Just under 4 weeks until the 6th Annual
KNOCKOUT BASKETBALL EVENT!
SPACE IS LIMITED SO RESERVE YOUR SPOT TODAY
BY MAILING IN THE REGISTRATION FORM THAT CAN BE DOWNLOADED AT THE LINK BELOW
You are probably getting ready to send in your Summer Basketball Camp registration forms...HOLD ON! On Saturday, June 9th, 2012 have your son or daughter play just a few games of Knockout against other kids their age and they could end up winning a FREE Summer Basketball Camp Scholarship to either Canisius, Daemen, Medaille, UB, Coach Sal's or Big Red Summer Basketball Camps for 2012! In addition, AYB is once again offering 2 free certificates for registration to AYB for the upcoming season. Not planning on going to any basketball camps...there are lots of other prizes as well including basketballs, sports gear, I-tunes and more. Don't miss out on this opportunity! It is just a one hour committment of time and a $25 registration donation which goes to the Ride For Roswell & Roswell Park Cancer Institute. You choose your time – lots of choices between the hours of 9:00am and 4:30pm. Even if you have a baseball or soccer event that day, I'm sure there is a time in between that will work for you! For those that have not particiapted in the past, this is NOT a 3 on 3 Tourney but an individual event playing games of Knockout. It is open to Boys and Girls ages 7 - 16. Come out, mingle with college players from UB, Canisius, Medaille & Daemen, have fun and help "Knockout Cancer"! Feel free to pass this along to your friends and families. It is open to ALL...not just AYB players.Any questions, contact Jackie Grano at 716-688-4752. download registration form by clicking on link below:http://www.amherst-basketball.com/site/custom_images/2012 Knockout Cancer Tourney Registration Form.pdf ******************************************************* Registration for the 2012/2013 AYB Season will resume in September 2012. Welcome to the web site for Amherst Youth Basketball supporting 3rd thru 12th grade boys and girls basketball in Amherst, NY, a suburb of Buffalo.
Amherst Youth Basketball Mission Statement
Amherst Youth Basketball (AYB) is a volunteer, non-profit organization that provides a basketball program to motivate the personal and educational growth of its participants by providing healthy, challenging instruction and competition. AYB offers basketball opportunities for girls and boys in grades 3 through 12. The league has established and implements a policy that provides equal playing time and instructional opportunities for every participant. The focus of this league is on player development and the enjoyment of the game. Good sportsmanship is a requirement and must be demonstrated at all times by everyone, players, parents, spectators, and coaches. Residency Requirements
Registration in Amherst Youth Basketball is available to players at the appropriate grade level who: 1. Reside in the Town of Amherst and/or
2. Reside in the Amherst Central School District or 3. Reside in the Sweet Home Central School District or 4. Reside in the Williamsville Central School District. Evaluations Each year in order to make teams as even as possible, AYB conducts evaluations so that the coaches can assess the talent before the teams are picked. It is extremely important that your son/daughter be there if at all possible. All evaluations are at the Clearfield Rec. Center. Please click on "Important Dates" in the menu to the left to see the schedule of evaluations.
Bonus - UB Junior Bulls Membership Upon registering to participate in the Amherst Youth Basketball
program, a player receives a membership in the University at Buffalo Jr. Bulls Club. This is only available to players in grades 3 - 8. This membership entitles AYB players to one free ticket to attend each of the following UB Bulls events: Five Football games: Two Volleyball matches: you select the dates
Two Wrestling matches: you select the dates Twelve Men's & Women's Basketball games: between December-February. You select the dates. To claim your ticket before receiving a membership card from your coach, simply print your paid receipt when you register and bring it to the Buffalo Bulls Ticket Office in Alumni Arena during regular business hours. On football game days, bring the paid receipt to the Guest Relations Booth at UB Stadium. Game Cancellations
PARENT'S REQUESTS & PRACTICE/GAME TIMES
Since the division in grades 5-8 utilize a draft in making their teams, we cannot guarantee that requests will be honored.
Also, practice and game times will not always be on the same nights during the week. We try to make the schedule as consistent as possible so that you can plan accordingly; however, please check with your coach and watch for cancellations especially during bad weather for possible changes.
In divisions for grades 3-8, each team meets two times each week, once during the week between 6-9pm and again on Saturday between 9am-5pm at various sites. Each practice/game is one hour long. If a team practices more than this, then those practices are are not authorized by AYB and should be reported to the president of AYB, Brad Tichenor.
Knockout Cancer Basketball Events Small ideas can become big realities as was the case on Saturday, June 2, 2007. AYB's own, Alexander Grano's idea to have a small basketball event on his backyard court to help raise money to fight Cancer turned into a large tournament with many sponsors, almost 100 participants, huge prizes and an awesome showing of support from the community and our local area College Basketball Teams. The success of this maiden event led to 4 additional tournaments in 2008, 2009, 2010& 2011. Over 500 boys, girls and even coaches have played the basketball shooting game "Knockout" and over $19,000 was raised from these 5 events all which was donated directly to the Ride for Roswell and Roswell Park Cancer Institute. This Year's event will take place on Saturday, June 9, 2012. |
