Program Descriptions

Rising Stars High Performance Program

The Rising Stars high performance program is designed to provide athletes with additional training opportunities and more competition compared to the regular OSS competitive offering.  Rising Stars teams will participate in leagues based out of Montreal or Toronto in addition to the Eastern Ontario Basketball League.  Athletes should expect three training sessions per week that may include sessions focused on individual skills and/or strength and conditioning sessions.  Rising Stars teams are not offered at all age groups, see the Tryouts page for additional information.

Competitive

Our competitive program competes in the EOBA (Eastern Ontario Basketball Association) against other top teams from the area. A typical competitive season will see teams take part in 2+ practices per week, plus league games and tournaments. We will be offering competitive teams at the following age groups this year:

Boys:
U11
U12
U13
U14
U15
U16
U17
U19*
*U19 Tryouts will take place in January 2026

Girls:
U11
U12
U13
U14
U15
U19

This year we hope to offer a AA and A team at select age groups pending numbers.

Tryout fees for the 2025-26 season are $45 and must be paid in advance. Tryout fees include a t-shirt for players to keep afterwards. We will not be accepting walk ups at any of the tryouts. Please consult the "Age Classifications" tab if you are unsure what level your child should sign up for.

Tryout dates for each age group can be found at the following link.

House League

Our house league program competes against other local clubs, with one practice and one game per week.

Gym times and locations are often the same each week, allowing parents to plan other activities around their child's basketball schedule.

The House League program also offers less travel than the competitive model, with most games/practices being centrally located in Ottawa.

Please note that at the House League level, players compete in 2 year cohorts. For the 2025-26 season they are as follows:

  • U12 (born 2014 or 2015)
  • U14 (born 2012 or 2013)
  • U16 (born 2010 or 2011)
  • U19 (born 2007, 2008 or 2009)

Sort outs will take place in September with the season running through until late March/early April.

Sort outs aim to balance the skill level on teams. Players are permitted to submit up to 1 "friend request" ahead of the season.

Because we run multiple teams at each age level, parents may also submit up to one evening they do not wish to practice on. This allows us to sort players onto balanced teams, while pairing them up with friends, on a schedule that works for them.

Friend/evening requests will be collected closer to September.

U10 Programs

OSS also offers developmental programs for the youngest basketball fans in your family.

These programs focus on skill development, small sided games, and having fun.

Players will learn to pass, shoot, and dribble from our experienced coaching staff, while taking part in 3v3 games, and "Fun Day" festivals against other local teams.

2025-26 Divisions

  • Small Ball (born 2018 or 2019)
  • Novice Boys (born 2016 or 2017)
  • Novice Girls (born 2016 or 2017)

Please note, that at the Small Ball level, all programs are co-ed unless otherwise noted.

Small Ball operates once per week, and is broken up into Fall (Oct-Dec), Winter (Jan-Mar) and Spring (Apr-May) sessions.

Novice Boys will have 1 weeknight and 1 weekend session per week.

Novice Girls will have 1 weeknight and 1 weekend session per week.

Novice runs continuously from September through to April.