Registration
Registration for the 2025/2026 Season for ALL players will open June 2nd and closes August 15th.
Please Note: During player registration process for Fall/Winter 2025-2026 season, you will also be required to pay players $27 annual Albera Basketball / Canada Basketball membership fee, which goes directly to ABA.
Membership fee benefits can be found on the Alberta Basketball Association website. https://www.abbasketball.ca/content/2024-25-aba-membership
Letter to members 2025
We hope that everyone is looking forward to getting back to basketball as much as we are!
Refer to CMBA's website for UP TO DATE information on the 2025/2026 season.
IMPORTANT 2025/26 Player Registration Communication
| Category | Birth Year | Regular Registration 2025 | Winter Regular Registration 2025 | |
| Fall Junior Tykes (September to March) | 2019-2020 | $350.00 | ||
| Fall Senior Tykes (September to March ) | 2017-2018 | $350.00 | ||
| U11 | 2015-2016 | $450.00 | ||
| U13 | 2013-2014 | $450.00 | ||
| U15 | 2011-2012 | $450.00 | ||
| Fall High School | Sept 1, 2007 - 2010 or attends High School* | $250.00 | ||
| Winter High School | Sept 1, 2007 - 2010 or attends High School* | $250.00(Registration begins Late November 2025 ) | $250.00 |
* High School Division will have a shortened season in the fall (seeding round, 1 game per week, and playoffs) between September and mid-November in order to be finished for players to try out for their high school teams. There will be a break from mid-November to January to allow for high school try-outs. Those high school players who are not playing high school basketball may play in the Winter season. They must register again in early December. We will accept registrations for the winter season from players who did not play in the fall. We encourage those who have graduated from high school to play in one of the many adult leagues throughout Calgary.
Players born between September 1 - December 31, 2006, must provide proof of full-time high school status (i.e. student timetable).
Proof of Age and Designated Age Groups
All U11/U13/U15/HS must provide a copy of their birth certificate - may be uploaded during or after online registration. A player's registration will not be accepted or considered complete until this has been received (even if payment has been made) which, after August 15, could result in being placed on a waitlist.
Note that players must register in their designated age group (no "play-ups" to older age groups or "play-downs" to younger age groups). The only permissible case of "play-ups" is that of 2nd year Midget players (born 2008) who are in high school, charter or private school; these players must register in the Juvenile age group if they intend to try out for their high school team.
Practices and Games
The U11/13/15 & High School teams practice at least once a week in the SE of Calgary. Practice schedules cannot be provided before evaluations. Upon the closure of registration, our coordinators will contact you with your requests.
The U11/U13/U15 Teams Season Runs approximately from September to March. Consists of approximately 16 games: 4 seedings, 10 regular-season games, and 2 playoff games played once a week usually on Saturday. These games can be anywhere in the City of Calgary and last for about an hour between the hours of 9 am and 5:45 pm. Teams in the High School Division occasionally play on Friday nights between 6:30 pm and 10:00 pm.
U9 program will be held on FRIDAYS between 5-7 pm. This program is run out of multiple gymnasiums in the SE of Calgary
High School Season A shortened season in the fall (seeding round, 1 game per week and playoffs) between September and mid-November in order to be finished for players to try out for their high school teams. There will be a break from mid-November to January to allow for high school tryouts. A new season will run from January to March - The winter season structure depends on the number of players that register in BRSBA and across the CMBA.
Evaluations
In early September all registered players will be contacted by your division coordinator with dates and locations of the evaluation nights. Evaluations begin in September, taking place over a two-week period and multiple nights.
Bow River South Basketball has a policy that parents are not permitted in the gym during evaluations.
Residency
Please ensure you reside within the Bow River boundaries by reviewing Calgary Minor Basketball ZONE MAP. Bow River is unable to accept registrations from out of area players.
Our area is south of 50th Avenue and east of Macleod Trail and south to the city boundaries. Our boundaries include the following communities:
Acadia
Auburn Bay
Chaparral
Copperfield
Cranston
Deer Ridge
Deer Run
Diamond Cove
Douglasdale (areas)
Elgin
Fairview
Heritage Pointe
Lake Bonavista
Legacy
Lynnwood Areas
Ogden
Mahogany
Mapleridge
McKenzie (areas)
Millican
New Brighton
Parkland
Prestwick
Quarry Park
Queensland
Riverbend
Seton
Walden
Willowridge
Uniform Return Policy
Each player is responsible for the uniform they are issued. Uniforms are to be worn for games only and must be returned to the coach at the end of the season in good condition. Failure to return the uniform set by March 15, 2026, will result in a charge of $125 to the credit card on file.
Parents electing to pay with cheque or seeking financial assistance are required to submit a cheque post dated February 1, 2026
Financial Assistance
If you are applying for Financial Assistance please review our Financial Assistance Page or contact Bow River Registrar for further support.
Kidsport Canada provides assistance "to overcome the financial obstacles that prevent some young people from playing sport." For more information and an application form or to see how you can make a contribution, go to www.kidsportcalgary.ca .
Availability of Spots / Late Registrations
Bow River is unable to guarantee that spots will be available. Due to gym constraints and a large number of players in the program. If an age category is full, the player will be placed on a waitlist and contacted in August.
Withdrawals - Please reference
