HAMILTON BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
HAMILTON BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
The HBA is a volunteer run house league basketball program. We currently run teams for girls aged 5 to 16 and boys aged 5 to 18. We have been the City of Hamilton’s largest minor basketball program for several years running.
Rep players are not permitted to play in the HBA.
With as many as 100 teams competing in 8 divisions, we have hundreds of local children playing every weekend from early October until our year-end tournament in early March.
Our practices are usually held Monday-Friday evenings with most of our games being played on Saturdays between 11am and 5pm.
On September 24, 2013 The Hamilton Basketball Association received The Dr. Gene Sutton Club Excellence Award at 27th Annual Sport Volunteer Appreciation Awards and Dinner at the Hamilton Convention Centre.
The award represents our commitment in creating safe and healthy environments for our young people at play. We do this by promoting a Tobacco-Free environment, by promoting eating well and staying active as well as providing a safe place for kids to play basketball. The HBA would like to thank The City of Hamilton Public Health Services for this distinguished award.
Excerpt from The Hamilton Spectator on October 4, 2013
“A salute to sport volunteers” By Cecilia Carter Smith
And the Hamilton Basketball Association (HBA) was the recipient of the Dr. Gene Sutton Club Excellence Award.
The award recognizes “a model sports or recreation organization that provides quality youth programming, promotes healthy living, exemplifies respect for sport and fair play, and is a role model for youth in the Hamilton community.” And indeed the HBA has done that in spades for years.
During the upcoming 2013-2014 HBA season, you can use this website or you can check the City of Hamilton’s website for cancellation of any games due to weather.
City of Hamilton facility closures due to weather, Click HERE
Please be aware that you will receive a faster response to any inquires, questions or concerns you may have if you send us an email, rather than leaving a message on our phone line. We have a limited number of volunteers and it is much easier for us to communicate via email. Thank you.
We would like to ask all our HBA family to please use this website for all your HBA updates.
1. HBA CONTACTS
2. OUR SPONSORS
3. SMOKING BANNED
4. COACHES AREA
5. 2013-14 CALENDAR
6. 2013-14 DIVISIONS
The Hamilton Basketball Association and The City of Hamilton
would like to remind you that By-Law 11-080 states
SMOKING is PROHIBITED IN ALL CITY PARKS AND RECREATION AREAS.
Please remember… NO SMOKING! “Tobacco smoke hurts us all”
(From Health Canada)
More than 37,000 people will die this year in Canada due to smoking. Of those,
more than 300 non-smokers will die of lung cancer and at least 700 non-smokers
will die of coronary heart disease caused by exposure to second-hand smoke.
Tobacco smoke contains over 4,000 chemicals, including at least 70 that cause,
initiate or promote cancer such as tar, ammonia, carbon monoxide, oxides of
nitrogen and benzopyrene.
Although the amount of chemicals in each cigarette is small, it is cumulative
– the amount stored in the body increases with each puff of a cigarette.
There is a little bit of chemical in each cigarette puff, and there are over
10 puffs per cigarette. Over a year, at one pack of cigarettes a day, a smoker
will inhale 73,000 puffs of dangerous chemicals.
For the health of our players, parents, coaches and all our volunteers,
The Hamilton Basketball Association is a TOBACCO-FREE Organization.
Need help quitting smoking? Contact your doctor today.
Check out the SMOKERS HELP LINE – CLICK HERE.
The Hamilton Basketball Association promotes Eating Well and Being Active.
Eat well with Canada’s Food Guide! Learning more about Canada’s Food Guide will help you and your family know how much food you need, what types of foods are better for you, and the importance of physical activity in your day.
Check out CANADA’S FOOD GUIDE – CLICK HERE.
Canada’s Food Guide suggests…
Eat the recommended amount and type of food each day.
Eat at least one dark green and one orange vegetable each day.
Choose vegetables and fruit prepared with little or no added fat, sugar or salt.
Have vegetables and fruit more often than juice.
Make at least half of your grain products whole grain each day.
Choose grain products that are lower in fat, sugar or salt.
Drink skim, 1% or 2% milk each day.
Select lower fat milk alternatives.
Have meat alternatives such as beans, lentils and tofu often.
Eat at least two Food Guide Servings of fish each week.
Select lean meat and alternatives prepared with little or no added fat or salt.
Include a small amount of unsaturated fat each day.
Satisfy your thirst with water.
Limit foods and beverages high in calories, fat, sugar or salt.
Be active every day.
Registration is now closed.
Registration for the 2013-2014
HBA Season CLOSED on Friday
September 27, 2013 at Midnight
The HBA has openings on the following teams.
Bantam Girls (ages 12-13)
1 spots at Hill Park
1 spot at Huntington
2 spots at MacNab
4 spots at Westmount
Bantam Boys (ages 12-13)
3 spots at Dalewood
1 spot at Huntington
2 spots at MacNab
1 spot at Laurier
(All dates and times are subject to change without prior notice)
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Saturday October 19, 2013 REGULAR SEASON BEGINS for Squirt, PeeWee, Bantam and Midget Divisions |
Regular Season Game Dates
October 19, 26 |
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Saturday October 19, 2013 Juvenile Boys Division EVALUATIONS Week #1 |
Saturday October 26, 2013 Juvenile Boys Division EVALUATIONS Week #2 |
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Sunday November 3, 2013 REGULAR SEASON START Juvenile Boys Division |
Regular Season Game Dates
November 3, 10, 17, 24 |
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Saturday December 21 to Sunday January 5, 2014 NO GAMES or PRACTICES Christmas Break |
Monday January 6, 2014 PRACTICES Resume |
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Tuesday January 7, 2014 & Saturday January 11, 2014 MITE programs Resume |
Saturday January 11 & Sunday January 12, 2014 HBA GAMES Resume |
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Saturday February 8, 2014 |
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Saturday February 15, 2014 Squirt, Pee Wee, Bantam & Midget YEAR END TOURNAMENT – WEEK 1 |
Monday February 17, 2014 NO PRACTICES – Family Day |
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Saturday February 22, 2014 Squirt, Pee Wee, Bantam & Midget YEAR END TOURNAMENT – WEEK 2 |
Sunday February 23, 2014 Juvenile Boys YEAR END TOURNAMENT – WEEK 1 |
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Saturday March 1, 2014 |
Sunday March 2, 2014 Juvenile Boys YEAR END TOURNAMENT – WEEK 2 |
MITE Division CO-ED
(Born 2006-2008 ages 5-7)
One hour of basketball per week, consisting of instruction on the
basic skills of the game through a “clinic” style program. Saturday
morning at Central Memorial Recreation Centre OR Tuesday evenings
at Chedoke School. This program begins in early October.
SQUIRT Division CO-ED (Born 2004-2005 ages 8-9)
PEEWEE BOYS & GIRLS Divisions (Born 2002-2003 ages 10-11)
BANTAM BOYS & GIRLS Divisions (Born 2000-2001 ages 12-13)
MIDGET BOYS Division (Born 1998-1999 ages 14-15)
MIDGET GIRLS Division (Born 1997-1999 ages 14-16)
An October to March program consisting of weekly games played on Saturdays between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. at Recreation Centres throughout the city. Practices are held in the evenings Monday to Friday.
JUVENILE BOYS Division (Born 1995-1997 ages 16-18)
An October to March program consisting of weekly games played on Sundays.
Practice times are set at the beginning of the season
based on the availability of the coaches and gyms. Please
understand that participants may not pick their coach or
practice time.
*Copies of Birth Certificates are required for all players*
Please Note: The HBA is a House League program only. Rep
players are not permitted. Special requests for players to play
together cannot be accommodated.
Congratulations to Anthony Bennett from Brampton Ontario in becoming the first Canadian to be drafted #1 overall in the 2013 NBA draft. The 6’8″ Power Forward/Small Forward was drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers. Anthony also becomes the first Freshman from UNLV to be selected first overall.
Congratulations also goes out to Gonzaga Junior Kelly Olynyk for being selected 13th overall by the Dallas Mavericks. He was then traded to the Boston Celtics for a player and 2 draft picks. The 6’10″ Centre was born in Toronto and went to high school in Kamloops.
If you would like to volunteer please email us Today!
Our volunteers make The Hamilton Basketball Association
“A GREAT PLACE TO PLAY BASKETBALL.”
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