Divisions
House League Divisions
Amherst Youth Basketball League consists of separate girls and boys divisions. Information regarding dates of play are available on the Dates page.
The Boys' divisions are as follows:
- 3rd Grade, 27.5" basketball (See Division Notes)
- 4th Grade, 28.5" basketball
- 5th Grade, 28.5" basketball
- 6th Grade, 28.5" basketball
- 7th Grade, 29.5" basketball
- 8th Grade, 29.5" basketball
- 9th - 12th Grade, 29.5" basketball (See Division Notes)
The Girls' divisions are as follows:
- 3rd - 4th Grade, 27.5" basketball (See Division Notes)
- 5th - 6th Grade, 28.5" basketball
- 7th - 12th Grade, 28.5" basketball (See Division Notes)
Basketballs:
- The size of a basketball corresponds to the circumference of a basketball.
- Starting with the 2024-2025 season, the Girls 3rd-4th Grade division will be using a 27.5" (small) basketball.
- A 28.5" basketball is typically labeled as "junior" or "women's."
- A 28.5" basketball is a standard junior boys/HS Girls/HS Girls College/WNBA basketball.
- A 29.5" basketball is a standard boys HS/College/NBA basketball.
Division Notes
3rd Grade Boys and 3-4th Grade Girls Divisions
In these divisions, we will limit the number of players on the court from the usual five players to four. We also limit the number of players on a team to eight. Further, we restrict "defensive pressure" in order to provide more offensive opportunities, more "touches" for players, and higher scoring games.
These divisions will have more practice time and fewer games than the other divisions, providing the coaches with more time to teach fundamentals.
Boys 9th-12th Grade Division
Do to low attendence the boys HS division will be cancelled for the 2026-2027 season as we look to revamp that program for the 27-28 season.
Girls 7th -9th Grade Division
Available to girls who meet residency/restriction requirements listed on the home page. Ideally, we would like to have a Girls 7th-9th Grade division and a seperate Girls HS (10th-12th Grade) division. However, this is driven by registration. This Season we will look to establish better attendence in the girls 7-9th grades and close the girls 10th - 12th grade. Like the boys HS program we will look to revamp the 10-12th grade program.