Policies
DVBA Domestic Local Basketball Rules
DVBA NJBL – By-Laws – Association
DVBA NJBL – By-Laws – Game Day – Final
Players per game
While each team has between 6 to 8 players, there may be a time when due to family commitments, work commitments, illness, or even school camps that teams will be missing a number of players for one game.
The Diamond Valley Basketball Association (DVBA) allow teams to play with a minimum of 4 players. As this will be an exception and not every week, the Committee require teams to play with 4 players if necessary.
We understand that it will be demanding on the players, however we have faith in all of our teams to play the one game with a short number of players. The alternative is a walkover and depending on notification provided, a fine may be imposed.
Walkovers
The cost of all games are paid up front to the DVBA throughout the season, not game by game. If a team requests a walkover (not turn up to the game) with under 24 hours’ notice, the Club incurs a substantial fine. If the DVBA cannot contact the other team in time, they turn up to a ‘no game’, and no-one (a Wattle Glen team or another team) should be put in that position. It reflects poorly on the Club and is frustrating for the opposing players and parents.
From Autumn Season 2017 onward, teams requesting a walkover (contact Committee members Victoria Dollimore) with under 24 hours’ notice from game time, will incur a team fine of $118 - the cost of the fine issued to the Club. The fine will be required to be reimbursed by the team that requested the walkover. Thank you for your understanding and fortunately it is not a common occurrence.
Child Protection Policy
From 1 January 2017, sporting organisations that work with children, are required by the Victoria Government to have in place Child Protection Policies. The appointed Club Welfare Officer is Victoria Dollimore.
Training before long weekends
Players are to attend training the week leading up to a long weekend where no games are scheduled. Training is not just for the ‘next game’, instead to continually foster team work and to continually develop skills and techniques.
