Program Information
Divisions
Junior Townies
K2 and 1st grade co-ed
Rookies
2nd - 3rd grade girls
2nd - 3rd grade boys
Junior Varsity
4th - 5th grade girls
4th - 5th grade boys
Varsity
6th - 8th grade girls
6th - 7th grade boys
Junior Townies
Overview
The Jr. Townies is a co-ed program for K2 and first grade players (unfortunately we do not have the capacity to have K1-age students participate in this division). Participants will meet once a week in a clinic-style format where they will learn fundamental basketball skills and have opportunities to scrimmage in a fun and inclusive environment.
Schedule
The Jr. Townies season runs from early January to late March. Participants will sign up for a clinic session on a specific day of the week - either a midweek evening OR a Saturday morning - and that will be their assigned clinic for the season.
Saturday Clinics
9:00am OR 10:00am at the Boys and Girls Club of Charlestown.
Midweek Clinics
Day/time/location of the midweek session(s) are still being determined. Thank you for your patience as we work with our partner facilities in town to finalize court space.
The Jr. Townies Division (K2 and 1st grade) does not have a pre-season.
Rookies, JV, & Varsity
Overview
CYB organizes competitive in-town teams for both boys and girls. Athletes can progress from Rookie (2nd-3rd graders) to JV (4th-5th graders) to Varsity (6th-7th boys and 6-8th grade girls). Participants will learn and practice essential basketball skills each week, then play games against other teams in their division. Participants new to the sport are welcomed in all divisions.
Schedule
The season typically runs from November to March.
Pre-season clinics
(November - December)
The CYB pre-season includes weekly “skills & drills” clinics, and a one-time evaluation session. The pre-season is a great time for your participant (no matter what their experience level is) to have fun and get practice in before the official season starts up in January! Pre-season clinics meet once a week for each division during the pre-season. Teams will be formed in mid-December after the pre-season clinics and evaluation sessions.
The pre-season schedule may differ from the regular season schedule.
Regular season
(January - March)
During this time, each team will have one practice and one game per week during the middle of the week.
There are no games on Fridays or weekends, though optional practices may be available on some Saturdays.
Team schedules will be released when teams are announced in mid-December.
There is a one-week playoff held at the end of the Regular Season to determine the team champion within each division.
Evaluations & Team Assignments
CYB forms balanced teams, each with an even distribution of skill levels. To help us form balanced teams, we ask that all participants attend an Evaluation Session (TBD in mid-November). The evaluation session will give our evaluators a chance to see and assess all participants in order to place them on a team accordingly. This is NOT a tryout – all registered players will be placed on a team.
Fees & Scholarships
$110 per participant for Jr. Townies
$125 per participant for Rookie, JV or Varsity divisions
Scholarships available – CYB provides a no-questions-asked scholarship program to help eliminate the financial barriers to participating in community basketball. Please check the box for “scholarship requested” when registering.