Youth Basketball

Moody Family YMCA youth basketball program is offered in the winter season.  Our youth basketball league has no tryouts and everyone is welcome. Thanks to the Y’s sports philosophy and basketball rules, kids participate in every game and receive equal playing time, regardless of skill level.

Youth Basketball at the Y develops fundamental basketball skills, teaches teamwork and promotes physical activity in a team environment.

Teams in the following grades will be formed with a blind draw by school:
Kindergarten, 3rd, and 5th

All players in the following grades will return to their same team from the previous year:
1st, 2nd, 4th, and 6th

Participants should register based on the calendar grade of Fall 2023 to end of Summer 2024 school year. 

Registration Deadline is October 26th 2022 for K-6th grade and December 14th for 7th and 8th grade.

Youth Basketball League

* Dates and games may be subject to change

Games and practices: Will be played at Moody YMCA, HPISD local schools, local churches and community centers.

Goal height: Kinder - 2nd grade: 8 feet; 3rd and up: 10 feet

Basketball Size: Kinder - 2nd grade: 27.5 3rd - 4th grade: 28.5 5th - 8th grade boys: 29.5 5th - 8th grade girls: 28.5

Friend, coach and practice request are not accepted at the time of registration and are not guaranteed.  YMCA reserves the right to add to any player(s) to a roster if necessary.

Coaches: Are volunteers that must register for a Criminal Background Check with Athlete Protection training. If you are interested in coaching please indicate so on your registration form and click on the link of Volunteer Coach on the left sidebar.

Coaches Meeting: Kinder: 11/17 5:30 Virtual

                          1st-3rd: 11/16 5:30 Virtual

                          4th-6th: 11/16 6:15 Virtual

                          Draw will be 11/14 and 11/15 with coaches present. 

You will hear from your coach after the coaches meeting with practice and game schedules.