Please note that games scheduled for March 8-9 and March 15-16 will not be rescheduled outside of the OBL structure. If you are unable to field a team for these weekends, please contact obl@basketball.on.ca. As outlined in Section 8.3.2 of the Rules and Regulations, teams that fail to notify us within 48 hours of their game time will be subject to a fine.
Inclement Weather Notice
Each team must assess their own risk when making the decision to travel due to weather or other extenuating circumstances. It is not possible for Ontario Basketball to assess each team’s travel situation. It is recommended that weather and road conditions be checked prior to commencing travel.
Any decision to cancel games due to weather concerns will be published by Ontario Basketball here and will be communicated via e-mail to coaches. If no cancellation notice is published, it should be assumed that games will continue as scheduled. School boards have the authority to cancel any permit with very limited notice without consulting the permit holder or Ontario Basketball. However, these instances are out of OBA’s control and we will do our best to communicate these cancellations as soon as notification is received.
If games are cancelled by OBA, 100% of the game fee will be refunded. If games are not cancelled, any teams that withdraw due to weather concerns, will not be reimbursed their game fee, and will still be credited as having participated in the games as forfeits. Please note that cancelled games will not be rescheduled.
FAQ – Regarding Game Cancellations and Refunds
Q: Who covers the costs of the rescheduled games?
A: OBL is refunding teams for the games CANCELLED on the following weekends:
- February 15th and 16th weekend
- SIX PARK EAST on February February 22nd, 23rd, March 2nd, and March 16th
- Athlete Institute on March 16th
Q: How will the funds be refunded?
A: Refunds will be made through RAMP back to the original payment method from registration. The refund amount for each OBL game is $241.67.
Q: When will refunds be made?
A: Due to the high volume of refunds being processed, we appreciate your patience as we work to issue refunds within the next couple of months.
Q: How will this impact our Ontario Cup ranking?
A: Ontario Cup ranking committee will consider all sanctioned game results submitted for their rankings.
Q: How do we ensure these scores to count towards final OBL standings?
A: For scores to count towards OBL standings, teams must play the opponent they were scheduled to play on the date of the cancelled games. If you need the contact information for the coach of the opposing team, please contact obl@basketball.on.ca and state your team, age group and pool.
Q: When is the deadline to submit scores
A: Scores must be submitted by the following date:
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- U12 Boys- Monday, March 10th
- U13 Girls- Monday, March 17th
- U13 Boys- Monday, March 31st
- U14 Girls- Monday, March 31st
- U14 Boys- Monday, March 24th
- U17 Girls- Monday, April 14th
- U17 Boys- Monday, April 14th
- U19 Women- Monday, April 14th
Q: Where do we submit scores?
A: Submit scores with copy of scoresheet to obl@basketball.on.ca