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Autumn 2026 Season

Registrations for the Autumn 2026 Season are now closed and teams have been announced via email.

Contact the relevant age group coordinator if you have any queries.

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REGISTRATION FEES 2026

  • St Mary’s Basketball Club Registration Fee
    Under 8s to 20s – $295 or $280 with the Early Bird Discount if paid before 30 November 2025
  • Basketball Victoria Annual Participant Licence
    • Up to 17 yrs – $32
    • 18+ yrs – $46
  • Basketball Australia Fees
    • An annual one-time fee of $5.50 per player

The Basketball Victoria annual participation licence is an equitable, affordable, transparent and fair registration fee that covers all participation across the state during a 365-day period in any BV sanctioned competition. This fee is payable annually and only once regardless of how many leagues you play in, for example DVBA and EDJBL.

This licence covers insurance and participation opportunities for players, provides services and insurance for clubs and associations, as well as development and management of the sport as a whole.

Basketball Victoria utilises PlayHQ as the participant registration and competition management platform.

IMPORTANT: PlayHQ automatically determines when payment of the licence is due. The licence expiry date can be checked in the profile section on PlayHQ.

FLEXIBLE PAYMENT OPTIONS

To assist families, we have 2 flexible payment options available.

 

TEAM SELECTIONS AND NEXT STEPS

Once you have registered your child or children at PlayHQ, parents and caregivers are requested to contact Age Group Coordinators if you have any important information about your child or children in preparation for the new season.

Contact must be made before registration closes for our Age Group Coordinators to take the information into account for team selections.

Age Group Coordinator contact information can be found on the committee page. 

Registration FAQs

HOW DO I REGISTER AND WHAT ARE THE FEES?

PLAYERS NEW TO ST MARY’S SHARKS

Those interested in joining our great club for the first time should, in the first instance, contact the relevant Age Group Coordinator/s for the sex/age groups in which their children will commence playing (see ‘What are the age limits for each age group’ section). The Coordinators can give you the information you need regarding registration for new players.  Please do not register until your Age Group Coordinator advises that your child is a confirmed player.

To contact your relevant Age Group Coordinators please submit an enquiry here.

Registration for the for the Autumn Season (first half of the year) opens in Niovember.  Registration for the Spring Season (second half of the year) opens in May/June. Current members are advised of all registration information via email and through our Facebook page. New players should first contact the Age Group Co-ordinator as per the above mentioned information.

Once registration is open, a web link is provided to allow players to be registered and fee payment made online. The live registration link will also be available on this page when registration is open.

Fees: For fee information, please check our annually updated Registration Fees and Refund Policy.

TEAM SELECTION

For team selection information, please check our Team Selection Policy, via the ‘Policies’ tab.

 

HOW MANY SEASONS ARE THERE EACH YEAR?

The DVBA runs two junior domestic seasons of basketball per year:

     Autumn Season (January – June)   Spring Season (July – December)

WHEN WILL TRAINING BE HELD?

Training is held one afternoon/evening per week between Monday and Thursday, for up to one hour.  Training days and times are set dependent on the coaches’ availability.

St Mary’s teams train at a range of venues in the local area.

Training venues currently include:

  • St Mary’s Primary School
  • Norris Bank Primary School 
  • St Thomas The Apostle Primary School
WHEN AND WHERE WILL GAMES BE PLAYED?

Girls competition 
Saturday – U8s, U10s, U12s, U14s & U17s
Sunday – U20s

Boys competition
Saturday- U8s, U10s, U12s, U14s, U16s & U18s
Sunday – U19s & U22s

Games are held at a number of venues in the surrounding area. Diamond Valley Basketball Centre is not available due to improvement works.

Venue: Please see the DVBA’s website for current venues utilised by the Association.

WHAT ARE THE AGE LIMITS FOR EACH AGE GROUP?
The DVBA criteria for eligibility within each age group are:

  • Autumn Season (first half of the year) – A player must be under the age stated in the relative age group by the 30 June of the year of the competition.
  • Spring Season (second half of the year) – A player must be under the age stated in the relative age group by the 31 December of the year of the competition.

The age qualifications are:

GIRLS COMPETITION

U8s, U10s, U12s, U14s, U16s & U18s

BOYS COMPETITION

U8s, U10s, U12s, U14s, U16s, U18s, U19s & U22s

Players must not have turned that age on or before the cut-off date for each season, in the year the season commences: Spring Season – 31 December; Autumn Season – 30 June.

Example:  In the Autumn Season (Jan – June), your daughter will play basketball for the first time. She will turn 8 years old on 20 June. Her first season will be in U10. Because she turns 8 before the 30 June Autumn Season cut off, she cannot play U08 so must commence in U10.

Example 2: Your son is playing in U12 in the Autumn Season (Jan – June).  He will turn 12 on 18 August, during the following Spring Season (July – December), therefore he must go up to U14 for that Spring Season.

ARE PLAYERS GRADED? HOW ARE TEAMS CREATED?

For grading and team selection information, please check our Team Selection Policy.

HOW ARE COACHES RECRUITED?

Once registrations are received, ahead a of a new season, our Age Group Coordinators begin to recruit coaches for all of our teams. Many of our volunteer coaches are parents or relatives of players. Some of our coaches are current or past players themselves. We are always on the look-out for people interested in coaching our teams. If you are interested in coaching, we would love to hear from you. 

Please note: All coaches (unless Under 18 years of age) must have a current Working With Children Check (WWCC) to be eligible to coach for St Mary’s Basketball Club. Coaches will be asked to supply the club with a copy of their WWCC.

For all information related to coaching, please check our Coaching Policy, via the ‘Policies’ tab.

WHERE CAN I GET UNIFORMS & MERCHANDISE?

New players: contact our Uniform Coordinators to order a new uniform. Our Uniform Coordinators allocate player numbers and can assist with a loaner uniform until the new player’s singlet and shorts arrive.

For all information regarding uniform ordering and delivery cutoff dates, please visit the Uniforms page.

CAN I BE INVOLVED?

Yes, you can!  Our club is made up of a volunteer committee. Our coaches are volunteers. Many teams have volunteer team managers to create scoring rosters and foster communication between team members. You will also be very much involved by getting your children to training and games every week!

SMBC Playing Up Policy

SMBC Team Selection Policy

SMBC Registration Policy

SMBC Registration Fees and Refund Policy