Hello,

Registration for the upcoming season is now open.  There will be information sessions in the coming weeks regarding travel teams for boys and girls.  Those will take place at the Parker Middle School cafeteria on Tuesday nights during the last two weeks of August.  It is a good idea to attend, even if you have a child who has played travel basketball previously.  An email will go out once the times are officially confirmed.

SportsEngine App: https://www.sportsengine.com/solutions/mobile/

Once you have the app on your phone, you only need to login and your child's team will automatically show up once they are placed.

Thank you...

Game Time Sports is giving kids an opportunity to play some basketball all summer.  They are offering a summer membership to have access to their courts from June 26-Sept 1 for only $99.  More information can be found on their website; www.gametimesportsandfitness.com

In addition to access to the basketball courts, there are opportunities to work on strength and conditioning with Joe Young.  Joe has his doctorate in physical therapy and is a certified strength and conditioning coach.  More info can be found on the flyer below.

CYBL would like to take a moment to congratulate Matthew Lefebvre for winning the 2017 Merrimack Valley League's 8th Grade Sportsmanship Award.  Every 8th grade team in the league nominates a player,  of which there are 40 teams.  Matthew stood out as someone who is exceptional and CYBL is proud of this achievement.

I would also like to congratulate Matthew's brother Eric Lefebvre.  Eric was the head coach of the Junior Boys Playoff Champions, The Thunder.  In addition to coaching his team to the title, Eric's High School Division team that he plays on, also won the playoff title.

As the youngest Lefebvre boy heads off to high school, I would also like to take a moment to thank his family.  His Dad, Ken Lefebvre, has always volunteered his time to coach, and his willingness to do so has rubbed off on his sons.  Shawn and Joe, who are both in college, have both spent multiple seasons on the sideline coaching teams in our Junior Division.  In addition, Eric, Shawn and Joe have been part of our corp of referees.

Thank you Lefebvre Family for all you have given to CYBL.  We appreciate your volunteerism!

CYBL will be offering a summer program for boys going into grades 4th-8th.  The program will be run twice a week starting July  11th and ending on August 31st.  Tuesday nights will be skills and drills sessions run by our travel coaches and Thursdays will be game night.  All sessions are indoors at the Parker or McCarthy gyms.  The goal of the program is to better prepare the boys for travel tryouts, which will take place at the end of September.  The cost is $100 for the 16 sessions.  All sessions will run 5:30-8:30, 90 minutes skills session on Tuesdays and 1 hr game on Thursday.

To register, please click on the link in the box above.

The Junior Boys will be ready on Super Bowl Weekend for its annual Skills Day!

Saturday February 4, 2017

12:00 - 2:45pm

McCarthy Middle School, 250 North Road, Chelmsford, MA

This is a team competition so all players on all teams must attend this fun event.

The contests will include:

• Dribbling

• Passing

• Shooting (also a 3-point shot) and maybe some sport trivia

Pizza and water will be sold

CYBL in partnership with U Mass Lowell Athletics is offering the following Riverhawks basketball games (both games for $5/person!). See the flyer below for more info.

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U Mass Lowell Riverhawks vs. Binghamton University Bearcats (men's)

Saturday February 4, 2017

2:00pm

Costello Athletic Center, U Mass Lowell North Campus

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U Mass Lowell Riverhawks vs. Hartford Hawks (women's)

Sunday February 12, 2017

2:00pm

Tsongas Center, Lowell, MA

Chelmsford Youth Basketball League (CYBL) is a non-profit, all-volunteer youth basketball league formed to teach basketball, good effort and good sportsmanship. It is for 1st through 12th grade boys and girls living in Chelmsford, MA (USA) and/or attending the Chelmsford school system.

Congratulations to the following CHS graduates who have been awarded a CYBL scholarship:

Olivia Beauregard
Allison Hirsch
Tatum Hobby
Ben Nolan
Giulia Rabbito
Max Winters

We wish you the best of luck as you head off to college