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Here at the YMCA and Jr NBA, We want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas! We will not have games Dec. 24! We will pick up next week before the New Year, Next game day is Dec. 31!

Game day is upon us and teams are ready. It is Saturday the 14th and the gym is prepped. I.D. Pennock, downtown is where, All of the Jr. NBA Hoopers should be there! First game tips off at 9:00am!

Week 1 game day is upon us, Saturday March 18th, first games start at 9:00 am All games this season will be at IDP Jerseys will be waiting for our players Please make it to your game a little bit early to receive Jr NBA Uniforms! See you there!

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Week 1 of the Jr NBA basketball league is upon us. Practices are getting under way, Jerseys have arrived. This Saturday, Dec. 17th at the ID Pennock Branch, Team Introduction Ceremonies will be held and games will be getting under way. Be sure to make it to practice to receive your uniforms and check with Y Gametime for the game schedule.

Be sure to sign up for Ygametime text alerts! With extreme weather, stay up to date with your location! We will update if any weather affects times, click alertsignup at the top of the page to register.

Just a quick reminder to all Jr NBA Coaches, Parents & Players. All games this week, Sat. Jan. 7th, will be at the Northeast Branch YMCA 8451 Orth Rd, Loves Park, IL 61111

As the Winter session of the YMCA Jr NBA winds down with 3 game days left, We want to remind everyone, We will have a Spring session to follow up Click the Link below to sign up now! Participants of the Winter Session are eligible for a special promotion! Contact Rob or Tori for more details! https://ops1.operations.daxko.com/Online/3141/Programs/search.mvc/sessions?program_id=78233&category_ids=19700

Just a quick reminder to all Jr NBA Coaches, Parents & Players. All games this week, Sat. Jan. 28th, will be at the Northeast Branch YMCA 8451 Orth Rd, Loves Park, IL 61111

Please note: The February 4 games at Northeast YMCA has been relocated to ID Pennock YMCA. Game times will remain the same. We are moving the games due to spacing, awards and end of season celebration. Thank you for understanding. Coaches, can you help spread the word?

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Everyone, make sure to visit your local YMCA branch or the website to sign up for the 2017 Spring session of Jr NBA. Practices start the week of March 6, so act fast! http://ygametime.com/branch/rockriver/sports/2017-spring-jr-nba-spring-league/3591/

We will kick off the men's Sunday basketball league on Sunday, March 5. The league will play on Sunday's at Northeast Family YMCA between the hours of 2pm-5pm. Regular season runs March 5-April 23 with a single elimination tournament April 30-May 7.

Parents, participants, and coaches Due to some construction needs at I.D. Pennock we will need to make some changes to the April 1 games. Below you can find all of the information. You will also receive a hard copy of the same info as well as an email. These changes are also refelcted on the Y Gametime schedule as well. Please, if you have any questions contact us immediately. 4.1.17 Location Change ((Morning games moved to Northeast YMCA)) 9:00am NEB Nets vs IDP Sixers 9:00am NEB Bucks vs IDP Magic 10:10am IDP Sixers vs IDP Heat 10:10am NEB Wizards vs IDP Warriors 11:20am NEB Pacers vs NEB Pelicans 11:20am IDP Pacers vs IDP Kings 5.13.17 Date/Time Change ((Afternoon games from 4.1.17 moved to morning on 5.13.17 at I.D. Pennock)) 9:00am NEB Bulls vs IDP Nets 9:00am NEB Knicks vs IDP Celtics 10:10am NEB Pelicans vs NEB Heat 10:10am NEB Warriors vs NEB Lakers 11:20am IDP Thunder vs IDP Spurs 11:20am NEB Suns vs IDP Rockets 12:30pm NEB Jazz vs IDP Wolves 12:30pm NEB Celtics vs IDP Lakers

Parents We are back on a full schedule this week. Thank you for understanding and making the changes last week to accommodate the construction work being done at I.D. Pennock. Just a few notes about the following few weeks. Photos have been moved to April 22 and at that time we will only be taking team pictures. We will do so BEFORE your game on Saturday, April 22. Please arrive and be ready to take the pics 10 minutes prior to your tip off. If your team does not play that week we will make special accommodations for you. We will have a photographer on hand but you are more than welcome to take your own pictures of the team. Team photos will be done in the racquetball court area. Please watch for more information and signs on that. There are no games Easter weekend which is Saturday, April 15. Please refer to Y Gametime for any scheduling questions. Finally, for the 7/8, 9/10 & 11/12 year olds from April 1; we have rescheduled your games for Saturday, May 13. Again, please refer to Y Gametime for those times. Those games will be played earlier than your normal schedule. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you,

Players, Coaches, and Parents: Games are back on schedule this week after having Easter weekend off. We will also be taking team photos before our games. Please arrive 20 minutes early to do so. We will be taking the photos in the racquetball court area. Please assemble as a team in the back hallway by the courts. When the entire team is present we will take the photo. Please help us spread the word by sharing this with your teams. Coaches, please call all of your players to remind them. Thank you,

Parents Baseball/Tee Ball practices are canceled. The rain hit right as we were trying to start. We will try again on Wednesday. Thank you,

Parents Please take note the location and times of your games for Saturday, May 13, 2017. If you do not see your team this will not have an impact on you. We are making up games from a previous date for the 7/8, 9/10 & 11/12 year olds. Please let Tori or Ray know if you have any questions. tboyd@rockriverymca.org rlantz@rockriverymca.org Thank you,

The 2017 YMCA Youth Summer League starts this Saturday, June 10 at 9am. We are at the ID Pennock YMCA and we are ready to get the summer under way! If you have questions make sure to reach out to coordinators with questions and we look forward to see you there!