Glen Ridge Athletic Association Basketball - Co-Commissioners Julia Javier & Colin Convey
2023-2024 Skills & Drills Registration is now open!
GRAA Basketball is proud to offer 3 levels of programs for girls and boys from 1st to 8th grade:
Basketball Skills & Drills
- Goal: Learning and practicing basketball skills
- Season: January - February
- Registration Period: December
- Grades/age eligibility: 1st - 3rd grade
- Skills required: No skills required
- Practices: Weekends
- Games: None
- Tryouts: No
- Coaching: 2-3 weeks of professional coach to start, then parent run
Rec Basketball (In-town)
- Goal: Give GR kids opportunity to play 'casually' against each other on fairly equal teams.
- Season: January - March
- Registration Period: December
- Grades/age eligibility: 3rd - 8th grade boys & girls Skills required: No skills required
- Practices: No
- Games: Weekend games
- Tryouts: No
- Coaching: Parent Coaches
Travel Basketball
- Goal: To create a competitive team to compete in the league versus others towns
- Season: End November - Mid-March
- Registration Period: October/November
- Grades/age eligibility: 3rd - 8th grade boys, 4th* - 8th grade girls
- Skills required: Yes
- Practices: 2 times per week
- Games: Weekends and weekdays, schedule made by league.
- Tryouts: Yes there is a set number of spots available. Tryouts will determine which children make the travel team. Students that do not make the travel team can participate in the Recreational Basketball team.
- Coaching: Parent Coaches
BASKETBALL FAQ
WHY ARE THE SCHOOL DOORS LOCKED DURING PRACTICE TIMES?
This is a BOE policy not a GRAA policy. We are not allowed to prop open the doors to let kids into practice. At the rear RAS gym entrance there is a bell to ring for the custodian to let kids in. We recommend once the first coach or player is in to stand by the door to let subsequent players/coaches in.
WHY ISN’T THERE A 3RD GRADE GIRLS TRAVEL TEAM?
Travel basketball is not available for 3rd grade girls due to the lack of 3rd grade travel leagues available in our area.
WHAT DETERMINES WHERE TEAMS PRACTICE?
Glen Ridge gym space is limited and GRAA is given gym space by the Board of Education. GRAA Basketball does its best to assign the limited resources to its teams. Generally older age teams will practice at GRHS while younger teams practice at RAS. Sometime due to scheduling issues this could be reversed. Younger teams are also given earlier practice slots while older teams will get later slots. At GRHS if a team has the front gym for their 1st practice of the week, they will be in the back gym for the 2nd practice of the week.
HOW CAN I CONTACT THE BASKETBALL COMMISSIONERS OR THE GRAA BOARD?
Please visit contact.graa.org
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We are very excited to be offering in-town Rec Basketball this year! This will be for grades 3-8, boys and girls. EVERYBODY makes a team and we have NO CUTS. Every effort will be made to have equal playing time, to the best ability of the volunteer parent coaches. All games to be held on weekends at Ridgewood…
Julia Javier & Colin Convey
GRAA Basketball Co-Commissioners
