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Youth Basketball Programs include Youth Basketball League (YBL), Teen & Tween Basketball, and Basketball Academy. Participants take part in skills and drills to develop ball handling, shooting, conditioning, passing, offensive skills, and defensive skills. The program also includes drills and scrimmages and weekly 5 on 5 games with timed quarters and scheduled substitution times.
• Ages: 6–18 years old
• Schedule: Youth Basketball will run for 8 weeks.
Practices are led by qualified coaches and use team concept drills. The program is open to both boys and girls, and each player is guaranteed to play at least half of every game. Youth Basketball Programs place emphasis on fundamentals through drills and scrimmages, as well as fair play, sportsmanship, and fun. Teens & Tweens activities focus on sports skills, sportsmanship, the development of self-esteem, and having fun. The program is designed to help improve team concepts and to teach the YMCA core values of caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility. Membership includes access to all YMCA of Central New York locations, with amenities that include gymnasium/basketball courts and an indoor turf field.
The YMCA of Central New York states its mission as putting Christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind, and body for all. The YMCA of Central New York acknowledges with respect the Onondaga Nation, firekeepers of the Haudenosaunee, the Indigenous peoples on whose ancestral lands its facilities now stand. Leadership for these programs includes Nicholas Thibeau, Sports Coordinator; Austin Anderson, Sports & Wellness Coordinator; and Max Staniec, Sports Coordinator.
Last updated January 13, 2026.
• Ages: 6–18 years old
• Schedule: Youth Basketball will run for 8 weeks.
Practices are led by qualified coaches and use team concept drills. The program is open to both boys and girls, and each player is guaranteed to play at least half of every game. Youth Basketball Programs place emphasis on fundamentals through drills and scrimmages, as well as fair play, sportsmanship, and fun. Teens & Tweens activities focus on sports skills, sportsmanship, the development of self-esteem, and having fun. The program is designed to help improve team concepts and to teach the YMCA core values of caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility. Membership includes access to all YMCA of Central New York locations, with amenities that include gymnasium/basketball courts and an indoor turf field.
The YMCA of Central New York states its mission as putting Christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind, and body for all. The YMCA of Central New York acknowledges with respect the Onondaga Nation, firekeepers of the Haudenosaunee, the Indigenous peoples on whose ancestral lands its facilities now stand. Leadership for these programs includes Nicholas Thibeau, Sports Coordinator; Austin Anderson, Sports & Wellness Coordinator; and Max Staniec, Sports Coordinator.
Last updated January 13, 2026.
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