There are 4 Winter Basketball Leagues in Framingham. Combined they serve over 1,000 players. All 4 leagues are private, non-denominational and receive no funding through the town. Each depends on volunteer coaches, organizers and sponsors.
Temple Beth Am (TBA) and YMCA are recreational leagues. Between the two, they offer organized
basketball for boys from kindergarten to grade 12, and for girls from
kindergarten to grade 8. Over 800 kids
play in the 2 rec leagues.
CYO programs from Marian/St Stephens and St Tarcisius
offer semi-competitive basketball in the Wellesley-Framingham CYO league for boys
and girls grades 4-9. Metrowest Travel
offers competitive basketball for boys and girls grades 4-8. Over 200 Framingham kids play in these
leagues. There are also AAU teams in the
area and there are boys & girls middle school travel teams.
Framingham Basketball attempts to serve as an
umbrella for the various leagues in town.
Thus far it helps announce league registrations, tryout dates, area
clinics and events. As yet there is no
coordination of the various leagues.
1. TBA – Recreational, Non-denominational, No Travel, 5 Divisions, Boys Grades 4-12, Girls Grades 4-8
- Boys Division C Grades 4-5
- Boys Division B Grades 6-8
- Boys Division A Grades 9-12
- Girls Division C Grades 4-5
- Girls Division B Grades 6-8
- Grades 4-8 - One Tuesday practice + One Sunday game per week
- Grades 9-12 One Sunday game per week, no practice.
- 1st Child $170, Each Additional Child $140, Late Fee $15
- Registration Deadline Nov 4
- Player Evaluations Dec 8, Player Draft Dec 15
- Season runs late December through early March
- Championship and Banquet Mar 9
- Facilities used include Fay School in Southboro, Keefe Tech, Framingham State University
- 475 players total, majority from Framingham
- TBA Basketball Directors: Rich Steckloff and Len Brenner
- Boys & Girls Rookies Division Grades K-
- Boys Small Shots Division Grades 2-3
- Boys Big Shots Division Grades 4-5
- Boys Hot Shots Division Grades 6-8
- Girls Small Shots Division Grades 2-3
- Girls Big Shots Division Grades 4-5
- Girls Hot Shots Division Grades 6-8
- Grades K-3 - One Saturday game per week ($99 members / $139 non-members
- Grades 4-8 - One weeknight practice + One Saturday game per week ($102 members / $149 non-members)
- Registration Deadline Oct 31
- Season runs from December through early March
- Championship & Banquet early March
- Facilities used include Framingham Schools, Metrowest YMCA
- Around 400 players total, majority from Framingham
- YMCA Basketball Director: Brian Kowalski
3. CYO (Marian & St Tarcisius) – Semi-Competitive, Non-denominational, Limited Travel, 6 Divisions, Boys & Girls, Grades 4-9
- Boys Juniors Division Grades 4-5
- Boys Bantams Division Grades 6-7
- Boys Cadets Division Grades 8-9
- Girls Juniors Division Grades 4-5
- Girls Bantams Division Grades 6-7
- Girls Cadets Division Grades 8-9
- One weeknight practice per week + One game per week on Saturday
- Early Nov Player Evaluations, Teams Formed
- Season runs late November through early March
- Playoff and Championship early March
- Around 800 players in Wellesley-Framingham league, Around 140 players from Framingham
Marian
- 1st Child $110, 2nd Child $85, Each Additional Child $60
- Oct 11 Registration Deadline
- Facilities used include Marian High School, St Stephen’s
St Tarcisius
- $150 per child
- Facilities used include St Tarcisius
- St Tarcisius Basketball Director: Ken Seitz
4. Metrowest Travel – Most-Competitive, Non-denominational, Travel, 1 Division per Grade/Gender, Boys & Girls, Grades 4-8, when numbers permit
- Boys Division Grade 5
- Boys Division Grade 6
- Boys Division Grade 7
- Boys Division Grade 8
- Girls Division Grade 7
- Girls Division Grade 8
- Two weeknight practices per week + One game per week on Sunday
- Registration ($180 YMCA members / $225 YMCA non-members, Uniforms extra)
- Tryouts October 5, 6, 19, 20
- Facilities used include Metrowest YMCA
- Unknown number of players in Metrowest Travel league, Around 100 players from Framingham
- Metrowest Travel Basketball Director: Raul Matos
Middle School Travel – There is one 8th grade middle school travel team for boys and another for girls. Players are selected after tryouts and minumum grades need to be maintained. The teams practice after school with shuttles between the schools and buses to games provided. The teams practice three times a week and play games twice a week. Participation is free.
Contacts: Boys Varsity Coach Adam Cluff
Girls Varsity Coach Dee King
All information collected 2013
