Parent's Guide to Ontario Basketball Rep Basketball U10-U19 2026-27

For 2026-27, the individual registration deadlines in Ramp are:

• Youth rep player fee: $46. Youth house-league player: $16.50.
• Refunds: if the club requests a refund by email before the individual registration deadline for the age group, the youth-rep-player fee is refunded. It is not refunded after that deadline. House-league registrations are not refunded.
• Late registrations: a player registration completed after the individual deadline needs OBA approval through Ramp, and approval is not guaranteed.
• A child is not registered just because their name is on a club list: individual registration in Ramp in the correct category is required before taking part.

Source: OBA Rules and Regulations Manual 2026-2027, sections 1.1, 1.2, 2 and 3.3.

The 2026-27 manual does not set tryout dates or selection criteria for club rep teams. It does set these roster rules:

• Tryout-only participants should not be added to a club's Ramp player list unless they are actually registering with the club, because anyone listed in a club's Ramp account is considered part of that club and cannot join another OBA-affiliated club's roster without a transfer.
• Only athletes assigned to the team in Ramp are eligible to play. Every rep player must be listed in Ramp and assigned to a team.
• A team with fewer than the minimum or more than the maximum allowable number of players is non-compliant with OBA competition-compliance standards.
• Every athlete must be individually registered in Ramp in the correct category before taking part. A club that lets an unregistered athlete play may be fined $100 per athlete, and the team may forfeit affected games or be removed from competition.
• A child moving from house league or a training program to a rep team must be registered in the rep category, and any fee difference paid, before taking part in rep activity.
• Everyone on an Ontario Basketball team roster must be an Ontario resident unless OBA grants written approval.

Selection for Ontario's provincial teams is separate and is governed by the OBA Athlete Selection Policy, which applies only to provincial teams.

Sources: OBA Rules and Regulations Manual 2026-2027, sections 3.2, 3.3, 4.4; basketball.on.ca Athlete Selection Policy.

Ontario Basketball's rules limit this. The manual defines the OSBA (Ontario Scholastic Basketball Association) as a high-performance league for scholastic teams, typically high schools or prep programs, that operates separately from club rep basketball.

• One OBA-affiliated team: each athlete may play on only one OBA-affiliated team per Ontario Basketball season (except as a call-up within their club), even when playing in other leagues. A player found on more than one team may be suspended from all OBA-sanctioned activities for the rest of that season and the following one, and both teams face penalties and possible removal from OBA-sanctioned competition.
• OSBA players on club rosters: OBL rosters, Ontario Cup rosters and Provincial Championship rosters must not contain more than three OSBA or OSBA D-League players. Clubs must disclose those players as OBA directs. Failing to disclose can mean games those players took part in lose sanctioned status and the player is ineligible on the club team.
• OSBA rostering: for OSBA organizations, all Ramp registrations and roster-eligibility forms must be completed by September 15.
• One Championship: a player may not take part in more than one Ontario Basketball Championship in a season. Teams with repeat Championship participants face disqualification.

The 2026-27 manual does not address other school sport programs.

Source: OBA Rules and Regulations Manual 2026-2027, glossary and sections 4.4 and 5.2.

Only through an approved transfer. Under section 5.3 of the 2026-27 manual (which covers the OBL, the Ontario Basketball Championships, sanctioned games and tournaments, and G-Elite):

• An OBA youth-rep player may transfer to another club with the written consent of both the current club and the receiving club, submitted to OBA by email on the official OBA transfer form.
• Ontario Basketball must approve the transfer.
• The transfer is not final until the player's registration is moved to the new club's Ramp account.
• A player who appears on a second club's roster without an approved and completed transfer is ineligible, and the games they played in are subject to forfeiture.
• Once a player has been added to one club's player list in Ramp, they cannot be added to any roster of another OBA-affiliated club unless they go through the transfer procedure.
• Once registered and assigned to a team roster, a player must stay with that team for the rest of the season unless OBA grants a transfer.

Source: OBA Rules and Regulations Manual 2026-2027, sections 4.4, 5.2 and 5.3.

Call-ups (section 4.5):

• A club must notify OBA in writing at least 48 hours before the game or event, and only if the older team cannot meet the minimum number of players for its age group.
• Only younger players from the same club can be called up. Older players cannot play down: a U14 player cannot be called up to a U13 team.
• A player can be called up to an older team within the club for a maximum of one sanctioned tournament or four sanctioned games, not a combination of both. A player who exceeds that must play up for the rest of the season.
• Temporary call-ups cannot be used for the OBA Championships.

Teams playing up: a team may, with approval from the tournament host and Ontario Basketball, play in one sanctioned tournament at an older age group. A team that plays more than one must play at the higher age level for the rest of the season, including at the Ontario Basketball Championships.

Mixed teams: boys and girls may play on the same team in every age category, but the team must compete in the boys' division.

Source: OBA Rules and Regulations Manual 2026-2027, section 4.5.

At U9 to U12, every registered child present at the game must play. Coaches are required to provide playing time for all players present who are registered with Ontario Basketball, for the entire game, in OBL games, sanctioned tournaments and the Ontario Basketball Championships.

A game is eight four-minute shifts (two shifts make a quarter; U12 OBLX games are four eight-minute quarters). For regular U9 to U12 OBL games, the minimum and maximum shifts per player in regulation time are:

In OBLX U10 and U11 games the participation rule applies to shifts 2 to 7; shifts 1 and 8 and overtime are open substitution. Equal participation does not apply from U13 up.

Source: OBA Rules and Regulations Manual 2026-2027, section 9.1.

Two technical fouls (section 8.10):

• U10 to U12 player or coach: ejected for the remainder of the sanctioned event.
• U13 to U19 player or coach: ejected from the current game and suspended for the next game.
• Fighting, violence or other serious conduct: immediate removal from the event and referral to the discipline process.

U13 to U14: four 8-minute quarters, equal participation does not apply and substitution follows FIBA rules. When a team leads by 20 points or more, its players must drop back into their backcourt behind the eight-second line once the losing team has player control in its backcourt. Shot clock use is as directed by OBA.

U15 to U19: four 8-minute quarters (10-minute quarters in the OSBA). A 24-second shot clock is mandatory. Equal participation and the drop-back rule do not apply.

Overtime periods are four minutes long at U13 to U19.

Source: OBA Rules and Regulations Manual 2026-2027, sections 8.10, 9.2 and 9.3.

Under the OBA Rules and Regulations Manual 2026-2027:

Before the first practice, every coach and manager must have:

• A vulnerable-sector check (VSC) from their local police, no more than three years old, uploaded to their Ramp profile and verified by the club. Other types of check are not accepted unless OBA confirms otherwise in writing.
• The NCCP Safe Sport online module and the NCCP Anti-Racism in Coaching module.
• Rowan's Law concussion education.
• Agreement to the OBA Zero Tolerance Policy and the OBA Code of Conduct and Ethics.

NCCP certification by level:

A team whose coaches or managers do not meet the certification standards faces removal from all OBA-sanctioned competitions. Only staff assigned to the roster in Ramp may sit on the team bench. Coaches must also sign a coach contract, and every player must sign an athlete contract agreeing to follow guidelines consistent with the OBA Code of Conduct and Ethics.

Source: OBA Rules and Regulations Manual 2026-2027, sections 3.9, 3.10, 4.1 and 4.2.

• Email safesport@basketball.on.ca with all matters. Ontario Basketball says it will determine the appropriate forum and manner to address the complaint, and that issues are triaged between the Fair Play Committee and an external third party.
• Confidential support: the Canadian Sport Helpline is at 1-888-83-SPORT (phone or text) or info@abuse-free-sport.ca, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET, 7 days a week.
• Code of conduct: conduct that breaks the OBA Code of Conduct (which covers clubs, coaches, athletes, spectators and officials) may be subject to action by the OBA Discipline and Fair Play committees. Anyone who witnesses a violation should contact the Commissioner of Fair Play and Resolution.
• Club duty: the 2026-27 Rules and Regulations Manual says a club must remove a staff member from club activity where a complaint, interim measure or other credible information raises a safety concern, pending OBA direction. A club that does not can lose some or all of its teams' places in OBA-sanctioned competition and its OBA membership.
• Rules of the manual: complaints, investigations, sanctions and appeals are governed by the OBA Discipline and Complaints Policy and the OBA Appeal Policy.

Sources: basketball.on.ca/safe-sport; basketball.on.ca code of conduct page; OBA Rules and Regulations Manual 2026-2027, sections 4.2 and 10.1.