The league first formed last year with the goal of giving Logan County children a solid fundamental base for playing basketball.
“A solid foundation was laid last year with 271 kids comprising 32 teams participating,” said new league president Chad Hardison. “The evaluations worked really well in helping to get the teams competitively balanced, which led to a lot of close, exciting games. Overall, the feedback we received from last year was very positive. The players seemed like they had a great time, they got to know other young people from across the county and you could see a noticeable improvement in their basketball skills with each passing week.”
Evaluations this year will be Saturday, January 17 at Logan County High School and a make-up session on Monday, January 19.
“Each player will be evaluated by the middle school basketball coaches in the areas of shooting, dribbling, passing, defense, speed, lay-ups, following directions, and hustle,” Hardison said. “These evaluations are used to divide the teams as evenly as possible. The evaluations are not used to cut players. All players who are evaluated will be placed on a team.”
All boys and girls in grades 3 through 8 either living in Logan County or enrolled in the Logan County School system are eligible to participate.
Games will begin in February and will be played at Logan County High School.
The application form and fee deadline is January 15 to receive the discounted rate of $30 for first child in household, $25 for second child in household, and $20 for each additional child in household. Registration and fee may also be turned in at the evaluation session, but the rates increase to $35, $30, and $25.
“Along with quality instruction on basketball fundamentals, each player will receive a reversible jersey and a basketball medallion,” Hardison said.
The league is governed by a group of parent representatives from each of the county middle schools as well as the LCHS varsity basketball coaches.
“We also have tremendous support and involvement from the middle school basketball coaches and school administrators,” Hardison said. “There's a lot of planning and behind-the-scenes work that goes into something like this, and we are fortunate to have many people who give of themselves in one way or another to ensure that Junior Pro Basketball continues to grow and be successful. I'm thankful for each one and honored to be a part.”
More information is available at the league websites at http://logancountyjuniorpro.blogspot.com or http://leaguelineup.com/logancountyjrpro or by contacting one of the middle school basketball coaches or parent representatives.
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