JUNIOR COMPETITION

Divisions

To ensure equity in our competitions, there will be a Division 1 and Division 2 in the following age groups for this season:

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• Under 12 Boys

• Under 14 Boys

• Under 16 Boys

• Under 18 Boys (this will depend on the number of teams nominated)

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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.

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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.

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• Looking for a Team Expression of Interest

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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.

 

Players competing in 2 age groups will receive a 50% discount on their second registration.

Should you have any issues or need to arrange a payment plan please contact the Association Administrator at info@basketballwagga.net.au before commencement of competitions. If arrangements are not made and payments are in arrears, players will be prevented from playing until the fee is cleared or arrangements made with the Association
Administrator.

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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.

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Under 10, Under 12 and Under 14 Girls

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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.

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To try and attract new players and retain existing players the following is being offered for the Autumn 2024 Competition:

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• New Players - $100 Competition Fee

• Returning Players = $130 Competition Fee  

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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.

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Blazing Hoops Program (Under 10 Girls)

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THIS PROGRAM WILL RETURN IN SPRING 2024

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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.

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The program will consist of 7 weeks of structured training and 7 weeks of competition. All training sessions will be programmed by the Wagga Basketball Coaching Coordinator with the assistance of identified team coaches.

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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.

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The program is for girls born in 2015 or 2016 and will be limited to 42 participants.

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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.

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​Basketball NSW Membership

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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. Registration can be completed online and will be received by the Association Administrator. Players can check when registration by going to member.basketball.net.au and logging in with their Game Day email/password. Once logged in, they’ll be able to:

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• Update email address

• Upload a photo

• Update address

• Check membership history

• Check transaction history

• See playing statistics

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2024 BNSW & Wagga Basketball Membership Registration Fees

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• Under 8s = $15.00

• Juniors (8 to 11 years) = $50.00

• Juniors (12 to 17 years) = $78.00

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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.

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Team Registration

Teams who nominated online previously can use their existing team code and password to nominate a team. All new teams please use New Team Registration Form.

For new teams - once you nominate a team, you will receive a team code and password, with which you will be able to invite all team members to join your team using their email addresses.

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For existing teams who are re-entering – once you nominate please also invite your team members to join your team using their email addresses. All team members must join teams via the online process prior to the start of the competition. Please contact the Association Administrator should you face any difficulties in nominating your team.

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Player Registration

To register, complete the Player Joining Junior Team Registration Form.

 

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. A team list of players who have joined will be forwarded to the team contact before the commencement of competition. The team contact 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.

 

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. 

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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.

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Representative Players

To improve the general game, teams may only have a maximum of 3 representative players regardless of the club they represent. 

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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.

 

• 2 per year – Written Warning

• 4 per year – 2 playing week suspension

• 6 per year – 4 playing week suspension

• 8 per year – 8 playing week suspension

• 10 per year – Rest of Season suspension, plus next season suspension.

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These penalties are separate to any penalties handed down by the Disciplinary Tribunal.

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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.​

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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

• 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

• 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.

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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

• BNSW Disciplinary Tribunal By-Laws

• Zero Tolerance & Sports Rage Policy

• Code of Behaviour – Spectators Code of Conduct

• Code of Behaviour – Coaches, officials and support staff

• Code of Behaviour – Players

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For more information on the junior competition, please refer to the Competition By-Laws.