By Nancy Wible
Swish! Do you play basketball in the winter? Lots of students at WES including myself choose to play REC.
Why REC? Families chooses REC for many reasons, one of them being that it’s not too serious. Serious, what? Well you have one practice on a weekday and a game on a weekend. Some Malvern or CYO teams have practices every day that conflicts with lots of people schedules or they don’t love basketball enough to go every day.
How can I sign up? Go to this website if you have an interest in signing up: https://www.radnor.com/730/Youth-Basketball-Programs make sure to sign up early slots fill up quickly lots of people want to be a part people who have played since they were 3 or people that are starting this year.
Will I be with my friends? In REC you can request to be with a friend or a group of friends. You might not be with all them or any of them but the organizers will try their best. Every year they also make sure you’re with someone else that is in your school so you know someone and don’t feel left out.
Do I need a parent to coach me? Parents usually volunteer to coach the teams. You can ask you parent if that’s what you would like but, if not that’s okay! Usually enough parents volunteer. My dad does coach me but my friends’ parents, Maddie and Reece’s don’t.
Do kids who are better get more time to play? No! Everyone usually gets to play the same amount. If you don’t it’s not just the good kids that get more time on the court. Sometimes there are an uneven number of kids at the game so people have to stay in or stay out for two rounds.
Interviews:
| Who | Grade | Class | Said |
| Reece Brown (Player) | 4th | Crowe | REC basketball is not too serious, and the players, coaches, and Refs are USUALLY nice. |
| Maddie Flynn (Player) | 4th | Becker | REC basketball is fun because you might see some people that you know on other teams. |
| Sophia Damiani (Player) | 4th | Cook | REC basketball is fun because you might make new friends on your team and the REFs and coaches are fair most of the time. |
