SALES FOR THE WRISTBANDS ARE NOW CLOSED AS WE HAVE SOLD ALL 700 BANDS THAT WE ORDERED! THANK YOU!
The Basketball Coaches Association of NY has designated the week of Jan. 30th - Feb 3rd, 2012 as Coaches vs Cancer week. Please join Amherst Youth Basketball (AYB) in support of the American Cancer Society by Purchasing an AYB Knockout Cancer sweatband and wearing it on your wrist during practices and games that week. Amherst Youth Basketball (AYB) Web SiteIf you are an AYB Player/Parent you must first do a Team Login so your purchase can be distributed to you properly. Team Login is located at the bottom left column of this site. If you do not remember your login information, please login directly from the email that was sent to you from AYB on 1/6/12. If you are not an AYB player/parent and wish to place and order, just Click on the link below to view the wristband and place an order or go to the AYB Knockout Cancer Tab to the right. http://www.amherst-basketball.com/LMS/league.php?cnt_id=36 Deadline to place your order is January 18th, 2012. ******************************************************* Registration for 2011/2012 is now CLOSED. Registration for the 2011/2012 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.
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 9th, 2012. |
