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Winter Leagues



Winter League Registration opened @ 8:00 am, July 1

Teams will fill fast!
Over 150 teams in the 2022-23 season.
The most popular basketball league in Central Virginia!

-->JBL: 40 maximum per mascot/grade
-->VDBL: 60 maximum per mascot/grade
-->REC: 80 maximum per grade level

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The Virginia Basketball Academy's most popular and fastest-growing programs are its youth basketball leagues/teams.  All leagues aim to serve our local community to consistently carry out VABA's Mission, Vision, and Values. 

The most important factor in the quality of a youth sports league is the coaches.  While VABA's leagues strive to provide the best in organization, facilities, uniforms, and all of the essentials to running a sports league, the highest quality basketball instruction (professionally-trained coaches) performed by exemplary individuals who believe in the mission are the top priority of all VABA programs.  For this reason, our staff invests a great deal of time and energy sharing our expertise, by training, educating, preparing and overseeing the volunteer coaches entrusted with the tutelage of our young student-athletes.  This is our pledge to you: this youth basketball experience will be the best overall youth basketball league your child has ever participated in!

VDBL Girls

*Girls, Grades 5, 6, 7, 8
*Teams grouped and compete based on HS affiliation (no Gold/Silver leagues - teams balanced within HS affiliation)                  *Registration opens: July 1                   
*Registration Closes: When full!
(go to register to add name to waiting list)                                        
*No "cuts": All registrants (not wait-listed) placed on a roster
*Teams formed by league directors 
*Reversible full mesh uniform, shooting shirt           
*2 practices/week (start mid-November)                        
*24 total practices (Dec.- Feb.)                            
*Games on Saturdays or Sundays (starting first week of December)
*8-12 games (Dec. - Feb.)
*No half-court zone defense 
*Registration Cost: $319 (approx. $21/week)                                
*NO REFUNDS given after team assignments are made (SEE REFUND POLICY)

JBL

*Girls, Grades 1-2, 3-4
*Boys, Grades 1-2, 3, 4
*Teams grouped based on HS affiliation                                       
*Registration opens: July 1                   
*Registration Closes: When full!
(Go to registration to add name to waiting list)
*Must attend minimum one fall evaluation                    
*8-10 student-athletes in each HS district                                                 *No "cuts": All registrants placed on a roster
*Teams formed by league directors 
*T-shirt (Grs. 1-2), Mesh Jersey + Shooting shirt (Grs. 3-4)  
*1 practices/week (start mid-November)                        
*12-14 total practices (Dec. - Feb.)                            
*Games on Saturdays (starting early December)                       
*8-10 games (Dec. - Feb.)  
*No half-court zone defense          
*Registration Cost: 
     JBL 1-2 = $209 (approx. $14/week)
     JBL 3-4 = $245 (approx. $16/week)
                       
*NO REFUNDS given after team assignments are made (SEE REFUND POLICY)



The Virginia Basketball Academy offers a variety of different winter leagues:
Boys/Girls, JBL 1-2
Boys JBL 3rd Grade and 4th Grade/Girls, JBL 3-4
Boys, VDBL 5, 6, 7, 8 (Gold & Silver)
Girls, VDBL 5-6, 7-8
Boys/Girls, REC 5-6, 7-8
Boys, REC JV (9-10), Varsity (11-12)

VDBL Gold

*Boys, Grades 5, 6, 7, 8
*Teams grouped and compete based on HS affiliation                                        
*Registration opens: July 1                   
*Registration Closes: When full!
(go to register to add name to waiting list)              
*Premier boys league
*8-10 student-athletes in each HS district                                                 *No "cuts": Athletes not making Gold roster are placed on Silver team        
*Teams formed by league directors
*Reversible full mesh uniform, shooting shirt           
*2 practices/week (start mid-November)                        
*24 total practices (Dec. - Feb.)                            
*Games on Saturdays or Sundays (starting the first week of December)                       
*8-12 games (Dec. - Feb.)
*No half-court zone defense        
*Registration Cost: $319 (approx. $21/week)                         
*NO REFUNDS given after team assignments are made (SEE REFUND POLICY)

VDBL Silver

*Boys, Grades 5, 6, 7, 8 (players who do NOT make "GOLD" team)
*Teams grouped and compete based on HS affiliation                                        
*Registration opens: July 1                   
*Registration Closes: When full!
(go to register to add name to waiting list)                  
*8-10 student-athletes in each HS district                                                 *No "cuts": Athletes not making Gold roster are placed on Silver team  
*Teams formed by league directors 
*Reversible full mesh uniform, shooting shirt           
*2 practices/week (start mid-November)                        
*24 total practices (Dec. - Feb.)                            
*Games on Saturdays or Sundays (starting first week of  December)
*8-12 games (Dec. - Feb.)
*No half-court zone defense   
*Registration Cost: $319 (approx. $21/week)                               
*NO REFUNDS given after team assignments are made (SEE REFUND POLICY)

REC Boys/Girls

*Girls, Grades 5-6, 7-8
*Boys, Grades 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12
*Teams pre-formed and/or formed by league director                              *Registration opens: July 1                   
*Registration Closes: When full!
(Go to registration to add name to waiting list)
*8-10 student-athletes/roster
*No "cuts": All registrants placed on a roster
*Numbered T-shirt 
*1 practices/week (Grs 5-8, mid-November)                        
*10-13 total practices (Dec. - Feb.)                            
*Games on Saturdays (starting mid-December)                       
*8-10 games (Dec. - Feb.)                           
*Registration Cost:  $185 (approx. $13/week)
*NO REFUNDS given after team assignments are made (SEE REFUND POLICY)


*There are no refunds or credits given, of any kind, after team assignments have been made.