Enrolments after March 11 will only be taken if space is available and will incur a $50 surcharge to allow for additional administrative time.
Important dates
Thursday 19th February – Registration Opens
Wednesday 11th March – Registration Closes
Sunday 15th March – Welcome Day for new players
Friday 10th April – All Teams and Training venues will be announced before the end of the first week of school holidays
Saturday 2nd May – First game of Winter 2026 Season
A complete list of winter season dates is available here.
Team Selection Policy
The Club aims to deliver a domestic program that recognises this range of aspirations and provides an environment where players are provided with an opportunity to develop their skills and enjoy the social aspects of team and club sport. Players are invited to provide the name of up to 3 friends they would like to play with a part of the registration process. The club’s guidelines regarding the selection of domestic teams, including the policy regarding players playing in their own age group, is available here.
Become a Coach or Team Manager
Collingwood Basketball exists through the goodwill of volunteers, especially in Coaching and Managing a Team.
The majority of Team Coaches are parents who provide their valuable time to help us. For first time parents to Basketball or Coaching, we provide resources to help you run a training session and basic game strategy. If you are interested in becoming a coach or a Team Manager, please include this in your child’s registration and/or make direct contact to David Elvins at Collingwood.
Any adult who works with children at Collingwood Basketball Association must obtain and hold current a Working With Children Check. This includes Team Coaches and Managers.
Registering as a Coach or Team Manager
It is a requirement of Basketball Victoria and the EDJBA that all Team Managers and Coaches are registered on PlayHQ as a coach or team manager for the 2026 Winter Season. If there is some chance that you will coach or team manager this season, could you please register on PlayHQ as a coach or team manager immediately.
The Eastern Districts Junior Basketball Association registration fee includes the weekly game fee for all games including finals as well as all Domestic Training. Registration fees are $375 for the first player, with a 5% discount for additional players from the same family. A late fee of $50 will also apply to enrolments taken after 11 March.
A separate Basketball Victoria Annual Participant License fee of $32 for 17 years and under and $36 for older players may be added to the final price if not already paid in a previous registration, ie VJBL. This 365-day Basketball Victoria licence (affiliation) covers anyone wanting to participate in a Basketball Victoria sanctioned competition/training, allowing a participant to play as many times as they like within 365-days across any affiliated association in Victoria. Basketball Victoria provides a base level of insurance to all registered participants of affiliated associations and clubs. Insurance is provided by V-Insurance Group.
There will also be a Basketball Australia fee of $5.50 added for game development.
If you have difficulty with this payment, please contact David Elvins at Collingwood to discuss alternative arrangements. The club offers a variety of programs to assist with fees.
Training
Training is held at the following venues. Most boys teams train on a Thursday night and most girls teams train on a Monday night. Some teams can train on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Younger teams generally train between 4.45pm and 6pm and older teams between 6pm and 9pm. If you are unable to train on Mondays or Tuesdays (girls) and Thursdays (boys) please include it in your registration form.
Bundha Sports Centre, 111 Queens Parade, Fitzroy North
Fitzroy High School, 24-30 Falconer St, Fitzroy North
Royal Talbot Rehabilitation Hospital, Kew
Match Day
Matches are played on a Saturday starting at 8.30am with last match usually played at around 6.30pm. Younger age groups generally play early in the morning with older age groups generally playing in the afternoon. Due to the size of the EDJBA, most reasonable requests for scheduling are able to be accommodated if information is submitted on registration forms. Home games are played at Collingwood College and Bundha Sports Centre whilst away games are played in the northeastern and eastern suburbs such as Bundoora, Eltham, Bulleen and Doncaster.
Uniforms
Uniforms will be available to purchase from Collingwood College Stadium, (10 McCutcheon Way, Collingwood, 3066) at the following times:
Monday 20th April – 5pm-7pm
Thursday 23rd April 5pm-7pm
Monday 27th April 5pm-7pm
Thursday 30th April 5pm-7pm
Domestic shorts are currently $55 and singlets are $65.
Age Groups
Summer season age groups are based on a player’s age at 31 December 2025.
U9 Born 2017 to 2020
U11 Born 2015 and 2016
U13 Born 2013 and 2014
U15 Born 2011 and 2012
U17 Born 2009 and 2010
U19 Born 2007 and 2008
U21 Born 2005 and 2006
Players are expected to play in their correct age groups unless special permission is sought. Please email if a player wishes to play outside their age group.
Registration Process for Domestic Teams
Registrations are via the Basketball Victoria system PlayHQ – the registration link on this page will take you to PlayHQ.
If you have not used PlayHQ before, during the registration process one parent/guardian will be first required to set up a PlayHQ Profile Account and after successfully doing so will then be able to register their child/ren as a family member/dependent and complete the registration. Please note the following:
The parent/guardian email address used will form the login for all future registrations for that child. Choose a personal email that is likely to be used long term rather than a work or school email
Another parent/guardian’s details can be added for each child
Players over 18 should still be registered by a parent, otherwise parent/guardian details will not be able to be entered and we won’t have contact details for parents
If a PlayHQ Profile Account has already been set up for registration eg Winter or Summer 2025, rep basketball or a senior domestic competition, then the same PlayHQ Profile Account should be used for this and all other registrations using PlayHQ.
Please email David Elvins at Collingwood if you have any problems with registering.
Payments can be made via Visa or Mastercard or PayPal. There is a 5% discount for additional registrations from the same family.
Please also consider whether you could make a Tax Deductible donation when registering. Collingwood Basketball has a strong community focus and a commitment to ensuring all young people have an opportunity to play basketball. We provide support to players who may be facing barriers to playing basketball, as well as re-engaging players who are at risk of dropping out of sport.
We have partnered with the Australian Sports Foundation so any donations over $2 will be tax deductible and you will receive a receipt from them.
Things to note when registering:
The club considers completion of the registration to be a commitment to playing, so as a courtesy to others, please don’t register players if they are not sure about their ability to commit to playing. Generally we do not provide refunds except in exceptional circumstances. The club’s refund policy is here.
If a player will be unavailable for part of a season (for example due to camps, family holidays, exchange etc), please ensure that this information is provided in the Playing DATES not available section. This information will be used to try to ensure the team remains viable when that player is away
If a player is unable to play at certain times of the day (for example due to other sport or activity or work commitments), please ensure that this information, including the reason, is provided in the Playing TIMES NOT available section. Please be specific, eg “not available until 1pm, language school till 12.30pm”. Note that 11.50 is considered a PM game so if a player is unavailable till noon or 12.30 please tell us. This information will be used to try to place the player in a team which can play at appropriate times, however we cannot always guarantee that games will always be fixtured at a suitable time. We are also unlikely to be able to change a team time request if an individual’s availability changes so please provide as much information as possible in the registration.
New players who have played with another EDJBA club must be cleared by their previous club. The player transfer will commence during the registration process. Any issues or questions, please direct them to David Elvins at least a week before the first game of the season.
