URA Basketball is open to all Boys and Girls Grade K-12. 

URA Basketball is a recreational program – everyone makes a team, no one gets cut.

Registration for the Basketball program generally opens in August.  The season typical kicks off after Thanksgiving in late November. Games will start the first Saturday after Thanksgiving and will end in mid-March, weather permitting. The season breaks for all school observed holidays and spring break.

Players are grouped by Fall school grade.  Time commitment is typically 1 game per week and 1 practice per week.

Dependent on registration numbers,  we typically have the following divisions (PLEASE NOTE – Girls are welcomed to play in the Boys divisions if preferred):

• Co-Ed K, Pre1st,1 – Games Saturday Only, no weekday commitment
• Boys 2-3 – Games Saturday, practice 1x per week
• Boys 4-5 – Games Saturday, practice 1x per week
• Boys 6-7 – Games Saturday, practice 1x per week
• Boys 8-9 – Games Sunday, practice 1x per week
• Boys 10-12 – Games Sunday, no practices
• Girls 2-3 – Saturday Games, practice 1x per week
• Girls 4-5 – Saturday Games, practice 1x per week
• Girls 6th and up – Saturday or Sunday Games, practice 1x per week

URA Basketball utilizes youth referees for the Co-Ed and the Boys/Girls 2nd and 3rd grade divisions.  In all other divisions we utilize PIAA certified referees (same referees that are certified to officiate high school and college level basketball).  In the younger divisions, referees work hard to not just “call the game” but to instruct the players as to what they may have done.

Playing time

It is our intention at URA to support equal playing time for players.  Each division is given guidelines to handle substations during the game.  The substitution rules grid is listed below.

1. Each player must play two (2) FULL quarters (or the time equivalent). All players must sit out one (1) FULL quarter (unless you have six players or less). Penalty for not following this rule is forfeit of the game. 
2.  No one should play all 4 quarters (in part or in whole) until everyone plays 3 full quarters unless you have a rash of injuries.  Below is a table for your reference in regards to number of players in attendance and how many quarters they should play.  For example if you have 7 kids, 6 play 3 qtrs and 1 plays 2.
3. Time equivalents- coaches can utilize time equivalents to manage playing time.  For example, if each quarter is 10 min long, each player MUST playa total of 20 minutes.

		Number of Players in Attendance
	10	9	8	7	6	5
Play 4 Quarters	0	0	0	0	2	5
Play 3 Quarters	0	2	4	6	4
Play 2 Quarters	10	7	4	1

For a full listing of rules, feel free to click on the appropriate age group below
Grade K-1
Grade 2-3
Grade 4-5
Grade 6-7
Grade 8-9
Grade 10-12

URA will not accept any friend or carpool requests for Basketball. Basketball commissioners will reach out to you IF carpool/friend requests can be accommodated, but only at the younger age divisions if at all.  Our division commissioners have been volunteering for URA Basketball for many years and are well versed at putting rosters together.  The impossible goal of URA Basketball is to have each team go .500 during the season and therefore the directive is to spread talent evenly. Commissioners are also instructed to avoid coaching tandems where two strong players are attached to a team before a draft takes place.

If you need to cancel your registration, the URA Basketball refund policy is as follows:

• During the Registration Period: Refunds requested during this period will be subject to a $20 processing fee per player. The $3 service charge is non-refundable. Refund requests made after November 6, 2024, will NOT be honored.

• Medical Exceptions: A full refund will be provided if a child is medically unable to participate, provided the request is made before November 29, 2024, and is accompanied by a doctor’s note. The $3 service charge remains non-refundable. No refunds will be processed after this date, as games will have begun.

• High School Players: If you make the high school team and are unable to participate in URA, a full refund will be honored. The $3 service charge remains non-refundable.