Registration for Naperville Youth Basketball's fall and winter begins Sept. 14

Naperville Youth Basketball League will begin taking registrations for the fall and winter seasons at noon Tuesday, Sept. 14, for residents and noon on Thursday, Sept. 16, for nonresidents.

Registration details can be found at www.napervilleparks.ort/napervilleyouthbasketball.

The Naperville Youth Basketball League offers weekly games at Fort Hill Activity Center and practices at different school gyms throughout the community. Students in kindergarten through eighth grade may participate in grade-level divisions.

Volunteer coaches are needed for each team and receive training and support as they teach the fundamentals of the game and encourage team spirit and sportsmanship.

Fall league practices are scheduled to begin the week of Oct. 25 with a seven-game season from Nov. 6-Dec. 19. Winter league practices begin the week of Jan. 10 with a nine-game season from Jan. 22-March 19.

Players may register individually and will be assigned to a team. Or, as a new option this year, teams will be able to register as a group, with one individual registering for the team.

Naperville Park District will continue to follow participation guidelines relative to the pandemic and participants are asked to review updates to these guidelines at www.napervilleparks.org/coronavirus prior to attending practices and games.

Created in 1966, the Naperville Park District is an independent, municipal agency serving the recreation needs of its residents. The District is one of only 1% of park districts across the country to be nationally accredited through the Commission for Accreditation of Park and Recreation Agencies (CAPRA).

The Naperville Park District's mission is to provide recreation and park experiences that promote healthy lives, healthy minds and a healthy community.

The district maintains and operates more than 2,400 acres with 136 parks and provides more than 7,500 recreational classes, teams, events and performances annually. Included within the district's operations are two championship golf courses, a multitude of playgrounds, trails, athletic courts and sports fields, Fort Hill Activity Center, Knoch Knolls Nature Center, two inline skating and skateboarding facilities, the Millennium Carillon, a paddle boat quarry, historic Centennial Beach, and the beautiful Riverwalk.