Team Placement
How do you decide where to place athletes?
Teams are organized based on grade and school. When there are not enough athletes from one school, schools may be combined to form a full team. When there are multiple teams for a school, we try to balance the teams based on prior experience.
Siblings in the same division will be placed on the same team.
When/where are practices?
Grades 3 - 12 practice during the week between the hours of 5:00 pm - 9:30 pm. Once a team is assigned a practice slot, the team will practice on the same day(s) and time(s) each week for the entire season, with the exception of cancellations due to school events. Kindergarten – 1st grade are a Sunday only program starting at 12:30pm. 2nd grade is a Saturday only program.
NCPRD utilizes school district & park district gyms. We try to host team practices at gyms East or West of I-205, respective to their school’s location. Game locations vary, but they are usually a mix of east/west locations. The practice day and location is dependent on your team’s volunteer coach.
When is the game schedule available?
Game schedules are available early January and are online at ncprdsports.com. Registered families will receive an email notification when schedules are posted.
Once available, we encourage families to subscribe to the schedule.
When do we find out which team our athlete was placed on?
Families will be notified of team placement information approximately 2 weeks before the start of practices. 3rd-8th Grade: week of Dec. 16; Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd grade and High School: week of Dec. 23.
Can I request a team/coach/athlete?
For Kindergarten - 8th grade, we are unable to accommodate requests for coaches, other athletes, and other placement requests. Siblings in the same division will be placed on the same team.
At the high school level only, athletes can request a coach or another athlete. High School teams will compete in one of three divisions to balance competition levels:
Bronze - Teams comprised mainly of freshmen.
Upper Division: Silver - Teams comprised mainly of sophomores or juniors.
Upper Division: Gold - Teams comprised of seniors and/or players who have been on High School JV or Varsity team.