JUNIOR COMPETITION
Girls and boys competitions for 7-17 year olds.
2024 Spring Season
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The 2024 Spring Season is scheduled to start the week beginning 12 August 2024 (Refer to the Spring Draw)
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The season will consist of 12 weeks of regular season games plus 2 rounds of finals
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Team nominations open the week beginning 15 July 2024 and close 4 August 2024
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Under 12 Boys will move back to Tuesday and Under 18 Girls will move to Friday
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Under 10 Girls (Blazing Hoops) will consist of 3 weeks of training and 9 weeks of competition
Weekly Schedule
Below is the draft schedule which may be subject to change depending on the number of teams that register and court availability.
Day | Age | Location |
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Tuesday | Under 10s Boys
(born 2015 – 2016) | PCYC |
Tuesday | Under 10s Girls
(born 2015 – 2016) | PCYC |
Tuesday | Under 12s Boys (born 2013 – 2014) | PCYC |
Tuesday | Under 12s Girls (born 2013 – 2014) | PCYC |
Tuesday | Under 14s Girls (born 2011 – 2012) | PCYC |
Tuesday | Under 16s Girls (born 2009 – 2010) | PCYC |
Friday | Under 14s Boys (born 2011 – 2012) | PCYC |
Friday | Under 16s Boys (born 2009 – 2010) | PCYC |
Friday | Under 18s Boys (born 2007 – 2008) | PCYC |
Friday | Under 18s Girls (born 2007 – 2008) | PCYC |
Divisions
To ensure equity in our competitions, there will be a Division 1 and Division 2 in the following age groups for this season (depending on how many nominations received):
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Under 12 Boys
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Under 14 Boys
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Under 16 Boys
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Under 18 Boys
Team contacts will be required to nominate a division when registering a team. Nominations will then be reviewed by the association who may amend a nomination based on a teams playing group and experience. Teams with 3 representative level players should play in the highest division, however this will be reviewed by the board on a case by case basis.
Team Registration
GameDay is being replaced by a new platform called BasketballConnect. Refer to the BasketballConnect Team Registration instruction sheet.
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Player Registration
All players must join their team & pay competition fees (and be currently registered) via the online process before they can take the court for round 1. The team manager must ensure all players have joined their team prior to commencement of competition and follow up any players who have not joined. If players have not successfully joined their team prior to round 1 they may not be allowed to take the court until the online process has been completed.
Refer to the BasketballConnect Junior Member Registration instruction sheet.
Competition Fees
Standard competition fees will be set at $180.00 (outside of any incentive programs as per below). Under 10 competition fees will be $130.
On registering into a team there is the option of paying the competition fee in full upfront or by instalments.
Players competing in 2 age groups will receive a 50% discount on their second registration. Please contact the Administrator for a Promo Code for the second registration.
Female Participation Program
For a number of years we have struggled to attract and retain female participants. This season Wagga Basketball have put in place some incentives to try to increase participation in our sport.
Under 12 and Under 14 Girls
The aim of this incentive program is to boost female participation numbers in our junior competition with the goal of increasing overall female participation numbers in our competition and representative programs.
To try and attract new players and retain existing players the following is being offered for the Spring 2024 Competition:
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New Players (Never Played) - $100 Competition Fee
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Returning Players (Have Played Previously) = $130 Competition Fee
All participants will still need to pay the BNSW membership fee if they aren't already a member. Refer to the BNSW fees below. Kids joining from Aussie Hoops are free for the first 12 months and existing players would already have a membership.
Blazing Hoops Program (Under 10 Girls)
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The aim of this program is to encourage young girls to try out basketball within a structured and fun environment. It is hoped that this program will assist in boosting future numbers for both local competition and representative programs.
The program will consist of 3 weeks of structured training and 10 weeks of competition. All training sessions will be programmed by the Wagga Basketball Coaching Coordinator with the assistance of identified team coaches.
Registration is free, but participants will need to pay the BNSW membership fee if they aren't already a member. Refer to the BNSW fees below. Kids joining from Aussie Hoops are free for the first 12 months and existing players would already have a membership.
The program is for girls born in 2015 or 2016 and will be limited to 40 participants.
PCYC Membership
All competitions and programs are played at the new PCYC stadium and all participants will be required to have PCYC membership. A junior membership is $15 per year and can be purchased at https://www.pcycnsw.org.au/wagga-wagga. Alternatively, if you have multiple children or have other family members that would also like to join, a family membership is $49 and you can pop into the centre to process the membership form.
Basketball NSW Membership
ALL individuals intending to play in our junior competitions must be registered with Basketball NSW or one of its affiliates. No player will be allowed to take the court under any circumstance prior to being registered.
2024 BNSW & Wagga Basketball Membership Registration Fees
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Under 8s = $15.00
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Juniors (8 to 11 years) = $50.00
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Juniors (12 to 17 years) = $78.00
New members – if you are registering for the first time once you have completed a membership form, agreed to the terms and conditions and paid the relevant fees your membership is valid for 12 months from the date of registration.
An existing member renewing within 30 days - If you renew your membership within 30-days of it expiring, your new expiry date is 12 months from the previous expiry date.
An existing member who renews after 30 days - if you renew your registration after 30-days of it expiring, your new expiry date is 12-months from the date you have completed a registration form, agreed to the terms and conditions and paid the relevant membership fees.
Player Looking for a Team
If you do not have a team, complete the following Expression of Interest and the association will try to assist you in finding a team.
Scoring
All teams will require a bench scorer. If a scorer is not allocated at the start of the game the team may be penalised.
Courtside scoring will be used from Round 1 of competitions. This is iPad based and replaces the scoresheet. Again, it is imperative that each team supply at least one person to do scoring duties for their game.
Team Coach
All teams must have a coach. Coaches are to discuss all inquiries with the striped shirt referee at time outs or at half time. The Referee Supervisor, Court Supervisor or Junior Competition Director can be included in all enquiries to enhance referee knowledge and to improve the game. At no time are coaches, parents or bench officials to discuss the game
with any of the green shirt referees. This may result in an automatic bench technical foul and or further administrative action.
Coaches (over the age of 18) are to supply a Working with Children Check Number to Wagga Wagga Basketball Association. These details can be added (if known) when completing team nomination online or a copy of WWCC needs to be submitted to the office by round 3 either by email – info@basketballwagga.net.au or screenshot to the WWBA mobile 0447663925.
For more information and to apply for a Volunteer Working with Children Check (cost is free) please refer to www.kidsguardian.nsw.gov.au.
Representative Players
To improve the general game, teams may only have a maximum of 3 representative players regardless of the club they represent (this includes representative players from other associations). From a Wagga perspective this includes players from both our Blue and Orange representative teams. This rule applies to both the Autumn and Spring seasons each year e.g if you participate in the 2024 Junior Rep program, you are counted as a rep player for the 2024 Autumn and Spring seasons.
Player & Coach Behaviour
In an effort to control inappropriate player behaviour we have implemented the following penalties for an accumulation of Technical Fouls during the season. Please read the below Code of Behaviour for players and coaches.
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2 per year – Written Warning
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4 per year – 2 playing week suspension
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6 per year – 4 playing week suspension
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8 per year – 8 playing week suspension
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10 per year – Rest of Season suspension, plus next season suspension.
These penalties are separate to any penalties handed down by the Disciplinary Tribunal.
A player who receives a technical foul will be substituted out of the game for three (3) minutes and cannot be replaced by another player for the duration.
Disciplinary Tribunal
Any player, coach, team official or spectator may be cited and reported to appear before the tribunal if, in the opinion of a game official, referee supervisor, court supervisor or authorised representative of the Association, he/she:
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has drawn the sport of Basketball into disrepute
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has acted in a manner that is detrimental to the proper and efficient conduct, control or administration of Basketball by the Wagga Wagga Basketball Association
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has contravened the by-laws, policies or guidelines of a governing body of the sport.
Any incident shall is required to be lodged on a Report Form, which must be given to the court supervisor, referee supervisor or Technical Director.
The Wagga Wagga Basketball Association adopted the NSW Basketball Association Disciplinary Tribunals By-Law in March 2017, which is binding on all members of the Association and other persons or organisations which submit themselves to the jurisdiction of the Association.
Rules and Information
Please refer to the Documents section of our website for rules and information including:
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WWBA Competition By-Laws
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BNSW Disciplinary Tribunal By-Laws
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Zero Tolerance & Sports Rage Policy
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Code of Behaviour – Spectators Code of Conduct
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Code of Behaviour – Coaches, officials and support staff
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Code of Behaviour – Players
For more information on the junior competition, please refer to the Competition By-Laws.