Tri City Youth Basketball Association

League Reg­is­tra­tion for Spring 2012 — Fre­quently Asked Questions

Please con­tact our league reg­is­trar is you have any ques­tions that are not answered by this doc­u­ment.  registration@tcyba.org

The fol­low­ing are some answers to fre­quently asked ques­tions that may assist you and make the reg­is­tra­tion a smooth process.

When does the league start?

The Spring league will begin the week of April 2, and will fin­ish on June 8th

• There are no prac­tices or games on Statu­tory Hol­i­days or District-wide Pro-D days. An excep­tion to this will be made for sched­ul­ing any make-up games as required.
• Games will start on Fri­day April 13^th (no games for the Grade 2/3 teams)

What is the time com­mit­ment for my child in a week?

Chil­dren in the Grade 2/3 group

• One (1 hour) prac­tice ses­sion per week (no games).

Chil­dren in Grade 3/4 and up

• One (1 hour) prac­tice ses­sion per week PLUS
• One (Fri­day night) game per week start­ing April 13^th until June 8^th

Where will the games be played?

The games will be played at var­i­ous schools around the Tri-City area. The game loca­tions are sub­ject to times/locations that are pro­vided by the School Board.

• Game sched­ules will be cir­cu­lated in late March.
• League games will com­mence April 13.
• Games are one hour in length tak­ing place from 5:00 pm and 9:30 pm (as late as 10 pm for the older players).
• There are no games or prac­tices on District-Wide Pro-D days and statu­tory holidays.

What is the reg­is­tra­tion fee for Spring 2012?

The online reg­is­tra­tion fee for NEW PLAYERS par­tic­i­pat­ing in the Spring ses­sion will be:

• $100.00 (for Grade 2/3),
• $140.00 for Grades 3/4, Grades 4/5, Grades 5/6,
• $145.00 for Grades 6/7 & Grade 7/8 teams
• For fam­i­lies with 3 or more chil­dren reg­is­tered, the cost for the 3rd (youngest) child will be reduced by 50 % from the reg­u­lar rate.

What is included in the registration fee?

Each child will receive a bas­ket­ball, a reversible jer­sey, a pair of shorts, gym times for prac­tices and games as well as Bas­ket­ball BC mem­ber­ship (which includes insurance).

What is your refund policy?

Refunds of reg­u­lar reg­is­tra­tion fees will be given for all requests received up to two weeks prior to the first week of sched­uled prac­tices. A $25 admin­is­tra­tion fee will be applied to these refunds.

No refund of reg­u­lar reg­is­tra­tion fees will be pro­vided where a player with­draws within two weeks of first week of sched­uled practice.

A full refund of reg­u­lar reg­is­tra­tion fees will be pro­vided where a player chooses to with­draw due to a change in prac­tice time/location ini­ti­ated by the league. Such refunds will not be assessed an admin­is­tra­tion fee.

Please refer to our asso­ci­a­tion poli­cies listed on this web­site for com­plete details on our refund policy.

How do I register?

All play­ers must be reg­is­tered online. If your fam­ily is new to the league, your first chance to reg­is­ter (unless you want to coach a team) will be on Mon­day, Feb­ru­ary 27th through Mon­day April 9th. Return­ing play­ers, sib­lings, or coach’s chil­dren (includ­ing new coaches) can reg­is­ter online start­ing on Feb­ru­ary 6th.

What if I can’t reg­is­ter online – is there another way to register?

If you are unable to reg­is­ter online please con­tact our league reg­is­trar – registration@tcyba.org.

How do I know which team to sign up for?

When you go online, you will be able to choose from a selec­tion of teams that cur­rently have space avail­able. This infor­ma­tion will be posted to the TCYBA web­site by Feb­ru­ary 24th and will be updated again peri­od­i­cally.  Infor­ma­tion on how to reg­is­ter late will be pro­vided after April 9th.

For most grades there are two lev­els – What level do I sign my child up for?

New play­ers to the TCYBA must reg­is­ter in the divi­sion where their cur­rent grade will be the higher grade – for exam­ple a new Grade 5 player to the TCYBA must reg­is­ter at the Grade 4/5 level. Grade 4’s reg­is­ter­ing at the Grade 4/5 level must already have played at least one sea­son in the TCYBA and be phys­i­cally ready to play with oth­ers that are their age and older.

Par­ents of return­ing play­ers may choose which divi­sion is most suited to their child’s devel­op­ment (both phys­i­cally and emo­tion­ally). Coach’s chil­dren can be in either grade (even if they are new play­ers to the TCYBA). There may be some dis­cre­tion involved if a child has played in other orga­ni­za­tions, etc.

What are my chances of get­ting a spot in the league?

Pri­or­ity for reg­is­tra­tion does go to return­ing play­ers who have the oppor­tu­nity to pre-register. New play­ers whose par­ent is coach­ing the team will also be guar­an­teed enroll­ment. Any return­ing play­ers who miss the Feb­ru­ary 17th — 24th reg­is­tra­tion period will not have pri­or­ity over new play­ers once our Open Reg­is­tra­tion begins on Feb­ru­ary 27th.

Can my child play on the same team as a friend?

We will do our best to pro­vide the oppor­tu­nity for friends to play together how­ever it is sub­ject to our first come, first served pol­icy.  All reg­is­tra­tions must be com­pleted online but we do have any area in which you can add spe­cial com­ments and requests.

I do not live in the Tri-City area. Can I still reg­is­ter my child on a TCYBA team?

Due to the antic­i­pated high enroll­ment in the TCYBA this year we can no longer open up reg­is­tra­tion to chil­dren in com­mu­ni­ties out­side the Tri-City area. Return­ing play­ers, their sib­lings and coach’s chil­dren are still allowed to join the league even if they reside out­side of the Tri-City area.

This reg­u­la­tion does not apply to teams that prac­tice out­side of the TCYBA or to teams that prac­tice in the Tri-City area but have a coach who resides in a neigh­bor­ing com­mu­nity. We will accept play­ers from out­side the TCYBA for any spots remain­ing after March 12th.

I may be inter­ested in coach­ing this year. What train­ing do you pro­vide for coaches?

Our vol­un­teer coaches are all pro­vided with Steve Nash League spe­cific bas­ket­ball coach­ing instruc­tion pro­vided by highly qual­i­fied instruc­tors. Addi­tional train­ing will also be avail­able dur­ing the sea­son – these oppor­tu­ni­ties are pro­vided at no cost to the coaches. Coaches do not require any pre­vi­ous expe­ri­ence. Please con­tact the league coor­di­na­tor at league.coordinator@tcyba.org if you are inter­ested in get­ting involved as a vol­un­teer coach. The League Coor­di­na­tor will work with you to select a prac­tice time/location that will fit into your sched­ule. Please con­tact the League Coor­di­na­tor ASAP to make arrange­ments for coach­ing a team.

I may be inter­ested in assist­ing with the team, but am not com­fort­able tak­ing on a role as coach. Where else can I help?

There are other roles for vol­un­teers. You could offer to act as “team par­ent” for phoning/emailing and other duties or as a gym super­vi­sor on game nights. 

My child is inter­ested in try­ing out for the one of the Rep­re­sen­ta­tive (Metro) Divi­sion Teams – what oppor­tu­ni­ties are available?

Our Rep­re­sen­ta­tive team pro­gram oper­ates from Sep­tem­ber to June.  We antic­i­pate offer­ing teams at the fol­low­ing age groups for both boys and girls:

• U12 – enter­ing grade 6 in Sep­tem­ber 2012
• U13 – enter­ing grade 7 in Sep­tem­ber 2012
• U14 – enter­ing grade 8 in Sep­tem­ber 2012

Play­ers must par­tic­i­pate in the Rep­re­sen­ta­tive team try­outs in order to be con­sid­ered for one of the TCYBA teams.

When are the try-outs?

Details on when and where the Rep­re­sen­ta­tive team try­outs are posted on our web­site. Try­outs for the 2012/13 teams will take place in early June. 

How can I get more infor­ma­tion on the Devel­op­ment (Metro) Programs?

Check other sec­tions of the TCYBA web­site for reg­u­lar updates or con­tact our direc­tor at select.metro.director@tcyba.org

Guides

Guide to set­ting up a TCYBA Mem­ber Account (PDF)

Uni­form Siz­ing Guidelines