FAQs

• Online (starting September 1^st): shepnazbasketball.org/register
• In-Person by appointment only: Contact Mike at mtaylor@shepnaz.org

This depends on the grade level of your player.

• Kidergarten-2^nd Grade: $110 per player (new Upward jersey included in the registration fee)
• 3^rd/4^th Grade Girls and 3^rd Grade boys: $110 per player (new Upward jersey included in the registration fee)
• 4^th Grade Boys, 5^th/6^th Grade Girls, 5^th/6^th Grade Boys, 7^th/8^th Grade and High School: $135 per player ($10 discount for using a ShepNaz jersey—blue and yellow reversible)

The cost for cheering leading is $110. 

• There are 10 spots for 10 Kindergarteners cheerleaders for the Kindergarten basketball games that are at 8:00am on Saturday mornings starting in January 2024
• There are 10 spots for 10 either 1st or 2nd grade cheerleaders for the 1st/2nd Grade Girl’s basketball games that are at 9:00am on Saturday mornings starting in January 2024
• There are 10 spots for 10 either 1st or 2nd grade cheerleaders for the 1st Grade Boy’s basketball games that are at 10:00am on Saturday mornings starting in January 2024
• There are 10 spots for 10 either 1st or 2nd grade cheerleaders for the 2nd Grade Boy’s basketball games that are at 11:00am on Saturday mornings starting in January 2024
• There are 10 spots for 10 either 3rd or 4th grade cheerleaders for the 3rd/4th Grade Girl’s basketball games that are at 12:00pm on Saturday mornings starting in January 2024
• There are 10 spots for 10 either 3rd or 4th grade cheerleaders for the 3rd Grade Boy’s basketball games that are at 1:00pm on Saturday mornings starting in January 2024

This depends on the grade level of your player/cheerleader.

Practice Schedules:

Practice for all leagues will start the week of November 27th:

• Kindergarten—both basketball and cheerleading—Mondays from 6:15pm-7:15pm
•  1st/2nd Grade Girls—both basketball and cheerleading—Tuesdays from 6:15pm-7:15pm
• 1st Grade Boys—both basketball and cheerleading—Fridays from 6:15pm-7:15pm
• 2nd Grade Boys—both basketball and cheerleading—Fridays from 7:15pm-8:15pm
• 3rd/4th Grade Girls
• Basketball will practice on Mondays or Tuesdays from 7:15pm-8:15pm
• Cheerleading will practice on Mondays from 7:15pm-8:15pm
• 3rd Grade Boys (Basketball will practice on Thursdays from 6:15pm-7:15pm or 7:15pm-8:15pm. Cheerleading will practice on Thursdays from 6:15pm-7:15pm)
• 4th Grade Boys—Thursdays from 6:15pm-7:15pm or 7:15pm-8:15pm (practices will then change to Saturday mornings from 8:30am-9:30am or 9:30am-10:30am once games start in January 2024—notate the change of practice times from last season)
• 5th/6th Grade Girls—Mondays from 6:15pm-7:15pm or 7:15pm-8:15pm
• 5th/6th Grade Boys—Tuesdays from 6:15pm-7:15pm or 7:15pm-8:15pm or 8:15-9:15pm (rotation)
• 7th/8th Grade—Mondays, Tuesdays or Thursdays from 8:15pm-9:15pm
• High School—Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays or Fridays from 9:15pm-10:15pm

NOTE!  There are NO PRACTICES the week of  December 25th.  

This means that there will be 5 practices for each team before the first game. 

• Kindergarten—both basketball and cheerleading—Saturdays at 8:00am
• 1st/2nd Grade Girls—both basketball and cheerleading—Saturdays at 9:00am
• 1st Grade Boys—both basketball and cheerleading—Saturdays at 10:00am
• 2nd Grade Boys—both basketball and cheerleading—Saturdays at 11:00am
• 3rd/4th Grade Girls—Saturdays at 12:00pm (please notate the change of time for this league) 
• 3rd Grade Boys—Saturdays at 1:00pm (please notate the change of time for this league)
• 4th Grade Boys—Thursdays at 6:15pm or 7:15pm
• 5th/6th Grade Girls—Saturdays at 11:00am or 12:00pm
• 5th/6th Grade Boys—Fridays at 6:15pm, 7:15pm or 8:15pm 
• 7th/8th Grade—Saturdays at 5:00pm. 6:00pm or 7:00pm
• High School—Saturdays at 1:00pm, 2:00pm, 3:00pm, or 4:00pm

This depends on the grade level of your player.

Kidergarten-2nd Grade

As we continue our partnership with Upward Sports, a new system allows us to run the players through an evaluation process and enter each player’s evaluation score into a data-base that will divide the teams equally, based on skills, to provide healthy competition.

3rd/4th Grade Girls and 3rd Grade boys

Teams are randomly put together.

4th Grade Boys, 5th/6th Grade Girls, 5th/6th Grade Boys, 7th/8th Grade and High School

All registered players are run through an assessment with all the coaches in attendance.  

After the assessment, the players are dismissed, and the coaches enter “The Draft Room” and draft their teams.  

All registered players that did not attend the assessment will be assessed by the coaches/ShepNaz Basketball personnel and ranked based on athleticism/skill level.  

After the drafting of the players that attended the assessment is complete, the list of ranked registered players will be used in completing the draft.  

Lastly, any player that coaches/ShepNaz Basketball personnel do not know, their names will be put “in a hat” and blindly drawn and assigned to the team with the next pick.  

Coaches (both Head Coaches and Assistant Coaches) kids are automatically placed on that coach’s team starting with the 3rd round pick…this process MAY change.

This depends on the grade level of your player.

Kindergarten-2nd Grade

Register your player and encourage others to do so as well!

Mark your calendar! PLEASE BE SURE TO ATTEND ONE OF THE SESSIONS LISTED BELOW

November 11th (11:00am-3:00pm)

(Last names A-L from 11a-1:00p and Last names M-Z from 1:00p-3:00p) or 

November 13th (6:00pm-8:00pm)

(Last names A-L from 6p-7p and Last names M-Z from 7p-8p)

Bring your player to Shepherd Church anytime between the hours listed above to have them run through the evaluation process.  We are estimating that once in the gym it should take between 15-20 minutes for a player to complete the evaluation but be prepared that it may take longer.  This will also be a time to size your player for a jersey.  

3rd/4th Grade Girls and 3rd Grade boys

Register your player and encourage others to do so as well!

4th Grade Boys, 5th/6th Grade Girls, 5th/6th Grade Boys, 7th/8th Grade and High School

Register your player and encourage others to do so as well!

Mark your calendar to attend the assessment!

November 18th

4th Grade Boys—8:00am in the FLC

5th/6th Grade Girls—8:00am in the CC

5th/6th Grade Boys—10:00am in the FLC

7th/8th Grade—10:00am in the CC

High School—12:00pm in the FLC

These times are the starting times of the assessment, please arrive 15-20 minutes early to get checked in for your assessment.  This is not a registration time!

This depends on the grade level of your player.

Kindergarten-2nd Grade

Register your player and encourage others to do so as well!

Mark your calendar! PLEASE BE SURE TO ATTEND ONE OF THE SESSIONS LISTED BELOW

November 11th (11:00am-3:00pm)
(Last names A-L from 11a-1:00p and Last names M-Z from 1:00p-3:00p) or 
November 13th (6:00pm-8:00pm)
(Last names A-L from 6p-7p and Last names M-Z from 7p-8p)

Bring your player to Shepherd Church anytime between the hours listed above to have them run through the evaluation process.  We are estimating that once in the gym it should take between 15-20 minutes for a player to complete the evaluation but be prepared that it may take longer.  This will also be a time to size your player for a jersey.

3rd/4th Grade Girls and 3rd Grade boys

Register your player and encourage others to do so as well!

4th Grade Boys, 5th/6th Grade Girls, 5th/6th Grade Boys, 7th/8th Grade and High School

Register your player and encourage others to do so as well!

Mark your calendar to attend the assessment!

November 18th
4th Grade Boys—8:00am in the FLC
5th/6th Grade Girls—8:00am in the CC
5th/6th Grade Boys—10:00am in the FLC
7th/8th Grade—10:00am in the CC
High School—12:00pm in the FLC

These times are the starting times of the assessment, please arrive 15-20 minutes early to get checked in for your assessment.  

This is not a registration time!

All players should hear from their coach no later than November 26th as practices start the week of November 27th.

NOTE!  If you have not heard from your coach by Sunday, November 26th, please be sure to contact me ASAP!

Mike Taylor
mtaylor@shepnaz.org
614-471-3368 ext 106