Player Classification Processes
Player Classification Process
Helping Bedford Eagles form appropriate and balanced teams for the season.
What Is Player Classification?
Bedford Eagles welcomes players with a wide range of basketball experience and ability.
Player Classification allows independent evaluators to observe players before regular league rosters are formed. The process helps Bedford Eagles group players with others at a similar current level of play.
Players register in their age division. They do not register for a specific team, REC level, Division 1 or Division 2.
How Classification Works
Register in the Correct Age Division
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Attend Scheduled Classification Sessions
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Independent Evaluators Assess Players
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Players May Be Regrouped by Current Level
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Bedford Eagles Forms Available Rosters
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Families Receive Placement Information
What Happens During Classification?
The classification process normally includes three sessions.
Players participate in basketball drills, skill activities, small-sided games and game play. This gives evaluators several opportunities to observe each player in different basketball situations.
Players may initially be organized alphabetically or into general groups. After the first session, players may be regrouped with athletes demonstrating a similar current level of play.
Regrouping allows evaluators to make more meaningful comparisons and helps Bedford Eagles form appropriate and balanced rosters.
What Do Evaluators Consider?
Basketball Skills
- Ball handling
- Passing
- Shooting
- Rebounding
- Defensive fundamentals
Game Understanding
- Decision-making
- Court awareness
- Positioning
- Team play
- Understanding game situations
Overall Approach
- Effort
- Attitude
- Coachability
- Confidence
- Readiness for continued development
Attendance Matters
Players should try and attend all scheduled classification sessions whenever possible.
Each session gives evaluators additional information about the player. Missing a session may limit the information available when rosters are formed.
If a player cannot attend a scheduled session, families should follow the absence instructions provided with the classification schedule.
Do Not Miss Classification Emails
Bedford Eagles uses RAMP email to send important Player Classification information, including:
- Classification schedules and locations
- Player group assignments
- Schedule or grouping updates
- Important instructions
- Player placement information
Please add the following addresses to your contacts or safe-sender list:
- mailer@rampmx.com
- bmbaregistrar@gmail.com
Families should also check Spam, Junk and Promotions folders regularly. If a Bedford Eagles email appears there, mark it as safe or select Not Spam.
Please monitor the email address used during registration throughout the classification and placement process.
Read the Communication and RAMP Emails GuideHow Are Rosters Formed?
After classification is complete, Bedford Eagles reviews the evaluation results and forms available rosters based on player classification, appropriate skill grouping and roster balance.
Final placement also depends on registration priority, available roster space and the number of teams Bedford Eagles can reasonably support.
Metro League teams are submitted to the Metro Basketball League for seeding into the appropriate level of competition.
Classification Does Not Guarantee Roster Placement
The number of teams offered in each age group may be limited by available gym space, qualified coaches and roster capacity.
Where demand exceeds available roster space, Bedford Eagles’ Registration Priority Protocol applies.
Read the Registration Priority ProtocolPlayer Classification Quick Answers
Common questions about classification and roster placement.
Are classifications the same as tryouts?
Classification includes player evaluation, but its purpose is to assess players across an age division and support appropriate roster placement.
Does every player receive a roster position?
No. Placement depends on classification results, registration priority, available roster space, coaches, gym capacity and the number of teams Bedford Eagles can support.
Can we request a particular friend, coach or team?
Bedford Eagles cannot normally accommodate these requests. Rosters are formed based on classification results, appropriate player grouping, roster balance and overall program needs.
