YBL Fall League
Important Dates
Practices Begin: Week of September 21st - 25th
First Game: September 26th
Week Break no practices or games October 26th - 31st for Halloween
Playoffs / Final Day: Nov 14th (playoff brackets will be sent out August 7th at 9pm)
Games
Every Saturday at either the Village or Bressi Ranch Clubhouse
Game times vary depending on number of teams
You will be guaranteed 7 games along with playoffs
Please show up 10 minutes prior to gametime to warmup
Playoffs– August 22nd
Single-elimination format: lose and you're out; win and keep playing
Max 3 games in one day
Champions receive medals
Jerseys
Jerseys will be given out on the first game day for those who ordered them.
Refund Policy
Refunds available until Evaluation Day, minus a $15 processing fee. if you ordered a Jersey package that is a nonrefundable
Evaluation Schedule
12:45pm - 1:45pm 1st - 2nd grade
2:00pm - 3:00pm 3rd - 4th grade
3:15pm - 4:15pm 5th - 6th Grade
Evaluation Itinerary
The day will start with parents checking in their athlete at the front of the Gym. Please arrive no earlier than 30 minutes before and no later than 5 minutes before start time. This helps us moving kids in and out the gym for their evaluations.
Players need to bring athletic shoes, basketball shoes are preparable, athletic shorts, and athletic t-shirt
0:00 - 0:02 Coaches Introductions
0:02 - 0:10 1st Skill Rotation
0:10 - 0:20 2nd Skill Rotation
0:20 - 0:30 3rd Skill Rotation
0:30 - 1:00 Scrimmaging
Scrimmaging
Live 5 on 5 play will be the rest of the 30 minutes of the evaluation. Players will need to know the basic rules of basketball before playing in order for them to play in the scrimmage.
Basic knowledge:
What is offense/defense
What and where is out of bounds
How we form teams
We take in Considerations the following ranked starting with most important when forming teams.
Buddy Requests
Your availability during the week to practice
3. Creating even and fair teams with skill assessment taken during evaluations
Evaluation Day – September 5th
Location: Evaluations are only at the Bressi Boys & Girls Club of Carlsbad
After evaluations you will receive an email September 9th at 5:00pm with team rosters/practice & game schedule.
Gym Locations
Bressi Boys & Girls Club of Carlsbad
Village Boys & Girls Club of Carlsbad
More Season Info
Team Communication via TeamSnap
We use TeamSnap for all team communication. Once teams are formed, you’ll receive an invite to join your child’s team on the app.
TeamSnap will be used for:
Practice & game reminders
Schedule updates or changes
Coach messages
Weather-related notifications
RSVPs for games & practices
👉 Please make sure your email and phone number are accurate when registering so you don’t miss the TeamSnap invite.
Once on the app, you’ll RSVP in TeamSnap as early as possible for all games and practices so coaches can plan accordingly.
Coaches
All of our coaches and referees are professionally hired staff. Our coaches are trained to focus on skill development, teamwork, and sportsmanship for every child, while our referees are certified and committed to making sure every game is fair and fun.
You can count on a safe, consistent, and positive experience every week—on the court and on the sidelines.
Financial Aid
To apply for financial aid scroll to the top of the page and click the link Financial Aid. From there you will fill out all the forms needed to apply. Once you do you will receive an email from athletics@bgccarlsbad.org with confirmation on how much aid you will receive. You will receive a promo code and enter that when registering to apply the discount. If you have any further questions about financial aid please email athletics@bgccarlsbad.org
Player Age or Eligibility Clarification
Are kids allowed to “play up” or “play down” but its reviewed on a case by case basis the final word of weather there allowed to move up or down is based on there skill. We do allow more skilled players to play up or players who struggle to play down a division. All decisions regarding playing up or down will be made by basketball operations Ari Pagan
Team Placement Policy / Friend Requests
We’ll do our best to accommodate friend or sibling request per player (same grade division only). Requests are not guaranteed. To make a request you will fill it out on the notes section of registration.
League Info
Practices:
Practice day assignment:
When Registering for the season you will see a few options on specific days and times open for practices. Select at least 2 days of the week you are available. We will take this into consideration when making teams after evaluations. You’ll practice same day every week.
What to wear to practice:
Please show up in athletic shorts, t-shirt, and basketball/athletic shoes, and bring a water bottle.
When to show up:
Show up no earlier than 10 minutes prior to your practice as a group will be using the facilities before you.
Players will enter through the gym doors not the main clubhouse doors.
What to expect:
First day of the practice coaches will huddle all the players together. The coach will introduce themselves and all players will introduce themselves to the team. Once we’ve learned each others names will hit the court and work on skill building.
Iron sharpens Iron:
Our league is built on community and so our are practices. Will have multiple teams in the gym at once training on there own separate baskets. Kids don’t just see each other at games but at practices to! First 30 minutes will be on building up skills with drills. The last 30 minutes of practice will put our skills to the test. Best way to learn basketball is by playing it.
“You can’t learn to play basketball against a chair. The chair doesn’t move, doesn’t reach, doesn’t steal the ball.” - John Calipari (one of the most successful College basketball coaches)