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Aussie Hoops is a junior program designed by Basketball Australia as an introduction to basketball for kids aged 5-9 years old. It focuses on basic skills development to give our youngest players the confidence to transition into real game play, (when they are ready).
The Aussie Hoops program is delivered in 9-10 week blocks, synchronised with school terms. See the below registration quide link to learn more.Our Aussie Hoops junior development program for 5-9 year olds
has switched to the phone based Basketball Connect system for School Term 2. It will be - Monday nights 4-4:50pm
Follow this link to a registration guide 1drv.ms/b/s!Ag5ZdZTqfb6ggYoatGQmz_AK0QMjrQ?e=uZp3JI ... See MoreSee Less
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Team Managers:
Only 30% of our 120 teams have been assigned team managers in Basketball Connect. For Clubs to be able to add you as a team manager, coach or referee you must select this option during the registration process on the Basketball connect phone App.
There is no cost involved. Simply re register via the the app if this applies to you. ... See MoreSee Less
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Have you done this Jacob Kyle Warren-Crofts
Basketball SA is locked into a deal with Basketball Connect as our digital registration partner thus we will be using their platform again this season to manage our games. However the BC "integrated" match day payment system which promised so much did not function effectively for many of our members. So for this season the WBA has been forced to go back to the more robust and better supported Teampay online Match day payment system.
Unfortunately the Teampay App is not integrated to Basketball Connect so this will have to be downloaded by each member to make your match day payments.
Each team has a unique Teampay code which has been distributed to your club to issue to team managers/coaches. Once they have registered on the App they will then issue that code to their players.
Key Facts:
- Game fees haven't changed: $5 for juniors games $6 for senior games. + an admin fee. NOTE: If junior plays a senior game the fee is $6.
- Individuals can make game payments via the App prior to tjhe game OR the Team manager can make payments on behalf of each player (like we did with Basketball Connect)
- Teampay is not linked to the game tablet! Thus payments issues will not block a player from playing or hold up the game.
- Players can now easily be entered into the Court tablets by the scorer's rather than having to use the Basketball Connect phone app.
- Team managers can pay on behalf of a player that has a failed payment. And they can pay them back later or pay them with cash etc.
- Games managers will audit each game to ensure Teampay payments have been made.
- Mistaken/ Accidental payments - contact the games manager and they can quickly refund that person.
- If your team has paid but the game is forfeited at late notice contact the game manager for a refund.
- Playing an unfinancial player will result in the game being forfeited. NOTE: There will be a grace period while people learn the system. ... See MoreSee Less
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Not happy, I now have to pay a 26 cent transaction fee and 2.5% fee per person each game. I know it's not a lot but to someone who is on jobseeker it all adds up.
Tiffany Walden
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