Welcome to the Cockburn Basketball Association’s junior domestic competition – home to more than 265 junior teams!
The home base for our competitions is Wally Hagan Stadium in Hamilton Hill, however, we also operate competitions out of Melville LeisureFit Centre, Lakeland Senior High in addition overflow at Emmanual Catholic College.
Our junior teams play on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday afternoons/evenings and Saturday.
Fixtures and results for any of our competitions can be found HERE
For more information please email: competitions@cougarfamily.com
Registering into your team
Independent teams – Contact your team manager for your squad link or email competitions@cougarfamily.com
Club teams – Contact your club for your registration link.
Fill- in players
To fill-in you must be the correct age for the team, you must not already play for another team in the same age group/club. Please refer to our competition rules for more information.
Fill in players can be entered on live scoring at the time of game.
Registered athletes are covered to some extent by insurance through Basketball WA. Due to insurance requirements, we do not condone the use of external fill-in players as unregistered players are NOT insured. The CBA does not accept liability for injuries sustained by any persons whilst participating in a competition fixture at the stadium or any other venue. Unregistered athletes are not insured and will need to purchase a 365 day BWA membership $41.75. Email competitions@cougarfamily.com
2024 / 25 Summer Season Information and Important Dates
Our Summer competitions run across term 4, and term 1.
- Nominations for our Junior Domestic Summer season are now open.
Club members refer to your club registration link. - Our Junior Summer rounds start Monday 7th October.
- School Holiday break Sunday 15th December 2024 to Sunday 2nd February 2025.
- First week of games for term 1 is Monday 3rd February 2025.
- Semi-Finals begin Monday 24th March to Saturday 29th March 2025.
- Grand Finals begin Monday 31st March to Saturday 5th April 2025.
For more detailed information, please click on the competition rules below.
2024 Competition Rules – VERSION 1.5
Age Group Breakdown – Summer Season 2024 / 25
Junior competition age groups range from 6 to 18 years. To find out which age group you belong to please see the table below.
Please note that you cannot turn the age of the age group prior to 30.06.2025
Age Group | Oldest DOB | Youngest DOB |
U8 | 1/7/2017 | 30/6/2019 |
U10 | 1/7/2015 | 30/6/2017 |
U12 | 1/7/2013 | 30/6/2015 |
U14 | 1/7/2011 | 30/6/2013 |
U16 Boys | 1/7/2009 | 30/6/2011 |
U18 Boys | 1/7/2007 | 30/6/2009 |
17 Girls | 1/7/2007 | 30/6/2011 |
Junior Competition Venue/Days and Divisions – Summer Season 2024 / 25
Girls
Age Group | Venue | Day | Division |
U8 Girls | Wally Hagan Stadium | Saturday | Vacancies |
U10 Girls | Wally Hagan Stadium
Melville Leisure Fit |
Monday
Monday |
All divisions – vacancies |
U12 Girls | Wally Hagan Stadium | Tuesday | All divisions – vacancies |
U14 Girls | Wally Hagan Stadium
Melville Leisure Fit |
Monday (Division 2 & 3)
Tuesday (Division 1) Monday (Division 2 & 3) |
Vacancies |
17 Girls | Wally Hagan Stadium | Wednesday | Vacancies |
Boys
Age Group | Venue | Day | Division |
U8 Boys | Wally Hagan Stadium | Saturday | Beginners – vacancies |
U10 Boys | Wally Hagan Stadium | Saturday | All divisions – vacancies |
U12 Boys | Wally Hagan Stadium
Melville Leisure Fit Wally Hagan Stadium |
Friday
Friday Saturday |
Limited vacancies
Limited vacancies Lower grades only |
U14 Boys | Wally Hagan Stadium
Melville Leisure Fit |
Friday
Friday |
Limited vacancies
Limited vacancies |
U16 Boys | Wally Hagan Stadium
Lakeland Senior High |
Wednesday
Wednesday |
FULL |
U18 Boys | Wally Hagan Stadium | Tuesday | FULL |
Fees
The independent team fee structure for our Junior competition is as below and includes:
- Club nomination fee (paid at point of registration). Each Junior Domestic Club has their own nomination and season fee structure.
- Season game fees – a lump sum paid at the start of the season that covers your weekly game fee.
- Basketball Australia (BA) Game Development Levy is an annual individual fee to support growth and development pathways.
- Basketball Western Australia (BWA) Registration Fee is an annual individual subscription fee that covers player across all BWA affiliated associations.
BA Game Development Levy | BWA Registration Fee |
$5.61 per player (annually) | $41.75 per player (annually) |