Nauset Youth Basketball Club: Welcome

Back at It

 Hope y'all had a great holiday season and enjoyed your break.  The kids have been back in the gym this week preparing to resume league competition, heading into the heart of the season and toward the play-offs.  Enjoy your upcoming games and let's have some fun out there!

Updated reminders:

For NRMS-practicing teams the week of Jan 9-13 Girls have early and Boys have late.  Please make sure that players are picked up promptly at either 5 or 6:30 as appropriate.  Coaches should not have to wait for rides to show up and kids cannot be left unsupervised.

OES-practicing team-members should continue to check their emails regarding practices as Coach McCarthy's HS commitments require a certain amount of fluidity in 4th Boys scheduling.   

We are currently accepting Club Jacket orders for mid-January delivery.  The drop-box for order forms will be at the scorer's table for our home games on Sunday, Jan 8.  Our last home game that day starts  at 5:50.  NYBC Club Jacket order forms are still available at Handouts on the menu at the left.

  Youth & Middle School Program Description

Now entering its twelfth season as a charter member of the Cape Cod Youth Basketball League, Nauset Youth Basketball Club was formed to provide a high level of instruction and competition to young, committed players. Last season NYBC fielded teams of 4th,  5th, 6th, 7th, & 8th grade boys, and 6th, 7th and 8th grade girls, all playing in the CCYBL. Our expansion over the last few seasons has helped fill the void left by the absence of a middle school interscholastic program and has been greatly enhanced by the use of the NRMS gym for after-school practices for most of our middle-school-age players and Sunday home games for all our teams.

This year NYBC will again field 8 CCYBL entries with girls teams 6th through 8th and boys 4th through 8th grades. The 7th & 8th grade teams, along with 6th girls will be able to afford themselves of the practice time formerly used by the NRMS inter-scholastic program.  As of this writing, the number of practices per week for each of these teams has yet to be determined.  Girls and boys practicing at NRMS will alternate weekly early/late schedules with the late-practicing group attending mandatory proctored study halls in the school cafeteria. 4th, 5th, & 6th boys will practice twice weekly, early evenings at Orleans Elementary. All our teams will play their games, home and away, on weekends throughout the Cape Cod Youth Basketball League, with home games played on Sundays in the NRMS gym.

 Please read the following paragraphs for a more general description of our program.

The CCYBL includes “town teams” from the Cape & South Shore extending from Nauset to Taunton and Raynham and along the South Coast to Dartmouth and Tiverton, RI as well as teams from Martha'sVineyard. CCYBL games begin the first weekend of December, with Christmas vacation off, and conclude with single-elimination playoffs before February school vacation. Regular season games are held on Saturdays and Sundays over the course of 7 weekends to a total of fourteen contests per team for most all CCYBL divisions. Individual teams and players have the option to participate in one or more of the open/invitational tournaments held throughout the region beginning in late February and into March atadditional cost. NYBC practices begin the first week in November and continue throughout the season. NYBC teams wear the black and gold and this year will again use Nauset Regional Middle School as their home floor. All CCYBL games are refereed by two IAABO "patched" officials.

NYBC coaches are committed individuals with a broad range of basketball experience who donate considerable time and effort toward the instruction and improvement of their players and teams. Participation on an NYBC team, therefore, requires a serious commitment from both the players and parents. There is significant travel involved. In addition to the game schedule, each team will have as many as two to four one-and-a-half hour practices per week, depending on grade level. Within reason, players are expected to attend all games and practices. Those who wish a more casual schedule or to play a secondwinter sport should avail themselves of their respective towns’ recreational basketball programs. Players are expected to keep up with their schoolwork so that they may honor their commitment to the team. As NYBC is not affiliated with any town or school recreation program, the costs for referees, uniforms, equipment, and league membership must be borne by the participants. The NYBC playerfee for the 2011-12 CCYBL season is one hundred-twenty five dollars .For those with genuine need, financial relief is available.

Although these prospects may seem daunting to some, participation on an NYBC team has been an exciting and worthwhile pursuit for many area youngsters over the last ten seasons. Players receive advanced instruction in all phases of individual and team basketball skills. While players are expected to work hard and dedicate themselves to improvement, they also have a lot of fun playing and learning. To see a team of nine- or ten-year-olds walk into a strange gym in an unfamiliar town and play with poise and confidence is an exhilarating experience. Players and their families are able to forge new friendships beyond their individual towns and schoolmates, as players develop strong relationships with new teammates and parents assist each other with transportation and team support. With half a team’s games in Orleans and a number of CCYBL road games this side of the canal, the travel schedule is not as overly taxing as might seem immediately apparent. Aside from athletic development players benefit from the larger life lessons gleaned from basketball such as commitment, discipline, sportsmanship, selflessness, hard work, and personal responsibility. If invited to join an NYBC team, a player will have the opportunity to develop with the same coaches and teammates over the course of several seasons while playing against the top competition on the Cape and in Southeastern Mass.

Tryouts are generally held in late October/early November and will be scheduled for either Nauset High or Middle School as time and space permit. Sign-up meetings are announced by flier and here on our website http://www.eteamz.com/nybc earlier in the month. Dates and times will be announced by email, in the schools, and at the website when they are determined. Look for links on the menu at the left for Sign-Up Meeting and Tryout Info before an upcoming season. In order to be eligible for a team a candidate must currently be enrolled in the appropriate grade and reside in one ofthe four towns comprising the Nauset Regional School District. NRMS school-of-choice students may also be eligible by league exception. Interested parties must pre-register in order to participate. Among other criteria, players trying out will be evaluated on the bases ofoverall athleticism, basketball skills, effort and the ability to concentrate and follow instructions. Positional size and skills must also be taken into account.

If you are interested in trying out, or would like more information, please contact Steve Post at nausethoop@hotmail.com or by phone at 508-737-4847. Please include the names of the player and parents, residential and email addresses, a contact phone number and last playing experience and coach. Tryout flyers are generally distributed in Nauset schools during the week following Columbus Day.

Thanks, and good luck! See you around the gym,

Steve Post, Director, NYBC