Join the City of Douglasville and get ready for our first youth basketball season in our BRAND NEW facility: Jessie Davis Gym! Our Winter Youth Basketball League is open to players of all skill levels and focuses on skill development, teamwork, and fun in a supportive environment.
Important Dates:
Registration: September 1 - October 31
Parents' Meeting: Tuesday, October 27, at 6:30PM Virtual through Microsoft Teams. A link to the meeting will be sent out to all registered individuals a day prior to the meeting. There will also be a link to the meeting available on QuickScores.com/Douglasville under the Youth Basketball page posted a day prior to the meeting.
Coaches' Meeting: Wednesday, October 28, at 6:30 PM at Alice Hawthorne Gymnasium
Evaluations:
Co-Ed 6U will not have an Evaluation. Parents will be notified of their child's team placement and practice date and time by Wednesday, November 5.
- 8U Boys: November 2 starting at 6:00PM in the Jessie Davis Gym
- 10U Boys: November 4 starting at 6:00PM in the Jessie Davis Gym
- 8U Girls: November 5 at 6:00PM in the Jessie Davis Gym
- 12U Boys: November 5 at 6:00PM in the Jessie Davis Gym
- 12U Girls: November 6 at 6:00PM in the Jessie Davis Gym
- 15U Boys: November 6 at 6:00PM in the Jessie Davis Gym
Team Selection/Draft Process
Frozen (Reserved) Participants: To maintain a balanced and fair team selection process, the league permits coaches to designate certain players as "frozen" prior to the draft. This policy allows coaches to retain specific players they are familiar with, such as siblings, relatives, or other participants they have coached in the past. By freezing these players, coaches can ensure continuity and comfort within the team environment. A coach can only freeze three (3) players per season. Coaches' children are included in the freeze process.
Evaluations: Participants will be assessed by coaches and volunteers to gauge their skills and abilities. Following the evaluations, coaches will select players through a snake draft format. In this format, the coach who picks last in the first round will pick first in the second round, ensuring a balanced team selection. This will continue until all available spots are filled.
Participants who are absent on evaluation day and have not been "frozen" (reserved) by a coach will be included in a blind draw. In this blind draw, each coach will take turns selecting players from the pool of participants until all available spots are filled. This method ensures fairness and equal opportunity for all participants, regardless of attendance.
Please note that "freezing" a participant refers to a coach reserving a player for their team prior to the draft. Only players who have been frozen by a coach will be excluded from the blind draw and are not subject to the snake draft process.
No request to play with a certain player or coach will be accepted.
Team Notifications: Participants and coaches will be notified of team selections and rosters by Wednesday, November 7.
Practices Start: Practices will begin the week of November 9. Practice time is contingent upon facility and head coach availability.
No Refunds After: No refunds will be given after Monday, November 16.
First Game: First game will be scheduled on Saturday, December 5. Teams will play seven (7) regular season games, plus a guaranteed one (1) playoff game. Games canceled due to inclement weather are not guaranteed to be rescheduled and will be determined based on facility availability. Game schedules will be uploaded to the link provided:
City of Douglasville QuickScores
Volunteer Coach: Volunteers interested in coaching, please complete the application and background check process by visiting the link:
Coaches' Corner
