What is the FBVA?

The Florida Basketball & Volleyball Association, Inc. (FBVA) is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation organized for the purpose of providing a safe, healthy environment where Central Florida youth can learn and grow through constructive participation in team sports. The Association is committed to providing positive opportunities for all youth, and attempts to be particularly sensitive to the needs of kids at risk. FBVA is the largest youth basketball league in Central Florida as well as the largest Jr. Magic program partner. We operate solely on participant fees and are not sponsored in any way by the Orlando Magic, RDV, or the Orlando Magic Youth Foundation (OMYF). Each year, four seasons of youth basketball competition is organized and coordinated under the direction of the league Board that is run by approximately sixteen volunteer members. Every season, FBVA has experienced increased enrollment in its basketball programs. Each season, the FBVA has over 2,200 players registered and over 220 teams throughout Central Florida.

FBVA Team Information

The FBVA fields over 220 teams each season. There is a girls division and a coed division. For the past three years, the FBVA has developed a highly successful girls-only division. This division continues to grow with the popularity of women's basketball. The FBVA generally attempts to match coed teams against other coed teams and girls' teams against other girls' teams. The league does schedule some cross-play between genders. The amount of cross-play depends upon scheduling constraints and team preferences.
There are five age divisions and up to four skill divisions within each age group.

The age divisions are:
· Age 6/7/8
· Age 9/10
· Age 11/12
· Age 13/14/15
· Age 16/17/18


Age qualification for boys is based on their age as of August 1st. Age qualification for girls is based on their age as of January 1st. Each September, the league age is set for the next four seasons: Fall, Winter, Spring, and Summer.

The league office determines team rankings at the beginning of each season based on size and playing experience of each player on the team. Team rankings are used to schedule games so that each team has a chance to play at an appropriate level of competition.

At tournament time teams are assigned playoff brackets based on the ranking and team performance during the season. The tournament brackets are typically:


· B Division
· A Division
· AA Division
· AAA Division
The B Division typically consists of new teams with mostly inexperienced player. The AAA division teams are typically solid AAU caliber teams.

Most teams tend to have a wide range of skill levels on their roster. The top team could have one of the least experienced players in the league. Likewise the lowest ranked team could have one of the league's most outstanding players.

The FBVA accepts pre-formed teams and attempts to honor mutual requests of player who wish to be on the same team. Player preferences for a particular team have to be worked out with the coach of that them.

The FBVA teams competing in State, National and International competitions achieved outstanding results. Through competition, FBVA teams have proven themselves to be among the best teams in the world.