• Registration OPENS on Monday 9th February 2026
• Registration CLOSES on Monday 23rd February 2026

IMPORTANT:  PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE ARE CHANGES TO OUR REGISTRATION POLICY AND PROCEDURES, ESPECIALLY WITH REGARD TO TEAM FORMATION, REFUNDS AND LATE REGISTRATIONS.  PLEASE READ THIS PAGE THOROUGHLY BEFORE REGISTERING.

IF YOU HAVE MISSED THE REGISTRATION CUT OFF, PLEASE EMAIL [email protected]

All players must register via PlayHQ within the registration period. Registrations can be done here

PLEASE INCLUDE ALL INFORMATION YOU WISH SELECTORS TO HAVE AVAILABLE WITHIN YOUR REGISTRATION FORM IN THE SPACES PROVIDED – FOR EXAMPLE: FRIENDSHIP REQUESTS,  PLAY UP / PLAY DOWN AGE GROUP REQUESTS.  PLEASE DO NOT RING, TEXT OR EMAIL REQUESTS AS THESE CAN BE MISSED.  REGISTRATION DATA IS ONLY PROVIDED TO THE SELECTORS IN STRICT CONFIDENTIALITY. 

SEASON DATES

• Tuesday girls u16 – u22 girls competition begins 21st April 2026 and ends 15th September 2026
• Saturday u8-u14 girls and u8-u16 Juniors begins 2nd May 2026 and ends 19th September 2026.
• Sunday u18 and u22 Juniors begins 3rd May 2026 and ends 20th September 2026

Girls are permitted to play in a Juniors (Boys) team, however, they must also be part of a Girls team unless exempt. Please contact the Club if your daughter wants to play in both the Juniors and Girl’s competitions as two (2) registrations will be required.

AGE CUTOFF DATES

For the Winter 2025/26 season, the cut-off date for ALL age groups is the player must be under the age as of 31st October 2026

eg. A player turning 12 on the 1st of November (or after) WILL be eligible to play in u12’s.

A player turning 12 before (and including) the 31st October 2026, will NOT be eligible for u12’s and will age up to u14’s.

Any player turning 22 before (and including) the 31st October 2026 email operations@solwaybasketball.com 

CLUB REGISTRATION FEES

• Under 8s to U16s:        $445
• Under 18s to U22s :   $350

NOTES:

• Fee is per player per team.  The higher fee for U8-U16 is to cover venue hire for weekly training. Any U18 and older team who decides to train will be requested to contribute $95 per player to cover venue hire costs.
• No discounts for siblings or for 2nd teams
• NB: Basketball Victoria charges an extra annual registration fee to cover competition administration, affiliation and insurance costs. This fee of $34 (up to 17 years) or $48 (18 years and above) may be charged again for Winter 2026 Registration and will cover the registered player for a year from their registration date.
• Basketball Australia has introduced a mandatory annual Game Development levy of $5.50 (inc gst) per player. This fee will be added to your total at the payment section of the registration. More information on BA Game Development levy can be found here.
• Venue entry fees are no longer being charged, instead this cost has been incorporated into weekly competition fees and are now covered by your Player registration fee.
• Please refer to PlayHQ for further information

LATE REGISTRATIONS

All late registrations enquiries must be sent to [email protected]

PLEASE NOTE: players who do not register and pay BY THE DUE DATE will not be included in the initial formation of teams.

Players registering after the closing date will only be placed where team spots are available, if any.

There will be a $50 late entry fee for all registrations after the close of the registration period on Monday 23rd February, 2026 to cover administration costs incurred.

ALLOCATION REQUESTS

During the registration process, players are invited to nominate up to three friends that they would like to be in a team with. Age group coordinators take these requests into consideration whilst making teams and will endeavour to place players with at least one person requested, however there are no guarantees that these requests will be met.

Players with specific requests regarding allocations into teams which impact your decision to register or not should contact the Club BEFORE registering AND before the close of registrations via email on [email protected].  Every player who registers during the registration period is GUARANTEED an offer of a team placement.

Please note that Solway Basketball will, as far as possible, form teams of 8 players, as this is how our fees are costed.  If a team wishes to play with fewer than 8 players, team members may be asked to contribute additional funds to cover the costs of their team (unless there are no registered players available to join that team / fill remaining spots on the team).

More information on the team selection process can be found here

PLEASE NOTE:  THERE ARE NO SECOND-HAND UNIFORMS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE THROUGH THE CLUB DUE TO EXTREMELY LOW STOCK.  

TRAINING

Solway Club training will commence at the beginning of Term 2, 2026 once all Training venues re-open. Training times and days for each team are set according to the coach’s availability. Venues include Solway Primary School, Ashwood High School, Parkhill Primary School, St Michael’s Primary School (Ashburton), Essex Heights Primary School, Stonnington Stadium, APARC and Waverley Basketball Stadium.

COACHES AND TEAM MANAGERS

The Club is seeking additional coaches and team managers for our upcoming season. Please register your interest on the registration form or contact your Age Group Co-ordinator and/or email the Club.

ANNOUNCEMENT OF TEAMS FOR NEXT SEASON

Teams for the Winter 2026 season will be posted on the Solway Basketball Club’s website on the evening of Sunday 29th March 2026 – After the last grand final is played (approximately 9pm). 

The coach, team manager and training details for each team will be available if allocated.

Following team announcements, the team manager will be issued a team contact list and will connect with the team to provide game and training details.

We have the right to change team allocations up until the completion of grading if/as required

REFUNDS

Club registration fees are set as low as possible to ensure that participation in basketball is affordable for families when compared with other junior sports.

Each basketball season commences within a few weeks of the closing date for registrations. Once registrations close teams are finalised. Once teams are finalised the Club makes financial commitments towards the booking of training venues, allocation into competitions at Waverley and, for some teams, coaches. These commitments must be made before the commencement of each season. Given this, the Club appreciates your acknowledgement that refunds of Club fees post the close of registrations can only be considered in writing, under exceptional circumstances and with the approval of the Club President. 

As all completed registrations incur PlayHQ fees to the club, all refunds will incur a $25 admin fee to cover the costs incurred in processing refunds.

The Club is unable to facilitate refunds of Basketball Victoria fees.

INSURANCE

As indicated above, the Basketball Victoria fees include coverage for all non-Medicare costs associated with injury occurring to players, coaches and team managers at Solway’s training venues or during games.

Please ensure your injury is recorded by the venue at the time when the injury occurred.

For more information on insurance coverage, including how to make a claim, please refer to www.vinsurancegroup.com/basketball

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

Any queries should be emailed from the contact form on this site, by selecting Registration Enquiry from the menu