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How to join the Wattle Park Saints

There are two basketball seasons per year, with Summer season running from October - March, and Winter season from April - September.

Wattle Park Saints offers teams for:

Monday night games - Girls
Friday night games - Boys
Saturday games - Girls and Boys

Registrations for the Winter 2025 season are now open

Registrations close 5pm 2nd March 2025

AGE GROUPS

In the Winter 2025 season, to be eligible for a particular age group a player will need to be under that age on 30th June 2025

REGISTRATION FEES

We have moved to upfront payment of team sheets. This not only reduces the cost of each team sheet and brings us in line with most clubs, it also reduces the administration responsibilities for Team Managers.

PlayHQ has a facility to make staged payments (4 equal payments over a 6 week period) and if anyone needs hardship payment assistance please contact Shayne La Combre – president@wattleparksaints.org.au

This season’s standard club registration fee has been set at $395.

In addition to this, there is a:

Basketball Victoria Annual Participant Licence for players (per 365-days)

This is a statewide participation licence that applies to domestic, and junior representative player registrations and is charged when the player doesn't already have a licence that covers them for the entirety of the season they're registering to.

$32 – Junior (17 and under) playing participant
$46 – Senior (18 and over) playing participant

Basketball Australia Participant Fee (Game Development Levy)

An annual Basketball Australia Game Development levy of $5.50 per competition player is also charged.

This levy will be applicable to all players participating in regular season competitions. Regardless of how frequently a player participates in the sport each week, the levy will only be due on an annual basis (similar to the Basketball Victoria licence).

The $5.50 fee will be paid when a player next registers to a competition season. For existing players this may or may not coincide with the Basketball Victoria licence depending on anniversary dates.

Total fees
Juniors:

For Juniors where BV and BA fees are not due, the total registration payment is $395
For Juniors where BV and BA fees are due, the total registration payment is $432.50 ($395+$32+$5.50)

Players 18 years and over:

For players 18 and over where BV and BA fees are not due, the total registration payment is $395
For players 18 and over where BV and BA fees are due, the total registration payment is $446.50 ($395+$46+$5.50)

If you are playing multiple games for Wattle Park Saints (e.g. Friday and Saturday) you need to register for each game using the links above.

Please take care with registering your child into the correct competition and ensure their details are entered correctly. Any questions or issues, please contact Scott Monkhouse on info@wattleparksaints.org.au

Season dates

REFUNDS

Please consider your registration carefully as refunds for withdrawal are only available in limited circumstances (for example medical grounds). If you decide to withdraw your registration you will need to email the Registrar at info@wattleparksaints.org.au setting out the reasons you are seeking a refund.

All refunds will incur a $25 Administration fee and only apply to the Club portion of the Registration. We cannot refund the Basketball Victoria Annual Participation Licence fee of $32, the Basketball Australia Participant Fee (Game Development Levy) of $5.50 or any other administrative charges incurred by the Club in any circumstances. Any application for refund needs to be forwarded to the Registrar at info@wattleparksaints.org.au setting out the reason for the refund.

Once teams have been arranged and if you subsequently decide you no longer wish to play, there will be no refund provided. If there are extenuating circumstances for why a player is no longer available to play, you will need to email the Age Group Coordinator requesting a refund and this will be considered at the next available Club Committee meeting.

If a player is injured during the course of a season, there will be no refunds provided. If it is a long-term injury, causing a player to miss over 75% of the season (including finals), you can email the Age Group Coordinator and at the next available Club Committee meeting, it may be considered to carry over the registration fees to the following season.

LATE REGISTRATIONS

If you have not registered by 5:00pm Sunday March 2nd, you will need to email the Registrar on info@wattleparksaints.org.au with the player details (name, date of birth, playing day) to be placed on a waiting list. If places then become available due to a lack of numbers in a particular age group or the like, those places will be allocated to those who first expressed an interest to be considered for selection after registrations close. Please note that registrations completed after Sunday March 2nd will incur a $50 late fee.

PLAYER REQUESTS

The Club will attempt to accommodate as many playing requests as possible but unfortunately this is not always possible. Please ensure you have included any playing request in the relevant registration fields. This includes players requesting to play up or with a specific other player(s). The Club reserves the right to add a player to any team.

UNIFORMS
If you are a new family to Wattle Park Saints you must order a uniform at the time of registration. Please note it can take up to six weeks for your uniform to be processed.

Please order a playing uniform (or replacement items) through the link https://www.impactsports.com.au/club/wattle_park/

If you have any questions about ordering a uniform please contact us by email at Uniforms@wattleparksaints.org.au

TRYOUTS / TEAM SELECTIONS
The club will not be conducting tryouts. Team selections will be based on the “Team Selection Policy” found here.

TEAM SHEETS
Team sheets will be emailed during the Term 1 school holidays. These outline who is in your team, and provides contact details for all team members

WALKOVERS

Where a Wattle Park Team causes a walkover - insufficient players for a game to allow play, then the team must pay for the walkover – an additional $140. Details on Fill-ins and Walkovers can be found at https://www.wattleparksaints.org.au/fill-in-player-rules

COACHES and TEAM MANAGERS NEEDED
Wattle Park Saints relies on volunteers to keep the club operating. We therefore ask all members to consider taking on the role of Coach or Team Manager when registering your child. Please indicate whether you are willing to take on this role when asked in the registration process.

Wattle Park Saints also encourages junior players to take on a coaching role for younger age groups. Junior coaches are paid $500 for their efforts coaching during the season. If your son or daughter wishes to be considered to coach a junior team please indicate this interest when asked during the registration process. The club will discuss what is required of junior coaches to anyone that expresses interest. Contact us at info@wattleparksaints.org.au for more details.

COACH REGISTRATION
If you are a coach (parent or junior), you will also need to register as a coach through PlayHQ using the same registration link as above. You will need to enter your Working With Children's Check details. There are no coach-registration fees.

TEAM MANAGER REGISTRATION
If you are a Team Manager, you will also need to register as a team manager through PlayHQ using the same registration link. You will need to enter your Working With Children's Check details. There are no team manager registration fees.