It’s that time again when many youth basketball players and teams hit the courts of the Starkville Sportsplex for the Starkville Park and Recreation Youth Leagues.
The season begins not long after the calendar flips on January 5 and the anticipation is for another exciting season.
Starkville Park and Recreation athletic coordinator Coben Parker said the response has been “fairly the same as last year” with it being altered a little.
“It’s a little bit smaller in numbers, but we’ve had to fix some divisions to change some of the things we had last year, which cut down on the numbers in a couple of spots,” Parker said.
Registration has been completed and preparation for the season has begun with scheduled practices taking place already at the Starkville Sportsplex.
Parker likes the feedback being received from players and coaches so far.
“I’ve had a few coaches that stay in touch regularly and have gotten some practices in,” Parker said. “It seems like the coaches this go around are taking it pretty serious.”
This is the first year that Parker has been involved in recreation in Starkville but is ready to see how the basketball league progresses.
“Basketball is kind of my favorite one,” Parker said.
SPRD adult basketball registration is now open with an early bird discount available through January 3.
For more information, contact SPRD at 662-323-2294 or visit www.starkvilleparks.org.