Welcome to the 2021/2022 Waxhaw Basketball Season! We are working towards having out season this year! We're also looking forward to a season filled with fun, learning, and competition.

Here are a few notes regarding registration:

• We offer basketball programs for boys ages 5-15 and girls ages 6-13.
• Registrations are CLOSED
• There will be two practices per week, while schools are in session, at one of the local area schools, starting the 15th of November.
• Practice days, times, and locations will be determined by gym and coach availability. 
• There will be 8 regular season games (starting at the beginning of December) and at least one end of season tournament game per team. The season runs through February. 
• The registration fee is currently $225, but covers the costs for uniforms, gyms, refs, insurance, etc. 

         ($10 per player will go into replacing the Western Union side backboards)

In order to ensure a good competitive balance we are not honoring requests for specific coaches and/or teammates. 

We will try to filling a maximum of eight teams per division and will not open more teams until coaches volunteer.

Become a Sponsor of Waxhaw Basketball

We are seeking Sponsors of Waxhaw Basketball for the 2021/2022 Season. We offer multiple levels of sponsorship to be involved with our sport and help us offset some of our costs while giving our players the best experience we can each season. We are a Once-per-Year sport but we have costs that continue throughout the year. Your support helps us tremendously! We thank you. 

WAXHAW BASKETBALL: COVID GUIDELINES FOR 2021-22 SEASON

Our highest priority remains the safety and well-being of our athletes during basketball activities. These suggestions are developed based on the recommendation of the CDC and the NC Health and Human Services. As the only indoor sport for Waxhaw Athletic Association, we should do our best to limit the spread of any potential contagion.

As a member of the Union County Basketball Committee, Waxhaw Basketball will join its partners in recognizing UCPS guidelines.

Currently, MASKS ARE NOT REQUIRED but STRONGLY RECOMMENDED

Please see the Union County Department of Health recommendations for indoor gatherings and NC DHHS' designation  of children (ages 5 - 11), since they are not able to be vaccinated, as a higher risk group. 

"The CDC recommends that people wear masks in public settings, like on public and mass transportation, at events and gatherings, and anywhere they will be around other people. Growing evidence shows that cloth face coverings or masks, when worn consistently, can decrease the spread of COVID-19, especially among people who are not yet showing symptoms of the virus."

"Union County doesn’t have a county-wide mask mandate, however it is recommended in public indoor settings. Adults can make choices to limit their movements throughout the county. They can choose not to go to restaurants, stores, etc. All adults have had the opportunity to receive a vaccine since the Spring. On the other hand, we want our kids learning in classrooms, which are indoor, state-mandated, in-person gatherings which can pose a high risk of serious illness for some teachers and staff who are older, or for anyone who might have immunocompromising conditions. And, many students are not yet eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine due to their age. Those factors make it a high-risk environment for the spread of any communicable disease and particularly the Delta variant of COVID we are battling right now."

PLAYER AND REFEREES:

• Will NOT BE REQUIRED to wear a mask WHILE PARTICIPATING in basketball activities
• WILL bring their own PROPERLY LABELED bag, ball and water bottle

COACHES:

• RECOMMENDED TO WEAR A MASK DURING GAMES OR HUDDLES, as they will have the closest contact with the players and we would like to limit the spread of any potential unknown viruses.
• WILL NOT BE REQUIRED to wear a mask during practice, as they will be participating. Please limit close (less than 6 feet) contact with players without a mask (i.e. in a huddle)

PARENTS AND SPECTATORS:

• RECOMMENDED to wear a mask at all times while indoors

GENERAL HEALTH GUIDELINES:

• Have had a positive COVID test in the past 10 days? Stay Home
• Have a fever? Stay Home
• Have a cold or feel sick? Stay Home
• Are quarantining from close contact? Stay Home
• Have been in close contact with a recent COVID positive test? Stay Home

Waxhaw Athletic Association is not responsible for any illnesses potentially contracted while participating in the sport. (See Hold Harmless Waiver)