We are excited to announce that registrations are NOW OPEN for our Junior Domestic Competition for the 2026/2027 Summer Season.
Season dates are:
- Monday 12th October 2026 to 17th March 2027
- 12 Round Season + 3 Week Final Period
*Excludes school holidays & public holidays.
All coaches, team managers and players are required to register.
Coaches and Team Mangers will need to supply their WWCC upon registration through PlayHQ.
Current domestic competition participants have been emailed the registration link. If you are not currently participating in our domestic competitions, please fill out the player waiting form linked on this page.
Registrations will close 9am Monday 31st August. Late registrations may not be taken as teams will be getting organised.
If you have any questions about registrations or the upcoming Summer Season, please email admin@bairnsdalebasketball.com.au or contact us via Facebook.
Age Groups & Grades for Summer Season 2026/2027
Age groups are determined by the player’s age as of December 31st of the year the season ends (i.e., end of 2027).
Under 10’s – Born 2018/2019
Under 12’s – Born 2016/2017
Under 14’s – Born 2014/2015
Under 16’s – Born 2012/2013
Under 18’s – Born 2010/2011
Under 8’s will continue on a term basis and will be communicated in a seperate email towards the end of the term
We will have the following grades for the Summer Season and we have made a few night changes which is outlined below:
Under 10’s – Boys Tuesday Night at BARC & Girls Wednesday Night at BARC
Under 12’s – Boys A & B Tuesday night at BARC & Girls Wednesday Night at BARC
Under 14’s – Boys A & B Tuesday night at BARC & Girls Wednesday Night at BARC
Under 16’s – Boys Monday Night at Nagle & Girls Wednesday Night at BARC
Under 18’s – Boys Monday Night at Nagle & Girls Wednesday Night at BARC
Grades and/or age groups may be merged if not enough participants are registered for the competition. This will be communicated after registrations close and once numbers are confirmed.
Fees & Grading Information
The registration fees for the Summer Season are below:
BDABA Registration Fee = $143 GST Inclusive
Annual Basketball Victoria Fee = $34.00 GST Inclusive
Annual Basketball Australia Levy = $5.50 GST Inclusive
PlayHQ Fee = 1.89%
As per our By Laws, a 10% discount is available to families registering three or more participants per season. In order to get this discount, a request must be made via email to admin@bairnsdalebasketball.com.au and please provide names and grades of all participants being registered.
We have increased our fees to meet the growth of our competition and be able to support the resources required to run the domestic competition. Here at BDABA we are fortunate to be one of, if not the lowest overall costs to participate in basketball in Gippsland.
We understand such increases may be challenging during these times, if you need to discuss this further please contact us via email at admin@bairnsdalebasketball.com.au
Team selection and grading will be undertaken again by our Domestic Sub-Committee. We will be looking for more individuals interested in joining the Sub-Committee as the competition continues to grow, more support is required to help get key tasks sorted.
The aim of grading is to create a fair and balanced competition. The Sub-Committee are not perfect and will make mistakes but they do try their best to make the competition as competitive and fair as possible.
The first 3-5 rounds will be observed by key individuals and coach feedback will be sought in which changes may be made to teams. This means, any player may be moved to a different team. Please be mindful, if you are registering a player into our Junior Domestic Competition that they may be moved to a different team once the season has commenced.
Playing Out of Age & Wait List
Please only register for the age group you are required to play in. We have a seperate process for playing out of age.
To play out of age, you are required to place a request via the form linked below. If you are not registered for your own age group, you request to play out of age won’t be reviewed.
If you have a child who didn’t participate in the Winter Season but is wanting to play in the Summer Season. Please complete the below Wait List form and the association will be in contact.
BDABA Behaviour Policy
With our competition growth and an increase in behaviour issues, BDABA has developed a new Behaviour Policy to further develop a safe environment and further support for our young officiating group.
Our behaviour policy can be viewed here:
The policy is based on Technical Fouls and number of technical fouls during the season. The 1st Technical Foul will receive a written warning with a 2nd Technical Foul will be an automatic 1 week suspension. Additional technical fouls will lead to greater suspensions with all information found below in the behaviour policy.
By registering a team, you are agreeing to abide by this policy and will be the point of contact for any team related incidents that occur.
If you have any questions about the policy, you may contact our Referee Coordinator via email at referees@bairnsdalebasketball.com.au