Preliminary Calendar for the 2024-25 Basketball Season
October 6 – November 24, 2024: Pre-Season Fall Sundays
October 6 – November 24, 2024: Fall Champions Special Needs Program
November 15, 2024: Registration for Youth Winter League Begins
January 4/5 – March 29/30, 2025: Winter League Team Play Ages 7 – 18
January 5 – March 30, 2025: Winter Champions Special Needs Program
*February 18 – 20, 2025: Presidents Week Mini-Camp
*April 6 – June 8, 2025: Spring Sundays
*April 6 – June 8, 2025: Spring Champions Special Needs Program
*April 15 – 18, 2025: Spring Break Mini-Camp
* Note: Dates subject to change
OVERVIEW OF PROGRAMS
Boys and girls ages 7 – 18 who attend public, private, parochial or charter schools are welcome to participate.
*Winter League Recreational Team Play: Games and practices are scheduled Saturdays or Sundays from January through March in Upper West Side public school gyms. Boys and girls divisions consist of age/grade groupings; the youngest players’ group is coed.
*Fall Pre-season Program: A six to eight- week coed program for players who want to learn the game, get ready for school tryouts, improve their skills or just have fun! Sundays in October and November.
*Spring Sundays: Following winter league team play. A coed program from April to early June. Instruction, scrimmaging and positive vibes!
*Presidents Week and Spring Break Mini-Camps: Three or four- day coed programs scheduled during public school breaks. (Follows the public school calendar). Full days of instruction, games and contests. For ages 7 – 13.
*Special Needs: We are developing a new program for players with cognitive and other developmental challenges. Details will follow.
Registration Options
- Online registration is available through our LeagueApps system.
- If you choose to register by mail, please download our Mail-in Registration form.
Mail or Drop off form and payment payable to:
Safe Haven West Side Basketball League
c/o Copy Experts, Box 257, at 2424 Broadway (89th Street), New York, NY 10024.