How to Join a City Recreational Basketball Team
Playing in a city recreational league can be a fun way to get exercise, socialize with friends and improve your athletic skills. Joining a city recreational basketball team allows one to get involved in the city, meet new people and can even result in managerial experience. Joining a city recreational basketball league is simple if you have the right tools.
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Instructions
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Gettng the Information
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Call the city's recreational department to find out when the next league starts and when all of the paperwork needs to be completed. Most cities have the paperwork completed a few weeks before the start of the new season.
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Decide if you want to join a pre-existing team or create your own team.
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Contact the head of the league if you want to join a pre-existing team. You will be placed with any of the teams that want to add you to their roster; if none of the teams add you, then you cannot play.
Creating Your Own Team
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Pick up the paperwork. You can usually go down to the city office or the site of the league and pick up the paperwork, or the office can fax or email the paperwork to you.
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Read the paperwork and make sure that you note any important due dates, rules, regulations and payment options.
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Call all of your friends and ask them if they want to join your team. It is recommended that you get seven to nine players on your roster to account for people being sick, going on vacation or backing out at the last minute.
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Collect the fees. Once you have your team established, start collecting fees.
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Turn in all of the paperwork with player's signatures and the fees. Normally, there is a portion of the fees that is due at the time that you sign the team up, and then the rest of the fees are paid every game to the referees directly.
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Tips & Warnings
Playing on your own team is more rewarding than playing on a pre-existing team because you can build your team and surround yourself with friends, so you can socialize and play basketball at the same time.
Being a manager of your own team can be stressful and can put a dent in your wallet if you do not have reliable players, so make sure that you have the time and patience to work with each of your players and their needs.
