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U10 Registration is Open for Try outs. U10 are kids born in the following years: -2011 -2012 ... U10 is intended to be a developmental league that is built around enhancing the skills of players, where kids who HAVE learned the intro basics of the game will be slowly be introduced into competition. This program is beyond Jr. NBA program and not for children with less than 2 years experience. The program will consist of 1 tournament away (Phase depending) and 2 practices/week. In addition, players will have an opportunity to play consistent games against other U10 players within the organization. U10 registration form: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx

Hey Players- we are almost there!!!

Calling all U12/U14 competitive players: We are excited to share that we have opened registration to our competitive tryouts, please find link below. More details to follow!... **Edited-U10 news shortly ! https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx

Naming Contest! With the exciting merge of the Northside Minor Basketball Association and the YMCA Capitals Basketball, we are reaching out to YOU to help us c...reate a NEW name for our basketball team. If your name idea is chosen you will win a YMCA Swag Prize Package! We are thrilled to see what names the community will come up with! Please submit your name ideas to: [email protected] Contest closes on November 17th, 2020

BIG NEWS! Welcome back players, We are excited to announce that we will be moving forward with our competitive basketball season effective first December. ... Registration for our competitive programs will open up next week, stay tuned for the post. Jr.NBA program will still be launching in January, registration to come in December. We plan to host tryouts for competitive teams in the middle of November, and coach selection will begin next week. We are very excited to be able to move forward with our season and have our players back on the court, thank you for your patience and encouragement through this trying time. YMCA Fredericton Basketball Association

YMCA Fredericton Basketball Association (previously known as Y Capitals & NMBA Lions) appreciates your patience as we work out the details to the merger. In the meantime in preparation and anticipation that access to gyms will hopefully become available within the next month or two, our two associations have been working diligently on our competitive program. Below is subject to change as we wait for our next phase through Basketball New Brunswick allowing game play within ...region. Competitive basketball announcement: We will be planning for All competitive age groups(U14 & U12 Boys and Girls) to consist of the following- SUBJECT TO VOLUME & SKILL LEVEL OF PLAYERS: 1 Tier A team 2 Tier B teams 2 Tier C teams All tryouts will have independent evaluators along with equal board & coach representation between the two associations as we merge. Top tier players will be placed on Tier A team. Remaining players will be drafted into the two below tiers based on their skill levels. New Program- Introducing an U10 Elite Development program, this is a hybrid competitive program which will consist of min. travel and games. This programs sole purpose is to build on skills and provide an introduction into game play at a higher level than our previous Jr. NBA program delivered by both associations. More to come with this program. Noncompetitive- we are still working on this structure, stay tuned ACTION: This is a Call for COACHES If you are interested in coaching at any level please email [email protected] and provide the following: Name Preference to be Head Coach/Assistant Coach/Co-Coach Age group and tier preferred Any NCCP certification A coaching committee has been selected which consists of equal representation from each retired association. The coaching committee will interview all prospective coaches/assistant coaches or co-coaches where applicable and the coaching committee will assign teams to coaches in the best interest of the children. Thank-you for understanding as we work through this exciting time for basketball in Fredericton.

ANNOUNCEMENT: It is with extreme excitement we are announcing today that the Northside Minor Basketball Association and the YMCA Capitals are merging to create a new association. This will provide greater opportunities for the youth basketball players to excel and develop in the city of Fredericton. Please stayed tuned for more developments. In the meantime we will keep both media accounts open and communicating until the new association is established. Exciting news for our city!

A further update on our Fredericton Community basketball associations. Northside Minor Basketball Association and the YMCA Capitals are working closely together about our next steps for our two associations to deliver a program for youth basketball in the fall and the future in our city. As a board, we have voted and approved to discuss the future of our association. As members of our association we invite you to join us on Thursday, Sept 10th @ 7pm for a chance to discuss ...and vote on our next steps. https://unbvirtualclasses.zoom.us/j/92465881839 Meeting ID: 924 6588 1839 One tap mobile +16473744685,,92465881839# Canada +16475580588,,92465881839# Canada Bev Steeves, President NMBA

A message on competitive basketball in Fredericton Planning for the 2020/21 season under circumstances surrounding COVID-19 restrictions has been challenging. To try and come up with the best possible situation for all youth basketball players in Fredericton, the Fredericton YMCA Capitals and Northside Minor Basketball Association are collaborating to come up with the best possible solution during difficult times. Due to the restrictions on use of gym space in area schools as... dictated by the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, we are unable to secure access to gym facilities at this time. Our hope is that space will become available mid-October (after Thanksgiving), at which point we would start our try out process - more to follow as questions around facility access become clearer. For now, all regular September activities (skills and drills, try outs) are on hold. The goal is to provide as complete a program as possible, keeping the safety of our players, coaches and families as the top priority. We appreciate your patience and will update you as new information becomes available. Jason Gillis - Fredericton YMCA Capitals Bev Steeves - Northside Minor Basketball Association

With the unforeseen gymnasium situation within our city due to Covid-19, NMBA has voted to delay the start of the Jr.NBA basketball program from October 2020 to January 2021. Stay tuned for what this will mean for our NMBA registration, tryouts and fall programs. We are working hard to get our Fredericton players back on the courts.

Excellent News! BNB has moved to phase 3... Look out for NMBA's upcoming announcement about this fall!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoTyUuAuFpM&feature=youtu.be

Open Call for Coaching Interest, 2020/2021 season The 2020-2021 basketball season is uncertain at this time for a fall start. Currently we are awaiting the next phase from Basketball New Brunswick/Basketball Canada; however, in the meantime we want to be prepared. This is an open call for coaches for the 2020-2021 season. It is an opportunity for anyone who is interested to express it by way of an application, and an opportunity for us to review and be organized. To apply..., please send an email to [email protected] and let us know the following in your email: -What team/group/role you are volunteering for? -If you are currently NCCP certified ***each year we provide training for those who are not, so this gives us the information we need for planning. If you have any questions feel free to ask. Below is a list of our anticipated teams/groups but as always, this can change due to player numbers. We look forward to hearing from you and ask that applications are received by August 21st, 2020. Jr. NBA Youth Basketball development program: K-1 co-ed Gr. 2/3 Girls Gr. 2/3 Boys Gr. 4/5 Girls Gr. 4/5 Boys Competitive Program: -U12 Girls - Competitive (grades 5/6) A and B -U12 Boys - Competitive (grades 5/6) A and B -U14 Girls - Competitive (grades 7/8) A and B -U14 Boys - Competitive (grades 7/8) A and B Thank-you President Bev Steeves and the NMBA Board

WHOSE'S READY TO GET BACK ON THE COURT!! Calling all upcoming Grade 4-6 players. July 20-24th--> 9am-4pm August 4th-7th--> 9am -4pm Fundamental movement skill, yoga, multi-sport activities.... Contact [email protected]

Our Annual General Meeting has concluded and we are pleased to announce the following new board members for the 2020-21 season. Will Legere and Brad Gallant will be joining the NMBA in the role of director at large. Originally from Campbellton NB, Brad played for the Sugarloaf Senior High School Bruins and was a member of Basketball NB’s 2012 U17 team. His playing career continued after high school with the UNBSJ Seawolves, and summer league with the UNB Reds. Brad has been c...oaching at the U12 level for two years and lead the NMBA U12C team to a silver medal finish in the provincial championship in February 2020. Will Legere grew-up in Amherst NS and has been involved in basketball his entire life. He played both for the UNBSJ Seawolves and the UNB Reds. In 2018, he was an integral part of the team that won UNB’s first AUS basketball championship in over 50 years. Will has also coached youth basketball, both for the UNB Reds Academy and the NMBA. The remainder of the board positions have been filled as follows: President: Bev Steeves Elected by acclamation to a two year term Vice President: Jonathon Edwards Elected by acclamation to a two year term Treasurer: Melissa Gottschall Elected by acclamation to a two year term Secretary: Gino Arseneau Elected by acclamation to a two year term Director: Dan Goggin re-elected to a two year term Director: Brad Gallant Elected to a two year term Director: Will Legere Elected to a two year term Director: Denis Thériault Director: Katelynn Carver

***NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING*** The NMBA will be holding their Annual General Meeting on June 24th, 2020 at 7:00pm. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the AGM will be presented virtually with Zoom. To access the meeting, please use the following link: https://unbvirtualclasses.zoom.us/j/96472603206... Meeting ID: 964 7260 3206 If you have any questions please contact Gino Arseneau at [email protected] or Jon Edwards at [email protected]

Here's a great opportunity for Basketball Athletes in the Fredericton area this summer! https://www.facebook.com/events/1313243192219613

Update from BNB about return to play: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DMv1_sUTBjk&feature=share