Marist Basketball Club competes in Basketball ACT’s Junior Summer Open and Juniors summer season competitions.
New players: Competitive basketball is all about having fun, working as a team, and improving individual basketball skills. All students attending Marist College Canberra in 2027 can join Marist Basketball Club for the summer season.
Season dates: The summer season is a condensed thirteen round season inclusive of semi and grand final games. The season runs from October through to late Feb/early March with a short recess from mid-December to late January for the summer school holidays.
Grades: Basketball ACT’s junior competitions cater for players of all ability and skill levels. There are grades for beginners (Divisions 5 and 6), developing players (Divisions 3 and 4), experienced players (Divisions 1 and 2), and representative-level players (Premier League). Marist Basketball has teams across all grades in each of our age groups.
Age groups: Marist Basketball enters teams in four age groups: Under 12, Under 14, Under 16 and Under 19. Marist does not enter Under 10 teams, due to the limited number of U10 boys within the Club. We believe the development of our younger boys is enhanced by incorporating them into our U12 teams, based on their individual experience and skill levels. The Club requests Higher Age Player approval from Basketball ACT for each boy; and advises coaches and managers if they have Higher Age Players (U10s) in their team.
Team selection: Prior to the commencement of each season the Club Committee completes a team selection process. To align with Basketball ACT’s intent, Marist Basketball conducts whole-of-club player trials and grading prior to the Summer Season, with limited ‘new player only’ grading completed prior to the Winter Season. During the upcoming team selection process, the Committee will grade all new and returning players, placing players into teams based on their individual skill and development potential and team needs (player position and role requirements). Player and parent/carer patience is appreciated whilst our club volunteers work through this process. Once teams are finalised, team managers or coaches will contact parents and carers directly.
Volunteers needed: We will once again need coaches and managers to help run our teams this season. It is Basketball ACT and Marist College Canberra policy that all teams have a coach and team manager appointed prior to the team taking part in competitive play. Please use the link below to express interest in these roles.
Marist College Canberra Sports Policy: Please remember, College students seeking to play competitive basketball must play for Marist as outlined in the College Sports Policy.
Additional information: Further information is available on the Marist Basketball website. If you have any queries not covered by the information or policies provided on the website, please contact the club. For the most up to date information about Basketball ACT’s competitions please visit the Basketball ACT website.