• League Rules (Updated 12/3/'25) - SSYBL, OCGBL and SSGBL included
• Playing Time Policy (Updated 10/29/'25)
• Refund Policy (Updated 10/29/'25)
• Tryout & Team Selection Process (Updated 10/29/'25)

Travel Basketball:

• Boys: Kingston, Halifax and Plympton (you can not play for multiple travel teams, so you must choose Silver Lake or Halifax)
• Girls: Kingston

Silver Lake Basketball League:

• Kingston, Halifax and Plympton

Instructional Basketball:

• Kingston, Halifax and Plympton

Travel Basketball:

• Travel is for boys and girls in 3rd through 8th grade looking to develop higher level basketball skills in a competitive environment. Tryouts are held and not all players are guaranteed a spot on a team. Games are played against other towns in the area.

Silver Lake Basketball League:

• Silver Lake Basketball League is an in-town league for boys and girls in 2nd through 8th grade looking to develop skills in a less competitive environment than travel.  All on-time registrants will be guaranteed a spot on a team and teams will have an “equal playing” time rule. We also strongly encourage travel athletes to participate in our league as coaching is more geared towards the fundamentals while travel coaches are developing plays with the assumption fundamentals are in place.

Instructional Basketball:

• Instructional is an in-town developmental program for boys and girls in Kindergarten and 1st grade. The program focuses on teaching fundamental basketball skills through drills, high repetitions, and positive coaching, while gradually introducing players to scrimmage situations.

Travel Basketball:

• $275 + the cost of a jersey purchased separately. Tryouts are free.

Silver Lake Basketball League:

• $125, a jersey will be provided, returning players with a jersey will be eligible for a discount. Travel players will also be eligible for a discount if signing up at the same time.

Instructional Basketball:

• $100, a jersey will be provided, returning players with a jersey will be eligible for a discount.

Camps & Clinics:

• These fees will vary depending on length, gym available and other factors. Check the individual registration for more information on this.

In travel, silver lake basketball league and instructional you must play in your enrolled grade. The SLYB board reserves the right to require proof of enrolled grade, which you can provided from the school district as needed.

Only the SLYB board has the right to make adjustments to this policy based on various factors such as safety concerns or to adjust player numbers in in-house leagues with coordination from the parent(s) as well.

Why don't we allow "playing up" for star athletes in travel? Simply put, we do not feel comfortable cutting a player in a specific grade for another player that is eligible to play in a different grade. First and foremost we are a development program and cutting players is the last option even for travel.

Timelines:

• September (early): Registration opens on our website www.slyb.org
• October (early): Registration closes and tryouts
• October (mid): Coaches meeting & team selection process
• October (late)/November (early): Practice begins (one to two practices a week)
• November (end): Pre-season tournaments (Starland Thanksgiving Classic)
• December (early): Season begin (10+ games)
• March (mid): Season ends (including playoffs)
• April (mid): Registration opens for summer travel league (teams from winter season are eligible to put in)
• June (mid): Travel Summer League starts
• August (mid): Travel Summer League ends

Divisions:

Travel basketball is based on grade.

On the boys side, we use the South Shore Youth Basketball League and submit teams from 3rd grade through 8th.

On the girls side, we use both the South Shore Girls Basketball League and Old Colony Girls Basketball League and submit teams from 3rd grade through 8th as well.

We strongly encourage everyone to bookmark the league websites to see up to date schedules and standings. While we try to make sure TeamSnap One is updated, it's the coaches' task to make changes if a scheduling change happens.

Boys:

• South Shore Youth Basketball League

Girls:

• Old Colony Girls Basketball League
• South Shore Girls Basketball League

Timelines:

Winter:

• September (early): Registration opens on our website www.slyb.org
• October (end): Registration closes
• November (early): Coaches meeting & team selection process
• December (early): Season begins (8-10 weeks)
• February (end): Season ends (including playoffs)

Summer:

• April (mid): Registration opens for summer league
• May (mid): Registration closes for summer league
• May (end): Coaches meeting & team selection process
• June (end): Summer season starts (6-8 weeks)
• August (mid): Summer season ends (including playoffs)

Divisions:

Please note, the below is our guidelines. Some years the ranges may shift slightly based on sign up numbers.

Winter:

Boys:

• 2nd Grade: Will consist of 1 group practice a week and 1 game a week.
• 3rd - 4th Grade: Will consist of 1 practice a week and 1+ game(s) a week.
• 5th - 6th Grade: Will consist of 1 practice a week and 1+ game(s) a week.
• 7th - 8th Grade: Will consist of 1 group practice a week and 1+ game(s) a week.

Girls:

• 2nd Grade: Will consist of 1 group practice a week and 1 game a week.
• 3rd - 4th Grade: Will consist of 1 practice a week and 1+ game(s) a week.
• 5th - 6th Grade: Will consist of 1 practice a week and 1+ game(s) a week.
• 7th - 8th Grade: Will consist of 1 group practice a week and 1+ game(s) a week.

Summer:

Boys:

• 2nd Grade: Will consist of 1 game a week.
• 3rd - 4th Grade: Will consist of 1+ game(s) a week.
• 5th - 6th Grade: Will consist of 1+ game(s) a week.
• 7th - 8th Grade: Will consist of 1+ game(s) a week.

Girls:

• 2nd Grade: Will consist of 1 game a week.
• 3rd - 4th Grade: Will consist of 1+ game(s) a week.
• 5th - 6th Grade: Will consist of 1+ game(s) a week.
• 7th - 8th Grade: Will consist of 1+ game(s) a week.

Everything for our Silver Lake Basketball League can be found right here on our website, under the Teams Section

• September (early): Registration opens on our website
• October (end): Registration closes
• November (early): Coaches meeting
• December (early): Instructional begins (8 weeks)
• February (end): Instructional ends

Instructional Basketball athletes are given a ball.

All athletes 2nd grade and younger should use a Size 5 (27.5" ball), depending on the child you can also use a Size 4 (26.5") ball as well until they are more accustomed to dribbling.

For 3rd - 6th athletes we recommend a Size 6 ball (28.5") as that is what local travel and in-house leagues use. Girl sizing stops here.

Finally, for boys 7th grade and later we recommend a size 7 ball (29.5").

Our program uses TeamSnap One to handle all registrations, communications and scheduling.