North Attleboro Youth Basketball

NAYB is an organization that provides the children of North Attleboro the opportunity to improve their basketball skills by competing in the MetroWest Basketball league (www.MetroWestBBall.com).  MetroWest is a competitive basketball league for boys and girls in 4^th-8^th grades.  Approximately 50 Massachusetts towns and over 500 teams compete in this league. 

Team Placement

Metro West has four divisions (Divisions 1-4) with 1 being the highest level of talent.  Teams are placed in a division that will provide the appropriate level of competition.

Evaluations and Tryouts

NAYB holds tryouts in the fall for boys and girls in grades 5, 6, 7 & 8.  Children must attend at least one tryout, but are strongly encouraged to show up for both dates.  The tryouts are a combination of skills & drills and competitive games (i.e. 1:1 and 3:3 games).  Tryouts for 4^th grade tournament teams are held in January.

The NAYB Board facilitates tryouts using independent evaluators to assess the basketball talent of each child.  The tryouts are a closed gym; parents are not allowed in the gym during tryouts.  NAYB Board members and the independent evaluators are the only people allowed in the gym during tryouts. 

NAYB looks to field a Red & a White team for each grade/gender.  The NAYB Board determines the placement of all players.  4^th grade tournament teams are created with even talent, however for all other grades the Red team is placed in a higher division than the White team. In general there are 12 players on the 4^th & 5^th grade teams, 11 players on the 6^th grade teams and 10 players on the 7^th & 8^th grade teams.  The actual number per team is determined based on solely on the discretion of the NAYB Board.

Practices and Games

MetroWest plays games on Sundays from December through March.  All teams are eligible for the playoffs that begin in late February and conclude in early March.  NAYB teams practice twice a week; generally one on weeknight & one on Saturday. Official practices begin the week after Thanksgiving and continue until the season is completed.  All Players are expected to attend all practices and all games.  Players who routinely miss practices or games will realize less playing time during games. Since these teams are assembled according to tryouts and evaulations, if your child accepts a position on a team when offered, the expectation is that NAYB Basketball is your child's number one priority if they are playing on multiple teams or sports during the season.  Players participating in NAYB may also participate in the North Attleboro Recreation Department basketball program.  These are run independently; however there should not be any conflicts with practices or games. 

Tournaments

The NAYB registration covers the entry fee for participation in 2 tournaments.  Teams may participate in additional tournaments at their own expense.  NAYB hosts a tournament over the Thanksgiving weekend and over February vacation for our teams.

Uniforms and Equipment

Coaches are provided with practice and game basketballs, first aid kits, ice packs and score books for the team’s use.  Players are provided a full game uniform and a practice jersey for the season. These game uniforms and practice jerseys are the property of NAYB and must be returned immediately following the final game for the team.  Families that do not return the uniforms will be sent an invoice to pay for a new uniform and their child will not be allowed to participate in future NAYB season

Minimum playing time requirements

5th grade: 12 minutes per game; no less than 4 minutes in any half
6th grade : 12 minutes per game; no less than 4 minutes in any half
7th grade : 10 minutes per game; no less than 3 minutes in any half
8th grade : 8 minutes per game; no less than 3 minutes in any half

Clarifications

1. These playing time minimums apply to all Metro regular season and playoff games. They also apply to any tournaments entered as an NAYB team. A team is considered an NAYB team if NAYB pays for the tournament or if the team is using NAYB uniforms or equipment.
2. Coaches may NOT play a player less than the minimum amount in one game and make it up to him/her in a future game.
3. Players who fail to regularly attend practice or are disciplinary problems can - AND SHOULD - be penalized by playing below the minimum amounts above. In such a case, the coach must get PRIOR approval from the board before adjusting playing time. The player should also be informed as to why they are not playing minimum time.
   1. While players are expected to attend them if at all possible, failure to attend unofficial NAYB practices (ie, if the coach gets extra gym time) is not a sufficient reason for a player to play less than the minimum time. 
4. There are no other playing time requirements; for example, players are not entitled to start any game or play in the 4th quarter.

Grievances

From time to time, a player, parent or coach might have a grievance with another player, parent, coach or NAYB. If a grievance does arise, please follow NAYB’s Grievance policy - click here for the process details. The objective with any grievance is to resolve the issue at the most immediate level.

We advise parents and players to wait 24 hours following an incident. This gives all parties a chance to cool down, vent with others and/or seek advice from others, and attempt to see the other side’s point of view.

We then recommend you approach the individual you have an issue with, as they are probably the best one to recognize the issue and work with you towards a solution.

If a resolution still cannot be reached, the NAYB Grievance Committee should be notified of the issue following the NAYB Grievance policy.

Examples/Guidlines

Player is bullying another player - Grievance

My son/daughter should have been on the A team not the B team - not a grievance

My son/daughter tried out but did not make a team - not a grievance

Coach is singling out a player for continued unfair criticism in practice - grievance

Coach is generally abusive and unfair to their team, beyond a reasonable expectation - grievance

Coach/Player on the team has touched my child inappropriately - grievance

Coach/Player on the team has struck my child inappropriately - grievance

My son/daughter should be playing with this group of kids vs. the one he/she is playing with - not a grievance

My son/daughter should get more playing time than the coach is giving him or her - even thought the coach is following the MPR guidelines - not a grievance

My son/daughter never starts the game or is never in the game at the end, but does get the amount of time prescribed in the NAYB MPR guidelines - not a grievance

My son/daughter should get more playing time than the coach is giving him or her - the coach is not following the MPR guidelines - grievance

I don't like the coach's offense. My son/daughter should be getting the ball more - not a grievance

Any behavior in violations of the code of conduct - grievance

Player repeatedly missing practice without notifying coach - grievance

Code of Conduct - Click to Download