When are Assessments?
If you participated in our AAU program over the spring season, you do not need to attend the skills assessment.
Here is the schedule. Please keep in mind that the age group your child should attend is based on the grade they are currently in, NOT the grade they will be entering in the fall.
2nd & 3rd and 4th & 5th Grade Girls Leagues
Registration Start Time: 9:00 a.m. Sharp!!
Start & End Time: 9:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m.
2nd & 3rd and 4th & 5th Grade Boys Leagues
Registration Start Time: 10:00 a.m. Sharp!!
Start & End Time: 10:30 a.m. -11:30 a.m.
6th & 7th and 8th & 9th Grade Girls
Registration Start Time: 11:00 a.m. Sharp!!
Start & End Time: 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
6th & 7th and 8th & 9th Grade Boys
Registration Start Time: 12:00 p.m. Sharp!!
Start & End Time: 12:30 p.m. -1:30 p.m.
What if I cannot attend the scheduled Assessment time?
Please contact Cindy Russell at crussell@yestoyouth.org or Dudley Davis at yes@maine.rr.com to schedule an alternative time up to June 10th. Players signing up after June 10th will be placed on open spots on available teams.
How will I know which team I am on and when practices and games will be?
After Assessments, teams will be created and available coaches assigned to those teams. Coaches will contact players the end of the week of June 8th. All practices and games will be loaded into TeamSnap.
When does the season start?
Practices start the week of June 15th. The first games will be on June 20.
What is the schedule?
All practice schedules will be loaded into TeamSnap and you will have access to that once you are assigned to a team. Practices start the week of June 15th and end the week of August 3rd.
All games take place on Saturdays from June 20th through August 8th, with no games scheduled on Saturday, July 4th.
All Star games are played on August 10th and 11th. Play off games (all teams advance to playoffs) are held on August 12-14th. The Championship games are on August 15th.
When and where are practices and games held?
All practices are held at the Riverton Gym at 1600 Forest Avenue, Portland, ME 04103 or USM Sullivan Gym at 66 Falmouth Street, Portland, ME 04102. Your team will be scheduled for 1 1-hour time slot. Practice times are Monday through Friday 5-8.
Games for the 2nd/3rd grade and 4th/5th grade league are held at East End Community School Gym at 195 North St, Portland, ME 04101. Games for the 6th/7th grade league and 8th/9th grade league are held at the Riverton Gym at 1600 Forest Avenue, Portland, ME 04103. Games are 1 hour in length and are scheduled on Saturdays between 9-5.
When are skills and drills and how do I sign up?
Skills and drills follows our Basketball Academy schedule.
Day | Time | Location |
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Sunday | Session 1: 4:30 - 5:30 PM
Session 2: 5:30 - 6:30 PM | Greely Middle School, Cumberland, ME |
Monday | Session 1: 6:30 - 7:30 PM
Session 2: 7:30 - 8:30 PM | USM Sullivan Gym, Portland, ME |
Tuesday | Session 1: 4:00 - 5:00 PM
Session 2: 5:00 - 6:00 PM | USM Sullivan Gym, Portland, ME |
Thursday | Session 1: 4:00 - 5:00 PM
Session 2: 5:00 - 6:00 PM | USM Sullivan Gym, Portland, ME |
Click here to sign up for the session you would like to attend. You can sign up for ONE 1-hour session each week. Deadline to sign up for your session is the Sunday prior to the week of skills (for example, if you want to sign up for skills on 6/18, you need to sign up by 6/14). If you choose to attend the additional hour, do NOT sign up ahead of time, please let us know when you check in. Additional time each week will be charged at $10/hour.
If you have any additional questions about the YES! Summer League, please contact Cindy Russell at crussell@yestoyouth.org or Dudley Davis at yes@maine.rr.com.