From Basketball VIC

At Basketball Victoria (BV), we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of confidentiality and integrity in managing PlayHQ profiles. An issue that continues to be prevalent in ensuring this confidentiality and integrity is the process for ‘profile merges.’

A request for a profile merge stems from a variety of different circumstances that then lead to multiple profiles representing a single individual player. Examples of how this occurs include a child registering on their own without parent/guardian for the first time, separated families or a teacher/coach registering the player to a competition or tournament under their (teacher/ coaches) account.

To address requests for a profile merge we have implemented a structured process designed to protect all participants every step of the way.  Participants’ personal and registration data is handled with the utmost care, ensuring confidentiality and secure management by Basketball Victoria and PlayHQ.

The profile merge process is overseen by Basketball Victoria and our Integrity Team, providing a transparent, impartial, and secure approach that prioritises the safety and trust of our community. Decisions are made by qualified BV staff who have the expertise to handle these matters professionally, ensuring a consistent and reliable outcome for all involved.

BV will work to the below timeline, which will allow participants with accidental duplicate profiles time to self-service and amend the issue prior to their next registration.

 

  • Duplicate account holders will be emailed the self-service instructions on 05/02/2025. Click below.
  • The functionality to skip the claim profile page on PlayHQ will be disabled on 13/02/2025.
  • A recap of the self-service process will be added to the community connect email in the month of February.

Kind regards,

Digital Support Team
Basketball Victoria

MEBA –
As I’m sure you’re all well aware, the Victorian Government has announced a further extension of the current lockdown until at least the 23rd September.

Unfortunately, the competitions are now unable to resume in time to complete a feasible season prior to the commencement of the Summer ‘21/22 season and as such the MEBA & GEBC Competitions for Winter ’21 are cancelled.

FIY – In terms of the Summer ‘21/22 season MEBA are asking that all clubs continue their preparations according to the current deadlines in readiness for the 4th October. If, due to further lockdowns/restrictions preventing competition by the 4th October we will continue to move out Grading Round 1 and provide a revised calendar of rounds once we can resume. The grading phase for Summer ‘21/22 will be reduced from 6 weeks to 5 weeks.

Until then we hope and pray that you stay well.

If you are looking for a way to get younger kids involved in the Dunkers then we have something for you!  The Future Dunkers is a safe way for young kids to start training in a playful and enjoyable environment while learning the essentials of basketball.  This is something we’d love for students Prep to Grade 2 to have a go at – if you think it might be too much to start them in a team.

2019 Introducing Future Dunkers Prep-2

Hi all,

Thank you for getting your memberships organised so quickly!  We will be advising of teams shortly and look forward to seeing you all in the Winter Season.  For Season dates please visit the home page.

Have a great Easter and good luck to all those teams playing finals.

Just a quick note to let you all know of some rule changes that have been released recently and are effective now. Please make sure you help your players understand the new rules so that they’re not disadvantaged come game day.
FILL IN PLAYERS 
If you require a stand in/fill in for a Saturday game you need to ensure that their age complies with the strict guidelines, see attached (basically the player needs to be the age level below your current grade – see grading restrictions ). No players from other teams within our competition MEBA may fill in for Dunkers at any time

please read the info below or watch the attached link for changes
https://vimeo.com/247241083

UN-SPORTSMANSHIP RULES

  1. (Criteria 1): Not a legitimate attempt to directly play the ball within the spirit and intent of the rules.
  2.  Excessive, hard contact caused by a player in an effort to play the ball or an opponent.
  3.  An unnecessary contact caused by the defensive player in order to stop the progress of the offensive team in transition. This applies until the offensive player begins his act of shooting. (new additional rule)
  4. Contact by the defensive player from behind or laterally on an opponent in an attempt to stop the fast break and there is no defensive player between the offensive player and the opponent’s basket. This applies until the offensive player begins his act of shooting.
  5. Contact by the defensive player on an opponent on the playing court during the last 2 minutes in the fourth period and in each extra period, when the ball is out of-bounds for a throw-in and still in the hands of the official or at the disposal of the player taking the throw-in.

NEW DEFENCE RULE –

  1. NO ZONE DEFENCE TO BE PLAYED FOR U14 AND YOUNGER AGE GROUPS.

The only exception is when a team has no substitutions for the game .

Definition of zone defence: Any defence played in the half court which does not incorporate normal man to man principles shall be considered a zone.

Penalty for not adhering to this rule: First instance is a warning to the offending coach. Following warning, if the coach refuses to adhere to the rule a bench technical is to be awarded against the offending team.

The Ringwood referee branch just opened applications to the new referee school.

The application can be found @ the Ringwood hawks website (www.ringwoodhawks.com.au) under the referee tab.

Become a referee!

All applicants will be required to attend the group interview at 3pm – 5pm on Sunday 24th September at The Rings Stadium to choose participants for this referee school.

If accepted, you also need to attend the following theory sessions while also running on court at least once per week with a mentor:

Session 1: 7-9pm Sunday 8th October
Session 2: 7-9pm Sunday 15th October
Session 3: 7-9pm Sunday 22nd October
Session 4: 7-9pm Sunday 29th October

If you have any questions, please remember to check out our FAQ: Becoming A Referee Here.

Applications close September 24th prior to the Group Interview.

School cost is $110 (subject to change)

Includes whistle and trainee shirt.

Hi all,

We thank you for your patience as we trial a new registration process.  We are working around the clock to make this as easy as possible and have extended the registration date to this Sunday for those that have had some difficulty completing all 3 steps:

  1. Pay your season membership – this covers registration, team sheets (team managers pay this during the season) and coach gift;
  2. Purchase a new singlet (we have a new uniform) (currently on special);
  3. Register each of your players (you need to login using the details you provided when you pay the season pass).

Please let us know if you have any difficulties with this process, we are here to help!

Mike