Registration is now underway for the City of Hickory's Youth Basketball and Indoor Soccer programs. Each participant will also purchase their team jersey at the time of registration.
Youth Basketball
The Youth Basketball program is offered to boys and girls ages 5-15, with different divisions by age group:
· Co-ed: 6U for ages 5-6
· Boys and Girls divisions: 8U for ages 7-8, 10U for ages 9-10, and 12U for ages 11-12
· Co-ed: 15U for ages 13-15
Divisions are determined by the player's age on August 31st, 2021. Participants must be 5 years old by August 31, 2021, players who turned 16 before August 31, 2021, are no longer eligible to participate.
Basketball skills assessments, sponsored by Academy Sports + Outdoors, will be held in early November.
Indoor Soccer
The Indoor Soccer program is co-ed and offered to youth ages 7-14, with different divisions by age group:
· 8U for ages 7-8
· 10U for ages 9-10
· 12U for ages 11-12
· 14U for ages 13-14
Divisions are determined by the player's age on August 31st, 2021. Participants must be 5 years old by August 31, 2021, players who turned 15 before August 31, 2021, are no longer eligible to participate.
Register Online for both youth sports programs- Now through October 20th, 2021.
Hickory City Resident: Free
Non-residents: $40
If it is your child’s first time participating with the Hickory Parks, Recreation & Sports Tourism Department, a copy of his or her birth certificate must be turned in at the Administrative Offices, located at 1451 8th Street Drive NE, prior to participation. For more information about these youth winter sports programs, or for assistance with registration, please contact Sports Coordinator Sherry Morgan at 828-261-2255 or smorgan@hickorync.gov.
