Glenburn Parks & Rec Basketball Program - In house, Travel teams

Oct 3, 2025

Registration is OPEN & available at the town office for our rec basketball programs

We have two programs for basketball, there's the Rec "In House" program for age 3 through 6th grade and the Travel Basketball Program (competitive - cut program) for 3-8th graders

Rec In House Basketball registration link; https://me.accessgov.com/glenburn-events/Forms/Page/me-glenburn-events/event-registration?eventId=4B9144B1A2

Travel bball online link;

3/4th grade travel reg link; https://me.accessgov.com/glenburn-events/Forms/Page/me-glenburn-events/event-registration?eventId=08C4B1599F

5-8th grade travel reg link; https://me.accessgov.com/glenburn-events/Forms/Page/me-glenburn-events/event-registration?eventId=F10EE64642

REC "IN HOUSE" BASKETBALL PROGRAM 2025-26

Age 3 - 6^th grade REGISTER Now THROUGH OCT 28

Season runs Nov 8-February 7, 2026

Rec Bball program, is a program of equal opportunity, everyone makes a team, and equal play time for all players. This is the program where the children really learn and hone in on the basic fundamentals and skills of the game of basketball, how to be a good teammate and good sports

Each season we have approximately 8-10 teams/groups participating on the Rec teams, with approx 150+ children.

Practice & Game times are all still tentative until we know how many players & how many teams we will have. Typically 4-6th rec is Mon or Wed, 2/3 rec is Tues or Thur, with Age 3-1st grade on Saturday only.

Age 3 - 4/ Prek will start Dec 13 & 20 then back after winter vacation, Saturdays only, mornings from 8:30-9:30am, ending Feb 7

K/1st grade will start Nov 8 from 9-10am, starting Nov 15 time will be 9:30-10:30 for rest of season, which ends Feb 7

2-3rd Grade - is coed, at least 2 teams, games at home amongst each other

4th through 6^th Grade – Plan is for 2 boys teams & 1 all girls team, if numbers support this, if not we will go back to coed.

There needs to be at least 8 girls in 4-6th, to have an all girls team. This does have it's advantages & disadvantages though. This format does allow the girls to practice & play together, get better as a whole, but they have to play the boys rec teams. After last year playing other rec girls teams we found that playing games against our rec boys teams was a better learning experience, and better challenge to promote growth, each season is different.

We have done this in the past and it has worked well, even if it needs tweaking each season. I am hearing the girls would rather have their own team so we will try to keep this going, but we NEED GIRLS to play.

**Must be pre-registered before attending any evaluations / tryouts / practices

Evaluations FOR 2nd-6th; SATURDAY Nov 8

All 2/3rd players Nov 8 from 10-11:30

All 4-6^th boys Nov 8 from 12-1

All 4-6^th girls Nov 8 from 1-2pm

Tentative practice schedule below is for a NORMAL season; Schedule for 2025-26 is TBA

NORMAL SEASON;

Tentative PRACTICE Plan; starting week of Nov 10, 2025 / 1 practice per week - per team

4-6th grade Boys Mon 6:15-7:15pm & Girls Tues at 7:15

GAMES SATURDAYS Dec 13 & 20, every Saturday in Jan & Feb 7

No games Jan 31, 2026 - typically School B team tournament

Final game will be FEB 7, 2026 with small awards ceremony

2/3^rd GRADE - Starting the week of Nov 10, 2025

1 practice per week - per team (last year only 2 teams)

PRACTICES; Thurs. 6:15-7:15pm

GAMES: SATURDAYS Dec 13 & 20, every Saturday in Jan & Feb 7

No games Jan 31, 2026 - typically the school B tournament

Final game will be FEB 7, 2026 with small awards ceremony

Exact game schedules will be out at a later date for both age groups

Age 3-4/Prek - Saturdays mornings - from 8:30-9:30am

Season will run: Dec 13 & 20, every Sat in Jan – Feb 7, 2026

No basketball Jan 31, 2026

K/1^st Grade - Saturday mornings, Nov 8 from 9-10am,

starting Nov 15 time is 9:30-10:30, other dates Dec 13, Dec 20, every Saturday in Jan - Feb 7, 2026

Season will run; Nov 8 - Feb 7, 2026

No basketball Jan 31, 2026

Final Play day for all Rec basketball & cheering groups is Feb 7, 2026

Little ceremonies will follow each of the age groups games.

We hope everyone will enjoy the upcoming season, as it is fun for me to watch all the children improve with smiles on their little faces.

At the end of the season, don't forget to fill out your coach evals, to let us know how all our volunteers did, these evals help us improve on what we are doing. Thank you to all the volunteers, and hope to see all of you and more back next year.

Travel basketball

Travel basketball is for grades 3-8th, competitive program, must play rec or school ball to play travel, not just sign up and don't attend. This only hurts the program and effects the children on the rec teams. Please do what is right! Coaches will be keeping attendance at the rec team practices & games - if you are constantly skipping rec - your child will be dropped from travel teams.

First round of games is set for the weekend of Nov 8-9th 2025 for 5-8th grade teams and Nov 15-16 weekend for 3/4th teams. This league provides a 10game season for 5-8th grade divisions, and playoffs for the 3-4th grade levels have an 11-game season - no playoffs.

Exact schedule will be posted once we get it

Player Eligibility requirements;

Must live in Glenburn / Kenduskeag, if you live in Glenburn you need to register & tryout in Glenburn, this is a league rule! If we don't have enough players in a particular age group we will work with the league to find a team or players to fill our teams.

Must be planning to play on a Glenburn Rec or school team. travel teams are a secondary, competitive program, season runs end of Oct - Mid March, with 3 post season tournaments.

TRYOUTS are MANDATORY, schedule below;

Tuesday Oct 14; 3-4 girls at 6:30pm

5-8^th grade girls at 7:30

Wed Oct 15; 3-4^th grade boys at 6:30pm

5-6th grade boys at 7:30

Mon Oct 20; 7-8^th grade boys at 8pm

First Practices;

3/4th girls Mon Oct 20 from 6-7pm

5/6^th Girls; Mon, Oct 20 from 7-8pm

3/4^TH BOYS: Thurs Oct 23 from 6-7pm

5/6^th Boys: Thurs Oct 23 from 7-8pm

7/8th grade boys; Oct 28 from 8-9pm