Dec. 18th, 2023

HOLIDAY MINI-CAMPS!

Hosted by Uptown Basketball Academy

at the new GVCO Community Center

• 1st/2nd grade boys and girls 

“Learning To Ball” series: A series of 3 mini camps will focus on the basic fundamentals of basketball. If your little Hoopster needs to better understand the rules and work on dribbling, passing and shooting, this is an outstanding opportunity to get better. 

9:00am-10:30am - Tue (12/26), Wed (12/27), Thu (12/28) 

• 3rd/4th grade boys and girls 

“Skills & Drills” series: A series of 3 mini camps will focus on trying to refine some of the basic skills needed to improve a player's ability on the court. This camp will include further development of passing, dribbling, and shooting skills, as well court positioning to better utilize these skills. 

10:45am-12:15pm - Tue (12/26), Wed (12/27), Thu (12/28) 

• 5th/6th grade boys and girls 

“Nothing But Net” series: A series of 3 mini camps will focus on shooting and scoring the basketball. Proper form and positioning will be the focus, to better refine the player’s ability to put the ball in the basket. 

12:30pm-2:00pm - Tue (12/26), Wed (12/27), Thu (12/28) 

Each session is $35 or attend all three for $100

Register now as space is limited

GVBL Rec League News

It's official...everyone brought their A game for our week 5 games this past weekend! The Boys 5th/6th Knicks were able to secure two wins this past weekend, defeating both the Raptors and the Hornets. Their hard work this weekend earned them a top spot in the standings with an undefeated 4-0 record.

The Boys 5th/6th Cavs may not have won two games this weekend, however; they are also holding onto a 4-0 record and putting some extra pressure on the Knicks to keep up their streak. As we work our way towards the midway part of the season, the Girls 3rd/4th grade division is beginning to take shape, as to who are the teams rising to the top of the standings. The Pacer ETF Gators notched another win to help them keep pace in the division. Julieann Bradbard scored 12 points and Caroline Wirt scored 6 points, to lead the Gators over the Ostroff Godshall Wildcats.

The Tigers, Bulldogs and Berkshire Asset Management Sooners are also atop the standings in the early part of the season. In our Boys 3rd/4th division, the Hawkeyes and the Cornhuskers are also tied with a 3-0 record. Lots of tough competition going on in GVBL; we love to see all the commitment and intensity from each division!

JR HOOPSTERS IS LESS THAN A MONTH AWAY FROM TIPPING OFF!

Beginning January 6th, there will be 75 Kindergarten & Pre-K Jr Hoopsters starting their basketball careers! Our Jr Hoopsters program is once again sold out. We appreciate the patience from all those families and kids who are chomping at the bit to get the season started! There will be 3 sessions each Saturday afternoon for 6 weeks. All Jr Hoopsters sessions will be held at the new GVCO Community Center. 

Submit your pictures to basketball@gvco.org for your chance to be featured in the Around the Rim Newsletter, on the website, GVBL Facebook or GVBL Instagram!

The GVBL App

• Rosters
• The latest schedules and scores
• Team standings for gr. 3-12
• Playoff info for gr. 3-12

GVBL 2023-24 Winter League Division Coordinators

Tournament Team News

It was a great opening ICBA weekend for the D2 29ers. The team won their first game against WRA on Friday, 56-48.  Dylan Gustafson had a breakout performance, leading the team with 21 points, and Blake Sacchetta scored his first points of the ICBA season. On Saturday, the 29ers took on Whitemarsh. The game was intense and the 29ers walked away with a 45-34 victory.  Tyler Dixon scored his first buckets as a 29er and James McCollum led scoring with 20 points. The entire team contributed with some great assists to our post players and tough defense. The 29ers take an early first place lead in the division and look forward to a big match up at Penn Valley on Thursday. Go 29ers!

The Boys 6th grade team is 2-0 in ICBA.

Sunday morning pitted the two GVBL teams against each other. This game came down to the wire with Team 1 winning as Team 2 had the ball rim out on a buzzer beating shot and moving on to the second round. 

Unfortunately, Team 1 lost to the eventual tournament champion Hood Enriched. This was the first tournament action for the 4th Grade Tournament Team and they certainly showed why they belong on the Tournament team. 

Great Valley High School Basketball

Thank you

THANK YOU TO OUR LOCAL CORPORATE & BUSINESS SPONSORS OF OUR 2022-2023 GVBL WINTER LEAGUE

Once again, we have had tremendous local support for what we are trying to accomplish with our GVBL winter rec league. Without this assistance, there would be a financial shortfall for equipment, administration and facilities rental. GVBL would like to thank all those who have stepped up to support GVBL. In addition, as always please try and support these local businesses throughout the year, shopping and doing business right here at home.

More GVCO News

GVCO Banner Sponsorship

Your company's or organization's banner will hang for one whole year in the brand new GVCO Community Center. Download and complete a Banner Sponsorship Form. Questions can be directed to sponsorship@GVCO.org

Financing the New GVCO Community Center

It's time for everyone in our Great Valley community to GIVE BACK. The community's support over the past six years has been tremendous [Donor List (11/30/23) ]. Let's finish what we started, paying off the debt and moving forward with the next phase of the project. To do this, the support must continue and be more broad based.

We are asking for help from the entire Great Valley private, public and business community.

Ways You can Give

For further details on the project, how you can make a significant financial impact or information with regard to Naming Rights for the complex and areas throughout the project, please reach out to Keith Walsh at execdirector@gvco.org



Where We Started...

Read and see more construction progress.

Rendering of the 1st Phase of the

GVCO Community Center.

See the vision of our new Great Valley Community Center when all phases are finished. Find out some of what we plan to offer at a fully completed complex.

Thank you Winter GVBL Sponsors

www.BarrowIns.com

GVCO Sponsor Spotlight

Incyte.com

Incyte Corporation is a global biopharmaceutical company passionate about finding solutions for serious unmet medical needs and a commitment to fostering a culture of philanthropy and community involvement. Incyte, headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, and Switzerland, not only seeks to make a difference through innovations in medicine but also endeavors to positively impact the communities it serves.

GVCO appreciates Incyte and its employees' partnership and contribution to our community. Through the Incyte Involved program, the company supports its employees' charitable efforts by matching gifts to eligible organizations, which has been beneficial in helping GVCO's programs and our new facility.



We are grateful to Incyte for their support and would like to thank them and their employees for partnering with us. The Great Valley Community Organization values the partnership with Incyte, which signifies a shared commitment to community welfare and development.

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