Seasonal Calendar

Below you will find the general calendar for Town and Team registration and MTOC placement that BAYS uses for the Spring and Fall Seasons. If you have any questions or concerns, we suggest you speak with your town's president or registrar. If you are still unable to find an answer to your questions, please send an email to the BAYS registrar [email protected] or for Team Placement to [email protected].

JANUARY

  • Register teams for spring season.
  • Submit additional residency waiver requests.

FEBRUARY

  • Review preliminary spring team placements and request changes.
  • Submit MTOC roster size limit waiver requests.

MARCH

  • Spring placement meeting (GM); Team Registration payment due to avoid late fee.
  • Submit initial Mass Youth affiliation information and fees for new players and coaches added for the spring season.
  • Prepare and validate passcards for players as required for certain grades/divisions.
  • Register Grade 11, Grade 12, and PG teams for Spring.
  • Submit MTOC rosters to BAYS for validation.

APRIL – JUNE

  • Spring season; submit revised rosters to division directors.
  • Submit MTOC roster changes before freeze date (deadlines posted on website)
  • Presidents' Cup Tournament

MAY

  • Submit final Mass Youth affiliation information and fees for new players and coaches added during spring season.

JUNE

  • Presidents' Cup Finals
  • BAYS Playoffs
  • Massachusetts Tournament of Champions (MTOC).
  • Register teams for fall season.

JULY

  • Register teams for fall season.
  • Initial fall team placements available
  • Submit Annual Mass Youth Leadership Report

AUGUST

  • Review preliminary fall team placements and request changes.
  • Submit residency waiver requests for all out-of-town players.
  • Submit team size waivers for Grade 6 and Grade 8 D1 & D2
  • Submit Initial Mass Youth affiliation information and fees for all players and coaches.
  • Fall Placement meeting (GM): Team registration payment due to avoid late fee
  • Prepare coach credentials.  Ensure all volunteer coaching requirements are valid before coach works with team. 

SEPTEMBER – NOVEMBER

  • Fall season; submit revised rosters to division directors.

OCTOBER

  • Submit Final Mass Youth affiliation information and fees for players and coaches added during fall season.

NOVEMBER

  • BAYS AGM with Election