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EAST MARIETTA BASKETBALL 2008-2009
Dear Parents, Welcome you to the 40th campaign of East Marietta Basketball!! With an enrollment of over 960 boys and girls from the 3rd through the 12th grades, our program is the most successful in Cobb County. Accordingly, the quality of the program is directly related to level of parental participation. In order to keep up our level of success, East Marietta needs your full support. More than ever, we need volunteers to coach as well as administrate. We also graciously welcome any additional funds through sponsor contributions. The registration fee this year will be $160 per child. Each additional child in the same family is $150. As a point of record, over $140 of a child's $160 registration fee goes toward gym rentals and referees. The remaining portion is for uniforms, trophies, and other expenses. The league divisions are as follows: 10U Boys, 10U Girls (3rd Grade minimum for the 10U age group), 12U Boys, 12U Girls, 14U Boys, 14U-18U Girls, and 16U-18U Boys. As in years past, we have 2 different skill levels (Division 1 & 2), for 10U Boys, 12U Boys, and 14U Boys. Tryouts/Evaluationsare conducted for coaches to judge each player's abilities and equalize the teams. All teams in the East Marietta Basketball program are drafted with parity as the ultimate goal. It is therefore mandatory that all players get evaluated at the tryout. It is possible your child could lose his/her spot and be placed on a waiting list should they not attend. (Please note: 14U Boys; 14U-18U Girls and 16U-18U Boys start their season later and do not have tryouts until November 9th). REGISTRATION: This year we have implemented a new online registration process. Please go to the online application link and follow the instructions to complete the registration process. A credit card is required for payment. Please contact the commissioner of your age group for any questions. Basketball Skills Camp – once again this year, in conjunction with Fullers Park and the Cobb County Parks & Recreation Department, we will have our Basketball Skills Camp on September 20th and 27th. Please go to the Special Camp link for additional information and the registration form.
Practices are usually held on Friday nights, Saturdays or Sundays, with most games on Saturday and Sunday. Due to our limited gym time, there will be some week night practices and games, but these are scheduled on a limited basis. Most of the gyms used for games and practices are centrally located in the East Cobb area. During the 2-week pre-season, each team will have 2 practices per week… after the season begins, there will be one practice and one game per week. Any other team practice held by a coach is not allowed. Thus, there is absolutely no requirement from parents or players to pay additional costs for individual practices. Here at East Marietta, our league objective is to foster keen, but fair competition, while building character within the boys and girls. Together, with your help, we are dedicated to maintaining the standard of quality that has been established over the past 39 years by our predecessors. One final thought…as parents, we set the example and influence the atmosphere under which our children play and grow. Let us work together to insure that our children enjoy themselves and look forward to the games in our program. Let's have a great season!! William Fox Prior to the formation of teams during the week of October 13th, please direct your questions to the appropriate Commissioner of your child's league. A list of commissioner names and phone numbers can be found on our web site www.eastmariettabasketball.com. After the formation of teams, your child's coach or assistant coach should be able to answer all of your questions.
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