For over 50 years, NYO baseball has been a staple in the North Atlanta community. America’s pastime is our pastime. Located in the heart of Chastain Park, Northside Youth Organization’s facilities are second to none featuring nine fields, twelve batting cages, and six pavilions located on our main campus and five additional game fields in the neighborhood. Today, our program serves nearly 1,500 players from ages four to fourteen separated into ten leagues.

Small Ball: Age 4

Shetland Blue: Age 5

Shetland Red: Age 6

Rookie: Age 7

A: Age 8

AA: Age 9

International, Majors and Bronco Leagues: Ages 10-12

Chastain Local League: Ages 13 & 14

In conjunction with NYO’s mission, our baseball program emphasizes character development, sportsmanship, healthy competition, and positive coaching.

For more information, visit the NYO Baseball website at https://nyosports.com/baseball. 

The softball program has been an integral part of Northside Youth Organization for over 40 years. What began as a slow pitch program in the early 1970’s, NYO Fastpitch was launched in 1992. Today, the NYO Fastpitch program boasts over 500 players ranging from ages 5 to 18. Centrally located in the heart of Chastain Park, our program has five dedicated fastpitch fields, turf batting cages with pitching machines, and six pavilions for family fun and team camaraderie. Our goal is to provide the best opportunity for players at all levels to enjoy the game of fastpitch softball through non-stop encouragement, instructive guidance, and positive role models.

Kit Kat: Ages 5 & 6

Rookie: Ages 7 & 8

Minors: Ages 9 & 10

Majors: Ages 11-13

Seniors: Ages 14-18

In conjunction with NYO’s mission, our fastpitch softball program emphasizes character development, sportsmanship, healthy competition, and positive coaching.

For more information, visit the NYO Fast Pitch Softball website at https://nyosports.com/fast-pitch. 

For over 40 years, our boys’ basketball program has been an integral part of the NYO experience during the winter months. Our program in Chastain Park is considered the best recreational basketball program in the city, and boasts nearly 750 players over eight, grade based leagues. With a focus on TEAM basketball and skill development, the leagues are structured so that teams are balanced, and players receive substantial playing time in a competitive and organized learning environment. In addition to our gymnasium at the park, our teams practice and play games in several other local gyms in the neighborhood. 

Developmental League: 1st Grade

Rookie League: 2nd Grade

A League: 3rd Grade

AA League: 4th Grade

AAA League: 5th Grade

SEC, Big 10, ACC: 6th & 7th Grade

Senior League: 8th & 9th Grade

In conjunction with NYO’s mission, our boys basketball program emphasizes character development, sportsmanship, healthy competition, and positive coaching.

For more information, visit the NYO Boys Basketball website at https://nyosports.com/boys-basketball. 

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September 16-30

ALL families (returning & new) will be put on a waitlist when you first register. On September 30th, the boys basketball committee will begin reviewing the waitlist and accept players into the league using the criteria below. 

- Returning players from the 2023-24 season are guaranteed a spot and will be accepted off the waitlist first. 

- PLAYERS MUST BE REGISTERED BY SEPTEMBER 30TH IN ORDER TO BE ACCEPTED USING THE CRITERIA ABOVE

- New players could remain on the waitlist until tryouts (October 26/27). We will start accepting new players off the waitlist as early as October 1st but that process will be ongoing as drops could occur up until tryouts are held. 

Once a player is accepted off the waitlist, families will have 48 hours to process payment in order to secure a spot in the 2024-25 NYO Boys Basketball program. 

October 26-27: Tryouts

Week of November 4: Drafts

November 9/10 - Practices Begin

December 2 - Games Begin

December 20 - January 2: Winter Break/No Games

January 20: MLK Day/No Games

Thank you,