Basketball Programs
2024-2025 MTL Basketball Program
MTL Elementary Boys & Girls Basketball (Grade 4/5):
Teams are composed of students from each West Orange Elementary School. All kids play.
Teams are announced in November after registration is complete.
Practices begin in December. Practices are weekday evenings. The specific practice schedule for each team will be determined based upon the volunteer coach's availability.
Games are held on Sunday afternoons (12pm - 6pm) from January through March.
The game schedule is subject to change based upon participation.
All coaching is volunteer. If you are interested in coaching, please indicate on the registration and fill out this coaches contact form.
MTL Basketball Winter 2024-25 Elementary School Registration
MTL Middle School Boys & Girls Basketball (Grades 6/7/8):
Teams are composed of students from Grades 6 thru 8. All kids play, but preseason evaluations are mandatory.
Teams are announced in November after our Middle School Draft.
Practices begin in December. Practices are weekday evenings. The specific practice schedule for each team will be determined based upon the volunteer coaches availability.
Games are held weekday evenings from January through March.
Girl's Games have traditionally been Monday/Wednesday 6pm - 9pm. Boy's Games have traditionally been Tuesdays/Thursday 6pm - 9pm.
The game schedule is subject to change based upon participation.
All coaching is volunteer. If you are interested in coaching, please indicate on the registration and fill out this coaches contact form.
Middle School Player Evaluations: For middle school players, we require an evaluation to properly create teams. Each player is only required to attend one evaluation session, which typically lasts 15-20 minutes. You can arrive anytime within the 6:30pm-8:30pm time slot on the following evaluation dates at Edison Middle School:
Edison Middle School
75 William St, West Orange NJ 07052
- October 17th - 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
- October 21st - 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
- October 29th - 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
- October 30th - 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
- November 4th - 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
MTL Basketball Winter 2024-25 Middle School Registration
Special Offer for West Orange Travel Team Members: Players who make the West Orange Travel Team and are interested in playing for MTL Basketball as well will receive a discount code directly from the West Orange Rec Dept. once they have made the team.
FAQ:
The season will officially start the week of Nov 25th. Once the season starts you will receive an introductory email from your coach with the practice schedule.
Q: I haven't heard anything since I registered my child. Did I miss a communication?
A: No you haven't missed anything. Registration is still open and teams have not been decided yet. Once the registration is closed and we start the season your coach will reach out to you.
Q: What days are practices?
A: Practices are generally between Monday-Thursday occurring 1-3 times a week. All of our coaches are volunteers so we can't mandate when or how many times they practice. If you have a conflict with one of the practice times/day, communicate with your coach as most are flexible.
Q: When are games?
A: The game schedule will be released mid December. For elementary boys/girls, games will be on Sundays. For middle school boys/girls, games will be during the week between Monday-Thursday.
Q: Is it possible to still register?
A: Yes! Registration is still open until November 4th. Once closed, no new participants will be allowed.
Q: Where are the practices?
A: Practices will be held in one of the elementary or middle schools in West Orange
Q: How do I sign up to be a volunteer coach?
A: When registering your child, there will be an option to select if you would like to coach. Also, please fill out this coaches contact form.
If you still have any other questions please call/text MTL Basketball Hotline (862) 348-0849
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