2025 Girls Baseball is looking for volunteers for the Girls Basketball Committee. Contact Katina @ girlsbasketball@baaonline.org

BAA Girls Basketball Program Overview:

The Bloomington Athletic Association delivers fun, affordable, and safe youth sports experiences fueled by our passionate volunteers. Our Girls’ Basketball program provides kids from grades K—8th grade with the opportunity to develop sportsmanship, teamwork, and motor skills while having fun in a family-friendly atmosphere. The program also includes Boys in the Mite Program, grades K—2.

Volunteers:

Volunteers are needed for our basketball program as coaches, assistant coaches, scorekeepers, and more. We expect that all families volunteer in some way in our program. Indicate in signups if you want to coach; we will train all coaches! See the Contacts section toward the bottom of the page for open volunteer positions and job descriptions.

COACHING: As always, we are entirely dependent on you as parents to help make this sport the best it can be by volunteering your time as a head coach, assistant coach, scorekeeper, or referee. The Mites level is called a Basket Coach, and there is an Instructor to teach fundamental skills. What better way to be involved with your children than to be a part of their team during the season? Without you, we cannot run this program!

Basket Coach Job Description | Instructor Job Description | BAA Coaching Job Description

Programs offered: Girls’ K–8th grades and Boys’ K–2nd grades, see program information below for more details.

Program	Who
Mites Basketball Camps K - 2	Boys & Girls Grades K - 2
MINI SEASON (girls only)	Cubs: Grades: 3 - 4 +2nd graders who have been through the Mites BB Camp. Juniors: Grades 5 & 6 Bantams: Grades 7 & 8
South Metro Girls Recreational Basketball League (SMGRBL) (girls only, experienced players recommended)	Cubs: Grades: 3 - 4 Juniors: Grades 5 & 6 Bantams: Grades 7 & 8

Mites Level Basketball Camps

K – 2nd Grade Boys and Girls

REGISTRATION CLOSES ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25

BAA Girls Basketball runs an 8-session basketball skills camp for all kids in grades K-2nd grades. Girls who have participated in this camp previously are encouraged to play the BAA Mini-Mites season. See below for program details. No friend requests will be accepted. We need to have 4 Instructors and 16 Basket Coaches to run this program. Please sign up today to help coach this program!

Age Group	Grades: K - 2nd, boys and girls (2nd grade girls who have done this program already are encouraged to play Mini-Season). Limited to 128 players due to gym space, once the program is full you can join the waiting list.
Experience	When the players arrive, they gather into groups with their Basket Coaches. The Instructor in their gym calls the players and basket coaches to the middle of the gym and presents a fundamental drill. After that, the Basket Coach takes the group to their basket and works on the lesson for 5 - 10 minutes. As the groups are learning, the instructor walks around to see if they need any help. This is a program of building fundamentals, no games or scrimmages are played. The process continues for 60 minutes.
Game Fundamentals	Athletes will be focused on 60 minutes of drill instruction, basic skill development, and FUN competition focused on passing, dribbling, shooting, layups, etc. Our emphasis at this level is to prepare the Bloomington youth ready to go to higher levels of 5 on 5 plays. There are not games or scrimmages in this program, it is learning and skill-building. After the first couple of weeks, we will work toward having scrimmages as the season progresses for the last 15-20 minutes of the session.
Where	Bloomington Public Schools Elementary Gyms
Season Dates	October 21 - November 21
Days & Times	Tuesday \| Friday 6:15 pm arrival 6:30 – 7:30 pm 60-minute sessions
Equipment	Tennis shoes (clean and dry), water bottle, and gym shorts. BAA provides a t-shirt for each player. Coaches will have basketballs for the team to use.
Registration \| Fees	$120.00 For financial assistance, please complete this form BEFORE registering and obtain a code from the GBB Commissioner: Financial Assistance Form 2025

Mini-Season Basketball

3rd – 8th Grades + experienced 2nd graders

REGISTRATION CLOSES ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15

The BAA Girls Basketball Mini-Season is a recreational league that is for all players, new and experienced alike. This league is open to 2nd graders who have played basketball with another organization or have been through our mites basketball camp last year. The season is short, running around eight sessions. No standings will be kept, and no end-of-season tournament will be held. If you are considering playing South Metro and have no prior experience, this league is highly recommended for you!

Age Group	Grades: 2 - 8
Experience	To teach children the fundamental skills of basketball, including: passing, dribbling, shooting, layups, and teamwork.
Game Fundamentals	The season will have a 30 minute practice followed by a scrimmage each night. Equal rotation rule applies.
Where	Bloomington Public Schools.
Season Dates	October 6th - November 24th (NO games on Halloween)
Days of Week	CUBS (2-4th grades): Monday \| Thursday - Start times: 6:15 pm JUNIORS (5 & 6th grades): Tuesday & Friday - Start times: 6:00 pm, 6:15 pm, or 7:30 pm (if necessary, we do not want to schedule this level this late). BANTAMS (7 & 8th grades): Monday & Thursday - Start times: 7:30 pm.
Equipment	Tennis shoes and gym shorts BAA provides a t-shirt for each player Coaches will have basketballs for the team to use
Registration \| Fees	$120 For financial assistance, please complete this form BEFORE registering and obtain a code from the GBB Commissioner: Financial Assistance Form 2025

South Metro Girls Basketball

girls grades 3 – 8

REGISTRATION CLOSES ON THURSDAY, October 31

BAA Girls Basketball Grades 3 – 8 participate in a recreational league for Girls Basketball called the South Metro Girls Basketball Program. These programs have recreational-level teams that have the same values of equal playing time and behavior expectation as the BAA Girls Basketball. This season runs from January to March. This is a competitive league where scores and standings are recorded. There will be an end-of-season tournament on Saturday, March 7th. See below for program details (days of week, etc). This program is not for new players. Scholarships are very limited, and volunteer hours may be required.

South Metro – Cubs Girls Basketball – 3rd & 4th Grades

Age Group	Grades: 3 - 4, with some pre-approved and experienced 2nd graders
Experience	To teach children the fundamental skills of basketball, including: passing, dribbling, shooting, layups, and teamwork.
Game Fundamentals	The game has 8 segments of 4 minutes, with running time the first 3 minutes, and stop time the last minute. Equal rotation rule applies.
Where	Practices: Bloomington Public Schools Games: Bloomington, possibly also in Lakeville, Burnsville, or Prior Lake.
Season Dates	Player Evaluations are Thursday, November 6th Practices 2ce per week from December 1 - December 19, we will try to schedule a couple practices over winter break if there are gyms available. In January move to practices 1ce per week. Games begin on January 6 The season concludes in the tournament on March 7.
Days of Week	Practices: Monday \| Thursday Start times: 6:15 pm or possibly 7:30 pm Games: Saturdays mornings or afternoons. When games begin, practice will be one day of the week with games on Saturdays (due to gym openings, we may have an occasional game on another day).
Equipment	BAA provides a jersey for each player for game use; it is returned at the end of the season Tennis shoes and gym shorts. Coaches will have basketballs for the team to use.
Registration \| Fees	$165.00 For financial assistance, please complete this form BEFORE registering and obtain a code from the GBB Commissioner: Financial Assistance Form 2025. LIMITED Financial Assistance and volunteer hours may be required with this league.

South Metro – Juniors Girls Basketball – 5th & 6th Grades

Age Group	Grades: 5 - 6
Experience	To teach children the fundamental skills of basketball, including: passing, dribbling, shooting, layups, and teamwork.
Game Fundamentals	The game has 8 segments of 4 minutes, with running time in the first 3 minutes, and stop time in the last minute. Equal rotation rule applies.
Where	Practices: Bloomington Public Schools Games: Bloomington, Lakeville, Burnsville, or Prior Lake.
Season Dates	Player Evaluations: Thursday, November 6th Practices 2ce per week from December 1 - December 19, we will try to schedule a couple practices over winter break if there are gyms available. In January move to practices 1ce per week. Games begin on January 6 - tournament on March 7.
Days & Times	Practices: Tuesday \| Friday Start times: 7:30 pm or possibly 6:00 pm Games: Saturday with a potential for a Monday or Friday makeup day
Equipment	BAA provides a jersey for each player for game use; it is returned at the end of the season Tennis shoes and gym shorts. Coaches will have basketballs for the team to use.
Registration \| Fees	$165.00 For financial assistance, please complete this form BEFORE registering and obtain a code from the GBB Commissioner: Financial Assistance Form 2025. LIMITED Financial Assistance and volunteer hours may be required with this league.

South Metro – Bantams Girls Basketball – 7th & 8th Grades

Age Group	Grades: 7 - 8
Experience	Continue to develop the fundamental skills of basketball, including: passing, dribbling, shooting, layups, and teamwork. You can form your own team, but it is not necessary.
Games	The game has 8 segments with a 4-minute running time, and stops at the last minute of each segment. At this level, the girls play in the BAC (Burnsville), Lakeville North, and South league.
Where	Practices: Bloomington Public Schools Games: Bloomington, Lakeville, Burnsville, or Prior Lake
Season Dates	Player Evaluations are Thursday, November 6th Practices 2ce per week from December 1 - December 19, we will try to schedule a couple practices over winter break if there are gyms available. In January move to practices 1ce per week. Games begin on January 6 The season concludes in the tournament on March 7.
Days & Times	Practices: Monday \| Thursday Start times: 7:30 pm or 6:00 pm Games: Mondays, Fridays, and potentially Saturdays
Equipment	BAA provides a jersey for each player for game use; it is returned at the end of the seasonTennis shoes and gym shorts Coaches will have basketballs for the team to use
Registration \| Fees	$165.00 For financial assistance, please complete this form BEFORE registering and obtain a code from the GBB Commissioner: Financial Assistance Form 2025. LIMITED Financial Assistance and volunteer hours may be required with this league.

CONTACTS:

BAA Basketball- GIRLS Level Directors
Mites K - 2nd Grade (Co-Ed)	Samantha 'Sam' Memmen	smemmen06@gmail.com	952.412.8213
Cubs 3rd & 4th Grade	Amy Wonnell	akswonnell@gmail.com	952.567.4858
Juniors 5th & 6th Grade	OPEN	OPEN
Bantams 7th & 8th Grade	Deepak Chauhan	er.deepakchauhan@gmail.com	9259.822.1910

BAA Basketball- GIRLS Contacts
Commissioner - Basketball Girls	Katina Williams	girlsbasketball@baaonline.org	952.818.7308
Equipment Director	OPEN	girlsbasketballequipment@baaonline.org	Contact Sean at vpsports2@baaonline.org to volunteer.
Referee Coordinator	OPEN
Administration	Stephanie Nicholson	admin@baaonline.org	952.222.5162