Youth Sports

The information below is from the 2019-20 season and is here as a reference for families considering basketball in the future.  The City of Middleton is not currently offering basketball due to the ongoing pandemic. Please check our guide on the Recreation home page for current program offerings. (Updated 2/16/21).

Basketball:

FAQ Questions:

Coaches:

• Two (2) coaches are needed per team.  Please considering volunteering! 
• Coaches meeting will be Wednesday, November 13th at 7:30pm - Kromrey Middle School Fieldhouse.

Practices:

• One practice per week for 1 hour 15 Minutes
• Practices typically are from 5:30 to 6:45 or 6:45 to 8:00
• Practices  for 5th to 8th graders begin week of November 18 
• Practices for 3rd & 4th Graders begin the week of December 2.
• No practice the week of November 25th, December 23rd, and December 30th.

Games:
Schedules will be available mid-December

• Girls and boys 3rd to 6th grade and 7th and 8th grade boys
  • Games are played on Saturdays with start times varying from 9 am - 1 pm, depending on location.
  • Games begin January 11th.
  • 3rd grade games will be against communities in Middleton Area (Cross Plains, Wisconsin Heights, Waunakee)
  • 4th to 6th grade boy and girls teams and 7th & 8th grade boys teams will participate in the Big 10 Recreational Basketball League. Games will be played against other Madison Area Recreation Departments  (Cottage Grove, Verona, Cross Plains, Monona, Waunakee and Fitchburg).
• Girls grades 7 and 8
  • Games are played on Saturdays and Sundays.
  • Games will begin in February.

Team Composition:

• 5th to 8th grade teams
  • Players in Grades 5 through 8 will participate in a Skills Assessment and will be placed on teams according to their ability, with the goal of balanced teams and even competition.
    • The assessment will include:
      • Dribbling
      • Passing
      • Shooting
      • 3 on 3 games
  • Teams may combine grade levels depending on registrations
  • Players in 3rd and 4th grade will be placed on rosters with other players from their school  
    
    • If necessary, players from schools in close geographical proximity will be placed together to fulfill roster requirements. 
    • We do our best to keep kids who attend the same school together, but there are occurrences where kids who attend the same school will be split up if roster formations requires it to have even rosters.

 Friend / Coach Requests:

• Players can make one friend request, (that friend must also request you) and that information will be passed on to coaches, when they are forming teams. 

Coaches:

• Two volunteer coaches are needed per team, a Head Coach and an Assistant.
• Coaches who volunteer to coach will be paired with their child. 
• If you are interested in volunteering to be a Head Coach or Assistant Coach please indicate which on drop box during registration.

Registration:

• First 210 players to sign up will receive a Middleton Basketball to keep. 
• All participants will receive a reversible jersey to keep at end of season.