Summer Basketball Registration Closed

Summer basketball registration has now closed.

  • There will be 2 Girls Age Groups: G10-12 (1998 birthdays and younger) and G13-17 (1997 birthdays and older)
  • There will be 3 boys age groups: B10-12, B13-15 and B16-18).  Ages for boys leages are detemined by age as of October 1, 2010
  • Each team will get two practices either week of June 28 or between July 6-8
  • Games will start week of July 12; teams will play two games per week though August 11 for a total of ten games per team; subject to gym availability. Game jerseys for each team will be in labeled bags the night of each team's first game for coach distribution. Jerseys are for players to keep.  
  • There are no practices after the games start; program is for kids to get in gyms and play; any instruction takes place during the games. 
  • All games are on weeknights with a Monday/Wednesday or Tuesday/Thursday format.  There are no Friday or weekend games.
Summer Basketball Rules

Summer 2010 Practice Schedule

 Summer 2010 Game Schedule
2010 Summer Camps
Hayfield Basketball Camp
July 19-23 (Session 1) & July 26-30 (Session 2)
Daily from 8am – 3pm
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Lady Spartan Basketball Camp 
July 19th thru 23rd
Girls only grades 3rd - 9th.
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MARK VINCENT’s SUMMER INSTRUCTIONAL
BASKETBALL CAMPS at Key Middle School
 
Boys and Girls Ages 7-15
 
July 26th - 30th
August 2nd - 6th
 
 
SYC members receive a $25 discount.
SYC House Basketball
SYC conducts evaluations in all house league age groups 9u and above. (There are no evaluations held for the 6u clinic or the 7u and 8u programs; players are placed on these teams by the league director.) The purpose of the evaluations is to form balanced teams. The evaluations take a relatively short time and give participating coaches the opportunity to see all the children signed up for their leagues. In this way they are better prepared to make player selections on the night of the draft.

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SYC County League Teams
"FCYBL"

County League Programs: In addition to our SYC House Program, SYC participates in the Fairfax County Youth Basketball League (“FCYBL”). This league is for select teams from participating youth clubs throughout Northern Virginia and is for more skilled players wishing a higher level of competition.


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6U Skills / 7U-8U Programs

The Skills Clinic emphasizes teaching individual skills and developing each child’s interest in and knowledge of the game. The Skills Clinic meets once per week on Saturdays starting in January and runs through early March, for a total of 10 weeks. Each player receives a basketball, SYC T-shirt and season-end commemorative award.

SYC offers a separate program for boys and girls who turn 7-8 years old before October 1st. There are separate programs for boys and girls. These programs still emphasizes teaching individual skills and developing each child’s interest in and knowledge of the game, but builds to game play at different levels – 3 on 3, 4 on 4 and 5 on 5 – over the course of the program.


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CONDUCT ON SCHOOL PROPERTY: Parents, please remember that we are guests at the schools we are allowed to use for the basketball league.  Do not bring food or non-water beverages into the gyms.  Do not allow siblings/guests to roam around the school halls.  Respect the grounds of the school.  We can lose our privileges if we do not follow these simple rules.

VOLUNTEER BUILDING DIRECTOR STATUS:  Each coach should complete the simple on-line tutorial and test to obtain Fairfax County Volunteer Building Director status.  This process is required by the County and ensures that each coach has completed the process that certifies that you have reviewed the rules for gym use.  A link to this on-line tutorial and test is posted in the "Related Links" box in the upper left hand corner of this page.
PLEASE READ BEFORE REVIEWING DRILLS VIDEOS
At SYC Basketball, we are fortunate to have many willing volunteers, but a significant number of those volunteers have repeatedly expressed that they feel as if they lack sufficient basketball knowledge to properly coach our children. Over the years, we have tried to come up with an effective, convenient and cost effective way to provide assistance with basketball instruction to our volunteer coaches. We have at various times considered and implemented coaching clinics, sessions with outside instructors, purchasing instructional materials and other methods to provide support for our volunteer coaches. However, after trying all of those methods, it is our hope that this series of videos will best serve the needs of our coaches, now and going forward.
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Fundamental Basketball Drills
for the beginner to advanced baller
The following videos are designed to assist SYC coaches in basic basketball fundamentals by showing core components of specific skills, as well as drills and suggestions for a variety of skill levels and ages.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
All Movies are QuickTime Videos

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All content herein is the property of the Springfield Youth Club, Inc.  All rights are reserved.  Nothing set forth herein may be reproduced, rebroadcast or otherwise used without the express written permission of the Springfield Youth Club, Inc."

FAQs
click question links 1-9 to view videos
Frequently asked questions:
 
Question 1 - Why can’t 6 and 7 year olds play in competitive games?
 
Question 2 - Why can’t my child play on his or her friend’s team?
 
Question 3 - What is the difference between the House Program and the County Program?
 
Question 4 - Why must my child (9 and older) go through evaluations every season?
 
Question 5 - Why was my child’s team formed without a coach?
 
Question 6 - Why do I have to pay a Volunteer fee? (Volunteerism and Mandatory Fee Policy)
 
Question 7 - Will my child always get to play?
 
Question 8 - Why is score not kept for 8 year old games?
 
Question 9 - More information?

 

All Movies are QuickTime Videos
 
 

All content herein is the property of the Springfield Youth Club, Inc.  All rights are reserved.  Nothing set forth herein may be reproduced, rebroadcast or otherwise used without the express written permission of the Springfield Youth Club, Inc." 

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