Hello JETS,

Registration for Ormond JETS Junior (U8 – U20) players in Winter 2026 is now OPEN and will CLOSE 9pm Monday 23rd March.

Winter 2026 Season Dates:
- A shortened season of 13 weeks will commence the 2nd/3rd of May 2026 and end the 22nd/23rd of August 2026. There will be 4 rounds of grading.
- Games will not be played on the Anzac Day weekend, during the government school holidays (27 June until 12th July) or on the King’s Birthday long weekend 6-7 June.
- Grand Final weekend is the 5th/6th of September 2026. A week earlier than normal.
- Open night for NEW players only Monday 30th March (Timing TBC)
- Training is planned to commence the week beginning Monday 20th April 2026.

Winter 2026 Fees:
• $260 per child with a 5% discount for subsequent children. This covers the MBA team sheet fees for the 13 minor rounds (15 rounds last season), plus JETS expenses for the season. The MBA have increased their fees by 6% ongoing from this season; however, the JETS have decided not to pass on this additional cost. We believe in providing the most affordable competition we can for our members.
• Basketball Victoria Fee per child: every player will be required to pay an annual fee of $34 (17 and under) or $48 (18 or over) directly to Basketball Victoria. This charge will be applied the first time you register a player with any club, league, or association in Victoria. The BV fee covers the 12 months commencing the season when your child starts to play. PlayHQ will automatically determine when the payment of the licence is due to be renewed.
• Basketball Australia Game Development Levy of $5.50 (+GST) per competition player nationwide.
• $78 Association player & spectators door entry – this is the fixed door fee for each player and spectator for minor rounds (MBA are only charging for one spectator) and is paid upon registration directly to the MBA. Players and spectators will be charged a door entry fee to finals.
Note: The above fees do not include the finals team sheet fee. These fees will be charged per team on game day.

How To Register:
Please register all Junior players via Play HQ:
Step 1- sign up as a parent or guardian first at https://www.playhq.com/signup
Step 2- register your child at https://www.playhq.com/basketball-victoria/register/023fb5
Step 3- Complete all fields in PlayHQ
Your registration will not be accepted until online payment has been received (PlayHQ will email you a paid invoice). If you are coming from another club, the registration will not be finalised until the clearance is approved by the original club and the MBA.

Our volunteer age group coordinators are responsible for putting teams together for the season. Neither coaches, team managers, nor parents are to make any commitments or promises of team makeup. Coordinators will form teams based on registrations received at the close of registrations.

The training roster is extremely complex and time consuming to finalise. Training sessions will be allocated to accommodate coach availability/preference. Individual parent training requests cannot be accommodated.

The club will advise team and training details in the second week of the school holidays. Please be patient as this takes time.

PLEASE NOTE – Our registrations CLOSE MONDAY, 23rd March at 9pm. Late registrations will only be accepted if there are spots available and will also incur an additional $50 administrative fee. They will not be guaranteed a place in an existing team or with friends they nominate to play with.

Please consider the questions during registration. The coordinators will use the information you provide to help put teams together, particularly regarding playing with friends or in higher grades. If there are a lot of new players and players wishing to play in higher grades, then the coordinator may choose to hold a grading session.In that case the club will advise.

Please be aware that the MBA has a points system for representative players, which limits the number of rep players that can be in one team. This will also need to be considered when coordinators are forming teams.

Winter 2026 Season birth year requirements:
U20 – 2007/2008 (Boys only competition on Sunday)
U18 – 2009/2010
U16 – 2011/2012
U14 – 2013/2014
U12 – 2016/2015
U10 – 2017/2018
U8 – 2019/2020

There is NO U20 female competition in the Winter 2026 season, therefore, female
players born in 2007 and 2008 will need to register in the OPEN WOMENS SENIOR competition. Please email admin@ormondjets.com.au for more information.

UNIFORMS:
The JETS committee are excited to announce that we are proposing to introduce a new uniform in Summer 26/27. There is much to consider, and we will keep our members informed. Those considering updating uniforms before Summer would be best placed to hold off. If you are new to the JETS in Winter, you will need to purchase a uniform via the Stack TeamApp application; go into the store in the app. Please order as soon as you register so that we have them available in time for the start of the season.

We look forward to welcoming you to the JETS for the Winter 2026 Season!

Regards,
Ormond JETS Committee