The DeForest Area Girls Youth Basketball Association (DAGYBA) was established in 2007 in efforts to promote the importance and value of sportsmanship, hard work, and dedication; all while having fun learning the game of basketball.  DAGYBA is a non-profit organization that sponsors the 3rd grade through 8th grade girls’ basketball program in the DeForest Area School District.  New players are always welcome!

Despite everyone's best efforts, we will not be able to hold a DAGYBA season this year.  As you may recall from our last update, BDL discussed plans to begin their league season in January/February.  We were informed recently that they will be unable to hold league games in our area this year.  Additionally gym space at the schools remains unavailable, and we don't know when that will change. Considering both factors, the board determined it would not be possible to pull a season together at this point.

We will continue to forward playing opportunities we receive and post those here.  Please also visit our Facebook page (DAGYBA on Facebook), and be sure to check out the DeForest Girls Basketball program on Facebook (DeForest Girls Basketball on Facebook).

We are looking forward to playing in 2021/2022.  We'll send and post updates as they are available, but please stay tuned! 

We wanted to give you a quick update to the DAGYBA season. As a board, we continue to consider all possibilities of play for this season, from full league play to skills/drill workshops to in community competition only.  

1. We can’t move forward without gym space from DASD. We are in regular communication with our athletic director regarding the availability of gym space.
    
2. At this time, BDL is still trying to plan a season from January thru March. This will depend on what schools have gyms available. As more information comes out, we will forward it along.
    
3. Please note we understand that since we can't guarantee anything right now, some parents may have decided to put together their own practices and teams to play in tournaments. We want to ensure you that these teams are NOT associated with DAGYBA.  We can post available tournaments on our DAGYBA website, but this is simply to notify you of opportunities around the area. These will NOT be funded or organized by DAGYBA.

A collection of drills and workouts that can be done from home have been added to our website. 

The DAGYBA Board has one new elected member and two existing elected board members this year. 

Ryan Volenberg will serve as the new Tournament and Event Coordinator, replacing Dennis Parmenter who completed his term. Jen Brandl was elected to another term to serve as the Scheduler/School Liaison. Maria Accuardi was elected to another term to serve as the Equipment Manager.

Please help congratulate our new DAGYBA Board member, Ryan Volenburg, and join us in thanking Dennis Parmenter for all he has done for DAGYBA!

The next DAGYBA Board meeting is TBD.     

Edge Fitness of Windsor is offering our basketball athletes a rate of $69/month for Sports Performance training.  Offer includes up to 3 workouts per week (up to 12 workouts per month).  Each workout will include group dynamic warm-up, jumping & landing mechanics, and speed & agility work in addition to individualized strength/power programming tailored to fit individual needs and goals. If you are interested, please contact Trevor Raimer at (608)842-2210 or trevor@edgefitnesswi.com.