Strathcona Basketball Association

Early bird registration will be up and going tentatively from May 21st to June 30th. More information and forms will be posted.

Casino workers need to be confirmed by May 31st, 2012. If you want one, two or all three positions with $100 per position, please contact Darlene ASAP... sbabasketball@shaw.ca. See information under '2011 Registration' on the left panel.

2012 Spring League (Coach/team practice schedule posted under 'Spring League')

For the 2012 Spring League, SBA has entered the following teams into the EYBA spring league.

To those that had emailed about being put onto the waiting list, I did my best to get a team for your basketball enthusiast. Unfortunately, it did not work out for everybody. My apologies and I hope you can join back up in the Fall for the 2012-13 winter season. Watch for early-bird registration coming in May/June.

SBA Basketball would like to take this opportunity to thank Shell Canada for their very generous donation of $998. This will assist the Organization with the purchase of necessary equipment. Thanks also needs to go out to SBA Vice President and Coach, Mike Robins, for his initiative with this grant and for his volunteer services with SBA that made this possible!

Registration receipts were emailed to membership on Thursday, Jan. 19th, 2012. If you didn't receive your receipt, please email sbabasketball@shaw.ca. There is a chance that your email was recorded incorrectly. Please forward the appropriate email address to send the receipt to. Thank you!

UNIFORM CARE

ALL SBA uniforms should be washed in cold water and hung to dry. Absolutely, no warm or hot water and they should NOT be put in the dryer. Thanks for your cooperation.

Note: At the end of the season, both the uniform top and shorts MUST be returned in order to get the uniform deposit cheque destroyed. Failure to return full uniform in good condition (clean and undamaged) will result in the cashing of a uniform cheque.

Parents help required to help SBA keep gyms in our house league, tykes league and the EYBA league:

     -- outdoor shoes MUST be removed at the doors entered (feel free to bring indoor shoes to change into);
     -- absolutely no food or drinks, besides water bottles with water, are allowed in the gym - NO coffee;
     -- ALL children must be supervised, and no children should be in any of the school's hallways for any length of time except
       for quick bathroom breaks);
     -- ALL of SBA rules must be followed as outlined in the fair play form that is posted under 'Coaches.'
     -- if any of the rules outlined are not being followed by a parent, another parent has the right to advise.

We have been very fortunate to have a great parent group that does continue to follow the rules set out by the school boards. Please continue to comply and we won't have to turn kids away because of gyms lost.

Thanks very much for your cooperation and let's keep those basketballs dribbling!!

Videos of select clinics from Basketball Alberta’s Super Weekend are now available on-line!

Action Photos
Eye Captured Images is now attending many games for SBA teams. They are taking many wonderful action shots of all players. Please note that these pictures are being posted on their website - www.eyecapturedimages.com. Information on prices, contact info., etc., can be found on their site.

phone: 780-416-9379 eMail: sbabasketball@shaw.ca fax: 780-416-9359

Proud members of the Edmonton Youth Basketball Association

SBA is a great opportunity for the youth of the Strathcona County to stay active in the great game of basketball.
Kids and young adults, covering ages five (5) to twenty (20), can be an active member of this great organization.

Parent volunteers are always graciously welcome to assist in many different positions.

Coaches are always in demand, and we appreciate every single one that steps up to take on a team. If you are interested in coaching a team, you don't have to be a parent. Please email sbabasketball@shaw.ca or call 780-416-9379 if you are interested in a coaching position with SBA.

Coaches, players and parents can keep tune to the website for new and updated information. Please keep tune on a regular basis for practice schedules, games schedules and all other pertinent information that we will add/update regularly.

This website will be used for communication with all SBA divisions; Tykes, EYBA teams (from mini to juvenile), EBA teams (U19)and House League Teams (from U9 to U17).

Please note that the U19 teams need to stay tuned to EBA's website (www.edmontonbasketball.org) as well as this one.
Please note that EYBA teams need to stay tuned to EYBA's website (www.edmontonyouthbasketball.com

) as well as this one.

PROGRAM INFORMATION CAN BE LOCATED UNDER 'INFORMATION' ON THE LEFT PANEL.

Near the bottom of this home page there is a list of 'rules' that apply to our gym rentals.

We are having problems convincing some people that outdoor wet/dirty shoes/boots MUST be removed and left at the door. If you are distrusting that your shoes will remain there and not get stolen, bring a bag to put them in and take them with you where you sit to watch the game. Please ensure the floor is kept clean and dry. We are being threatened of losing Pine Street School & St. Theresa School, gyms where we have four divisions playing in. We lose the gyms, we lose a bunch of games played there, eventually we cannot run the league and the kids lose out. Gyms are extremely hard to come by, so please comply by our rules. If we lose Pine Street or St. T's, there is NO alternative.

Two more reminders; all players/coaches/parents/siblings must remain in the gym at all times during the games (obviously, bathroom breaks are allowed). Siblings cannot be left alone unsupervised in the hallways. As well, ONLY water can be brought into the gyms. Not allowed in the gyms: coffee in cups, coffee in travel mugs, gatorade, etc..

We are very thankful to those that do comply with the rules as set out by the School Boards (not SBA rules). Thank you for your continued cooperation! Unfortunately, it only takes one or two to ruin it for the rest. If you could help out by reminding those that do not comply, SBA would be very grateful!

Interested in being a Referee?
If you or your child (over 12 years of age) want to sign up for next season to officiate in SBA's house league (divisions U11, U13 & U15), please email Adrienne & Stephane Labonne at labonne@telus.net.

Interested in being an EBOA Official?
See under 'Officials' on the left panel. The EBOA needs referees for Community League and/or Jr. & Sr. High

ALL COACHES/PLAYERS/PARENTS: Please read the SBA Rules of Play document under 'coaches.' These are SBA rules that MUST be followed. Everybody needs to think of the children first and make positive memories for them... our key goal is to ensure that the kids have lots of fun.
Coaches: We want you to base your success on whether or not your players come back to play SBA Basketball year after year... don't base your success on your wins and losses. They won't remember those, but they will remember the fun they had.
We must all be positive and make the season an enjoyable one for all players.

Please note that if a gym does not open for you at the time contracted (either on game day or practice day), there is nobody that can be contacted at that time. SBA does NOT have any keys to any of the schools nor any phone numbers to any caretaker/school hosts that are responsible for opening/closing the doors for us. However, please forward an email to sbabasketball@shaw.ca if a gym does NOT open for you on a practice or game day and it will be dealt with on the following business day. Thank you.

Have FUN!!!!

For the 2011-12 season, we have now completed the registration process. We cannot take any more players for any of our teams. Those interested in next season can stay tuned to our website next May-June when we start the early-bird registration process for the 2012-2013 season. Thanks!