The 2011 FFL season is complete.  Thank you to all the girls that particpated this year, it was a great season and we look forward to playing again next year.  If you have not received your photos, please contact Robin Bondhus at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 763-587-1209.

Season Length: 5-6 weekends with each community hosting Saturday league games.

Game Days & Number of Games: Saturday will be the game day. We will have 2 games for each team.

Number of Weekends: 5-6 weekends

Games Hosting: Each town will host two weekend events and assume the associated costs. These costs should be figured into your participation fee. Each town will be responsible for their own practice arrangements and costs. HOST TOWN can charge admission fees.

Teams: K - 2nd graders together, 3rd & 4th graders together, & 5th & 6th graders together.

Equal Teams: Applications should request player height & years playing league basketball. K- 2nd, no draft in house committee decides. 3rd & 4th, no draft in house committee decides. 5th & 6th, draft. 5th & 6th balance must exist. Meaning if eight 6th grade girls go out for basketball 4 should be on each team if two teams. If 4 teams it would be 2 per team. Coaches that have children that play do not have to draft their own children; they start with them on their roster. Coaches without daughters or children on a team draft first.

Evaluation: A town can decide to have an evaluation practice for 3rd & 4th and 5th & 6th to determine baseline ability. This is not a necessity but may assist in balancing the teams. All participants will be on a team.

Practices: Recommendations Due to limited court time one of the two practices could be half court practices. FFL is to focus on fundamentals and a team of 10-12 could hold one practice on half court. YOUTH BASKETBALL BOARDS SHOULD BALANCE PRACTICE TIME FOR EACH TEAM AND THE IN HOUSE COMMITTEE SHOULD SUBMIT THE PRACTICE TIME FORMS. Each town can handle the practices as it deems best. We need to remember that equal teams must have equal practice times and practice schedule balance.
K -  2nd grade, 1 hour per week.
3rd & 4th grade, 1 hour practice per week
5th & 6th grade, two 1 ½ hour practices

Coaches: K - 2nd and 3rd & 4th can have first year coaches. 5th & 6th grade teams must have a person that has coached before at elementary age level. BOARDS will provide equipment list and basic practice drill suggestion.

Travel Teams: This is a fundamental league and for learning and fun. The players will have the opportunity to participate in traveling teams and tryouts before the end of the FFL. Tryouts can be prior to the league ending, but the players should fulfill their GFFL team commitment. Becker & Big Lake have their traveling tryouts the last week of September or the first week of October. Becker has 4th, 5th & 6th travel and Big Lake has 5th & 6th. Zimmerman & Princeton are yet to be determined. Each town can handle this as they deem necessary, however this FFL is not meant to replace traveling teams.