The HoopLife Fall Basketball League
In 10 weeks you will see a different kid on the court. Real games every week with non-stop coaching built into every minute. Boys and girls, grades 1 to 12, and one promise: your child finishes this season tremendously better.
Pick their division, grab their spot
Every division below is $450 for the 10-week season and registers in a couple of minutes. Same-division options are different nights, so pick the one that fits your family's week.
Boys 3x3 · Grades 1/2
Boys 3x3 · Grades 3/4
Boys 5v5 · Grades 9/10
Boys 5v5 · Grades 11/12
Girls 3x3 · Grades 1/2
Girls 3x3 · Grades 3/4
Girls 5v5 · Grades 5/6
Girls 5v5 · Grades 7/8
What changes in ten weeks
Kids sign up because they want to play. Parents sign up because they want their kid to get better. Here is what "better" actually looks like by the end of the season.
Grades 5–12 · 5v5
Grades 1–4 · 3x3
And what they take home is bigger than basketball: speaking up, handling pressure, taking feedback and using it, and leading the people around them. That is the confidence that shows up at school and everywhere after it.
A night at the league
This is not a league where kids stand in line or sit on a bench all night. Every player is playing, and every player is being coached, the whole time.
Fundamentals first
The first 30 minutes are skill work with hands-on feedback for every player. Not a warm-up for the game. Training, from coaches who fix habits in the moment.
Real games
Then they break into their teams and play two games, every division, every night. The time off the floor is spent with their coach reading the game they are in the middle of. The last day of the season is a final tournament between the teams, based on how the results went through the ten weeks.
The part they keep
The last stretch of every night is their coach on communicating with teammates, handling pressure, and leading the group around them. Even our officials teach: a whistle here comes with an explanation.
Why it is all one night
Everything in one evening means the division head coach is in the gym for every minute of your child's season, instead of the coaching depending on who was available that day. It also puts the whole division on the floor at the same time, which is how teams get evened out in the first week and how a player who would do better with another group gets moved without four families rearranging their schedules.
Every age, broken down
Same promise at every age, delivered the way that age needs it. Grades 1–4 play fast, high-touch 3x3 on hoops lowered to their height. Grades 5–12 play full-court, refereed 5v5. Pick your kid's group to see their nights, what they get, and where they will be in ten weeks.
Grades 1 & 2
- Small-sided 3x3, so every kid touches the ball constantly
- 30 minutes of fundamentals before the games, every week
- The written grade 1/2 curriculum: spacing, cutting, playing as a team
- The same head coach all 10 weeks, who knows them by name
Grades 3 & 4
- Fast 3x3 game rotations built for reps and confidence
- Their first real offensive concepts: motion, screens, reading a drive
- Weekly fundamentals block with hands-on correction
- One head coach, one team, all 10 weeks
Grades 5 & 6
- Two full games every night, plus the pre-game training block
- Bench time spent with their coach, reading the game they are in
- Real sets from the written curriculum: motion offence, transition, inbounds plays
- A leadership close every night: talking, pressure, taking feedback
Grades 7 & 8
- Game-speed execution of everything the younger grades walk through
- Zone offence, zone defence and press breaks: the high school prep year
- Two full games a night with coaching in every break
- A coach who tracks what each player is working on, week over week
Grades 9-12
- Real competitive full-court basketball, every single week
- A season that keeps them sharp through the fall
- Coaching on decision-making, shot selection and leadership
- Two full games a night against players their own age
Everything the season comes with
One registration covers the whole experience: a real season with games that count, coaching in every minute of it, and the same head coach beside them for all ten weeks.
Real games every week
Every division plays two games a night after the training block, with their coaches right there on the floor teaching as they play.
Training built into every night
The first 30 minutes are on-court training on the must-have skills, with direct feedback and one-on-one coaching for every player.
The Confidence, Leadership & Basketball IQ workshop
Every single week, each team under their own hoop with their own coach: speaking up, handling pressure, taking feedback, and real breakdowns of the game itself.
The same head coach, all 10 weeks
One trusted face for the whole season, working from a written HoopLife practice book instead of whoever showed up with a whistle.
Officiated games
The 5v5 divisions play real games with referees and scorekeepers, a proper clock and a score, every week.
Your full schedule up front
All 10 dates are on the registration page before you sign up, so your family can plan the whole season.
Balanced teams, no tryout night
Players are grouped by age and ability, and your head coach settles the teams during the program itself. There is no separate evaluation for your family to attend.
All levels welcome
Players are grouped by age and ability, so a first-timer and a year-round player both get a season that fits them.
One home, every week
Every night at the HoopLife Facility, 661 Solomon Cres. Same time, same place: no travel, no rescheduling, no guessing.
This league runs on a written curriculum
Every division keeps the same head coach for all ten weeks, and every head coach works from a HoopLife practice book: 20 written practices per age group, each one planned to the minute, every drill timed and diagrammed. Nothing is left to whoever showed up with a whistle.
The books build on purpose. Grades 1/2 learn spacing, cutting and playing as a team. Grades 3/4 add screens, handoffs and their first set play. Grades 5/6 run real offences: Horns, inbounds plays, pick-and-roll reads. Grades 7/8 get the high school prep year, with zone offence, zone defence and press breaks. A kid who plays every season climbs that ladder one book at a time.
What a night at the league looks like
Watch the league
See it for yourself. These videos are from past seasons, and every game your kid plays this fall happens on this same floor.
After Fall comes Winter and Spring
The HoopLife League runs three times a year and each season is its own 10 weeks, $450, same format and same gym. Plenty of families play all three, and those are the players everyone notices by spring.
Winter Season
Spring Season
Questions, answered
Who can play?
Boys in grades 1 through 12 and girls in grades 1 through 8. Grades 1 to 4 play 3x3 on hoops set to their height, and grades 5 and up play full-court 5v5. All levels are welcome, and players are grouped by age and ability.
My kid has never played basketball. Is this league for them?
Yes, and it is one of the best places to start. Players are grouped by age and ability, so nobody is thrown in over their head, and every night opens with 30 minutes of coached training on the basics. Beginners improve fastest here because they are being taught from their very first night instead of left to figure it out in a game.
Is there a tryout or an evaluation night?
No, and there is nothing extra for your family to attend. Players are grouped by age and ability, and the coaches sort the teams out during the program itself, on the floor, as they see everyone play. Once that settles, that is your child's team and their coach for the season.
How are the teams put together?
By the coaches, on the floor, during the program itself. The division head coach runs the opening training block and sees every player in the division, with the team coaches out there beside them. Teams get balanced as the coaches watch everyone play, so no team is stacked and no team is overmatched, and that group then stays together for the season, which is the only way a coach can genuinely develop the same players week over week.
Who is coaching my child?
Every division has a head coach who is in the gym every single week, plus team coaches on the floor with them. The head coach works from HoopLife's written practice book, so what your child is taught in week three builds on what they were taught in week two. Same face, same plan, all ten weeks.
Why are the training and the games on the same night?
Because of what it does for the kids. The division head coach is in the gym for every minute of every week, so what your child is taught never depends on who happened to be available that day, and that alone changes a season. It also puts the whole division together instead of scattering teams across separate gyms on separate nights, with half a roster missing. The same group of kids, learning together and competing against each other, week after week. Iron sharpens iron, and ten weeks of that together is what actually makes the difference.
What does a league night actually look like?
The first 30 minutes are coached training for the whole division, led by the head coach with the team coaches on the floor. Then players break into their teams and play two games. Every night also carries the Confidence, Leadership and Basketball IQ workshop with their own coach: speaking up, handling pressure, taking feedback and using it, plus real breakdowns of the game they are in the middle of. Even our officials explain their calls, so a whistle teaches something.
Is one night a week enough for my kid to get better?
It is a full training night, not a drop-in game. Your child gets 30 minutes of coached skill work and then plays constantly in small teams, so they touch the ball far more in an evening here than in a typical practice. If they want more court time on top of it, our weekly sessions run all year and plenty of league families add one. The session schedule has the times.
Why do the youngest grades play 3x3?
Because it teaches the game faster. Three a side puts a young player in every possession, so they handle the ball, shoot and defend constantly instead of standing in a corner waiting for a turn. The floor is open enough for them to see the play and decide, and with six players out there the coach catches a habit the moment it happens. Grades 1 to 4 play 3x3 on hoops set to their height by choice, not as a shrunken version of the adult game.
How many kids are in a division?
The 3x3 divisions are capped at 24 players, four teams of six. The 5v5 divisions are capped at 30, three teams of ten. Those numbers are the whole point: small teams mean the ball is in your child's hands, and the coach can see every player.
What happens if more kids want in than there are spots?
The cap holds. We have one floor and one night per division, so we do not squeeze extra teams in and thin out the coaching everyone paid for. Spots are limited and divisions do fill, so the sooner a family registers the better their pick of nights.
How does the season end?
The last day is a final tournament between the teams, based on how the results went through the 10 weeks. Every week matters, from the first night to the last.
How long is a season, and how many are there in a year?
Ten weeks, and the full schedule is on the registration page before you pay, so you can check every date against your calendar first. The HoopLife League runs three of these seasons a year: Fall, Winter and Spring. Same format, same gym, same coaches.
If we want to keep playing after this season, do we register again?
Yes. Each season is its own ten weeks and its own registration, so a family commits to one season at a time and a first-timer can try it without signing away their whole year. The other two are the HoopLife Winter League (registration opens October 1) and the HoopLife Spring League (registration opens January 15). Plenty of families play all three, and those are the players everyone notices by spring.
When and where are the games?
One night a week for 10 weeks, September 21 to November 29, every game at the HoopLife Facility, 661 Solomon Cres. Your division's night is listed above, and you get the full schedule on day one so you can plan your fall.
How much does it cost, and are there payment options?
The season is $450 per player, with payment plans on request. If paying it would be a real strain on your family right now, you can apply for funding and we will do what we can to help.
Can we register over the phone?
Yes. Call or text (306) 993-4570 and we will go through the divisions with you and register your child on the call. If it is easier for your family, every division has a Register button on our website and it takes a couple of minutes online.
Can I coach?
We are always looking for good coaches, and plenty of them are parents. Apply here. Coaching at HoopLife means working from our practice book with a head coach beside you, so nobody is handed a whistle and left to it.
What should my kid bring?
Indoor shoes, athletic clothing, a water bottle, and their basketball if they have one. If they do not, no sweat, we have extras.
Can parents stay and watch?
Every week. The facility has a premium viewing lounge and washrooms on site. Watching the change happen is half the fun.
Want help picking their division?
Leave your name and email and our team will reach out with everything you need to know.
The season starts the week of September 21
Ten weeks later, your kid walks out of that gym a different player. Every division is capped, and they fill. Payment plans on request, funding support if you need it, and no tryout night.
