**2021 BAA Girls Basketball Key Dates**
End of Year Tournament Brackets
3rd & 4th Grade Brackets | 5th & 6th Grade Brackets
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 1st grade – 12th grade the opportunity to develop in the areas of sportsmanship, teamwork, and strengthening motor skills all while having fun in a family-friendly atmosphere. The program includes Boys in the Mini-Mite Program, grades 1 – 2.
Volunteers:
For our basketball program, volunteers are needed as coaches, assistant coaches, scorekeepers, and more. Check-in at sign-ups or register as a coach online today!
COACHING: As always, we are completely 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 Mini-Mites level is referred to as 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
BAA Tournaments and Playoffs:
BAA Playoffs and Tournaments are played for grades 3 – 12 with an opportunity to celebrate how the players and team made progress since the beginning of the season along with having some healthy competition. Parents/Guardians will be notified in advance on schedule, final playoff week information.
WHO: Girl’s K – 12th grades and Boys K – 2nd grades
| Level / Grades | Days of the Week |
| Mini-Mites K - 2 | T | Th (co-ed) |
| 3 - 4 | M | Th |
| 5 - 6 | M | Th |
| 7 - 12 | M | Th Sat - the possibility of some games |
Mini-Mites Level Basketball
Age Group K - 2nd grade boys and girls.
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 their group to their basket and work on the lesson for 5 - 10 minutes. As the groups are learning, the instructor walks around to see if they need any help.
The process continues until 7:25. The Basket Coach ensures that the players all get to their parents.
Game Fundamentals Athletes will be focused on 70 minutes of drill instruction, basic skill development, and FUN competition focused on passing, dribbling, shooting, layups, etc. Our emphasis at this level is to get the Bloomington youth ready to go to higher levels of 5 on 5 plays.
Where Bloomington Public Schools Elementary Gyms
Season Dates October 19 - November 16. A total of 8 sessions.
Days & Times Tuesday | Thursday.
6:15 pm – 7:25 pm 70-minute sessions.
Equipment Tennis shoes and gym shorts, BAA provides a t-shirt for each player. Basket Coaches will have basketballs for the team to use.
Registration | Fees $90.00
3rd – 4th Grade Basketball – Girls
Age Group To teach children the fundamental skills of basketball including passing, dribbling, shooting, layups, and teamwork are continued.
Experience To teach children the fundamental skills of basketball including passing, dribbling, shooting, layups, and teamwork are continued.
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 Bloomington Public Schools
Season Dates October 14 - December 18
Days & Times Monday | Thursday
Start times: 6:00 pm or 7:30 pm
Equipment Tennis shoes and gym shorts, BAA provides a t-shirt/jerseys for each player. Coaches will have basketballs for the team to use.
Registration | Fees $125
5th – 6th Grade Basketball – Girls
Age Group 5th - 6th grade
Experience To teach children the fundamental skills of basketball including passing, dribbling, shooting, layups, and teamwork are continued.
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 Bloomington Public Schools
Season Dates October 14 - December 18
Days & Times Monday | Thursday
Start times: 6:00 pm or 7:30 pm
Equipment Tennis shoes and gym shorts, BAA provides a t-shirt/jerseys for each player. Coaches will have basketballs for the team to use.
Registration | Fees $125
7th – 12th Grade Basketball – Girls
Age Group 7th - 12th grade
Experience Continue to develop the fundamental skills of basketball including passing, dribbling, shooting, layups, and teamwork are continued. You can form your own team but 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 Bloomington, Lakeville, or Burnsville
Season Dates Dates are TBD. Anticipate practice beginning November 15
Days & Times Days TBD
Start times: 6:00 pm or 7:30 pm
Equipment Tennis shoes and gym shorts, BAA provides a jersey for each player. Coaches will have basketballs for the team to use.
Registration | Fees $125
CONTACTS:
BAA Basketball- GIRLS Level Directors |
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| Mini-Mites 1st - 2nd Grade (Co-Ed) | Deb Suhsen | girlsbasketball@baaonline.org | 952.884.2401 |
| 3rd - 4th Grade | Katina Williams | katinawilliams2295@gmail.comkatinawilliams2295@gmail.com | 952.818.7308 |
| 5th - 6th Grade | OPEN CONTACT Deb if interested | OPEN | |
| 7th - 8th Grade | OPEN | OPEN | |
| 9th - 12th Grade | OPEN CONTACT Deb if interested | OPEN | |
BAA Basketball- GIRLS Contacts |
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| Commissioner - Basketball Girls | Deb Suhsen | girlsbasketball@baaonline.org | 952.884.2401 |
| Equipment Director | OPEN CONTACT Brad DeBo, VP Equipment, if interested | equipment@baaonline.org | |
| Referee Coordinator | Deb Suhsen | girlsbasketball@baaonline.org | 952.884.2401 |
| Administration | Stephanie Nicholson | admin@baaonline.org | 952.222.5162 |
Level Director Job Description | Equipment Director Job Description
Basketball Rules | Scoresheet | Rotation Sheet | Game Incident Form
BAA COVID19 Return to Play Policy | BAA COVID19 Exposure Policy
