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GCAA Basketball 2004-2005

Our Basketball program is open to boys and girls in the 2^nd through 8^th grades and is held in the St. Paul's Field House.

Registration will begin late September / early October.

The playing season is expected to begin with a clinic on Saturday, November 20^th. Games will be held through mid-March (excluding holiday off dates for Thanksgiving and Christmas).

We have a large turnout and our intramural league may have to turn away late registrations.

The 2^nd Grade is a clinic and does NOT have teams. The participants in the 2^nd Grade clinic are NOT called and should attend the first session (Nov 20^th at 8am). Coaches are needed for drills.

We are hoping to establish teams before the end of October and start practices November 1^st.

We plan to have a coaches meeting the week of October 25^th.

Last year we had the pleasure of having a clinic with the Garden City Men’s Varsity team led by Coach Kennedy. We were also fortunate to have ex-Nets superstar George Bruns conduct two great clinics. Other fun activities last season included, some of our teams playing at the half-time of some of the Garden City Men’s Varsity games.

As with last season, the 3^rd Grade and above we will be using “professional” team uniforms.

We will have the boys wearing NJ Nets, NY Knicks, Lakers, and other professional team uniforms. The girls will be wearing WNBA teams like the Liberty and Sparks!

This season we are excited about continuing our travel program. Tryouts for boys in the

4^th through 6^th Grades will be held the mid/end of October. Games will be played at the Island Garden. Travel members do not have to play in the intramural league but we encourage them to do so. An additional charge of $200 will apply to travel team members.

Our expected Saturday game times and dedicated coordinators are:

· Boys/Girls 2^nd Grade clinic - 8:00am to 9:30am - John Skramko 746-9659

· Girls 3^rd Grade - 9:30am to 10:30am - Paul McDougal 747-8369

· Girls 4^th Grade - 10:30am to 11:30am - Paul McDougal 747-8369

· Girls 5^th/6^th/7^th Grades - 11:30am to 12:30pm - Rob Malhame 747-1065

· Boys 3^rd Grade - 12:30pm to 1:30pm - Ryan Kelly 741-7849

· Boys 4^th Grade - 1:30pm to 2:30pm - John Gallagher 248-0804

· Boys 5^th/6^th Grades - 2:30pm to 4:00pm -

John Connolly 741-4983 and Jim Raphael 746-4826

· Boys 7^th/8^th Grades - Friday nights - Don Pfail 739-3252 and Greg Raphael 877-5912

· Girls 4^th Grade travel - various dates and time - Paul McDougal 747-8369

· Girls 5^th Grade travel - various dates and time - John Kiffle 294-0520

· Girls 6^th Grade travel - various dates and time - Frank Cento 248-3615

· Boys 4^th Grade travel - Tom Granville 747-6827 and Kathy & John Gallagher 248-0804

· Boys 5^th Grade travel - various dates and times - John Connolly 741-4983

· Boys 6^th Grade travel - various dates and times - Stephen Duff 294-4553

· Boys 7^th Grade travel - Greg Raphael 877-5912 and Don Pfail 739-3252

Application cost is $40 and may be obtained at St.Paul’s, the Garden City Recreation Office, and from the www.GC-AA.com website. Game schedule, location, and times are subject to change.

Adult volunteers are needed and much appreciated.

If there are any basketball questions please contact your coordinator or John Skramko via email at jskramko@optonline.net or at 746-9659.