Play Basketball – All you need to know

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Seasons

Winter season Term 2 & Term 3

Summer season is Term 4 & Term 1

Please note: We start planning our seasons 1 month prior to the end of term. i.e we start planning our winter season 1 month before Easter (end of term 1) and planning our Summer season 1 month before the end of term 3.  Most teams are generally full & it is unlikely that we will have capacity for extra players at the beginning of term 1 & term 3.

For more information please refer to the Registration Process

Fees

Fees for the Lara Basketball Club are compulsory and contribute toward the cost of hall hire for training, registration and affiliation fees to BG and the cost of trophies at the end of the Championship (winter) season.

Fees are as follows all paid via registration on PlayHQ

Lara Giants Membership Fee (per Season)

$60 Juniors & Seniors per season

Geelong United Basketball Seasonal Registration Fee  (per season)

$75 Juniors/Seniors (includes $35 stadium levy)

Basketball Vic Insurance & Rego (Annual)

$32 under 18, $46 over 18

Basketball Australia

$5.50 Game Development Levy

Playing Fees

$13.92 Junior/Seniors – Pay by Card direct to GUB at the stadiums. Note CARD ONLY no cash.

Fixtures

All fixtures & days of competition can be found at at the top of this website

Select domestic comp / Fixture Results

Venues

We play under the Geelong United Basketball Association with game venues including the following www.geelongunitedbasketball.com.au/venues/

Joining a Team

If interested in joining a team we have limited spots available in some age groups. Please email one of the following

[email protected] or [email protected] or [email protected]

Under 10 players should consider Little Giants and or Shooting Stars prior to joining at team.  For more information on Little Giants click here.

Uniform & Merch

All players are required to wear the Lara Giants uniform. Uniforms cost $85 for the full set or $40 for shorts & $45 for reversible singlets. 

Uniform info can be found here www.laragiants.org.au/uniform   

Merchandise info can be found at www.laragiants.org.au/merch

Age Groups Summer 2025/2026 & Winter 2026

(age groups change term 4/summer season)

U8 – born 2019, 2020 ** Subject to availability

U10 – born 2017, 2018, 2019

U12 – born 2015 & 2016

U14 – born 2013 & 2014

U16 – born 2011 & 2012

U18 boys – born 2009 & 2010

U19 Girls – born 2008-2010

U23 boys – born 2004 & 2008

BOYS

• Under 8 Mixed – Saturday
• Under 10 – Saturday
• Under 12 Boys – Saturday or Monday (Champ, D1 only)
• Under 14 – Monday
• Under 16 – Wednesday
• Under 18 – Thursday
• Under 23 – Thursday

GIRLS

• Under 10 – Saturday
• Under 12 Girls – Tuesday
• Under 14 – Tuesday
• Under 16 – Tuesday
• Under 19 – Tuesday

SENIORS

• Open/Senior Women – Monday
• Open/Senior Men (Mostly Monday or Thursday)
• Mixed Men & Women (Mostly Sunday)

Playing Outside Your Age Group

As a club all junior players must play in their age group unless exceptional circumstances arise. All players wanting to change age groups need to approved by the president, junior coordinator & past & future coaches.  We hold our duty of care very seriously & hopefully you are understanding & supportive of positioning on this matter.  This includes senior players which must be over 15 to play.

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