York North Basketball Association
Training
Training
Our philosophy is to teach and have our athletes learn safe, fun basketball skills and drills, USING POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT, in the spirit of fair play. YNBA operates weekend basketball house leagues for children and young adults ages 4 to 18 at all skill levels.
Our program is designed for fun and skill development. Each season, participants are placed on teams and develop new skills with their teammates and under the guidance and expertise of their coaches. After the allotted practice time, the players have the opportunity to perform their newly developed skills in a real game situation with equal playing time for ALL players.
Jr YNBA - ages 5-8
JR YNBA - AGES 5-8
JR YNBA - An introduction to basketball
Jr. YNBA is for ages 5-8, featuring basketball drills and modified games on a lowered rim that are age-appropriate, simple and fun. The curriculum has been developed with a child development, physical literacy, and basketball fundamentals in mind. Each session is 1 hour in length
Fees: $200.00 per session
- The program will include a t-shirt and a basketball for each player. If you already own a ball, $35 will be deducted from your cost.
Fall 2024:
October 19 - December 14
Terry Fox PS, Newmarket:
9:00am - Co-Ed
10:00am - Girls only
11:00am Boys only
Winter 2025:
January 11 - March 8
Clearmeadow PS, Newmarket
9:00am - Co-Ed
10:00am - Girls only
11:00am Boys only
Terry Fox PS, Newmarket:
Spring 2025:
March 22 - May 17
Clearmeadow PS, Newmarket
9:00am - Co-Ed
10:00am - Girls only
11:00am Boys only
Advanced Training - AGES 8-16
ADVANCED TRAINING - AGES 8-16
Take your skills and game to the next level with our eight-week training clinics to hone your skills and performance.
These clinics are aimed at all players who are looking to improve their basketball skills. This clinic is for 8-16 year olds and the group will be split into groups according to age.
We will be offering skill development in the areas of:
- Ball handling
- Shooting
- Passing
- Rebounding
- Defense
- Footwork
FALL: Wednesday October 16 - December 4
Girls Ages: 8 - 16 years Time: 6:00-7:30pm
Boys Ages: 8 - 16 years Time: 7:30-9:00pm
WINTER: Wednesday January 8 - February 26
Girls Ages: 8 - 16 years Time: 6:00-7:30pm
Boys Ages: 8 - 16 years Time: 7:30-9:00pm
Location: Huron Heights Upper Gym
Cost: $225
High Performance - Ages 14-16
HIGH PERFORMANCE - AGES 14-16
Run by Gad Perlmutter and Patrick Au
This medium sized group training session will be an intense weekly 1 hour workout. The sessions are geared towards elite players that want to put forth a maximum amount of energy and effort into taking their existing overall skills and knowledge of the game to another level. Sessions will focus on enhancing fundamental skills such as ball handling, shooting, passing and finishing. Sessions will also focus on situational intelligence, recognizing advantages/disadvantages in 1 on 1, 2 on 2 and 3 on 3 scenarios.
Fall: Wednesday October 19 - December 14
Co-Ed Ages: 14 - 16 years Time: 9:00 - 10pm
Maximum of 12 players
Winter: Wednesday January 8 - Feb 26
Co-Ed Ages: 14 - 16 years Time: 9:00 - 10pm
Maximum of 12 players
Location: Huron Heights Upper Gym
Cost: $180 - 8 weeks
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The goals of the YNBA are to encourage children to develop a love of sport as a lifelong activity as well as promote and develop basketball skills and to provide a training path for those who might choose high performance competition.