The KYBA (Kanata Youth Basketball Association) is a non-profit association, which offers league basketball for children and youth ranging in age from 5 to 18 years. All KYBA executives as well as coaching and suport staff are volunteers.

The Kanata Youth Basketball Association has been setup with the mandate to promote basketball to Kanata youth at all levels through both house league and competitive programs. In the over 25 years that the KYBA has existed, over 12,500 youth have participated in the basketball program.

The KYBA is funded primarily by the players/parents user fees. Parentally-assisted fund raisers make up the reminder of the KYBA's funding. The KYBA is associated with Eastern Ontario Basketball Association (EOBA), the Ontario Basketball Association (OBA) and through the OBA to Basketball Canada.

The primary objectives and aims of the KYBA are:

• to promote and develop the game of basketball in and around the Kanata area.
• to provide fun, recreation, instruction, personal development, and healthful enjoyment through activities and competition, for boys and girls, ages 5 to 18 years, who desire to participate in basketball, giving due consideration to the variance of individual skills and capabilities.
• to develop and run basketball programs at instructional, house league play, competitive, and recreational levels.
• to sponsor or conduct coaching clinics, refereeing clinics, and tournaments.
• to sponsor underprivileged kids who want to participate in basketball.
• to give university scholarships to youth who proved to be a role model in our community.
• to operate on a non-profit basis.

 

 

 

The KYBA offers programs to suit player needs ranging from the experienced competitive player to those who are just starting out. Both practice and league play are designed to offer equal measures of player enjoyment (FUN), physical fitness and personal skill development. However, each playr has a different view of what consititutes fun, fitness ans skill development.

To address these varying objectives, the KYBA offers a multi-tiered program ranging from the house league which represent basic level of play in all divisions, to the city-wide competitive teams which vary in number and composition across each division.

KYBA offers separate male and female programs at all age levels. No movement of players between male and female teams is permitted regardless of the circumstances.

KYBA maintains a comprehensive database of registered players, containing name, address, phone numbers, health card number birth date, name and phone number of emergency contact. The player database is for the exclusive use of KYBA and is used only for the purpose of administering KYBA programs. KYBA will give no access to any player information to anyone outside the executive and coaches.

A printout of the player information record for any registered player is available to a player’s parent or legal guardian upon receipt of a written request to the KYBA Registrar.