THANKS FOR A GREAT SEASON!
We would like to THANK everyone who contributed to this youth basketball season and made it an awesome one! We had 125 participants spread across 8 different grade groups!
Thanks to Westfield Academy and Central School as well as the YWCA of Westfield for allowing us to use their wonderful facilities for our practices and games!
Thanks to all of our sponsors for making this season possible: Add Lumber, Barcelona Market & Cafe, Community Bank, Fixer & Furniture, Howard Hanna Holt Real Estate, Inner Lakes Federal Credit Union, Lake Shore Savings Bank, Larry's Cantina, Mason Funeral Home, Westfield Family Dental, and the Westfield Main Diner!
Thanks to our AWESOME coaches for leading our young players this season: Brent Burgess, Mike Burnett, Sarah Burnett, Chris Chasse, Nick Chasse, Leanne Diaz, Gavin Emery, Josh Freifeld, Zach Haas, Marcus Kaiser, Mike Knight, Ryan Miller, Kevin Montalbano, Donnie Paddock, Amanda Reese, Joe Russo, Gabe Shields and Jake Weingart!!
Thanks to the following individuals for helping out the program by officiating games this season: Josh McCord, Carl Swan and Nolan Swanson!
Most of all, thanks to the AMAZING players for making it another memorable season! We look forward to seeing you all next season and we wish those moving on to modified basketball best of luck! We will be cheering for you!
YOUTH BASKETBALL SIGNUPS
YOUTH BASKETBALL SIGNUPS
Registrations for local youth basketball for area boys and girls in 1st through 6th grades will be held inside the fieldhouse at Welch Field in Westfield on Tuesday, October 26th, Tuesday, November 2nd, and Thursday, November 4th from 6 to 8 p.m. and on Saturday, October 30th from 9 to 10:30 a.m. There will be three different grade groups: 1st & 2nd grades, 3rd & 4th grades, and 5th & 6th grades. The 1st & 2nd grades will be co-ed and the older groups will be separated boys and girls.
Registration forms are available on our website on the right column of this youth basketball page.
All groups will be done in a clinic like format with a primary focus on building skills and fundamentals. However, the older groups WILL SCRIMMAGE OFTEN AND PLAY COMPETITIVE GAMES. We are still determining which facilities we will be able to use. However, no matter where we play, there will be certain COVID guidelines that MUST BE FOLLOWED such as face coverings and limited spectators. More information to come.
The fee for WESTFIELD RESIDENTS is $45 for the first child, $35 for the second and $25 for the third (max. of $105 per family). Scholarships are available if needed.
The fee for NON-WESTFIELD RESIDENTS is $60 for the first child, $50 for the second and $40 for the third (max. of $150 per family).
For more information, contact the Westfield Recreation Department at 753-6842 (Andrew), visit our website at www.westfieldny.com/recreation or our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/WestfieldRecDept. or email us at awebster@villageofwestfield.org
All groups will start tentatively on Saturday, November 13th. The 1st and 2nd graders will most likely meet once a week for an hour at Eason Hall, WACS or the YWCA. The older grade groups will most likely meet twice a week for either an hour or an hour and a half at Eason Hall, WACS or the YWCA (depending on how much gym time we have). The clinics will either be sometime between 5 to 8 pm on weeknights or on Saturdays.
This program is split into five different groups:
- Kindergarten through 2nd Grade: This group is ran as a clinic where we focus on the participants learning the basic fundamentals and skills of the game. This groups does not have set teams and does not play games. We usually split this group into two groups (a more experienced group/a more novice group) depending on the number of participants signed up. This group does not have weekday practices. They practice on Saturday mornings at either Eason Hall, Westfield Academy and Central School or the YWCA.
- 3rd & 4th Grades' Girls: This group is ran as a clinic where we focus on the participants learning the basic fundamentals and skills of the game. This groups does not have set teams and does not play games. This group will have about a 50/50 split of practicing drills versus scrimmaging. They practice on Saturdays and on one weeknight at either Eason Hall, Westfield Academy and Central School or the YWCA.
- 5th & 6th Grades' Girls: This group is ran as a clinic where we focus on the participants learning the basic fundamentals and skills of the game. This groups does not have set teams and does not play games. This group will have about a 40/60 split of practicing drills versus scrimmaging. As the season goes on, they will play more competitive games. They practice on Saturdays and on one weeknight at either Eason Hall, Westfield Academy and Central School or the YWCA.
- 3rd & 4th Grades' Boys: This group is ran as a clinic where we focus on the participants learning the basic fundamentals and skills of the game. This groups does not have set teams and does not play games. This group will have about a 50/50 split of practicing drills versus scrimmaging. They practice on Saturdays and on one weeknight at either Eason Hall, Westfield Academy and Central School or the YWCA.
- 5th & 6th Grades' Boys: This group is ran as a clinic where we focus on the participants learning the basic fundamentals and skills of the game. This groups does not have set teams and does not play games. This group will have about a 40/60 split of practicing drills versus scrimmaging. As the season goes on, they will play more competitive games. They practice on Saturdays and on one weeknight at either Eason Hall, Westfield Academy and Central School or the YWCA.
Practices are held at Eason Hall, Westfield Academy & Central School and the YWCA of Westfield.
This is a program in which WACS students can gain community service hours.