JOIN THE LEAGUE
PLAYERS
Participants can register individually (the preferred option) or as a minimum 8-member team, and the North Coast Basketball League will assign them to the relevant division and team.
Players may be shifted up in age divisions if beneficial for the betterment of the player and the competition, and mixed-gender teams will be formed to maintain play until adequate gender quotas are met.
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Under 8 Boys
Under 8 GirlsUnder 10 Boys
Under 10 Girls
Under 12 Boys
Under 12 Girls
Under 14 Boys
Under 14 Girls
Under 16 Boys
Under 16 Girls
Under 18 Boys
Under 18 Girls
Under 20 Mens
Under 20 Women -
There are two seasonal competitions per year.
The Summer competition runs in Terms 1 and 2, and the Winter competition runs in Terms 3 and 4. -
Each individual, no matter the division is $180 for the season, which includes player insurance.
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Teams can choose to wear their own jersey or purchase a reversible North Coast Basketball League jersey.
Individuals drafted into a NBCL team will be required to wear a North Coast Basketball League jersey.
All BDC Barracudas teams are required to wear their club jersey. -
Our league is governed by the North Coast Basketball League Rules and Bylaws. All player must familiarise themselves with these prior to taking the court.
PARENTS AND GUARDIANS
We know you love to cheer on your players from the sidelines and get involved whenever possible. That’s why we’ve created the North Coast Basketball League for you and your basketball enthusiast. Skip the weekday mayhem, and enjoy the game from the sidelines or the scoring bench on Saturdays.
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Each week, your child will play in one game, which consists of four 10-minute quarters with a 3-minute half-time break. Your child must be at the game no later than 15 minutes beforehand to warm up and meet with the coach. Please have your child bring along a filled water bottle and a sweat towel.
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Each parent/guardian will be required to help with game scoring on the bench on a rostered system.
If you have never done this before, don’t sweat it. Our North Coast Basketball League crew will be around to help you learn this simple task and provide tutorials to new parents whenever required.
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Please familiarise yourself and your child with our game rules and bylaws prior to registering your child and having them play their first game.
READ THE RULES AND BYLAWS
COACHING AND TRAINING
With player development at the heart of our league, each team will be allocated a North Coast Basketball League approved coach.
Coaches will be present at each game and facilitate weekly group training sessions with their team.
Each player is required to attend weekly team training sessions with their coach to continue individual player development and offensive and defensive team principles.
If you are interested in becoming a coach.
We’d love to hear from you.
REFEREES
All referees have a [insert qualifications here] and are personally selected by League Leaders Blake Kelly and Rob Linton to meet the premier standard we require for the North Coast Basketball League.
If you are interested in joining our team of referees or training to become one, click the link below.
If you’d like to join our team of referees or train to become one, we’re all for it.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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Answer - Games are played on Saturdays between 8:00 am and 5:00 pm.
You can find each age and gender division’s competition draw posted on their page.
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Six years old.
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No, everything is included in the one seasonal competition registration fee.
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Absolutely! We love to see kids play as much basketball as they can.
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All are welcome to play in our league. However, we advise that you check with the Coffs Harbour Basketball Association to see if you were to play only in our league, as this may affect your position as a representative Coffs Harbour Basketball player.
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This is a privately run league and is not affiliated with Basketball NSW.