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Through our Y youth sports programs, millions of youth today are cultivating the values, skills and relationships that lead to positive behaviors, better health and educational achievement. The YMCA believes that its youth sports programs can help children to grow personally, clarify values, improve relationships, appreciate diversity, develop leadership skills and have fun. 

Not only is the YMCA the birthplace of basketball, but the South Mountain YMCA has been providing the finest in youth basketball instruction  in the area for years.   Coaches Dave Berry and Fred Ross will provide leadership to all of our basketball programs.

KINDER BASKETBALL (4-5 ½ yrs)
Children will learn introductory basketball skills, the importance of fair play, teamwork and good sportsmanship all while having lots of fun!   Please observe age restrictions.
Tuesday          11:10 - 11:55am (51577)
Wednesday     3:45 - 4:30pm   (51597)
Saturday          3:40 - 4:25pm  (51576)
Location: Y Gym  
Fee: Winter $85

BASKETBALL CLINIC ONLY (Grades 1-4)
Fundamentals of basketball are taught (dribbling, passing, shooting and defense) along with the team concepts of offensive play and zone defense all done in a fun, values-oriented environment.  Children new to basketball game play must take this class before enrolling in our League/Clinic program. Note that the children in this one day a week class are mixed in with the children in our regular League team practices in order to help the new children transfer more easily into the league when they are ready. Only a limited number of clinic only children are allowed at each practice time.  Please observe age restrictions.
Grades 1 & 2:  Tuesday  5:25 - 6:10pm  (51604)
                          Tuesday  6:10 - 6:55pm  (51605)
                          Wednesday  4:35 - 5:20pm  (51545)
                          Wednesday  5:20 - 6:05pm  (51546)

Grades 3 & 4:  Tuesday    4:35 - 5:20pm  (51606)
                          Wednesday   6:10 - 6:55pm (51608)
                          Wednesday   6:55-7:40pm  (51571)
Location: Y Gym
Fee: Winter $85
 
BASKETBALL LEAGUE & CLINIC (Grades 1-4) 
Children can participate in a fun, low-intensity basketball league where competition is not emphasized and team work and good sportsmanship are.  No standings are kept and everyone plays at least one half of a game. Participants are divided into teams at an evaluation class and games start the following week.  Children new to basketball or with minimal basketball skills should do one of our Clinic Only programs first.    

Placement evaluations for the children in this league will be held the first week of the session on a Tuesday or Wednesday. See below for the evaluation schedule. For the rest of the session, after placement on a team, players will have an assigned 45 minute practice time on a Tuesday or Wednesday. Please inform the coach of any clinic practice scheduling requirements before the end of the evaluation.  Do not ask for your child to be placed on a particular team unless there is a scheduling conflict (siblings will be placed on the same team).  Depending on your team schedule, games will be at one of the times on the weekend day listed below.   A game shirt is included. 

Grades 1 & 2    (51569)
Initial Evaluations:  
New team members:            Choose from one of the time periods below
Returning Spurs and Heat:        Tue.    Jan 3         5:25-6:10pm
Returning Suns and Cavaliers:   Tue.    Jan 3         6:10-6:55pm
Returning Celtics and Knicks:    Wed.   Jan 4         4:35-5:20pm
Returning Bulls and Lakers:      Wed.   Jan 4         5:20-6:05pm

Clinics: (Children will be assigned to a team and will practice at one of these times)
Heat and Spurs:     Tue.  5:25-6:10pm
Knicks:                 Tue.  6:10-6:55pm
Celtics:                Wed. 4:35-5:20pm
Bulls and Lakers:   Wed. 5:20-6:05pm
Games: Sundays - 3:00pm or 3:45pm or 4:30pm  (depending on the team schedule) 
Location for Evaluations, Clinics and Games: Y Gym
Fee:  Winter $126 No Game will be held on April 8th - Easter Sunday
                                   
Grades 3 & 4    (51570)
Initial Evaluations: (Children new to basketball must do Clinic Only first. Approved children new to our league should report to one of these listed times for evaluation)
New Team Members:     Choose from one of the time periods below
Returning Celtics:              Tues. Jan 3        4:35-5:20pm
Returning Knicks & Bulls:    Wed. Jan 4        6:10-6:55pm
Returning Lakers:              Wed.  Jan 4       6:55-7:40pm

Clinics: (Children will be assigned to a team and will practice at one of these times)
Celtics & Suns:         Tue.    4:35-5:20pm
Knicks & Bulls:         Wed.   6:10-6:55pm
Lakers & Cavaliers:   Wed.   6:55-7:40pm
Games:  Saturdays - 4:30pm or 5:15pm or Sundays 5:15pm (depending on the team schedule)
Location for Evaluations, Clinics and Games: Y Gym
Fee:  Winter $135