Our Senior Competition is a locally run basketball competition where Springwood Scorchers teams play matches against each other over 18 weeks – two school terms. The four teams at the top of their division ladder at the end of the 18 week competition will play a knock out semi-final and final round.
We welcome team nominations for Senior competitions prior to the start of a new competition during the nomination period. The nomination period opens four weeks prior to the beginning of the competition.
The Summer Competition begins on Monday of Week 1, Term 4.
The Winter Competition begins on Monday of Week 1, Term 2.
Individual nominations are welcome throughout our competitions, however most teams fill during the nomination period and we may not be able to guarantee you a place. Contact us to check availability.
Senior players must nominate as a formed team with a minimum of 6 players.
Open Men’s teams can self nominate into their preferred of four divisions. We may change team divisions at our discretion to ensure the competition remains fair.
Senior players may not play down a division, but may be borrowed into higher divisions up to three times during a single competition.
Our Open Women’s competition does not have divisions.
Basketball is a popular sport in the Blue Mountains and our competitions usually fill quickly. Our competition structure allows for a bye game each week.
Find out more about registration here.
All teams in the Senior Competition are required to provide two people to complete bench duty for a match each week as rostered by the association.
Duty rosters are updated and provided throughout the competition via email and Basketball Connect.
COMPETITION STRUCTURE
| COMPETITION | DAY | TIMES |
|---|---|---|
| Open Women | Monday | 8:00pm, 8:45pm |
| Open Men | Thursday | 5:45pm, 6:30pm, 7:15pm, 8:00pm, 8:45pm, 9:30pm |
| Open Mixed | Sunday | To Be Confirmed |
| Masters Men’s | Sunday | To Be Confirmed |
PLAYER AGE RULES
Players must be 16 years old when the competition begins.
The Summer Competition begins on Monday of Week 1, Term 4.
The Winter Competition begins on Monday of Week 1, Term 2.
WORKING WITH CHILDREN CHECKS
Each Senior team is required to provide at least one valid Working With Children Check (WWCC). WWCC are free for volunteers and available through Service NSW. Team nominations will not be accepted without complete WWCC information.
WWCC are validated through the NSW Office of the Guardian prior to the commencement of each competition or more frequently, as required.