The Williamson County Parks and Recreation Department’s Athletics Division is accepting registration for the Franklin Youth Basketball leagues through October 22. Participants will have the opportunity to experience all-county play while improving skills, sportsmanship and building relationships with players in other communities.

Players are required to be 5 to 17 years old as of September 30, 2011 and must provide a copy of their birth certificate. On-site registration will be held at the Academy Park Gym, 120 Everbright St., from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, October 19, Thursday, October 20 and Friday, October 21; as well as on Saturday, October 22 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Mail-in registration forms with deadline information are also available at www.wcprathletics.org. The league fee of $55 per player (check payable to WCPR) and a uniform fee of $27.50 (check payable to Goalpost) are due at registration. The league draft dates will be October 27 and 28 at Academy Park Gym.

Practices will be held at Franklin area schools beginning in November, while games will be played at Academy Park Gym, the Franklin Recreation Complex at 1120 Hillsboro Road and other county locations. The season will run from December 3 - February 11.

Help is also needed in the areas of head coaches, assistant coaches, officials and supervisors. For more information about the youth basketball league, contact Amber Hilliard at (615) 370-3471, ext. 17 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Contact information for other youth basketball associations in the county may be found on the community links page at www.wcprathletics.org.

Williamson County Parks and Recreation is a public organization, here to benefit the community. Anyone may register for and participate in the department’s programs, teams, classes and events. For more information about the facilities and programs of the Williamson County Parks and Recreation Department, visit www.wcparksandrec.com, or call (615) 790-5719, ext. 10. You may also receive department information by “liking” Williamson County Parks and Recreation on Facebook.