Junior League




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Interested in coaching in the JBL?  Please email us directly today!
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Registration Info
Sign-up DEADLINE: October 1, 2011
Cost: $100.00 (12-week program)
*Full & Partial Scholarships Available - apply today!
*Cost as low as $10.00 for those that qualify
Grades: 1-2 & 3-4
Genders: Grades 1 - 2, Grades 3 - 4 (boys & girls)
Teams are formed on a first come, first serve basis.
INDIVIDUALS may sign up today!  
For questions or more info, please email info@PlayVABA.org or call 434-242-7729.  
Click here to REGISTER now! (this will hold your spot as roster spots are limited)
League Goals
The goals of the Junior Basketball League are to provide the highest quality fun, positive learning environment for basketball skill and personal character development.  To this end, the JBL encourages good sportsmanship (founded on VABA's Core Values), the proper teaching of basketball fundamentals and a greater sense of purpose beyond basketball.  Ultimately, the JBL aims to "light the fire," inspiring young athletes to fall in love with the game of basketball.  

VABA Mission Statement, Vision & Values
League Structure
This is a recreational league. However, beyond just participating or playing the game, the JBL provides an environment where devoted, professionally-trained coaches and young athletes can sincerely focus on developming fundamental skills. Ultimately, VABA's goal is to strive toward maximizing participants' potential on and off the court while developing a love for the great team sport of basketball.
There are two divisions within the "Junior League"" Grades 1-2 and Grades 3-4 (boys/girls). Teams are formed based on the public school district where athletes attend school. All teams, comprised of 10 players each, taken on a first come first serve basis, are divided based on the public middle schools where they would be districted to attend (also applies to private and home-schooled students). The JBL ("Junior League") is not run directly by the schools, the middle schools, or their athletic directors and coaches. Games and practices take place at local elementary and middle schools. 
Teams
Two (2) Divisions: Grades 1-2, 3-4 (boys/girls)
Four (4) teams per school/mascot per division (see participating districts below)

BLACK KNIGHTS (Charlottesville HS): Burnley-Moran, Clark, Greenbrier, Jackson Via, Johnson, Venable
FLUCOS (Fluvanna MS): Central, Columbia, Cunningham
MUSTANGS (Monticello HS): Cale, Red Hill, Scottsville, Stone-Robinson, Stony Point, Yancey
PATRIOTS (Albemarle HS): Agnor-Hurt, Baker-Butler, Broadus Wood, Greer, Hollymead, Stone-Robinson, Stony Point, Woodbrook
WARRIORS (W.Albemarle HS): Crozet, Brownsville, Meriwether Lewis, Murray



*Registrations are accepted first-come, first-serve, accepting the first 40 registrants (per age-group, per mascot).
*All athletes who sign up (40 / age-group / mascot) will take part in an "Evalutation Day" in the fall in order to create balanced teams.  Coaches & assistant coaches will have input to team selection along with a draft process.   Interested in being a head or assistant coach?  Please email us today!
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  • Trained Coaches/Coaches Clinics:  All JBL Head Coaches are professionally trained, through a series of "Coaches' Clinics," on a specific basketball curriculum of Coaching Ethics, Defensive and Offensive Play.  All coaches are volunteeres.  Team Managers and coaches are typically parents of participants.  Parents assist with the running of game operations and serve to help support the league mission.  There is no charge for JBL coaches to attend these clinics.
  • Team Clinics:  All participants are expected to attend one Team Clinic (this is where the learning begins!). Executive Director, Ben D'Alessandro (former Division I college coach), and JBL Director, Jeff House (former UVA Women's Assistant and WNBA Coach) conduct these teaching sessions.  This is the first time JBL Head Coaches get a chance to meet and work with their teams.  At Team Clinics JBL coaches are taught to employ the skills learned in the Coaches' Clinics.  Team Clinics cover the fundamentals of proper man-to-man defensive play, and the individual and team skills, concepts and schemes of proper offensive play.  All clinics are included in the price of the league.
  • Full-time League Director:  The Virginia Basketball Academy provides a full-time league director who is entrusted with running the league.  The full-time JBL Director is Jeff House, former UVA Women's Assistant and WNBA Coach.
  • Mesh Jerseys, Shorts, Shooting Shirt:  All young athletes are outfitted in a reversible mesh jersey (shorts optional, additional $20), and shooting shirt.  
  • Practice & Game Schedule:  All teams practice once-a-week (on weekdays) with games on weekends (Saturdays).  
  • League Rules:  In the 1st - 2nd Grade Division, the rims start at 8' and there is no score kept for games.  In the 3rd - 4th Grade Division, the rims start at 9' and the score is kept.  All Junior League divisions require equal playing time for all participants.
  • Grass Roots Partnership:  While the JBL is organized and run by VABA staff, parent volunteers partner with the league, assisting with communication and carrying out some game-day operations.  Parents may have a direct hand in the league's rules and policies, as VABA's goal is to provide the best possible basketball opportunity for the community.
  • FULL & PARTIAL SCHOLARSHIPS (Cost should not prevent anyone from signing up!)  In order to provide the highest quality organization and league, it requires significant costs (listed above).  TheJunior League is a program of the Virginia Basketball Academy, a non-profit organization whose mission is to "build character and shape lives through the game of basketball - ensuring opportunities to all potential participants is critical to its purpose and success.  APPLY FOR A SCHOLARSHIP TODAY!
Junior Basketball League (Grades 1 - 2, 3-4) EVALUATION DATES:

HORNETS (Meriwether Lewis, Murray, Crozet, Brownsville):
Friday, October 7, 6:30 - 8:30 pm @ Brownsville Elem. (click for directions)

SHARKS/JAGUARS/BEARS (Agnor-Hurt, Baker-Butler, Cale, Hollymead, Stone-Robinson, Stony Point, Broadus Wood, Greer, Woodbrook):
Friday, October 14, 6:30 - 8:30 pm @ Hollymead Elem. (click for directions)

SHARKS/JAGUARS/BEARS (Agnor-Hurt, Baker-Butler, Cale, Hollymead, Stone-Robinson, Stony Point, Broadus Wood, Greer, Woodbrook):
Friday, October 21, 6:30 - 8:30 pm @ Greer Elem. (click for directions)

WILDCATS/BEARS (Agnor Hurt, Cale, Red Hill, Scottsville, Stone-Robinson, Stony Point, Yancey):
Friday, October 28, 6:30 - 8:30 pm @ Cale Elem. (click for directions)

WOLVERINES (Burnley-Moran, Clark, Greenbrier, Jackson Via, Johnson, Venable, Fluvanna):
Friday, October 28, 6:30 - 8:30 pm @ Cale Elem. (click for directions)

*INTERESTED IN PLAYING IN THE JBL BUT NOT REGISTERED YET? Attend your school's evaluation day and we may be able to place you on a team and register you.
*Do you attend a Private School? If so, please attend the Evaluation Day that matches your "public school district."
*If you are unable to make it to your assigned evaluation day, please call or email and we can find another date for you to attend. It is best if you can attend on your assigned date.