Kings Mountain Family YMCA Summer Basketball 2026

PLEASE READ THIS INFORMATION BEFORE REGISTERING!

2026 Summer Youth Basketball Information

General Information:

Registration opens on Wednesday, April 1^st, 2026
- On-time registration from 4/1/26 to 5/31/26
- Late registration from 6/1/26 to 6/5/26
- ALL REGISTRATION ENDS JUNE 5TH 2026
Cost:
- On time: $40.00 for members and $70.00 for non-members
- Late: $50.00 for members and $80.00 for non-members

Skills nights will be for any players 8 years or older.
- There will be no skills night for any player that is younger than 8 years old.
8-17 ages will have the following skills nights (you must be registered to attend skills night):
8-10: June 2nd at 6:00 pm
11-13: June 2nd at 7:00 pm
14-17: June 2nd at 8:00 pm

Located at the Kings Mountain Family YMCA

Practices:

Practices will start the week of June 8th, 2026.
Practices will be on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and/or Friday evening, excluding Wednesdays.
- For basketball your practice will be starting at 5:30 PM, 6:30 PM, or 7:30 PM (Saturdays 9:00 AM-9:45 AM for Little Hoops).
- We allow our volunteer coaches to pick their practice days and times to best fit their schedule since they are giving their time to volunteer for our community.
  - Please be available for any of the potential days and times listed above.
- An initial message about practice will come sometime after your child’s skills night or (if your child does not have a skills night or misses skills night) after June 2nd, 2026.

Games:

IF YOU WILL HAVE CONSISTENT CONFLICTS WITH THE DATES/DAYS PROVIDED BELOW, PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THESE DATES/DAYS ARE FINAL AND WILL NOT BE CHANGED UNLESS UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES ARISE.
Games will begin July 6th and end by August 11th 2026.
Games will be on Tuesday & Thursday evenings, excluding Wednesdays.
- For basketball your games will be on a Tuesday or Thursday evening starting at 6:00 PM, 7:00 PM, or 8:00 PM (Little Hoops will not have games, only their 6 practice sessions).
Teams in age groups 5-6 Coed and up will play an 8-game season. Little Hoops (3-4-year-old basketball) does not play games. Little Hoops will instead have six practice sessions. There will be one session each week.
There will be no playoffs or bowl games for any age groups.

Participant Requests:

NOT ALL REQUESTS WILL BE MET AND WE DO NOT PROMISE THAT ANY REQUEST WILL BE MET.
We do accept requests for specific teams or coaches; however, we ask that any request be made out of necessity (transportation, family, work schedule, etc.)
- Please do not request specific coaches or players out of preference.
- We desire for our sports program to build a community and this involves our participants and parents be able to meet new people and create new bonds.
Please only request a teammate or coach if you absolutely need it.
With this in mind, NOT ALL REQUESTS WILL BE MET AND WE DO NOT PROMISE THAT ANY REQUEST WILL BE MET.

We ask that all parents and coaches check Y-Gametime on a regular basis to see any updates to the schedule.
- We aim to communicate all these updates to coaches; however, every individual is responsible for staying up to date with their game schedule and any changes that may happen.

Contact Information:

We encourage everyone to ensure that all their contact information submitted is accurate and up to date.
You will most likely receive text messages from coaches.
You will certainly receive emails from staff about updates and important information!
- So please ensure your email and phone number are current and up to date!

Also please check your email and text messages regularly to stay informed

Additional Information:

3-4 Little Hoops is on Saturdays from 9:00 am to 9:45 am
- They will have 6 sessions, one session per week
- There are no games for this group
- They will get jerseys and trophies
- The first session will be June 6th, and the last session will be July 18^th.
  - There will be no session on July 4th.

Contact Information:

Marty Lovingood

Sports Director

Kings Mountain Family YMCA