Miniballers (Pre-K) - Saturdays, 8:30-9:15
Miniballers runs on Saturday mornings only, starting in January, and is intended to be a fun and simple intro to basketball for our youngest players.
Kindergarten - Saturdays, 9:30-10:30
This program runs on Saturdays only, starting in December. Focus is on fun and keeping it basic, while introducing concepts of team play.
1st-2nd Grade - Saturdays - Boys: 10:45-Noon / Girls: 12:15-1:30 (plus one weeknight TBD)
Twice per week, Saturdays and one weeknight practice. Players are separated into boys and girls divisions. Focus turns to skill development and playing games.
3rd/4th Grade - Saturdays - Girls: 8:30-9:30 / Boys: games between 9:30-11:30 (plus 1-2 weeknight practices TBD)
1-2 practices per week, and games on Saturdays. At this level, players will be placed on teams and play a regular schedule of games. This program combines Ayer and Shirley participants. Boys and Girls are separated into divisions. There will be a scheduled evaluation date where coaches will evaluate players to form balanced teams. Teams will be a mix of Ayer/Shirley players.
5th-8th Grade - Saturdays - Girls: Games between 11:00-3:00, Boys: Games between 1:30-5:00Two practices per week, and games on Saturdays. This program combines Ayer and Shirley participants. Boys and Girls are separated into divisions. There will be a scheduled evaluation date where coaches will evaluate players to form balanced teams. Teams will be a mix of Ayer/Shirley players. There may be games against other towns that could require local travel.
If you are looking to take basketball to the next level, there will be tryouts to put together teams in Central Mass Youth Travel Basketball League. Sign up for tryouts: Central Mass Travel