I have to say this because the questions I am getting are repetitive. Let me make a few things clear….

1. We do not have dates for registration yet. We are working on securing gyms first.

2. I can’t tell you when tryouts will be because we haven’t had registration yet.

3. We don’t know when team practices will be because that is not determined until after we have had registration and tryouts and teams have been chosen.

4. Practice times are determined based on when coaches are available. Since we have no coaches, or teams, we have no practice times.

5. When we do have all those things in place, your practice time could be any time Monday through Friday. Younger kids practice earlier than older kids.

6. We don’t know who the coaches will be. Depends on who volunteers.

7. We are not a competitive league so kids don’t stay on the same team year-to-year.

8. Games have always been, and will continue to be, on Saturdays…starting sometime in late-January to early-February.

9. Information is relayed as soon as it is confirmed. It does no one any good to speculate on anything.

Patience is a virtue. Please be patient as we get things worked out so that the kids have the best experience possible. This is all about the kids.

Registration will not begin until October.

We will post information when we know it.

Parents….the world-renowned Harlem Globetrotters 🏀⛹🏽‍♂️ are coming to town!! Beaumont Little Dribblers has been offered special pricing for our parents and players…

We have tickets available at $20 (face value is $34.50) and no limit on how many you wish to purchase.

Coaches will be collecting money so if you are interested, you need to contact your coach and get them the money by Tuesday, January 16th so that tickets can be given to coaches to pass out on January 20th at the first games.

The game is Sunday, January 28 at 4:00 p.m. at Ford Park.

Tryouts are really simple and nothing for your player to fret over. First of all, it’s just an evaluation.

They will be asked to go through some simple basketball moves…chest pass, bounce pass, dribble, shoot from outside and from free throw…no one is expecting perfection, just for them to try. EVERY CHILD WHO HAS REGISTERED WILL BE DRAFTED TO A TEAM.

Once it is your child’s turn, it will take less than 30 seconds for them to complete their turn. They are then free to leave.

As I said in a previous posts, coaches will call after the draft. If you have not received a call by Jan. 2nd, contact Jay Anderson (preferably by EMAIL)  and he will call the coach. PLEASE ONLY CONTACT JAY…it causes lots of confusion if parents say kids are on the same team when they might not be and coaches start getting calls. LET THE COACHES CALL YOU. Please do not share other people’s phone numbers. Once you know your coach, you will have that contact information.

We know who the coaches will be by tryouts. If you marked head coach on your volunteer form, you will be contacted before tryouts. Jay will call you. Again, LET HIM CALL YOU.

Most importantly, let your kids know that BLD is about fun. We are not a competitive league. Our main goal is to teach basketball skills and to teach teamwork so that they can take those skills to the next level, be that middle school or AAU.

Right now, relax and know that we have been doing this for a while and we will let you know what’s next. I try to put information here, but sometimes I forget until I’m reminded by a question.

Please read through all posts before sending an email or private message because most likely, the answer is either here or somewhere on Facebook. I got the information back on the website under the BLD 2017-2018 link.

Parents will be contacted following the draft…which is after tryouts…from coaches with info about practices.

You should know which team and when you will practice before the end of December. Practices will start in January.

Please know that the BLD board will NOT be answering questions during the two week holiday break. You will be contacted so please wait for a call. If by January 2nd you have not gotten a call from a coach, then you can contact Jay. Please wait until then do that there is no cross information.

ONLINE REGISTRATION WILL CLOSE SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 26 AT 3:00 PM.

This is an automatic stop set through the registration site. If you miss this deadline IN-PERSON REGISTRATION WILL BE WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29 at 6:00 PM at AMELIA ELEMENTARY.

I will not be opening online again as we have to be able to get that information ready for coaches for tryouts. I have attached the tryout information here. Look at the division and the ages for that division to know when you should be at tryouts.

ALL AGES ARE AS OF AUGUST 1, 2017. If your child’s birthday hasn’t happened yet this year and he or she will be the next age up, they still have to tryout in the correct division. EXAMPLE: A 10 yr old who will turn 11 on December 1st will be in the 10U division per age requirements.

Our leagues this year will be:
BOYS
6U (5-6 yrs)
8U (7-8 yrs)
10U (9-10 yrs)
12U (11-12 yrs)

GIRLS
6U (5-6 yrs)
8U (7-8 yrs)
10U (9-10 yrs)

THE ONLINE REGISTRATION SITE IS NOW ACTIVE AND CAN BE FOUND HERE!!!!

IF YOU FILLED OUT A REGISTRATION EARLIER, YOU WILL NEED TO DO ANOTHER REGISTRATION BECAUSE THE ONE YOU DID WAS IN TEST MODE. PLEASE DO NOT ASSUME YOUR REGISTRATION WAS VALID!!!

I am so sorry that there was this confusion today. I set it on a schedule so it would be available but I forgot to do one little thing and of course that is what caused the problem.