowoc Parks & Recreation Department reserves the right to deny any player release.
6. Released players will become free-agent players and will be subject to placement via the free-agent placement policy.
Sponsor a Team
Become a youth basketball team sponsor. The extent of commitment is up to you. A sponsor could assist players with individuals fees ($34.00/player), purchase T-shirts for the team (ten to fifteen kids), and/or provide a ball or two for the team to practice with.
Other sponsorship items might include additional practice balls, tournament entries, shorts, end of the season parties, weekly refreshments, providing coaches, etc.
For more information on becoming a team sponsor, please contact Jeremy Crees by E-mail at jcrees@manitowoc.org or by telephone at (920)683-4533.
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Become a Coach
One way to get involved and to ensure that the kids have a great experience with basketball is to become a coach. Coaches in our program are volunteers and do not necessarily have to be experienced coaches. We train coaches through an extensive coaches' clinic. We are also working on a youth sports resource center to be found during the season at the Manitowoc Public Library.
Note: The Manitowoc Parks & Recreation Department conducts criminal background checks on all volunteer coaches and employees.
Criminal Background Check Form
If interested in coaching, please contact the Recreation Supervisor at 920-683-4533 or jcrees@manitowoc.org .
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