Training Schedule and Venues

Winter 2025 Season Key Dates

• Sunday, 30 March  – Training Preference email disseminated
• Thursday, 3 April – Training Preferences to be submitted
• Friday, 11th April – Training Allocations disseminated (note may be earlier dependent on when all training preferences received)
• Tuesday, 22nd April – Term 2 Training commences
• Saturday, 7th June – No Games – Kings Birthday Public Holiday Weekend

Game Rules

For competition purposes the FDBA have set modified rules for the varying age brackets. It is imperative coaches, team managers and players familiarise themselves with the rules prior to the commencement of the season.

Modified Rules for Competition are available here:
Coaches Development & Resources

To further assist our coaches, we are establishing a Coaching Course in conjunction with the FDBA (Frankston Domestic Basketball Association) which will be rolled out to coaches shortly. Team managers and coaches will be notified shortly of more information relating to this.

Parent/Guardian/Players expectations
It is expected that:

• Players attend training consistently to enable continuous improvement individually and for the betterment of the team development.
• Players should arrive to the training stadium on time and are ready to commence training at the start of the session. Late arrivals cause undue disruption to coaches.
• Players should be courteous, attentive and respectful to their team members and coach whilst attending training.
• Players and those attending training with the Player should adhere to all stadium guidelines at all times.
• Player should bring appropriately sized ball to training, see below guidelines:
  Ball Size Age
  Size 5 U8 – U12
  Size 6 U14
  Size 6 U16 – U21 Girls
  Size 7 U16 – U21 Boys
• Players should wear clothes they are comfortable training in, school uniform is permitted but appropriate footwear to enable best performance during session highly desirable, eg runners.
• Occasionally training may need to be held on outdoor courts – it is the player responsibility to ensure they wear appropriate sun protection during these sessions.
• Parents/Guardians should ensure the coach is notified of any injuries/issues prior to commencement of training.
• Parents/Guardians are expected to remain at the training session unless permission is granted from coach/team manager to leave premise.

Child Protection
Pursuant with the Association’s Child Protection Policy and Working With Children Legislation, all people engaged in child-related work, including volunteer coaches and team managers, are required to hold a Working with Children Check.

At the commencement of each season the coach and team manager must register in PlayHQ providing evidence of their WWCC which is recorded by the Derinya Basketball Club.

Coaches Kits
On commencement of team formation coaches can acquire a coaches kit from the training coordinator to assist them with planning and facilitating training sessions.

Each Coaches kit contains resources that can be utilised during training sessions. The sports bag includes:

• First Aid Kit
• 2 x Size 5 basketballs
• Ball pump
• Coaches Full Court/Half Court Printed Clipboard and Whiteboard Marker
• Whistle and lanyard
• Mini coloured cones