AYBA’s 3 on 3 tournament is Saturday, October 25th at Albany High School. Games run from 8:00am to approximately 1:00pm. Click here for more information on the tournament and to register.
Two AYBA teams were champions at the MYAS State Tournaments. 3rd Grade Boys and 8th Grade Girls came home with some hardware after battling for the State Championship in their divisions!
AYBA hosted its annual 5-on-5 tournament January 25th & 26th. 108 teams from across the state participated over the two-day tournament. Thank you all the parents, high school boys and girls basketball players, other students from different clubs, school staff and AYBA board members for all your volunteering and hard work to make this tournament a success.
7th Grade Girls – Champions
3rd Grade Boys – Champions
Evaluations will be held this Sunday, September 29th in the BECC.
- 8:00am – 4th grade boys and 5th grade boys
- 9:00am – 6th grade boys and 7th grade boys
- 10:00am – 8th grade boys and 6th grade girls
If your grade is not listed, evaluations are not needed as there will only be one team at that level.
Players, please wear your AYBA jersey from last year. If you did not play last year, we will have spares.
Please arrive 15-20 minutes early to check-in and get warmed up. The middle court will be available for players to stretch and begin shooting around.
Evaluations are closed. Parents are not allowed in the BECC or to watch from the windows. Please respect this AYBA policy.
If you have any questions or cannot attend evaluations, please send an email with your player’s name and grade to albanyhoops@gmail.com.
The 2025 Albany Youth Basketball Tournament will be held Saturday, January 25th, and Sunday, January 26th.
Each bracket is on one day.
Girls 6th Grade A, 7th Grade A and B/C Boys & Girls, 8th Grade A and B/C Boys & Girls – Saturday, January 25, 2025
Boys and Girls 3rd, 4th and 5th Grade open brackets, Boys 6th Grade A, and Boys & Girls 6th Grade B/C- Sunday, January 27, 2025
Click here for more information.
AYBA hosted its annual 5-on-5 tournament January 28th & 29th. 88 teams from across the state participated over the two-day tournament. Thank you all the parents, high school boys and girls basketball players, other students from different clubs, school staff and AYBA board members for all your volunteering and hard work to make this tournament a success.
AYBA had a good number of teams win Championships and finish in 2nd place and Consolation Champions. Below are just a few.
If you have any pictures from the tournament that you would like to share, please email them to albanyhoops@gmail.com
The boys and girls who completed the 10,000 Shots program were recently recognized at a boys and girls basketball game. Participants were to shoot 10,000 shots during a given period of time and track their shots on a form and submit to the AYBA board. T-shirts were awarded to those who completed the program.
Thank you to all who participated in the skills workouts. We had a lot of fun and saw some great basketball!
Albany Boys Basketball Association (ABBA) and Albany Girls Basketball Association (AGBA) today announced the merger of the two organizations. The new organization will be named Albany Youth Basketball Association (AYBA).
After nearly a year long exploration process, both associations determined that they can be more effective serving the area youth by working together as one association. The official process/paperwork of merging the associations is complete and the new combined board of directors is working to combine and streamline operations for the upcoming season. Not only will the merger streamline operations, it will also provide a greater continuum of services, create operation efficiencies, and provide long-term sustainability for the association.
Minnesota Youth Athletic Services (MYAS) in partnership with Youth 1st, Federated Insurance, Jostens, Pearson, Cashwise, Bennerotte & Associates, Jaguar Communications, The Retrofit Companies, US Bank, Owatonna Motor Company, Profinium and the Minnesota Timberwolves have selected Youth Basketball teams from across the state of MN as the recipients of Youth 1st Team Awards for their outstanding sportsmanship during the 2019 MYAS Grade State Basketball Tournaments.
Congratulations to the Albany 6th Grade White A, Albany 8th Grade White A and Albany 8th Grade Purple B youth basketball teams on being selected for a Youth 1st Team Award!
As the premier youth basketball event in Minnesota, MYAS Grade State is about showcasing the kids and competition, not the negativity of unsportsmanlike behavior of players, coaches, and spectators that tends to creep into youth events. MYAS and Youth 1st are excited to recognize the teams and associations that received exemplary scores from the officials for their sportsmanship and positive conduct during the tournament.
The Youth 1st Team Award recognizes positive behavior from players, coaches and everyone associated with the team (parents, fans and spectators). “We are placing the emphasis on how you play the game, which is ultimately more important than if you win or lose.” said Mark Arjes, Founder/Director of Youth 1st. “It has become increasingly difficult to find and retain coaches and officials for youth sports because of the abuse that they take during games. We believe it is time to model and encourage values-based actions, creating what we call a Conduct 1st environment where the focus is on the kids, competitive energies are kept in check and officials and opponents are respected.”
“One of the goals within the MYAS mission is to promote sportsmanship, teamwork and cultural interaction through sporting competition.” said Dawson Blanck, MYAS Executive Director. “The entire MYAS team is thrilled to be able to partner with Youth 1st to help us meet those goals within our programs. As a leader in youth sports throughout the great state of Minnesota, we want to be proactive and impact participants (youth athletes, coaches, parents, and officials) in a positive way through a Conduct 1st environment at all our tournaments and events. Implementing this initiative with Youth 1st during the 2019 Grade State Basketball Tournaments significantly decreased the number of unsportsmanlike events that took place compared to previous years.”
About the MYAS: The Minnesota Youth Athletic Services, Inc. (www.myas.org) was organized in 1991 as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the delivery of youth sports services to young athletes, coaches, and parents. The MYAS is Minnesota’s largest multi-sport organization focused solely on youth athletics with more than 150,000 kids participating in our programs each year. The MYAS is a central clearinghouse for youth sports, serving as an information channel linking hundreds of youth associations, coaches, and thousands of parents.
In 2015, the MYAS launched Trusted Coaches, a nationwide platform training coaches to maximize the probability that positive things will happen to young athletes. This is accomplished by: 1) Screening coaches through a nationally accredited nationwide criminal background check; 2) giving coaches the tools to be effective; and 3) creating an online National Coaches’ Registry that parents and associations can access. Additionally, Trusted Coaches has created a cutting-edge education program to foster compliance with the new Safe Sport Authorization Act. Information about this program can be found at trustedcoaches.org or @MYASMinnesota and @trustedcoaches on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
MYAS GOALS:
- To promote sportsmanship, teamwork and cultural interaction through sporting competition
- To provide the highest quality athletic programs for Minnesota’s young people
- To link regional volunteer youth sports programs with others statewide
The MYAS believes that participation in athletics is one of the healthiest and most cost-effective options for helping young people make good choices about life’s many decisions. Youth athletics, with its significant volunteer base, taps into the best that American culture has to offer. When conducted properly, athletics help young people:
- set goals that are worthy of their time, energy and focus.
- achieve a sense of accomplishment and self-esteem and learn valuable leadership skills.
- establish personal standards of excellence.
- unite in group goals and common commitment.
- build skills in empathy, humility, generosity and compassion.
- learn life lessons both on and off the field of play.
About Youth 1st: (www.youth1st.com) @Youth1stMN on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter
The Youth 1st Team Award was created by working with officials and tournament directors. The officials provide a team selection vote after each game during the tournament based on the conduct and sportsmanship exhibited by coaches, players and fans. Teams with an exemplary score from their officials are recognized as Youth 1st Teams. The mission of Youth 1st is to connect Conduct, Character and Community to youth activity programs. Youth 1st is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization headquartered in Owatonna, MN. Youth 1st is an official Playball! MN Partner of the MN Twins.
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