Restriction Update | 23rd June 2021

Following today’s announced easing of restrictions, the SPBA Operations Staff have met in relation to our return to basketball in accordance with Government and Basketball Victoria Guidelines.

As of Friday 25th June, the following will be in place:

Government restrictions in place mean that:

There is a maximum of 300 people inside any venue at any one time (including staff). Additionally, a density limit of 50 people per court.
Masks continue to be mandatory inside unless actively playing, coaching or officiating.
QR code check in is still mandatory.

Junior Domestic Competition (U9 – U18)

All junior domestic competition will resume from Saturday 26th June, 2021.
Games on Thursday 24th June have been cancelled – all games will reflect a draw. This is due to the density caps required to safely run competition not being released until midnight that day.
There will only be 1 parent/guardian permitted per player. A dependant may only attend with a parent/guardian if they legitimately have no other care alternative. This is important as we can only have 50 people per court.
Game slots will be 45 minutes as normal.
Entry will not be permitted to venues unless sign in is done via the QR code system. Random spot checks will occur also.
We recommend players do not arrive any sooner than 10 minutes prior to their game.

Senior Domestic Competition (U21s, Senior Men, Senior Women & Mixed)

Senior competition will continue with time slots returning to 45 minute time slots from Sunday 27th June onwards.
Spectators are allowed back within the venue (subject to the below limit).
There must be no more than 20 people per playing group, inclusive of players, spectators, parent/guardians & scorers.
Entry will not be permitted to venues unless sign in is done via the QR code system. Random spot checks will occur also.
We recommend players do not arrive any sooner than 10 minutes prior to their game.

Junior Representative (VJBL)

VJBL will recommence competition as of this Friday 25th June as per the fixture on the VJBL website.
As of Friday 25th June, there will be no limit on group sizes for trainings.
Parents/guardians/spectator caps are still to be advised by VJBL.

Senior Representative (Big V)

Big V will recommence competition from Saturday 26th June as per the fixture on the Big V website.
Density limits are still to be advised by Basketball Victoria which will dictate the situation with spectators.

Programs

Aussie Hoops

Aussie Hoops will have the last session of this term this Friday.
Due to the loss of sessions, participants in Aussie Hoops will be offered 3 free days at our Alley-oop holiday camp. Please contact community@sthpen.com.au if you would like to take advantage of this offer.

School Holiday Camps

School holiday camps are proceeding as planned.
Players can register by clicking here.

Small Group Sessions

Participants for the current program have been contacted by Director of Coaching & High Performance, Matt Brasser regarding the remaining sessions.

A new block of sessions will be announced soon for next term.

Court Use

All court use will resume.
*Note – domestic team bookings do not include holidays and the office will need to be contacted for holiday bookings.

Canteen

Canteens at both stadiums will re-open. We ask members to ensure there is no unnecessary congregation and contact of people around these areas.

Pro Shop

Pro Shops at both venues will re-commence operation.

Other

SPBA will continue to implement the below additional measures:

Additional cleaning before, during and after competitions and programs.
Temperature scanning upon entry at both main venues.
Referees not rotating courts where possible to avoid contact between groups.

If you have any questions, please email admin@sthpen.com.au or call 5981 0347.