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LYNNFIELD YOUTH BASKETBALL

Lynnfield Youth Basketball is a sports program offered through Lynnfield Youth Sports Program, Inc., a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, for Lynnfield residents and students attending Lynnfield schools in grades 1 through 8.

Program Offerings:

Skills and Drills - offered to Girls and Boys in Grades 1 - 3.   Sessions are held once a week for 1-hour per session for a total of 8 weeks beginning the week of Dec 2nd and continue through the week of Feb 3rd.  Separate sessions will be held by grade/gender.

  • 1st and 2nd grade sessions will be held weeknights (Tue, Wed, Thur) at Summer Street School.  Girls sessions will be Wednesdays at 6:00 for 1st grade and Wednesdays at 7:00 for 2nd grade.  For boys sessions, there will be two different sessions per grade, so participants will select a particular session (either Tuesday or Thursday) when registering, with a maximum capacity of 25 participants per session, filled on a first come first serve basis:
    • 1st Grade Boys - Tues @ 6pm
    • 1st Grade Boys - Thurs @ 6pm
    • 2nd Grade Boys - Tues @ 7pm
    • 2nd Grade Boys - Thurs @ 7pm
  • 3rd grade sessions will be held on Saturday afternoons in Lynnfield and will include both skills and drills instruction, as well as controlled scrimmages.  (New for the 2024-2025 season!)
    • 3rd Grade Girls - Sat @ 2pm
    • 3rd Grade Boys - Sat @ 3pm

In-Town - offered to Girls and Boys in Grades 4 - 8.  Players are divided into teams and each team meets once or twice per week for practices and games.  There are approximately 8 regular season games, followed by playoffs.  All practices and games are held during weeknights.

  • Divisions will be formed based on registration numbers by grade.  Historical Junior/Senior division alignments may change based on actual registration numbers.

Travel - offered to Girls and Boys in Grades 4 - 8.  All players registered in the In-Town program are eligible to try out.  Selected players will be placed on teams by grade level.  Travel teams generally practice twice per week during weeknights and have games on weekends.  There is only one travel team per grade/gender.

  • Travel players may play both travel and in-town, subject to restrictions established by LYB Directors.

2024-2025 SEASON IN-TOWN EVALUATION DATES:

intown evals

NOTE:  Eval slots above reflect a time change for 7th and 8th grade boys (changed on 11/3/24)

Lynnfield Public Schools

GYM USE RULES

  • You are only approved for use of the gym and the closest bathrooms
  • No food or drinks allowed in the gym (water bottles are fine)
  • A coach must always arrive before the team arrives, be present at all times and remain until everyone has left
  • The gym must be cleaned up prior to the team’s departure (that includes all water bottles). The coach is also responsible for checking the bathrooms and locker rooms for trash or vandalism
  • The baskets must be returned to the position you found them in, if you changed them
  • Do not alter/change or remove anything from the walls or the space without permission
  • Players should remain in the gym and parents in the gym or gym lobby. Players/parents may use the closest bathroom
  • No bouncing, kicking or throwing balls in any space other than the gym. Also, no bouncing balls off the walls or ceiling in or out of the gym
  • Positively no wandering the school or hallways

Any damage to the building or vandalism will result in immediate loss of building use.  Additionally, your organization will be responsible for the cost of repairs. The DPW will contact you regarding the charges. 

Thank you in advance for your cooperation

Lynnfield School Department