This year registration will open June 2nd at noon. MAJOR CHANGES DUE TO EAGLES JOINING CoMBA, as well as, GYM AVAILABILITY. Please note: starting this year CoMBA is a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Makeup Practices Friday Organization for practices. Please note: If you are a multisport athlete or have other commitments the final schedule cannot be released until Late September so please read the refund policy under CoMBA Policies and Volunteering tab on the website and understand it clearly before registering.
If you want to play U9 Tyke, Kodiaks Fall/Winter Community ball, or Eagles Fall Club ball, you must register through our Cochrane Minor Basketball registration. https://www.rampregistrations.com/login?v3=60198a3868 - for now it still says Kodiak, but we are in the process of changing it to CoMBA.
For ALL INFORMATION on the programs we offer, please read the updated information on our website. http://cochraneminorbasketball.com/
NOTE: This email is general information. The website has ALL the details. For any given Program you will need to read a minimum of 3-4 Tabs to be in the know! If you still have questions after reading this email and navigating the Website please don't hesitate to reach out.
KEYS TO NAVIGATING WEBSITE TABS-
ABOUT US - Mission statements for CoMBA, Kodiaks, Eagles and Camps & Academies
REGISTRATION - Just connects you to ramp registration where you can find the 'package' you want to register for.
ALL CURRENT PROGRAM OPTIONS - All the current information for the 'packages' you can register for. PLEASE READ BEFORE REGISTERING.
GEN KODIAKS & POLICIES - All things Kodiaks. General Kodiaks Information, STORE, Key Policies that only include Kodiaks Programs
GEN EAGLES & POLICIES - NEW All things Eagles. General Eagles Information, STORE TO COME SOON, Key Policies that only include Eagles Programs
COMBA POLICIES & VOLUNTEERS - INCLUDES EVERYONE THAT REGISTERS IN ALL PROGRAMS. PLEASE READ POLICIES AND VOLUNTEER INFORMATION.
FAQ - You may find a lot of the answers you're looking for here before emailing to ask. Please check it out.
This year registration will prompt you to pay for your ABA and Canada Basketball fees right away. If you registered for our summer programs, you already paid these fees and you will not be prompted to pay again. The memberships are good for a year.
All families need to have taken the Safe Sport course on Coach.ca site. It is free and online. MANDATORY TO REGISTER. You will need this member number for registration. IF YOU PUT A FAKE NUMBER IN WE WILL REMOVE YOUR REGISTRATION AND YOU WILL GO TO THE BACK OF THE LINE. Most families will have it from last year. You only need to complete this ONCE.
U9 Tyke - You have the option to register for just fall or just winter. Or you can put both packages in your cart.
U11- U18- Kodias Community ball - Register as normal in your proper age group.
U13- U18 - Eagles Club ball - Register as normal in your proper age group and pay the community ball fee. An evaluation will determine if you can play Eagles or not. There will be evaluations in September. If your player evaluates high, they will be offered an additional Eagles' evaluation. If this is something your player is interested in, then they go to the evaluation knowing that there will be an additional fee if they make the Eagles roster. Those who make the team will have 48 hours to add and pay for the Eagles package to claim the position on the team. **If their interest lies in playing community ball, then they will simply opt out of the additional evaluation and wait to hear which team they are on. If you have further questions please scroll back up, find the correct navigation on the website and read the Program Information which will have all the details.
Coaching - U9 Tyke - Please register as a coach on the CoMBA website. It is free. Please make sure you have your Safe Sport complete and VSC to upload when registering.
Coaching - Kodiaks - Next year is the first year that all coaches (Who coach a team that will be part of CMBA) will register through CMBA instead of CoMBA. The vulnerable sector and mandatory training will be part of that process, as well as SafeSport. Please go to their website https://www.cmba.ab.ca/ and click on Coaches’ Corner to find out more. Please feel free to get ahead of your registration. If you are unsure if you are coaching please wait until after the Mandatory Coaches Meeting in September. The deadline for registering as a coach with CMBA is the end of September so it is okay to be placed on a team prior to registering.
Coaching Eagles - Coaches are selected by the Coaching Committee and Eagles Operations Committee. Please read the Coaching Policy on the website to find out more. If you're coaching an Eagles team that opts into CMBA events you will need to be registered as a Coach on CMBA's website. There is no need to Register ahead of knowing if you are a coach or knowing what team you are specifically coaching. Please go to their website https://www.cmba.ab.ca/ and click on Coaches’ Corner to find out more.