The Tallies Senior Basketball League

• Dates:
  • Our Winter 2025 Domestic Competitions run for 20 weeks, across school terms 2 & 3 (from 29^th April to 24^th September).
• Age Requirements:
  • Under 18 playing in senior competitions
    • Must already be playing in correct age division.
    • Must register correctly into both age divisions.
    • Must have signed permission statement by parent/guardian.
    • Approval by application only; special circumstances approved.
  • Representative Player Cap:
    • Ther are no representative player caps in any of the senior competitions.
  • Team Delegates:
    • All teams are required to have a nominated team delegate (captain/manager).
    • Team delegates are responsible for registering the team and acting as a point of contact for communications between the competition coordinator and the team.
    • Team delegates are also responsible for submitting forfeit notifications on behalf of their team.
  • Division Grading:
    • If large numbers of registrations occur or significant enough skill levels present between teams, some divisions may undergo a limited number of grading rounds to determine a tiered structure for the remaining competition.
  • Game Format:
    • Senior Women’s League
      • All games are played in 20min halves with a 2min break at halftime.
      • Teams are responsible for providing one person per team to perform bench duty every game (failure to do so may result in a forfeited match).
    • Men’s B-Grade League
      • All games are played in 20min halves with a 2min break at halftime.
      • Teams are responsible for providing one person per team to perform bench duty every game (failure to do so may result in a forfeited match).
    • Men’s A-Grade/Premier League
      • All games are played in 8min quarters, with 2min break at halftime and 1 min break between quarters.
      • All games are fully timed.
      • Bench duty is organised and provided as part of the competition fees.
    • Team Uniforms:
      • All teams are required to wear numbered and matching uniforms (failure to do so may result in a forfeited match).
      • Reference Competition Bylaws (Policies & Guidelines – Central Coast Waves Basketball)
    • Forfeit Notice Procedures:
      • Reference Competition Bylaws (Policies & Guidelines – Central Coast Waves Basketball)
    • Spectator and Players Code of Conduct:
      • Reference Code of Conduct (Policies & Guidelines – Central Coast Waves Basketball)
    • BNSW Membership and Club Affiliation Requirements:
      • Each player is required to pay a Basketball NSW membership fee which provides injury insurance for a 12-month period.
    • Competition Registration and Payments:
      • All competition fees and additional costs are charged per player (not per team) and are managed online via the Basketball Connect user platform (for a comprehensive breakdown of competition costs and additional fees, please see the table in the Fees & Costs section below).
      • All player and team registrations are handled via the online user platform called Basketball Connect. Links to register to each competition can be found in the Registration Links section below (along with detailed, step-by-step instructions).

2025 Winter Domestic Competition Dates

Tuesday Competitions

Wednesday Competitions

Senior Women’s League (Under 12s):

https://registration.basketballconnect.com/userRegistration?organisationId=bab4c28c-5c7b-4980-9694-4ecb38c2a0ad&competitionId=7f93af37-2f8f-40a0-9b6a-b90387aa6b52

Men’s B-Grade League:

https://registration.basketballconnect.com/userRegistration?organisationId=bab4c28c-5c7b-4980-9694-4ecb38c2a0ad&competitionId=1e144023-2e28-4b28-b65d-d2430c82fc2e

Men’s A-Grade/Premier League:

https://registration.basketballconnect.com/userRegistration?organisationId=bab4c28c-5c7b-4980-9694-4ecb38c2a0ad&competitionId=db78ba02-a2da-41ef-a450-fc9b80c71972