FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

1. How long does EMBBL Season last? 10 weeks for regular season. 2 to 3 weeks for Playoffs. (For 5/6 & 7/8 Teams). Season for 3/4 Teams are 11 weeks long with no playoffs.
2. How much travel is involved? Depends on number of teams and schedule. Typically, an hour in any direction using Bangor as a central location. Travel will consist of 1 weekend day on average.
3. How many home and away games do we have? EMBBl will do its best to try to make sure each team has 5 home games and five away games.
4. When does the season start and end? Season usually starts 1^st weekend of November and ends in the last week of January.
5. What is the cost to register a team in EMBBL? $200 per team.
6. What are the age brackets for each division? 7/8, 5/6, ¾ Boys & Girls Team.
7. Does a team or club need insurance? Yes, insurance requirements are Mandatory. Insurance requirements can be found on our website under the forms tab.
8. How many practices a week and where are they held? Practices are dictated by the team or club and teams are responsible for procuring their own gym for practices. Most teams only practice once a week due to gym availability.
9. How many players are on a roster to enter a team in EMBBL? You MUST roster a minimum of 8 players and a suggested maximum of 12 players.
10. Can I add players to my roster after the season starts? Yes, usually up to the first week of December. A specific date is listed on the Key Dates List on the website.
11. Who is responsible for obtaining officials for games and paying them? Teams or clubs are responsible for scheduling officials for regular season games and if there are home playoff games (if scheduled). EMBBL is responsible for scheduling officials for neutral site playoff games. Regular season game officials are to be paid by the team or club. Playoff games officials are paid by EMBBL. Before playoffs an email will go out explaining how scheduling and paying officials will happen.
12.  Who can officiate a game? Answer can be found under rules for each division.
13. Is there a designated playing time rule for games?  Answer can be found under rules for each division on Website.
14. Do all players on a team have to be from the same town? Yes, with a few exceptions. EMMBL has final say on whether the exception is allowed or not. Usually, the exception involves a player not having a team in their town or being cut from tryouts due to having to many kids on a team. A player may request to try out for the next contiguous town with a team. This does not necessarily mean there is an available spot, as teams should be rostering players from their own town first. Again, EMBBL has final say on all matters involved with a player playing for another town. There is an exception form found under forms on the website.
15.  What does it cost for a player to play on a team?  The price is determined by each team or club. Usually based on official costs, insurance costs, uniforms, if there are gym fees, etc…
16. Who cancels games if weather is bad? It is the responsibility of the coaches from each team to communicate with each other if either one decides it is unsafe to travel. It is not treated as a forfeit; it is up to the coaches to make up the game as soon as possible on a schedule that works for both teams.