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5th-8th Grade (Middle School) Program Info

This program is for new and experienced players and promotes sportsmanship and a love for the game. 

REGISTRATION is completed on-line during the sign-up period.

The Season runs from October through February. See top button for program dates.

Ball Size:  All girls and 5th & 6th grade boys will use a 28.5 ball.  7th grade boys will move to a 29.5 men's regulation size ball along with 8th grade boys. The basket height is 10 ft (regulation height) for all grades 5-8.

Team Formation is by a draft process and no friend requests will be honored for car-pooling or any other reason. There will be 4 separate leagues for 5th - 8th grade boys and 2 combined leagues of 5th & 6th  and 7th & 8th grade for girls.  Click HERE for the OMGBA Draft Procedure.  

Practices are provided by each team's home association.  OMGBA practices will be held on weekday evenings between 5:30pm & 10:00pm. There will be 1 or 2 practices per week depending on gym availability.  OMGBA practice schedules will be uploaded to the TEAM PAGE calendars once completed each month.

Games are played on Saturdays. There will also be opportunities to play in a Brooklyn Park Tournament, an OMGBA Mid-Season Tournament, an End-of-Season Tournament, the Rec State Tournament and an All-Star Game (OMGBA Teams Only).  Teams will play games against other teams in the Northwest Metro Area including Champlin Park, Brooklyn Park, Rogers, Armstrong and more.  Click on the button below for game schedules and the tab in the left margin for tournament information.

TOURNAMENT INFORMATION & BRACKETS

If you have further questions regarding this program please contact the Junior High Commissioner at jrhighcommissioner@omgba.net.

Parents: We are in need of volunteers to help out at tournaments. Please contact the Jr. High Commissioner for details at jrhighcommissioner@omgba.net.

While every effort is taken to ensure correctness, this is subject to change without notice.