Registration open 8/1/25 to 10/17/25

Late registration window 10/18/25 to 10/31/25 = additional $25 late fee applies
(not applicable to Hoop Stars program)

Hoop Stars registration open 8/1/25 to start of program in January or when max registration limit met.



NO REGISTRATIONS AFTER 10/31/25 WILL BE ACCEPTED
(not applicable to Hoop Stars program)

PLEASE REGISTER ON TIME PRIOR TO THE 10/17/25 DEADLINE TO AVOID THE LATE FEE!


Register early to give yourself more time to resell the mandatory fundraiser tickets

prior to the November Cash Bash event
(not applicable to Hoop Stars program)

Click here to review the Fundraisers Information page for details

ONLINE WEBSITE REGISTRATION AND PAYMENTS ONLY EFFECTIVE 2025-2026 BASKETBALL SEASON

There is no paper form available, cash and check payments not accepted





MANDATORY FUNDRAISER INCLUDED WITH ONLINE REGISTRATION

>Click here to review the Fundraisers Information page for details

> Payment installment plans available, except for fundraiser which is due upfront


It is optional for Travel players to also play on a Recreational team 

RINGGOLD YOUTH BASKETBALL PROGRAMS AND ELIGIBILITY

All Ringgold school district children in Kindergarten to 6th grades
Separate boys and girls divisions except Lil Ballers and Hoop Stars
Additional information on each can be found under the IMPORTANT REGULAR SEASON INFORMATION tab menu

• Kindergarten to 2nd grade
  
• Clinic - basketball foundations, basic skills, fun games and activities followed by
• weekly team games and practices
• uniform jersey provided
  
• Advanced 2nd graders are encouraged to either Tryout for a 3rd grade Travel team, or register instead for a 3rd grade team in the Recreational program for older kids
  • What does advanced mean? Advanced in this situation simply means your child can generally do more on the basketball court than their friends. It DOES NOT mean they are the best dribbler, shooter, rebounder, defender, etc.

• Kindergarten to 6th grade
• no games
• weekly practices
• basketball foundations, basic skills, fun games and activities
• program t-shirt provided

• 3rd to 6th grade
• recreational league participation
• regular season game schedule
• Academy sessions - basketball foundations, basic skills, fun games and activities followed by
• weekly team games and practices
  
• uniform jersey provided

• Tryouts mandatory
• 3rd to 6th grade
• travel league participation
• regular season game schedule
• weekly team games and practices
• complete uniform kit provided - jersey and shorts
  

The online registration process includes a mandatory fundraiser ticket

(Lil Ballers, Recreational, & Travel)

Every registered player, except Hoop Stars, will receive 3 tickets immediately following their individual registration. Ticket pickup dates will be announced. The tickets must be paid for upfront with registration, however parents get their fundraiser tickets money back as they sell the tickets on their own. Parents keep the fundraising money collected from the tickets they resell.

Player parents have the option to put the registration amount due on a payment installment plan, or pay in full upfront. The fundraiser tickets however must be paid in full upfront during the online registration process. There is no installment plan option for the fundraiser tickets.

REGISTER EARLY TO HAVE MORE TIME TO RESELL THE TICKETS BEFORE THE 11/8/25 FUNDRAISER EVENT

PARENT VOLUNTEER GHOST CHECK - Recreational and Lil Baller players only

> Recreational player parents also must turn-in a volunteer ghost check before being rostered to a team. One $100 parent
volunteer ghost check per player required, up to two max per family.

> This is not deposited unless you do not fulfill the 2-hour parent volunteer time commitment by the end of the season. The ghost check is simply securely filed, saved aside until the end of the season. Parents of registered Recreational and Lil baller players who do not volunteer at any point, will have their parent volunteer ghost check/cash deposited after the season ends.

> Make sure ghost check(s) are payable to Ringgold Youth Basketball, include the player's name(s), and signed.

> Mandatory parent volunteer time commitment required is a total of *2-hours on Saturday Recreational league game days in January and February. 
*2-hours for each registered Recreational player, up to 4 hours max per family if more than one child participates.
The parent volunteer ghost check is returned after fulfilling the 2-hour parent volunteer time commitment
*2-hour volunteer time commitment can be completed in a single day, or 1-hour blocks multiple game days.

> more details can be found here

Parent volunteer ghost checks are accepted in-person at the parent meetings in September and October, and other select dates TBD.