Established in 1979, Aberfeldie Jets Basketball Club is now 40 years old!
From humble beginnings with not enough kids to form two single sex teams,
we entered one mixed team and grew from there!
We now have over 1,000 children participating in 119 teams in the Keilor Basketball Association's junior domestic competition and our Junior Jets skills development clinic for kids aged 6 - 10 years!
We welcome new players with or without experience from U10's through to U19's.
From humble beginnings with not enough kids to form two single sex teams,
we entered one mixed team and grew from there!
We now have over 1,000 children participating in 119 teams in the Keilor Basketball Association's junior domestic competition and our Junior Jets skills development clinic for kids aged 6 - 10 years!
We welcome new players with or without experience from U10's through to U19's.
Congrats to the 25 Aberfeldie Jets teams that played in the Winter 2019 Grand Finals! A mighty effort by all involved! We are very proud of you no matter the outcome, We've received many messages from parents and coaches telling us how proud they are of you and your efforts over the season.
With 116 teams and over 960 players this season it's been a busy season for Committee, next season looks to be even bigger! To all of the families that played with us this season thanks for being part of the #aberfeldiearmy
With 116 teams and over 960 players this season it's been a busy season for Committee, next season looks to be even bigger! To all of the families that played with us this season thanks for being part of the #aberfeldiearmy
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Aberfeldie Jets inaugural Indigenous Round
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At Aberfeldie Jets, we are passionate about Reconciliation.
On Sunday 21 July 2019 in conjunction with The Long Walk and Keilor Basketball Association we held our inaugural Indigenous Round. Understanding and respect between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and non-Indigenous people is what Reconciliation is all about and we believe every Australian should play a part. Our event showcased The Little Long Walk, a performance by The Indigenous Hip Hop Project, Australian Native ingredient Cake sale, Indigenous face-painting and a showcase game of young local Indigenous basketball players who played a game wearing singlets with artwork designed by Aberfeldie Jets U12 player and proud Juru, Kaanju, Wokka Wokka and Torres Strait Islander girl Jada Ross. The Keilor Thunder Big V Championship Men and Women also wore Indigenous themed uniforms featuring Jada's logo. Check out the photos and read more about our inaugural Indigenous round here Pictured right is Aberfeldie Jets U12 player Jada Ross proud Juru, Kaanju, Wokka Wokka and Torres Strait Islander girl, wearing the Indigenous themed uniform featuring her logo, holding a canvas that will be displayed at the Keilor Basketball Stadium, with her logo on it.
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Live for Lily - pink wristband round
On Saturday 22 June Aberfeldie Jets hosted our annual pink wristband round in honor of Aberfeldie Jets players Lily Hester. Once again the players really got behind the round Thanks for everyone who sent in photos of the day. Check out the photos from the 2019 Live for Lily pink wristband round here. We thank you for your ongoing support of this great cause. |
Basketball court shortages in the Moonee Valley municipality.
The Aberfeldie Jets are a growing and vital ingredient in our local community. We have been bringing together children and their parents, helping kids gain confidence, be a part of a team, have fun and play basketball for 40 years now, aiming to do our best to shape and support our local community. However as remarkable as we are, our club does not have a home. We have over 110 teams playing and a waiting list of almost 400 children. Aberfeldie Jets do our best to support all our members, but it is increasingly hard to do so when we have no home courts or Club rooms. We are in desperate need of a local indoor basketball facility. As you may already know we currently do not have any highball (multi sport) stadiums in our municipality for sports like basketball and netball. We desperately need a 6 court stadium so that our kids can play the sports they love in our municipality instead of travelling to other municipality to utilise their facilities. Moonee Valley City Council kicked off the Quinn Grove project in early 2019 and are gathering information from people who have an interest in the precinct. They've been surveying the community and also have a community consultation group happening. We will update this info when we know more. |
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Know when to walk away - let them play
We want our children to be able to play in a safe, competitive and supportive environment. It is NEVER acceptable to verbally or physically assault another person and that includes at basketball. The Keilor Basketball Association's Participant Behaviour Policy and Basketball Victoria's Codes of Conduct clearly outline acceptable behaviour. Have a read and remember, sometimes the best thing to do when your emotions are getting the better of you is to just WALK AWAY. Don't become a tribunal statistic and miss seeing your son or daughter play because you couldn't control your emotions. Keilor Basketball Junior domestic tech foul register located here Keilor Basketball Senior domestic tech foul register located here |
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Stop the abuse, respect the game!
Time Out: The Culture of Referee Abuse | Zach Altman | TEDxSanAntonio A brilliant piece by 19 year old basketball referee Zach Altman. This behaviour needs to stop. “The way we currently treat referees is despicable, It’s disgusting and above all it’s disheartening. I mean where did common decency go, what are we showing our kids by role modelling abusive behavior, are we ok with teaching them authority doesn’t matter?” |
Rebel Sports Community Kickback partnership
Aberfeldie Jets have signed up with Rebel Sports Community Kickback program. This means for every purchase that our members make at Rebel Sports, Aberfeldie Jets receive 5% of the transaction total to spend back in store. This will allow us to purchase more equipment for use in the Club.
Simply nominate Aberfeldie Jets Basketball Club on your Rebel active account and every time you make a purchase in store or online swipe, remember to swipe your Rebel active loyalty card or log-in to help build our Club’s credits.
If you aren’t a Rebel active member you will need to join the Rebel active loyalty program and nominate Aberfeldie Jets Basketball Club on your account. That can be done online or at the cash register of your local Rebel Sports store. It takes just 2 minutes and you can start receiving the program's benefits straight away.
Aberfeldie Jets have signed up with Rebel Sports Community Kickback program. This means for every purchase that our members make at Rebel Sports, Aberfeldie Jets receive 5% of the transaction total to spend back in store. This will allow us to purchase more equipment for use in the Club.
Simply nominate Aberfeldie Jets Basketball Club on your Rebel active account and every time you make a purchase in store or online swipe, remember to swipe your Rebel active loyalty card or log-in to help build our Club’s credits.
If you aren’t a Rebel active member you will need to join the Rebel active loyalty program and nominate Aberfeldie Jets Basketball Club on your account. That can be done online or at the cash register of your local Rebel Sports store. It takes just 2 minutes and you can start receiving the program's benefits straight away.
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