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BULLITS BASKETBALL CLUB
Bullits Basketball Club is a community based, non-profit, junior sporting club based in the Sandringham area. The Club is run by a hardworking and dedicated group of volunteers who enable our club to field over 100 teams each season, primarily in the Southern Basketball Association (SBA) competition. Our aim is to promote healthy and regular competition for all boys and girls in the local area.
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SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
As a grassroots basketball club, Bullits provides a great opportunity for businesses to support a local sports team and gain exposure and support among local families.
For more information on our sponsors and sponsorship packages, please visit out Sponsor Page.
ENTERTAINMENT BOOK FUNDRAISER:
The Digital Entertainment Membership (single or multi-city options) feature over $20,000 worth of valuable up-to-50% OFF and 2-for-1 offers for some of the best local restaurants, cafés, attractions, hotel accommodation, movies, travel and much more from only $70. To purchase your Digital Entertainment Memberships from Bullits Basketball Club please use this link. 20% of sales goes direct to the Club.
Thank you for your support. The funds will be used to support the Club as we continue to grow, develop Junior Coaches, and keep registration costs as low as possible.
SPORTSMART CLUB ADVANTAGE PROGRAM:
Bullits have signed up for the Sportsmart Club Advantage program. This provides the club with a 3% rebate on purchases made by our members. We will use this to purchase extra training equipment.
The Club Advantage number is 800533. Please quote this number at time of purchase.
NEWS
AUTUMN SEASON (JAN - JUNE 2024):
Registrations have now closed for Autumn 24 season.
Please contact the registrar@bullits.org.au for new registration enquiries.
GAMES:
Games commence Monday 29th January 2024. The first four games will be grading games - fixtures are published weekly during grading and the fixture for the season will be published when grading games are complete.
Domestic fixtures are published on the Southern Basketball website.
There are no games over school holidays and the Labour Day long weekend.
TRAINING:
Training commences Monday 29th January 2024. Training sessions run for 40 minutes and teams are asked to leave immediately for the next teams' session.
Training Roster: Autumn 2024
UNIFORMS:
Bullits uniforms are now available to be purchased online. Please use the following link to go to the ordering page: SHOP
ABOUT
Bullits Basketball Club is a community based, not for profit, junior basketball Club. Our playing base is primarily drawn from the Sandringham, Hampton, Highett, East Brighton and Black Rock area. This encompasses many of the schools in the area but predominantly Sandringham Primary, Sandringham East Primary, St Mary’s, Hampton Primary, Haileybury, St Leonard’s, Sandringham Secondary College.
The Club is run by a hardworking and dedicated team of volunteers who manage the club for the benefit of our playing membership. We encourage the inclusion of all kids of differing playing abilities to be involved in sport and the benefits of team participation. We encourage friendship based teams as well as individual players looking for a team. We try to place individual players in the best fit for experience that we can. We also do soft grading where requested and encourage the development of teams that want to be competitive in the higher grades.
History & Philosophy
Bullits began as a basketball association in 1991 when a group of Sandringham Primary School friends decided to create their own team instead of playing for various other clubs. The friends wanted the team name to be Bullets but the parents deliberately altered the name to Bullits. The blue & yellow colours were borrowed from Sandy Primary. In their first season, these boys were runners-up in the Under 13A competition.
In the second season, they were joined by a girls team, the Sandpipers, whose colour was fluro pink. By the third season, several other younger boys and girls teams had joined the Club, all now dressed in blue & yellow. The name was changed to Bullits-Sandpipers Basketball Association Inc. The name was legally changed to Bullits Basketball Club Incorporated in 1997.
The founding Bullits Committee included Graham Borghero, Carl Treasure, Sue Lewis and Ellen McCartney. Their efforts helped ensure the enduring success of the Club - for example, they established the Sandringham Secondary College Hall as the training venue we use today.
Committee
The Bullits Basketball Club is led and managed by a group of volunteers forming the Committee of Management. The Committee usually meets on the second Wednesday of even months, i.e. February, April, June, August, October and December (if required). These meetings occur at the Sandringham Basketball Stadium at Tulip Street and all are welcome to attend.
An Annual General Meeting is held in July each year where a new committee is elected. The notice of the AGM is sent to all teams via Team Managers. We encourage as many people as possible to attend to share ideas, provide feedback, nominate for a position, or simply find out more about the Club and how it runs.
The Bullits Committee for 2023/24 is:
PRESIDENT:
Lisa Mouncer
VICE-PRESIDENT:
Sandy Celantano
TREASURER:
Kerry Thomson
SECRETARY:
Sophia Ali
TRAINING COORDINATOR:
tbc
GENERAL COMMITTEE:
Rachel Visser, Peta Dyke, Melissa Forde
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING:
Thank you to everyone who attended the 2023 Bullits AGM. To read about the Club's activities and progress over the last 12 months, the President's Report can be found here.
PAST REPORTS:
President's report 2019.
President's report 2020.
President's report 2021.
President's report 2022.
President's report 2023
Honour Board
Life Members
Life Membership recognises the exceptional contribution of individuals to the Bullits Basketball Club.
Recipients of a Life Membership Award are:
Rowena Francis - 2016
Rowena served as the Registrar of Bullits Basketball Club for 11 years and was Vice-President for 6 years. She played a significant role in the growth of our club and is still an active supporter.
Jenny Mouat - 2020
Jenny served on the Committee of Bullits Basketball Club for 10 years in various roles, including President for 5 years. She has been instrumental in leading and supporting the Club, sharing her knowledge and experience, and guiding the Committee.
Premierships
View full list of Premierships
FEES & REGISTRATION
New Players
If you are looking for a team for your child, please complete the New Player Enquiry Form to enable the Club to place your child into an appropriate team.
Autumn season runs from January - June and spring season runs from July - December. Hence ideally, please contact us in October/November for autumn season and in April/May for spring season if you are interested in joining a team. It is a lot more difficult to find a place in a team once the new season has started.
New players are required to pay the Player Registration fee plus purchase a Bullits player singlet and shorts. The Registrar will send you a new player registration link to use upon confirmation of a place in a team.
Player Registration
Towards the end of each season information will be sent out via the website, Team Managers and Facebook posts asking players to register for the following season and the link to be used for registration.
PLEASE REFER TO THE HOME PAGE ON OUR WEBSITE FOR CURRENT REGISTRATION INFORMATION AND LINKS.
You must use the player username and password to register. The current registration fee is $270: $255 Bullits registration fee and $15 Southern Basketball Association fee. A Basketball Victoria license fee of $29 for juniors and $43 for seniors is required to be paid once per year (covering 2 domestic seasons). Note the BV is a compulsory fee for all players in Victoria, payable every 12 months.
Bullits Basketball Club offers:
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A $15.30 (6%) discount on 2nd, 3rd and any subsequent sibling registrations. All siblings must be registered at the same time for the discount to apply.
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$100 discount on fees to parents who coach their own children’s teams*.
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A reduced registration fee to teams that do not train*.
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A payment plan to pay fees in two instalments during the season*.
*Parent coaches and teams that do not train, please email registrar@bullits.org.au for the appropriate registration link.
Uniforms & Merchandise
Playing Singlets
Players are required to purchase a reversible playing singlet at a cost of $60 and can be purchased direct from the club.
Bullits Shorts
Bullits shorts cost $45 and can be purchased direct from the club.
Bullits Hoodies
Bullits hoodies are available for purchase through the club at a cost of $85.00. There is the option of having a name embroidered on the back of the hoodie.
Bullits Socks
Bullits socks cost $12 and can be purchased direct through the club. They come in the following sizes: 13-3, 2-8, 7-12.
To place your online uniform order please visit our SHOP. You will be advised via text when your order is ready for collection.
POLICIES & DOCUMENTS
Codes of Behaviour
The Bullits Basketball Club Codes of Behaviour sets out the minimum standards for anyone involved in the Club. It should apply when playing, training or taking part in club-sanctioned activities.
The Bullits Basketball Club Codes of Behaviour supplements the Basketball Victoria Codes of Conduct. By registering with Bullits Basketball Club each season, you acknowledge that you have read and understood the BBC Codes of Behaviour document and will abide by it as a member of the Bullits Basketball Club.
Member Protection Policy
The Bullits Basketball Club Member Protection Policy outlines our commitment to a person’s right to be treated with respect and dignity, and to be safe and protected from discrimination, harassment and abuse. Our policy informs everyone involved in our club of his or her legal and ethical rights and responsibilities and the standards of behaviour that are expected of them. It also covers the care and protection of children participating in our club’s activities.
Team Managers Manual
The Team Manager is the point of contact for each team and is responsible for communication between the team members/parents and the Bullits Committee and Southern Basketball Association. The Team Managers Manual provides team managers with all information needed to successfully perform the role.
A team manager briefing session is conducted at the start of each season and all team managers are encouraged to attend.
Working with Children Check & Member Protection Statutory Declaration
Basketball Victoria requires all people working with Basketball Clubs to provide a Working With Children Check (WCC).
The Bullits Basketball Club Committee support the Act and require all Coaches, Team Managers, Coordinators and Committee members who are 18 years and over to have a Working With Children Check.
The WCC is FREE to volunteers. This link will take you to the application form. For organisation details: Southern Basketball Association, 150 Tulip Street, Cheltenham, 3192.
The Working with Children Check assists in protecting children from sexual or physical harm by ensuring that people who work with, or care for, them are subject to a screening process.
Sworn Police Officers (who are not suspended) only need to supply the Club with a copy of their Police ID and Teachers only need to supply the Club with a copy of their VIT ID.
Basketball Victoria further requires all persons who undertake the WCC to complete a Basketball Victoria Member Protection Statutory Declaration.
A copy of your WCC and the signed Member Protection Statutory Declaration must be completed and submitted to the Bullits Registrar when you become a Coach, Team Manager, Age Coordinator or Committee Member.
Download Documents
Player Enquiry Form
Bullits Club Member
Protection Policy
Bullits Codes of Behaviour
Member Protection Statutory Declaration
Bullits Coaching Manual (Spring 2022)
Bullits Team Manager Manual (Spring 2022)
TEAMS
A team needs 5 players on the court and 2 or more players on the bench. Southern Basketball Association requires a minimum of 7 players be registered in a team. Club Policy is teams have up to 8 players. It is up to the individual teams if they wish to have 9 players in the team. Some teams prefer 9 players to cover possible illness, injury and unavailability, particularly in the winter season.
Players can fill in for other teams in a higher grade in the same age group for a maximum of two games. Players in a higher grade are unable to fill in for teams playing in a lower grade in the same age group.
Players can also fill in for a team one age group higher. There is no limit to the number of games they can play, however if a player plays more than three games, they are required to register and pay fees to play in the team.
On request Bullits will grade players or teams to match them to the right level of competition.
If you are looking for a team please complete the Player Enquiry Form.
Training Roster
Bullits teams have use of the hall at Sandringham Secondary College on Bluff Rd and the hall at Sandringham East Primary School on Holloway Road.
Teams generally train for 40 minutes subject to court availability and teams are asked to leave immediately to allow Bullits Trainers to wipe down benches and prepare for the next teams' session.
Training times are decided once teams are finalised. The younger age groups are given priority for earlier training time slots over the older age groups. Bullits trainers are provided to either assist the coach with training sessions or they can run the training session for the team.
It is required that at least one parent is always present during training sessions in addition to the coach. This is particularly important if the team has a junior coach.
Teams can elect to play games and not train. A reduced registration fee is available for those teams electing to forgo a weekly training slot.
Coaches
Bullits coaches are either parents of players or junior coaches. The club will pay for coaches to attend Coaching courses including Level O and Level 1 Courses and any run by the Southern Basketball Association (SBA).
Training Facility Rules
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Food should not be consumed inside the hall. Only drinks should be consumed.
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Please consider the neighbours when your teams are arriving and departing the venue, especially later in the evening with regards to noise levels.
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Teams MUST adhere to their allocated time slot. If your team is late arriving at training for whatever reason, you MUST still finish on time.
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The cleaner is only contracted to work to a certain time so it is imperative that teams finish on time. The cleaner has a copy of the roster and is aware when teams are due to finish. The cleaner can commence cleaning the hall if a team finishes at 8:40pm.
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Children should not be on the stage, behind the stage or in any of the rooms behind the stage at the Sandringham College facility.
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Bikes should not be ridden on the outdoor basketball court at Sandringham College.
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Please consider the neighbours when your teams are arriving and departing the venue, especially later in the evening with regards to noise levels.
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If the school hall is unavailable for a particular reason (e.g. during exams and NAPLAN testing), teams can train on the outside courts, light permitting at Sandringham College.
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Teams are not permitted to use the outside court at Sandringham East Primary.
Autumn 2024 - Training Roster
COACHING
Coaching Manual
Coach Registration Form
Junior Coach Application Form
Bullits teams are encouraged to source their own coach. If teams are unable to find a coach, the club will endeavour to source that team a coach, however please note this is not guaranteed. The club provides trainers at training sessions to help run training sessions. Each trainer is a Level 1 Basketball Coach and can be used as a mentor for some ideas or they can run the whole training session for the team each week.
A coaches briefing session is run at the start of each season where all Bullits coaches are encouraged to attend. This session covers the expectations of coaches, provides coaching tips and skill development information for different age groups, and enables coaches to ask questions and share experiences.
Coaches are role models for the players, and it is expected that they show good sportsmanship at all times and don’t criticise the referees or players.
Basketball should be fun and it’s the job of the coach to develop the skills of players as well as hopefully instil a lifelong love of the game!
All Coaches are required to read and sign the Bullits Basketball Club Codes of Behaviour.
