Formed in 2016, the Urbandale Club Basketball Program is open to boys and girls in grades 3rd – 8th. Following the philosophy of the boys and girls high school programs, Club Basketball focuses on fundamental basketball skill development while promoting sportsmanship and work ethic.

A minimum of 1 team will be offered at each grade level (3rd – 8th) for both boys and girls living in Urbandale or attending the Urbandale Community School District. Each roster will have 8-10 players. Teams will be formed based on tryout performance, however, when there are multiple teams for a grade, teams will be blended together for practice. We will not designate an A/B/C team, but instead will handle each tournament based on student availability and competition level. The talent level will be distributed on a week to week basis depending on the upcoming tournament existing teams will not be maintained.

SCHEDULE OVERVIEW

• August 12, 15, 19                     Open Gym Workouts
• August 24, 25, 26                      Tryout
• Week of September 10               Team Selections
• Week of October 14                    Practice Begins (NO Practice will be scheduled prior to this date)
• October 28 – December 16         League Play
• November 30 – March 7             Teams will play in 7 Saturday / Sunday tournaments

URBANDALE TOURNAMENTS

• November 23, 2019                   7th – 8th Grade Boys Tournament
• December 14, 2019                   5th – 6th Grade Boys / Girls Tournament
• January 11, 2020                      7th – 8th Grade Girls Tournament
• February 8, 2020                      4th Grade Boys / Girls Tournament

PRACTICE:

Teams will be provided 1-2 practices per week at one of the district’s gymnasiums after all school activities have concluded, typically between 6:00pm – 9:00pm. Urbandale Club Basketball will make every effort to schedule teams of the same grade level together. This is done to allow Urbandale High School coaches to attend and assist with practices in an efficient manner. When possible, practices will be scheduled on a consistent basis through the community education office and coaches are expected to stick to the schedule provided to them.

PLAYING TIME:

While equal playing time is not the objective, each player will have an opportunity to play in each game. Playing time will be at the coach’s discretion and is based on practice and game performance, attitude, game situation and skill.

REGISTRATION:

The deadline to register for tryout for Urbandale Club Basketball is August 21, 2019. Late registrations will be dealt with on a case by case basis. Registration is available online at UrbandaleCommunityEd.com.

There is a $25.00 tryout fee due by August 21, 2019. If a player is invited to join a team, families will be invoiced the $310.00 participation fee. The $310.00 participation fee is not required until the student has been selected and the amount will be due by October 1, 2019. Individuals who have not paid by this deadline, will not be allowed to practice. Registration is $310.00 and includes shooting shirt, practice time and 1 league registration and 7 tournament registrations.

BOYS TRYOUT DATE & TIMES

• DATE: Saturday, August 24, 2019
• TIMES: 12:00 PM, 12:45 PM, 1:30 PM
• LOCATION (5th Grade): Urbandale Middle School - East (New) Gym
• LOCATION (6th, 8th grade): Urbandale Middle School - West (Old) Gym
• DEADLINE TO REGISTER: August 21, 2019
• FEE: $25.00 (NON-REFUNDABLE)

• DATE: Sunday, August 25, 2019
• TIMES: 12:00 PM, 12:45 PM, 1:30 PM
• LOCATION (3rd, 5th, 7th grade): Urbandale Middle School - East (New) Gym
• LOCATION (4th): Urbandale Middle School - West (Old) Gym
• DEADLINE TO REGISTER: August 21, 2019
• FEE: $25.00 (NON-REFUNDABLE)

• DATE: Monday, August 26, 2019
• TIMES: 6:00 PM, 6:45 PM, 7:30 PM, 8:15 PM
• LOCATION (3rd): Urbandale Middle School - East (New) Gym
• LOCATION (6th): Urbandale Middle School - West (Old) Gym
• DEADLINE TO REGISTER: August 21, 2019
• FEE: $25.00 (NON-REFUNDABLE)

GIRLS TRYOUT DATE & TIMES

• DATE: Saturday, August 24, 2019
• TIMES: 12:00 PM, 12:45 PM, 1:30 PM, 2:15 PM
• LOCATION (3rd/4th, 5th, 6th, 7th/8th grade): Karen Acres
• DEADLINE TO REGISTER: August 21, 2019
• FEE: $25.00 (NON-REFUNDABLE)

• DATE: Sunday, August 25, 2019
• TIMES: 12:00 PM, 12:45 PM, 1:30 PM, 2:15 PM
• LOCATION (3rd/4th, 5th, 6th, 7th/8th grade): Karen Acres
• DEADLINE TO REGISTER: August 21, 2019
• FEE: $25.00 (NON-REFUNDABLE)

• DATE: Monday, August 26, 2019
• Due to low tryout numbers on Monday, August 26, 2019, this has been removed as an tryout option.