Basketball

Youth Recreational Basketball (Grades 1st-6th)

YMCA Youth Recreational Basketball is for kids (grades 1st - 6th) of any skill level. This program will teach kids the fundamental skills and rules of basketball, suitable for their age group. Practice is for an hour two days a week, (in most cases, either Monday and Wednesday or Tuesday and Thursday in Los Alamos or White Rock.)

Games:
Games will mainly be played on Fridays from 4:00-9:00pm. Only when necessary will games be played on Saturday mornings.

Participants will get team jerseys to keep!

See below for more details...

Fall 2025 Youth Recreational Basketball

Register: August 11th - September 14th, 2025
Season: September 29th - December 19th, 2025
Fees: $140/ $110 for Y Members

All program participants must have a parent/guardian sign a Child Liability Waiver and a COVID-19 waiver before participating.

Program payment policy: payment upon registration is required, no refunds, credits will be given on a case to case basis.

These programs rely on volunteers. Volunteer coaches of any experience level are needed and greatly appreciated.
NOTE! Volunteer Coaches will get a discount on their registration for the season!

NEW: Coaches can now complete all volunteer paperwork digitally online! Scroll to bottom for details or visit this page for volunteer links: https://laymca.org/volunteers

 

WILDCAT BASKETBALL (5th and 6th grade Co-Ed)

Wildcat Basketball: The YMCA presents, for the first time ever, a competitive basketball league where the 5th and 6th grade boys and girls from all 5 elementary schools in Los Alamos get to compete for the title of being the fiercest wildcat! It will be a fun 6 week competition between the Aspen Tigers, the Barranca Bobcats, the Chamisa Cheetahs, the Mountain Lions and the Pinon Panthers! The #1 Wildcat team will "take home" the traveling trophy and get to display it at their school until the next champion is determined the following year! Teams will be expected to represent their schools proudly and display great sportsmanship on and off the court.

2025 Season Details:

Register:  November 22nd, 2024 - January 2nd, 2025 by 12:00 pm
Tryouts: January 10th--Must register for tryouts by January 2nd, 2025 by 12:00pm!
***Tryouts will be held to form 1 co-ed team per elementary school. Homeschooled children are welcome to tryout! Please register for the school that you are zoned for based on your address. However, if there are spots available on other teams (a team has uner 10 players), then homeschooled children can pick which elementary school to tryout for on a case by case basis.
Tryout Info:
Each school will be assessed during individual sessions on Friday, January 10th between 4:00-9:00pm at the YMCA--Must register for tryouts by 12:00pm on January 2nd, 2025! Absolutely no late registrants will be eligible unless the team is under 10 players. Players must attend tryouts to be eligible to make the team unless they have an excused absence. On day of tryouts, players will need to bring a report card from Power School to prove their grade level and school that they attend.

If you do not think your child can make the time commitment for the season, please do not try out and allow other children the opportunity to participate instead.

COACHES: If you are interested in being considered for the coaching position of your child's team, you will need to indicate this in registration. You will then need to be available for tryouts. If your child does not make the team, we assume you will no longer be interested in coaching. If there is a situation where multiple people want to be head/assistant coaches of a team, we will potentially have to conduct interviews and assess your coaching style during tryouts. We will only have one head coach and one assistant coach per team.

***Assuming your child makes the team, please see Wildcat Season details below.

Wildcat Season: January 21st - February 28th, 2025 (Jan. 20th=MLK Jr. Holiday--No practices)
Fees: $115 (Will be refunded 100% if your child does not make a team)
Practices: 6:00-7:30pm 2x per week (practices will most likely be held at the elementary school that the child attends but no guarantee with school construction projects. No matter where practice is held, your child will represent the school that they attend)
Games: Friday evenings and/or Saturdays
Questions? Email lzollinger@laymca.org or aepperson@laymca.org

All program participants must have a parent/guardian sign a Child Liability Waiver and a COVID-19 waiver before participating.

Program payment policy: Payment upon registration is required, no refunds, credits will be given on a case to case basis.

These programs rely on volunteers. Volunteer coaches of any experience level are needed and greatly appreciated.
NOTE! Volunteer Coaches will get a discount on their registration for the season!

NEW: Coaches can now complete all volunteer paperwork digitally online! Scroll to bottom for details or visit this page for volunteer links: https://laymca.org/volunteers

 

Youth Basketball Open Gym 2024 (K-12th grades)

Open Gym being offered during '24-'25 school year is TBD. If interested, please email lzollinger@laymca.org to be put on an "interest list"

Register: Now!
Ages 12 and Under: Wednesdays 12:30-2:00pm
Ages 13-18: June and July on Tuesday & Thursday 12:30-1:30pm
Coach: Jason Romero and co-coaches
Fees:
$15/month (12 and Under)/Free for Y Members
$30/month (13-18)/Free for Y Members

 

Little Youth Basketball (Ages 4-5 & 6-7)

This 6 week introductory basketball program for girls and boys will focus on developing coordination and learning the basic skills & rules of basketball. Mini-sized balls will be used as well as 6ft-8ft baskets.  Practice/Games will be 2x per week in Los Alamos at the YMCA. This year, we will have a different format: all 4-5 year olds will practice and/or scrimmage together and all 6-7 year olds will practice and/or scrimmage together. Multiple coaches will be needed for each age group. All participants will get a T-shirt and a basketball to keep!

All program participants must have a parent/guardian sign a Child Liability Waiver and a COVID-19 waiver before participating.

Register: March 27th - May 4th, 2025
Season: May 19th - June 26th, 2025
Season Fee: $80 / $60 for Y Members
Coach Discount: $30 discount for coaches! Multiple coaches will be needed for each age group.
***AGE RESTRICTION RULE: Child must be a minimum of 4 years old by start date of season OR turn 4 years old during the season to be able to register for LYB. As for the 6-7 year old division, your child must be no older than 7 years old by the start of the season to be eligible. If child turns 8 years old within the season, this is fine. However, child cannot be 8+ years old before the start of the season.

Program payment policy: payment upon registration is required, no refunds, credits will be given on a case to case basis.

These programs rely on volunteers. Volunteer coaches of any experience level are needed and greatly appreciated.
NOTE! Volunteer Coaches will get a discount on their registration for the season!

NEW: Coaches can now complete all volunteer paperwork digitally online! Scroll to bottom for details or visit this page for volunteer links: https://laymca.org/volunteers

Questions? Email sports@laymca.org