{"id":211,"date":"2024-03-31T22:41:04","date_gmt":"2024-04-01T03:41:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dixiehoops.com\/?page_id=211"},"modified":"2026-09-02T19:12:31","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T00:12:31","slug":"boys-instructional-basketball-leagues","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.dixiehoops.com\/?page_id=211","title":{"rendered":"BOYS INSTRUCTIONAL BASKETBALL LEAGUE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1 wp-block-paragraph\">LEAGUE OPEN TO ANY BOY KINDERGARTEN TO 3RD GRADE, <br><strong>PARTICIPANTS WILL BE DIVIDED INTO A K\/1 AND 2\/3 DIVISION<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2 wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>LEAGUE SIGN UP<\/strong><\/span> Online registration and payment at dixiehoops.com website between <strong>September 5th through September 21st<\/strong>. Anyone wanting to pay cash or money order can contact Coach Code at scott.code@kenton.kyschools.us for drop off and mail in instructions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">COST<\/span><\/strong> $170 league fee + $2.50 convenience charge.\u00a0This is a one-time payment with <strong>NO ADMISSION COSTS <\/strong>for games.\u00a0Participants receive: game jersey, individual and team instruction, 8-10 games and 8-10 practices (weather permitting), admission to Dixie Heights boy\u2019s home basketball games, participation trophy.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">RETURNING PLAYERS<\/span><\/strong> We will accommodate returning players who would like to participate on the same team as last year if the player signs up by <strong>September 21st<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">NEW PLAYERS<\/span> <\/strong>We will place all first-year players based on roster availability (this depends on how many returning players we have from the previous year). We will <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">try<\/span><\/strong> to accommodate requests to play with a group of friends or a particular coach based on roster availability. We attempt to place new players with kids from their own elementary school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">CONTACT INFO<\/span><\/strong><br>Jim Clayton (Coordinator) \u2013 e-mail littlecolonels@gmail.com<br>Preference to contact Jim via e-mail<br>Scott Code (Dixie Heights Head Coach) \u2013 scott.code@kenton.kyschools.us<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7 wp-block-paragraph\">On-line signup between <strong>September 5th<\/strong> and<strong> September 21st<\/strong>.<br> 1. Complete Registration Form at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dixiehoops.com\">www.dixiehoops.com<\/a><br> 2. Pay $170 online + a $2.50 convenience charge<br> 3. Anyone wanting to pay with cash or money order can contact Coach Code at <a href=\"mailto:scott.code@kenton.kyschools.us\">scott.code@kenton.kyschools.us<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">PRACTICE DATES AND PROCEDURES<\/span><\/strong><br>Rosters will be posted the week of <strong>October 12th<\/strong> and all practices will begin the week of <strong>Monday, October 19th<\/strong> and will be held at various Kenton County Schools.\u00a0We will schedule practices on a seniority basis and availability of the coach.\u00a0Practice time will range from 45 minutes to 1 hour and start anywhere from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.\u00a0A final practice schedule will be available when all the teams and coaches are determined by mid-October.\u00a0(weather permitting)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">GAME DATES AND PROCEDURES<\/span><\/strong><br><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\"><strong>Games are set to begin on November 7th<\/strong>. <\/mark><strong>All participants will play an equal amount of time.<\/strong> Each game will consist of (2) twenty-minute running clock halves. All games will be played on Saturday\u2019s and occasional Sundays due to lack of gym availability (9 a.m. to 5 p.m.) at Dixie Heights or Griffin Elite. K\/1 division baskets will be lowered to 8 1\/2 feet and 2\/3 division will play on 9-foot goals. The K\/1 division will play with a 27.5 size basketball and the 2\/3 division will play with a 28.5 size basketball. Modifications will be made to the rules to help the flow of the game while still teaching the fundamentals of basketball. Official league rules available through league coordinator and each team&#8217;s coach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-10 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">WEBSITE CHECK<\/span><\/strong><br>Parents are to check the dixiehoops.com website by <strong>Oct. 1<\/strong>2<strong>th<\/strong> for coach contact info as well as practice day\/time details.\u00a0Type in the player\u2019s name in the search engine and it will pull up all the relevant info.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-11 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">COACHES NEEDED<\/span><\/strong> \u2013 contact Jim Clayton at littlecolonels@gmail.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-12 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ALL<\/strong> proceeds from the Little Colonel League help with Dixie Heights Boys<br>Basketball expenditures for gear, equipment and travel for the upcoming year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-vivid-red-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-13 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>CLICK ICON TO DOWNLOAD FLYER<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dixiehoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/registration.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"50\" height=\"63\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dixiehoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/pdf-new-e1724291707184.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-318\" style=\"width:50px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LEAGUE OPEN TO ANY BOY KINDERGARTEN TO 3RD GRADE, PARTICIPANTS WILL BE DIVIDED INTO A K\/1 AND 2\/3 DIVISION LEAGUE SIGN UP Online registration and payment at dixiehoops.com website between September 5th through September 21st. 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