HOME OF THE ECPARK BULLS

If you have questions about basketball in East College Park, please read the FAQs.

Fall season starts mid October and goes until mid December when we break for Christmas. The season resumes mid January and runs until February where we take a two weekend break over the school/Family Day week off. We resume for playoffs for the first three weeks of March. 

Games are on Saturdays at various high schools in the city and the league traditionally starts the Saturday following the Thanksgiving weekend.

Teams practice once or twice a week, depending on the time available for teams.

Playoffs are normally held during the month of March.

AGE DIVISIONS

Spuds Girls/Spud Boys - Grades 3 and 4

Mini Girls/Mini Boys ( for B, C, D leagues) - Grades 5 and 6

Mini Girls/Mini Boys ( for A leagues) - Grades 5 and 6

Bantam Girls/Bantam Boys - Grades 7 and 8

Junior Girls/Junior Boys - Grades 9 and 10

Senior Girls/Senior Boys - Grades 11 and 12

*For more information on each specific age group, please click the registration button above for more details


BASKETBALL FAQs

East College Park Bulls Basketball is part of the Saskatoon Minor Basketball Association (SMBA) and is organized by a volunteer coordinator.  Teams are all run by volunteer coaches.

HOW ARE THE TEAMS MADE?

Once the registrations are completed (around the third week of September), we compile all the information and sort children into teams based on the number of registrations, the available number of coaches, as well as years of experience of the players.  This can take about a week to sort out or even longer if we need to find teams for players or a coach for a team. If there are not enough registrations to form a team, or if there is no coach for a team, the players may be transferred to or from other areas in the city to complete a team.  Effort will be made to keep players as close to East College Park as possible.

WHEN DO WE GET A SCHEDULE?

Coaches will contact players around the fourth week of September. Practice times will be communicated at this time. Practice evenings are usually either Tues, Wed, or Thurs evening. Games are always on Saturdays. Games will start mid October and are played in two series of pools until early March. Locations for games are various schools in the city.

WHAT KIND OF EQUIPMENT DOES MY CHILD NEED?

  • A pair of clean, non–marking gym shoes, preferably a basketball style shoe

  • Basketball shorts and SMBA reversible jersey

  • Water Bottle

Balls for practices and games will be supplied by ECPCA

WHO ARE THE COACHES?

Basketball coaches are all volunteers who love the sport! Volunteer coaches and coaching assistants are always needed and training is supplied at no charge by SMBA. Without volunteer coaches, the leagues cannot run.  Your child’s team may depend on your willingness to volunteer: No coach? No Team!

I WOULD LIKE TO COACH OR HELP OUT…. WHO DO I CONTACT?

Please contact Erin at basketball@ecpark.ca.  An early identification of parents willing to help out assists greatly when it comes time to make teams. Please consider helping out!