New presentation and information, updated 25 th June WBA Senior Domestic Competition Changes Upcoming Spring Season 2020
Senior Season Information • WBA’s winter season has formally been cancelled for the senior competition • An upcoming Spring season will commence on Sunday 26 th July and continue to the end of 2020. CLICK HERE for playing dates • In 2021, senior competitions will continue as AUTUMN (January – June) and SPRING (July – December) • Entry fees from winter will carry over to Spring for all teams who wish to continue. Entry fees will increase for Autumn 2021. • Team Representatives must register to the WBA Spring season via the PlayHQ portal CLICK HERE to register before the 6 th July • Individual player registration to Basketball Victoria will continue as normal • Please note players 12 month annual PlayHQ registration will commence when the competition season begins • All players must be registered to teams by the 10 th July
BV Return to Sport Guidelines http://basketballvictoria.com.au/covid-19/ WBA Senior Competition will return at ORANGE-20 WBA Junior Competition will return at ORANGE-50
BV Return to Sport Guidelines http://basketballvictoria.com.au/covid-19/
Biosecurity Officer & New Procedures • STAY HOME if you are feeling unwell or showing any cold / flu symptoms • CLICK HERE for Arrival & Departure Info • CLICK HERE for new Entry & Exit Procedures • No basketballs allowed inside facility • Team balls provided for warm up • Biosecurity officer and officials will ensure equipment, score benches and player benches are cleaned between every game • Hand sanitizers available in foyers and score benches • Players are encouraged to use these before, during, and after playing
New Playing Conditions ORANGE 20 • Maximum 7 players per team • Maximum 1 scorer/spectator per team • HOME Teams must provide one scorer for their game. • This is a mandatory playing condition, the HOME team is the first listed on schedules and left hand side of scoring monitor and score board • No scorer = no play. Players cannot interchange as scorers • Player rotation per game is recommended if a scorer is unavailable • Schedules will be manually checked for evenness of home/away • BSO’s will confidentially collect scorer information for contact tracing purposes
New Playing Conditions ORANGE 20 • Canteen closed Monday to Thursday • Water station closed • Uniform hire unavailable • High Fives and shaking hands banned • Team Representatives to assist making players aware their attitudes and behaviours surrounding these habits need to change • ORANGE 20 – ORANGE 50 – GREEN 100 • Junior competition returns at Orange 50 (50 people per court) • Senior competition returns at Orange 20 (20 people per court) • We do not know when restrictions will lift between the different levels • Certain competition changes will remain until green 100 and beyond
Mid-Week Scheduling Challenges • Games will run on 60 minute scheduling, an increase from the usual 45 minutes • CLICK HERE for Timing Rules • These will remain the same, however a 20-minute break will be allocated between all games • Game times have changed dramatically • Some competitions will change mid-season when Oakleigh Recreation Centre is available • Early start times at 6:20pm (previously 6:30pm) • Later final game start time at 10:20pm (previously 10:15pm) • Monday competitions mathematically cannot fit all teams • Therefore drastic measures will be required to run this competition • Monday Men must be willing to play one Sunday night until WBA has access to ORC • Monday Men will also have ‘double byes’ scheduled
Overview of Spring Schedules Please click on the nights of the week below to see the overall program SUNDAY MIXED AND U’23 MEN MONDAY MEN TUESDAY WOMEN WEDNESDAY MEN THURSDAY MEN AND THURSDAY O’35 MEN
Game Fees • Weekly Game Fees will increase to $75.00 per team, per game • Individual entry fees for spectators and players will be eliminated • Walkover Fines will also increase • Notified walkover (24 hours prior to match) $80.00 • Un-notifed walkover $110.00 • Failure to pay the following game will result in forfeits • Two un-notified walkovers consecutively or three walkovers in a season will result in team withdrawal • Eftpos and cash facilities will be available • American Express not accepted • VISA and MASTERCARD transactions will incur a 1.5% transaction fee • Pre-payment options will not be available until 2021
Team Agreement and Spring Commitment • All teams must re-register to the new PlayHQ Spring Season • All Terms & Conditions have changed for the upcoming Spring, and therefore • CLICK HERE to Register by 6 th July • All players must register by Friday 10 th July • Team Representatives will receive a unique team link after registering that they must share with their teammates • This unique team link can be used during the season, if any players join in the future • BV’s 12 month registration will not commence until the season start date • Requests will not be granted • Teams who request only Monday Night games for example will not be scheduled for Spring • Requests for no early or no late game times will not be granted • Teams who cannot accept these changes are advised to rest and return in Autumn 2021
Conclusion • Please be aware new rules and regulations may be subject to further changes based on Government advice. • WBA recognises there are significant changes being made to all competitions and we thank you for your understanding and patience while we work through the changes with our governing bodies • If teams cannot commit to these changes in the upcoming Spring season, there are two options: • WBA holds teams $72.50 payment and teams will have priority to join in Autumn 2021 • Team Representatives can email shane.palmer@waverleybasketball.com with team, name, and bank information to request a refund
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