Girls:
- U8, U10, U12, U14 & U16 – Saturday
- U18/21 – Monday Night
Boys/Mixed:
- U8, U10, U12 Mixed – Saturday
- U14 Boys – Saturday
- U16 & U18 – Monday after school
- Age groups are determined by year of birth (e.g., age as of the 31st of December).
- To begin playing U8’s, participants must have reached ‘school age’. That means, they must have turned 5 by the 30th of April 2026.
| Age Group | Year Born |
| Under 8 | 2019, 2020 |
| Under 10 | 2017, 2018 |
| Under 12 | 2015, 2016 |
| Under 14 | 2013, 2014 |
| Under 16 | 2011, 2012 |
| Under 18 | 2009, 2010 |
| Under 21 Girls | 2006, 2007, 2008 |
- Timing – 2x 18-minute halves / 45-minute schedule
- Venues – Cardinia Life Stadium, Beaconhills College Pakenham & Officer Community Hub
- Saturday Competitions – Games are scheduled in age group order from 8:45am beginning with U8’s & U10’s in the morning, U12’s in the early afternoon and U14’s & U16’s in the mid-afternoon.
- Monday Competitions – U16 Boys are scheduled 4:45pm – 7pm, U18 Boys & U18/21 Girls are from 7pm – 10pm
- Summer season runs in Victorian School Terms 4 & 1.
- Competition Dates – Games are not scheduled on public holidays, or the weekend of a Monday public holiday. Please refer to the Season Calendar below for exact dates/rounds.
Grading Phase:
- Rounds 1-4 are our Grading games. Teams may be moved within competitions on a week-to-week basis. These games do not count towards the ladder.
- Rounds 5 & 6 are our re-grading games. Teams may be moved after Round 6 to a different grade if deemed necessary by Competition Management
Finals:
- Top 4 teams play-off in a 2-round format (1v4 & 2v3).
- Winners of semi-finals advance to grand final.
Team Registrations
- Independent Team registrations open at 10am on Monday the 24th of August.
- Registrations will close on Sunday the 18th of September or as competitions reach maximum capacity
Find a Team
- Junior teams are mostly affiliated with a local Domestic Basketball Club. To find a team/club to join, contact one of our clubs using the information on our Find a Team/Club page.
Player Registrations
- Each club or independent team will have their own player registration link. Contact your club or Team Organiser to receive your team’s link.
- All players will need to pay a $10 PDBA Player registration fee upon their first registration to the season.
BV and BA Annual Participant Fees
- All participants must also pay annual licence fees to become a registered member with Basketball Victoria. This is completed as part of the club registration process via PlayHQ.
Note – BV Annual Participant Licence must expire after the season end date. New players will need to purchase a licence and existing players will need to renew their licence if set to expire during the season.
BV Annual Participant Licence Fees:
- Junior Player (Under 18) – $34.00
- Senior Player – $48.00
BA Annual Game Development Levy:
- $5.50
Transfers:
A transfer request is a request by a player to register to a new club. Transfers are initiated in PlayHQ by a player during registration to their intended new club and require the approval of the player’s current and new club, and their association before the player can complete their registration to their new club.
For information on how to submit a transfer request, click below:
Season Permits:
A season permit request is a request for a player to register to a new club without changing their home club of affiliation. It can be initiated by a player in PlayHQ, during registration to their intended new club.
A Season Permit requires the approval of the player’s current and new club, and their current and new association before the player can complete their registration to their new club.
For information on how to submit a season permit request, click below:
- Fees may vary depending on your domestic club
| Junior | |
| Team Registration Fee | $75 |
| Player Registration Fee | $10 |
| Weekly Game Fee | $85 |
| BV Licence Fee (12 months) | $34 |
| BA Game Development Levy (12 months) | $5.50 |
The PDBA has partnered with Teampay to process gameday payments for all Independent Teams.
The Teampay app is available on Android and iOS which allows for real-time transfer of payments:
How it works:
- Teams receive a Teampay unique team code from the association prior to the season.
- The first player to register via the code is assigned as the team captain/team delegate.
- All subsequent players will be assigned as team members.
- Team captains/delegates can be changed if required.
- Players join the team via the Teampay app, using the unique code.
- All players can enter their Debit/Credit card details and add the card to their Teampay account. This information is securely stored with only the last 4 digits visible.
- Team delegates select available players on game night.
- Match fees are automatically split between all playing players.
- Payments will be only deducted from players that have been selected by the team captain/delegate.
As of February 2026, Teampay charges a transaction fee of $0.26** plus a 2.5% Stripe credit card processing fee for each player payment – Teampay Terms of Service
The app will clearly display the match fee & processing fee before the nominated team delegate finalises the transaction.
**Team delegates can also allocate the entire match payment to a single person. This option may suit teams who rotate who pays each week and can help minimise the $0.26 fee by applying it once rather than per player.
SUMMER 2026/27 TEAMPAY CODES:
TBC – teams will be contacted when Teampay codes become available for the Summer season.
- Teams must notify the PDBA if they are forfeiting a match.
- Independent teams must submit forfeits via the Teampay app.
- Club teams must notify their club of the forfeit.
Forfeit Fees:
| Notified 24+ hours before match | $85 |
| Notified within 24 hours of match or unnotified | $125 |
Basketball Victoria provides a level of insurance to all registered members of Affiliated Associations.
Basketball Victoria’s insurance provider is V-Insurance Group (Corporate Authorised Representative of Willis) and details regarding the level of coverage can be found via the
V-Insurance Basketball website:
- What is covered? Downloadable Copy of the Summary of Cover Brochure for Victoria
- Certificate of Currency – Contact details for Victoria
- Download Documents – Public Liability/Professional Indemnity, Personal Accident & Association Liability Policy schedules and wordings and Personal Accident Claim Form
- Match Day Checklist and Guidelines
- How to Make a Claim
V-Insurance
V-Insurance Group Pty Ltd
Level 28, Angel Place, 123 Pitt Street, Sydney NSW 2000
P: 02 8599 8660 or toll free 1300 945 547
E: basketball@vinsurancegroup.com