The Pakenham District Basketball Association (PDBA) is classified by Basketball Victoria as a Victorian Country Basketball Association. All PDBA members have the opportunity to participation in the MUVJBL competition via the Representative Team selection tryout process.
For PDBA members who reside in a country postcode, (please check http://bvcc.net.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2016/03/BV-State-Team-Boundary-Map-List.pdf) additional development and representative opportunities exist within the Basketball Victoria Country program. The country basketball elite development pathway provides:
(NB: The following pathway is NOT available to PDBA members who live in a Metro postcode)
Individual Pathways
U12 Skills Day – July
Selection from the Skills Day to the U12 Jamboree – September
U14 Skills Day – March
Selection to the U14 Regional Academy – May to August
Selection to the U14 Gold Nugget Camp – September
Selection to represent VIC Country at the U14 ACJBC or SCC – January
Selection to represent VIC Country at the U16 SCC (bottom age athletes)
Selection to the SDP (State Development Program bottom age athletes)
U16 SDP
State Development Program Try outs – October
Selection to represent VIC Country at the U16 ACJBC (top age athletes) – January
Selection to the U16 Victorian Country State Team
U18 SDP
State Development Program Try outs – October
Selection to represent VIC Country at the U18 ACJBC
Selection to the U18 Victorian Country State Team
U20 – State teams are unified under Victoria, not divided into Country and Metro.
PDBA Squad Team Pathways
As a country association, the Pakenham Warriors have the opportunity to participate in the Basketball Victoria Country Championships, conducted annually.
2019 Dates:
U12 Country Championships – 12th, 13th and 14th April – Bendigo
U14 Regional Qualifiers (if required) – 24th November 2018 – Southern Peninsula
U14 Country Championships – 6th, 7th and 8th April – Shepparton
U16 and U18 Country Championships – Div 1 and 2 – 16th and 17th February – Bendigo
U16 and U18 Country Championships – Div 3 and 4 – 16th and 17th March – Bendigo
Pakenham Warriors Country Representative Squad – 2019 Terms and Conditions
Representative Squad Selection Policy
Every effort will be made to ensure selection is consistent and fair, and player ability and commitment is recognised.
- In order to be eligible for selection players must reside in a country postcode.
(please see http://bvcc.net.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2016/03/BV-State-Team-Boundary-Map-List.pdf)
- Players must be a registered and financial member of the PDBA summer domestic season and play enough games in their domestic team to qualify for the domestic finals.
- Attend Pakenham Warriors MUVJBL tryouts and accept a position in the selected team.
Team balance will also be a major factor in team selection decisions. Representative squad coaches
will be the given the flexibility of interchanging players if it’s deemed necessary i.e. due to injury,
form, attitude, etc. This will only be allowed to occur after extensive consultation between the
relevant coaches, player(s), parent(s)/guardian(s) and subsequently formal approval is given by the
selection committee. It is emphasised that team selection remains firmly at the discretion of the
representative squad coaches.
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