The competition age groups are defined by the following divisions, with the school year determined as at the commencement of the season.

See the below table for a summary of the upcoming season’s age group requirements (As per Bylaws Section 8 – Age Groups):

Basketball Playing Fees are a combination of a number of components – BABA fee, Basketball WA Insurance fee, Basketball Australia Player Levy and Club fee.

The cost of the fees are as follows:

BABA Fees:                                                    
U10                  $122.55                                        
U12                  $148.55
U14                  $159.55
U16                  $168.55
U19                  $184.55
Seniors           $198.55

BWA Insurance: $43.84 per player per annum
BA Levy: $5.61 per player per annum
Club Fee: Varies from club to club. Approx $35 – $45

Kidsport – Please contact your Club directly if you intend to apply for KidSport Funding. When you apply, you need to select your Club- not BABA, and you need to know the amount that you are applying for.

Teams are submitted via a Team Nomination Form which are to be returned to your Club. 

Download our Team Nomination Form to your phone or computer and fill in, it’s an editable pdf.

A minimum of 7 players are required to submit a team, however BABA kindly requests that teams nominate with at least 8 players.

This help teams still field a team to play if players are unwell or injured, but it will also assist with limiting the growth of the number of teams entered into the competition and the pressure placed on our venue capacity.

Online PlayHQ registrations open Monday 15^th September 2025.

Play HQ Registrations close Friday 26^th September.

All players must be registered by this date.

If you are an individual player looking for a team, please contact one of our Clubs, and they can assist in helping to find a team for you. Click HERE.

For the 2025-2026 season we are introducing some trial changes to Bylaw 7- the Player Points system.

Please read this Bylaw thoroughly in page 7 & 8 of our Bylaws.

– WABL players will only attract 4 points if they are in Division 1 or 2 only (or in the case of no Division 1 being the top two teams in the WABL age group.

– A junior boy’s team shall not have more than three (3) permanent Representative Players registered to a team.

– A junior boy’s team are nominated at nine (9) points and under

– A junior girl’s team shall not have more than four (4) permanent Representative Players registered to a team

– A junior girl’s team are nominated at ten (10) points and under

– Player points will not be applicable in the Senior Men’s or Women’s competition. A Senior team shall not have more than two (2) NBL1 Players registered to a team. NBL1 / State players are expected to play in the A Grade competition.

Please become familiar with these changes before nominating a team via your Club.

The Busselton Basketball Association competition is generally run over 2 indoor venues – Geographe Leisure Centre in Busselton and Naturaliste Community Centre in Dunsborough.

The allocated playing days for each age will be dependent on the number of teams submitted for the season and therefore cannot be released until all teams have been collated by BABA.

Playing nights are now available:

The 2025-2026 Season will continue to run with a Court Coordinator present at every game time slot at each venue. There will also be Umpire Coach/Mentors present to assist with our Beginner and Junior umpires as much as possible throughout the season.

Teams are to coordinate their own training times.

BABA will release Lou Weston Court bookings after the Playing Nights have been announced on Monday 15^th September. This form is to be completed by the Manager of the Team.

All Coaches and Managers over the age of 18 are required to hold a Working With Childrens Check. Exemptions still apply to those who have a child in the team. Please speak with you club if you require further information about applying for WWC.

All teams with Players under the age of 18 must have at least 1 adult present on the bench during games.

If you have any questions, please contact your Club in the first instance.

We look forward to seeing everyone back on the court for the 2025-2026 Summer Season.