Travel Basketball

 

Check here for Travel Basketball Notices   2024/2025 Season   Uniform Try-On Night Wednesday, 10/30/24, Town Hall Lobby near Recreation 4pm - 6:30pm Jersey Tops: $53; Jersey Shorts:  $27 Old uniform?  As long as it still fits--please use it.  It is the same uniform. *****   JBL Season Kick-Off Meeting for Town Administrators  Wednesday, 9/4/24 *************** Start Date for Travel Basketball Team Try-Outs 10/7/24 NOTE:    Travel Try-out RESULTS 6G--All nine participants from try-outs on 10/7 are being offered spots on the team.  Please go onto Community Pass and register before deadline. Joe Clark is the Head Coach.   4G--All 10 participants from the try-outs on 10/8 are being offered spots on the team.  Please go onto Community Pass and register for the deadline.  Chris Mulligan is the Head Coach.   6B--Second try-out will be held on Thursday, 10/17, at 6pm at Central School.   7B--All eleven participants attending the try-out on 10/9 are being offered spots on the team.  Please go onto Community Pass and register before deadline. Jason Weiss is the Head Coach.   4B--The following players are being offered a spot on the team:  59, 52, 51, 53, 61, 60, 50, 49, 62, 58, 54  Brian McKenna is the Head Coach.   5B--The following players are being offered a spot on the team:  67, 68, 73, 65, 76, 64, 63, 74, 66, 78, 77 Please go onto Community Pass and register before deadline. Brendan Flynn is the Head Coach   7G--The following players are being offered a spot on the team:  86, 85, 94, 88, 80, 87, 82, 79, 84 This team has been moved up to the Gold Division this year.  Please go onto Community Pass and register before deadline. Rob Anthony is the Head Coach   6B--The following players are being offered a spot on the team:  10, 11, 14, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 15, 23   Joe Moran is the Head Coach Note:  Based on the survey results for 6B, it will not be possible to make 2 teams of 9 each.  Instead we will have one team with 12 players. Please go onto Community Pass and register before deadline.   ***** DEADLINE TO REGISTER AND ACCEPT SPOT ON THE TEAM ONCE OFFERED IS 10/27/24. Because there was a programming error and registration was prematurely closed, we have re-opened the registration through 10/28/24.   Please go onto Community Pass and register your player. ***** Coaches' Meeting (All coaches, head and Asst.) Town Hall Lobby near Recreation Dept. Tuesday, Oct. 29th 7:30pm ***** Final Rosters for All Teams must be submitted to JBL by 10/30/24 Regular Season Schedule Release Date:  November 16th                       JBL Season OPENS:  December 5, 2024                           Regular Season Games End: Friday, 2/14/25 Top 16 teams per division qualify for Play-Offs Round 1 of Play-Offs:  2/18 - 2/23/25 Round 2 of Play-Offs:  2/24 - 3/2/25 Round 3 of Play-Offs:  3/3 - 3/9/25 Championship Weekend:  3/13 - 3/16/25   NO GAMES:  Winter Break:  12/23 - 1/1/25 NO GAMES:  MLK Weekend:  1/17 -1/20/25 NO GAMES: Sat., Sun., Mon. Feb. 15,16,17 (Presidents' Day Weekend)   JBL 2024-2025 Important Information for Season JBL Rule Changes 2024-2025  JBL Coach Code of Conduct 2024-2025 JBL Spectator Code of Conduct 2024-2025 Long Hill Travel Basketball Try-Out Policies (Updated Sept. 2024) ***** Coaches--Click HERE for Game Reschedule Table Coaches--Click HERE for Excel Ref Fees Tracking Sheet PARENTS AND PLAYERS--PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU READ AND ADHERE TO THE YOUTH SPORT CODE OF CONDUCT LINKED BELOW AND THE JBL COACH CODE OF CONDUCT AND JBL SPECTATOR CODE OF CONDUCT BOTH LINKED ABOVE. ***** NOTE DATE CHANGES SINCE FIRST PUBLICATION OF SCHEDULE   Want to get email reminders about upcoming events in Recreation?  Make sure to sign up for Recreation "e-News" on the front page of the township website--blue envelope icon on right.

"One man practicing sportsmanship is far better than a hundred teaching it."
- Knute Rockne

Portable Clock Rules For Basketball

Recreation Employment Application 

(due to Recreation Director 10/1--all employees--new & returning must complete) 

Everyone must pre-register on Community Pass.  We will only accept registrations at the door on an exception basis.  We need to know headcounts and gauge interest by team ahead of the actual try-out date.  This is a change from prior years where sign ups at the door were discouraged but still accepted.  Now they will be strongly frowned upon.

*Second try-out dates are currently posted.  The second try-out may be determined not needed if "the team" shows up at the first try-out and no one else is registered for try-outs. 

*If a player is interested in trying out and is either injured or sick the night of the first scheduled try-out, that player must still register on Community Pass before the first night of try-outs are held so that we know there is another player interested which would necessitate holding the second night of try-outs.  Otherwise, we will assume there are no other interested players.  Once the second night of try-outs are canceled, it may be too late to restore it.

*There is an independent panel that will be conducting the try-outs and selecting the teams. After the try-outs are complete, the teams will be posted on the website (www.longhillnj.gov under Recreation/Travel Basketball). The players will be listed by try-out number only (not name).
*All candidates will be given a number to be pinned onto their shirts during try-outs. It is very important that each candidate save the number after the first try-out and wear it again during the second try-out. (No one should wear a Long Hill Travel Basketball Jersey from prior year to try-outs.) 

*Try-outs are closed. Parents of players and previous/potential coaches are not permitted to be in the gym during try-outs.
*A “Parents Meeting” will be held during the first try-outs (while the players are in the gym) to discuss commitment to the team/program and selection process. This is a very quick meeting. Parents should note the “Parent Meeting Time” noted in the above table. Please make every effort to attend this meeting if you are not familiar with the program.  If you are not able to make the meeting and have not participated in the program before, please arrange to send someone in your place or have another parent take notes for you.
*These are competitive teams and are separate from the Recreation Basketball Program that is held on Saturdays. Those selected for the Travel Program are welcome/encouraged to play in the Recreation Program as well. 

Fees for the season will be posted and are paid at the time the player accepts a spot offered to them on a team.  All fees must be paid before a team can begin practicing.  There is an additional fee for the basketball uniform top (unless player can still wear uniform top from previous year).  Uniform shorts are provided to players.

---

 

---

Introduction

Travel basketball is a program run by Long Hill Township Recreation for both boys and girls grades 4 through 8.  It has a volunteer staff of coaches, and it runs from October to March.  In order to participate, one needs to try out for a team.  Try-outs start typically during the last week of September/1st week of October.  As soon as a team is rostered, practices begin immediately after. Typically there are 2 practices a week and minimum of one game a week.  Half of the games are played away at surrounding towns while the remainder are played in the Long Hill School Gyms.  This is a rewarding program but also demanding.  All teams compete in the Jersey Basketball League, follow their rules, and games begin in December. 

NOTE:  Before accepting a position on a Travel Team, each player and their family should consider the time commitment that goes along with these teams.  Teams will typically practice 1-2 times per week, will have 1-2 games per week in season, usually two tournaments per season, and possibly post season games/practices if the team does well during their regular season.  Please make sure you and your child are comfortable with the time commitment before accepting a position on a team.  During practices, the players will learn plays that will be utilized in the games.  If a player routinely misses practices due to other commitments, they will probably not know the plays on the court in a game.  This can lead to frustration and may lead to less playing time for the player in games.  Please reach out to discuss any personal concerns for the Head Coach or contact the Recreation Dept. at 908.647.8000 x219.

---

Coaches:  Click HERE to view  the gym schedules 
Username: longhill123
Password: 123456
Note: Click on schedule, Sessions, and then click on "Book Sessions" — will show list for the week of what is going on in the gyms.

For more information regarding the try-out process and selection of coaches, please review the Travel Basketball Policies (Link is provided below.)

Long Hill Travel Basketball Policies, please click on the link above in the purple section.

Please note:  We participate in the Jersey Basketball League.  The league has its own set of policies which we must follow, and their policies will supercede any of ours in the event of a discrepancy.  Visit the Jersey Basketball League website (jbl-hoops.com) to review the league rules.

---

Please click here to view the Youth Sport Code of Conduct:  Youth Sport Code of Conduct  It is very important that everyone involved in the Travel Basketball Program--players, parents, coaches--read and adhere to this policy.

---

2015 Scott Andersen Tournament 7th Grade Girls Champions

 

2015 Scott Andersen Tournament 8th Grade Girls Champions

---

 

7th Grade Girls Team—Scott Andersen Tournament Champions, December 2014

---

Washing Your Travel Basketball Uniform

We ask that you follow the laundering instructions listed below to clean the travel basketball uniform: 

*Please turn uniform inside out before laundering.
*Hand wash or machine wash on gentle.
*Allow uniform to dry flat or on hanger.  Avoid the dryer.
*Do not use fabric softener.  Fabric softeners can react with the inks used in screen printing. 

Thank you.