Registration is now being accepted for the Hoosick Area Youth Center’s Annual Youth Basketball Program. This fun, recreational program, geared toward improving skills and teamwork through weekly practices and league games, is open to boys and girls from kindergarten through eighth grade.
The program for children in grades 3-8 begins with a mandatory clinic on Saturday, November 5. The season for kindergarten through second grade students starts on Saturday, December 10. The boys seventh and eighth grade travel program begins on Saturday, November 19.
Practices for grades 3-8 begin the week of November 7. There will 13 weeks of games plus playoffs, with the program concluding in March. All games are held at the Center on Saturdays from 8 am to 4 pm. Practices will be held once a week.
All children must be pre-registered. Registration forms are available online at www.hoosickyouth.org. Parents can also register their children at the youth center any weekday afternoon from 3-6 pm. Beginning November 5, registration is also available on Saturdays from 10 am to 5 pm.
There is a fee to participate. The fee includes the 13 week program and play-offs, practice time, team t-shirt and end of season celebration. Members of the Youth Center pay a discounted rate. Financial assistance may be available for those in need.