The 2022-23 Post Season marks the 32nd year of the NCHBC, and we will host the 31st annual National Christian HomeSchool Basketball Championships (NCHBC)!

The NCHBC serves the HomeSchool Basketball Community by organizing & hosting the annual National Championships along with 3-5 Regional Championships & multiple District Tournaments. The NCHC also has sanctioned season Tip-Off Events and Conferences. District & Conference results directly impact Regional Seeding. Regional results are the #1 criteria the Nationals Seeding Committee uses each year. Regionals are also where players earn the votes for Post-Season Awards. All teams that attend NCHBC Invitational Events are also Members of the National HomeSchool Basketball Association (NHBA), which is a part of the NCHC. All NCHBC Invitational teams are members in good standing with the NHBA.

The 2019-2020, 2020-21, & 2021-22 seasons each featured a record-shattering 1,000+ teams registered for an NCHBC Event!

360+ Teams attended the 2022 HomeSchool Basketball National Championships (Springfield, MO)
180+ Teams// 2022 Big South Regional Championships (Dallas)
160+ Teams// 2022 Midwest Regional Championships (Indianapolis)
70+  Teams // Heartland Regional Championships (Wichita, KS– Lawerence, KS in 2023)
50+ Teams// Southeast Regional Championships (Bowling Green, KY) 

NCHBC District Tournament– 200+ teams attended an NCHBC District Tournament (in 2019 known as Conference tournament), these tournaments have been renamed to district tournaments and will be hosted in Easly (SC), Wisconsin Dells, Monroe (LA), Irvine (CA), Lawerence, KS, Fort Worth (TX), & Houston (TX) full details can be located at NCHBC District Tournaments

The NCHBC Eligibility Guidelines are a big part of what makes the NCHBC so successful; these guidelines have been implemented over 32 years by the leaders and coaches who attend our events. The NCHC enforces these guidelines that have been put in place by the HomeSchool community. There is an appeal process that is based on precedent but also allows for members of the NHBA & NCHC to vote on specific hardship cases. The NCHC enforces the eligibility guidelines that the NCHC teams have created over three decades. Any leaders of a team or program can suggest rule changes for consideration.

2023 Player Registration: Extended Deadline Details

Our goal at the NCHC is to see every player registered before their team plays its first game. One of the reasons for the Early Bird Player Registration Discount Rate is to reward those who register early.

Registering early helps teams and organizations identify any possible eligibility issues.

Every year, dozens upon dozen of situations requiring a hardship exemption are identified through the player registration process.

Consistently the biggest issue that we see NCHC teams face each year, in terms of eligibility, is when an ineligible player is inadvertently used. Once a team has begun games, it becomes very difficult to adjust the chemistry, team dynamic, and relationships that have been built. Without fail, when an ineligible player is played inadvertently, coaches, leaders, and families are put in a difficult situation, one that requires integrity and character from the top to handle properly.

Very Important: The NCHC Eligibility Advisory Board (EAB) votes on any hardship appeals that do not have precedent for approval. The EAB is made up of all registered leaders and coaches. The EAB has consistently shown much more grace with a hardship appeal that is completed before the season’s 1st game, as opposed to how they vote after games begin.

Team USA- NCHBC

Sign Up & Registration Link Below info…

Each year HomeSchool Basketball Nationals in Springfield, MO features well over 300 Team USA sign ups!

Over the years Team USA has been expanded to Basketball Regionals & Volleyball Nationals.

Team USA serves many purposes.

1) Whole team is not attending
2) Do not have a team
3) Dual Rostering*

*This usually happens when a player is “playing up” due to their programs make up. In this case this happens when team they are not receiving a lot of playing time on the current team they are on. For these situations we always advise asking your team coach permission before signing up to dual roster.

Team USA is made up of Home School players from around the country. In many situations Team USA allows players to participate in an NCHC Post Season Event that they would not otherwise be able to.  Team USA was birthed in the early 1990’s in San Antonio at the 1st HomeSchool Basketball National Tournament.

In Team USA you can request to play with your friends or teammates. We have seen many instances were 3-5 players from a team that played together all year and a coach want to play at an NCHC Post Season Event but don’t have enough to field a full team, Team USA is a great opportunity for these situations and others.

For more information or to sign up, go to the following link: Team USA Info & Sign Up

NCHC Policies

NCHC Eligibility Guidelines: Click Here

All Parents, Coaches, & Athletic/Program Directors are required to abide by the posted Eligibility Guidelines, during the NCHC Player, Coaches, & Program registration all individuals are required to read and agree to abide by the NCHC Eligibility Guidelines, if you have not yet read these yet please go to the link above and review. The NCHC considers anyone that sits on the bench to be a coach.

Sportsmanship is always encouraged by all parties. Parents or adults should never correct or confront the opposing team’s players, fans or children.

Under no circumstances should fans and children being shooting at half time.

In addition to these posted eligibility guidelines NCHBC Coaches are held to a higher standard: A coach is never confront opposing fans, students, or players before, during, or after a game. A coach is responsible for holding themselves, other coaches, & their players accountable for their language & actions, especially on the court. A coach is never to confront, yell at, or display threatening body language towards a referee after the game. A coach is responsible to make sure their parents &/or fans behave during their game. Social Media Policy: It is not acceptable for a coach, Athletic Director, Parent, Player, or team account to make negative social media post about NCHBC players, fans, referees, directors, or tournaments.

NCHC PERSONNEL POLICY: As an organization, we at the NCHC are committed to hiring trainers & security for every event that we run. This policy was put in place following the 2021 Basketball Postseason, where we had both trainers and security hired for all NCHC ran events. Many NCHC tournaments are run at multiple facilities; our goal is that every facility with more than two courts has a trainer or security member hired to be on-site open to close.

NCHC Fan* Ejection Policy: If a coach, player, or fan is ejected** from a game by an official or NCHC tournament staff, the following four items must happen:

1. The ejected person must leave the facility immediately NOT just the gym but the facility.
2. The person ejected is ineligible to attend an NCHC Event or be on-site or campus of where an NCHC event is being hosted for 24 hours from the time they report it to rob@flattmail.com No exceptions. Failure to comply will result in potential additional penalties to individuals, teams, and programs the fan is associated with that could extend into future seasons.
*Fan is defined as ANYONE ejected that was not on the bench as a coach or on the floor as a player at the time of the referee’s ejection.
**This includes but is not limited to: receiving two technical fouls

NCHC Player & Coach* Ejection Policy: If a coach, player, is ejected** from a game by an official or NCHC tournament staff, the following four items must happen:

1. The ejected person must leave the facility immediately NOT just the gym but the facility.
2. Notify your Program Director (AD…)
3. Within 2 hours the Head Coach or Program Director must notify NCHB headquarters by emailing rob@flattmail.com about the ejection within two hours.
4. The person ejected is ineligible to play in the team’s next game for that specific team. No exceptions. Failure to comply will result in potential additional penalties to individuals, teams, and programs that could extend into future seasons.
*Player & Coach is defined as ANYONE ejected that was on the bench as a coach or on the floor as a player at the time of the referee’s ejection. Anyone else is viewed as a Fan, see above.
**This includes but is not limited to: receiving two technical fouls

NCHC Cancellation Policy/Notice: Any team that gives a full 21 day cancelation notice will receive a full credit for any payments made; the credit will be good for any NCHC run event for 1 full calendar year. However, any late cancelations will forfeit any payments made and if they have not yet paid they will receive an invoice. Late cancellations are treated the same as if the team attended the event. We have no desire to make a team pay for an event they didn’t attend, however this policy is non negotiable as we require proper notice for brackets, referee’s, gyms, trophies, etc.

NCHC Late Fee: A $50 late fee will be added to any team fee’s that are not paid in full, 30 days prior to their events start date.

NCHC Refund Policy: The NCHC does not issue refund checks, we do however issue credits for one full calendar year to any NCHC run event of your programs choice.

NCHC Must Play Policy: A team that enters into our events agrees to compete in all tournament games bracketed.

This policy specifically is for teams capable of playing, but choosing to leave the tournament with bracketed games.

Failure to do so is a $100 penalty, per game, with additional penalties, including, but not limited to, future tournament ban.

Seeding Forms/Game Deadline: For a game to count for seeding to an NCHBC Event it must be played before the seeding deadline (2020 Districts January 12th & 2020 Regionals/Nationals January 30th.) Results after these deadline will not be considered/counted for seeding, with the only exception being NCHBC run Post Season events, which impact the seeding.
2021 Seeding Games Deadlines are–
District: January 10th, 2021
Regionals/Nationals: January 28th, 2021

NCHC Dual Roster & Coaching Policy: Players & Coaches may play & coach on multiple different age groups within a program. Players are permitted to play on in any age group they qualify for. Players may only play on one team per age group. As always it is the NCHC policy that teams entering our tournaments have enough primary players and a backup coach to compete, our staff will look at all requests to accommodate dual rostering, however, each player must know who their primary team and each team must have enough primary players to begin each game of the tournament. Ultimately each team must be prepared for conflicts that our staff is unable to accommodate.

Disciplinary Action: DISCIPLINE: Conduct that would deem such disciplinary action would include violating NCHC eligibility rules, displays of violence, vandalism, blatant disregard for safety, spreading rumors or slander, vulgarity or humiliation of opposing teams or players (this can come from the players, coaches or fans).  Participating organizations are responsible for everyone associated with their organizations. Disciplinary action may include any of the following: a letter of reprimand and a request for a written apology or suspension from participation in NCHC activities for a designated period of time, not to exceed three (3) years. When organizations or individuals are suspended from participation in NCHC activities, those individuals directly involved with any incidents must be named. Those players, coaches, administrators, or parents named as the offenders shall not be allowed to participate in NCHC activities as part of any other participating team until the period of discipline has ended.

NCHBC Proof of Age Requirement– Each program must be able (in the event of an age challenge) to provide the NCHBC proof of age via birth certificate, for each player. Over the course of 25+ years each age challenge has been handled this way.  Worthy of note, no age challenge has been successful. We accept electronic and physical copies, whichever is more convenient for the team/player to provide in the event of the challenge.

Official Verification/Challenge Form:
https://forms.gle/J9ZuoUimQAaYGTTc7