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West Haven Youth Basketball League is a place for boys ages 11-13 to excel in their basketball skills along with learning the game.

Any resident of West Haven who becomes eleven (11) years of age on or before September 1st, and is not older than thirteen (13) years of age after September 1st, is eligible to participate. The player must be a resident of West Haven at the time of the League’s tryouts.

Tryouts and Player Registration

League tryouts take place each October. All players who participate in the League tryouts are selected to play on a team. The exact tryout dates are advertised in the West Haven Voice, and are also announced in the elementary and middle schools in early October.

Registration for new players is conducted at the time of the tryouts. All first year players must present a birth certificate, or another suitable proof of age, at the time of registration. Players attending tryouts must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.

Returning players are contacted by their team coach prior to tryouts with registration information.

The registration fee for all players is $80.00 per season. The fee for a second player in the family is $40.00.

Other Information

Games:
Generally played on Saturday mornings and Monday evenings. Teams will play one game per week.
Practices:
Run at least one night per week for each team. Practice time varies by team schedule.
Location:
Games are played at Pagels School, located at the corner of Benham Hill Road and Woodmont Road (26 Benham Hill RD.)
Season:
Teams play an 11 game regular season schedule. At the end of the regular season, all teams participate in a single-elimination, post-season tournament.
Cancellations:
When school is cancelled or dismissed early, West Haven Youth Basketball activities are cancelled for that day. On storm days when school is not in session, a League adminstrator will make the decision to cancel.
CONDUCT:
No form of verbal abuse or physical violence by players, coaches, parents, or other spectators directed toward another player, coach, parent, spectator, or game official will be tolerated. Anyone participating in this unacceptable behavior will be ejected from the gym, and may face permanent expulsion from future League activities

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