St. Vincent de Paul Basketball

NOTE:  A separate online form must be completed for each child being registered.

PARENT ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:  The electronic parent signature required to complete this form indicates understanding of and agreement to the policies covering liability waivers, concussion information, insurance coverage, requirements for volunteers, and codes of conduct.  Parents are strongly encouraged to click here and review that information fully; the file will open in a window.  After reading the information, simply close the window and return to this registration form.

LEAGUE:  St. Vincent de Paul participates in the Parochial Athletic League, a league made up primarily of other Catholic elementary/junior high schools.

TRYOUTS AND TEAM NUMBERS:  Tryouts and evaluations for all grades will be held in late October/early November.  Team selections are determined by the basketball commissioners with input from non-parent tryout evaluators and team coaches.  Teams will have 8-12 players depending on the number of players registering.  Every player who registers by October 10th will be placed on a team.  We cannot guarantee a roster spot for those who register late.

PLAYER ELIGIBILITY:  This program is open to all boys and girls in the 3rd through 8th grades who are enrolled in the St. Vincent de Paul Religious Education or Five Day School programs.  Registered parishioners who attend home school are also eligible.

THIRD AND FOURTH GRADES:  The teams will be divided as evenly as possible across all registered players.  The PAL organization does not have competitive leagues in 3rd and 4th grades.  4th grade teams may be limited to one practice time per week due to gym availability.  3rd grade team practices cannot be assured but will be scheduled if space is available.

FIFTH, SIXTH, SEVENTH, AND EIGHTH GRADES:  The teams will be selected based on tryouts.  Boys' teams will be placed in the appropriate AAA, AA, A, or B leagues according to the number of teams and the team skill level.  PAL divisions for girls' teams vary yearly based on registration numbers, with competitive and recreational levels at minimum for each grade.  Placement of SVDP teams in girls' leagues will be determined based on registrations and review with coaches.

COMMITMENT TO AAA/AA (COMPETITIVE) TEAMS FOR 5th-8th GRADERS:  Players who are selected for the AAA/AA (competitive) teams need to make this team a primary sports commitment during the season.  Every player will be required to attend practices and games.  If your child is considering participating on another team during the basketball season (basketball, volleyball, soccer, baseball, softball, hockey, etc.), please keep in mind the commitment you have made to St. Vincent coaches and players.  The AAA/AA teams may participate in other basketball leagues and/or tournaments besides the Parochial Athletic League games.

GAMES:  Teams will play approximately eight to ten regular season games, starting in early December.  At the end of the regular season, the teams will play in the Parochial Athletic League's post-season single elimination tournament.  This tournament will end in mid- to late February.  Some teams may decide to participate in other tournaments throughout the season.

PRACTICES:  Teams will practice one to three times per week; coaches of each team make this decision working with the commissioner on scheduling.  Due to the total number of teams in our program, practices will be held at outside gyms as well as the SVdP gym.  Practices will begin in early November.  Practices will not interfere with religious education classes.

REGISTRATION DATES AND COST:  $75.00 per participant due by October 10.  After October 10, registrations will only be accepted if space is available and the fee will be $85.  Payment options and instructions will be found in sections that follow.  Fees must be paid prior to tryouts, and no refunds after tryouts.

COACHING REQUIREMENTS:  Parents indicating an interest in coaching must complete concussion awareness and safe environment training prior to the start of the season and provide evidence that training has been completed.  Information regarding registering for upcoming Safe Environment training sessions is available on the parish and school websites.

ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE DECLARATION:  Completion of the signature section below acknowledges that I/we have read, understand, and agree to the information and policies set forth for this sports activity.  I/we agree that by entering my/our names below, that I/we intend that my/our electronic signature(s) shall have the full legal force and effect as my/our written signature(s). 

Questions?  Refer to the St. Vincent de Paul Sports Handbook or contact Nate Broders (402-979-3164, nate@firstratetrading.com or Brad Burks (402-917-3558, bradleyburks@gmail.com).

Parents are encouraged to submit payment via our online option; doing so streamlines the registration process and ensures that all registrations and payments are processed in an accurate and timely manner.  A modest convenience fee ($1.50 for payments made by electronic check and $2.95 per $100 transaction amount for payments made by credit or debit card) is charged for online payments.

The Sports Commission understands that some parents may prefer to pay for registrations by check.

Please select the appropriate button below to be directed to a form submission/payment page in keeping with your preference.

If you are paying fees associated with this registration form online:

1.  Fees due for this registration are $75.00.

2.  Click on the Submit form now button below.  Your form data will be transferred to the appropriate SVDP Sports Commission personnel for processing.  You will be re-directed to SVDP's eFunds for Schools online payment portal.  If you already have an SVDP eFunds for Schools account, login as usual and select the appropriate registration fees for payment under the General tab.  If you do not have an SVDP eFunds for Schools account, you will need to create said account; once your account is created, you will be able to select the appropriate registration fees for payment.  If you are registering several children for one or more sports, you may combine fee payments for all children/sports into a single payment (thereby saving on convenience fee charges). Click here for more information on creating an eFunds for Schools online payment account.

3.  You will receive an email confirmation of your registration after submitting that registration.  Please review the information on that confirmation message; if anything was entered and submitted in error, contact Ray Bentzen (bentzenr@svdpomaha.org) with the corrections.  Please note that that confirmation email is not a receipt for payment; you must still log in to your eFunds account and process the payment for the amount due.

Registrations are not considered final until payment in full has been received.

If you are paying fees associated with this registration form by check:

1.  Fees due for this registration are $75.00.

2.  Click on the Submit form now button below.  Your form data will be transferred to the appropriate SVDP Sports Commission personnel for processing once payment has been received, and you will be re-directed to SVDP's eFunds for Schools online payment portal.  Because you are paying by check, you can exit your browser at this point.

3. You will receive an email confirmation of your registration after submitting that registration.  Please review the information on that confirmation message; if anything was entered and submitted in error, contact Ray Bentzen (bentzenr@svdpomaha.org) with the corrections.  Please note that that confirmation email is not a receipt for payment; you must still send a check to the school for the amount due.

4.  Print a copy of the email confirmation to accompany your payment by check. 

5.  Attach your check (payable to St. Vincent de Paul Athletics) to the copy of your registration form printed in Step 3 above and return to the school office in an envelope marked "SVDP Basketball."  If mailing your check, use 14330 Eagle Run Drive, Omaha, NE  68164 as the address. 

 

Registrations are not considered final until payment in full has been received.