CHC FORMAT & Rules

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Men's & Women's Teams

3 Division per tournament

• Silver (U15) - birth years 2010-2011
• Gold (U17) - birth years 2008-2009
• Platinum (U19) - birth years 2006-2007
• Exemption: Quebec - maximum of 4 players born 2005 permitted

*Please Note: Quebec teams are permitted athletes who are U20

All provincial qualifiers and Nationals will be played under FIBA rules:

- Men's tournament will be played under the 24 & 8 format regular full FIBA game

- Women's tournament will also be played under the 24 & 8 format regular full FIBA game (Round Robin, Playoff Rounds & Championship Sunday)

- 4 x 10 minute quarters (Boys & Girls)

- 20 minute warm-up (Please Note: may be reduced if running behind schedule)

- 8 minute halftime

- 5 minute overtime

- Shot clocks will be used wherever permitted. If no shot clock, referees will call 5 second closely guarded

- Target Score: with 4 minutes or less to go in the game, the game clock will be turned off and a target score of +7 is added to the leading team's score. View our Instagram page on more information on this 

Please Note: CHC exercises the right to shorten warm-ups or halftime is games are running behind schedule

 Provincial Summit Breakdowns:

• BC Hoops Summit - 8 teams per division per gender
• AB Hoops Summit - 8 teams per division per gender
• Midwest Hoops Summit - 6-8 teams per division per gender
• ON Hoops Summit - 8 teams per division per gender
• QC Hoops Summit - 6-8 teams per division per gender
• ATL Hoops Summit - 8 teams per division per gender
• National Championships - 12-16 men's teams, 8-10 women's teams

*CHC exercises the right to reduce the number of teams entering to ensure the highest level of competitiveness is being achieved*

# of Berths to Nationals (Men's):

• British Columbia = 2
• Alberta = 2
• Midwest (Saskatchewan & Manitoba) = 2
• Ontario = 2
• Quebec = 2
• Atlantic Canada = 2
• Wild Card Berths = 4
• Total = 16 teams

# of Berths to Nationals (Women's):

• British Columbia = 1
• Alberta = 2
• Midwest = 2
• Ontario = 2
• Quebec = 1
• Atlantic Canada = 2
• Wild Card Berths = 2
• Total = 12 teams

Wild card berths shall be determined by the Board of Governors in consultation with select post-secondary coaches, PTSOs, etc. Criteria that will be considered are: strength of schedule/opponents during Summits, strength of team, overall record and placing during Summits. All the above matters as the Seeding Committee will seed teams accordingly. We will do our best to avoid putting teams from the same region in the same Pool.

Note: the team/club hosting the Provincial Summits will receive an automatic bid to Nationals

BC Hoops Summit - Vancouver, BC

Midwest Hoops Summit - Regina, SK

ON Hoops Summit - Toronto, ON

AB Hoops Summit - Red Deer, AB

QC Hoops Summit - Montreal, QC

ATL Hoops Summit - Halifax, NS

Canada Hoops Circuit National Championships - Regina, SK

Visit each regional page to learn more about each tournament

*locations may be subject to change, with ample notice being provided to teams*

Will be sent out to all teams in advance of respective tournaments.

 Roster sizes and bench area are as follows:

• maximum bench area = 21 (this includes the 5 players who will be on the court)
• maximum seats in bench area (where seats are available vs. a bench) = 16 (this does not include the 5 players who will be on the court) - THIS WILL BE STRICTLY ENFORCED
• maximum coaching staff = 4 (1 head coach, 3 assistants OR 1 head coach, 2 assistants & 1 team manager)
• maximum athletic therapy or medical staff = 2
• FOR THE SAFETY OF PLAYER'S, COACHES, OFFICIALS & SCORE-TABLE OFFICIALS, ABSOLUTELY NO PARENTS ARE PERMITTED IN THE BENCH AREA!! Failure to comply will result in the offending party being dismissed from the tournament, with no refund provided (Exclusion: if their child is injured, becomes ill/needs medication or a trained medical professional)

 Eligibility:

• NO PLAYER who has played post-secondary ball shall be permitted to play – adherence to the USports, CCAA & NCAA rules of eligibility (if redshirt, then player is permitted as their “clock” would not have started)
• The above is in alignment with the eligibility rules for CHC across Canada
• Each team is permitted to have up to (5) over-age players - Eg: 12+ or 1st Yr post-secondary (the latter CANNOT have played in a post-secondary game)
• Exception: Quebec due to CEGEP eligibility and rules
• Appeals about eligibility can be made 10 days prior to the commencement of the tournament in writing to canadahoopscircuit@gmail.com ATTN: Executive Director & Board of Governors – Subject: Eligibility

The 2025 National Championship team will be given the right to host the 2026 Canada Hoops Circuit Nationals in their city/province. The winning team must pay the hosting fee and present their hosting proposal package to the CHC Board of Governors by the deadline given.

The runners-up are expected to also present a hosting proposal package to the CHC Board of Governors and will be granted hosting privileges in the event the National champion forfeits their right to host and/or is unable to meet the deadline given by the Board. 

If both winner and runners-up are from the same province, they may submit a joint proposal to host to the Board.

Should neither winner nor runners-up be able to host, the 2026 Canada Hoops Circuit National Championships will be held in Halifax, NS.

The 2027 Canada Hoops Circuit National Championships are slated to be held in Montreal, QC.

The above ensures that Nationals are not held in the same location every year and provides participating teams/clubs the opportunity to not only showcase their program, but their city/province as well.

For more information, email canadahoopscircuit@gmail.com