YOUTH BASKETBALL EVENTS
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2022-23 BOYS AND GIRLS YOUTH BASKETBALL
GRADES 2 - 8
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!
***ALL PLAYERS, NEW AND RETURNING, SHOULD BE REGISTERING AT THIS TIME***
IMPORTANT DATES...PLEASE MAKE NOTE
***COMMUNITY MEETING FOR YOUTH BASKETBALL CANCELED DUE TO SCHEDULING CONFLICTS......PLEASE SEE ATTACHED AGENDA/INFORMAITON SHEET FOR INFORMATION REGARDING OUR YOUTH PROGRAM...
***SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 2022......5TH-7TH GRADE EVALUATIONS at DAKOTA RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL MAIN GYMNASIUM (light tryout to determine proper placement of players.....ALL 5th through 7th grade players (BOYS ONLY) MUST PARTICIPATE NO EXCEPTIONS)
5TH and 6TH GRADE BOYS.....12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
7TH GRADE BOYS....2:00 pm to 3:30 pm
***8th GRADE FEEDER TEAM EVALUATIONS at DAKOTA RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL MAIN GYMNASIUM (ALL 8th Grade Players (BOYS ONLY) MUST PARTICIPATE NO EXCEPTIONS)
8TH GRADE BOYS....4:00 pm to 5:30 pm
***GIRLS GRADES 5 - 8 WILL NOT TRYOUT AT THIS TIME DUE TO SMALLER NUMBERS***IF NUMBERS INCREASE, AN EVALUATION DATE WILL BE SET FOR SOME TIME IN SEPTEMBER***
2nd - 4th Grade: $265 per player
5th - 7th Grade: $285 per player
(Fee includes.....gym space for practices and HOME games, DRSA Admin fees, JPS League items, HOME game officials, gym supervisors, team coach's shirts, and Liability Insurance)
8th Grade Feeder Team Fee: TBD FOR 2022-23 SEASON...MORE INFORMATION TO FOLLOW SOON
****UNIFORMS FOR THE 2022-23 SEASON ARE OPTIONAL FOR RETURNING PLAYERS...WE ARE USING THE SAME JERSEY THAT EVERYONE PURCHASED LAST SEASON....IF YOUR PLAYER'S JERSEY STILL FITS, THEN YOU DO NOT HAVE TO PURCHASE ANOTHER ONE....IF YOUR PLAYER HAS OUTGROWN THEIR JERSEY OR NEEDS A NEW ONE FOR WHATEVER REASON, YOU MAY PURCHASE ONE....$45 (Reversible Sublimated Logo and Number Custom Jersey)...Ordering options are on the registration....there will be NO PHYSICAL UNIFORM FITTING.
****SHORTS ARE ALSO OPTIONAL.....WE ARE OFFERING A REVERSIBLE NAVY/WHITE (DR LOGO ON BOTH WHITE AND NAVY SIDES) SHORT....IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PURCHASE A PAIR PLEASE INDICATE THIS, AS WELL AS THE SIZE, ON YOUR REGISTRATION.....PLAYERS, BOTH NEW AND RETURNING DO NOT HAVE TO PURCHASE SHORTS IF THEY DO NOT WISH TO...PLEASE CHECK WITH YOUR TEAM/COACH TO SEE IF THIS IS AN OPTION THAT IS WANTED.....$25 (Reversible Sublimated Logo Custom Short)....players/teams may choose to wear any solid navy or white short that they prefer (teams will decide this amongst themselves)
****ANY NEW PLAYER TO DAKOTA RIDGE SPORTS ASSOCIATION MUST PURCHASE A NEW JERSEY....NO EXCEPTIONS****
ALL 2022-23 BASKETBALL FEES WILL BE DUE IN FULL BY TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2022
***8TH GRADE FEEDER TEAM FEES WILL BE DUE IN FULL AT AN EARLIER DATE TBD***
For questions regarding the Dakota Ridge Sports Association Youth Basketball Program, please email DRSA Head Basketball Director Rudy Rodriguez at
Players in DRSA participate in the JPS (Just Play Sports) League. This is a Jefferson County Conference League. Teams from Green Mountain, Arvada West, Chatfield, Columbine, Conifer, D'Evelyn, Evergreen, Lakewood, Mullen, Pomona, Ralston Valley, Standley Lake, and Wheatridge, all participate within this league. Practices should begin the week of November 7, 2022 (8th Grade Feeder Teams could begin practicing at an earlier date - TBD). Practices will be held at locations within the Dakota Ridge community. Games should begin sometime the week after Thanksgiving 2022. The season will conclude with the End of Season Tournament that usually takes place the last couple of weeks of February (2023) (usually top 8 teams in each division).
DRSA teams (Grades 5-7) also have the option of registering and playing in the Gold Crown League, IN ADDITION TO, playing within the regular JPS league. This will be a team decision, and the registration and payment for this extra league will be done through the Gold Crown website by the team coach and it's players. Gold Crown has set their Winter League fee at $220 per player. Their season is scheduled to begin December 10th, 2022 and continue through March 12, 2023. Gold Crown will open Individual Registration on October 1, 2022 and Team Registration on September 1, 2022. DRSA will not be providing a separate registration for those teams wanting to play in the extra Gold Crown league.
8th Grade Feeder Team is a Set Program set forth by Dakota Ridge Sports Association and the 8th Grade Feeder Team Coordinator/Director with input from the DRHS Basketball program and its coaches.
ALL FEES MUST BE PAID IN FULL BY THE DATE SET FORTH BY DAKOTA RIDGE SPORTS ASSOCIATION. IF YOU ARE HAVING DIFFICULTY MAKING YOUR PAYMENTS, PLEASE CONTACT US AT THE DAKOTA RIDGE SPORTS ASSOCIATION OFFICE AT 720-407-4359.
