Recreation basketball is a joint program with a neighboring town(s).  The goal of Recreation basketball is to teach players the fundamentals of the game as well as good sportsmanship. All players are guaranteed playing time. The Recreation program is open to all children in grades K through 12th living, or attending school, in Midland Park. The league runs from January through March. Teams will be contacted by their coach near the end of December with information about schedules.  T-shirts will be provided to players as their uniform.    

Coaching -  Each recreation team is in NEED of at least one volunteer parent to coach.  MPBA does not have the resources to coach teams.  A team can’t begin practices until a coach is in place.  In the event a team does not have a coach in place by the time practices are set to begin, MPBA reserves the right to disband the team, and will refund registration payments.  Contact MPBA for more information if you want to coach.

Grades 3 and up....   

Practices - Typically begin early January.  Schedule is based on coach and gym availability, and may or may not be set times/days per week.  Once the season starts, gym availability for practices is less frequent.

Games - Teams typically play a 10-12 game regular season, plus playoff games (if qualify).  It could be a team plays one or more games  per week.  Master schedules become available one week prior to start of the season.  Games are played week-nights  usually with start times between 6:00PM and 9:00PM. Weekend game start times vary usually between 1:00PM - 5:00PM.  Game start  times might change week to week, as it's mostly based on coach and gym availability.  

            
Kindergarten thru 2nd Grade.... 

Children participating in Kindergarten Clinic, or Instructional (1st and 2nd Grades) will be scheduled for Saturday Mornings.