ASSOCIATION GENERAL INFORMATION
Bedford Minor Basketball (BMBA) is a basketball program for youth aged 6 to 17 years. For our full registration policy, please refer to our constitution.
Program Descriptions
Tots – The Steve Nash Youth Basketball Program
The program is for players who are 6 and 7 years of age before October 1, 2009
(grades 1 & 2). They meet once a week for 1 hour at Basinview Drive Community School in Bedford. The fee is $125.00. The program runs from mid-October to mid-March. Maximum enrolment is 25 players per session.
Detailed information on The Steve Nash Youth Basketball Program can be found on Basketball Nova Scotia’s web site (www.basketball.ns.ca).
Jr. Mini – Juvenile (Ages 8 to 17)
The BMBA season starts in early September with team selections and continues until the Basketball Nova Scotia Provincials in late March or early April (varies by division).
Players are placed on teams that play in the Metro Basketball Association League (MBA). The MBA season runs from the end of October to the end of February.
Age Divisions
Junior Mini: Ages 8 & 9 – under 10 years of age on October 1, 2010
(Born between October 1, 2000 to September 30, 2002.) Fee is $335.00.
Mini: Ages 10 & 11 – under 12 years of age on October 1, 2010
(Born between October 1, 1998 to September 30, 2000.) Fee is $350.00.
Bantam: Ages 12 & 13 – under 14 years of age on October 1, 2010
(Born between October 1, 1996 to September 30, 1998.) Fee is $370.00.
Midget: Ages 14 & 15 – under 15 years of age on October 1, 2010
(Born between October 1, 1994 to September 30, 1996.) Fee is $390.00.
Juvenile: Ages 16 & 17 – under 18 years of age on October 1, 2010
(Born between October 1, 1992 to September 30, 1994.) Fee is $390.00.
Following on-line registration, team selections will begin. For a full description of the selection process, please refer to our constitution.
Recreational Teams
Teams receive one 90 minute practice per week. Practices takes place in the
evenings, Monday to Friday. BMBA has a number of teams in various divisions, so until a player is placed on a team, it is not possible to determine when his or her practice will be.
Also, due to the large number of teams, not all teams are able to receive a practice gym that is located in Bedford. Some of the gyms that are used are located outside Bedford, such as Ridgecliff, Sackville Heights Elementary, Sackville Heights Junior High, Lockview High, Halifax West, and Madeline Symonds Middle School.
Recreational teams play one game per week, on Saturday or Sunday, which can take place anywhere in the HRM. The league schedule is not determined by BMBA and BMBA has no control over where or when these games take place.
Occasionally, a league game may take place outside the HRM (for example, Truro) depending on the division.
All teams play in the Bedford Classic Tournament, which takes place in early March. Entry fees are included in the registration fee.
Participation in the Basketball Nova Scotia Provincial Tournament is optional, which takes place at the end of March or early April. Entry fees are not included in the registration fee.
Rep Teams
BMBA has rep teams in the Jr. Mini, Mini, Bantam and Midget divisions.
Teams are placed in Division 1 or 2 of the MBA for league play. Rep teams receive two 90 minute practices per week. There is an extra cost to the players who are selected for these teams to cover the extra gym time. It is expected that the extra gym time fee will be approximately $160 per player for the season.
Rep teams play in the Bedford Classic Tournament, which takes place in early March. Entry fees are included in the registration fee.
Participation in the Basketball Nova Scotia Provincial Tournament is optional, which takes places at the end of March or early April. Entry fees are not included in the registration fee.
Many of the rep teams opt to play in extra tournaments, such as the Basketball Nova Scotia Provincial Tournament. All entry fees and travel costs for participating in extra tournaments are the responsibility of the players of these teams.
Rep team play requires a high level of commitment by the players and their families, both financially, and time-wise. You must also be willing to travel at your own expense.
