Youth Sports

  1. Basketball
  2. Baseball
  3. Football & Cheer
  4. Girls Softball
  5. Soccer
  6. Swimming & Diving
  7. Volleyball

2023-2024 SEASON: 

GENERAL INFORMATION

The City of Madison Parks and Recreation Department invite boys and girls between the ages of 5-18 (k-12th grade) to join one of the most exciting sports that Madison has to offer.

Registration Fees

  • 5 and 6 years old - $75.00  - uniform, 6-10 practices, 4 game season, trophy
  • 7 - 18 years old - $150.00 – uniform, practice shirt, practice time, 10 games, postseason tournament  

Registration Information

Registration is closed and teams are finalized for the 2023-2024 youth basketball season.


Practices

  • Practices for the 7U - 18U will begin in early November and the 5 &6 year olds will begin in December. 
  • Practices will be held throughout the week with the exception of Sunday.
  • Practices will be held for 1 hour on ½ court.
  • Dublin activities will begin at 5:30pm while the elementary school activities will begin at 6:30pm.
  • If playing at the middle schools or high schools, times will vary as we will work around the school basketball games/activities throughout the season.
  • Before the game season begins, each team should have at least 2 practices each week.
  • Coaches will have the opportunity to schedule additional practices if court time is available.
  • All practices are held at Dublin Park, and/or at the Madison City Schools.
  • Developmental League (5 & 6 Year Olds) will begin in December and will end close to spring break. Detailed schedule will be sent to the players once we determine the number of teams in each league.

Regular Season Games

  • Games are played throughout the week with the exception of Wednesdays and Sundays from November - February.
  • All games are played in the Madison area at Dublin Park or the Madison City Schools.
  • 7U-10U - once the game season begins, each team will have at least 2 activities per week. This may be 1 practice, 1 game or 2 games. 
  • 12U-18U teams may be scheduled 2 -3 games per week due to the short time frame of the season for these older age groups. Coaches will have an opportunity to schedule additional practices during the week as well.
  • DBL (5 & 6 Year Olds) Game Season will begin in February 
  • Since we are very dependent on the school gymnasiums, game times will vary as we will work around the school activities throughout the season.
  • Games will be scheduled every 60 minutes to help with the flow of spectators/participants entering and exiting the facilities.
  • Tournament Play - Tournament play for our 14U & 18U league will be the beginning of January with the 14U & 18U followed by the 7U - 12U towards the end of January. Tournament should be complete by mid to late February for 7U -12U. There will not be a tournament for the 5 & 6 year olds.

Coaching Information for Head Coach and Assistant Coach:

  • A detailed email to the coaches will be sent during the week of October 1st
  • All coaching requirements will be online to complete at your leisure.
  • League scheduler will NOT schedule practices and/or games around coach or player conflicts this season. 

Online Requirements for Coaches:

Coaching Registration


COVID-19 GUIDELINES:

  • Due to COVID-19, rescheduling of activities may not occur due to the timing or court time we have during the season.
  • Parents will be required to inform the child’s coach and MPRD by phone, email or text should any member of the household be tested for COVID-19.
  • Individuals with a positive test should inform any close contacts that they may have been exposed.
  • Anyone within the household who is diagnosed with a positive test result or having symptoms of COVID-19 will not be allowed to attend any practices or games for 5 days without symptoms and 3 days of fever free without the use of fever reducing medication.
  • We will continue to monitor the situation and will keep everyone updated as needed.