COACHES INFORMATION

Tournament Details

• Dates: December 20-21, 2025

• Location: EYBA Centre (7111 56 Avenue NW)

• Price: $225 per team (8-10 players)

• Game Times: TBD

• Capacity: 40 Teams

Tournament Information

• Each team will be scheduled for three 30-minute run time games.

• Each player will receive an Edmonton Stingers gift.

• Each player will receive a voucher for a 2026 Edmonton Stingers single-game ticket.

• Each team will complete their three games over a single 3-hour window on either Saturday or Sunday.

• Games will be 4v4 on an adjusted full court

Coach Information

• Please have 2 coaches available per team (1 to referee and 1 to manage the bench)

• Register with your Zone Director. Directors can register teams via the Edmonton

Stingers RAMP site no later than December 14, 2025.

• Please bring a whistle to referee the games.

• Check-in prior to your first game to receive your tournament package.

• Games will begin promptly at the start time specified on the schedule. Please be

organized prior to the starting whistle to maximize playing time.

• Communities/Zones entering multiple teams should do their best to balance the

ability between teams.

Rules of Play

• Gameplay will be 4-on-4 on an adjusted full court.

• Games will be 30 minutes long with a running clock. There is no half-time or quarter

breaks.

• Teams should consist of 8-10 players.

• Coaches will “referee” the game with very relaxed rules.

o Travelling and double dribble is permitted (within reason)

o Fouls are up to the discretion of the coaches

o Coaches should work to correct any infractions with an explanation to the

   player as the infraction occurs

• No full-court defense is allowed.

• Players must run back to their defensive end and not wait to attack the ball as soon

as it crosses centre.

• No trapping or double-teaming of the ball-handler is allowed.

• No blocking shots or stealing the ball while it is in the possession of the obensive

player. Stealing passes while in the air is permitted.

• Equal playing time for all players (3-minute shifts)

• No scorekeeping, playoffs, or championship games.

• HAVE FUN!