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Youth Basketball League – Grades 1-2 – 2026
1-2 Grade Youth Basketball – Fall 2026
BV Rec & BVHS Boys Basketball are partnering once again to bring you the Youth Basketball League! The League is open for players in K-6th Grades. Girls & Boys will be split into volunteer-coached teams in the 1-2, 3-4, and 5-6 grade divisions. The Kindergarten age group will be coed and run camp-style (practices and scrimmages during the week with no games on the weekends). Practices will be led by trained BV Rec Practice Facilitators for the Kindergarten and 1-2 grade age groups. While the 3-4 and 5-6 grade age groups’ practices will be led by the BVHS Boys Basketball coaches and players.
Game schedule and locations will be released after the season begins. All age groups will begin practice the week of Monday, October 19. All age groups will play their first games on Saturday, October 31 and final games on Saturday, December 12. Games will typically be played 4v4 on a full 2-hoop side court. Players and coaches will receive a team t-shirt, which is included in the registration fee. Players need to wear non-marking athletic shoes while on the court.
Season Dates: October 19 – December 12 (No practices or games the week of November 23 – November 29 due to Thanksgiving)
Age: Players in Grades 1-2
Cost: Early Registration Discount (Register Before October 3) – $50
Register After October 2- $65
Practice Times: Mondays @ 5:00-5:45pm for the Girls and Mondays @ 6:00-6:45pm for the Boys
Practice Location: Darren Patterson Christian Academy (518 S San Juan)
Game Day: Saturdays beginning October 31
Game Locations: Darren Patterson Christian Academy (518 S San Juan)
*If we do not have enough participants to create a minimum of four teams in both the 1-2 Grade Boys and 1-2 Grade Girls divisions, we will combine both Boys and Girls into one 1-2 Grade division with coed teams. This decision will be made by BV Rec staff after the registration deadline and is solely dependent on number of participants.*
EARLY REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Friday, October 2nd, 2026
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Monday, October 12th, 2026
Volunteer Parent Coaches for each team are needed! A Coaches Meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 13 at 6:00pm in the Community Center. Please contact Corree at 719-581-1052 or crivas@buenavistaco.gov, if interested. Volunteer parent coaches are eligible to receive a 50% participant registration fee refund at the end of the season. Please contact Corree towards the end of the season if you wish to receive this refund. Please reach out to Corree if you or your child aged 13 or older are interested in being a paid Youth Basketball Referee.
If participants’ families are interested in financial assistance, scholarships are available! Please visit www.buenavistarec.com/scholarships/ for more information and to apply.
EARLY REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Friday, October 2nd, 2026
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Monday, October 12th, 2026
2026 Fall Youth Basketball Practice Schedule
Coed Kindergarten – Mondays, 4:00-4:45pm, Darren Patterson Christian Academy
1-2 Grade Girls – Mondays, 5:00-5:45pm, Darren Patterson Christian Academy
1-2 Grade Boys – Mondays, 6:00-6:45pm, Darren Patterson Christian Academy
3-4 Grade Girls – Thursdays, 5:45-6:45pm, Buena Vista High School – White Gym
3-4 Grade Boys – Thursdays, 5:45-6:45pm, Buena Vista High School – Red Gym
5-6 Grade Girls – Thursdays, 7:00-8:00pm, Buena Vista High School – White Gym
5-6 Grade Boys – Thursdays, 7:00-8:00pm, Buena Vista High School – Red Gym
