First Round (all teams) – February 25

Championship Rounds – March 4

Brackets are published on the Maplewood site (link).

Maplewood Parks and Recreation administers the basketball league.

First half game schedules, rules, and gym locations can be found at: http://www.teamsideline.com/sites/maplewood/content/138/Youth-Basketball

Registration will open on September 1st. The fee schedule is:

• $125 September 1st through September 14th - Early Bird Discount!
• $145 September 15th through October 21st,
• $165 after October 21st and only if a roster spot is available.

The league provides shorts and a jersey which players will keep after the season.

NOTE: We have a sufficient number of coaches at all grades now. There are a few open spots in grades 3, 4, and 5. Please email the directors (boysbasketball@oaaonline.com) if you're interested. Be sure to specify which grade your son is in.  Grades 6, 7, and 8 are full.

The boys basketball program is a recreational league for players in 3rd through 8th grade. 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th graders play in single grade leagues, whereas the 7th and 8th graders combine to form one league. The goal of the program is to provide an enjoyable, positive environment in which participants learn the fundamentals of basketball. Success should be measured by the improvements in each player's skills and knowledge of basketball. OAA teams compete with surrounding communities. The league is administered by Maplewood.

Typically, teams practice for one 75 minute session per week and play one game per week. Practices are on weeknights and typically begin in mid-November. Games are on Saturday mornings and afternoons and typically start in early December and continue into late February or early March. Practice time/locations will be set after the school district allocates gym times.

Looking for traveling basketball? Visit Tartan Boys Traveling Basketball.

4th through 8th Grade - Players will attend an evaluation session in late October. Precise dates to be determined. Director and coaches will observe and evaluate players and then assemble the teams.

3rd Grade Only - When registering, a player can express a preference for a friend and/or a coach. Preferences will be satisfied in the following order:

• Satisfy family relationships.
• Satisfy coach's preference for one player.
• Satisfy player preferences in order by registration date and time.
• Assign players based on a common unsatisfied preference.
• Assign players based on school.
• Assign any remaining players where ever the player fits.