Spring Club Basketball
Spring Club Basketball
OBA 2025 Spring Club Tryout Registration is Closed!
For the 2025 Spring Season OBA will have a club team at U15, U16/17 and U17/18 for each boys and girls. For our U11 and U13 age groups we are going to offer our Community Team 1 for each boys and girls the option to attend 1-2 additional tournaments outside of the CMBA spring league instead of a Club team. This will keep costs lower in these younger age groups.
There are significant differences between Club and Community basketball. Below we will highlight the most frequently asked questions as a way to help you make the best decision for your athlete and your family when it comes to playing ball with OBA this spring. Please note, should Club Teams not be for you and your family, registration for our Community program will be opening February 1st. Full details on the Community program can be found here.
- Club Teams are highly competitive and begin earlier than the Community teams, there are no border exclusions for players, enabling them to tryout anywhere they would like
- There is a $25 tryout fee per athlete, this is non-refundable and covers the cost of holding tryouts
- The fees for Club Teams are higher than that of community teams, the reasons being; more practice time, longer season, tournaments; which may include travel (Including a spot in the very successful OBA Club tournament), specialized Club apparel for the athletes, coach reimbursement for tournament travel, etc. The fees are anticipated to be around $1000 per athlete.
- Club Teams will practice more than a community team; with at least two, hour and a half practices a week, which are expected to be attended
- The Club season will run from the middle of March into July, being tournament dependent
- OBA has the infrastructure, know how and creativeness to offer each club team a unique, customized experience whether they want to compete in league, tournaments, travel experiences or all of the aforementioned. During the online registration process you will have an opportunity to share your opinion on these topics
- After tryouts, players who were successful in making their team, will be contacted via email and offered a spot. We are aware that some athletes will be trying out for more than one Club Team, therefore, in order to secure our teams and begin practicing as soon as able, once you are contacted you will have 48 hours to advise OBA of your decision and pay your non-refundable $250 team commitment deposit or your spot will be offered to another athlete
- Coaches for some teams have been selected and we know this is a deciding factor for some families therefore our selected coaches are:
- U15 Girls = Jordan Hick
- U15 Boys = Tyson Lybbert & Andrew Gustafson
- U16/17 Girls = Janette Lybbert
- U16/17 Boys = To Be Announced
- U17/18 Girls = Andrew Gustafson
- U17/18 Boys = Blake Husky
*We are confirming additional coaches and these will be updated as soon as available*
The bottom line is, we know we have some incredibly talented athletes and excellent coaches within OBA and we offer a fantastic Club basketball experience. We are excited to see you at tryouts and know that 2025 will be as successful as years previous, if not more so!
Athletes are required to attend one of two tryouts in order to be considered for the Club Teams, however it is preferable to attend both enabling a well-rounded evaluation opportunity for the athlete. Please note each team will have a tryout on a Sunday along with a weeknight.
Tryouts will be held as follows:
Sunday, January 19th at Meadow Ridge School
U15 Girls = 12:15-1:30pm, second session to be announced
U16/17 Girls = 1:45-3:00pm, second session to be announced
Sunday, January 26th at Meadow Ridge School
U15 Boys = 12:15-1:30pm, second session to be announced
U16/17/18 Boys = 1:45-3:00pm
Tuesday, January 28th at Meadow Ridge School
U16/17/18 Boys = 8:00-9:15pm
We are looking forward to another great Spring Season for all of our athletes.
OBA Executive
