2026-27 Winter Rec League Registration Information

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2026-27 Winter rec league registration is OPEN below!

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2026-27 Winter Rec League Information

Cost
- $145 per player and $120 for siblings
- Email Kyle Sadanaga (ksadanaga@sierranevadabasketball.com) for sibling discount code.
Maximum Capacity
- Once registration reaches capacity, you can email Kyle Sadanaga at KSadanaga@SierraNevadaBasketball.com to be placed on the waiting list.
Locations
- Marce Herz MS
- Depoali MS
- Galena HS (backup court time)
Schedule
- Days of the week, by division
  - K/1st, 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th boys, and 3rd/4th girls
    - These divisions will be on Saturdays AND Sundays.
    - Times will be flexible each week to accommodate coaches' requests (and skiing).
  - 5th grade and above
    - One of the days for practices/games will be a week night (Mo-Fr).
    - The other day will be Saturday.
- Projected days & time frames
  - Mondays-Fridays
    - Earliest start time no earlier than 5:00 pm and latest start time no later than 8:00 pm.
  - Saturdays & Sundays
    - I have court time all day both days, so weekly times will be fluid to accommodate coaches' requests (and to help avoid some family skiing conflicts),
- Only 2-3 of these days in any given week (not everyday!)
Coaches
- We always need coaches for rec league teams!
- If you are interested in coaching a team, please visit our Coaches page.

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Program Features

Player skill evaluations
8 hours of team practices
8 games
15-minute minimum play time
League t-shirt
League jersey
Team & individual picture
Single-elimination playoff tournament
- K-2nd grade divisions do not have a playoff tournament, but instead all teams will get an extra game.

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Divisions

Tentatively, based on skill evaluation ratings (see below), divisions will be:

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Tentative League Timeline

Skill Evaluations: Wednesday 12/2 - Tuesday 12/8, 2026

Players will be assigned by grade level to attend one 75-minute session. They only need to attend one of these sessions, not all of them.
Players will be evaluated and placed on teams for the season based on grade and skill rating.
All 3rd-8th graders must attend skill evaluations before being placed on a team.
K-2nd graders do not attend evaluations.
Days/times of each evaluation session (organized by gender & grade) will be provided via email, as well as posted on the Winter rec league page, by Monday 11/16.

Team Rosters & Schedule:

Team rosters will be emailed to coaches once skill evaluations are completed. Coaches will begin contacting their families immediately.
Season schedule (practices and games) will be emailed league-wide and posted on the Winter rec league page by Monday 12/28, once skill evaluations and team rosters are completed.

Team Practices & Games

January 4 - March 19, 2027
Plan for the first team practice to be no sooner than Monday, January 4, 2027.
Teams will practice/play on average 2-3 times per week.
Refer to bullet points near top of this page for projected days and time frames.
Each practice session will be 60-75 minutes (typically 1 hour).
Games typically last approximately 70 minutes.

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Refund Policy

Full refunds will be issued until the conclusion of skill evaluations (December 8).
After skill evaluation sessions have been completed, refunds will not be issued unless a player from the wait list is able to fill the roster spot.

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