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 2023

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

SENIOR COMPETITION

Carnival Dates  (For those Leagues playing Day Carnivals)

Finals
Finals fixtures to schools no later than Monday 1 May 2023
Finals start 29 / 30 May 2023

Grand Finals – Tuesday 27 June  2023
(Girls 3.00pm Boys 4.30pm)

SENIOR COMPETITION DETAILS

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.

Champion Schools* – Round robin competition played after school on Monday for girls and Tuesday for boys.

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

Division Specifics

The All-Schools Division is a knockout final system with the top two non-specialist 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.

Game Timing For Championship and All-Schools Grand Finals
The timing of all Grand Final games will be 4 x 8 minute quarters; fully timed (the clock will stop on all whistles).

It is suggested that teams play this format throughout the finals, however, the lack of competent and trained bench officials may prevent this from occurring.
If games cannot be conducted under this format, please see the statement on FIBA Basketball Rules below.

SCHOOLS MAY ONLY PARTICIPATE IN ONE DIVISION OF THE FINALS

Reminders for League Games

• 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.
  

Fixtures/Results
Champion School Boys          Champion School Girls
       All Schools Boys                    All Schools Girls           

Click HERE for the SSWA Scoresheets 

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 Monday May 1, 2023

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 Monday 31 July, 2023.

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

3×3 COMPETITION

The 3X3 competition in 2023 will continue to be for Year 7 and Year 10 students

Eligibility
Students must be in years 7 and 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

The competition in 2023 will be split over two days to allow flexibility for schools to compete. Each day will have a Year 7 and a Year 10 component.

Venue – Bendat Stadium 
Dates – Carnival 1 – Wednesday 24 May, 2023
               Carnival 2 -Thursday 25 May, 2023
               Grand Finals – Tuesday 27 June , 2023 Approx 5.15pm (Half time of the Senior Boys Finals

Format of Competition
Boys’ and Girls’ Year 7 and Year 10 Divisions
Pool format with finals to determine carnival champions.
10-minute games (or first team to score 21pts) 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 22 October 2023
Venue:      Bendat Basketball Centre
Time:        Girls 4.30pm (SSWA v ACC v IGSSA)
                  Boys (SSWA v ACC) 5.15pm

Eligibility:  Must attend a Department of Education school that competed in the Champion Schools Senior competition in 2023. 

Expressions of Interest – Head Coach, Assistant Coach and Team Manager will open at the beginning of term 2, 2023. EOI’s will be accepted from current Department of Education staff ONLY. Nominate HERE

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

Nominations Close:  9am Friday 6 October, 2023. 

Click HERE to view 2019 3×3 Photos

Click HERE to view 2020 Photos