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.

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.

CREATIVE SCHEDULING
On nomination night unfortunately we were not able to make divisions in many of our junior grades. The WBA recognises the importance of divisions to protect our developing players so where we can we have put in place a deliberately unbalanced fixture in these merged ...competitions.
U10Boy’s - 3 x A and 3 x B nominated in this merged 6 team comp. This will be scheduled as 2 separate 3 team comps in the one grade. Div B teams will only play the Div A Teams when they are on the bye.
U10Girl’s – Only 1 x A team nominated. This team was asked to split evenly into their Div B team to try and make this development grade work better.
U12Boy’s – 8 teams but only 2 Div A teams. So this is basically a Div B comp. Most clubs have moved out their div A players. We don't plan to split for for finals as it is a Div B comp.
U12Girl’s - 3 x A and 4 x B merged competition. Cleverly scheduled so B teams only play A teams a couple times per season. They will split for finals.
U18Boy’s – 3 x A and 5 x B. They will be split for finals. Scheduled so Div A only plays Div B teams play each other on the bye. The Div A games will be played on Mon.
This situation will be reviewed at the 4 weekly review.

Whyalla Basketball Association pays our deepest thanks to all veterans and to current day serving men and women. You fought to provide us with the peace and comfort we take for granted at times. We salute you all.
Lest we forget.

Every winter season we get many players coaches and clubs complaining and questioning us as to why we run a winter season when most associations across the state don't. We battle with that ourselves as it is a lot of work manipulating around merged competitions, other sports and priorities ...for a short 12 week season. We understand all this and respect those that choose to focus on primarily Winter sports.
Yet with all that said we had a 15% increase in team nominations to the point we couldn't fit teams in.
So I guess if people want to play then we will continue to offer the opportunity.

There was an error with the Registration closing date for Term 2 Aussie Hoops, preventing some participants from registering. This has now been fixed.
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