REGISTER BY CLICKING THE "SPRING or Winter TRAINING" PHOTO ON THE HOME PAGE

OVERVIEW

The AAU Hoop: Spring & Winter Youth Basketball Instructional lessons are for Grades Kindergarten thru 8th Grade. Each grade level season is 8 instructional basketball sessions. We allow players to "play up" or "play down" a grade level so Pre-Kindergarteners can play at the Kindergarten level and 4th graders can play at the 3rd grade level etc. While the majority of youth who participate are from the Niskayuna school district we do allow other children outside the area to play as well. ONCE YOU REGISTER YOUR CHILD ONLINE YOU CAN EXPECT TO RECEIVE A REMINDER ABOUT THE STARTING DATE AS WELL AS SOME GENERAL INFORMATION A FEW DAYS BEFORE THE TRAINING IS SET TO BEGIN.

For the Basketball Instructional sessions, the trainers will make and balance the teams each night, and from game to game if necessary, to ensure competitive/fair teams.  Parent volunteers are welcome to make game substitutions and can elect to do so during the online registration process.

While each player will receive a basketball tee shirt at the opening session, due to the varying number of teams that could be created over the course of the season at the trainer's discretion, we will use pinnies for the basketball games.

Each session will designate the first 30 minutes as time to work on the fundamental aspects of basketball while the next 30 minutes will be a running time Full Court game. Drills will include the fundamental areas of the game of basketball including dribbling, shooting, passing, pivoting and help side and ball side defense. 

The day of the week, time slot and location will remain the same for the entire season.

RULES OF THE GAME:

The games will be 30 minutes long and running time. At the end of every 5 minute segment everyone not playing will substitute into the game. 

The Kindergarten and 1st Grade levels will play on the lower rims with the other grade levels playing on the 10 foot rims. The referee will encourage the players to dribble and might stop play on occasion to help the player understand but will not call every walking violation at the Kindergarten and 1st grade level of play. We won't allow stealing the ball or intercepting a pass at the Kindergarten and 1st Grade level. There will not be any overtime and games can end in a tie.  

Please note: At the K/1 levels we may decide to lengthen the fundamental skills portion of the session and incorporate team competitions towards the latter quarter of the hour long session instead of having a running time game. We believe that in some instances by focusing more on basketball skill building it will allow the K/1 players to be more ready for the running time game once we decide to integrate it into their session.

At all the grade levels, the defense will play man to man under one of the hash marks on court near the 3 point line to allow the ball handler to reach that point of the court without pressure. The above gives you some idea that the ref will not be calling every rule violation but allowing the game flow to take place and for players to use the skills they have. The trainers will take time on occasion to instruct the players during the game on the proper methods which will reinforce the fundamentals which were taught during the first 30 minutes of the basketball session.

Players will experience growth in the areas of social interaction, sportsmanship, teamwork, fair play through acquisition of the rules of the game and skill development.

PARTICIPANT FEE:

The participant fee is $195 which covers the insurance, gym rental, head trainer/referee, assistant trainer and basketball tee shirt. There will be a scoreclock and basketballs for all the kids at the sessions. After filling out the online registration form, you have the option of paying online with a credit card (Visa, Mastercard, Discover) or checking/debit account as well as mailing a personal check. If you'd rather mail a check you can click "pay offline" and you will be provided with the mailing address which is also listed below.

A $195 check payable to "AAU Hoop, LLC"  can be mailed to:

AAU Hoop

P.O. Box 9572, Niskayuna, NY 12309

In the memo portion of check please include your child's name and grade level league they are registered.

If you end up changing your mind and would rather pay by credit card you can email youthhoop1@gmail.com and request an invoice through email which you can then pay by credit/debit card.

THERE ARE NO REFUNDS AND/OR MAKEUPS FOR MISSED SESSIONS.