Play Juniors/Clubs
WINTER SEASON | April 2026 – September 2026
Junior Basketball returns to the Stadium for Winter 2026.
Our competition is open to players of all experience levels — from those new to the game through to representative-level athletes.
The competition operates under a structured club model designed to provide:
• Balanced grading
• Consistent scheduling
• Safe, supervised match days
• Full-size indoor stadium courts
Team & Club Participation
Clubs are invited to nominate teams within the structured competition framework.
All teams must:
• Register players
• Ensure coaches hold a valid Working With Children Check
• Wear matching uniforms
• Adhere to the Nepean Valley Basketball Code of Conduct
Team entries must be confirmed prior to season allocation.
Key Dates
Team nomination closing date: March 2026
Planned season start: April 18 2026
Further competition details, including confirmed age groups and divisions, will be finalised based on Expressions of Interest and team nominations.
For club enquiries, please contact: competitions@nvbball.com.au
Other Details
Nepean Valley Basketball By-Laws
- The Nepean Valley Basketball By-Laws will be linked here soon or posted on the new website when it launches.
Forfeits
- A forfeit fee will apply for any game not played, whether the forfeit is notified in advance or not.
- A team that forfeits more than (3) three games in a season maybe removed from the competition or (2) two times in a row.
- Full details are outlined in the Nepean Valley Basketball By-Laws.
Score bench Duty
- Teams will be required to provide duty as per the Nepean Valley Basketball By-Laws.
Regular Season Game Settings and Timings
- No zone defence for Division 1 – unless a team can only have 4 players on the court.
- Trapping Defences which rotate back into man to man principals shall be acceptable.
- It is not up to the referee’s to make a determination as to whether or not a zone defence is being played. Team Managers need to approach the court supervisor.
- 4 registered players are needed to start a game.
- 2 x 20-minute halves running clock
- Half time is 2 minutes (maybe reduced if games are not running on time)
- Clock doesn’t stop for time-outs in regular round games
- 2 Time-outs per half but not permitted in last 3 minutes of the second half.
- No Overtime – Tied games (draws) will be permitted in regular season games.
- Finals eligibility – players must participate in at least 50% of total round games
- The Competition Manager has the right to promote or relegate teams if necessary for the benefit of the competition.
Uniform Rules
- tops must be matching
- shorts must be matching
- numbers (0-99) must be displayed on the front and back of each playing top
- no parts of the uniform may feature external pockets or any other feature with potential to cause injury
- Please note that all teams must be in correct uniform from week 4.
Age
- Players cannot be turning the age of the competition they are competing in during the calendar year.
Representative Players
- No team can have more than (3) representative players
- any player selected to represent an association in any given season is considered a representative player from the commencement of the Winter Competition of that year to the completion of the Summer Season following. You are included in the 3-player count if you have been selected by any association to represent them either as a full-time, rotational, train on, or development player.
ELIGIBILITY
- Once a player has played for one team in a particular competition, they may not transfer to another team in that competition without written permission from NVBA
- Players may participate in a number of competitions (eg: Senior Men Monday and Senior Men Tuesday or U/13s and U/14s) but not in two grades of the same competition (eg: U/11 A grade and U/11 B grade).
- Exceptions will be allowed where a player is filling in for a team in a higher grade. Once a player has played for a particular team in a higher grade, they may only fill in for that particular team in that competition up to a maximum of 3 games.