Recreation
Kindergarten – Fourth & Fifth – Twelfth
Recreation Program Information
The MBA offers recreation basketball for boys and girls in grades K–12th. The Recreation program is divided into two divisions: K-4th and 5th-12th. Read below to learn about the individual divisions – grade groupings, philosophy, schedule, and more.
K – 4th
5th – 12th
The primary mission of the MBA K–4th Recreation basketball program is to provide a fun and safe environment in which players can learn the game, improve their skills, and have fun playing with their friends.
Sessions will be held on Saturday or Sunday and include a focus on basic skills (dribbling, passing, shooting and defense) for the first half of the session followed by scrimmages. Teams will be made with every effort to evenly balance the skill level. This is a fun, non-competitive league with an emphasis on good sportsmanship and teamwork.
K–4th Program Information
Leagues
The K–4th division of the Recreation program is separated into the following leagues:
- Kindergarten (Co-ed)
- 1st Grade Boys
- 1st/2nd Grade Girls
- 2nd Grade Boys
- 3rd/4th Grade Girls
- 3rd/4th Grade Boys
Dates
The Recreation session starts the first weekend of December and runs through the end of February (weekends only).
Cost
- Grades K–2: $178
- Grades 3–4: $188
Regular Season Schedule*
Saturdays @ Orchard Hill Elementary School (OHES)
- 9AM - 10AM Kindergarten
- 10AM - 11AM 1st/2nd Grade Girls
- 11AM - 12PM 1st Grade Boys
- 12PM - 1PM 2nd Grade Boys
- 1PM - 2:15PM 3rd/4th Grade Girls
Sundays @ Orchard Hill Elementary School (OHES)
- 12:30PM - 1:45PM 3rd/4th Grade Boys (Session 1)
- 1:45PM - 3:00PM 3rd/4th Grade Boys (Session 2)
Note: For grades with multiple sessions (e.g. 3rd/4th Grade Boys) teams will rotate session times throughout the season (e.g. some weeks @ 12:30PM, some weeks @ 1:45PM)
*For the most recent information for the current year, please check the News.
The MBA 5th–12th Recreation basketball program offers a level of competitive play with a focus on building skills and having fun. Within the leagues, there are individual teams. The MBA works to create balanced teams with the goal to ensure that all players have a positive and fun experience.
Individual team coaches set their practice schedules (one night Monday-Thursday for one hour). The coach will share the practice schedule in their welcome email. Coaches will make every effort to accommodate practice conflicts. If a conflict still exists, your child will be allowed to attend practice with another team during the week.
5th–12th Program Information
Leagues
The 5th-12th division of the Recreation program is separated into the following leagues:
- Boys
- 5th/6th
- 7th/8th
- 9th–12th (High School)
- Girls
- 5th–8th
- 9th–12th (High School)*
*if sufficient numbers for teams
Game Schedule
- Boys
- 5th/6th: Fridays 6:30/7:30PM
- 7th/8th: Saturdays 9AM-12PM
- 9th-12th (HS): Sunday mornings
- Girls
- 5th–8th: Saturday mornings
- 9th-12 (HS): TBD
Cost
- 5th–12th Recreation: $218
Registration Process
- Registration will open on or about Sept 30 of each year and fills up quickly.
- Registration will close once capacity is reached or prior to the first scheduled recreation scrimmage (whichever comes first) – view News articles for updated dates for each year.
- A waitlist is available if divisions are filled.
Team Selection
- Teams are announced after school teams are announced.
- Best efforts are utilized to create balanced teams.
- Although the MBA makes every effort to have initially balanced teams, it is not a perfect process. Therefore, the movement of players after games have begun may be necessary (potentially through the first or second game of the season).
- It is our goal to ensure that all players have a positive and fun experience with their teams.
Note: Any athlete who plays on a travel, Middle School, High School and/or AAU team is not eligible to participate in this recreation program. If you are welcomed onto one of the aforementioned teams after you have registered for rec, but before the rec season has started, the MBA can offer a full refund of your rec registration fees.
Games/Playoffs
- Games begin in December, with the season concluding with the March Madness tournament at the end of February / beginning of March.
- High School Boys participate in a playoff series with games held mid-week and the playoff championship game held on a Sunday.