Athletes
Whether you are playing travel basketball in our Silver Lake Youth Basketball League or just starting out in Instructional, the focus is on your development. Below are some common questions and some off-season development opportunities for all athletes.
- 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:
- 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:
- Kingston, Halifax and Plympton
Travel basketball 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 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 is an in-town league for boys and girls in K and 1st grade. While scrimmages will take place, this is an instructional setting not a league.
Travel
$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
$100, a jersey will be provided, returning players with a jersey will be eligible for a discount.
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:
Girls:
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.
- Boys:
- 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.
- Boys:
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 www.slyb.org
- October (end): Registration closes
- November (early): Coaches meeting
- December (early): Instructional begins (8 weeks)
- February (end): Instructional ends
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").
While we strive to offer basketball as many seasons as we can, off-season development is an excellent way to keep your athlete progressing. Our main programs run in the winter with a summer season as well for our league as well as our travel teams. Here are some local options for more play:
Breakout Basketball (AAU Program)
Laced Up (Basketball Training)
Pickup USA (Leagues & Training)
Silver Lake Middle School Teams (We are not associated with the middle school program but encourage it if time permits. This season runs during the same time as our seasons for 7th and 8th graders only)
We also plan to host our own skills sessions in the off-season at a separate cost. This is drill based.
Our program uses TeamSnap One to handle all registrations, communications and scheduling.
Have more questions? Get in touch with us today!