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Pickup Info

What is No Ballers Allowed?

A co-ed pickup group in Toronto that prioritizes fun and good vibes.

Rules

Spirit/Culture
Our motto: No injuries, call fouls
Games should be competitive and fun, but never _entirely_ about winning
When defending, only reach for the ball - not the person
Defending should focus on how you move your feet, not your arms (keep your hands in the air - swatting at someone should not be a go-to move)
If you jump to contest, stay in your “cylinder” (imagine you’re inside a vertical tube)
When defending the ball handler stay in front of them and avoid pushing or moving into them from the side or back. If someone beats you to the net on a drive, avoid a desperate attempt to block them without positional advantage
Generally: If you are unsure whether something is overly physical or aggressive, don’t do it (feel free to ask Qs too!)
HAVE FUN!
Game Rules
We don’t keep score until the last ~30 min of each game.
We play 4v4 games.
We either have 2 teams or 3 depending on turnout:
If the night is full, we usually play 3 teams of 4 each. 5 minutes each game, with teams rotating off after they play 2 in a row.
If the night isn’t full, we play 2 teams. Game continues indefinitely until we start scoring.
When we start keeping score:
With 3 teams, games end either after 5 minutes or when a win scores 4 points - whichever comes first. It’s not winner stays on - we rotate after 2 games played in a row.
With 2 teams, we play first to score 7 wins, must win by 2. We repeat until time’s up.

Time Slots

Each night has two slots, early and late. Early runs 7:30pm-9pm and Late runs 9pm-10:30pm.
If you are in the early slot, please try to wrap the game just before 9pm to let the late slot warm up. If you are in the late slot, please wrap the game by 10:26pm so we can be out at 10:30pm (cleaners are waiting to come in at that time).

Teams

Teams are created by an algorithm to create parity! Teams are generated the day of the game, usually mid-afternoon, and shared in the WhatsApp group. If anyone drops out or joins the game after that point, we try to re-balance the teams if there’s time - so please pack all shirt colours!

Location

We play at Dovercourt BGC, located in Dovercourt Park a few blocks north of Bloor. You enter from Westmoreland and you’ll need to be buzzed in by reception. If you don’t get any luck with the buzz, message the group text or call someone inside to get in.

Monthly Signup

Players can sign up before the start of the month for the full upcoming month.
Signups are currently set at day before game at noon. In the past we’ve had issues where the slots fill up super fast, so we put a cap on new players. Anyone joining the group newly is marked a ‘Sub’. When signups are announced, anyone can register. However, existing players get priority for spots. At 6pm the day before the game, any subs secure their spots. Generally, all interested subs get in. Players move from subs to regular players after around 8 games played.

Payment

Members pay monthly to sign up for the whole month: we collect payments at the beginning of the month from all players. Players can then sell spots to other players if they can’t make it.
The cost per game is currently $8.48, and the monthly costs depends on the number of Tuesdays in that month.
Etransfers go to and payments are tracked over at:

What to bring

Please always bring a black shirt, a white shirt and a colour shirt. If you want to warm up, please bring a basketball!

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