How do I register and pay?
You can register online and hit submit button or print registration down from web site and mail in.  Remember to mail your league fee to Bruce Owens, 8839 S. Circle E, Farwell, MI 48622.  Make your check payable to “Bruce Owens”.  Fee must be paid before team assignment. To register now click here.

How will I know if my registration was received?
HOOPZONE will reply to all registrations (via your email address) with a confirmation you are in.  Fee must be paid before team assignment. 

What if I miss the early registration deadline?
You pay the late registration fee of $40.00.  The post mark on envelope will determine if you make the early registration fee deadline or not.

Why is the Skills Clinic/Draft Day so early before the season starts?
This gives us time to order team shirts, allow the coaches time to prepare for their team and hopefully work in a number of practices.

Can players be added to teams after the Draft Day?
Yes, but teams will make sure to equal them out.  It is always the case that some didn’t know ahead of time or forgot about Draft Day.

Will teams have practices?
We have set aside a 30 minute time slot before each game for teams to spend as they wish in team development.  In addition to this time we will try and secure some time slots at local church gyms for team practices.  Due to area schools being so busy during the winter months with school teams using gym it is impossible to get into one until late at night.

Can my son be on the same team as his friends?
We will try our best to set teams so siblings and friends can play together.  Make sure you note it on your registration form when signing up.  If we do not know about it ahead of time no adjustment will be made afterwards.  Our primary goal is to have equal teams not stacked teams.

I am a new volunteer coach. Is there a place to find information to help me?
For development skills tips click here; http://www.hoopzonebasketball.com/bookdevelop/tipshome.html
For drills to use click here; http://www.hoopzonebasketball.com/bookdrills/drillshome.html
For plays to use click here; http://www.hoopzonebasketball.com/bookplays/ythoffoverview.html
For defensive skills click here; http://www.hoopzonebasketball.com/bookplays/defensehome.html

Also during our pre-season coaches meeting we’ll talk over options and help for coaches.  Coaching video tapes and DVD's are also available to borrow from HOOPZONE.

What if I do not like the coach my child was drafted by?
Realize this is just the beginning of many years of playing on teams just like this.  Try and work through it talking to your little player.  If for some reason you just can’t work it out write us an email with explaining the situation to frontdesk@hoopzonebasketball.com.  Realize you will not be about to select the team to want to go to.  Playing with someone else must be established ahead of time on registration form.

Will kids be taken out of game if they are getting to physical?
Yes.  We will ask every coach to make sure their kids understand the rules of defensive positioning not holding and slapping and running over.  If players get to aggressive they need to be taken out of game and instructed how to play defense and then put them back in at a later time to try again.

If teams are co-ed will my daughter get many touches or opportunities to shoot and dribble?
All coaches will be instructed to substitute girls on girls if teams are co-ed, this should help.  Teams will also be instructed to share the ball and not play favorites.  Our defensive rules should help in allowing every team to bring the ball up and make some passes before surrounded by defense.

Will score be kept during games?
No scoring on scoreboard.  We want the kids to be concerned about doing things right, not who is winning.  Anyone can keep their own team or individual scoring but no scoring will be displayed on scoreboards, only the time.

When will game schedules be posted?
The week prior to the first set of games.

Will girls and boys play on the same teams?
It would be great if we have enough gender difference that we could have a number of all girls teams and a number of all boy teams.  It all depends on the numbers that signup.  If we must mix on same teams we will try our best to equal out and coaches will substitute them together on floor during games.

Are the referees official refs?
Maybe or maybe not.  We want to allow the games to be played yet get the kids to understand to rules.  You’ll see in our rules some have been modified to keep the games going.  Referees are encouraged to talk to kids about what they might be doing wrong.  This is not to show favoritism but to help teach the game

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Why can't my daughter wear beads in her hair during games?
It is a safety issue, both for the player in question, and her teammates and opponents. Referees are told/trained not to allow illegal headwear, braces, splints, etc., for the safety of all.  Softer, rubber-band type braids are allowed.