SECONDARY CHAMPION SCHOOLS BASKETBALL

BACKGROUND

This competition is open to all Government and Non-Government Schools in WA.

The competition is known as the “School Sport WA Secondary Champion Schools Basketball Competition’.

The Secondary Basketball competition is divided into Basketball Leagues

You will need to indicate which League you are in when you nominate.

The Junior Competition is day carnivals feeding through to finals.
The Senior Competition is a mix of round robin and day carnival  competitions feeding into finals.

Grand Finals are held in two divisions All Schools and Champion Schools.

Booklet 2021

JUNIOR COMPETITION

Junior League competitions will be conducted as day-carnivals.

The winning team in each league will progress through to the Champion School playoffs and the second placed team will progress through to the All Schools playoffs.

Carnival Dates  (Before Friday 20 August)
Airport: TBA
Beach and Alkimos: TBA
Canning River: TBA
Central and Railway: TBA
Northern Suburbs: TBA
Hills: TBA
Southern Suburbs: TBA

SENIOR COMPETITION

Date and Time of Competition
Rounds Commence: Week 4, term 1 – Monday/Tuesday 22 & 23 February
Grand Finals – Tuesday 22 June 2021 (Boys 1.30 pm Girls 3.00 pm)

Carnival Dates  (For those Leagues playing Day Carnivals)
Airport: Monday 22 March (Willetton Basketball Centre)
Beach and Alkimos: Friday 26 March (Warwick Stadium)
Canning River: TBA
Central and Railway: Tuesday 11 May, 2021 (Warwick Stadium) Fixtures
Northern Suburbs: Tuesday 16 March, 2021 (Warwick Stadium)
Hills: Thursday 18 March (Ray Owen)
Southern Suburbs: Monday 22 March (Willetton Basketball Centre)

Fixtures to Schools
Finals – fixtures to be sent to Schools on Monday 10 May 2021.

The finals series will be completed in the following format:

• All Schools – after school knock out format played on Monday for girls and Tuesday for boys commencing 24/25 May 2021.
• Champion Schools* – Round robin competition played after school on Monday for girls and Tuesday for boys commencing 24/25 May 2021.

*Please note all Schools who advertise or run a specialist or elite basketball program must compete in the Champion Schools competition as of 2021.

Division  Specifics

The All Schools Division is a knockout final system with the top two schools in each League eligible to enter.  Three schools may be invited from larger leagues to fill places that may be available if schools in smaller leagues do not take their place in the finals.

The Championship Division will be conducted as a Round-Robin with finals.  Specialised sports schools, schools from the private education sector and schools who have nominated for the National Schools Basketball Championships in December will be invited to participate in this division.

Shields and medallions will be awarded to the winning and runner-up schools in each division.

SCHOOLS MAY ONLY PARTICIPATE IN ONE DIVISION OF THE FINALS

Reminders

• FIBA Basketball rules apply – 2 x 20-minute halves, 5 personal fouls, shoot free-throws on 8th team foul
• All schools must have 1 competent referee and 1 competent score
• Please contact your opponent to organise a venue and time suitable to both parties.
• The home team must email the result of each game to the League Coordinator.

Click HERE for the SSWA Scoresheet

PEEL AND HARBOUR LEAGUE      

The Senior School Basketball competition for Peel and Harbour Leagues will be conducted at the Mike Barnett Sporting Complex in Dixon Road Rockingham on Friday 26 March, 2021

The Lower School Year 7-9 Basketball competition for Peel and Harbour Leagues will be conducted at the Mike Barnett Sporting Complex in Dixon Road Rockingham on TBA.

Fixtures

Coordinator: Stephen Watson –  Stephen.Watson@education.wa.edu.au

3×3 COMPETITION

Eligibility
Students must be in year 10 ONLY. No other year groups are permitted to play.
Max 2 teams for each division per school (more teams may be available, subject to number)

Date and Time of Competition
There will be 2 competitions run for North and South of the river schools
North – TBA
South – TBA
9.30am introduction and rule overview
10.00am games start

Venue
Bendat Basketball Centre

Format of Competition
Boys’ and Girls’ Divisions
Pool format with finals
10-minute games with 5 minutes between games
Max 4 players per team – to be named prior to the event – team sheets handed in before competition starts, after rules overview

2 helpers per team – 1 scorer and 1 referee per team – non-negotiable

Further Information

3×3 Basketball Rules
3×3 Introductory Video
FIBA-3×3-Scoresheet
3×3 Scoresheet Sample

SSWA v ACC All-Stars Game

Date:         Sunday 24 October, 2021
Venue:      Bendat Basketball Centre
Time:         TBC  

Eligibility:  Must attend a Department of Education school that competed in the above Senior competition. 

Expressions of Interest – Head Coach, Assistant Coach and Team Manager will open at the beginning of term 2, 2021. EOI’s will be accepted from current Department of Education staff ONLY.

Students wishing to be considered for the SSWA All Stars team will be required to complete the nomination form.

Subject to numbers, trials may be held in week 7 and/or 8 of term 3. Coaches may wish to train prior to the games.

Click HERE to view 2019 3×3 Photos

Click HERE to view 2020 Photos