Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources
Sports - Youth House Basketball
The Department of Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Resources (PRCR) offers a recreational house league basketball program for youth in grades 1-12.
Saturday Morning Instructional Program Grades 1-2
Online Registration: Registration opens November 2, 2009. Register here.
Fees: $75 through November 16, 2009. $90 on or after November 17.
Additional Information: All sessions are held at the TJ Community Center, 3501 South 2nd Street. T-shirt pick-up and a parents' meeting will be November 23rd from 6:30 - 8:30 PM at the Thomas Jefferson School Theatre and the coaches meeting will be December 1 at the TJ Community Center Gym from 6:30-8:30pm. The first practice is December 5. Grade 1 teams will play 8:30 - 10:30am; Grade 2 teams will play 10:30am - 12:30pm. The program is limited to the first 440 registrants.
Practice and Game Schedule: The league plays on Saturdays only. The first two weeks are clinics which will be held the entire two hour period. After that teams will have two weeks of one hour practices during their grade's allotted time frame. The last four weeks will be guided games. There will be no practices/games on January 16th or February 13th. The program will end on February 20th, with a make-up date of February 27th if needed.
League Commissioner: Jen Groner, 703-228-1809
3rd Grade Developmental League
Online Registration: Begins October 1, 2009. Register here.
Walk-Up Registration: Tuesday, October 6 and Thursday, October 8, 6 PM - 8 PM at the Arlington Sports Office, 3700 S. Four Mile Run Drive
Fees: $80 through October 13. $95 on or after October 14, 2009.
Practice: Practice will begin no earlier than the week of November 9. Players will be notified by their coach prior to the first practice. Teams generally practice once per week for 90 minutes until the winter holiday break. Beginning in January teams will practice one hour per week through the end of the season.
Game Schedule: Game play begins on January 8, 2010, with one game possible on December 11. All Games will be played on Friday evenings. No standings will be kept and there is no post-season tournament.
Team Selection: Players are placed on teams based on their elementary school district. Any returning players on 2008-09 rosters who wish to remain on last year's team are given priority on 2009-10 rosters until 8:00 PM on Tuesday, October 13, 2009. This is a no-cut program. All players will be placed on a team. Players rostered on Arlington Travel Basketball are eligible to participate in the Arlington House League Program. However, each of the house teams will be limited to a maximum of one (1) such player.
League Commissioner: Marta Cahill, 703-228-1818
4th Grade League
Online Registration: Begins October 1, 2009. Register here.
Walk-Up Registration: Tuesday, October 6 and Thursday, October 8, 6 PM - 8 PM at the Arlington Sports Office, 3700 S. Four Mile Run Drive
Fees: $85 through October 13. $100 on or after October 14, 2009.
Practice: Practice will begin no earlier than the week of November 9. Players will be notified by their coach prior to the first practice. Teams generally practice once per week for 90 minutes until the winter holiday break. Beginning in January teams will practice one hour per week through the end of the season.
Game Schedule: Game play begins in January 2010. Games will be played on seven consecutive Saturdays and three Mondays or three Fridays. Three short per-season "seeding" games will be played on one weekend day in December. The season will conclude with post-season playoffs.
Team Selection: Players are placed on teams based on their elementary school district. Any returning players on 2008-09 rosters who wish to remain on last year's team are given priority on 2009-10 rosters until 8:00 PM on Tuesday, October 13, 2009. This is a no-cut program. All players will be placed on a team, primarily based on their elementary school district. Players rostered on Arlington Travel Basketball are eligible to participate in the Arlington House League Program. However, each of the house teams will be limited to a maximum of one (1) such player.
League Commissioner: Ed Robinson, 703-228-1808
5th Grade League
Online Registration: Begins October 1, 2009. Register here.
Walk-Up Registration: Tuesday, October 6 and Thursday, October 8, 6 PM - 8 PM at the Arlington Sports Office, 3700 S. Four Mile Run Drive
Fees: $85 through October 13. $100 on or after October 14, 2009.
Practice: Practice will begin no earlier than the week of November 9. Players will be notified by their coach prior to the first practice. Teams generally practice once per week for 90 minutes until the winter holiday break. Beginning in January teams will practice one hour per week through the end of the season.
Game Schedule: Game play begins in January 2010. Games will be played on seven consecutive Saturdays and three Mondays or three Fridays. Three short per-season "seeding" games will be played on one weekend day in December. The season will conclude with post-season playoffs.
Team Selection: Players are placed on teams based on their elementary school district. Any returning players on 2008-09 rosters who wish to remain on last year's team are given priority on 2009-10 rosters until 8:00 PM on Tuesday, October 13, 2009. This is a no-cut program. All players will be placed on a team, primarily based on their elementary school district. Players rostered on Arlington Travel Basketball are eligible to participate in the Arlington House League Program. However, each of the house teams will be limited to a maximum of one (1) such player.
League Commissioner: Ed Robinson, 703-228-1808
6th Grade League
Online Registration: Begins October 1, 2009. Register here.
Walk-Up Registration: Tuesday, October 6 and Thursday, October 8, 6 PM - 8 PM at the Arlington Sports Office, 3700 S. Four Mile Run Drive
Fees: $90 through October 13. $105 on or after October 14, 2009.
Practice: Practice will begin no earlier than the week of November 9. Players will be notified by their coach prior to the first practice. Teams generally practice once per week for 90 minutes until the winter holiday break. Beginning in January teams will practice one hour per week through the end of the season.
Game Schedule: Game play begins in January 2010. Games will be played primarily on Saturday and Sunday with a few weeknight games possible.
Team Selection: Any returning players on 2008-09 rosters who wish to remain on last year's team are given priority on 2009-10 rosters until 8:00 PM on Tuesday, October 13, 2009. This is a no-cut program. All players will be placed on a team. Players rostered on Arlington Travel Basketball are eligible to participate in the Arlington House League Program. However, each of the house teams will be limited to a maximum of one (1) such player.
League Commissioner: Ed Robinson, 703-228-1808
7th-8th Grade League
Online Registration: Begins October 1, 2009. Register here.
Walk-Up Registration: Tuesday, October 6 and Thursday, October 8, 6 PM - 8 PM at the Arlington Sports Office, 3700 S. Four Mile Run Drive
Fees: $90 through October 13. $105 on or after October 14, 2009.
Practice: Practice will begin no earlier than the week of November 9. Players will be notified by their coach prior to the first practice. Teams generally practice once per week for 90 minutes until the winter holiday break. Beginning in January teams will practice one hour per week through the end of the season.
Game Schedule: League game play begins January 9, 2010. Pre-season "bracket" games (to determine division placement) will be played December 5,6, 12 and/or 13. There will be post-season playoffs. There will be a single-elimination post-season playoffs. Games will be played primarily on Saturday and Sunday with a few weeknight games possible.
Team Selection: Any returning players on 2008-09 rosters who wish to remain on last year's team are given priority on 2009-10 rosters until 8:00 PM on Tuesday, October 13, 2009. This is a no-cut program. All players will be placed on a team. Players rostered on Arlington Travel Basketball are eligible to participate in the Arlington House League Program. However, each of the house teams will be limited to a maximum of one (1) such player.
League Commissioner: Marta Cahill, 703-228-1818
9th-10th Grade League
Online Registration: Begins November 16, 2009. Register here.
Walk-Up Registration: Tuesday, November 17 and Thursday, November 19 from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM at the Arlington Sports Office, 3700 S. Four Mile Run Drive
Fees: $100 through November 30. $115 on or after December 1.
Practice: Practice will begin no later than the first week in January. Players will be notified by their coach prior to the first practice. Teams will practice one night per week through the end of the season. The majority of practices will be held in the later weeknight time slots and on weekends.
Game Schedule: Game play begins January 10, 2010. Games will be played primarily on Saturday and Sunday with some weeknight games.
Team Selection: Any returning players on 2008-09 rosters who wish to remain on last year's team are given priority on 2009-10 rosters until 8:00 PM on Monday, November 30, 2009. This is a no-cut program. All players will be placed on a team. Players rostered on Arlington Travel Basketball, Arlington High School, or Private High School team are eligible to participate in the the Arlington House League Program. However, each of the house teams will be limited to a maximum of one (1) such player.
League Commissioner: Eric Legg, 703-228-1835
11th-12th Grade
Online Registration: Begins November 16, 2009. Register here.
Walk-Up Registration: Tuesday, November 17 and Thursday, November 19 from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM at the Arlington Sports Office, 3700 S. Four Mile Run Drive
Fees: $100 through November 30. $115 on or after December 1.
Practice: Practice will begin no later than the first week in January. Players will be notified by their coach prior to the first practice. Teams will practice one night per week through the end of the season. The majority of practices will be held in the later weeknight time slots and on weekends.
Game Schedule: Game play begins January 10, 2010. Games will be played primarily on Saturday and Sunday with some weeknight games.
Team Selection: Any returning players on 2008-09 rosters who wish to remain on last year's team are given priority on 2009-10 rosters until 8:00 PM on Monday, November 30, 2009. This is a no-cut program. All players will be placed on a team. Players rostered on Arlington Travel Basketball, Arlington High School, or Private High School team are eligible to participate in the the Arlington House League Program. However, each of the house teams will be limited to a maximum of one (1) such player.
League Commissioner: Eric Legg, 703-228-1835
