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Council Rock Basketball
P.O. Box 550
Richboro, PA 18954

CRBA Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

  • Q: When does the season start and end? A: It varies slightly by grade, but generally, intramural practices begin in Mid-November, games begin the first weekend in December, and the league ends in Mid-March. (Travel is different and varies considerably by age group.)
  • Q: Where and when are the intramural games played?  They are played in the school gyms of the Council Rock School District. The following table shows the most likely game day by age group.
Age Group  Game Day
2nd Grade Sunday
Boys 3rd Saturday
Boys 4th Saturday
Boys 5th Saturday
Boys 6th Saturday
Boys 7th Sunday
Boys 8th Saturday
Boys 9th Saturday
Boys 10th Saturday plus some weeknights
Boys 11th-12th Sunday plus some weeknights
Girls 3rd-4th Sunday
Girls 5th-6th Saturday
Girls 7th-8th Sunday
Girls HS Saturday
  • Q: When is practice? My daughter has religious instruction class and cannot attend on Wednesdays.  A: Practice nights are a single weeknight, and they vary by team. You can designate one (and only one) weeknight when your son/daughter will be unable to practice.
  • Q: I signed my son/daughter for travel. What happens if he/she isn’t selected?  In that case, she/he will be assigned to an intramural team, and your travel payment will be refunded (if payment was made on-line) or shredded (if by check).
  • Q: I need to withdraw my child from the league. I told the coach before the first game, but now you say I cannot get a refund. Why? When players withdraw once the teams have been formed, it creates huge problems for us as a league. While it may be unavoidable at times, it is fundamentally unfair to the coach and the other players on the team. Our main goal is to make sure that teams are balanced in terms of numbers of players as well as skills. When players withdraw after we draft or form the teams, it means that (1) a spot that could have been given to another player has not been filled because we closed down registration once our maximum number for that age group was reached; (2) the competitive balance of the teams has been affected; and, (3) we have probably incurred costs for credit card processing and Active.com registration site fees. Also, gym fees and referee fees are not reduced just because that team has one fewer player.
  • Q: When completing the online registration, it charges you $280 for travel. Is that correct?  A: The overall fee for the kids who play travel is $280. The uniform alone is over $80, and we are generally playing in more than one league now, which has higher league fees than Suburban or NESAC alone. Last year we had to go back and assess an additional fee to break even. If the player is not selected for travel and plays intramural, the travel premium is refunded.
  • Q: What is your policy on “student coaches?”  A: We encourage players who have come up through the CRBA system to “give back” to the program by volunteering their time. As a general rule, coaches must be in at least tenth grade, be active participants in our program (as players), and they should be willing to coach in an age group at least four years younger than their own. The approval of the board is necessary, and is given on a case-by-case basis, depending on the needs of the program. Students wishing to volunteer should download this form and mail it to us at CRBA, PO Box 550, Richboro, PA 18954.
  • Q: My son is in second grade and last year he absolutely destroyed all of the other first graders on my driveway court. I think he will be very bored at the lack of a challenge in your second grade program. Do you have an “under 40 pound” travel team? I want to establish a proper foundation for his inevitable NBA career. A: Okay, take a deep breath. We have never heard a second grader complain about the lack of a challenge when he is one of the better players in his league, as a matter of fact, most of them enjoy it. It’s the parents who fret about the lack of expert competition. We would strongly encourage you to let him enjoy 2nd and 3rd grade instructional play and then, if he is still a “superstar,” he can try out for travel at the start of the 4th grade year.
  • Q: My son is in sixth grade, and he is very talented. I would like him to play on a seventh grade intramural team. Can this be arranged? A: In terms of your son “playing up” into the next higher grade, we used to allow that and it was not a success. We believe that our players have more fun if they play with kids from their own grade. We have found that it pays to recognize that this is a social, as well as athletic, experience. If he is especially talented, he might want to try out for travel. The travel program is the one area in which we allow players to “play up,” so a sixth grader is permitted to try out for our seventh grade travel team.

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Former Penn State President Graham Spanier charged in “conspiracy of silence;” Gary Schultz & Tim Curley face additional charges

HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA (USA) — Attorney General Linda Kelly and Pennsylvania State Police Commissioner Frank Noonan announced that criminal charges have been filed against former Penn State University President Graham Spanier, who is accused of conspiring with other top university officials to conceal information about suspected child abuse involving Jerry Sandusky, along with obstructing the criminal investigation into this case, perjury before a grand jury, endangering the welfare of children and other related crimes.

New criminal charges have also been filed against former University Senior Vice President for Finance and Business Gary Schultz and former Penn State Athletic Director Timothy Curley.

Spanier, Schultz and Curley are accused of concealing information about suspected child abuse involving Jerry Sandusky, including on-campus incidents from 1998 and 2001 that were reported and discussed in great detail by those three men. The three are also accused of obstructing the criminal investigation into the case, making false statements before a grand jury, endangering the welfare of children and other related crimes.

“This is not a mistake, an oversight or a misjudgment.  This was a conspiracy of silence by top officials at Penn State, working to actively conceal the truth, with total disregard to the suffering of children,” Kelly said.

“I hope the attention this case received will change people’s perceptions concerning child sexual abuse,” said Noonan. “If you are aware of a complaint by a child or if you know that a child is being abused, it is imperative that you report it immediately to law enforcement.”

The grand jury presentment shows in great detail the ways in which the three men conspired to conceal and cover up the truth, according to Kelly.

“The grand jury issued a subpoena in December 2010,” said Kelly, “but pertinent emails and other key evidence were never turned over until April 2012, after these men had left their jobs.”

Notes and documents about the 1998 and 2001 crimes were allegedly kept by Schultz in a file drawer in his campus office. Schultz told staff members that they were never to look in that “Sandusky” file.  On November 5, 2011 – the day that original criminal charges were announced against Sandusky, Schultz and Curley – that file was removed from Schultz’s office and delivered to his home.

The existence of Schultz’s file about Sandusky, along with an extensive amount of additional information from Penn State that was beneficial to the investigation, was not disclosed until after Spanier was terminated as President of the University by the Board of Trustees, which then directed university personnel to cooperate fully with the investigation.

Kelly said it is important to remember what was at stake in this case. Spanier, Schultz and Curley failed to do what was legally required of them when the matter first came to their attention. As a result, at least four boys were attacked between 2001 and 2008, including Victim 1, Victim 3, Victim 5 and Victim 9.

Graham B. Spanier, 64, 425 Windmere Drive, State College, is charged with one count perjury and two counts of endangering the welfare of children and two counts of criminal conspiracy, all third-degree felonies which are each punishable by up to seven years in prison and $15,000 fines.

Additionally, Spanier is charged with one count of obstructing the administration of law or other governmental function and one count of criminal conspiracy, both second-degree misdemeanors punishable by up to two years in prison and $5,000 fines, along with one count of failure to report suspected child abuse, a summary offense punishable by up to 90 days in prison and a $300 fine.

Gary Charles Schultz, 63, 636 Rosslyn road, Boalsburg, and Timothy Mark Curley, 58, 201 Meadowlark Lane, Boalsburg, are each charged with two counts of endangering the welfare of children and two counts of criminal conspiracy, third-degree felonies which are each punishable by up to seven years in prison and $15,000 fines.  Schultz and Curley are also each charged with one count of obstructing the administration of law or other governmental function and one count of criminal conspiracy, second-degree misdemeanors which are each punishable by up to two years in prison and $5,000 fines.

Kelly noted that Curley and Schultz are currently awaiting trial in Dauphin County court on charges of perjury (one count each) and failure to report under the Child Protective Services Law (one count each).  At this time that trial is scheduled to begin in January 2013.

Preliminary arraignments for all three will be scheduled before Harrisburg Magisterial District Judge William C. Wenner.

Kelly and Noonan noted that this remains an active and ongoing criminal investigation and thanked the agents, troopers, investigators and support staff from both the Office of Attorney General and the Pennsylvania State Police for their dedication and professionalism during this extensive effort.

(A person charged with a crime is presumed innocent until proven guilty.)

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Editors’ Note: Click here for a copy of the criminal complaint. Potos of the defendants are attached. If you have difficulty viewing the attachments contact the Attorney General’s Press Office at 717-787-5211.