Registration for Ocoee youth basketball now open

From now until May 3, children from 5-15 can sign up for the league at the Jim Beech Recreation Center.

By Sam Albuquerque
| 7:14 p.m. March 27, 2024

Sports
Youth Sports

Registration for the upcoming season of the City of Ocoee youth basketball league at the Jim Beech Recreation Center is now open until May 3, with practices starting the week of May 20.

The league is for children ages 5-15, and games will be on Fridays and Saturdays from June 8 to July 20. It will cost $65 for Ocoee residents and $75 for non-Ocoee residents.

Prior to practices beginning, players will participate in a skill assessment April 27 (6U, 8U and 15U) and May 4 (10U and 12U).

For more information on the league, call (407) 905-3180 or email [email protected].

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Sam Albuquerque

A native of João Pessoa, Brazil, Sam Albuquerque moved in 1997 to Central Florida as a kid. After earning a communications degree in 2016 from the University of Central Florida, he started his career covering sports as a producer for a local radio station, ESPN 580 Orlando. He went on to earn a master’s degree in editorial journalism from Northwestern University, before moving to South Carolina to cover local sports for the USA Today Network’s Spartanburg Herald-Journal. When he’s not working, you can find him spending time with his lovely wife, Sarah, newborn son, Noah, and dog named Skulí.