Wicomico Youth Basketball League Player Assessments Starting Soon

young men playing basketball indoors

Salisbury, MD – Season begins Dec. 6 The Wicomico Youth Basketball League returns for its fifth season under the direction of Wicomico Recreation & Parks.

The volunteer coach-led league is open to boys and girls in kindergarten through eighth grade, with four divisions offered. Division I is for kindergarten and first grade, Division II is for second and third grade, Division III is for fourth and fifth grade and Division IV is for grades six through eight. All divisions are coed.

Players in Divisions II-IV must attend at least one of the assessment sessions held at Bennett Middle School on Nov. 28 and 30. Assessments for Divisions II and III begin at 6 p.m. followed by Division IV assessments at 7:30 p.m.

“Player assessments help us create a balanced league,” said program director Andrew Bugas. “We want all players to have fun, show improvement and experience a positive environment.”

Practices for Divisions III and IV begin Dec. 6. Games for all divisions start Jan. 3, 2023. Both practices and games will take place at Bennett Middle School and the Wicomico Civic Center’s Midway Room.

Registration is open now through Dec. 23. Division I is $45 per player and includes a Jr. NBA t-shirt. Divisions II-IV are $60 per player and include a Jr. NBA jersey. Need-based scholarships are available on a first come, first served basis and the application can be found at www.WicomicoRecandParks.org.

Division I and Division II play games on Saturdays from 8-10 a.m. and 9-11 a.m., respectively. Division III practices on Wednesday evenings from 6-9 p.m. and plays games from 10 a.m.-noon on Saturdays. Division IV practices and plays games from 6-9 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Registration is available online at www.WicomicoRecandParks.org and at the Wicomico Civic Center box office (Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.).

Attached photo: Teams compete at the Wicomico Civic Center during the WYBL’s 2022 Championship Saturday.

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Wicomico County Recreation, Parks & Tourism
www.WicomicoCounty.org
www.WicomicoCivicCenter.org
www.WicomicoRecandParks.org
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