Fall League · Boys 5v5 · Grades 5/6 · Option 1

Ten weeks of training and real games with coaching built into every one of them, so your child plays constantly and finishes the season more capable and more confident.

🔥 Limited space — teams are capped at 10 players. These sell out. Sign up to secure your spot.

More touches. More shots. More progress. Every player is in the action the whole time — a ton of touch time and court time, and nobody standing around waiting for a turn.

📋 The Details

• Who: Boys grades 5–6

• Format: 5v5, full court

• Team size: capped at 10 players per team

• Plays: Wednesdays, 6:00 – 8:00 PM, every week

• Length: 10 weeks

• The full schedule is up front: 10 events over 10 weeks, and every date is on the registration page before you sign up. Each league day is the whole thing together — training, real games and the Confidence, Leadership & Basketball IQ workshop

• Cost: $450 for the season, payment plans on request

• Head coach: Majok Madol, all 10 weeks — a former Division 1 player who has competed at the highest level and brings that knowledge straight to the kids, and the first person many HoopLife families and community partners meet

• Where: HoopLife Facility, 661 Solomon Cres, Regina, SK — same time, same place, every week: no travel, no rescheduling, no guessing

• Teams: formed during the program by your head coach, so there is no separate evaluation to attend

• All levels welcome: players are grouped by age and ability

🏀 A Day at the League

• First 30 minutes: on-court training on the must-have skills, with direct feedback and one-on-one coaching for every player

• Then they break into their teams and play two games, every week

• Real, officiated games with referees and scorekeepers, every week

• While their team is off the floor they are with their coach for the Confidence, Leadership & Basketball IQ workshop — reading the game, breaking down what just happened, and coming back on a smarter player

• Character development every single week, not just basketball: confidence, leadership and a real understanding of the game

• The last day of the season is a final tournament between the teams, based on how the results went through the 10 weeks

• Players, refs and coaches are all here for the same reason: to get better and build a community doing it

📈 What You Can Expect

• Bringing the ball up calmly under pressure

• Earning their coach's trust when the game is close

• Calling for the ball, running a play and leading a huddle

• Walking into a gym they have never been in and joining straight in

• Taking a correction and going straight back at it

🤝 The Whole Division, Together

Training, games and the workshop all happen on one day, in one gym, with the whole division there.

• The same head coach, every single week. What your child is taught never depends on who happened to be available that day

• The same group of kids for 10 weeks. Not teams scattered across separate gyms on separate days with half a roster missing

• Iron sharpens iron. Kids learning together and competing against each other week after week is what actually makes the difference

• Teams that stay even. With everyone on the floor together, the coaches can balance the divisions as they see the players play

🗣️ Coaching

The HoopLife coaching staff is on the floor with your child the whole time — in the drills, on the bench, in the breaks. They are trained, they coach here every week, and they know what to do with a player at every level. Habits get corrected in the moment, and every kid is known by name.

💬 What They Take Home

Every week has a Confidence, Leadership & Basketball IQ workshop with their own coach. Speaking up, handling pressure, taking feedback and using it, and leading the people around them, plus real breakdowns of the game itself — concepts pulled apart until they make sense, so your player leaves a smarter basketball player as well as a more confident kid. That is the confidence that shows up at school and everywhere after it.

⭐ Why HoopLife

We use basketball to create confidence and success in kids — on the court and off it. That is the whole reason we exist.

• Regina's #1-rated youth basketball program — 4.9 stars from 152 families

• Ten years developing players in our own facility, purpose-built for exactly this

• We develop the person, not just the player — the confidence and character that last long after the season

• Our alumni have gone on to play college basketball across North America

• Sanctioned by Basketball Saskatchewan and verified by Canada Basketball

🎒 What to Bring

• A labelled basketball

• A water bottle

• Indoor, non-marking court shoes

• Athletic clothing

❓ Common Questions

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 league day opens with 30 minutes of coached training on the basics. Beginners improve fastest here because they are being taught from their very first week instead of left to figure it out in a game.

Is there a tryout or an evaluation?

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 day?

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 days, 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 day 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 week 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 day a week enough for my kid to get better?

It is a full training day, 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 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 big are the teams?

3x3 teams are capped at six players and 5v5 teams at ten. That cap is the whole point: small teams mean the ball is in your child's hands the whole time, 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 day 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 days.

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 week 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 Winter League (registration opens October 1) and the 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?

Your division plays one day a week for 10 weeks at the HoopLife Facility, 661 Solomon Cres in Regina. Your day and time are in the details above, and all 10 dates are on this registration page before you pay.

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.

📞 Have a Question?

We're always happy to help — reach out any time.

📱 Call or text us at (306) 993-4570

✉️ Email us at regina@hooplifebasketball.com

🔁 Train Year-Round

The players who take the biggest jump in a season are the ones training between games. Our weekly sessions run every week of the year — HoopLife Skills Training, Girls Only Sessions and 3x3 Basketball Sessions — so your player can be in the gym this week and walk into game one ready. Nothing to try out for and no season to wait for.

See the times: the session schedule shows every weekly session by age group, all year.

Get in this week: grab a Session Pack or a Membership and book any weekly session.

💛 Help With the Cost

We never want the season fee to be the reason a child misses out on basketball. If paying it would be a real strain on your family right now, there is funding support available, and we will do what we can to help.

Apply for Funding

🗓️ HoopLife's Three Leagues

HoopLife offers three leagues a year — Fall, Winter, and Spring — and each one runs 10 weeks.

• Fall League — running now

• Winter League — registration opens October 1

• Spring League — registration opens January 15