Hi All,

Rec league registration is open. Here is link to sign up and more info below.

https://registration.teamsnap.com/form/33305

Happy Hooping!

 

Hope you all had a great Summer! A lot of info below regarding the upcoming season. If you have questions or wish to be removed from future emails, please reply here.

 

Important Dates (subject to change)

11/15/2025 - Player Registration Closes

12/1/2025 - Coach & Sponsor Registration Closes

1/5/2026 - Practices begin

1/10&11/2026 - Games Begin

3/7&8/2026 - Playoffs Begin (5th-12th grades)

3/14/2026 - Season Ends (K-4thgrades)

 

Costs

$175/player. We do offer financial assistance for anyone in need. Please email mlgbahoops@gmail.com for a confidential request.

 

Ball Size/Rim Height/Gameplay

1st-3rd grade will use a size 27.5 ball, sometimes noted as size 5. Baskets will be 8 feet.

All other ages will use a size 28.5 ball, sometimes noted as size 6. Baskets will be 10 feet

1-3rd grades will play 3v3, full court using the side baskets.

4th-12th grades will play 5v5 full court “regular” games.

Referees

1st-3rd Grade will have coaches “referee”.

4th grade will use exclusively teenage referees going through our Youth Referee Development program.

5th-12th grades will have paid referees which can include our more experienced youth refs as well as Adult PIAA certified refs.

If you are in 8th grade or older and wish to participate in our Youth Referee program, please email mlgbahoops@gmail.com for more info. 

 

Practice/Game Locations & Times

All practices and games will be held in gyms throughout the Lower Merion school district. All practices will be held during the week for 1 hour and all games will be on the weekends. Practice night will be determined based on team assignment. You will note your weeknight availability when registering. 

 

Coaching

We are always in need of volunteer coaches, especially moms and other female role models. Please consider registering as a Head or Assistant coach. No experience necessary – we will match you up with an experienced coach if necessary.

ALL coaches, new and returning, must register, and are required to complete a background check. If you have clearance from another organization, current documents must be uploaded during the registration process.

Coaches can request when registering to be paired together. A maximum of 2 coaches are permitted on the bench during games. Additional coaches/parents can help out at practice but must be formally registered.

Coach Sign Up - https://registration.teamsnap.com/form/33899

 

Scorekeepers/Game Timers

MLGBA employs boys and girls in 8th grade or older to keep the scorebook and run the clock for our upper division games. The pay is $12 per rec game/$15 per travel game. If interested you must register online. There will be mandatory training for all scorekeepers. Details TBA

Scorekeeper Sign Up - https://registration.teamsnap.com/form/33902

 

Sponsors

MLGBA relies heavily on the generosity of our community sponsors to help keep costs in line, ensure no player is turned away due to financial hardships and to help fund the annual MLGBA Scholarship. There are Team, Division & League sponsorships available.

Please email mlgbahoops@gmail.com for more info.

 

Teammate Requests

We do not accept teammate requests. It is part of our philosophy that girls make new friends and play with different girls each year. We find this especially helpful when transitioning from elementary to middle school. While we do understand there are unique circumstances, and we will do our best to be accommodating, simply requesting to play with friends is not something we will accept.

Last call to register for the upcoming Travel Team tryouts. Here are the tryout details, some program info, and link to pre-register.

https://registration.teamsnap.com/form/35441

3rd Grade - Thurs Sep 25th - 6:15-7:30  Cynwyd Elementary

4th Grade - Fri Sept 26th - 6:15-7:30 Bala Cynwyd Middle School

5th Grade - Tues Sept 30th - 6:15-7:30 Bala Cynwyd Middle School

6th Grade - Mon Sept 29th - 6:15-7:30  Black Rock Middle School Main Gym 7th Grades - Mon Sept 29th - 7:45-9:00 Black Rock Middle School Main Gym 8th Grade - Tues Sept 30th - 7:45-9:00 Bala Cynwyd Middle School

 

Teams will be selected shortly thereafter and practices will begin right away. We will have at least one, possibly 2 (A & B), teams per grade level 3rd-8th. 

Practices will be once or twice during the week in the Fall. The specific nights will be determined by the coaches.

There is a pre-season tournament in the end of November > early Dec. There are 12 regular season games, plus playoffs (hopefully!).

Regular season games can start mid-December, but we hope to begin after Jan 1. Once games start, there will typically just be one practice per week and usually 1-2 games per week. The season will end around mid-late February, early March depending on the playoffs, etc.

We try to schedule most home games on the weekends. There may be one or 2 weeknight games. We cannot control the away game schedule. Travel is typically less than an hour drive at most. 

We play in the Inter County Basketball Association, www.icbabasketball.com

You can check out the site to get some more info on the league and prior season schedules. 

Depending on coach/player/parent interest there may be a tournament added during or after the season. 

Please email mlgbahoops@gmail.com with any questions.