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Early Registration
September 5 – October 2
Open Registration
October 3 – October 21
Online registration ends October 17, but you can still sign up at your local YMCA on October 21. During that time, in-person and phone registration will only be available if spots are available.
Season Dates
Practices Start: Week of October 24
Games Start: Week of November 4
End of Season: December 17 Games Only: November 14-19 No Programming: November 21-27
Season Dates – Frank DeLuca YMCA Only
Practices Start: Week of October 17
Games Start: Week of October 28
End of Season: December 17 No Programming: November 21-27
Practices There will be one practice session per week. All practices are held on a weekday, and take place at the family center. Exact session days and start times will depend on the team. Pre-K practice sessions are 45 minutes long, and all other grades will have 60-minute sessions. Each YMCA works directly with volunteer coaches to schedule practices based on optimum availability during a given season. Practice options are determined by the space available within our YMCAs and community sites like local parks.
Games Games will take place on Fridays and/or Saturdays, and start times will vary. Your team may travel to play against another YMCA of Central Florida team. The game schedule is subject to change.
Safety Plays First Our Youth Sports programs are ready to provide a safe, clean, and fun environment so your family can get back to learning and doing the activities you love at the YMCA.
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Playerspace gives you convenient, 24/7 online access to schedules, practice times, team information, standings, and event specifics! Coaches will use Playerspace for important updates like schedule changes and new league registration announcements, as well. To communicate with your child’s coach, please utilize your private Playerspace email.
Getting Started with Playerspace After you have registered for a sports program, be sure to log into your new Playerspace account and make any necessary edits to your information. Make sure you’re not on your child’s dashboard and you are logged in as yourself as the master account. (Note: Verify this by checking the name on the dashboard.)
Filling Out Waivers Click on the dropdown on the top right corner by your name and choose “Participation Requirements” to view and complete all necessary waivers.
Receiving Playerspace Emails Be sure to check your junk/spam folders for Playerspace contact upon registration. You’ll need to add [email protected] to your safe sender list. If you’re still not receiving emails, please contact the Sports Director at your local YMCA.
Parents must purchase game jerseys through the Y’s portal on the Augusta Apparel website. Generally, players are encouraged to wear non-marking athletic shoes and athletic shorts for practice.
Specific equipment needs vary by sport and season, so please refer to welcome emails and other information sent through PlayerSpace ahead of the season’s start date.
Coaches Our coaches make YMCA Youth Sports possible and create a lifelong impact on children by encouraging sportsmanship and emphasizing good character. When you become a volunteer, the Y will provide you with resources specific to your sport.
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Parents must purchase game jerseys through the Y’s portal on the Augusta Apparel website. Generally, players are encouraged to wear non-marking athletic shoes and athletic shorts for practice.
Specific equipment needs vary by sport and season, so please refer to welcome emails and other information sent through PlayerSpace ahead of the season’s start date.
What’s the difference between early, open, and late registration? Current Y members are eligible to register during the early registration period are teamed first, and members receive a discount. During open registration, players are teamed in the order they register according to requests noted in their registration. In the event a player has not made any requests at the time of their registration, teams will randomly be assigned. Registrations received during the late period will be processed in the order they are received, and players will be placed on teams as space allows. Please keep in mind that the participant will not receive their jersey prior to the first game day.
Can my child play on the same team as their friend? You are able to request a coach, teammate(s), and practice days that work best for you at the time of registration. All requests are taken into consideration when creating team rosters but we cannot guarantee your requests can be accommodated.
I’ve registered my child. What’s next? You can expect to receive your child’s team placement for the season approximately four (4) days prior to the season start date. You’ll also receive details like coach information, team roster, and practice time if applicable. You can expect to receive the game schedule for the season approximately one week prior to games beginning. Team and game information is communicated via email through PlayerSpace.
I personally didn’t register my child for sports, but someone else did. How can I begin receiving information instead? This is an easy fix! Provide your child’s coach with your contact information and let them know that you need to be invited as a “fan” of the league on Playerspace. You’ll receive an email with a link get added, and from there you’ll see all of the necessary league information.
What is the weather policy and how do we deal with cancellations? In the event weather forces a program cancellation, you will receive an email from Playerspace. Decisions on weather cancellations can be made with 15–30 minutes prior to your practice. On game days, updates will be posted and an email will be sent out via Playerspace as well. The decision on game cancellations can also be made with 15–30 minutes prior to scheduled game times.
We can’t play anymore. How do I get a refund? If the YMCA cancels a program, all enrollees will receive a full refund of program fees only. Practice and/or games cancelled due to inclement weather will not result in any refund of participation fees. The YMCA will attempt to reschedule these sessions but doesn’t guarantee all sessions will be made up. If a make-up session gets rained out we will not reschedule a second make-up and no refund will be given for that class.
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YOUTH BASKETBALL
Youth Basketball
From building stronger skills to gaining self-confidence, our youth basketball program is about more than just the game. It is about building the whole child from the inside out. Our coaches focus on the youth basketball players’ development of building core skills such as ball handling, defense, offense, rebounding, shooting, conditioning and more. We’re creating team players and future leaders through team sports. Your kids will learn good sportsmanship and teamwork, develop positive friendships and you’ll build a network of like-minded parents.
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Practices and Games
One 60-minute practice and 1 game per week. Teams available for ages 3-17. Tiny Tots, ages 3-5, is a development program that meets once a week for a combined practice/game. Ask your YMCA for more information!
Focus
Our focus is on participation and fun! While basic skills of the game are developed through practices and games, every child learns sportsmanship and values necessary to be successful in life. Every game begins with a Youth Sports Pledge. We encourage fair play, positive competition and family involvement.
Sports are offered seasonally and vary by location. Please check back or at nearby locations if sport is currently unavailable.
2023 Registration Dates:
Winter Sports League:
Early Bird Registration: November 1-December 1, 2022
Regular Registration: December 5, 2022-January 8, 2023
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PREPARE FOR THE UPCOMING SPORTS SEASON AT DICK’S SPORTING GOODS!
The YMCA of Greater Houston and DICK’s Sporting Goods have partnered to help remove barriers to youth playing sports. As the Official Sporting Goods, Retail Sponsor of our league DICK’s Sporting Goods will be offering discounts on apparel throughout the year. View the flyer with more information. Thank you to DICK’s Sporting Goods for their support of YMCA Youth Sports!
Volunteer Coaching Opportunities
We’re seeking volunteers interested in coaching youth sports. Our coaches make YMCA youth sports possible and create a lifelong impact on children by encouraging participation and emphasizing sportsmanship and strong character while they are learning basic sport skills. When you become a volunteer, the Y will introduce you to coaching and provide specific resources to the sport you coach. If your child is a player, getting involved at their practices can help them feel comfortable to practice with you outside of official practice time.
Become A Volunteer
Basketball Benefits
Basketball is a sport that requires great endurance, where kids can experience a full-body workout that is important for them to learn to push toward an end goal without giving up. They will also develop a good sense of balance, hand-eye coordination, agility, strategy and social skills at a young age that will play a part towards their success into adulthood.
Training Tips
Find a balance for your child between having fun and improving their skills as a player by exercising through drill work and conditioning to help them develop both a love for the game and solid fundamentals. Making sure to prioritize effort over results will nurture their interest to improve their skillset and mindset as a future leader.
Coaching Tips
Teach good sportsmanship by your example in maintaining a positive attitude at all times. Teach them to play hard with respect to their youth basketball team opponents and to the officials. Wins and losses are not important at this age, it is about developing teamwork, emphasizing sportsmanship and learning their responsibilities to the team that will instill good discipline and dedication to a sport that they enjoy to play.
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“My son is very shy and reserved. He normally doesn’t make friends easily, but through playing basketball at the Y it has helped him become more confident and has improved his ability to talk to new people. When he first started, he was very scared of the idea of not knowing anyone on his team, but as the season progressed, he was able to make friends and create new bonds. He really enjoys playing basketball at the YMCA!”
-Aleksandra
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Volleyball in which two teams compete on a special area divided by a net, trying to send the ball to the opponent's side in such a way that it lands on the opponent's court ( hit the floor ), or so that the player of the defending team makes a mistake. At the same time, to organize an attack, players of one team are allowed no more than three touches of the ball in a row (in addition to touching on the block).
From the history of volleyball.
Every great thing comes with a great story, and that goes for some of the world's greatest sports like football, basketball and volleyball. The history of volleyball dates back to the late 19th century when William Morgan, director of physical education at the YMCA in Massachusetts, invented the sport as an alternative for older adults who couldn't keep up with some fast-paced sports like basketball or baseball. At that time this game was called Mintonette and later renamed volleyball. Based on the combination of different sports including tennis, basketball and baseball, a new and exciting sport has emerged.
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General rules
Main article: Volleyball court The game is played on a rectangular court measuring 18x9 meters. The volleyball court is divided in the middle by a net. The height of the net for men is 2.43 m, for women it is 2.24 m.0009
Main article: Volleyball
Each of the two teams can have up to 14 players, 6 players can be on the field at any given time. The goal of the game is to hit the ball with an attacking hit to the floor , that is, to the playing surface of the court of the opponent's half, or to make him make a mistake.
The game is started by putting the ball into play by serving according to lot. After the ball is put into play by a serve and a successful rally, the serve goes to the team that won the point. The site is conditionally divided into 6 zones according to the number of players. After each transition, the right to serve passes from one team to another as a result of a point draw, the players move to the next zone in a clockwise direction.
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In modern volleyball, the most common power serve is in the jump. Its opposite is a shortened (planning, tactical) serve, when the ball is sent close to the net. The player performs the serve, who, as a result of the last transition, moves from the second to the first zone. The serve is made from the service area behind the back line of the playing court in order to land the ball on the opponent's half or to complicate the reception as much as possible. Before the player has touched the ball while serving, no part of his body must touch the surface of the court (especially with a jump serve). In flight, the ball may touch the net, but must not touch the antennas or their mental extension upwards. If the ball touches the playing court on the side of the receiving team, the serving team scores a point. If the player who served violated the rules or sent the ball to out , then the point is awarded to the receiving team. It is not allowed to block the ball while serving, interrupting its trajectory over the net. If the point is won by the team that served the ball, then the same player continues to serve.
Receiving a serve
Usually the players standing on the back line receive the ball, that is, in the 5th, 6th, 1st zones. However, any player can take the serve. Players of the receiving team are allowed to make three touches (the player cannot touch the ball twice in a row) and a maximum of the third touch to transfer the ball to the opponent's half. You can handle the ball at the reception anywhere on the court and free space, but not on the very half of the opponent’s court. Moreover, if you have to pass the ball back to your playing half, the second transfer out of three cannot pass between the antennas, but must necessarily pass by the antennas. When receiving, no delay in handling the ball is allowed, although it is possible to receive the ball with any part of the body. A planning serve can be received by 2 players on the back line, but 3 players are required to receive a power serve.
Defense (reception of attack)
Reception of an attacking blow differs from reception of a serve, since all 6 players on the court always participate in defense; some front row players block (sometimes all three), while everyone else plays defense. The goal of the defenders is to keep the ball in play and, if possible, to bring it to the passer. Defense can be effective only in case of coordinated actions of all team players, therefore, defensive play schemes were developed, of which only two took root: “back angle” and “forward angle”. In both schemes, the full-backs stand along the sidelines, coming out from behind the block 5-6 meters from the net, but the defender in the 6th zone, in accordance with the name of the scheme, plays either directly behind the block (catching discounts for the block), or behind frontline (plays distant ricochets from the block).
Attack
Normally, on a positive reception, the ball is received by the back row players (1st touch) and brought to the setter. The setter passes (2nd touch) the ball to the player for an attack hit (3rd touch). In an attack hit, the ball must pass over the net, but in the space between the two antennas, while the ball may touch the net, but must not touch the antennas or their mental continuation upwards. Front row players can attack from anywhere on the court. The players of the back row before the attack must push off behind a special three-meter line. It is forbidden to attack (that is, to hit the ball above the line of the top edge of the net) only the libero.
There are attacking blows: direct (along the way) and lateral, blows with translation to the right (left) and deceptive blows (discounts). All attacking blows are performed only on one's own side, it is possible to transfer hands to the opponent's side only after the blow has been executed.
Blocking
Main article: Blocking (volleyball)
This is a game technique in which the defending team prevents the ball from being transferred to the opponent's side by blocking its movement with any part of the body above the net, usually with the hands transferred to the opponent's side within the rules. It is allowed to transfer hands to the side of the opponent when blocking to the extent that they do not interfere with the opponent before his attack or other game action.
The block can be single or grouped (double, triple). Touching a block does not count as one of the three touches. Only those players who stand on the front line, that is, in zones 2, 3, 4, can block.
Libero
) teams can be assigned libero . Players of this role cannot participate in the block, serve, perform an attacking hit on the ball that is completely above the top of the net. The uniform of the libero must be different from the uniform of the other players. It is allowed to replace the libero an unlimited number of times without informing the referee. Since the libero has no right to attack and block, he is usually on the back line, changing position with players who are advantageous to keep on the front line, for example, with a center blocker.
Regulation
Violations of the rules Volleyball game is not limited in time and lasts up to 25 points. Moreover, if the advantage over the opponent has not reached 2 points, the game will continue until this happens. The match continues until one of the teams wins three games. In the fifth game (tie-break) the score goes up to 15 points. In each set, the coach of each team may request two time-outs of 30 seconds each. Additionally, in the first 4 games, technical time-outs are assigned when one of the teams reaches 8 and 16 points (60 seconds each). After the end of the first four games, as well as when one of the teams reaches 8 points in the fifth game, the teams change sides of the court. In each game, the coach has the right to make no more than 6 replacements of field players (except for the libero).
The most common player and coach errors in the game are listed below.
When serving
The player has stepped foot into the court space.
The player tossed and caught the ball.
After 8 seconds have elapsed after the referee's whistle, the ball is passed to the opposing team.
Touching the antenna with the ball.
Serve before the referee's whistle.
During the drawing
More than three touches were made (excluding the block).
Touching the top edge of the grid by a player performing an active game action.
A player's step on the rear three-meter line during an attack.
Receive error: double touch or hold the ball.
Touching the net with the ball on impact.
Central line crossing.
Regulations
Placement violation.
Unsportsmanlike behavior of one of the players or the coach.
Did you know that the oldest basketball hall is in Europe? It was built by a student of Eiffel and Curry and Neymar were filmed there - Don't Play Basketball - Blogs
The modern world has at least two things to thank the Youth Christian Association (YMCA) for:
• for releasing the rousing disco hit "Y.M.C.A." group "Village People", whose Christian context did not prevent him from becoming one of the most rollicking songs at the turn of the 70s and 80s of the last century.
• for the introduction of basketball to Europe.
In 1893, the first basketball game of the Old World took place in the building of the Paris branch of the religious academy. Surprisingly, the game hall is still functioning and is considered the oldest of the active basketball courts.
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Basketball is America's best export idea
For those familiar with the history of the sport, basketball's association with the YMCA is no secret. One day, James Naismith, a physical education teacher at the Christian Association College in Springfield, Massachusetts, decided to make a gift to students. Instead of the usual gymnastic exercises in the frosty air, they were expected by two baskets of peaches, suspended in a warm hall at a height of 305 centimeters from the floor level, and a soccer ball. So 21 December 1891 year was organized and held the first basketball meeting.
In the meantime, the youth organization continued to expand. Created in England, for half a century it has taken root in many countries of Europe and North America. Particularly large was the branch in Paris. By 1891, it had grown so much that it was decided to hold an architectural competition and build its own building.
Branch leaders, among whom was the founder of the International Committee of the Red Cross and the future Nobel laureate Henri Dunant, declared the following aspirations to the bidders:
1. Build a well equipped house in Paris for the use of young people.
2. To offer young people all the conditions necessary for intellectual and physical self-development.
3. Provide them with healthy food and clean, livable rooms as soon as possible.
4. Provide space for various Protestant events.
The choice fell on a student of Gustave Eiffel - Emile Benard. The architect immediately sailed to the USA to get acquainted with the arrangement of the campuses of the American YMCA. At the same time, Pierre de Fredy, Baron de Coubertin successfully organized a fundraiser for the organization of a modern sports hall in the future building.
The grand opening of the center on Trevize Street took place on May 7, 1893. Just three years later, Baron de Coubertin became the organizer of the first ever Summer Olympic Games. Surprisingly, the destinies of prominent personalities of that era intertwined around the organization.
The new architectural complex was the first public space in France, where the conditions for so many activities were organized in one area:
• a spacious gym framed by treadmills on the second floor;
• indoor swimming pool;
• bowling lanes;
• billiard room;
• restaurant;
• multifunctional rooms for concerts, theatrical performances and conferences;
• library;
• Open spaces where visitors could interact or be helped.
It is not surprising that after 100 years the building was added to the Register of architectural monuments of French history.
Two columns in the center of the hall and the need for restoration
The hall in Paris was a copy of the sports facility of Springfield College, which has not survived to this day. However, not only the design of the premises moved to France. American Melvin Rideout also traveled across the ocean to become the first director of physical development for the local YMCA in 1893 and instill a love of basketball in European students.
Such trips were not uncommon. At the end of the 19th century, many Protestants adhered to the concept of "muscular Christianity", in which the ideas of spiritual and physical development, as well as a healthy lifestyle, were linked together. Moving abroad in order to organize the training process was perceived as an example of missionary activity.
The outlines of the hall were familiar to Rideout from the prototype from Springfield: the same parquet floor, gymnastic equipment, a running track three meters above the ground, baskets tied to it.
But there were some surprises: two columns towered right in the center of the playing space of the hall. The two architectural dominants turned out to be the creative vision of the designer Benard, who was inspired by the imposing steel structures of his mentor, Eiffel. And although their presence still adds specificity to the use of the hall, they are still a hallmark of the building today, attracting the attention of people from all over the world.
The basketball court is located in the basement of the building. Now it often hosts training in martial arts and dance. It’s also possible to play with the ball, but it’s not very comfortable: students say that while running, you can easily trip over old wooden parquet boards sticking out everywhere. Over the past decades, only basketball backboards and rings have undergone a sharp modernization. Without them, it is difficult to imagine the game in its modern form.
In a 2017 interview with The New York Times, YMCA Paris director Sylvie Manac spoke about a fundraising campaign to renovate the hall. She planned to restore all historically significant elements and preserve their original appearance.
This is a very expensive process, requiring more than $80,000 to fix parquet defects alone. Restoration of the entire building of the complex costs much more - several million dollars. The amount is not reduced by the fact that during the work it is necessary to follow the requirements of the legislation on the protection of cultural monuments.
It is practically impossible to collect such an amount on your own. Therefore, many brands and famous people from the world of basketball tried to attract investors and patrons to restore the hall.
Boris Diao conducted a short excursion in the room:
Stefen Curry and Neymar shared his secret, talked about greatness and fooling around with the ball:
To communicate with your child’s coach, please utilize your private Playerspace email.
Generally, players are encouraged to wear non-marking athletic shoes and athletic shorts for practice.
Decisions on weather cancellations can be made with 15–30 minutes prior to your practice. On game days, updates will be posted and an email will be sent out via Playerspace as well. The decision on game cancellations can also be made with 15–30 minutes prior to scheduled game times.
It is about building the whole child from the inside out. Our coaches focus on the youth basketball players’ development of building core skills such as ball handling, defense, offense, rebounding, shooting, conditioning and more. We’re creating team players and future leaders through team sports. Your kids will learn good sportsmanship and teamwork, develop positive friendships and you’ll build a network of like-minded parents.
When you become a volunteer, the Y will introduce you to coaching and provide specific resources to the sport you coach. If your child is a player, getting involved at their practices can help them feel comfortable to practice with you outside of official practice time.
He normally doesn’t make friends easily, but through playing basketball at the Y it has helped him become more confident and has improved his ability to talk to new people. When he first started, he was very scared of the idea of not knowing anyone on his team, but as the season progressed, he was able to make friends and create new bonds. He really enjoys playing basketball at the YMCA!”
At the same time, to organize an attack, players of one team are allowed no more than three touches of the ball in a row (in addition to touching on the block). 
The volleyball court is divided in the middle by a net. The height of the net for men is 2.43 m, for women it is 2.24 m.0009 
Its opposite is a shortened (planning, tactical) serve, when the ball is sent close to the net. The player performs the serve, who, as a result of the last transition, moves from the second to the first zone. The serve is made from the service area behind the back line of the playing court in order to land the ball on the opponent's half or to complicate the reception as much as possible. Before the player has touched the ball while serving, no part of his body must touch the surface of the court (especially with a jump serve). In flight, the ball may touch the net, but must not touch the antennas or their mental extension upwards. If the ball touches the playing court on the side of the receiving team, the serving team scores a point. If the player who served violated the rules or sent the ball to out , then the point is awarded to the receiving team. It is not allowed to block the ball while serving, interrupting its trajectory over the net. If the point is won by the team that served the ball, then the same player continues to serve.
The goal of the defenders is to keep the ball in play and, if possible, to bring it to the passer. Defense can be effective only in case of coordinated actions of all team players, therefore, defensive play schemes were developed, of which only two took root: “back angle” and “forward angle”. In both schemes, the full-backs stand along the sidelines, coming out from behind the block 5-6 meters from the net, but the defender in the 6th zone, in accordance with the name of the scheme, plays either directly behind the block (catching discounts for the block), or behind frontline (plays distant ricochets from the block). 
Front row players can attack from anywhere on the court. The players of the back row before the attack must push off behind a special three-meter line. It is forbidden to attack (that is, to hit the ball above the line of the top edge of the net) only the libero. 
The match continues until one of the teams wins three games. In the fifth game (tie-break) the score goes up to 15 points. In each set, the coach of each team may request two time-outs of 30 seconds each. Additionally, in the first 4 games, technical time-outs are assigned when one of the teams reaches 8 and 16 points (60 seconds each). After the end of the first four games, as well as when one of the teams reaches 8 points in the fifth game, the teams change sides of the court. In each game, the coach has the right to make no more than 6 replacements of field players (except for the libero). 
Created in England, for half a century it has taken root in many countries of Europe and North America. Particularly large was the branch in Paris. By 1891, it had grown so much that it was decided to hold an architectural competition and build its own building. 
However, not only the design of the premises moved to France. American Melvin Rideout also traveled across the ocean to become the first director of physical development for the local YMCA in 1893 and instill a love of basketball in European students. 
And although their presence still adds specificity to the use of the hall, they are still a hallmark of the building today, attracting the attention of people from all over the world. 
Restoration of the entire building of the complex costs much more - several million dollars. The amount is not reduced by the fact that during the work it is necessary to follow the requirements of the legislation on the protection of cultural monuments.