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Lincoln Park league

The Lincoln Park League is the in town league for the P.A.L. Basketball program.

The breakdown for the leagues is as follows (all leagues are subject to possible change depending upon signups and grouping of ages in order to keep the skill levels as close as possible):

Boys Program

3rd Grade League - The 2006-2007 Third Grade Basketball Program is the first level of competitive basketball for the boys in Lincoln Park. The early part of the season will be dedicated to team and league practices, including basketball fundamentals, drills, running and court basics and knowledge. Each team will get over ten hours of critical practice time to hone each players skill level before the season's games begin. To ensure that all of the boys get the most out of the program, teams will get additional practice time based on schedule when the games start. This provides coaches with the ability to improve individual players' skills and work on facets of the game that become apparent during the season.

Competitive games will begin the second week of January, with each team playing 12 regular season games before the playoffs. Every boy in uniform will play in every game, with the roster sizes set to ensure maximum playing time for every player. Games occur on Thursday evenings at the Lincoln Park Middle School gymnasium, and Saturday mornings at the P.A.L. Building. With twelve games during the season and plenty of practice time, it is the goal of the Lincoln Park P.A.L. Basketball Program and the volunteer Coaches to instill a sense of individual accomplishment, fair play, team commitment and focus on improvement in this all-important age group.

The program head is Bill Cassidy.

4th – 5th Grade League – It is anticipated this will be the largest league for the program with an expected 6 teams. All players not in the championship game receive medals. Teams usually play twice per week either Tuesdays or Thursdays and a Saturday day game. The children combine educational basketball with an approximate 13 game schedule.

The program head is Jack Gibbons.

6th-8th Grade Program – This level has four teams in the league with occasional games against Immaculate Heart of Mary School in Wayne (non league games). The boys play approximately 13 games.
The games are scheduled on either Thursdays or Fridays with a Saturday game. The season culminates with a championship game. The runner-ups and the champions both receive trophies.

Greg Suter is the division head.

 Girls Program

3rd – 4th Grade League – It is anticipated this level will have 3-4 teams. The children combine educational basketball with an approximate 13 game schedule.
The season culminates with a championship game; the champions and runner-ups both get trophies. All participants in this league not in the championship game receive medals.
Teams usually play twice per week, either Monday or Fridays and a Saturday day game.

The program head is Tracy Tkac

5th – 8th Grade League – it is anticipated this level will have 4-5 teams. The children combine educational basketball with an approximate 13 game schedule.
The season culminates with a championship game; the champions and runner-ups both get trophies.  In addition this level has games scheduled against Immaculate Heart of Mary School from Wayne.
Teams usually play twice per week, either Wednesdays or Fridays and a Saturday day game.

The program head is Harry Schwartz