Registrations for each season open around 2 months before the season starts. We notify everyone on our socials and the website.

They close 3 weeks before the season starts.

Just contact us on [email protected] and let us know your name, gender, year of birth and basketball experience.  If there is a vacancy in a suitable team, you’ll be able to register late. If the teams are full, we can place you on a wait list and will contact you if a vacancy opens up during the season.

The Season information include the dates get posted on our juniors page. Or you can download the information from the BACT Website here

For junior competitions, there is a 1 hour mid-week training session generally at Tuggeranong stadium followed by a game on the weekend. Under 12s and 16s play on a Saturday. Under 10s, 14s and 19s play on a Sunday.  All games are 40 minutes long (running clock) with 4 quarters of 10 minutes and 1-2 minute breaks between each quarter.

For JPL competitions (the premier level comp), there is a 90-minute mid-week training session per week and a Friday night game.  Those games also have 4 quarters and breaks of 1-2 minutes between quarters but games are generally longer than the normal junior competition as they are fully timed.

There are 5 junior age groups competing in Basketball ACT competitions – under 10, under 12, under 14, under 16 and under 19.

What age group you play in is determined by what age you turn in the year of the competition (regardless of whether you actually reach that age in the competition itself).

This means that it’s your year of birth that determines your age group as indicated in the table below:

Under 10s is non-competitive (no scoring, no ladder) but there are still grades (divisions 1-3) to cater for different ages and abilities.

Under 12-19s are also broken down into grades (divisions 1-6). There is also a separate Junior Premier League competition run over winter for elite players.  In the summer season, there is a club run summer open competition which is the same level as JPL (so pre-JPL) and allows clubs to work out whether they have a JPL standard team for winter.

The size of ball you need depends on your age group and gender. The rules are set out in the BACT competition by-laws (section 7.3) and are summarised in the table below.

Team lists will be sent out approx. 2 weeks before the season starts. This is a very big job for the coordinators and take a long time to coordinate.

Teams currently train at Tuggeranong stadium between Monday and Thursday nights. Training sessions are 1 hour long. They can start as early as 4:00pm and finish as late as 7pm (for older teams).

It is difficult to provide exact training times as this depends on the team that you are selected for. If there is a commitment that you need to work around, you should email us at [email protected].

Training starts two weeks before the first games are scheduled so the teams can get to know each other before they play.

Junior competition games are held on a weekend and are generally played at either Tuggeranong or Belconnen Stadiums (with overflow venues at Radford, Daramalan and Marist).   Under 10s, 14s and 19s (all grades) play on a Sunday and under 12s and 16 (all grades) play on Saturdays.  The JPL games are played on Friday night.

Basketball fees have 3 components – a BACT fee, a BA (Game development levy) and a Club fee. The last fee is the only fee that comes to the Club and pays your team registration, training costs and Club admin.

You can see the fee structure on the juniors tab of our website.

PlayHQ now allows you to pay in 4 instalments when you register on-line.

Alternatively, the Club allows you to pay the club fees in smaller fortnightly instalments. This is done by setting up a direct debit payment schedule. Please contact the Treasurer on [email protected] to see if you qualify for one. Note that the payment plan only covers the club fees. The BACT fee ($65.61) covers insurance and has to be paid upfront when you register.

Registration is an online process through the PlayHQ platform where you register and pay. There will be a link from the Spartans basketball registration page on our website and a post on our Facebook.

Returning players will also receive a link through mail chimp but please be aware that these emails can sometimes end up in spam and you’ll need to check the website if you don’t receive a link.

If you have been selected for the JPL competition, you’ll be sent a separate link and you should not register for the normal junior competition.

Yes. There is a question on the online registration form which asks if you have any friend requests and we try and meet these where possible.

This depends on the season and grades. If we run trials for the season, this information will be available on the Juniors tab of the website as well as posted on our socials before hand, so you can register to attend.

No, not at all. You can register to play in any age group even if you’ve never played before.  Our emphasis is on teaching fundamental skills at every level and we have a wide range of teams for all standards of players.

It will depend on the child. There is no lower age limit to play but most kids would be ready to play once they are 8 years or older.  If they are not quite ready to play in a team, we recommend that they register with the BACT run program Aussie Hoops which is run every term in a number of locations around Canberra including Tuggeranong Stadium. This is a great way of building skills until they are confident enough to play.

If you are a transferring player, welcome.  It’s great to have you join our Club. We just need you to contact us before registering on-line by emailing:

[email protected]

The automated Play HQ system is likely to make you submit a transfer request before you can register. If we know the registration is coming, we can hold a place for you in a team while your transfer is being processed.

If the Play HQ system doesn’t recognise you need a transfer, we’ll need to submit a manual transfer on your behalf. You can still register but won’t be able to play until the transfer is approved.

The most common reason for transfers to be rejected is if a player still owes money to their previous club.  For that reason, it’s worth double checking with the previous club that all your debts have been cleared before applying for a transfer.  I am sure they would also appreciate (as we would) knowing that a player is moving to another club.

Under 10 players have a uniform top provided. You will just need to purchase the Spartans shorts $35.

Under 12-19 players need to purchase a uniform top ($50) and club shorts ($35).

Please contact our uniform officer to organise a uniform.

[email protected].

with the re-brand to Spartans, everyone will need a new uniform.

Once you have the Spartans uniform, you can continue to use that uniform until you grow out of it!