Schedule:  {year end tournament information is posted below}
I have uploaded the schedule and you can sort using the tools here on the website (go to TEAM, SCHEDULE, select appropriate GRADE and TEAM NAME).  From here on out, the website is the official schedule and will take precedent over any discrepancy with the excel version (v.6). 

* Feb 5th - Super Bowl Sunday.  I have been granted access to another facility for this date as well.  We will 100% be adjusting the schedule on this date in an effort to complete all games by 3-4pm, thereby allowing players and families to be home (or wherever they are heading) in time for the festivities.

** All coaches this is your responsibility to communicate to parents (get them in a habit of checking the website)  **  

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. 

Reporting Game Results: 
The winning team is repsonsible for reporting the game result.  Please send the result in no later than the end of Monday following the game.  We will immediately update the website and the comparitive 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

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.  The email address is .  Phone number is 414 839-6800

by Lee Clement posted 01/23/2012
 
Wisconsin Youth Basketball

• Thanks to all teams who were at Greenfield this past Sunday and had to endure a longer wait than normal between games.  As you all know, it was a trying time but we all got through it.  When we're faced with situations that were out of our (collectively) control, how we respond to the situation reveals much about us.  It's important to remember that the kids take their cue from adults and when everyone handles/copes with the monkey wrench thrown at us that will eventually funnel down to the kids.
• We still have several games from prior weeks in which the winning team has not reported a score.  Please have them emailed in by Monday after your game so the website can reflect accurate standings.
• Lost & Found.  At Milwaukee Pius 1/15/12.  Pair of basketball shoes left behind on court #1.  The WF Bay team has them.  Please contact Vince Kalt at
• Lost & Found.  At Arrowhead HS 1/15/12.  A Basketball was left behind (I think it is Mukwonago).  Contact Scott Conway at

Year-end Tournament -    * Preliminary information *  This is not final, but I wanted to post some information out on the website to give teams some guidance as to the format, when games may be played, and to the exact dates.   * Update * Below is what I have as the rough schedule for the year end tournament (grades/divisions/facitilites).  It is still subject to change as I am waiting confirmation from one facility that we can play games there that Sunday.

March 4, 2012
Milwaukee Pius:  4A (top 16 teams) and 4B (next 16 teams)
Waukesha West:  5A (top 16 teams) and 8B (next 16 teams)
New Berlin West:  6B (next 20 teams) and 7B (next 16 teams)
Whitnall HS:  7C (bottom 12 teams)

March 11, 2012
Milwaukee Pius:  4C (bottom 8 teams) and 5C (bottom 18 teams)
Waukesha West:  7A (top 16 teams) and 8C (bottom 8 teams)
Pewaukee HS:  6A (top 16 teams) and 8A (top 20 teams)
Burlington HS:  5B (next 16 teams) and 6C (bottom 16 teams)

• It is my intent to have each division play a one day tournament with no carryover to the following week.  Given we have over 230 teams, that may not be possible for everyone.
• Each team is guaranteed two games.  Bracket format, with the teams moving either to the winner's bracket or the loser's bracket side.  Either way, a future loss eliminates the team.  Win and you keep going.  We will recognize with awards the 1st and 2nd place teams and the Consolation Champion.
• Based upon the positive feedback I received from prior years, it is a certainty that I will add a third division, "C" in order to promote cleaner tournament scheduling as well as providing an opportunity for some teams currently residing in the very bottom of the league a shot for competitive basketball and a trophy of their own.  This will 100% happen in 5th and 6th grades and perhaps the others as well.
• It is highly probable that I limit "A" division slots to the top 16 teams (there may be 1-2 grade exceptions).  Those "A" level teams not making the cut will be displaced into the "B" bracket.  Accordingly, this will push some "B's" downward into the "C" bracket (see above point).
• Seedings will be based upon final regular season records.  I reserve the right to adjust seedings to avoid multiple district teams from meeting in the first round.  Further, please understand it is subjective as to where I seed a team when a "B" team rises or an "A" team falls.  It is usually based upon my year-long observation of teams as well as talks with a few coaches from those divisions.

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by Lee Clement posted 01/22/2012
 
When I first started to coach, I asked the varsity coach what would be the one skill he’d desire if he could wave a wand and all incoming freshmen would magically have it.  I was sure it would come from the list that was on the tip of my tongue: Deadeye shooting?  Skilled dribbling?  Tenacious M2M defense?  Dynamic footwork?  Superior court vision?  Nope.  None of the above.
 
He said something very basic and profound.  Knowing what is a Good Shot.  A good shot in the first quarter may be a horrible shot in crunch time….and vice-versa. How about launching 3’s or settling for 15’ jump shots when the opposing team is in the penalty?  If the other team is on a run, perhaps milking some clock is desired; thus, passing up an otherwise open look.  What we're asking the kids to do is to know the score, where are we in the game, time on the clock, and general game situation.  The player who can process all the variables and do it seamlessly often becomes an extension of the coach on the floor.
 
But I found out from personal experience that it’s not an easy thing to teach.  I’ve coached the full alphabet of types, A through Z.  “A”, upon immediately entering the game, wanted to chuck up a shot (“to get loose, coach”); “Z”, who passed up many open shots (“didn’t want to be a hog”).  Lastly, there’s the cringe-inducing inappropriate shots that we ask ourselves, “Did I really see that?”.  My official welcome-to-the-club moment was a classic.  Leading by one with about 10 seconds left in 2OT, the other team with just three team fouls, we merely had to inbound the ball 1-2 times.  Naturally, after a timeout in which my players were told NO SHOTS, I had someone immediately shoot and then foul someone chasing after his errand rebound.  We lost.  A week later I received a sympathy card in the mail from a jokester.
 
Fear not.  All veteran coaches have been there (all too frequently).  If you coach long enough, you’ll soon gain entry and establish residency, too.  How will you know it?  Well, known sideline symptoms include repeated use of the word “Noooooooooooooo” when a shot goes up, pained facial expressions, and frequent praying to the basketball Gods.
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posted 12/20/2011
 
"Don't let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.
-John Wooden


When someone tells me there is only one way to do things, it always lights a fire under my butt.  My instant reaction is, I'm gonna prove you wrong.
-Picabo Street


How you respond to the challenge in the second half will determine what you become after the game, whether you are a winner or a loser.
-Lou Holtz

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