Set goals at the start of the season as a group and as individuals and refer back to these goals during the season.

Keep it all fun.

Attention and praise to be placed on defence over offence.

Don’t be afraid to ask questions. Just because you’re a coach doesn’t mean you know all the answers. Use other coaches, referees, court coordinator. E.g. rules, game day, drills for training, dealing with challenging kids.

Discipline at training or game day

Simply give three warnings then start taking 5 minutes of game time away from them.

We are all volunteers and only get an hour training together each week and we don’t need 1 or 2 kids making it harder for us.

If you require assistance to manage conflict with players or parents, please don’t hesitate to get in contact with our Junior or Senior Delegates

Get your team to gel as a team to work for each other as a group:

Set an example with your behaviour to all officials, players and parents.

Be positive and don’t correct every mistake

Even court time, encourage your team manager to take on this role.

Constant encouragement.

Don’t overthink it. Enjoy it!

Being an encouraging unbiased strong leader will naturally bring improvement to your team.

(a) Uniform standards shall be as prescribed by BBA Board.

i. Playing shorts must be the same team dominant colour & pattern 7(d) ruling will apply for all non-conforming players. Playing shorts must be without pockets, any player wearing shorts with pockets will not be permitted to take the court.

ii. Mouth guards are compulsory, medical certified exemptions are accepted (colour variations are permitted)

iii. T-shirts under playing jerseys are not permitted.

iv. Compression wear is permitted - colours must be black, white, skin toned or match the playing uniform

v. Players shall not wear equipment (objects) that may cause injury to other players. The following are NOT permitted:

• Finger, hand, wrist, elbow or forearm guards, helmets, casts or braces made of leather, plastic, pliable (soft) plastic, metal or any other hard substance, even if covered with soft padding.

• Objects that could cut or cause abrasions (fingernails must be closely cut).

• Hair accessories and jewellery. The following ARE permitted:

• Shoulder, upper arm, thigh or lower leg protective equipment if sufficiently padded.

• Arm and leg compression sleeves.

• Headgear. It shall not cover any part of the face entirely or partially (eyes, nose, lips etc.) and shall not be dangerous to the player wearing it and/or to other players.

The headgear shall not have opening/closing elements around the face and/or neck and shall not have any parts extruding from its surface.

• Knee braces

• Protector for an injured nose, even if made of a hard material

• Spectacles, if they do not pose a danger to other players.

• Ankle braces.

(b) Each club shall select a shirt and shorts of distinctive colour and design as their uniform to be submitted to the Board for approval.

(c) Player uniforms shall comply with the 2022 FIBA Official Basketball Rules v1.2 as set out in Section 4.3 Uniforms.

(d) A-Grade players out of uniform will not be permitted to play. In all other divisions (grades) players have three (3) playing dates from the commencement of the first competition fixture to be in full uniform. After this time a four (4) game point penalty is awarded to the opposing team for each player out of uniform.

(e) Clubs with multiple teams in a grade shall submit to the Board variations to the approved uniform.

(f) Where there is a uniform clash, the team listed first on the fixture is responsible for ensuring adjustments are made, or replacement uniforms are worn, to ensure uniforms no longer clash.

(g) Team officials are required to wear covered shoes.

(h) The Board may consider written applications outside the above criteria at its discretion.

On Game Day, Coaches and Team Managers are encouraged to wear the official Aces Basketball Club polo shirt.

Team Officials are required to wear covered shoes.

• Rotation sheets help the Coaches & Managers prepare their substitutions.

• Download your Rotation Sheet for 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 player teams here.

Please familiarise yourself with the 2024/25 BBA By-Laws.

Due to the large number of teams and the number of games this season, it will put a lot of pressure on the number of umpires BBA have.

We ask that you please always respect the referees and their decisions, even if you may not agree with a call.

BBA have LOTS of new umpires who are also learning and are constantly being supported by a senior umpire, and abuse towards ANY umpire will not be tolerated.

Please reiterate to all players and their parents in your team.

Season 2024/25 BBA have introduced a Spectator Warning Card. Please make yourself familiar with the process.

Basketball WA (BWA) offer a free Online Community Coach Course.

To complete the course, you will need to follow the link below, click on the Community Coaching Course (WA) link and follow the prompts from there. Totally available 24/7 and able to be completed in your own time, this is a great resource and step in your coaching accreditation process.

https://basketballwa.asn.au/coach-education/

Send through your certificate when completed to juniors@acesbasketballclub.com.au
Aces Basketball Club will update our records and determine suitability for future coach training sessions.

Focus on fundamentals - passing, shooting and dribbling.

• There are so many drills on YouTube and google for basketball, pick the ones that you understand and work for your team.

• If they don’t work the first time you try the drills, try it again a couple of weeks later. Sometimes it can take a few times to get it right.

Watch other coaches’ trainings and games to get new drills and different approaches to coaching.

Make the drills fun. Incorporating competitiveness will help.

Use playing a game at the end of training as a lure to get some drills done beforehand.

Get just your team together for a talk 5 minutes before warm up to get them engaged.

Warm up:

• You have 4 minutes of warm up time before tip off.

• Get your team to do some lay up drills to get them ready. Leave 30 seconds for a quick chat before tip off.

Game Time:

• 5 players to start on the court and your subs (impact players) sit with you next to the scoring bench.

• Talk to your players on the bench and on the court as much as you need to. Don’t be shy. Communication is so important in basketball and it normally starts with you.

• Even court time, use your team manager to do subs they are a vital part of the team and its one less job for you.

Subs:

• On any whistle ask the referee for a sub and the referee will let you know when players can swap over.

• Ask your bench players to sit in Subs chairs prior to going on so they are ready when the referee allows substitutions.

Timeouts:

• Simply ask the referee or score bench for a time out, the referee will call time out at the next break in play get your players to have a seat and a drink.

• Talk about any problems that can be fixed and always end with something positive.

• You generally get 50 seconds to 1 minute so make your message short sharp and direct.

No matter the result, get everyone in a group after the game. Talk about what you can work on at training and try to end up with hands in and something positive for everyone to leave on.

Juniors

Players can only register to 1 team.

Fill in players can only be sourced from a lower age group and/or division currently participating in the BBA season.

Each play-up fill in can play a maximum of 4 games per season per team, on the 5th play-up game they automatically become a fully registered member of that play-up team and their registration for their original team is cancelled.

A team may only use a fill in player(s) to make a full complement of 6 players for that fixture.

Representative player system compliance applied to all fill in players. Team Managers must advise BBA Operations and Competition Manager of fill in player names with a minimum of 24 hours notice.

Seniors

i. There is no restriction on fill-in players who can play in the Senior Competition, notwithstanding Rule 6(b)(d).

ii. Fill-in players can participate in unlimited games and qualify for finals if they meet the final qualifying restrictions.

iii. While there is no capping on the number of fill-in players or restrictions on sourcing players from outside of the BBA, the Board reserves the right to both endorse and deny these occurrences in the interests of fair play.

iv. All new players are required to register a minimum 24 hours prior to first playing date and pay the prescribed BWA affiliation fee

(c) In any instance where two teams from one club are included in the same grade, there shall be

no interchange of players between teams.

(d) Where a junior player wishes to play in both junior and senior competitions, they must play for the club that aligns with their junior team. There shall be no interchange of players between clubs. If the junior club does not have a senior team the players can choose to play with any club.

(e) If a junior player identifies themselves with a Regional senior team e.g. Eaton due to residential location &/or prior junior representative participation they may choose to align with that senior club.

(f) B Grade - A maximum of six (6) B Grade players can play A-Grade in the same fixtured round. Any player playing in A Grade starting five will not be permitted to play B Grade in the following 6 calendar days. Any A Grade player not registered at season start in the B Grade competition, clubs must request board approval no less than 48hrs prior to fixtured game time. In the event of a club having two or more A Grade teams. B Grade players will only be permitted to play for one (1) of the A Grade sides for the duration of the season.

(g) All Clubs shall supply BBA with a list of A Grade, A Grade Development and B Grade Senior players.

Year 1 & 2 - BBA have established a Development Program to enhance skill development amongst players and to also develop coaches.

For Year 1 & 2 competitions, FIBA rules apply with the following modifications:

i. The ring height shall be 2.59 m above floor.

ii. No back-court violation.

iii. No Zones - man to man defence only.

iv. Players allowed 5 seconds in the key.

v. Once a team obtains possession of the ball in the back court, the opposition must retreat to the blue line mark on the court.

vi. Once a player has completed their dribble and picked up the ball, no defensive player can grab or slap the ball out of the offensive players hands - No Stealing allowed

vii. Turnovers or change of possession can happen with the following:

1. Defensive Rebound

2. Pass interceptions

3. Loose ball pick up

4. Rule Violations - out of bounds etc

viii. An offensive player who has completed their dribble and picked up the ball has 5 seconds to pass or shoot the ball.

ix. On all throw-ins, the defence must be at least 1 metre from the line (hand and feet).

x. No blind (back) screens to be set.

xi. No Double teaming in defence.

xii. Penalty line - Shooter can move 1 metre towards the basket to shoot.

xiii. 3-point field goals will only count as 2 points.

xiv. Substitutions may be called on any referee whistle. No player shall sit on the bench as a substitute for more than the duration of 1 period unless they are injured.

xv. Change of possession may occur from following rule violations:

1. Travel.

2. Double dribble

This will generally be at the referee/game leader discretion and will be dependent on players ability to follow coaching cues and direction. Players will be given opportunities to learn through coaching from referees/game leaders & coaches.

For Year 3 competitions, FIBA rules apply with the following modifications:

i. The ring height shall be 3.0m above floor.

ii. No Zones - man to man defence only.

iii. Players allowed 5 seconds in the key.

iv. Once a team obtains possession of the ball in the back court, the opposition must retreat to the half-court line - no back court defence.

v. Stealing only allowed in front court.

vi. No Double teaming in defence.

vii. No blind (back) screens to be set.

viii. On all throw-ins, the defence must be at least 1 metre from the line (hand and feet).

ix. Penalty line - Shooter can move 1 metre towards the basket to shoot.

x. Substitutions may be called on any referee whistle. No player shall sit on the bench as a substitute for more than the duration of 1 period unless they are injured.

The following Mercy Rules will apply to Year 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and Year 8 & 9 competitions:

i. Defence can only be played behind the Blue line marked on the court. There shall be no double teaming and if a player has stopped dribbling and picked up the ball the defence cannot grab or slap the ball from offense player’s hands.

ii. Any team that has a lead of twenty (20) points or more MUST retreat beyond the half court line on defence until the opposition has brought the ball into their offensive front court.

iii. If the score difference becomes 12 pts the winning team can then play defence with no restrictions until lead gets to 20 points again

iv. It is the responsibility of the coach to ensure that his/her team adheres to this rule.

v. Failure to retreat beyond the half court line may result in a warning and then a technical foul being charged against the coach.

vi. For Year 5 and below, excessive score variances will be requested not to be displayed on the stadium scoreboard at the request/ discretion of the Court Manager