To provide an opportunity for girls grades 3rd through 8th to participate in competitive basketball. Provide an opportunity to improve the physical condition and basketball skills of all participants. To help develop strong school based teams through leagues and quality tournaments.
League Games:
Travel leagues will be played in the fall and winter. Fall and Winter league members will host all other division teams on a designated Sunday afternoon. Games will begin no earlier than 11:00 am and no later than 6:30 pm. Changes to game schedule will be communicated thru the schedule page on this site. Any changes made after 6:00PM on the Friday prior to a game will be communicated thru a phone call to the coach or designated contact.
League Roster:
All players must be in the grade or below in which league they are playing. Team's roster must consist of players attending the same school or feed into the same High School of their School District. Parochial or Private school teams must identify the schools in their school system (district) that feed into the same high school. League roster can not be changed after the second (2nd) game of the season without approval by the league. (State Tournament roster can change from the league roster)
SANCTION:
The league and tournaments will be USSSA sanctioned. All league teams, will be USSSA members. USSSA will provide 3rd party liability insurance for each host school. Teams will not be eligible to play until all forms/fees have been received. USSSA is the only youth group that registers teams and not individual players. USSSA team membership is $25.00 which provides for 15 players and 3 coaches. Your USSSA team membership is tracked by team/head coach name. Players and assistants may change without impact to annual team membership. To update, simply submit roster changes prior to new players first game.
*Even though we are providing coverage for league and tournament games, HGBL does recommend teams consider obtaining insurance to cover them during practices or any games played outside HGBL. USSSA still offers the most comprehensive and economical team insurance coverage we have been able to locate ($89 per team for the year). Other insurance programs we have reviewed only cover you if you are playing a team who is covered by the same carrier so be sure to find out if you are covered no matter who or where you play. USSSA team insurances is the only youth group that registers teams and not individual players (provides for 15 players and 3 coaches). Your USSSA team coverage is tracked by team name and head coach name. Players and assistants may change without impact to annual team coverage. To update coverage, simply submit roster changes prior to new players first game.
Travel leagues will be played in the fall and winter. Fall and Winter league members will host all other division teams on a designated Sunday afternoon. Games will begin no earlier than 11:00 am and no later than 6:30 pm. Changes to game schedule will be communicated thru the schedule page on this site. Any changes made after 6:00PM on the Friday prior to a game will be communicated thru a phone call to the coach or designated contact.
League Roster:
All players must be in the grade or below in which league they are playing. Team's roster must consist of players attending the same school or feed into the same High School of their School District. Parochial or Private school teams must identify the schools in their school system (district) that feed into the same high school. League roster can not be changed after the second (2nd) game of the season without approval by the league. (State Tournament roster can change from the league roster)
SANCTION:
The league and tournaments will be USSSA sanctioned. All league teams, will be USSSA members. USSSA will provide 3rd party liability insurance for each host school. Teams will not be eligible to play until all forms/fees have been received. USSSA is the only youth group that registers teams and not individual players. USSSA team membership is $25.00 which provides for 15 players and 3 coaches. Your USSSA team membership is tracked by team/head coach name. Players and assistants may change without impact to annual team membership. To update, simply submit roster changes prior to new players first game.
*Even though we are providing coverage for league and tournament games, HGBL does recommend teams consider obtaining insurance to cover them during practices or any games played outside HGBL. USSSA still offers the most comprehensive and economical team insurance coverage we have been able to locate ($89 per team for the year). Other insurance programs we have reviewed only cover you if you are playing a team who is covered by the same carrier so be sure to find out if you are covered no matter who or where you play. USSSA team insurances is the only youth group that registers teams and not individual players (provides for 15 players and 3 coaches). Your USSSA team coverage is tracked by team name and head coach name. Players and assistants may change without impact to annual team coverage. To update coverage, simply submit roster changes prior to new players first game.
