26/27 SEASON

Further information, including confirmed grading, fixtures and game times, will be released as soon as the scheduling process has been finalised.

Thank you for your patience while we work through the large number of team nominations and complete the competition structure for the season ahead.

We’re looking forward to another exciting season of basketball and we thank you for being an important part of our competition.

AGE GROUPS

The competition age groups are defined by the following divisions, with the school year determined as at the commencement of the season.

See the below table for a summary of the upcoming season’s age group requirements (As per Bylaws Section 8 – Age Groups):

Playing Fees

Basketball Playing Fees are a combination of a number of components – BABA fee, Basketball WA Insurance fee, Basketball Australia Player Levy and Club fee.

The cost of the fees are as follows:

BABA Fees:                                                     
U10                  $180                                         
U12                  $220
U14                  $220
U16                  $220
U19                  $220
Seniors            $250

BWA Insurance: $46.32 per player per annum
BA Levy: $5.61 per player per annum
Club Fee: Varies from club to club. Approx $40 – $50

Kidsport – Please contact your Club directly if you intend to apply for KidSport Funding. When you apply, you need to select your Colts Basketball Club not BABA.

Important Dates & Info

Teams are submitted via a Team Nomination Form below.

Teams are not formed by BABA and you must submit via the Colts. coltsbasketballclub@gmail.com

Download our Team Nomination Form to your phone or computer, save to your device and fill in- it’s an editable pdf. 

A minimum of 8 players are required to submit a team for U10 – U16, and A minimum of 7 players are required to submit a team for U19, Seniors & Masters.

This aids teams if players are unwell or injured, and helps limit extra teams with limited venue capacity available.

Team Nominations 31st August 2026. Under no circumstances will late teams be accepted this year once nominations are closed.

Online PlayHQ registration and fee payment OPEN Monday 7thSeptember 2026. 

Play HQ registration and fee payment CLOSE Friday 25th September 2026. 

All players MUST be registered and financial by this date.

TEAM FORMATIONS - JUNIOR TEAM MANAGERS & COACHES PLEASE READ

For the 2026–2027 Junior Competition season, the previous Player Point System has been replaced with a simpler representative player cap and grading structure.

A Grade: The highest level of competition. Teams may include a maximum of 5 previous season & current Blazers, WABL or State-level players. All current WABL and State-level players must play in A Grade.

B1 Grade: The strongest B Grade division. Teams may include a maximum of 2 previous season & current Blazers players. Intended for experienced and developing players who are approaching A Grade level but are not yet suited to the full strength of A Grade.

B Grades: Intended for players with sound basketball experience and developing skills. Teams should be competitive and reasonably balanced, without being formed as representative-strength teams.

C Grades: Intended for newer, less experienced or developing players who require a more social and introductory level of competition.

• All Blazers players- irrespective of Championship or Development team placement are expected to play in the highest appropriate grade for their ability and development- A or B1.

• Teams will be graded according to player experience, team strength and competitive balance.

• Grade requests may be submitted; however, final placement remains at the discretion of Busselton Basketball Association.

These changes are designed to provide clearer differences between grades, prevent team stacking, encourage player development and create fair, competitive opportunities for players at every skill level.

REMINDER

Registrations: If you are not registered prior to your game, you will not be permitted to take the court.

Mouthguards: These are COMPULSORY for all players under the age of 18. NO MOUTHGUARD, NO PLAY.

Uniforms: All team members must be wearing the SAME style/colour singlets and shorts. No uniform penalty shall be applied for the first 3 weeks; however, it is best practice to be in uniform from the very beginning.

Regardless off the uniform penalty, POCKETS ON SHORTS ARE NOT PERMITTED AS WELL AS NO JEWELLERY TO BE WORN OR TAPED. (All piercings MUST be REMOVED) 

Playing up/Filling in: No casual fill ins are permitted; Only registered players to the BABA competition are allowed to fill in for a team provided they are eligible. Players are not permitted to play up a grade in the same division. (ie: U16 C grade to U16 B grade) A team may only have a fill in player from the age group (school year level) below as per the 2023/2024 age group document. Please present to the court coordinators desk 20 mins prior to your game if you have a player filling in.  

Scorers and Bench areas: Each team is to provide a competent scorer over the age of 13, who must not also be a player in the game. Paper scoring will be completed for U10’s and electronic scoring via PlayHQ on iPads will be completed for all other age groups. 
Please refer to the attached document regarding Scoreboard instructions and which team is to sit on which side of the bench. 

Forfeits: Teams are to advise any forfeits to their club AT LEAST 24 hours prior to the fixtured game. Please ensure that the following information is included:
- Age group
- Your team name
- The opposing club and team name
- Date, venue, court, and game time
The club will then advise BABA and the opposing club. Any forfeit submitted with less than 24 hours’ notice will be subject to a forfeit fine as per the bylaws. 

U10 Rules: This age group is playing with modified rules as per bylaws section 25 – Special Rules. The Rules and information for how they are applied during the season can be found here:https://busseltonamateurbasketball.com.au/u10s-rules-2/ (they do apply for the 2023/2024 season)
It has also been identified that there is conflicting information in the bylaws in regards to allowing Coaches on the court during U10 games. 
After additional consultation with the Referee Coaches, Coaches WILL NOT be permitted on the court. 

ALL PLAYERS AND SPECTATORS ARE NOT PERMITTED TO ENTER THE VENUE COURTS PRIOR TO 4PM MONDAY-FRIDAY 

We look forward to seeing you all on the courts!!