The Homenetmen Glendale "Ararat" Chapter's Basketball Division follows the Chapter's overall objective of serving the Armenian community in Glendale by creating the best family atmosphere for the physical and intellectual growth of our members through athletics.
Basketball is the most popular sport at Homenetmen "Ararat" Chapter. There are approximately 800 boys and girls ages 7 years and up participating in 40 teams (see basketball Division Age Chart). The teams are divided by age and gender. Currently, due to lack of space and high number of applicants, we are unable to accept new male members for our Basketball program (this restriction does not apply to female applicants). However, interested individuals can register for our Summer Basketball Program, which is held outdoors and runs from mid July to September of each year.
Homenetmen Glendale "Ararat" Chapter's basketball teams participate in the annual Navasartian games, various Homenetmen sponsored tournaments and trips, as well as non Homenetmen organized tournaments. Our Division's biggest achievement is creating year around activities for our youth in a safe environment using volunteer staff, comprised of our experienced leaders, coaches and parents (see basketball division structure). Young athletes, who join the basketball Division, are trained as basketball players and potential leaders. By creating various leadership opportunities in the field of basketball, our program helps the young athletes develop leadership skills to serve as leaders in the Division and, consequently, the community.
