Deadlines for 2025 NBL Season

Full payment of League Fee will be required by 11/30/2024 for team to participate in the league.

Player rosters must be entered into TeamSnap by 12/12/2024 (player's first & last name, jersey number, and email contact for player or family).

 

Season Format

Season Length:  Our 2025 season begins on January 6, 2025 and runs through March 21, 2025.

Game Play:  Our season allows for 9-10 weeks of game play (approximately one game per week), depending on how playoffs are handled.  Each Division (grade level) is assigned a set of game slots per week, and they are scheduled in a round robin fashion throughout the 9-10 weeks of play.  Some divisions have a BYE week.

Playoffs: Each division is typically allotted 2 weeks for playoffs, depending on the playoff format.  Playoffs are single-elimination. Brackets will be posted on the NBL website close to the end of the regular playing season and prior to playoff games.

Schedules: Exact schedules are posted in December and are available on the SCHEDULES tab of the NBL website as well as on your team's TeamSnap page.

Standings: Each week during the season, coaches submit game scores to their Division Scheduler so team standings can be updated on the NBL website.

 

League & Referee Fees

League Fees are $550 per team and cover facility rental and insurance costs for up to 15 players. Payment must be submitted by the payment deadline of November 30th to secure your spot.

Referee Fees are B4-B6 $30, B7-B8 $40, G4 $20, G5-G7 $30 and G8 $40 from each team given to the officials prior to the start of each regular season game and each playoff game. It is anticipated that each game will be officiated by one IHSA ref and one referee-in-training.

**Boys 8th grade, Boys 7th grade and Girls 8th grade teams each pay $40 per game for two IHSA-certified officials. 

Teams and officials (and not the NBL) are responsible for all aspects of the financial transaction.