6th Girls hoist a trophy
Piedmont Basketball Foundation’s MVP teams have been providing challenging and expanding hoops experiences for our kids for many years. Whether the young players go on to AAU and high school stardom or simply enjoy discovering basketball beyond the East Bay Hills, our MVP program has proven to be a fun experience for players and parents alike.
The MVP leagues are very well-organized and run leagues for teams throughout the East Bay. The league season is 8 games from March 20 – May 16, with typically one but sometimes two games per weekend. All games are at one of 4 gyms within 30 minutes of Piedmont in Walnut Creek, Pleasant Hill and Martinez. (See the Gyms page for maps and directions.)
The top 4 teams in each division qualify for a single elimination playoff on the weekend of May 22-23. Therefore a successful team could have up to 10 games.
Teams range from upper level CYO teams through school teams to some of the best AAU teams in the region, including the MVP Flight Elite teams. To accomodate the various levels of play, there are up to 3 divisions in each grade: Competitive, Power and Flight in increasing levels. Piedmont teams typically compete in the Competitive divisions, although several have been in the Power division and won championships there. PBBF can help coaches determine the appropriate level for their team.
The referees in MVP are all high school qualified refs, and generally the quality of the officiating is of high quality.
MVP has a few modifications to normal basketball rules to keep the game moving and complete all games in only one hour. To reduce the game administrative burden, personal fouls are not tracked, leaving referees the discretion to disqualify egregious hackers. Interestingly enough, there are not many of these.
PBBF MVP teams typically have two practices a week in late afternoon or evening for an hour-and-a-half each. Gym time for practices is hard to get in Piedmont in February and early March, so practice times vary in the early season. In April and May, regular weekly practice times are available, making it much easier on the players and parents.
Coaches are most often volunteer parents or Piedmont community members, including high school players. If no qualified parent volunteer coaches are available, PBBF can assist in finding a qualified coach, in which case the coach will be paid by an additional cost.
Key dates for Spring MVP 2010 are:
- Online Player Registration on this website Jan 15-Feb 15
- Coaches and Team Managers Meeting, early February
- Tryouts in February (watch for schedule on this website)
- Practices begin late February
- Rosters due to MVP by February 28
- First league games March 20th
Let us know what questions you have by e-mailing info@piedmont-hoops.net, or by clicking on the title of this Post then adding a Comment below.
