Redbacks Summer 2025-26 Season Information
Our Summer 2025-26 registrations are now closed!
The Summer 2025-26 season dates are 11 October 2025 to 28 March 2026 which includes a final series run over the last 3 weeks. No games will be played over Melbourne Cup Weekend in November (Saturday 1 November) or the Labour Day Weekend in March (Saturday 7 March). The competition will also have a break that coincides with the Summer School Holidays, with the last game of Term 4 played on Saturday 13 December 2024 and resuming again in Term 1 on Saturday 31 January 2026.
Age groups for the Summer season are:
Home games are played at:
Away games are played in stadiums across the Eastern suburbs including Bulleen, Collingwood, Doncaster, Doreen, Balwyn, Eltham, Ivanhoe, Banyule and Blackburn.
Registration Fee:
The registration fee includes the weekly game fee, including finals, for the season.
Basketball Victoria Annual Participant Licence Fee: A separate fee of $29 for 17 years and under, and $43 for older players 18 and over, may be added to the final price if players don’t already have a licence which covers them for the full season in which they are registering. This 365-day Basketball Victoria licence (affiliation) covers persons participating in Basketball Victoria sanctioned activities. The licence allows a participant to play, with base level insurance cover, as many times as they like within 365-days across any affiliated association or club in Victoria. Insurance is provided by V-Insurance Group.
Basketball Australia Game Development Levy: Players are charged for an annual membership every 365 days (or at the next registration). The $5.50 Game Development Levy been implemented by Basketball Australia to support the growth and development of basketball at all levels of the game and to enhance opportunities for the sport. More information can be found at: www.australia.basketball/news/3739877/game-development-levy
Refund Policy: Warrandyte Basketball understands that situations may arise where a player is unable to continue playing, after their registration fee has been paid. Please refer to our Registration Refund Policy, which applies to all program participants.
PlayHQ Registrations: To register a child for the first time, a parent will need to initially set up their own PlayHQ account. Once done, a parent will be able to register their child/ren as dependents under that account. It is best to use a personal email that you will use on a long term basis as you will need this to log into your account in the future. When logged into PlayHQ, the link below will go direct to the registration page. Otherwise, sign in and search ‘Warrandyte Basketball’, then click on the ‘Register’ option and then select Summer 2024-25 Season.
Team Selection: The Club’s selection panel use a range of different criteria when selecting teams. Redbacks is a great opportunity for players to meet new people and play to their full potential with similar skilled players. Friendship/custom teams will only be considered where a complete set of 7-8 players and a coach are nominated to admin@warrandytebasketball.com.au by the advertised registration close date. If the full team is not entered by this due date, players will be selected in to one of our club selected teams. Friendship teams are required to abide by the same Code of Conduct as the club selected teams and always show respect to the game and the officials. Players can list 1-2 players of similar skill set that they would like to play with however, the request will only be considered when reciprocated.
Training Times & Venues: Each team is allocated a weekly 45-minute training session held after 4:00pm from Monday – Thursday. Training is held at the following stadiums:
Coaches & Team Managers: Our coaches are volunteers and are usually former or current players or parents with basketball experience. Coaches over 18 years of age must obtain a Working With Children Check. If you are interested in coaching, we welcome you to nominate for selection. Simply record your interest in your child’s PlayHQ registration form.
Each Redbacks team requires a parent to take on the role of Team Manager. Team Manager’s details are to be provided to admin@warrandytebasketball.com.au as soon as one has been appointed. The Team Manager’s responsibilities include compiling a scoring roster, communicating game details with the team each week and being the point of contact for team members.
Uniforms: The uniform for Warrandyte Redbacks includes a reversible playing singlet and shorts. Both items can be purchased from the Warrandyte Basketball Uniform Shop located at the Warrandyte Sports Complex. Orders can be made during Uniform Shop opening times or via uniforms@warrandytebasketball.com.au. Optional merchandise is also available at the shop..
Help Needed: There are many ways Warrandyte Basketball needs the support from player parents. Currently, our volunteer committee invest many hours managing our 3 programs (Redbacks, Junior Venom, Senior Venom). We are always looking for passionate basketball people to join our committee but are also looking for people who can assist in ‘off-committee’ roles. Examples include:
If you believe you can help (even in a small way) please email admin@warrandytebasketball.com.au. We welcome and appreciate any contribution you can offer.
Membership: On completion of Registration, payment of the Registration Fee and the player’s name being entered in the register of members, the player is registered and deemed to be a Playing Member of Warrandyte Basketball and subject to the Rules of the Association (if the player is under age 18, his/her parent or guardian listed on this registration form is deemed to be an Associate Member).
Conditions of Registration:
