November 25th, 2024

GVBL Rec League News

It is week 2 of regular season games! After an exciting opening week of action, it's time to see which teams will build momentum and step up as the season's standout players. Let's keep the energy high and the competition friendly!

Standings will be kept for divisions 3rd/4th and up. Check the GVBL app to stay updated on how your team is doing!

GVBL Thanksgiving

Let's give thanks for those moms and dads who coach year in and year out!

1st/2nd Grade Boys

3/4 Grade

Boys:

• The Badgers and the Hawkeyes faced off on Friday night, giving the Badgers their first win of the season! The Badgers played tough and finished the game with a score of 42-20.

Girls:

• The Tigers had another impressive game against the Gators, now having the most wins in the division so far this season! Their record is now 3-0, will a team step up and defeat them?

Any concerns or mistakes to report, please email: basketball@gvco.org

5/6 Grade

Boys:

• Saturday's game of Pistons v. Nets was a close one! Final score 39-35.

Girls:

• The Sting are in 1st place with a record of 3-0. The Dream eked out a close win over the Mystics with a final score of 24-22.

7/8 Grade Boys

Boys:

• It was a close game this weekend between the Jazz and the Mavs. The Jazz eked out a win with a final score was 51-48

Kindergarten Division

Our brand new division of Kindergarteners is going great so far! The boys and girls are getting introduced to the real game of basketball and learning the fundamentals of the sport.

Picture of the week!

A great moment of a coach and his team coming together and ready to play a tough game!

Email your game photos to basketball@gvco.org to get featured on social media or our newsletter!

The 29ers D2 team held practice this week and started preparing for their first King of the Court tournament game, scheduled for Dec. 7 v Roslyn.

The 5th Grade Girls and the Paoli Wildcats had a fun Friday night scrimmage. 

GVBL players and fans watched the Mighty Macs take on Keystone College and get signed roster cards. GVBL-ers got to see the Macs who came to Summer girls basketball call camp this past July.

Registration is about to close! If you would like to play, sign up right now! Tentatively, an open gym at GVMS will be held on December 9th with the season starting on Dec. 16th.

• Teams have only games and no practices
• All players will receive a GVBL jersey
• Games are played at locations within Great Valley School Dist.
• Paid officials referee each game
• There is a single elimination playoff tournament at the end of the season in early March

Registration for Jr. Hoopsters has filled and is closed.

Jr Hoopsters will be held on these early Sunday afternoons:

·    December 8th,15th & 22nd

·    January 5th,12th &19th 

Details for game times and courts at our new GVCO Community Center are still being worked out. Look for another Constant Contact newsletter the week of November 25th.

Players should come in gym shorts and sneakers. Coaches will hand out GVBL jerseys at the first session. The only other things they need are a smile and a desire to learn how to play basketball!

All of this will also be available on the News & Updates in the Rec Basketball section of the website. 

The holidays are coming....

Hoodies, t-shirts, pullovers, polo shirts, full zips and shorts. Need gift ideas? Orders will be delivered to your address in 7-10 days.

HS Girls First Scrimmage: Tues, November 26th @GVHS against Upper Merion!

GVMS Girls 8th grade roster

GVMS Girls 7th grade roster

GVCO Community Center Complex Expands

Did you notice the new outdoor basketball/pickleball courts just being finished up at the new GVCO Community Center complex? The court space behind the facility has become a reality through a generous contribution from Pacer ETFs, a local financial services firm. Pacer ETFs has stepped up, as another major corporate contributor to the Great Valley Community Organization, helping GVCO bring a world class community center to Great Valley and the region.

Read more...

GVCO Community Programming

Head over to GVCO on Black Friday for pickleball. No need to sign up - just come! Questions? Contact pickleball@gvco.org.

GVCO Weekday Morning Pickleball

Open Play on Tues. & Thurs.

·    Time: 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM

·    Drop-in Fee: $10 in cash

·    Please add yourself to Team Reach for open play so other players can see who will be attending.

Weekday Hours:

·    Use the group code of GVCOPB to find available times in the Team Reach app.

·    $32 for 1.5 hours of court time per group - i.e. if there are 4 people in the group, it'd be $8 each

·    Reservations require a minimum of 4 consecutive weeks and payment by 1 person from the group

·    Payment for 4 weeks is $128 = 4 x $32

·    Week to week reservations will not be accepted

·    Ideally, payment is by check sent to or dropped off at GVCO.

·    Contact Pickleball@gvco.org to reserve court time

Reserving a Court:

·    Use the group code of GVCOPB to find available times in the Team Reach app.

·    Please send an email to pickleball@gvco.org to make reservations.

·    Check the GVCO Community Calendar to find additional open times.

Courts are unavailable on weekends in Nov., Dec. and Jan.

Caring Hands

• The Winter Coat Drives have begun at the GV Elementary schools. Charlestown’s drive is ending soon while KDM and Gen. Wayne's have just begun. 
• Donations of child and adult-sized lightly used and recently cleaned winter coats are accepted.
• The coats will be distributed to local families in need through the Devereux Foundation. 

For 30 years, Home of the Sparrow has been helping helps single women, mothers, and their children facing homelessness secure housing and achieve long-term stability. GVCO is collecting household cleaning and personal care items to support this wonderful cause.

Drop off donations at GVCO through December 8th.

Tell us what you think! Email us @ basketball@gvco.org

Badminton

Badminton Information

At GVCO this summer, Philadelphia Badminton taught the skills and basics of the sport through games and activities.

If your child is interested in playing badminton, Philadelphia Badminton will be holding drills clinics at GVCO on Monday nights from 5:30-7:30PM.

Email Coaching@PhiladelphiaBadminton.com

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

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 (10/31/24) ].

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!

Where we started...and how we grew

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.

Rendering of the 1st Phase of the

GVCO Community Center

Ways You Can Give

THIS WEEK'S SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT

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SHOUTOUT TO OUR SPONSORS

As always, we 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.

GVCO is a 501(c)(3) organization