Big Lake Youth Basketball Association

Travel Basketball Informational Meeting

September 18, 2019

We will be holding a parent information meeting for traveling families on:

Wednesday, September 18, 2019 at 6:00 p.m.

at the Big Lake High School, in the Lecture Room

This meeting will go over all the information traveling families will need to know for the upcoming season. We encourage all families to attend, especially new families to the traveling program. The BLYBA Board will be there to answer any questions you have.

Also at this time, we will be collecting player deposits for the tournament fee ($100) and volunteer fee ($150).  If you have questions on this, please refer to our BLYBA FAQs.

We will hold our monthly board meeting immediately following this parents meeting.

Please go to the "Tournaments" tab at the top of the page to go to the registration for the girls (January) and boys (February) tournament pages. Registration is open! We look forward to hosting your teams! 

NEW!!  We have BLYBA Yard Signs!! 

If you're interested in a yard sign, please contact our Volunteer Coordinator by clicking on the image or emailing her at volunteer@blyba.com to obtain one!

There are multiple OPEN GYM opportunities for girls entering 7th-12th grade.  Click on the "Girls Varsity" tab above to see the dates and times available.  This opportunity is through the high school program, with the high school coaches.

The "DIBS" sign-up program is available!

Big Lake Youth Basketball Association is an organization operated by volunteers. As you have kids participate in basketball, you hear about volunteer time and volunteer checks...sometimes people wonder about this, but never ask questions.  We want to provide answers for questions you might not ask!

Volunteers are needed in many areas of the Association.  There are Board of Directors positions, coaches, parent liaisons, to list a few.  We also have many needs to staff our tournaments...at the concession stand and ticket desk. These tournaments are a big deal and volunteer participation is vital.

Why are the tournaments so important? Tournaments are exciting and it's nice to have some in town, close to home. They are also a big fundraiser for the Association.  Funds raised by these tournaments are used to lower costs for the families participating in BLYBA, reducing uniform fees, paying for equipment, as well as offering additional basketball opportunities.  Without these tournaments, we would all pay more.  By having all of us volunteer, it saves everyone money and provides more chances for kids in our community to play basketball!

Who needs to provide a volunteer check and why?  The volunteer check ($150) is required for every family that has one or more players participating in basketball in 2nd-8th grades (Kindergarten and first grade are excluded).  This volunteer check is held by the treasurer and will only be cashed if the 6 hour volunteer requirement is not fulfilled.  Upon completion of the volunteer time, your check is destroyed.  Volunteer checks are required for every family, including the Board of Directors, coaches and liaisons. Unfortunately collecting checks is necessary (for almost any sports organization) to ensure volunteer time is spread around and not dependent on only a few.

How do you sign up?  Sign up is handled here on our webpage, at the DIBS tab at the top right.  Click on that tab and sign up for time slots. **You need to be working during your shift. Please try to sign up for a time that your team will not be playing. For example, if you have a 4th grade boy playing in our tournament on Sunday, please sign up to fulfill your time on the Saturday of that weekend or sign up to work the girls tournament. 6 hours is a minimum, you can always sign up for more :)

Registration for the 2019-2020 season is NOW OPEN! Please register early, as it helps us plan for the number of teams and coaches. Traveling (4th-8th grade) registration will close September 21st and in-house (K-3rd) will close October 13th. Please let us know if you have questions or concerns. Registration links are below.

The Big Lake Youth Basketball Association (BLYBA) is an independent non-profit organization and is not part of the Big Lake School District programs.

We are a community group of volunteers interested in the promotion of basketball in the Big Lake attendance area and the development of a competitive basketball program. Participation will focus on camaraderie, sportsmanship and the intense instruction of basketball fundamentals and having fun while traveling to other communities.