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Description
The Menlo Park Recreation Department and the MPMSL (8th graders only) offer an after school basketball program, open to all Hillview students regardless of experience or perceived ability. Hillview teams at each grade level will be balanced as evenly as possible.

Please note any scheduling conflicts your child may have with practices in the "Special/misc. Information" section of the Participant's Contact Information page. Conflicts need to be specifically identified. For example, if stated "Monday 3:30-5:00 conflict," it is assumed the player is available at 5:01. If more than two full days of conflicts or 4 days of partial conflicts are listed on non-game days, it will be extremely difficult to accommodate. Once teams are selected it is difficult to change. We do our best to accommodate conflicts/requests, but there are no guarantees.

Requests to be placed with particular coaches are NOT allowed (PLEASE DON’T ASK COACHES TO SELECT YOUR CHILDREN). If you want your child to be considered for a particular team, the only way will be if you volunteer to coach and/or coordinate on a team. If there is a true issue you would like to have considered, please contact Mr. Harry Bell, the Hillview Athletic Director, BEFORE WORKOUTS, see dates below.

We can only accommodate up to 10 players per team. Number of teams determined by number of coaches, ie: if we have 35 7th grade boys signed up and have 3 sets of coaches, only the first 30 registrants will be placed on a team (3 teams of 10). The other five will be waitlisted. WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ADD TEAMS DURING WORKOUTS.
Registration deadline is October 20, or whenever the team size limit is reached, whichever occurs first. As part of the registration, all players/parents are required to sign a code of conduct form.

The registration fee is $198.00 ($396 for Tournament Team Players). There will be additional fees of $15.00 for late registration and $40 for any uniform not returned at the end of the season.

Scholarships may be available upon request to School Counselors.

NO REFUNDS once teams are selected. Please do not sign up if you are not going to play. There is a lot of effort put into making the teams as balanced as possible. Once that is done and a player drops, it can cause major imbalance.

MANDATORY WORKOUTS for team placement. All registering students are expected to participate in these workouts, held in the Hillview Gym as follows:

  • 7th gr girls: Thu, Nov 3 6:30pm-7:30pm

  • 8th gr girls: Thu, Nov 3 7:40pm-8:40pm

  • 6th gr boys: Sat, Nov 5 8:30am-9:50am

  • 7th gr boys: Sat, Nov 5 10:00am-11:50am

  • 6th gr girls: Sat, Nov 5 12:00pm-1:20pm

  • 8th gr boys: Sun, Nov 6 9:00am-10:20am



8th Graders: 8th graders interested in the tournament team program in addition to the MPMSL. Tryouts will occur during conference week (Oct 24/25 boys, Oct 26/27 girls) from 12:00-2:00 in the Hillview Gym. Teams will be selected by a day or two following tryouts and all those who tried out will be notified. See accompanied Tournament Team Code of Conduct. Those who make teams will be charged additional fees.

Teams will be determined on the day of the workouts.

Practices
Begin after Thanksgiving. Normally two per week. To be determined by the coach.

Games
Begin before Holiday Break. Season ends mid/late March. Normally one game per week tentatively as follows:
6th Grade Boys - Wednesdays
6th Grade Girls - Tuesdays
7th Grade Boys - Fridays
7th Grade Girls - Thursdays
8th Grade (MPMSL) - Mondays with a couple exceptions

Volunteers Needed
Volunteers are needed. The basketball program works because it is organized and supported by volunteers. If you would like to be a coach or assistant coach, please indicate so in your child's registration. Coaching commitment includes tryouts, a coaches meeting, two practices per week and one game per week.

Questions
If you have questions, contact Harry Bell (athleticdirector@hillviewpto.org).

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