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(a) Uniform standards shall be as prescribed by the 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.

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.

• Please refer to the Scoring Instructions page on how to use the Play HQ iPad and Electronic Scoreboard.

• It is the role of the Team Manager to prepare and distribute a scoring roster to all parents/caregivers.

• Scorers/Timekeepers must be over the age of 16.

• If a Team cannot fulfil their assigned scorer position then a two-point penalty for each minute they are late starting the set of fixtures will apply. If unable to commence play within 10 minutes of the scheduled start the game will be declared a forfeit.

Juniors

Players can only register for 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.

Where a Team requires to reschedule a fixture due to significant school events or representative basketball commitments the team shall ensure that ALL the following steps are facilitated.

Requesting team must contact their Club's Junior Delegate at 7 days prior to the fixture. No late changes will be accepted.

The requesting team Club Delegate must contact the BBA Operations and Competitions Manager and the opposing team's Club Junior Delegate in writing seeking approval for the re-schedule. The opposing team is under no obligation to approve the request to re-schedule.

If the re-schedule is approved by both BBA and the opposing team, the re-scheduled game can be organized between the 2 teams, according to the following conditions.

The game is played at an agreed venue, date and time. The game is not to be played at SWSC during normal BBA competition hours.

Referees must be organised by the teams. BBA will pay the referees the standard rate if they are registered with BBA.

Manual score sheet and MVP votes must be collected and returned to the BBA office (SWSC).

(a) If any team is unable to commence play within 10 minutes of the scheduled starting time for a fixture the game will be declared a forfeit.

(b) The scoresheet shall be completed for all forfeited fixtures. The non-forfeiting team is deemed to have played a qualifying game, the forfeiting team has not.

(c) In the event of a forfeit by any team, the score for the fixture will be 20 points awarded to the team present to O points for the forfeiting team. All votes and competition points shall be removed from the records.

(d) Forfeit PenaIties

i. 1st forfeit request. The BBA Operations and Competition Manager will issue a warning of potential penalties as set out below.

ii. 2nd forfeit request for the season will incur a $100 penalty from BBA via the clubs

iii. 3rd forfeit request for the season teams will be disqualified from the competition.

iv. Penalties may be reviewed at the discretion of the board

(e) In the event of a team being disqualified:

i. All games in which the disqualified team has, or would have, participated in shall be deleted from the competition.

ii. All votes and competition points shall be removed from the records.

iii. The Board may consider restructuring the competition.

(f) Incomplete fixtures shall be reported by the Court Manager and action confirmed at the discretion of the Board prior to the next fixture.

• Please read Aces Basketball Club Junior Uniform Issue and Return document for information.