Southern Elite Sports, in conjunction with Legistix Solutions, welcomes you to the Summer Youth basketball restart program sponsored by the City of Panama City. Games and practices will be held at Covenant Christian School. Each player will receive a game shirt and medals for first & second. Most divisions will have a playoff and an all-star game at the end of the season. Please read the information and important dates below. We look forward to seeing the kids on the court.

AGE DIVISIONS, RULES, RIM SIZES: 7U: Plays on 8 foot rims, no press. Each player must play 2 quarters.

9U: Plays on 9 foot rims, no press. Each player must play one quarter.

11U & 13U: Plays on 10 foot rims, press last 2 minutes of half. Each player must play 1 quarter.

15U: Plays on 10 foot rims, no press restriction. Each player must play 1 quarter. **Players age as of 7/1/20 will determine which league a child plays in. League programmers have the right to move players up per request or move a player down based on ability.

GYM: Covenant Christian School 2350 Frankford Ave. Games will be full court on the main court for all age divisions while practices will be half court on a main goal. Referees and scorekeepers for all league and playoff games.   

COVID19: We are in a new era of sports and safety is a primary concern. SES and Legistix will follow the most current guidelines for social distancing and safety based on the Governor’s guidelines for the state of Florida. We will be wiping down the balls between each practice session and game, follow social distance protocols for seating of fans, and offer sanitizing products at point of entry for players and guests. Basketball is a high energy activity and we will not mandate our referees, scorekeepers, players or coaches to wear masks. We understand these are unique times, but we will implement all necessary protocols and will maintain social distancing guidelines for fans watching the game.

DATES: Registration re- opens Sept 26th 2020: Registration closes Oct 5th 2020:      

Oct 5th Practices start. ( 4-6 practices before league starts) 

Oct 21st games begin            

IN GENERAL: **Volunteer coaches are needed. Please sign up or contact Brent or Chris to volunteer. **All leagues are co-ed and open to all players at all skill levels. **11U and up divisions are graded as “semi-competitive” leagues. Each player must play one uninterrupted quarter. Press will be allowed for the last 2 minutes of each half in 11U and 13U leagues. 15U will be high school rules and allow full court press all game. **Coaches will be limited to five player requests per team. **All players that have not requested a team will be assigned to a team at the discretion of the league operators and will maintain a fair balance of talent for all teams. **Sportsmanship is MANDATORY for fans, coaches, and players. SES and Legistix Solutions reserve the right to remove a fan, coach, or player for unruly behavior, verbal abuse, bad language, fighting, or poor sportsmanship. Teams can be assessed a technical foul if fan behavior is abusive to our referees, players, and coaches. Please practice sportsmanship and coaches please set the example for players. **Medals and/or trophies will be awarded to the 1st & 2nd team in each division. **Please thank your coaches for volunteering. We can not run leagues without these great mentors. **Team photo week will be scheduled during the 2nd or 3rd week of the season.

FOR MORE INFORMATION: Brent Dillard, League Director SES Sports:        [email protected]  850-814-3281                            Chris Pfahl, League Director Legistix Solutions:       [email protected]                                                                                   850-338-4578