Moncton Basketball Association
120 High Street, Suite 101 E1C 6B5 Moncton, NB, Canada

HEY COACHES! Did you know that the National Coaching Certification Program has courses available for you to take completely online? CoachNB has a ton of these courses scheduled for 2021 like Making Ethical Decisions and Design a Basic Sport Program. There are program options in French as well!... Check it out: http://coachnb.ca/calendar/

Happy Holidays Hawks!

Did you know that Coach NB / entraîneur NB has a podcast BY coaches, FOR coaches? From topics like concussion awareness to building inclusive sport in New Brunswick, this podcast has something for every coach. Let us know which episodes you'll be tuning in to first! Happy Listening! ... http://coachnb.ca/coachsplanpodcast/

We are wishing all of our Hawks a wonderful holiday break!

* Coaches - don’t forget to jump on this weekend! The Toronto Raptors are hosting a VIRTUAL Coaches Open House this year! On December 12th & 13th, this FREE two-day virtual event will cover a variety of topics including conversations with the Raptors General Manager, Bobby Webster, and Head Coach, Nick Nurse! Our new Executive Director, Alison, will be tuning in. How about you?!... https://www.raptorsdevelopment.com/coachesopenhouse

HEY HAWKS! We’ve got a big announcement for you. Our online store is now available! This online shop will only be available until Sunday, November 29 at 11:59pm. Happy Shopping! ... https://mba-hawks.dnaswag.ca

Who likes online shopping? We’ve got something special happening next week - just in time for Christmas!

AT LAST! HERE. WE. GO! We are very excited to announce that we will be officially starting our recreational cast programming on Saturday, November 14th at ALL age-levels! We know the kids just want to get started playing basketball and, with that in mind, we will be starting a little differently this year by having two teams at each gym time and allowing them some time to get to know one another and then have a fun scrimmage!... As we prepare for this event, here is what we are currently working on and our next steps, so you know what to expect: We are currently working with coaches to confirm their weekly practice days/times. Once this is confirmed, we will be rostering players to teams. This work is expected to be complete by Tuesday, November 10th at the latest. Team practices will start in the days immediately following November 14th. Please keep an eye on your email and TeamSnap mobile apps to see what team your player has been assigned to and what their schedule is. Coaching clinics will be held this Saturday, Tuesday, and Thursday (depending on age levels) to help our coaches get the season started off on the right foot. Look for times and location later today or tomorrow. Lastly, please note that for safety reasons, at this time no spectators are allowed for divisions U10 (Jr. Mini) and up. Please email [email protected] with any questions you may have. GO HAWKS! Let it fly!

POSTPONED: The Norval McConnell 3-on-3 tournament that was originally planned for this Holiday break has been postponed due to COVID-19. We are looking forward to being able to plan this tournament in the (hopefully!) near future!

Attention Hawks! Due to our region moving to the orange phase, Moncton Basketball is working hard to create a plan that allows our athletes to continue safely participating in basketball. The Board has decided to postpone ALL activities for the upcoming weekend. This includes all practices and games scheduled for today, Saturday and Sunday. ... In the coming days we’ll be creating a schedule that allows every team to get as much gym time as possible for practices only! We expect practices to resume this Monday, November 23. We will update you on Sunday with further information. This plan takes into account guidelines put in place by Public Health and Basketball New Brunswick. Thanks for your patience!

Hey High Schoolers! We just re-opened our basketball registration! It has been extended for Under 16 (Midget) / Under 18 (Juvenile) players only to November 13th. www.basketballmoncton.ca/registration

Hey Hawks! We are postponing all Moncton Basketball Association activities effective immediately. We will provide further information in the next 24 hours on how we will be proceeding once we have reviewed the information from Public Health and Sport NB. Stay Safe!

Let’s brighten everything up with a little fundraiser. Get your Moncton Basketball Association Hawks masks for $10. You can head over to TeamSnap to order. Yes, we will have youth and adult sizes. The sale begins now and will close November 9th. Masks can be picked up on November 13th @120 High Street. Thank you so much for your continued support https://go.teamsnap.com/forms/248929

Hello MBA Family - Today is the day. Players are being rostered today. Woot woot!! Everyone will be assigned to a team and have a schedule tomorrow. Please keep in mind that there may need to be some minor roster changes for the next 1-2 weeks in order to balance teams and meet some scheduling needs. ... Thank you so much for your patience and understanding this season. We are looking forward to an awesome season!

Hello Parents, Guardians, and Players - I know you are all anxiously awaiting updated information as our season has had a few twists and turns due to COVID. We have come a long way with provincial and recreational evaluations. We have been told that we are unable to use the schools in District 2 until January 2021 at the earliest. We are working very hard with very good progress, and with help from the wonderful individuals from the City of Moncton who have been working dil...igently to help us acquire gym time for the approximately 650 children registered with MBA. Your patience and support are very much appreciated. We are hoping to know within the next week about a plan moving forward. Thank you! Tim Wallace MD FRCS(C) Interim President Moncton Basketball Association