GCAA Basketball has received an allocation from the village of Garden City.

For the times listed below. Our intramural clinic/game program will run as follows:

Saturdays

K-1 Clinic Boys and Girls 8:00-9:00AM at St. Paul’s

2nd Grade Boys 9:00-10:00AM at St. Paul’s

2nd-3rd Grade Girls 10:00-11:00AM at St. Paul’s

4th-5th Grade Girls 9:00, 10:00 or 11:00

at GC Middle School/St. Paul’s

6th-8th Grade Girls 10:00-11:00 or 11:00-12:00 at St. Paul’s

7th-8th Grade Boys 11:00-12:00 at St. Paul’s

3rd Grade Boys 12:00-1:00 at St. Paul’s

4th Grade Boys 1:00-2:30 at St. Paul’s

5th-6th Grade Boys 2:30-4:00 at St. Paul’s

Mondays

5th-6th Grade Boys* 6:00-7:30 at St. Paul’s

Please note four of twelve 5-6 Boys teams will play Monday nights at St. Paul’s. We will use these Monday night times so as to avoid CYO conflicts when possible. It is anticipated each 5-6 Boys teams will play an average of 9 games on Saturdays and 3 on Mondays during our 12 game season.

Even though our deadline was October 31st, GCAA Basketball is still accepting intramural applications for the 2009-2010 Season subject to space availability and payment of a late fee. Please sign up now before certain divisions get closed out. We are conducting drafts now.

Please note we are running a 7-8 boys intramural league with teams, coaches, standings, playoffs and referees. All games will be played at St. Paul’s 11:00-12:00.

The intramural application can be downloaded from the GCAA website, www.gc-aa.com. The intramural game season starts Sat December 5th and runs thru the middle of March.

Some drafts have been done already although we expect to complete all drafts by Sun Nov 22nd. At the time of this article, the 7-8 boys, the 5-6 boys, the 2nd grade boys, the 6-8 girls and 2-3 girls will have been done. Look for your child’s team and coach on the GCAA website, www.gc-aa.com. If you signed up for GCAA Basketball and do not see your child’s name, please follow up with one of the coordinators listed below.

GCAA Basketball has improved its programs significantly over the last 4 years as we look forward to continued success. GCAA Basketball sets itself apart in the following ways.

GCAA had 52 intramural teams last year in the 2008-2009 season. This season we have 56 intramural teams with a head coach and at least one asst.

GCAA has intramural standings, playoffs and incorporates player clinics into the learning process. The standings and rosters are posted on the GCAA website.

GCAA had 17 travel teams in the 2008-2009 season. The try out process for the 2009-2010 season is now over. GCAA has formed 17 travel teams for the 2009-2010 season. The try out results are posted on our GCAA website, www-gc-aa.com. Most travel teams have been practicing for a month already and started their season at Island Garden this past week.

GCAA runs a Challenger Program for the physically and mentally challenged with over 100 participants.

GCAA runs actual games for 2nd grade boys, 2-3 Girls and 7-8 Boys.

GCAA does have morning times at the St. Paul’s facility in the 2009-2010 season.

GCAA, given participation levels, can form viable leagues with fewer grades rather than divisions with wide disparity of ages and less teams.

GCAA has drafts for all intramural teams 2nd grade and up in an effort to make sure teams are balanced and fair.

GCAA has a board of basketball directors and has already lined up coordinators for all divisions.

GCAA’s dedicated volunteers are as follows:

Intramural Coordinator- Dan Dignam dignamfam@optonline.net

Travel Coordinator- Tom Granville granvill@whitneycap.com

Clinic Coordinator- Scott Paskewitz scottpask5@hotmail.com

GCAA’s intramural grade coordinators are as follows:

BOYS Intramurals

7th/8th Grade Boys- John Lori john.d.lori@ustrust.com and Tom Granville granvill@whitneycap.com

5th/6th Grade Boys- John Mixon johnpaulmixon@verizon.net

4th Grade Boys- John Gallagher and Brendan Wootten gallagher5@optonline.net and bwoot@optonline.com

3rd Grade Boys- Doug O’Connor lddirect@optonline.com

2nd Grade Boys- Scott Paskewitz scottpask5@hotmail.com

1st Grade Boys-Pat McCormack patrickmccormack@hotmail.com

K Boys- Scott Paskewitz scottpask5@hotmail.com

GIRLS Intramurals

6th-8th Grade Girls- Dan Dignam dignamfam@optonline.net

4th-5th grade Girls-John Feyrer jfeyrergc@aol.com and Jim

Haggerty-jimhaggerty65@yahoo.com

2nd and 3rd Girls-Maura Liberopoulos- liberopoulos@yahoo.com

K-1 Girls Clinic-Scott Paskewitz scottpask5@hotmail.com

Should you have any questions regarding the GCAA Basketball program, please feel free to email any of the directors or coordinators listed above. Thank you for continued support of GCAA Basketball.