Columbine Youth Basketball participates in the Just Play Sports Winter League (Jeffco Winter League)    

 

You can register as an individual and be placed on a team or you can bring an entire team to Columbine Youth Basketball.   Review the Coaching Certification page if you are interested in coaching your kiddo's team or if you want to bring an entire team over to Columbine Youth Basketball.  For Boys 5th-8th grade who want a to be involved in a competitive experience and tryout for a team, please check out the Tryouts Information  page.

(Registration opens June 1) 

 REGISTRATION INFORMATION:  

  • Registration is open June 1 through October 15, 2025, Early registration fee applies through September 30.  Regular registration will add a fee of $25 through Oct 15, a late fee of $50 will apply after Oct 15. Players are placed based on availability after September 30.  
  • Available for boys & girls grades 2 through 8.  
  • $295 early registration per-player for grades 2, 3, & 4: 10-game guarantee plus playoffs for qualifying teams (top 8 in every division).  Practice time is included.  There will be an additional cost for Uniforms, see Jerseys & Uniforms section below.  
  • $315 early registration per-player for grades 5, 6, 7, & 8: 12-game guarantee plus playoffs for qualifying teams.  Practice time is included.  There will be an additional cost for Uniforms, see Jerseys & Uniforms section below.   
  • Roster rules do not require all players to be from the same high school area and will include separation of teams with competitive players from teams with recreation-level players.  
  • Individual Registration: we can place you on a team, or you can request to be on a specific team.  
  • Divisions for teams with various skills levels: Gold, Silver and Bronze in most grade levels for boys.  Girls usually just have one division.  
  • No Sunday Games or Practices.  
  • PRACTICES: Practice begin the week of November 3.  We don't assign practices until mid-October.  Every team that pays for practice should get two practices per week.  The coach will schedule those practices.  Sometimes, a coach may decide to only practice once a week, and sometimes practices get cancelled because a school cancels our gym use.    
  • REGULAR SEASON GAMES begin Monday, December 1 and will conclude on or before February 14, 2026.  Games could be any day of the week except Sunday.  League Blackout dates are; November 26 - November 30; and December 21 - January 2.  Game day typically varies from week to week.  Game locations likely will include Columbine HS, Gold Crown, River Church, Tony Grampsas, Lilly Gulch Rec Center, South Suburban, and The Courts in Northglenn and any other gyms in the Jefferson County area.  (Including Metro State College)  
  • PLAYOFFS & LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS are included as part of the League and will be held starting February 16 and will end on or before February 21, 2026.  All Championship games will be on Championship Saturday, February 21 at The Courts Sports Complex in Northglenn.  The top 8 teams in each division will qualify for the playoffs, single elimination format. No Game Admission Fees for Spectators.  
  • PRE-SEASON TOURNAMENT: JPS hosts the Pre-Season Tournament (see details on JPS website), this is not included as part of the Winter League, but is a great way to “warm-up” for the season.      

REFUND POLICY: A $30 fee will be charged for any player withdrawing prior to the registration deadline.  Requests for refunds must be in writing and sent to JPS.  NO REFUNDS WILL BE ISSUED AFTER THE FIRST DAY OF OFFICIAL PRACTICE NOVEMBER 3.    

JERSEYS & UNIFORMS: There will be an additional cost for uniforms.  Each player must have a matching team uniform. If you have a 2024 - 2025 uniform from last year, you are welcome to use that.  If it does not fit or you are new to the program, you will need to order a new uniform during registration. Uniforms will be ordered by team on or around the week of October 5.  

COACHING: Are you interested in coaching?  We need YOU!  Please Review the Coaches Certification on the Columbine website.  Once Jacquie has confirmed your coaching position, you will need to complete the background check and the concussion training per the Coaching Certification page.   

  • Background Check: Each new coach must complete the background check in Fall 2025.  Returning 2024-2025 coaches will not need to complete the background check, but still need to register as a volunteer coach and upload their concussion training certificate.  Background checks are required every two years.     
  • Mandatory Reporter Training: All coaches are required to complete the mandatory reporter training EACH YEAR.   The Training information is linked here
  • Concussion Training: All coaches are required to complete the concussion training EACH YEAR.   The Concussion Training information is linked here.
  • Coaches Meeting: Wednesday, October 29th 7:00pm at Gold Crown. 

Click here for the JPS Bad Weather Plan.

 

Please call or email Just Play Sports for more information:

 

  • by email: jacquiepearson@yahoo.com
  • or by phone or text: (303) 880-1415