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This page contains most everything you need to know about playing basketball with Aberfeldie Jets, including info on how to join the wait list
Please note:
This page contains most everything you need to know about playing basketball with Aberfeldie Jets, including info on how to join the wait list
Please note:
- Jets aim to to place players in a team that is suitable in terms of age, skill and ability. We also aim to do our best to find a team for all new players who have registered genuine interest in joining our club.
- Players wanting to join the Aberfeldie Jets need to go on our waiting list in the first instance
- Teams are finalised at least 1 month prior to the new season starting, this may seem early but there is a lot of admin work involved behind the scenes
- The club start working on teams many weeks before this – usually the start of the term prior to the season starting (e.g. for Summer (Terms 4 & 1) we start preparing at the start of Term 3. For Winter (Terms 2 & 3) we start preparing at the start of Term 1)
- Don’t wait until the new season starts to join the waitlist. The sooner a player is registered to the waitlist, the better changes of allocating them to a team
- Placing your child's/children's names on the wait list doesn't guarantee them a place in a team, some children may get an offer very soon after joining the wait list, others may have to wait up to 12 months depending on age group, gender and team vacancies
- Please do not pay any fees until instructed to do so by an Aberfeldie Jets Registrar, otherwise you may be overlooked for selection when Registrars allocate teams and your child will miss out
- Please add @aberfeldiejets.com.au to your safe senders list to ensure you receive any emails we send you, this is particularly important with hotmail and gmail email addresses
Basketball Coaches wanted for boys and girls teams – can you help our players grow at the grass roots level of domestic basketball?
Are you thinking about coaching your child's team or know someone who might be interested? Aberfeldie Jets Registrars are already busy behind the scenes looking at teams for the Winter Season starting in Term 2 season and we’ve identified we need more coaches. Some coaches won’t continue due to other commitments so we will need to replace them, additionally we will also be looking to create a few new teams in the younger age groups comprising of children from our Junior Jets clinics and wait list. Without coaches we can't get kids playing.
If you have a passion for helping teach basketball, enjoy working with kids and want to help our game continue to grow then volunteer to coach a team! Coaching is the lifeblood of any sporting club. Without people willing to give up their time to invest in helping young players and role modelling for young people, clubs don’t succeed. Just as the quality of a school teacher determines the success and future of their students, so to do coaches for basketball clubs. Aberfeldie Jets are happy to provide assistance and education, which includes a Coach induction session and support as needed from our Coaching Director. We also reimburse Coaches who attend Basketball Australia accredited coaching courses.
Aberfeldie Jets teams train one hour per week (teams are scheduled a regular one hour session Monday to Thursday between 4:00pm to 9:30pm depending on Coach and court availability) and play on Saturday’s in the Keilor Basketball Association Junior Domestic competition.
We are a welcoming and friendly club who have recently celebrated our 40 year anniversary, we want to see kids develop confidence, make friends and participate in the sport we love! Your involvement can help foster good sportsmanship, stronger, healthier, happier and safer community, enabling many children to be active.
We are committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. We abide by the Basketball Victoria Member Protection Bylaws which outline the screening process for people in our Club who volunteer (committee members, coaches and team managers). In accepting a volunteer role, you are agreeing to supply a current WWCC (unless you are underage, recognised as a teacher or in the police force) and must complete a member protection statutory declaration.
Email boysregistrar@aberfeldiejets.com.au to express your interest.
Are you thinking about coaching your child's team or know someone who might be interested? Aberfeldie Jets Registrars are already busy behind the scenes looking at teams for the Winter Season starting in Term 2 season and we’ve identified we need more coaches. Some coaches won’t continue due to other commitments so we will need to replace them, additionally we will also be looking to create a few new teams in the younger age groups comprising of children from our Junior Jets clinics and wait list. Without coaches we can't get kids playing.
If you have a passion for helping teach basketball, enjoy working with kids and want to help our game continue to grow then volunteer to coach a team! Coaching is the lifeblood of any sporting club. Without people willing to give up their time to invest in helping young players and role modelling for young people, clubs don’t succeed. Just as the quality of a school teacher determines the success and future of their students, so to do coaches for basketball clubs. Aberfeldie Jets are happy to provide assistance and education, which includes a Coach induction session and support as needed from our Coaching Director. We also reimburse Coaches who attend Basketball Australia accredited coaching courses.
Aberfeldie Jets teams train one hour per week (teams are scheduled a regular one hour session Monday to Thursday between 4:00pm to 9:30pm depending on Coach and court availability) and play on Saturday’s in the Keilor Basketball Association Junior Domestic competition.
We are a welcoming and friendly club who have recently celebrated our 40 year anniversary, we want to see kids develop confidence, make friends and participate in the sport we love! Your involvement can help foster good sportsmanship, stronger, healthier, happier and safer community, enabling many children to be active.
We are committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. We abide by the Basketball Victoria Member Protection Bylaws which outline the screening process for people in our Club who volunteer (committee members, coaches and team managers). In accepting a volunteer role, you are agreeing to supply a current WWCC (unless you are underage, recognised as a teacher or in the police force) and must complete a member protection statutory declaration.
Email boysregistrar@aberfeldiejets.com.au to express your interest.
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The Club
Aberfeldie Jets Basketball Club has been around 40 years! 2019 saw us celebrating our 40th Anniversary. We currently have more than 1,000 players playing in over 115 teams in the Keilor Basketball Association's junior domestic competition. We also have another 80-90 children attend our weekly Junior Jets skills clinic sessions each Term. The Club is administered by parents of players who volunteer their time either on the Committee, by Coaching or participating as Team Managers. These volunteers are supported by a two paid casual administrator's. The Club's website is comprehensive and contains answers for most general questions. The competition
Aberfeldie Jets teams compete in the Keilor Basketball Association's (KBA) Junior Domestic competition. Teams compete in the following age groups:
Games are played from 8.00am Saturday through to the last game starting at 6.00pm Saturday evening for all ages except for U20 boys which are played late Sunday afternoon/early evening. Age groups DO NOT have set times for games or set venues. The KBA manages some 60+ competitions with over 460+ teams playing across 22 courts at 12 different venues every Saturday. They are unable to accommodate fixture requests from Clubs, Coaches, Team Managers, players or their families. The first three rounds of each season are generally grading games. The KBA releases the fixture on a weekly basis for these first three rounds. Teams can change grades during the grading season. After grading is completed the KBA aims to release fixtures for the entire season as early as possible, although it is often dribbled out a week at a time. It is best to check the fixtures each Thursday/Friday to ensure no changes have been made. Basketball is a year round sport, played over two separate seasons (Summer and Winter). The Summer season runs from October to March and the Winter season runs April to September, however games do not normally occur during the middle and last weekend of school term breaks. There is a break from mid-December through to late January. The ball sizes
There are two different ball sizes used in basketball, ball sizes are determined by FIBA Size 6 - all girls competitions and U10-U14 boys Size 7 - boys U16 years and above The competition grades
KBA Junior competitions are graded from A to E grade. Where team numbers in grades allow, a ‘reserve’ grade may be used (eg. E reserve to allow two E grades to be run). Combined grades, such as an A/B grade, may be used to allow more teams to play in a wider competition, while supporting a finals series for each grade. The age groups
Please note that the age groups are set by Basketball Victoria (not Aberfeldie Jets and not the KBA). The age groups are not negotiable. Please understand that the dates differ from school years, and "playing with his/her school friends" is not always possible. While it sounds harsh that a child who is currently 8, turning 9 later this year, and 10 before the end of 2020 must play in U12s, the same rule applies for all players and they will be playing against other players born in 2009/2010. Birth certificates are often requested by the Club and the Association to confirm proof of age. It is the Club's preference that players play in the correct age groups according to their years of birth and not up in higher age groups, particularly in the boys space where the physicality, skills and strength difference becomes more noticeable in the U14-U19 age groups. The Summer 2021 season (Term 1, 2021) is an age change season. Below are the age groups by year of birth for Summer 2021. These age groups will also apply for Winter 2021:
The game venues
Venues currently used for the KBA Junior competitions are:
The Association are limited for court space and are exploring alternative court options so this list may change in future. The weekly training sessions
Accommodating training sessions for over 115 teams is a hard task, however however we think we do a pretty good job of it. Training days and times vary according to when we can fit teams into our training schedule. Players train with their team, not their age group. The Club has no set day or time for a whole age group - eg. U12.1 boys could train Monday at 6.00pm, U12.2 boys on Wednesday at 4:30pm and U12.3 boys on Thursday at 5:30pm. We aim to keep our younger sides training in the earlier time slots (4.30pm through to 6.30pm), whilst older sides can train up until 9:30pm. Training sessions are an hour long and training is held in local venues with a indoor court, with present training venues including; primary and secondary schools and a church hall in the local municipality To ensure our ongoing use of these facilities we need to ensure that we are respectful of these facilities and follow the school’s rules. One of Basketball Victoria's codes of conduct that you will agree to comply with upon joining is to “always respect the use of facilities and equipment provided. Facilities and equipment cost money and will only function properly if kept in good order. Ensure that you do not abuse anything provided for use.” Another code of conduct that relates to both parents and spectators is to “keep children in your care under control.” Players must not to be left unattended at the training venue until the coach is present, especially important in the U10-U16 age group. After training, all children should be collected promptly. The club bears no responsibility for children left at the gym outside their designated training hours or not in the presence of their coach. Siblings present at training times should be supervised by their parents and must not be allowed to climb on the rails in the gym, nor play on the court while teams are training. They are not permitted to play in the toilets nor to run around outside on the school grounds or car parks. The club will not bear liability should a sibling become injured or cause material damage during training time. Children who are not part of the team training are not permitted to train with the team unless written permission is obtained from the Aberfeldie Jets Admin Officer. There are no exceptions to this rule. The Club's training policy can be found here. 
The fees
The Club's Player payment and refund policy plus team selection policy can be found here. Please ensure you familiarise yourself with it before paying your fees. Prior to Winter 2020 Aberfeldie Jets charged an all inclusive fee. Commencing Winter 2020 Basketball Victoria introduced a new registration system that separates out the insurance and player registration component. The new Basketball Victoria fee registers the player, coach or team manager as an official Basketball Victoria member and includes, Personal Player/Accident insurance, Professional Indemnity, Public Liability and Management & Cyber Liability insurance. The registration fee also covers administrative, governance, legal, strategic, technical and digital support for member associations and their clubs such as the Keilor Basketball Association and Aberfeldie Jets. Basketball Victoria's annual fees are as follows (these are in addition to the fees you pay Aberfeldie Jets Basketball Club):
From Winter 2020 Aberfeldie Jets fees cover the following:
Aberfeldie Jets registration fee cost is all inclusive except for uniform/merchandise. Players who play with Jets from U10-U19 typically purchase two uniforms throughout their playing career, one upon commencement and one in their mid teens. For new players, uniform costs for singlet and shorts is approximately $100. An approved Club uniform is a mandatory requirement of the Association. Unfortunately due to the size of the Club and the logistics of volunteers issuing uniforms we do not allow players to choose their own numbers. Prompt payment of fees is appreciated and keeps the Club running smoothly. Just like running a household, the Club has expenditures and without income in the form of fees, our bills for venue hire, insurance and the like cannot be paid. The Club has a "no pay - no play" policy to ensure every player pays on time and Club Registrars and Admin do not expend energy chasing unfinancial members. This policy is also supported by the Association and the state body, unfinancial players cannot participate. The Club is unable to offer payment plans. Payment must be made in full before a player can take the court at training or a game. Winter 2021 fee structure
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The Participant Behaviour Policy "Respect the Game and everyone involved" has been developed by the Keilor Basketball Association and the Victorian Basketball Referees Association Keilor branch in consultation with the junior clubs.
You can find the Participant Behaviour Policy here. We will not tolerate poor behaviour in any way, shape or form. 
The Codes of Conduct
Codes of conduct have been developed by Basketball Victoria to give participants guidelines to the expectations it has of them. The codes of conduct are intended to assist everyone to obtain the maximum benefit and enjoyment from their involvement in basketball. The Keilor Basketball Association and Aberfeldie Jets support and adhere to Basketball Victoria's codes and expect players, coaches, parents, spectators, officials and administrators to do the same. The importance of positive parental involvement
Children's sport provides a fantastic opportunity for you as a parent/guardian to spend time with your child/children. Whether you help out by coaching, being a team manager, being a great sideline cheerleader, or organizing half time snacks, the entire experience can be a positive one for your family instead of just another item on your weekly “to do” list. The Club encourages positive parental involvement and welcomes nominations for Coaches or Team Managers for those new to the Club. Many hands make light work and all families are expected to assist with scoring throughout the season. The person fulfilling the role of scorer is considered an official of the game and as such is expected to display the following behaviour:
Parents and spectators should:
All parents and players are expected to familiarise themselves and abide by the Aberfeldie Jets registration terms and conditions available on our information and policies page found here. Please familiarise yourself with the Codes of Conduct below and ensure adherence to them at all times, ignorance is not an excuse. Parents and spectators can also be reported for breaching the Codes of Conduct. Want to undertake a short self analysis of your own behaviour? Take this "Let Kids be Kids" online course by Play by the Rules you might be surprised by the answers. 
The process of registering for the wait list
Simply complete your details via the form below and one of the Club's registrars will contact you when a new team is being formed or a position in an existing team becomes available. It is not possible to place a new player into a team immediately on most occasions as the season may have already commenced or is almost concluded or the team lists for that particular age group and/or grade are already full. In these circumstances, players will be placed on a wait list for a position in a team in the next season. Players from the wait list are then placed into suitable teams as vacancies become available or when there are sufficient children on the wait list to form a new team. The Club is always looking for Coaches to coach new teams, if you are able to coach please let us know when registering your child for the wait list. We love positive parental involvement! The Club cannot advise exactly when your child's/children's training might be. If you know they cannot train on a particular night, please include this information in the comments section on the registration form. The waiting list...join it
For both boys and girls wanting to join the wait list, please send an email containing the info below, noting training is one hour per week on Mon, Tues, Wed or Thurs night, we do not train Friday's. All games are played on Saturday. Player full name: Player date of birth: Player gender: Player address: School attending: Basketball experience (if any): Nights available to train (note we only train Mon/Tue/Wed/Thur): Parent name: Parent phone: to boysregistrar@aberfeldiejets.com.au 
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