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Show YOUTH BASKETBALL SIGN-UPS DEC. 10 Registration for the Youth Basketball Association (YBA) will be Thursday Dec. 10 from 6-9 p.m. at the Vernal Junior High cafeteria. The registration fee is $15. The program is open to all boys and girls in the 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th grades. Everyone who signs up will be able to play there are no eliminations. The YBA program was developed by the YMCA and the NBA Players Association and is sponsored locally by the Community School Program. It has been very successful in teaching kids the skills in basketball. The emphasis is on enjoying the game and developing positive attitudes not just winning. win-ning. This will be the second season for the YBA program in Vernal. Every child signing up will receive a YBA uniform shirt and a player's manual; all equipment and gym will be provided. The kids will be divided into teams according to age and school. There will be one night of practice per week and the games will be played on Saturday mornings at the junior high. The games will begin in January. Parent volunteers and high school students will be the coaches for the teams. We would like to encourage everyone (male or female) who would like to be a coach to please contact me at 789-5562 789-5562 or Winslow Weber 789-0363 as soon as possible. The program is run by volunteers and we , need all your help and support, Mary Contreras said. Don't forget to have your children bring the registration forms with them when they register Dec. 10. They should be bringing them home from school. Parents must accompany their children to register. We hope to have a lot of participation in YBA this year, and we hope that all the kids enjoy playing. Miss Contreras said. For more information, please call Mary Contreras Con-treras 789-5562 or 789-1232; 789-1232; or Gary Weight 789-0363. |