To be allowed on the bench, all WBBL coaches MUST have a coaching badge. This is City of Knoxville regulation.

Step 1. Complete a background check:
- Background checks are good for 2 years.
- To complete a highly secure and $0 cost background visit: http://backgroundcheck.knoxvilleathletics.com/.  
- Please screenshot the confirmation page once finished - this will serve as your badge until one is made for you. 

Step 2. Send Photo:
- After completing your background check, please send a photo JPEG (head shot only) to [email protected] 
- You must give your name with the picture and the name must match the one gave for your background check. 

Coaching badges will be delivered to coaches at their game sites as they arrive to us.


Returning Coaches:

Please find and check your badge to make sure it is up-to-date and does not expire before February 2025.  

If you have lost your badge but know it is not expired, email Parkintern@knoxvilletn.gov with a new photo and let them know you need a replacement badge.

If your badge is expired or will expire during the season you will need to order a new badge.  


If you have any questions regarding coaches badges please email [email protected]

Practice Schedule Info:



CLICK HERE FOR AN UPDATED PRACTICE SCHEDULE

The link for the schedule will always remain the same, even as updates are made.

Practice Gym Protocols and Guidelines:

Click here for practice gym protocols and guidelines. 

WBBL Championship Tournament Game Schedules

- Each age group is divided into brackets (see below) based on how each team did throughout the season.

- Teams are put into brackets with teams of similar strength/skill to make for fair and competitive final games.

- The lowest/easiest tournament is 1A, and then goes up from there.

- The majority of teams will play one game this Saturday 1/25 and play either a consolation game or championship game next Saturday 2/1. Any exception to this has been marked clearly on the bracket. 

Please be sure you are looking at the schedule / brackets carefully. 

January 25 Game Schedule (normal format)

February 1 Game Schedules (normal format)

WBBL Championship Tournament Brackets

PNT Bracket

INST Bracket

INST GO Bracket

TR Bracket

TR GO Bracket 

JV Bracket

JV GO Bracket 

VAR Bracket 

HS 9th Bracket 

HS 10th Bracket 

HS 11th Bracket

HS 12th Bracket

HS GO Bracket 

Reading Game Schedules:

The schedule contains a lot of information - front page on the schedule will detail unusual things to look out for.

If team name is in bold that means you have a DOUBLE HEADER. 
   
Games schedules are subject to change. These changes will be shown in RED on the schedule.

Be prepared to have a tip-off as early as 8:45am and as late at 7:00pm. 

Multiple age groups in different gyms - please make sure you double check all game locations.

Each gym has a separate page - at the top of the page we put in RED what age groups/divisions are playing in that gym.

If you get the schedule and do not find your team on it, please call us IMMEDIATELY, unless you are fully expecting to not have a game that day. 


Communicating with Team:

Coach’s responsibility to communicate with parents and players effectively the following:

   1. What your team is called.
      -  On schedules we format by: coach’s name, division abbreviation, and team color
      -  Example= Smith VAR Navy

   2. What division you are in and what abbreviations mean

      - PNT = 5-6 year olds
      - INST = 7-8 year old boys teams 
      - INST GO = 7-8 year old girls teams
      - TR = 9-10 year old boys teams
      - TR GO = 9-10 year old girls teams
      - JV = 11-12 year old boys teams
      - JV GO = 11-13 year old girls teams
      - VAR = 13-14 year old boys teams
      - HS GO = 14-17 year old girls teams
      - HS = 15-18 year old boys teams 

   3. Communicate your team’s game info directly to players and parents- do not assume they know / have looked at schedule

    -   Several coaches have multiple teams in different divisions - make sure you and your team are looking at correct schedule 

   4. Team name in BOLD on the schedule means you are playing a double header (i.e. 2 games) 


 
Schedule Requests

We now use a shared document for game schedule requests. 

We have provided instructions in this document as to how to enter your schedule requests properly.

Please be sure you are only adding your schedule request and not deleting anything when adding your entry. 

Last minute request or emergency email BOTH  [email protected] and [email protected].



Game Schedule Request Deadlines

- We need all game schedule requests for November by Sunday, November 3.

- We need all game schedule requests for December by Saturday, November 17.

- We need all January game schedule request for January by Sunday, December 22.

If your game schedule request is not on this document by the above dates you will need to email your request to  [email protected] AND [email protected] otherwise, your request may be overlooked.


- CLICK HERE TO ACCESS THE GAME SCHEDULE REQUEST DOCUMENT -