Just For The Fun Of It

As we get ready to begin play for our 70th season of operation, I want to make a plea to the league families. PLEASE mark the name of your player or a phone number on the water bottles that they will be brining to games. Every season we have an endless chase to find the owners of abandoned bottles in order to reunite the bottles with their owners.

In the past week we have received three significant donations in support of what we do for children in the community.

The first was from the Fraser family and the note with the donation said in part “Our son, daughter, and now grandchildren have had the opportunity to join in the fun of playing basketball in the league. They all have experienced the fun and camaraderie during their involvement, and the feeling of being welcomed and belonging. We know first hand the importance of what you and the volunteers do! You are difference makers in the lives of the children involved in the league.”

The second donation was from Brad Horton at Exclusive Cooling Limited. Brad had heard about what we do, and, like the Fraser family, wanted to help make a difference in the lives of the children in the community. Exclusive Cooling is a first time donator and we are very happy to welcome them into the league family.

The third very generous donation was from Doug and Nancy Vivian. Like the Fraser family, they have had a son, and grandchildren play in the league and their son Ryan and granddaughters have also coached. For MANY years they have supported the canteen and the banquet with donations of drinks and they want to continue ie that tradition with this donation.

We are often asked “How can you do what you do for only $10?” The answer is our partnership with the Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic District School Board, and the generosity of both the business community and league families that want to support us. Our thanks to the Frasers, the Vivians, and to Brad Horton at Exclusive Cooling. Thank you for believing in what we do for the children in our community. You are truly difference makers in the lives of our players and their families!

Our first fund raising event of the season is on WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 16 at Five Guys on Gardiners Road. This is a chance to move past the Thanksgiving turkey leftovers and dig in to some delicious burgers. For many years we have enjoyed a great partnership with the Five Guys organization and the amazing staff at the Gardiners Road location – and they enjoy hosting our league families.

From 5 pm until 8:30 pm on October 16th, $1 from every burger, poutine and milkshake sold will come back to the league.

This is a great opportunity to “Dine and Make a Difference” in the lives of our players. Tell your friends, your co-workers, your neighbours, and your neighbours friends! More reminders will be coming of course in the weeks ahead, but we wanted to make sure you mark your calendars.

Registration for the 2024-25 season is now officially closed with the addition of our last waiting list person in the Little Gals Division.
All divisions are now full, as are our waiting lists, so we will not be taking any more names for this season. Our thanks to all of you in the league family and our community that continue to believe in what we do.

This week we will be having player evaluation practices in all divisions. It is important to make these sessions if at all possible so that we can create balanced teams. Please remember, these are not try outs. If you are registered you will be put on a team – no one is cut. ALL SESSIONS ARE AT ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI CATHOLIC SCHOOL.

Pete Petersen Basketball League
Player Evaluation Schedule
2024-2025

Biddy Division

Monday September 9

6:00-6:45 Registration Numbers 1-24
6:45-7:30 Registration Numbers 25-48
7:30-8:15 Registration Numbers 49-72
8:15-9:00 Registration Numbers 73-96

Graduate Division

SATURDAY September 14

10:00-10:45 Registration Numbers 1-30
10:45-11:30 Registration Numbers 31-60
11:30–12:15 Registration Numbers 61-90

Little Guys Division

Tuesday September 10

6:00-6:45 Registration Numbers 1-24
6:45-7:30 Registration Numbers 25-48
7:30-8:15 Registration Numbers 49-72
8:15-9:00 Registration Numbers 73-96

Girls Division

Wednesday September 11

6:00-6:45 Registration Numbers 1-24
6:45-7:30 Registration Numbers 25-48
7:30-8:15 Registration Numbers 49-72
8:15-9:00 Registration Numbers 73-96

Little Gals Division

Thursday September 12

6:00-6:45 Registration Numbers 1-24
6:45-7:30 Registration Numbers 25-48
7:30-8:15 Registration Numbers 49-72
8:15-9:00 Registration Numbers 73-96

Here is the status in each division following registration Saturday.

Little Guys Division- full and waiting list is full. We are not taking any more names for this season.

Biddy Division- full and waiting list is full. We are not taking any more names for this season.

Graduate Division- full and waiting list is full. We are not taking any more names for this season.

Girls Division- full and waiting list is full. We are not taking any more names for this season.

Little Gals Division- girls 8-10 as at April 1, 2025 We still have a few places on on the waiting list.

If you want to register your child for the Little Gals Division waiting list please send a message through Facebook so we can place players in order.

Our thanks to the volunteers and the league families that weathered some adverse weather conditions to make it possible to get us ready for our 70th season.

Registration Day 2024 – Saturday September 7, 2024– we thought it would be appropriate to publish our answers to frequently asked questions about registration again. Please contact us if there are questions you have that may not be answered here. Please note that all ages referenced are the age that the child will be on April 1, 2025. Registration is from 9-10:30 at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School

1) What are the game nights for the upcoming season?
Answer: Monday Nights – Biddy Division (boys 11-12) at St. Francis of Assisi; Graduate Division (boys 13-15) at Ecole Cathedrale; Tuesday Nights- Little Guys Division (boys 8-10) at St. Francis of Assisi; Wednesday Nights – Girls Division (Girls 11-14) at St. Francis of Assisi; Thursday Nights- Little Gals Division (girls 8-10)at St. Francis of Assisi. Graduate games start at 6:00 pm (3 games a night in one hour time slots), and all other divisions start at 6 pm with four games in 45 minute time slots.

2) I am going to be out of town on September 7 and you have no on line registration. How do I get my child registered?
Answer: If you are going to be away September 7 you can get someone else to start the registration process for you. They will need the name, date of birth, contact phone numbers, address and e mail address (if applicable) for your player, along with the $10 registration fee. They will be given a copy of the registration form that you will need to sign and bring with you to the player evaluation night. We must have a signed registration form before your child can participate in league activities. PLEASE DO NOT ASK MEMBERS OF OUR LEAGUE EXECUTIVE TO REGISTER YOUR CHILD FOR YOU. We are very busy on registration day looking after other details of the process.

2 a) Why don’t you have on line registration like other leagues?
Answer: Having in person, first come, first served registration equalizes the opportunity for everyone in the community. We allow someone else to register your child as long as you make those arrangements, as a concession to those that may need to be unavailable at registration time due to work or other commitments.

3) Can we request to be on the same team as another player?
Answer: Due to the large number of requests we receive each year, and our growing number of registrations, we can no longer assure you that player pairing requests will be granted, with the exception of siblings in the same age group, and where a DEFINITE need to ride together has been established and communicated. It has been overwhelming for our volunteers to accommodate these large number of requests while trying to build fair and balanced teams. We believe that this approach keeps us in line with the practice of most other youth organizations. We see our program as a great opportunity for family members and players to meet new friends and neighbours from across our community, establishing friendships that may last for years to come.

4) Can we request to be on a specific coach’s team?
Answer: No, you may not request a coach. The only exception to this rule is if you are an assistant for that coach.

5) What happens if I miss the player evaluation night? Will my child be “cut” from the program?
Answer: While we hope that all players come out for evaluation night, no one that is registered will be “cut”. All will be placed on a team, and you will be notified what team and the team practice time in the days following our September 18 coaches meeting.

6) What do I do if I find out that my child has a conflict with another activity or decides they don’t want to play this season?
Answer: Please notify us as soon as possible by e mail ([email protected]), by phone (613 548-8790), through the web site or Facebook page. We will likely have a waiting list in each division of players that want to play, and a decision on your part will get one of them into the league.

7) How often will there be practices and what time of day will they be held?
Answer: In each division there will be one evaluation night practice in the week after registration following the schedule distributed at registration and that will be published here after registration day. In the week after the coaches meeting (September 23-26) there will be one practice with your team on the same game nights and time slots outlined in question one above. Once games begin there are no more practices.

Because of renovation delays to the gym at Ecole Cathedrale, we will not be able to use the facility until some time in October. As a result, and working with the school administrations at St. Francis of Assisi and Ecole Cathedralé, as well as the school board, we have come up with the following plan to continue league operations.

Player evaluations in the Graduate Division will be held Saturday September 14 at St. Francis of Assisi according to the schedule that will be distributed at registration.

Graduate Division team practices will be held Saturday September 21 at St. Francis of Assisi between 10 am and 12:15 pm. The coaches will notify the players in which time slot they are scheduled to practise that day.

The first games of the Graduate Division season will be played at St. Francis of Assisi on Saturday September 28 at 10 am, 11 am and noon.

Games scheduled for Monday October 7th will be rescheduled to Monday December 16 at Ecole Cathedralé.

With no games scheduled October 14, this will give the renovation extra time to complete the job before we hope to resume the schedule Monday October 21st at Ecole Cathedralé.

We apologize for the inconvenience this may cause some families, but we hope that you will work with us to navigate this situation.

Yesterday we received a very generous donation from the Kingston and District Sports Hall of Fame in memory of Adrien “Tic” Langlois. Mr. Langlois was inducted into the KDSHF in 2019 as a builder in football and track and Field. I was lucky enough to have Mr Langlois as a teacher and as a football coach at KCVI, so I know the impact he had on countless lives during his teaching career. When contacted about a donation in Mr. Langlois’ memory, his son Paul did not hesitate in supporting the donation going to our program.

To the executive of the KDSHF and to Paul Langlois, his sisters and his extended family – thank you for believing in our program, and what we do for the children in our community. You have made a difference in the lives of our players, volunteers and their families.

Don’t forget that registration for the 2024-25 season nis less than two weeks away! Saturday September 7, 2024 at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School, 9-10:30 am. Cost for the season is still ONLY $10. More details, and answers to frequently asked questions can be found in previous posts and on our events tab here on the web site.