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Recreational Program
West Ottawa Stingers recreational teams are a member of the West Ottawa Basketball League or the Eastern Ontario Baskeball League.(EOBL) and as such, games for many age groups will be scheduled to take place locally..
Game schedules for U10, U12. U14 boys and U16 teams are the responsibility of West Ottawa Basketball Association. For U14 girls and for U19 boys and girls, more information to follow.
TEAM ROSTERS
West Ottawa Stingers recreational teams are selected with parity in mind. Registered West Ottawa recreational players in selected divisions, will receive an email in September regarding sort-outs for their division. It is important that all players in these divisions attend sort-outs to help with team balancing to help create a balanced and fun season for all teams.
West Ottawa Basketball recognizes that scheduling activities can be difficult so during the registration process, there is an option to identify a maximum of one evening per week that a player is NOT available. Please indicate ONE DAY ONLY that you are not available as only one day will be considered. With the priority of team balancing in mind, friend requests will not be accepted. Community sports brings youth of the community together and the opportunity to create new friendships!
Players are also able to indicate during registration if they would like to play up a division (i.e. U12 player can play on a U14 team), When forming teams, there may be opportunities for players to play up a division for the season. If the opportunity arises, players will be contacted by the VP of the Recreational League with the option.
PRACTICES AND GAMES
The recreational season starts with tryouts in September. Practices start in October and the season runs until the year-end tournaments at the end of April. Recreational U7, U8 and U10 levels practice for 1 hour and West Ottawa Stingers U12 to U19 levels practice for 1.5 hours, one night per week, in Stittsville/Kanata/Richmond gyms. Practices run on Mondays to Fridays, one evening per week. Players must be available to play on any weeknight other than the one night indicated during registration.
U10 - U19 West Ottawa Stingers teams play games on Saturdays or Sundays. All game times vary anywhere from 8:45 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.. The Year-End Tournaments are held in April at the end of the basketball season. While all practices and games are scheduled in advance, there can be school board cancellations or game changes on occasion during the season.
The West Ottawa Basketball Association is dependant on gym time supplied by our schools. Therefore, if a school is closed for holidays or a school event, we do not have access to that school. The main holiday closings would be Christmas and March Break along with holiday long weekends such as Thanksgiving, Easter, Family Day etc.
West Ottawa Basketball Association is pleased to offer free skills clinics to our players throughout the season.
PLEASE REVIEW OUR GYM RULES
 U7 Division |
Players 5 and 6 years of age in the year of registration | Basketball provided by West Ottawa Basketball |
| U8 Division |
Players 7 years of age in the year of registration | Basketball provided by West Ottawa Basketball |
| U10 Division |
Players 8 and 9 years of age in the year of registration | Size 5 - 27.5" basketball required (boys and girls) |
| U12 Division |
Players 10 and 11 years of age in the year of registration | Size 5 - 27.5" basketball required (boys and girls) |
| U14 Division |
Players 12 and 13 years of age in the year of registration | Size 6 - 28.5" basketball required (boys and girls) |
| U16 Division |
Players 14 and 15 years of age in the year of registration | Girls: Size 6 - 28.5" basketball required Boys: Size 7 - 29.5" basketball required |
| U19 Division |
Players 16 to 18 years of age in the year of registration | Girls: Size 6 - 28.5" basketball required Boys: Size 7 - 29.5" basketball required |
For more information on our recreational teams, please contact our Recreational Program VP.