Summer Season 23/24 | Junior Muster

Summer Basketball Season is just around the corner and it’s never been easier to join a basketball team for kids! Simply pay the first installment of season fees to register and attend the Muster for your age group to be placed in a team.

1. Tell everyone you know to play basketball this summer!
2. Pay season fees online before Sunday 8 October 2023.
3. Attend the Muster Day for your age group to be placed in a team (dates below).
4. Competition games will commence the week of 16 October 2023.

The Summer Season runs from 10 October 2023 to 11 April 2024. That’s 20 weeks of basketball fun. Please remember that registering means committing to a team for the entire Summer Season.

Read the 10 Step Guide to Junior Muster.

WHY A MUSTER DAY?

The aim of Muster Day is to ensure that players have the best experience possible. Registering in advance gives SBA accurate numbers to create teams and book court space. It also simplifies the process for new and returning players by placing them in a team on Muster day and minimises team movement once the season begins.

Registering in advance will reduce the administration of chasing unpaid fees and players who do not notify SBA that they are not returning for a new season.

HOW WILL TEAMS BE SELECTED?

Registered players will participate in short games and drills on the day to be placed into a team for the season. Selectors will do their best to consider friendship groups while ensuring an even spread of skill across teams. You will receive an email within a week with your team name and can follow it on Game Day to access the draw.

WHAT IF I CAN’T ATTEND MY MUSTER DAY?

If you can’t attend the Muster Day for your age group, go ahead and register for the Summer Season.

Follow up your registration by emailing enquiries@shoalhavenbasketball.com.au to request an exemption. New players can include a description of their basketball experience and the name of ONE player you would like to be placed in a team with.

WHAT ABOUT THE U18 BOYS?

Players in Under 18 Boys nominate their own teams in the same way as the Seniors. This allows players to stay with their friends in their school year group. Players who turn 18 in 2024 will move up to the Senior competition for the 2024/2025 Summer Season. Players who turn 18 in 2024 are classified as seniors by the BNSW system and must pay senior comp fees.

Email enquiries@shoalhavenbasketball.com.au asap to enter an U19 Boys team. A form will be sent for you to nominate the team name, team delegate, and two duty referees.

Many top age U19 players also play in the Senior competition. If you are U18 and would like to play seniors, please view the policy relating to junior players in the senior comp.

UNIFORM

• Players require a reversible Shoalhaven Basketball singlet to play (available online when registering).
• Shorts must be black with no pockets or large logos.
• Representative shorts are not to be worn for domestic comp.
• Compression garments and sleeves must be black.
• Shorts do not include leggings, stockings or tights of any length. Leggings will be permitted with shorts over the top in June, July or August only.
• T-Shirts, black or the same predominant colour as the playing singlet, are permitted to be worn under the playing singlet.
• Points will be deducted for players during games for players not in uniform.

Uniform guidelines are outlined in the Uniform Policy and Domestic Competition Rules.

INFORMATION FOR PARENTS

Parent volunteers are a critical part of basketball. You’ll notice parents and caregivers coaching, on the score table, refereeing, assisting committees, and many other volunteer roles. Get involved!

• Every team will require a coach for the Summer Season. Don’t worry if you don’t know how to coach or play – it can be as simple as ensuring that all players get fair court time and acting as your team’s central point of contact.
• Every game requires two people on the bench to keep score on the iPad and scoreboard, preferably one from each team. If no parent/cares volunteer for bench the clock will run but no scores will be recorded.
• Games can’t go ahead without referees.Courses are run regularly for new referees and you will be supported on court by a referee supervisor while earning your stripes. Without referees, there is no game!

Shoalhaven Basketball provides training in all of these areas and other parents are always willing to share their knowledge. We’ll be calling for coaches and other volunteers at each Muster session.

Learn more about how you can get involved here.