Season Info
- Benefits of LMYA Structure:
- 8-9 person teams; 3v3 ½ court basketball to start season
- More touches for each child: more passing, shooting, defensive opportunities
- Eliminate need to learn press offense & defense
- Focus on learning important core basketball skills:
- Dribbling, passing, shooting, M2M defense, pick and roll, give and go
- Skills translate to 5v5 basketball perfectly
- Key proponents of structure:
- JrNBA 3v3, Pro 3v3 league, Olympics, and at local level, Lamorinda Varsity HS utilize frequently
- 2nd 1/2 of Season(after winter Break) will be traditional 5 v 5 basketball
Coach Reference Materials
LMYA Basketball Coaches Clinic
Drills from 2021-22
1st-2nd-Grade-LMYA-Practice-plan-21-22.pdf
3rd - 5th Grade LMYA Practice plan
6th - 8th Grade LMYA Practice plan
Facilities Agreement Compliance
Rules of Play
2022-23
1st & 2nd Grade Rules-Basketball RULES-1st & 2nd grade-2022-23
3v3 Game rules 3rd thru 8th grade-Basketball-RULES-3rd-8th grade November-December 2022
5 v 5 Rules posted soon
CONCUSSION INFORMATION
Player safety and well-being is our top priority. Below are informational documents as well as the CDC website with additional information. All parents/players are required to read and sign the parent/athlete waiver when registering.
2022-23 Season Plan
- Registration for coaches & Players start September 1st, 2022
- Register as coach during player registrations by selecting "Myself as staff". Coach must be registered on the family account then login and register. See helpful info here
- Need 1-2 coaches per team.
- Parents can request a coach or friend only in 1st and 2nd grade(Not guaranteed). Max of 8 players per team
- Saturdays only for 1st & 2nd grade. 3rd and up will, have weeknight practices and Saturday games
- Practices start for 3rd and up Week of 11/1. 1st & 2nd grade start on 11/5
- All parent coaches must be background checked. If current LMYA coach you are already cleared. LMYA provides this service at no charge to coaches.