Winter season is under way. Here are Some tips to a Smooth start:
- Don't register at the last minute and expect to play. Before you can be added to the game tablet your club administrator must be notified and add you to a team. Don't leave this to the last minute!
- You will ...need a Teampay account setup and ready to go to allow game payments this season. If you haven't got your Teampay team code yet please contact your coach or club.
- Clubs have until rnd 5 to be in corect uniform. If you new uniform is yet to arrive wear something that is your team color or something that won't clash with the opposition.

We had 2 teams withdrawn tonight. That has caused a shuffle of games on Wed and Thursday night that affects U12B, U14BB and Mens E
There is currently a spare slot at 7pm on Thurs that I would like to move one of these 9pm games to. The first 2 teams to comment/contact me and agree to that ...change I will move 😀

Aussie Hoops is a junior program designed by Basketball Australia as an introduction to basketball for kids aged 5-9 years old. It focuses on basic skills development to give our youngest players the confidence to transition into real game play, (when they are ready).

The Aussie Hoops ...program is delivered in 9-10 week blocks, synchronised with school terms. See the below registration quide link to learn more.

Team Managers:
Only 30% of our 120 teams have been assigned team managers in Basketball Connect. For Clubs to be able to add you as a team manager, coach or referee you must select this option during the registration process on the Basketball connect phone App.
There is no cost involved. ...Simply re register via the the app if this applies to you.

Basketball SA is locked into a deal with Basketball Connect as our digital registration partner thus we will be using their platform again this season to manage our games. However the BC "integrated" match day payment system which promised so much did not function effectively for many of... our members. So for this season the WBA has been forced to go back to the more robust and better supported Teampay online Match day payment system.
Unfortunately the Teampay App is not integrated to Basketball Connect so this will have to be downloaded by each member to make your match day payments.
Each team has a unique Teampay code which has been distributed to your club to issue to team managers/coaches. Once they have registered on the App they will then issue that code to their players.

Key Facts:
- Game fees haven't changed: $5 for juniors games $6 for senior games. + an admin fee. NOTE: If junior plays a senior game the fee is $6.
- Individuals can make game payments via the App prior to tjhe game OR the Team manager can make payments on behalf of each player (like we did with Basketball Connect)
- Teampay is not linked to the game tablet! Thus payments issues will not block a player from playing or hold up the game.
- Players can now easily be entered into the Court tablets by the scorer's rather than having to use the Basketball Connect phone app.
- Team managers can pay on behalf of a player that has a failed payment. And they can pay them back later or pay them with cash etc.
- Games managers will audit each game to ensure Teampay payments have been made.
- Mistaken/ Accidental payments - contact the games manager and they can quickly refund that person.
- If your team has paid but the game is forfeited at late notice contact the game manager for a refund.
- Playing an unfinancial player will result in the game being forfeited. NOTE: There will be a grace period while people learn the system.

Every winter season we get many players coaches and clubs complaining and questioning us as to why we run a winter season when most associations across the state don't. We battle with that ourselves as it is a lot of work manipulating around merged competitions, other sports and priorities ...for a short 12 week season. We understand all this and respect those that choose to focus on primarily Winter sports.
Yet with all that said we had a 15% increase in team nominations to the point we couldn't fit teams in.
So I guess if people want to play then we will continue to offer the opportunity.