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Raymore Parks & Recreation offers a variety of youth basketball programs. We offer an instructional program for 5-year-olds and kindergartners to prepare them for the recreation leagues. Our recreation league is for K through 8th graders and our competitive league is for full teams only in 4th through 8th grades.
Kindergartner Basketball
This six-week instructional basketball league for Kindergartners and/or 5-year-olds is designed to give kids an opportunity to play in a structured environment with other children. The sessions focus on basic skill development such as dribbling, shooting, passing and defending. This is a great way to start building basic skills & fundamentals or to continue training in basketball while preparing for future league play. Parents will be used to assist in coaching and drills. A parent packet will be emailed to all participating families to discuss class philosophy, schedule and camp information. All players receive a shirt and award for completing the program.
Dates: Saturdays, Jan. 11 - Feb. 15
Time: 11-11:45 a.m.
Fee: $50
Register By: Jan. 3
Location: Raymore Activity Center
Recreational Basketball League
Raymore Parks & Recreation will be offering recreational youth basketball for boys and girls in first through eighth grades. Practices will begin in mid-December and games will start in January. 1st/2nd grade divisions will play an eight-game league. Other divisions will play seven games with a season-end tournament. Games will be played at local Ray-Pec School District gymnasiums and the Raymore Activity Center. This league will share games with neighboring South Metro Sports Group cities as needed. No practices or games will take place over the school’s Christmas break. If you are interested in coaching, please fill out a coaching application form.
Dates: Games start Jan. 11
Divisions:
1st/2nd Grade Boys & 1st/2nd Grade Girls
3rd/4th Grade Boys & 3rd/4th Grade Girls
5th/6th Grade Boys & 5th/6th Grade Girls
7th/8th Grade Boys & 7th/8th Grade Girls
Registration fee: $90 per player
Register by 10/25 and receive $10 off!
Regular registration deadline: 11/22, 5 p.m.
USSSA South Metro Competitive Basketball League
This competitive basketball league is designed for teams in 4th-8th grades. The eight-game season will be played in South Metro area locations. Both boys and girls divisions available. Individual teams responsible for USSSA sanctioning. Games will be played on weeknights. First place trophies will be given to league champions. Teams are responsible for their own practices, uniforms, equipment and team registration forms and player rosters. You can pick up registration packets at Parks and Recreation office or download here.
Dates: Games start the week of 1/14
Fee: $450 per team
Register by Dec. 28, 5 p.m.