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.

Under 10s have an 18 round season starting on 17 March and ending on 1 September (with no finals).

For under 12-19s, the normal junior competition starts on 16-17 March with 3 grading rounds ahead of round 1 of the main season on 11-12 May (for under 12s and 14s) and 4-5 May (for under 16s- 19s) on 29-30 April. The last round of the season is 31 August – 1 September with semi-finals and a grand final to follow (14-15 September).

The JPL competition has slightly different season dates (to work around ACT representative games). It starts on 15 March and goes through to round 18 on 6 September 2024. This is then followed but finals with the Grand Final on 20-22 September.

There are no games on long weekends or during school holidays.

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 8pm (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 info@southerncrossbasketball.net.

Games are held on a weekend and are played at either Tuggeranong or Belconnen Stadiums.   Under 10s, 14s and 19s (all grades) play on a Sunday and under 12s and 16 (all grades) play on Saturdays.  Round 1 of the draw will be released on 8 March 2024 with the full post-grading fixture available from 26 April 2024.

The individual fees are below. The fees have 3 components – a BACT fee, a BA (Game development levy) and a Club fee. The last pays your team registration, training costs and Club admin.

Registration is an on-line process. There will be a link from the TSC basketball registration page on our web site to register and pay.  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 need a payment plan to pay the fees, we can offer automated direct debit instalments set up through your bank account. Please contact the Treasurer by email to organise this as soon as possible (tscbbtreasurer@gmail.com).

There were selection trials for under 12-19 players held in November 2023. However, because of the number of players who registered for trials, we were only able to sort out our JPL teams from those trials. Other teams will be finalised in February with pre-season squad trainings commencing in weeks 2 and 3 of term 1.

Under 10 players do not need to trial and will be placed into teams after their first trainings.

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 but we have kids who are 5 and 6 years old playing basketball.  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 transferring from another club to the same competition (eg JPL to JPL), then you will be asked to complete an online transfer form when you register for our Club.  If you are transferring between competitions (eg: junior to senior, normal competition to JPL), we need to complete a manual form for you. Please contact us to organise this.

Let us know if you need a transfer because you won’t be able to complete your registration until the transfer is complete and we’ll need to reserve a place in a team for you.

Under 10 players have a uniform top provided. They just need to supply their own plain black shorts. These can be any style but must NOT have any pockets or zips.

Under 12-19 players need to purchase a uniform top ($50) and club shorts ($30). Please contact our uniform officer to organise this.

uniforms@southerncrossbasketball.net.