Wisconsin's Premier Boys Youth Basketball League

 * The "tbd" games for Feb 23rd now have a facility.  They will be played at Milwaukee Vincent HS.........but we only have access to the facility for the morning.  Thus, game times have changed.  Please check your schedule.  *

Year End Tournament Information:

• Every year a few teams will be moving UP or DOWN a division.  I have roughed out my thoughts so far on which teams will be moving in grades 5th-8th below in the Communication Section.  Please remember we have moved some teams around into different divisions and they will NOT be credited with prior wins or saddled with losses in games they did not play (though the records still show it).  At the end of February, I will post a list of those teams and their "true" records so you can get an idea of who may go up or down.......or even start to guess where your team seeding may end up.
• Below in the Communication Section I have provided dates and locations for each of the divisions.  

   * How to Report Game Results *

The winning team is responsible for reporting the game result.  Please send the result in no later than the end of Monday following the game.  Better still, with today's technology at your disposal, send it in immediately after your game!  We will update the website and the comparative scores will be available for all to see.

Send an email to:

Include the date, grade, division, the teams and score.  An example is this:
Nov 7th, 8A, North 39 East 37

The WYBL is a league that supports community-based teams.  It is required that each player reside in your school district or currently open enroll into your school district.  Let me be clear on this: no teams shall be comprised on multi-district players.  Players should be assigned to teams within their grade level (or play "up") and not according to age. 

As is always the case, please contact me at any time with questions and/or suggestions.  The aim is to continue to improve to make the WYBL the best youth boys basketball league in the State.  For Information Concerning the League please contact Lee Clement (414) 839-6800.     Email: Leeclement1@yahoo.com

  WYBL - Year End Tournament Information

• Every team qualifies.  It will be a one day tournament for all divisions EXCEPT 5C as I couldn't squeeze all the games into the available gym time that I have procured.
• Each team will be "seeded" based upon their regular season record.
• Everyone is guaranteed two games. Win the first game and you head to the Championship side of the bracket.  Lose the first game and you head to the Consolation side. 
• Any subsequent loss means you have been eliminated.
• The WYBL will pay all referee costs for the tournament.
• Brackets & seeding will be posted Tuesday, March 3rd as I will have to record all the scores tog eet accurate seedings

A Basketball Carol

As the story goes, Ebenezer Coach was watching a basketball game on TV with his family when he observed a player travel.  “Bah turnover”, he said.  A few minutes later, after an offensive rebound and subsequent put-back, he replied, “bah, box-out”.  Though it turned out to be an exciting game for the majority of the family, Ebenezer was always negative and uttered his last “bah, humbug” before heading upstairs and going to bed.

Immediately upon entering a deep sleep, he encountered the Ghost of Red Auerbach, who reminded him that basketball is a team game best performed when all players are fundamentally sound and operating as one.  Do not coddle your stars (they’ll thank you later), but teaching is best done through positive rather than negative reinforcement.  And with that advice, he faded in to the distant past.

Next to appear was the Ghost of Phil Jackson.  He was preaching patience and the need to not be so negative when dealing with today’s players.  Different generations often require unique approaches.  “The best way to get a horse to drink from the water is to have them believe it was their idea in the first place to go there”, opined the Zen-master.  The map to the watering hole may turn out to be curve-linear, but the end result will be more rewarding.  With those thoughts, he, too, then vanished into the night.

The last vision presented to Ebenezer startled him.  It was a bit hazy, but he could see that a man was prowling the sidelines of a youth basketball game and berating referees over phantom non-calls.  He was yelling at his players and being critical of the outcomes even when they attempted to do the right thing.  He could see the unhappy looks on the parent’s faces as the coach continued his overbearing ways.  What poor sportsmanship, thought Ebenezer.  Where on Earth did he ever learn such behavior?  Shaking his head in an attempt to rid himself of this vision only served to clarify the apparition.  Try as he may, there was no denying it.  There, on the sideline, was the Ghost of Basketball Future…….his own son!

His restless night was broken by the alarm clock signaling his wake up call.  

Wiping the sleep from his eyes Ebenezer Coach thought to himself, “yes, that was a wake up call indeed”.