Basketball
Registration Close Dates
Team Nominations – Sunday 7Â September 2025
Individual Registrations – Sunday 7 September 2025
Overview
DATES
Saturday 18 October – Saturday 25 October 2025.
TIMES
18 – 25 October 2025: 8.30am – 4.00pm
Sport Entry Fee
5×5 $99 per person per team
3×3 $55 per person per team
Walking Basketball $55 per person per team
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Please note:Â All transactions are subject to a PayPal charge (1.75% of total amount due +$0.30).
Further details available in the Games Entry Terms & Conditions.Â
**NOTE: Participants must register through both the AMG system and PlayHQ. Link to the PlayHQ is here. Sport fees will be collected through AMG. You must pay and register with AMG first, weekly consolidation of AMG and PlayHQ will occur to check registration is complete. PlayHQ link can be found here.
Last Updated: 21/01/2025
Age Requirements
Age determined at 31 December 2025
Minimum age 30 years
Age Groups
Female: 30+, 35+,40+, 45+, 50+, 55+, 60+, 65+, 70+, 75+
Male: 30+, 35+,40+, 45+, 50+, 55+, 60+, 65+, 70+, 75+
Walking: 50+
Squad Size Requirements
5×5
Minimum: 5
Maximum: 12
3×3
Minimum: 3
Maximum: 5
Walking
Minimum: 8
Maximum: 12
Number of Participant Requirements
Minimum number of participants required to conduct competition: 500 participants
Minimum Number of Teams required to conduct 3×3 and Walking Basketball would be 4 Teams
Additional Information
- Each team must provide at least one (1) competent person for score bench duty and must also be prepared to supply a referee if referees are not able to be provided by the Organising Committee. Fail to do so may result in a match being a forfeit.
- Walking Basketball will be played on a full court
- Walking Basketball will be a mixed competition, each team must have at least two females on a team.
- Walking Basketball and 3×3 will both be played indoors and will be played on the Wednesday
Age Dispensation
- All players have the ability to play down in age
- Two Players who are within two years of reaching an older age category may be eligible to compete in that group, provided they receive dispensation. Dispensation requests are considered on a case-by-case basis. All applications for dispensation must be submitted via email to kelly.stirton@basketball.com.au prior to the competition, and should include a brief summary of the circumstances, along with the player’s date of birth and playing history
- After approval has come through from sporting committee you need to register the player and select *please place me into a team. Then email kelly.stirton@basketball.com.au and amg.admin@unisport.com.au let them know.
Rules
The competition will be conducted under Basketball ACT Competition Rules and By-laws – Senior competition in conjunction for FIBA rules and regulations.
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Kelly Stirton
Basketball ACT
(02) 6189 0709
kelly.stirton@basketballact.com.au
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