12 Feb 2018 (Criteria 1): Not a legitimate attempt to directly play the ball within the spirit and intent of the rules. Excessive, hard contact caused by a player in an effort to play the ball or an opponent. An unnecessary contact caused by the defensive player in order to stop the progress of the […]
1 June 2018 The Committee strongly encourages Clubs to direct their coaches coaching in under 14 and younger age groups to play Man to Man defence. The only exception is when a team has no substitutions for the game. Definition of zone defence: See diagram below: What is a Zone Defense? A Zone Defenseis different from […]
1 June 2018 All coaches of a junior domestic team that has players, either regular or likely fill in’s, under the age of 18 will require a Working With Children (WWC) check and a completed Basketball Victoria statutory declaration. This includes: Teams in the Under 21 and Under 23 age groups where they have regular […]
1 June 2018 The Junior Domestic Committee has passed a motion that to perform the duties of a scorer for any of the Junior Domestic Competitions Monday to Saturday (inclusive) an individual MUST be a minimum of 15 years of age and be a competent scorer. This rule is in line with the Victorian Basketball Scoretable […]
1 June 2018 Correct uniforms shall consist of uniform colour shorts, base colour (or coloured panels) of singlets and numbers (piping is not considered part of the uniform). Players wearing shorts of the style known as “bicycle shorts” are deemed to be out of uniform. For safety reasons, pockets are not permitted in shorts and […]