Stafford County, Va. — It’s time for children and teenagers to sign up for a basketball league for Stafford County Parks and Recreation.
Boys and girls between the ages of eight and 17-years-old are encouraged to sign up in organized leagues that will play their games at middle schools in Stafford County on week nights and Saturdays.
Middle and high school students who plan to try out for their school teams should indicate their intention on their tryout form and their tryout fees will be refunded once they make the scholastic teams, according to Stafford officials.
Children and teenagers have until Sept. 30 to register. Tryout fees for children between eight and 12-years-old are $60 for county residents, $70 for non-county residents, and ages 13 through 17-years-old will pay $66 for county residents and $77 for non-county residents.
Late registrations should include a $10 late fee. Click here for more information and to contact Stafford County Parks and Recreation.
Team Formation
All players will be selected by a draft for each geographic area. The draft will be conducted by the Sports Division staff and the coaches in each age group. (The coach’s child and assistant coach’s child will be protected in the draft.) Team, coach, and car pool requests will not be recognized in the draft. Players returning to the same team in the same age group will remain on the team as long as the coach or assistant coach returns. Players moving up to the next age group will be drafted. Players and coaches will participate in the geographic area in which they live.
Teams will be formed from the following geographic areas:
North Stafford: Players living within school boundaries for Garrisonville Elementary, Kate Waller Barrett Elementary, Winding Creek Elementary, Rock Hill Elementary, Hampton Oaks Elementary, Margaret Brent Elementary Park Ridge Elementary, Rodney Thompson Middle, A. G. Wright Middle, H. H. Poole Middle, Mountain View High, North Stafford High, & Colonial Forge High.
Central Stafford: Players living within the school boundaries for Moncure Elementary, Widewater Elementary, Stafford Elementary, Anthony Burns Elementary, Shirley Heim Middle, Stafford Middle, & Brooke Point High.
South Stafford: Players living within the school boundaries for Conway Elementary, Falmouth Elementary, Ferry Farm Elementary, Rocky Run Elementary, Grafton Elementary, Hartwood Elementary, Drew Middle, Gayle Middle, Dixon-Smith Middle, & Stafford Sr. High.
-Press release
