Jr. NBA Basketball Leagues in Forest Hills
Overview
Our dynamic Youth Basketball Program is back!
We are excited to announce the opening of our Youth and Adult Basketball classes and leagues for Spring from Monday, April 21 through Friday, June 20, 2025! Our dynamic instructors will guide your child to reach their full potential through engaging and age-appropriate sports curriculum. Registration begins Saturday, February 15th – space is limited!
Click here for the Jr. NBA Basketball Western League schedule
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Dates and Rates:
Basketball Skills Clinics and Jr. NBA Advanced Clinics
Our Basketball Clinics are designed to teach the fundamentals of basketball. Our progressive games and drills focus on the basics of dribbling, shooting, and passing. These co-ed classes aim to introduce the basics of basketball through fun games that inspire love for the game.
Our Jr NBA Advanced Clinics are designed to introduce athletes to more advanced skills and team play concepts. These clinics will introduce your athlete to complex team basketball concepts including offensive and defensive plays, effective communication, and leadership roles.
| AGES | level | DAY | START DATE | TIMES | COST (MEMBERS) | COST (NON-MEMBERS) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5-7 | Beginner & Intermediate Skills Clinic | Sunday | April 27 | 10:30 – 11:25 | $168 | $210 |
| 5-7 | Skills Clinic | Thursday | April 24 | 4:00 – 4:55 | $192 | $240 |
| 8-11 | Beginner & Intermediate Skills Clinic | Sunday | April 27 | 11:30 – 12:25 | $168 | $210 |
| 8-11 | Skills Clinic | Thursday | April 24 | 5:00 – 5:55 | $192 | $240 |
| 8-10 | Advanced Clinic | Sunday | April 27 | 10:30-12:00 | $252 | $315 |
| 8-12 | Girls Only | Sunday | April 27 | 1:30-2:25 | $168 | $210 |
| 12-15 | Beginner & Intermediate Skills Clinic | Sunday | April 27 | 12:30-1:25 | $168 | $210 |
| 11-14 | Advanced Clinic | Sunday | April 27 | 12:00-1:30 | $252 | $315 |
Elite Basketball Training
(Ages 12–15)
Our Elite Basketball Training classes are designed for high level athletes looking to take a leap in their basketball abilities. Whether you are looking to improve before an AAU season or high school basketball team tryouts our program is right for you. The combination of our experienced coaches, specialized training equipment (Auto-Ball feeder and Vertimax), and advanced training curriculum will set your athlete up for success.
| AGES | DAY | START DATE | TIMES | COST (MEMBERS) | COST (NON-MEMBERS) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-15 | Sunday | April 27 | 1:30 – 3:00 | $252 | $315 |
| 15-18 | Sunday | April 27 | 3:00 – 4:30 | $252 | $315 |
Jr. NBA Western Basketball League
(Ages 12–15)
We are excited to bring back our youth basketball league for Spring 2025 for players 12 – 15 years old! Skill evaluations dates and times will be announced.
Teams will play and train on Sunday evenings from 6:30-8:30p.m and Tuesday evenings from 6:00-8:00pm.
Players uniform shirts will need to be purchased separately ($30). *Please note: Specific requests for a team, coach or practice time are considered but not guaranteed.
16 Sun. and Tues. beg. April 22
$320 members/ $400 non-members
Jr. NBA Eastern Basketball League
(Ages 9–11)
We are excited to bring back our youth basketball league for Spring 2025 for players 9 – 11 years old! Skill evaluations dates and times will be announced.
Teams will play and train on Sunday evenings from 4:30-6:30pm and Thursday evenings from 6:00-8:00pm.
Players uniform shirts will need to be purchased separately ($30). *Please note: Specific requests for a team, coach or practice time are considered but not guaranteed.
15 Sun. and Thurs. beg. April 22
$300 members/ $375 non-members
NEW! Adult Basketball League
We are excited to start a NEW adult basketball league for Winter 2025!
Games will be held on Saturday evenings from 7pm – 8pm & 8pm – 9pm and Sunday evenings from 8:30pm – 9:30pm & 9:30pm – 10:30pm. The season is 10 weeks with 3 playoff games from January 12 – March 30.
Players may choose to sign up with a team or as an individual. Individual players will be assigned to teams before the start of the season.
Players uniform shirts will need to be purchased separately ($30)
Individuals – $300 (does NOT jerseys)
Teams (5 – 8 players) – $1500 (does NOT jerseys)
- The Central Queens facility is located at 67-09 108th Street, Forest Hills, NY 11375. For all Central Queens sports classes, please drop off and pick up at the gymnasium entrance on the ground floor. For all Central Queens dance classes, please drop off and pick up on the 4th Floor Dance Studio.
- For security purposes, all Youth Sports & Dance Classes are “drop-off” only. Parents/Caregivers are not allowed to stay during class time.
- All classes take place once a week and will be held indoors. For all sports classes, please wear comfortable clothing and athletic shoes. For all dance classes, dress requirements will be communicated before the semester begins.
- Free on-street parking is available around the facility.
- Member prices are applicable for youth who are currently enrolled in a Commonpoint Early Childhood, Camp, or After School program (20% per child on each of their registrations – please use the code MEMDIS@CQ) or have a family membership at Commonpoint Queens (discount should be automatically applied). We also offer a 5% Sibling Discount (5% per child on each of their registrations – please use the code SIBDIS@CQ). Insurance is included in the fee. Discounts must be applied in the shopping cart before you pay.
- Before the first class is held, 100% refund minus $20 administrative fee.
- After the first class is held, 90% refund of the remaining unused portion minus $20 administrative fee.
- After 2nd class is held, a 50% refund of the remaining unused portion minus $20 administrative fee.
- No refunds or credits after the 3rd class is held.
- Should you choose to take a Commonpoint credit, the administrative fee will be waived.
- All refund requests must be submitted in writing to HFRefund@commonpoint.org.
If you would like to apply an existing Commonpoint Queens Household Credit to class or program registration fees, please contact HFDesk@commonpoint.org or call (718) 268-5011 ext. 500 for assistance BEFORE enrollment.
Each participant is entitled to one make-up per semester for a class missed due to illness.
To request a make-up class, please send an email to hfdesk@commonpoint.org and include a doctor’s note related to the absence.
Please note, since some classes are held only one time per week, we may try to accommodate a make-up request by offering a spot in a different sports or dance class during the current semester.
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