Welcome to Aušra Sports Club ! 

Aušra Sports Club was organized to provide a quality basketball experience for children of Lithuanian descent.  Based in Toronto, Canada, Aušra competes in local house leagues and in international tournaments hosted by similar junior basketball organizations in the US and Europe.

Join Aušra!

We are seeking new members (new and old), coaches and volunteers.  All players aged 4-19 years of age are encouraged to register and join.   For further information continue to check here on the main page.   Send inquiries to info@ausra.net.

 

 Events and Updates

2011-12 Practice Schedule

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2012 ŠALFASS GAMES

The veterans basketball tournament  (35 yrs old +) was hosted by Detroit last year.  This year it will be held in West Palm Beach, Florida on Saturday March 31st and Sunday April 1st. The Junior tournament will be in Cleveland. Games will take place in one location, a new 6 court facility in the west suburbs, so there will be no driving or shuttling between gyms. The dates are Saturday May 19th and Sunday May 20th (Victoria Day weekend).
 
The Senior games will be hosted by the New Jersey Lithuanian Community. The games will take place about 30 min. drive from Atlantic City.....which could be of interest to some. The tournament will be held Friday June 1st and end on Sunday June 3rd.
 

Specific details for each tournament will be posted on the ŠALFASS website: www.salfass.org
 

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September 2011 Newsletter

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Toronto - May 28 and 29, 2011 - COMPLETE ŠALFASS Junior Basketball TOURNAMENT RESULTS
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ŠALFASS Basketball Tournament Rules

2011 Rule Addendum

GAME RULES
LAUNA games will be governed by National Federation basketball rules, which are used by referees in the U.S. and Canada in high school and modified for men‘s league.

1. REGULATION TIME – All games are stop time (unless noted otherwise) Men‘s A, B and Veterans – two (2) twenty-minute halves. Junior A, B and C – four (4) eight-minute quarters.  For Junior D, E and Molecules – six (6) four-minute period, running time, and one eight-minute period with the last two (2) minutes stop time. Update for 2011- For Junior D, E and Molecules games, the clock will stop for foul shots and time outs.

2. HALF-TIME There will be a five (5) minute intermission at the half with a one-minute break between periods, if any. Half time in Junior D, E and Molecules will be after fourth period.

3. OVERTIME Tie games after regulation will be extended with a three-minute overtime (men will play the first overtime only for five (5) minutes), then after a one-minute rest additional three-minute overtime periods will be played until the game is decided. All overtimes are stop time. An additional timeout is given to each team for any and all overtime periods.

4. DEFAULTS There is a 15-minute default time period from the published start time – five players must be dressed to start. Should there be any extenuating circumstances, then this default can be waived by complete agreement of the two coaches involved and the division convenor.

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This site was last updated January 24th, 2012

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