Heartland Conference 2009-2010: Welcome

Since the beginning of the Heartland Confernece;

The Conference Championship Team has won the ICBA State Championship.

The MVP of the Conference has gone on to a college team.

All members of the Heartland Confernce All-Star Team have played in the ICBA All-Star Game.

Heartland Conference --- Central Indiana Home School Basketball Conference for Boys Basketball Teams - Jr. High, Jr. Varsity, and Varsity.

Member Teams: Anderson Sons, Eastside Golden Eagles, Lions Sports Club, Living Water Marlins, and Northwest Warriors.

Rules changes as a result of 4/21/07 Conference Meeting

Conference Teams
Anderson Sons, Eastside Golden Eagles, Homeschool Wildcats, Living Water Marlins,
Noblesville Lions, Northwest Warriors

Conference Rules

1. The Heartland Conference is made up of predominately homeschool teams; new teams must be accepted unanimously by all teams currently in the conference.

2. The conference includes Jr. High, JV, and Varsity teams. A small program may elect not to field a JV team

3. Each conference team must schedule two games with all other conference teams, home and away.

4. Age limits are 14 for Jr. High, 16 for JV, and 18 for Varsity. The age-determining date is September 1 before the start of the current season. This is consistent with ICBA guidelines. A violation equals a technical foul.    Rosters with jersey numbers, full names, and birth dates must be turned in for distribution to all conference teams before the first game of the conference season. Exemptions are considered by a unanimous conference vote.

5. No player may play more than 6 quarters per day. Exemptions are considered by a unanimous conference vote.

6. Per IHSAA guidelines, two technicals for a player or coach in a conference game results in suspension for the next conference game. In addition, any player or coach who receives three cumulative technicals in conference games (not counting delay of game or substitution technicals) is suspended for one conference game. Appeals to the entire conference are considered.

7. An All-Conference Varsity team will be selected at the end of the year. Each head coach will nominate five players from opposing teams after viewing the final conference stats. All-Conference players will receive awards.

8. Conference stats are kept for games played, points, field goal percentage (must average at least 3 attempts per game played), free throw percentage (must average at least 1.5 attempts per game played), three-point percentage (must average at least 2 attempts per game played), rebounds, assists, steals and blocked shots. Each team turns in an updated Excel sheet of conference stat categories to Jeremy Bialek by email after each conference game. (Teams should specify at the beginning of the season exactly which stats they will not turn in, if any.) Jeremy will send out regular conference updates with overall standings and the top 10-15 players (with jersey numbers and full names) in each stat category. Lew Owens will post standings and stats on the web as he receives them from Jeremy.

9. Trophies last the life of the conference. These awards are for the varsity teams. They include the King of the Conference box and the Heartland Conference Season Champion cup. Both trophies are The King of the Conference box will be displayed at conference games. Each season champion receives a dated plate to insert in the season champion cup, which may be retained when the cup goes to another team at the end of the next season. Conference games are defined by the Heartland Conference Schedule.

10. The 2006-2007 annual conference fee will be determined per program. It will cover the cost of the All-Conference awards and the dated plate for the season champion cup.

For Planning Purposes -- Heartland Conference Schedule 2009-2010 

Indianapolis Wildcats are no longer in the conference.Dates are for planning purposes. Teams can change the dates to fit their individual schedules as necessary during the week. 

Teams:Anderson SonsEastside Golden EaglesLions Sports ClubLiving Water MarlinsNorthwest Warriors 

Suggested Format / Rotation: 

Heartland Jamboree -- Saturday October 31, 2009, Capitol City Sports Center

For All Age Divisions: Varsity Boys, JV Boys, and Jr. High Boys3 Courts – One Court per Age Division 

Week 1 (Friday, November 6, 2009)               

Saturday, November 7, 2009 – Tip Off Tourney, Indianapolis, IN  Varsity Boys, Varsity Girls, and Jr. High Boys 

Week 2 (Friday, November 13, 2009)

Eastside Golden Eagles AT Anderson Sons

Living Water Marlins AT Lions Sports Club

Northwest Warriors – Open 

Week 3 (Friday, November 20, 2009)

Northwest Warriors AT Eastside Golden Eagles

Living Water Marlins AT Lions Sports Club

Anderson Sons  – OPEN 

Week 4 (November 27, 2009 -- Thanksgiving Week)

OPEN 

Week 5 (December 4, 2009)               

Saturday, December 5, 2009 – Holiday Classic Tournament, Indianapolis, IN  

Eastside Golden Eagles AT Living Water Marlins

Northwest Warriors AT Lions Sports Club

Anderson Sons -- OPEN 

Week 6 (December 11, 2009)               

Saturday, December 12, 2009 – Border Battle, Ft. Wayne, IN – Varsity Boys and Girls  

Northwest Warriors AT Living Water Marlins

Anderson Sons AT Lions Sports Club

Eastside Golden Eagles -- OPEN    

Week 7 (December 18, 2009)

Lions Sports Club AT Eastside Golden Eagles

Andersons Sons AT Northwest Warriors

Living Water Marlins -- OPEN 

Week 8 (December 25, 2009 -- Christmas)

OPEN 

Week 9 (January 1, 2010)               

Friday, January 1 and Saturday January 2, 2010 – Fort Wayne Hawks Invitational, Ft. Wayne, IN    Varsity Boys and Varsity Girls 

Anderson Sons AT Eastside Golden Eagles

Lions Sports Club AT Living Water Marlins

Northwest Warriors – OPEN 

Week 10 (January 8, 2010)

Eastside Golden Eagles AT Northwest Warriors

Anderson Sons AT Living Water Marlins

Lions Sports Club -- OPEN 

Week 11 (January 15, 2010)               

Friday, January 15 & Saturday, January 16, 2010 – Indy Shoot Out, Indianapolis, IN . Varsity Girls and JB Boys on Friday, Varsity Boys and Jr. High Boys on Saturday 

Living Water Marlins AT Eastside Golden Eagles

Lions Sports Club AT Northwest Warriors

Anderson Sons – OPEN 

Week 12 (January 22, 2010)               

Saturday, January 23, 2010 – ICBA Jr. High State Tournament 

Living Water Marlins AT Northwest Warriors

Lions Sports club AT Anderson Sons

Eastside Eagles -- OPEN 

Week 13 (January 29, 2010)               

Saturday, January 30, 2010 – Fort Wayne Guard Tournament, Fort Wayne, IN  8 Varsity Girls, 8 Varsity Boys, 8 Jr. High Boys, and 8 Elementary Boys 

Week 11 (February 5, 2010) Week 12 (February 12, 2010)               

Saturday, February 13, 2010 – ICBA JV Boys State Tournament, Indianapolis, IN 

Week 13 (February 19, 2010)               

February 18, 19, and 20, 2010 – Home School Regional National Qualifier, Indianapolis, IN 

Week 14 (February 26, 2010)               

Friday, February 26 and Saturday, February 27, 2010 – Lafayette Invitational Tournament