Spring 2025 Season Information
OVERVIEW
Our spring season begins in the middle of March and runs no later than the second week of June. We offer a boys' program for players in grades 2 through 12 and a girls' program for players in grades 5 through 12. Tryouts are open to all players of varying skill levels and playing experience.
PRACTICE
ALL TEAMS will have three opportunities to practice weekly. Teams will have at least one team practice weekly for approximately 90 minutes. In that team practice, coaches will focus on individual and team skill development. Coaches teach and reinforce the main basketball concepts, utilizing drills that build on each other throughout the season. Coaches will also spend time covering team concepts, preparing players and teams for their games.
Elementary teams (3rd-5th grades)
Will have one team practice and two additional
skill development practices, which will incorporate stations
to teach and reinforce basketball skills and concepts.
Middle School teams (6th-8th grades)
Will have one team practice and two additional practices.
One is a skill development practice to improve their
basketball skills and the second is a practice to advance
their physical strength and quickness. One of our coaches,
Dr. Tim Swenson, is a physical therapist that works with players
on injury recovery, prevention and also improving strength and
conditioning. See the video below which explains our
movement skills clinic that Dr. Tim will be again offering
this spring to all middle school and high school players at no cost.
High school teams (9th-12th grades)
Will have two weekly team practices and an additional opportunity to be in the gym as well with Dr. Tim for his movement skills clinic. See the video below that explains our movement skills clinic that Dr. Tim will be again offering this spring to all middle school and high school players at no cost.
Most teams will practice at the West Warwick Civic Center, but we also use the Johnston Indoor Complex and Dr. Jorge Alvarez High School. The day and times of practices are finalized approximately one week before the season begins.
TOURNAMENTS
Teams will begin tournament play at the end of March or the beginning of April and all teams will play in six tournaments. All tournaments will be a 3-game minimum, and all will have the opportunity to advance for an additional game(s). For most teams, tournaments will be local, with gym locations no more than 1 hour north of Providence. In addition, we only participate in larger, established tournaments with a proven track record of running well organized tournaments that focus on safety. For our high school teams that participate in the ZGXL invitation only league, there will be regional travel to states such as New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
FINANCES
The cost of the season is $725.
UNIFORMS
The uniform package is $95. The uniform package includes game shorts, a reversible game jersey as well as a reversible practice jersey. For returning players that already have a practice jersey, the cost is $85. We have new uniforms this season, as our old uniforms that we had for several years are discontinued. All players will need to order a new uniform. Players will try on uniforms at tryouts to ensure a proper fit as uniforms can not be returned or exchanged. Each uniform is ordered specifically for each player.
PLUS
• NEW! Movement skills sessions
One of our coaches, Dr. Tim Swenson, is a physical therapist that works with players on injury recovery, prevention and also improving strength and conditioning. This video explains the new movement skills sessions that Dr. Tim started last spring (2024) and will be continuing in the upcoming spring 2025 season. This weekly 1 hour session is open to all RI Magic middle school and high school players at no cost. We are now offering this program to non-Magic players as well for a fee of $225 for the season (10+ sessions).
Example of Elementary and Middle School skills practices for team players
• Media Week! We will again be hosting Media Week this spring. Individual and team photos are shared digitally with each player's team at no cost. Details to come!
SUMMER SEASON
8th Grade:
The Rhode Island Magic has attended the AAU 14u/8th-grade AAU World Championships for the past 8 years the event has been held. This year, we plan to have our top two 8th-grade teams attend this outstanding and memorable event held in July at ESPN's Wide World of Sports located in Walt Disney World, Orlando, Florida. Details will be forthcoming at the beginning of the spring season, once rosters are finalized.
High School Teams:
Our top 9th, 10th and varsity teams will be playing in the invitation-only ZGXL league, which will have tournaments in Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York and Manheim, Pennsylvania. Other top teams at those age groups will play through the end of July in local and regional tournaments.
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT PRACTICES
For players that are unable to commit to a full season of practices and tournaments or for players that we are unable to offer a spot on a team after tryouts, skills-only practices are a great option to help players develop their game. These are age-based workouts in which any player from 2nd-11th grade can participate. There will be approximately 11 practices and each practice will last 1 hour on Mondays at Johnston Indoor Complex. Players will receive a RI Magic t-shirt.
At our skills practices, we teach the same 6 concepts each week, utilizing age and skill appropriate drills to teach those concepts. Drills are varied each week. The concepts that are taught every session are:
1. Ball Handling
2. Footwork/Offensive Moves
3. Passing
4. Player to Player defense
5. Rebounding
6. Shooting
Finally, our skills practices end with 3v3
so players can incorporate what we taught them
into a game situation.
FINANCES
The cost for the skills development practices is $225.
Movement skills sessions can be added to this program
for a fee of $350. (6th-8th graders only)
