LOCAL YOUTH LEAGUES
Local Leagues will be highly focused on skill development and participation. The underlying philosophy is that learning to do things right will ultimately produce right results. We want kids to learn to perform skills properly. We also want to give every kid an opportunity to test their skills in competition. Participation in these league will be open to as many kids as we can reasonably accomodate regardless of skill, athletic ability or experience. All kids who sign up (within the age and registration limits for each league) will be placed on a team and will play during gametime. To promise completely equal playing time across the board is not realistic. However, each participant will be given the opportunity to play. Local leagues usually have a minimum playing time requirement for all players. The basic expectation is that kids faithfully attend practices, work at improving skills which will help their team and keep a good attitude.
Team rosters will be structured to minimize the number of players who will be "on the bench", but large enough to account for subs, injury, emergency, illness etc. The "athletic" goal of our youth leagues is give kids a sound understanding of the fundamentals of each sport. The emphasis will be on learning proper technique and strategy over just winning in the short term. Local Leagues should be a testing ground for kids to see if they have skills or affinity for a particular sport. If we can all just relax and recognize the role of these leagues, we will all be better off and won't stress out so much about the scores of these games. Understanding the purpose of these leagues will help the athletes, coaches and parents keep these leagues and games in perspective. As our seasons and leagues progress, please keep in mind the stated goals for our leagues and let the kids have fun!
C3 Sports Leagues
Volleyball Leagues
Basketball Leagues
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For More Information Contact:
C3 Sports
200 Ellis Place
State College, PA 16801
Phone: 272-0629
e-mail: sports@cccsc.org