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Youth Basketball of America
Where the YOUTH comes first!
Official Home of YBOA Alabama - Boys and Girls
Youth Basketball of America, the premier youth membership organization in the sport of basketball, strives to provide opportunities for personal growth and development of youth athletes while also reinforcing positive influences, self-confidence, self-esteem and the ability to excel on and off the court. Through participation, YBOA is dedicated to educate and motivate each member while encouraging teamwork, sportsmanship and fun through the spirit of basketball.
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YBOA BOYS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
MAY 18 - 20, 2012
Schedule is complete and now posted.
See STATE TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE TAB.
Thanks to you we have broken another record this year with 120 teams registered. We believe this is again, the largest tournament in Alabama....ever.....that consists of ALL ALABAMA TEAMS. WOW! There were another 10 teams that had to be turned away this week. We also want to thank everyone for registering your team last week as requested.
Please understand the struggle to put together a schedule of this size, over 200 games played in 12 + gyms.
We wish you the best of luck this weekend and hope you have a great time! Thank you again for supporting YBOA!
When the tournament is over and you have interest in going to Nationals and you didn't finish make it to Sunday, we can offer DIVISION @ Bids to teams that are interested. AGAIN, if you want to go to Nationals, we can make it happen!
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++ ALL TEAMS AND PLAYERS MUST BE REGISTERED WITH THE YBOA NATIONAL OFFICE. ALL TEAMS MUST HAVE PLAYERS REPORT CARDS AND BIRTH CERTIFICATES ALONG WITH THEIR OFFICIAL ROSTER ++
AGE DIVISION CLARIFICATION:
If you are playing in the 7th grade division for example: you are NOT ALLOWED to have any 8th graders on your team unless that player doesn't turn 14 prior to Sept. 1st of this year. Meaning the only way this could happen is if that player started school WHOLE year early.
Please make sure you check your report cards to make sure your in compliance.
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IMPORTANT NEWS
FOR THE UPCOMING TOURNAMENTS, YOU MUST EMAIL yboaalabama@aol.com AND cmonroe@thesheffieldfund.com. ALSO CALL CHRIS MONROE TO REGISTER TO PLAY IN OUR EVENTS.
Chris can be reached at 205-903-7814 or cmonroe@thesheffieldfund.com
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NEW YBOA MEMBERSHIP PRICES!
SEE TAB or CHECK OUT THE NATIONAL SITE FOR MORE INFORMATION.
NEW LOWER PRICES!
____________________________________________________Thank you all for choosing YBOA Alabama.
John Allen
YBOA Alabama - Boys & Girls Director
205-706-2044