--- title: "Youth Basketball smy" description: "Our Youth Sports Programs cultivate values, skills, and relationships that lead to positive behaviors, better health, and educational achievement." type: article version: 1 version_id: "ca047459-b969-445b-90b4-292676e21682" generated_at: "2026-09-16T20:33:37.075Z" date_published: "2025-09-11" language: en reading_time: "10 min" word_count: 1950 keywords: ["Youth Basketball smy", "Youth Basketball", "My Y Account"] url: "https://metroymcas.org/basketball-smy" --- # Youth Basketball smy > Our Youth Sports Programs cultivate values, skills, and relationships that lead to positive behaviors, better health, and educational achievement. ## Key Takeaways - YOUTH BASKETBALL - My Y Account ## Contents - [YOUTH BASKETBALL](#youth-basketball) - [Youth Basketball](#youth-basketball) - [My Y Account](#my-y-account) Search Give Join Today! Toggle Menu Facebook Instagram Facebook Instagram South Mountain YMCA • Maplewood, NJ # South Mountain YMCA • Maplewood, NJ YOUTH BASKETBALL Cultivate values, skills, and relationships! ## YOUTH BASKETBALL #### Cultivate values, skills, and relationships! Youth Basketball Our Youth Sports Programs cultivate values, skills, and relationships that lead to positive behaviors, better health, and educational achievement. Youth sports help children to grow personally, appreciate diversity, develop leadership skills and have fun. We incorporate our core values: Respect, Honesty, Responsibility, and Caring into all our classes.  Our sports programs include clinics, skill-building classes, and leagues. My Y Account Register for programs, classes and more!SGA Pulse is our new member account management system designed to make your YMCA experience more seamless. With Pulse, you’ll enjoy an easier check-in process, streamlined program registration and class sign-ups, and improved communication with your Y. member login ## Youth Basketball Our Youth Sports Programs cultivate values, skills, and relationships that lead to positive behaviors, better health, and educational achievement. Youth sports help children to grow personally, appreciate diversity, develop leadership skills and have fun. We incorporate our core values: Respect, Honesty, Responsibility, and Caring into all our classes. Our sports programs include clinics, skill-building classes, and leagues. ## My Y Account Register for programs, classes and more!SGA Pulse is our new member account management system designed to make your YMCA experience more seamless. With Pulse, you’ll enjoy an easier check-in process, streamlined program registration and class sign-ups, and improved communication with your Y. - Kinderducks Basketball Learn introductory basketball skills, the importance of fair play, teamwork and good sportsmanship all while having lots of fun. Dates:Tuesdays 5:00-5:45pm, Fridays 5:00-5:45pm, Saturday 9:00-9:45am Location:SMY Gym REGISTER - In-House Ducks Basketball League Practice during the week, and show off your skills on Saturdays for in-house games. This year, we will playfully have four college teams: Notre Dame, Rutgers, Seton Hall and Uconn. We will also have four NBA teams: Celtics, Knicks, Spurs and Heat. Participants will be placed on a team roster, and will follow the Saturday game day schedule accordingly.   Grades 1-2 Dates:Monday 6:00-6:45pm, Thursday 6:30-7:15pm Location:SMY Gym Grades 3-4 Dates:Monday 6:45-7:30pm, Tuesday 6:30-7:15pm REGISTER - NBA Jr.’s Her Time to Play Program (Beginner & Advanced) This is a fantastic opportunity for girls and gender-expansive youth to develop their skills, engage in a thoughtful curriculum, and have fun with their peers.This program includes a thoughtful curriculum that encourages participation, engagement and everyday life skills that can be applied on-and-off the court. Dates:Saturday 11:30am-12:30pm, 12:30pm-1:30pm Location:SMY Gym REGISTER - Buddy Ball Buddy Ball is an inclusive basketball program for neurodiverse kids, offering a safe, supportive space to learn skills, build confidence, and make friends. With adapted drills, small-group instruction, and compassionate coaches, children of all abilities can thrive while having fun on the court. Date: September 11, 2025 to June 25, 2026 Times:  5y to 12y 11m - 5:30 PM to 6:15 PM 13y to 18y 11m - 6:30 PM - 7:15 PM Location:SMY Gym  REGISTER - Ducks Basketball Clinic Fundamentals of basketball are taught (dribbling, passing, shooting and defense) along with the team concepts of offensive play and zone defense in a fun, values-oriented environment.  Grades 1-2 Dates:Tuesday 5:45-6:30pm, Thursday 5:00-5:45pm, Saturday 9:45-10:30am Location:SMY Gym  Grades 3-4 Dates:Thursday 5:45-6:30pm, Saturday 10:30-11:15am Location:SMY Gym Grades 5-6 Dates:Wednesday 5:00-6:15pm Location:St. Joseph’s Church - Gym Grades 6-9 Dates:Wednesday 6:15-7:30pm Location:St. Joseph’s Church - Gym  REGISTER - Advanced Girls Basketball This class is designed for girls with higher basketball passion or who have taken basketball classes, participated in game play, and want to put in extra work. Date:Wednesday 5:00-6:00pm Location:SMY Gym REGISTER - Basketball Lab Join our young dynamic coaches for weekly advanced skill development beyond the fundamentals. Each week will focus 100% on a specific skill. Lesson plans will include advanced ball handling, court vision, and creating offense in isolation. Date:Mondays 5-6pm Location:SMY Gym REGISTER - Travel Basketball Tryout Registration In order to comply with capacity restrictions, advanced registration is required for tryouts. If you have not yet done so, register your child for a tryout date below. Players only need to attend one tryout.  2025 SMY Travel Basketball Tryouts: Tuesday, October 21 U10 BoysU12 BoysU14 Boys 2025 SMY Travel Basketball Tryouts: Tuesday, October 28 U10 GirlsU12 Girls Player Registration Players who successfully make a team will need to be registered through the South Mountain YMCA. Payment plans and financial aid are available.  Uniform fee: $35 (for new participants who have not already purchased a jersey)  Team Communication All team communication will be done through Slack or via email. Season Information Grades 3-4/10U will have girls & boys teams. This group will follow a tournament schedule. The team will compete in tournaments every other weekend throughout the season. Each tournament will have a two-game guarantee.  Grades 5-6/12U and Grades 7-8/14U will participate in the NJ YMCA Basketball League. Games will be played on weekends throughout the season, culminating with end of season tournaments in early March.  Register for Tryout REGISTER Learn introductory basketball skills, the importance of fair play, teamwork and good sportsmanship all while having lots of fun. Dates:Tuesdays 5:00-5:45pm, Fridays 5:00-5:45pm, Saturday 9:00-9:45am Practice during the week, and show off your skills on Saturdays for in-house games. This year, we will playfully have four college teams: Notre Dame, Rutgers, Seton Hall and Uconn. We will also have four NBA teams: Celtics, Knicks, Spurs and Heat. Participants will be placed on a team roster, and will follow the Saturday game day schedule accordingly. ##### Grades 1-2 Dates:Monday 6:00-6:45pm, Thursday 6:30-7:15pm ##### Grades 3-4 Dates:Monday 6:45-7:30pm, Tuesday 6:30-7:15pm This is a fantastic opportunity for girls and gender-expansive youth to develop their skills, engage in a thoughtful curriculum, and have fun with their peers.This program includes a thoughtful curriculum that encourages participation, engagement and everyday life skills that can be applied on-and-off the court. Dates:Saturday 11:30am-12:30pm, 12:30pm-1:30pm Buddy Ball is an inclusive basketball program for neurodiverse kids, offering a safe, supportive space to learn skills, build confidence, and make friends. With adapted drills, small-group instruction, and compassionate coaches, children of all abilities can thrive while having fun on the court. Date: September 11, 2025 to June 25, 2026 5y to 12y 11m - 5:30 PM to 6:15 PM 13y to 18y 11m - 6:30 PM - 7:15 PM Fundamentals of basketball are taught (dribbling, passing, shooting and defense) along with the team concepts of offensive play and zone defense in a fun, values-oriented environment. ##### Grades 1-2 Dates:Tuesday 5:45-6:30pm, Thursday 5:00-5:45pm, Saturday 9:45-10:30am ##### Grades 3-4 Dates:Thursday 5:45-6:30pm, Saturday 10:30-11:15am ##### Grades 5-6 Dates:Wednesday 5:00-6:15pm Location:St. Joseph’s Church - Gym ##### Grades 6-9 Dates:Wednesday 6:15-7:30pm Location:St. Joseph’s Church - Gym This class is designed for girls with higher basketball passion or who have taken basketball classes, participated in game play, and want to put in extra work. Date:Wednesday 5:00-6:00pm Join our young dynamic coaches for weekly advanced skill development beyond the fundamentals. Each week will focus 100% on a specific skill. Lesson plans will include advanced ball handling, court vision, and creating offense in isolation. In order to comply with capacity restrictions, advanced registration is required for tryouts. If you have not yet done so, register your child for a tryout date below. Players only need to attend one tryout. ##### 2025 SMY Travel Basketball Tryouts: Tuesday, October 21 U10 BoysU12 BoysU14 Boys ##### 2025 SMY Travel Basketball Tryouts: Tuesday, October 28 #### Player Registration Players who successfully make a team will need to be registered through the South Mountain YMCA. Payment plans and financial aid are available. Uniform fee: $35 (for new participants who have not already purchased a jersey) #### Team Communication All team communication will be done through Slack or via email. #### Season Information Grades 3-4/10U will have girls & boys teams. This group will follow a tournament schedule. The team will compete in tournaments every other weekend throughout the season. Each tournament will have a two-game guarantee. Grades 5-6/12U and Grades 7-8/14U will participate in the NJ YMCA Basketball League. Games will be played on weekends throughout the season, culminating with end of season tournaments in early March. METRO YMCA OF THE ORANGES ACCREDITATIONS ### METRO YMCA OF THE ORANGES ACCREDITATIONS - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 Metropolitan YMCA of the Oranges OUR MISSION: Strengthen community through youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility. Contact Us 304 S. Livingston Ave. Livingston, NJ 07039 Navigate My Y Account Donate Careers Join Today! 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