YBL Summer League
Important Dates
Practices Begin: Week of July 6th - 10th
First Game: July 11th
Playoffs / Final Day: August 22nd (playoff brackets will be sent out August 15th 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
Everyone will receive a plaque with team picture
Playoff Day is a celebration!
There will be Team Pictures, Food, Games, Gift Bags, and more!
Jerseys
Jerseys will be given out at evaluations for those who ordered them.
If you lose or damage jersey you will pay for a new one for $80
Refund Policy
Refunds available until Evaluation day, minus a $15 processing fee.
Evaluation Schedule
10am - 11am 1st - 2nd grade
11:30am - 12:30pm 3rd - 4th grade
1:00pm - 2:00pm 5th - 6th Grade
Evaluation Itinerary
The day will start with parents checking in there athlete at the front of the Gym. Please arrive no earlier then 30 minutes before and no later then 5 minutes before start time. This helps us moving kids in and out the gym for there 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 - 0:09 1st Skill Rotation
0:09 - 0:16 2nd Skill Rotation
0:16 - 0:23 3rd Skill Rotation
0:23 - 0:30 4th Skill Rotation
0:30 - 1:00 Scrimmaging
Each hoop will have coach working on a specific skill. Athletes will be evaluated on how well they perform
Hoop 1 Shooting:
Drill: Players will start the corner; run to the opposite corner; rise up to the wing and receive pass from coach. Players will do layups then advance into jump shots. Finally coach will rotate the drill and players will start from the opposite corner.
Hoop 2 Dribbling:
Drill: Players will get in front of a cone where coaches run them through stationary dribbling drills. This will consist of
Right hand dribbling taking the ball height normal, low, high
Left hand dribbling taking the ball height normal, low, high
Crossovers
Flapjacks
Standing in place taking ball around body
Drill: Players will dribble with same hand in between cones that are in a straight line. Players will move in a snake like motion around cones and finish with a layup.
Hoop 3 Defense:
Drill: Players will spread out and get in a defensive stance in front of coach. Once in a stance coach will point with his hands in the direction players will need to slide to. Including back pedaling and closing out going forward.
Drill: Players will slide cone to cone down the court displaying there lateral quickness
Hoop 4 Passing:
Drill: Players will be partnered up standing across from each other. Passing back and forth. Will start with chest passes, bounce passes, overhead passes, and one hand passes off the dribble.
Drill: There will be two lines at the top of half court and one person on defense. The athletes in front of the lines at the top will try to score on the one defender. aka 2 on 1.
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.
Your availability during the week to practice
The practice location you selected (Village or Bressi)
Buddy Requests
Creating even and fair teams with skill assessment taken during evaluations
Evaluation Day – June 27th
Location: Evaluations are only at the Village Boys & Girls Club of Carlsbad
After evaluations you will receive an email later that night 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.
If you already have the app, you’ll be added automatically. If not, you can download TeamSnap for free on iOS or Android.
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—no parent volunteers or outside referees. 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:
If your the first practice of the day 5pm or 5:30pm the gym doors will not be open till 10 minutes before practice time 4:50pm or 5:20pm.
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)
Contact Info
📩 Questions?
📧 Athletics@bgccarlsbad.org