Just For The Fun Of It

Following our coaches meeting last night, here are the practice times for next week. Players will be contacted over the next few days to let you know what teams your players are on. Two teams practice in each time slot, and all practices are in the evening. You should know by Sunday. Please be patient since our volunteers will make their team calls around their own personal responsibilities.

Graduate Division (at Ecole Cathedrale)
Monday September 25
5:30 – Sixers and Warriors
6:30 – Celtics and Heat
7:30 – Bulls and Hawks

Biddy Division (at St. Francis of Assisi)
Monday September 25
6:00 – Ravens and Tarheels
6:45 – Raptors and Vikings
7:30- Magic and Suns
8:15 – Cavaliers and Grizzlies

Little Guys Division (at St. Francis of Assisi)
Tuesday September 26
6:00- Huskies and Rebels
6:45 – Tarheels and Wolfpack
7:30- Mustangs and Jayhawks
8:15 – Wildcats and Hoosiers

Girls Division (at St. Francis of Assisi)
Wednesday September 27
6:00 – Storm and Mercury
6:45 – Monarchs and Liberty
7:30 – Sparks and Sting
8:15 – Comets and Starzz

Little Gals Division (at St. Francis of Assisi)
Thursday September 28
6:00 – Aztecs and Tigers
6:45 – Monarchs and Slammers
7:30 – Golden Gals and Lions
8:15 – Rebels and Rockers

Regular season play will start in all divisions the week of October 2-5

Just a reminder that there is no activity for players this upcoming week, September 18-22. We have our coaches meeting on Wednesday night to hand out the teams to them. Players should hear what team they are on by the end of day September 24. If you do not hear, please call Roland Billings at 613 548-8790 or message me through Facebook.

ATTENTION COACHES: The coaches meeting starts at 7 pm on Wednesday September 20 at St. Francis of Assisi. COACHES THAT HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED BY THE CONVENORS THAT THEY ARE COACHING THIS SEASON SHOULD ATTEND. We thank everyone that has volunteered to coach, but unfortunately there are not places for all of you. We hope that you will continue to support the program in other ways by helping us out on game nights.

As we go through the process of making the teams, it is important for all parents to remember that not all special requests for players to be together will be met. Our first obligation is to put siblings together unless we are requested not to by parents, and after that to look after families that are travelling from areas outside the city. Our next obligation is to balance the teams. When we get requests for six and eight players to be together on the same team, that is an unrealistic request and it will not be accomodated. Playing a team sport gives children the opportunity to make new friends from other areas of our community, and playing against the children they go to school with every day gives them something to talk about before and after games. We know that you understand the difficult position our convenors are in putting teams together, and hopefully this explanation of our priorities in doing that will help you explain why your child will not be playing on the same team as their seven closest friends.

“Pete” Petersen Basketball League
2017 Player Evaluation Schedule

Biddy Division

Monday September 11

6:00 – 7:00 11 year old boys
7:00 – 8:00 12 year old boys

Graduate Division

Monday September 11

6:00 – 6:45 13 year old boys
6:45 – 7:30 14 and 15 year old boys
At Ecole Cathedrale

Little Guys Division

Tuesday September 12

6:00 – 6:45 8 year old boys
6:45 – 7:30 9 year old boys
7:30 – 8:15 10 year old boys

Girls Division

Wednesday Sept. 13

6:00 – 6:45 11 year old girls
6:45 – 7:30 12 year old girls
7:30 – 8:15 13 and 14 year old girls

Little Gals Division

Thursday September 14

6:00 – 6:45 8 year old girls
6:45 – 7:30 9 year old girls
7:30 – 8:15 10 year old girls

ALL AGES ABOVE ARE THE AGE THAT THE PLAYER WILL BE ON APRIL 1, 2018

Please come a few minutes early for the assigned time to allow us to get the players ready to have an effective evaluation process

The Little Gals Division is now full but we are still taking names for the waiting list in that division only. Please contact Roland Billings at 613 548-8790 if you are interested in adding a name to that list.

Thanks everyone for another successful registration. Here is where we stand in each division:
Little Guys – (Boys 8-10 as of April 1, 2018) We are full and the waiting list is full – WE ARE NOT TAKING ANY MORE NAMES FOR THIS SEASON
Biddy – (Boys 11-12 as of April 1, 2018) We are full and the waiting list is full – WE ARE NOT TAKING ANY MORE NAMES FOR THIS SEASON
Graduate – (Boys 13-15 as of April 1, 2018) We are full and the waiting list is full – WE ARE NOT TAKING ANY MORE NAMES FOR THIS SEASON
Girls – (Girls 11-14 as of April 1, 2018) We are full and the waiting list is full – WE ARE NOT TAKING ANY MORE NAMES FOR THIS SEASON
Little Gals- (Girls 8-10 as of April 1, 2018) We have two more spaces left plus our waiting list.
If you are interested in registering in the Little Gals Division please contact Roland Billings at 613 548-8790

The Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic District School Board has a no plastic water bottle policy in their schools, so as a result we will NOT be selling water this year on game nights. Refillable sport water bottles are of course permitted and encouraged, and there is a filling station and water fountain right outside of the gym. We encourage all players to bring their own water bottles and PLEASE clearly mark your name on them so that we can identify who they belong to when they are inevitably left after games. We will continuie to sell a variety of other items at our canteen at St. Francis of Assisi; and we encourage you to support this key fund raiser for our league for refreshments and ticket purchases.

Clothing items will be for sale again starting at registration September 9 and then again the first week of the season and will continue until the end of October. This year we have the following items available for purchase through our Merchandising Teams at both gyms:

Black Short Sleeve T shirts – adult and youth sizes (new logo)- $15

Black Long Sleeve T Shirts- adult and youth sizes (new logo)- $20

For the t shirts, if we run out of the size that you want,we will be placing an order at the end of October so that we have the orders back to you before we break for the Christmas Holiday.

7) How often will there be practices and what time of day will they be held?
In each division there will be one evaluation night practice in the week after registration following the schedule below. A copy of the evaluation schedule will be given out at Registration.

“Pete” Petersen Basketball League
2017 Player Evaluation Schedule
Monday September 11
Biddy Division
6:00 – 7:00 11 year old boys
7:00 – 8:00 12 year old boys

Monday September 11
Graduate Division (At Ecole Cathedrale)
6:00 – 6:45 13 year old boys
6:45 – 7:30 14 and 15 year old boys

Tuesday September 12
Little Guys Division
6:00 – 6:45 8 year old boys
6:45 – 7:30 9 year old boys
7:30 – 8:15 10 year old boys

Wednesday Sept. 13
Girls Division
6:00 – 6:45 11 year old girls
6:45 – 7:30 12 year old girls
7:30 – 8:15 13 and 14 year old girls

Thursday September 14
Little Gals Division
6:00 – 6:45 8 year old girls
6:45 – 7:30 9 year old girls
7:30 – 8:15 10 year old girls

ALL AGES ABOVE ARE THE AGE THAT THE PLAYER WILL BE ON APRIL 1, 2018
Please come a few minutes early for the assigned time to allow us to get the players ready to have an effective evaluation process
There will then be one practice with your child’s team the week beginning September 25, and then once the season starts the week beginning October 2 there are no more practices.

8) Where are the games played and the practices held?
All practices and games for the Graduate Division will be held at Ecole Cathedrale at the corner of Barrie and Johnson Streets. Practices and games in all other divisions are held at St. Francis of Assisi School on Wiley Street just off Weller Avenue.

We also wanted to give you the time line of league activities as we start the season.
Saturday September 9 – Registration Day

September 11-14 – Player evaluations for registered players in each division. This is a very important process and we need players to attend. Players will practice in their age group within each division and will be evaluated for their skills. This is done so that we can build balanced teams. A full schedule will be given out at registration and again published here after registration.

September 20 – Coaches meeting – teams are given out to our coaches and players will be notified what team they are on, and when their practice will be held, in the days following that meeting.
September 25-28 – Team Practices by Division
October 2-5 – Games begin by Division.
Game Nights for 2017-18 (also the nights for evaluations and practices):
Graduate Division (boys 13-15) Monday Nights at Ecole Cathedrale
Biddy Division (boys 11-12) Monday Nights at St. Francis of Assisi
Little Guys Division (boys 8-10)Tuesday Nights at St. Francis of Assisi
Girls Division (girls 11-14) Wednesday Nights at St. Francis of Assisi
Little Gals Division (girls 8-10) Thursday Nights at Francis of Assisi

All ages above are the age that the player will be on April 1, 2018

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 20 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.