Welcome Back! Important Updates and Reminders | Domestic Training Term 2 | EOI's

Hi All,

We hope you had a great first week back on court!

Here are a few important updates and reminders as we settle into the season:

General Reminders:

• Please do not arrive before 4pm, the courts are closed for cleaning until 4pm. Please arrive after this time, to allow staff to complete necessary preparations

• Children Under 16 must be accompanied by an adult at all times. All children, including those on the court, must be supervised by an adult at all times

• Please no bouncing basketball around the courts while there are games in progress; This is both a safety and a distraction issue. A ball rolling onto the court can cause injuries and the noise is disruptive to players, referees, scorers, staff and spectators.

• The seats next to the score benches are for players when they are subbed off. This helps coaches manage subs efficiently. Please ensure family members do not sit on the team bench.

• Respect for Referees & Officials: If your referee is wearing a green lanyard, this means they are under 18 and still developing as a referee. You must never approach referees, especially those with a green lanyard, as they are children learning the role. If you have any concerns about a referee, coach, or spectator behavior, please come to the WBA office, on court 2 during the game or look for the referee supervisor in hi-vis who is always around the courts.

  
  

Competition Supervisors:

If you need assistance during games, or just want to say hello, our Competition Supervisors in the WBA office are:

𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆: Michelle

𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆: Sara

𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆: Adrian

Fixtures:

Junior comp Fixtures are released three weeks in advance. Please check them regularly via MyHoops in case of any changes or updates.

Absences:

If your child is going to be absent, please log into MyHoops using your PlayHQ login details and mark them as absent. This helps our coaches plan ahead.

Domestic Training:

Domestic training Term 2 begins next Wednesday! The registration link will open today at 3:30pm. The spots fill QUICK so please click here to register your child: https://www.playhq.com/basketball-victoria/register/3eb812

Representative Seasons:

We are currently seeking a Senior Representative Coordinator for the 2025/26 CBL Season.

To express your interest in the Senior Rep Coordinator role, please email wodongabasketball@gmail.com by May 10th outling your vision for the role for the 2025/26 Seasons.

We are also now taking Expressions of Interest for Junior Representative Coaches for the 2025/26 Season.

If you are interested in being a Wodonga Wolves Representative Head or Assistant Coach for the 25/26 season, please click the below link and fill in the form to express your interest by May 10, 2025:

https://forms.gle/sv5gUyoTMrvMqVqh9

Thanks again for being part of The Wolfpack! We are looking forward to the rest of the season.

Many thanks,

WBA

Mid-Season Reminders & Volunteer Opportunities

As we are well into the first half of the season, we'd like to share a few important reminders:

𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀

𝗡𝗼 𝗝𝗲𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘆:

• For safety reasons, players must not wear any jewellery during games.

𝗡𝗼 𝗕𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗸𝗲𝘁𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗗𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀:

• This is both a safety and a distraction issue. A ball rolling onto the court can cause injuries and the noise is disruptive to players, referees, scorers, staff and spectators.

𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗡𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀:

• The seats next to the score benches are for players when they are subbed off.

This helps coaches manage subs efficiently.

𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗱𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘀𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗵.

𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘀 & 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀:

• If your referee is wearing a green lanyard, this means they are under 18 and still developing as a referee.

• You must never approach referees, especially those with a green lanyard, as they are children learning the role.

• If you have any concerns about a referee, coach, or spectator behavior, please come to the WBA office, on court 2 during the game.

We have a competition supervisor and a referee supervisor at every game to assist.

Issues cannot be addressed once the game has finished.

• 𝗡𝗼 𝗥𝗲𝗳, 𝗡𝗼 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆; we need referees for games to happen, so let’s support them as they learn and grow in their roles.

𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘀

If you need assistance during games, or just want to say hello, our Competition Supervisors in the WBA office are:

𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆: Michelle

𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆: Sara

𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆: Adrian

They may swap shifts to help each other out when needed, but it’s nice to know their names!

𝗦𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀

First half of the Season End Date: This term will finish on 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 4𝘁𝗵.

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀: Some team adjustments have been made, so please check MyHoops, 𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀.

𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗢𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 - 𝘄𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽!

As a community sport, we rely 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗺𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗹𝘆. Every bit of support makes a difference!

If you’re happy to help in any way, big or small, please fill out our 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗺:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScI_M4Z1lb8nZViLlHn6WcoS7wxDEXol6vTB_2BNViaWwUQDw/viewform

𝗖𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗱!

If your child’s team doesn’t have a coach, please consider stepping in!

We have a simple Coaching Tips Guide available to help with things like calling subs and basic guidance.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁, 𝗻𝗼 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱.

𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻.

𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝘀 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝘂𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲!

𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱’𝘀 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝘆𝗛𝗼𝗼𝗽𝘀!

Team allocations are available on 𝗠𝘆𝗛𝗼𝗼𝗽𝘀, the free app for community basketball players, families and fans!

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱’𝘀 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺:

• 𝗗𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗱 𝗠𝘆𝗛𝗼𝗼𝗽𝘀 on iPhone or Android

• 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁

• 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱’𝘀 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲

𝗠𝘆𝗛𝗼𝗼𝗽𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝘀:

• 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀 & 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝘀

• 𝗙𝗶𝘅𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀, 𝗹𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 & 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀 for every PlayHQ competition

• 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗮𝗯𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 so coaches are informed