Rising Stars Youth Basketball

Registration is open now for the new BGC Basketball program, which starts on October 17. There will be two age groups: grades 3-5 and grades 6-8. It will be on Monday and Friday evenings at the club, 1 Paul Harris St., and there will be bus transportation available from the SECC.

Here are the links to the registration forms:
Elementary Form (Grades 3-5): https://forms.gle/ADmvf1gyhyvC31mw8

Middle School Form (Grades 6-8): https://forms.gle/zc3TB9GLmU4HCbF16

Book your spot now. It's going to be fun!

BGC Basketball - Middle (Grades 6 - 8) LOCATION: BGC Greater Saint John, 1 Paul Harris Street, Saint John, NB E2L 3V9 Hours of Operation: Mondays and Fridays, 7:30pm - 8:45pm starting on Friday, October 17, 2025 30 players MAX for this division and is first come first serve. Thank you for choosing the BGC Basketball for your child. At BG...

This is a reminder that Rising Stars is NOT returning this fall. However, the club is planning a new program, which will begin after Thanksgiving. We will post the link when it's available.

Other leagues in the city include East Saint John Minor Basketball
https://esjmba.com, K's Port City https://www.facebook.com/groups/4191807610851414/?ref=share&mibextid=NSMWBT, and Lancaster Minor Basketball https://lancasterhoops.com/

Tonight's scrimmage was a great wrap to the Rising Stars Basketball program. We had a good turnout and a number of former players came to say goodbye.

Congratulations to our award winners. (As usual, we forgot to take pictures.) A total of 11 players were recognized for perfect attendance. Congratulations to Hameed, Arielle, Bennett, Chelsea, Claira, Idris, Matvii, Zoe, Caleb, Evan, and Ben. A special shout out to Ben Brideau for 5 YEARS perfect attendance!

Congratulations also to our most improved player award winners: Carson, Zoe, Arya, and Fayez.

After 11 years, Rising Stars has come to an end and will not be returning next season. We have had a great time and we hope all of you have too. A big thank you to the staff of the BGC and the South End Community Centre for everything you have done to make this program possible. Thank you to our sponsors. Thank you to the parents. Most of all, thank you to the players for your commitment and positive attitude and for letting us coach you. Keep your eyes open in the fall for information about possible new basketball programming from the BGC.

Have a great summer - Chris and Lynda

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Final scrimmage day today for Rising Stars. It's also awards day. See you all tonight.

PRACTICE CANCELLED tonight, Monday, March 24, because of the impending snowstorm We will see you all on Friday, March 28, for awards day and the final scrimmage.

Although we almost never cancel, the worst of this storm is supposed to happen this evening, which could make it dangerous getting home. Safety first, but we will see you Friday.

Coming this week is the last week for Rising Stars with a fun practice on Monday and awards and final scrimmage on Friday. See you all there.

Congratulations to Bantam 2, the Dark Knights, 2025 Starburst Cup champions.

Today's Saturday game day was lots of fun. The first mini game was a close-fought battle. Mini 3 team came back from a 10-point deficit to win by 1 against mini 2.

The second game began with the bacon finale. Mini 1 is the undefeated Lovehearts bacon champions. The game was another close fought battle, but mini 1 emerged on top.

In the older age group, bantam 1 forfeited in the consolation game because of a lack of players. However, both teams picked up a couple of players and we had a fun scrimmage anyway. In the final game, an undermanned RWE faced off against the Dark Knights. Despite a great effort on the part of RWE, the Dark Knights led from wire to wire to take the win.

Two weeks left! See you for practice on Monday. The last scrimmage day of the season will be Friday, March 28.

Game Day - Saturday, Mar 15, 2025
BG Club Gym

Mini – Skills contest followed by full-court 4x4 games
• 10:00 a.m. – mini 2 vs mini 3
• 11:30 a.m. – mini 1 vs mini 4

Bantam – Final Round Starburst Cup
• 1:00 p.m. – Bantam 1 (Fear of God Elite) vs Bantam 4 (Ballers)
• 2:15 p.m. – Bantam 2 (Dark Knights) vs Bantam 3 (RWE)

Bus pickup and drop off available at the SECC.
• Pick-up 9:45 a.m., 11:15, 12:45. 2:00
• Drop-off* 11:30, 1:00, 2:15, 3:45 (*approx.)

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Here's a video link to the spin move drills we did on Monday in the older group

How To Perfect the Spin Move: Basketball Moves Mastery How to Perfect the Spin Move: Basketball Moves Masteryhttp://shotmechanics.com/free-scoring-workout (FREE WORKOUT)Today you're going to learn the simple but ...

Remember that there IS basketball during the March break. We'll see you Monday.

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Another fantastic game day today. In the first game between Mini 1 and Mini 3 Bananas, all the players on both teams scored. The second game between the Mini 2 Splash and Mini 4 was a close battle with some great defense and passing on both sides. The bacon points went to Mini 1 and Mini 4. (Mini 1 currently leads with 2 points and Mini 3 and 4 are tied for second with 1.)

The older group had round 2 of the Starburst Cup. In game 1, Bantam 3 RWE defeated Bantam 1 Fear of God Elite. The second game was a nail biter, in which the Bantam 2 Dark Knights defeated the Bantam 4 Ballers by one point at the final buzzer. The final round will be on March 15. Bantam 1 will take on Bantam 4 in the consolation game, while Bantam 3 RWE will face the Bantam 2 Dark Knights in the final.

No practice Monday because of family day. We'll see you all for scrimmage day on Friday.

Game day!! Don’t let your team down!! Come have some fun!!