Wantage Sports & Recreation

Basketball

Sussex-Wantage Youth Basketball League

About the League

Sussex-Wantage Youth Basketball League, Inc. is a non-profit organization that provides an opportunity for girls and boys in grades 1 through 8 to participate in a recreational, yet competitive basketball program that helps to improve overall health and well being while building character and leadership skills. Our primary goal is to teach our children the basic fundamentals of the sport while building team spirit and good sportsmanship.

SWYBL is a member of the Wallkill Valley League which consists of teams from Frankford, Ogdensburg, Wallkill, St. Judes and Lafayette.

Drills & Skills Programs: (Mail-In Registration Only) (2 Month Programs)

The Grades 1, 2 and Grades 3, 4 & 5 "Drills & Skills" programs (co-ed ) are strictly basic skills reinforcement programs and run for approximately two months and are held at the CEL or Wantage School. See SWYBL website for more information and registration forms. Registration Deadline: September 30.

League Programs: (In-Person Registration) (4 1/2 Month Programs)

The Grades 3 through 8 league programs include basic skills instruction, practices, scrimmages, and team play (games). Depending on the level of play, practices and games are held at either the Wantage School, Middle School or High Point High School. See SWYBL website for more information and registration forms.

Advanced teams which will include additional independent games and tournament play will also be running again this year. More information will be available at registration.

Registration

In-Person Registration Dates for grades 3-8, 2010-11 League Programs:

Monday, September 20 from 7 to 9 p.m.
Friday, October 1 from 5to 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, October 2 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

All In-Person Registration will be held at the Sussex Wantage Library Community Room.

Parents registering a player for the league program will need to provide a copy of child’s birth certificate (if they have not played on the 3rd through 8th grade level before). Also required is a medical release and/or physical form dated within the current year from the player's pediatrician. Registration costs for the 4-1/2 month program are $100 per player for a program which includes: basic skills instruction, practices, scrimmages, games, player insurance, player uniform, personal basketball, and an end-of-season event.

Parents are asked to volunteer to work at our concessions stand two times (per family) during the season. The concession stand will be open during home games on Friday evenings or Saturdays. Junior high or high school students can volunteer, but need an adult to supervise. Those families not wishing to volunteer have the option of selling a box of candy in lieu of volunteer time at the concession stand. Candy orders will be taken during registration at an additional cost.

Forms can be downloaded from www.SussexWantageBasketball.com prior to registration.

Contact Information:
SWYBL, P.O. Box 109, Sussex, NJ 07461
Any questions, please e-mail skimail@ptd.net

Board Members:
Betty Scymanski - President - skimail@ptd.net
Francesca Quitadamo - Vice President - jquit@ptd.net
Sandy Brandt – Treasurer - mama2crabbies@yahoo.com
Rosemarie Douglas – Secretary – zbldouglas@earthlink.net
Carole Harnett - Grades 1 & 2 Coordinator/Registrar - harnet1@embarqmail.com
Julie Finnerty - Grades 3 & 4 Coordinator/Registrar - jandjfinnerty@hotmail.com
Krista LaBar - Grades 5 & 6 Coordinator/Registrar - bklabar@embarqmail.com
Lisa Checkur- Grades 7 & 8 Coordinator/Registrar - teamcheckur@hotmail.com

Meetings:
Regular league meetings are held on the third Monday of the month at the Sussex-Wantage library at 7:00 p.m. in the Community Room. Those wishing to help, but cannot attend the meeting should contact Betty Scymanski at skimail@ptd.net.

Click to view the SWBB bylaws: as a Word or as a PDF.

Coaches/Volunteers:
As always, "Coaches" and Volunteer Coordinators are needed. A background check ($10 fee) and coaching certification (either through www.nays.org or the Rutgers Certification course) are required. Forms and more information can be found on the SWB website. If interested, mail required paperwork to our PO Box or hand it in during scheduled player registration times.

Adult Basketball League:
The Adult Basketball League runs mainly November through March. Pick-up style games are held at the Middle School gym mainly on Monday & Wednesday evenings from 9:00 - 10:00 p.m. More registration information to follow soon.

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If you would like to become a sponsor for our program, click here for more information.

Website: www.sussexwantagebasketball.com

Travel Basketball

High Point Lady Cats Travel Basketball Tryouts

have been held.

All players must reside in the High Point sending district. Teams will play in the Skylands and Garden State Girls Basketball leagues. For more information call Wayne Dietz at 201-213-8984.

Travel Basketball Tryouts
The High Point Youth Travel Basketball program will again participate in the Lakeland Basketball League. Boys from the High Point sending district wishing to play at a higher level can try out for one of four grade levels: 4th/5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th. Tryouts will be held on Tuesday, October 20 at High Point Regional High School, main gym. 5th and 6th grades will begin at 6:30; 7th and 8th grade tryouts begin at 7:30.

Coaches are needed at the 4th/5th, 7th, and 8th grade levels. Interested coaches and players can contact Beth Lamon for more information at 973-948-5409.

Travel Basketball provides players with a more advanced and competitive level of the game of basketball. The program includes traveling to various locations, such as West Milford, Parsippany, Chester, Sparta, etc. for more experience and exposure to players, teams and programs from towns and locations outside our area. There is also a higher level of commitment needed to play traveling basketball due to the fact that there are more practices per week and about 20 games per season, which include tournament and playoff games. If you are interested in a new challenge like this, or if you would like to continue to advance your game in the sport of basketball, this may be the program for you. The Sussex/Wantage, Branchville/Frankford, and Lafayette Recreation Leagues will not be sponsoring traveling teams. If your children would like to play travel basketball, the High Point Cats and Lady Catz programs are an option for them.

To be eligible to tryout and play, players must attend High Point Regional District Schools (Sussex/Wantage, Frankford, Lafayette) and reside in the High Point District.

It is recommended that you register your child for recreation basketball. The recreation league registration check will be returned to you should your child make one of the traveling teams. Please indicate on your registration form that your child will be trying out for the Traveling Program.

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