Assalamu-ai-laikum,

By the Grace of Allah, we will inshAllah be starting our very own basketball league called, "Ahmadiyya Ottawa Basketball League" or AOBL. With the great amount of enthusiasm shown by Khuddam with up to 20 Khadim participating in basketball every Sunday morning, we will making our own league in order to make this a more organized form of basketball.

ABOUT THE LEAGUE

This league will be 3vs3 basketball with a total of 4 players per team. At the moment, the plan is to have atleast 4 teams with up to 6 teams depending on how many Khuddam show interest and commitment to this league. The duration and timings of the games has not yet been determined but will follow standard NBA rules with fouls, free throws etc. After the evaluation this Sunday, a draft will take place among the captains in order to determine the rosters. 

FUNDRAISING AND GAMES ROOM

This is a khuddam-driven initiative and can only continue with the help of our very own financial sacrifices. We would love to have our very own t-shirts with our own names on the back but we would require khuddam to help make this happen. Alhumdollilah we already have an excellent facility and many of the costs have already been covered. However, aside from the basketball league, we are also creating our very own GAMES ROOM. 

By the Grace of Allah, we have khuddam who have already donated many items including: 42 inch LCD TV, Xbox 360, Kinect among other donations. If you are able to make any monetary donations or have any equipment that we can use in this room (table tennis table, gym equipment, couch etc.) then please make an effort to help in this initiative. The only limiting factor is our funds, and with everyone's joint effort and with the help of Allah, we will gain blessings every time anyone makes use of our sacrifice. We will be collecting donations starting this Sunday, December 9 and will also have a donation box set up in the school property.

MANDATORY EVALUATION/TRYOUT

In order to take part in this league, there will be a MANDATORY evaluation/tryout this Sunday, December 9 at the School Property starting with Fajr prayer at 6:15 am. There is no exception - you must attend in order to be selected for this league because you have to show that you can make this commitment. The evaluation will consist of various drills and testing in order to determine the athletic and basketball skills associated with each player. This will help the captains decide which player they would like to have on their team when deciding during the DRAFT. Anyone who attends can be a part of this league but attendance is required. If for any extreme circumstances you will not be able to attend but wish to take part, please contact Qaid sahib or myself directly. Although the randoms players have been assigned to the teams at the moment, you can explore the left sidebar and see how the divisions, teams and players are set up. We will be recording statistics including: FG (field goals), Points, Assists, Rebounds, Steals, Blocks and Turnovers. 

LEAGUE LEADERS and MVP AWARD

Prizes will be awarded to the winning team with the best season record, the championship team (of playoffs), and for the league leaders in POINTS, ASSISTS, REBOUNDS, STEALS and BLOCKS. There will also be an MVP award which will be given to player who is not only shown his value to his team, but also his exemplary value as a member of Khuddam-ul-Ahmadiyya by showcasing to the rest of Khuddam how one should conduct themself on and off the court.

VIDEO FOOTAGE

Inshallah with the help of our Nazim Isha'at, we will be recording footage from our league games and creating highlight reels from every weekend. These will be not only passed on to our fellow Khuddam, but will be posted on the Khuddam National Youtube Channel. We are also in the works for a logo design, if you have any design ideas, please submit those to our Nazim Isha'a't - Faateh Malik Sahib.  

May Allah grant us the strength to make this league a successful one. May Allah grant us the good from this initiative and keep us away from its bad. May Allah forgive our shortcomings and enable us to carry out the true message of Islam by opening the ears and hearts so that they may listen. Ameen.

Wassalam,

Fawad