YOUTH BASKETBALL LEAGUE Ages 5y—12.5y

SPRING LEAGUE

CONTACT YOUR LOCAL BRANCH TO LEARN MORE OR VISIT OUR WEBSITE CENTRAL BROCKTON | Hermelynda Latouche 508-583-2155 ext. 268 hlatouche@oldcolonyymca.org EAST BRIDGEWATER | Nik Fahey 508-378-3913 ext. 305 nfahey@oldcolonyymca.org EASTON | Erik Bruder-Moore 508-238-9758 ext. 103 ebruder-moore@oldcolonyymca.org MIDDLEBORO | Andy Kelly 508-947-1390 ext. 35 akelly@oldcolonyymca.org PLYMOUTH | Tammy Buffalo Ellis 508-927-3100 ext. 102 tbuffaloellis@oldcolonyymca.org STOUGHTON | Adam Koufos 781-341-2016 ext. 230 akoufos@oldcolonyymca.org TAUNTON | Nick Mather 508-823-3320 ext. 39 nmather@oldcolonyymca.org

REGISTRATION DEADLINES: SPRING: FEBRUARY 23RD

THE JR. NBA, NBA, AND NBA PROPERTIES DO NOT IN ANY WAY CONTROL OR

OPERATE THE ACTIVITIES OF ANY JR. NBA LEAGUE OR TEAM.

LEARN GROW PLAY

NOW PROUDLY AFFILIATED WITH

OLD COLONY YMCA

www.oldcolonyymca.org

CONTACT | See back side for all contacts!

OCY Association Age/Grade

Scale

Grade Min Age Max Age

Kinder. 5y 6y 6m

1st 6y 7y 6m

K-1st 5y 7y 6m

2nd 7y 8y 6m

3rd 8y 9y 6m

2nd-3rd 7y 9y 6m

4th 9y 10y 6m

5th 10y 11y 6m

6th 11y 12y 6m

4th-6th 9y 12y 6m

IMPORTANT INFO BREAKDOWN

PRACTICES, GAMES, & THE MEDALS

PRACTICES — All practices will be held for 45 minutes during

the week at branch specific locations.

Practice attire: T-shirt, shorts or sweats (no jeans) and sneakers

Days of practices will be weekday evenings depending on team.

Additional practice times may be added depending on size of league.

Practices are 45 minutes and focus on skill development, teamwork and

sportsmanship. They are led by a volunteer coach and/or a YMCA staff

member.

GAMES — Games will be played Saturdays on the hour with a

variable schedule, younger teams usually play earlier games

Game Schedule: Games will run between 9am-1pm on Saturdays. The

final schedule will be released before the first week of practices. The

amount of games will be dependent upon enrollment. Games run

approximately 40 min. Game Locations: Games location will differ by branch and will be

communicated before the start of the season.

Game attire: Team-Jersey (see below), shorts/sweats (no jeans) &

sneakers

JERSEYS *League uniforms will be available for purchase through our OCY uniform store.

MEDALS — After culmination of the

season all players who play will

receive medals for participation in the

league.

WELCOME! Our sport programs offer a fun and unique aspect to youth development. The leagues will offer a mix of fun, instruction, skills and drills that have been proven successful. These co-ed leagues will require parental volunteers in helping run drills and games. Please see back cover for more details.

YOUTH BASKETBALL LEAGUE (AGES 5-12.5) Now associated with the Jr. NBA! This coed league runs for 15 weeks from November to February. We use Jr. NBA Youth Basketball Guidelines for our rules. We focus on developing skills and physical fitness with practical learning in a game setting.

SPRING LEAGUE | Mar 9th - June 15th

REGISTRATION DEADLINE — February 23rd

**NOTE** Stoughton and Easton will be combining for the Spring session of YBL. All games and practices will be at the Stoughton YMCA.

**NOTE** Taunton season begins March 16th

BASIC YBL INFO Coed, all abilities and skill levels welcome

Ages 5-12.5, see back panel for age range/grade scale (5 year olds must be enrolled in kindergarten)

This is first and foremost an instructional league, the main focus of practice, drills, and games will be on skill development

Children will be split into three divisions—Grades K-1 | 2-3 | 4-6

All games are played on Saturdays and are played with Jr. NBA rules, guidelines, and standards. See the rule book for a complete listing of all of the rules

All participants, coaches, parents, and guardians will be held to the OCYs code of conduct available on our website

LONGER SEASON

& NEW RULES! Associated with Jr. NBA!

Now using USA Youth Basketball Guidelines

Jr. NBA practice plans, skills and drills

Enhanced rulebook and coaches

& so much more!

REGISTRATION OPEN

Member $135 | Non-Member $200 FOR YOUTH DEVELOPMENT™