Primary Team Nominations (2024 Season 1 Grades 1-6 Girls or Boys competitions) 
Existing teams should have received a link for priority entry: please use your existing team name or you will be placed on a waiting list instead (forward us your team entry email receipt with your new preferred team name). You must also email info@hkbaspiders.com.au with the following information:

• your team list of player names (including their jersey number)
• what school grade they are currently in
• the numbers of Representative players on your team, and their full names

New teams wishing to join the HKBA Competitions can register by using this link. If you cannot find the school grade competition you wish to enter, please email your interest to info@hkbaspiders.com.au to be placed on our waiting list.

Junior Team Nominations (2024 Season 1 Grades 7-11 Girls or Grades 7-10 Boys competitions)

Existing teams should have received a link for priority entry: please use your existing team name or you will be placed on a waiting list instead (forward us your team entry email receipt with your new preferred team name). You must also email info@hkbaspiders.com.au with the following information:

• your team list of player names (including their jersey number)
• what school grade they are currently in
• the numbers of Representative players on your team, and their full names

New teams wishing to join the HKBA Competitions can register by using this link. If you cannot find the school grade competition you wish to enter, please email your interest to info@hkbaspiders.com.au to be placed on our waiting list.

Senior Team Nominations (2024 Men, Over 30 Men, Women, Unisex)

Competitions are for single school grades e.g grade 1,2,3 etc (for primary and high school) if your team players are a mix of school grades then the team should enter the competition of the oldest school grade, for example a Team with a mix of players in school grade 4 and grade 5 means the team will have to enter the Grade 5 competition (even if only one player is of the older grade)

Please note it is the school grade the child is in and not the year they were born that we consider as their correct competition grade.

Competition days for primary school teams
Mondays – Year 1, 2 boys & girls teams
Tuesdays – Year 3, 4, 5, 6 girls teams
Wednesdays – Year 3, 4, 5, 6 boys teams

Competition days for high school teams
Mondays – Year 9, 10, 11 girls teams
Tuesdays – Year 9, 10 boys teams
Thursdays – Year 7, 8 boys & Year 7, 8 girls teams
Fridays – Year 11/12 boys teams (U21 league)

Competition days for senior Teams
Unisex – Sundays and Wednesdays
Women – Mondays
Mens – Sundays, Tuesdays, Thursdays

Annual Seasons (primary and High school)
Season 1 = school terms 1 and 2
Season 2 = school terms 3 and 4
* except for U21 Men who play school terms 4 & 1, then school terms 2 & 3

Our senior competitions run at different times, please email us for more information

Participation costs include mandatory Individual Player Registration with BNSW which ranges from $35-$115 per year. Players will also have to share the team’s nomination fee (once per season) as well as the team’s weekly court fees (every game, there are no fees payable for Byes):

Team Nomination Fee
Grades 1-6: $75
Grades 7-11: $80
Senior: $85

Weekly Team Court Fees
Grades 1-2: $75
Grades 3-6: $80
Grades 7-11, Senior: $85

You may have Representative players in your Team but the following rules apply:

• The total number of Rep players in a Team is 2
• If a team wishes to play with 3 Rep players they will need to enter the competition 1 school grade higher
• If a team wishes to play with 4 or more Rep players they will need to enter the competition 2 school grades higher.
  • Example 1: A Team of grade 4 players enters the Grade 4 competition , they have 2 Rep players- This is the correct competition for them (No other rep players of any grade allowed)
  • Example 2: A Team of grade 4 players would like to enter, they have 3 Rep players therefore will need to enter the grade 5 Competition(No other Rep players of any grade allowed)
  • Example 3: A Team of grade 4 players would like to enter, they have 4 Rep players therefore they will need to enter the grade 6 Competition.
• If the Representative player on your team is unable to play, you cannot use another Representative player from other teams as a substitute

When the rep players in the team are of different school grades we apply a point system with the total points allowed for a team = 6. All rep players are considered as equal for this system however we will place a team in an appropriate division taking into consideration the level of the rep players and the competition that they have entered.

A rep player playing in their school grade = 3 points

A rep player playing up one school grade = 2 points

A rep player playing up two school grades= 1 point

A development player playing in their school grade = 1.5 points

A development player playing up one school grade = 1 point

A development player playing up 2 grades is not counted in the calculation.

All players must be registered with BNSW for insurance purposes. Please do not register until your team’s spot has been confirmed for the current season. Registration lasts for 365 days from date of online payment. The fees in 2023 are:

• $35 for players aged under 7
• $88 for players aged 8-11
• $104 for players aged 12-17
• $115 for players aged 18+

All players must be registered prior to taking the court. We cannot add players to teams until they are registered.  It is a player’s responsibility to ensure their registration is up to date.

For more information please see Individual player registration.

• There is a minimum number of 6 players and a maximum of 9 players per team for the season
• All changes to team lists must come through the office by email:
  • If you have less than 5 players for a game you may request a substitute player from a lower division by emailing us 24 hours prior to your game. Please provide us with the player’s full name, team they are currently playing in and current grade at school.  This will enable us to verify elibigility of the substitute player and allow staff to update score sheets and tablets for all venues.
  • Substitute player must ensure their name is written in full (as well as their jersey number) on the scoresheet if their name does not appear on Courtside prior to a game
  • If a player is leaving your team you must inform the office by email as soon as possible. You cannot add a substitute or permanent team member during the season without informing us
• Please note that your game may be forfeited:
  • if a player plays/signs on under another person’s name
  • if a player plays whilst unregistered
  • if a team has used a substitute player without prior notification to the office
  • if a team uses a player from the same or higher division

We are currently implementing the use of Courtside scoring (ipads) for all our competitions. . We need to have Team lists and Jersey numbers emailed to us so your Team can be uploaded for the game.

• Please ensure any substitute player writes their name in full and their jersey number on the paper scoresheet
• We can not add Players at the time of or during the evening of the game. Any changes to your team list must be provided to the office 24 hours prior to your game
• Players whose registration has expired will have (U) unregistered showing under their name. This will need to be renewed prior to playing and will be checked by court supervisors. You should receive a courtesy email from BNSW a month prior to your registration expiring.
• Individual player stats cannot be changed after the game

If you are new to Courtside, please watch the tollowing online tutorial

What size basketballs are used
Primary school year 1,2 competition – size 5
Primary school years 3,4,5 competitions – size 5
Girls/Boys Primary school year 6 – size 6
Boys High School year 7 – size 6
Boys High School years 8,9,10 competitions – size 7
Girls High School, Women’s Senior competitions – size 6
Men’s Senior competitions – size 7
Unisex Competitions – size 7