REGISTRATION & FEES

Prior to the beginning of the competition season, you will be required to:

1)      Fill in the Richmond Riots Basketball Club Player Registration Form on PlayHQ

2)      Pay the associated Richmond Riots Basketball Club Player Registration Fees.

The Richmond Riots Basketball Club Registration Fee is a set fee per season, per player (irrespective of the number of players in the team or the number of BYE's allocated in the  fixture). There are two competition seasons a year (Summer and Winter).

Registration Fees are updated each season and will be emailed to registered players first, before opening up places to the waiting list / new registrations.

The Player Registration Fee (per season) primarily covers:

· Basketball Victoria Registration (annual)

· Match Fees (paid to the association)

· Richmond Riots Basketball Club Operating Costs (primarily court hire)

Payment is made by the player HQ Platform.

Basketball Hawthorn and Richmond Riots Basketball Club requires its Registered Players to wear the Club Uniform for all matches.

The current uniform fee (shorts and singlet) is $100 and can be ordered through our online store with our partners iAthletic at https://orders.iathletic.com.au/richmond-riots/

The uniform consists of Richmond Riots branded singlet and shorts. 

The table at the bottom of this page gives a guideline of singlet & short sizes.  

It's generally better to go for a bigger size as this tends to be the style in basketball and the uniform can be worn for more seasons.

MERCHANDISE

Richmond Riots Socks can be ordered and paid for during the registration process.

The club has the socks in stock.  The Team Operations Manager will deliver these to your team manager once they are paid for.

The club now has an online merchandise store and the below items can be ordered through our online store with our partners iAthletic at https://orders.iathletic.com.au/richmond-riots/

All items are delivered straight to your door.

SECOND HAND UNIFORMS

If you no longer need your uniform, we would be happy to take donations of quality uniforms to sell. All proceeds from the sale will go back to the club!

Richmond Riots has a Team Formation Committee made up of volunteer committee members (if you are interested in joining please reach out!) 

This committee oversees the process of determining the RBC teams for the impending BH season adhering to the RBC Team Formation Guidelines. These guidelines include the following:

1)       Teams should have a minimum of 8 players and a maximum of 10 players.  However the club recommends NO more than 9 players.

2)      All players should play in their correct age bracket in order for them to compete in the competition.  Age eligibility is calculated on a player’s age at the end of the year that the season finishes.

3)       While friendship groups of players are considered when forming teams, issues that may affect the individual player’s development will also be regarded. This may involve placing a player in a more skilled team to allow his or her development to progress, or conversely in a less skilled team to allow a player the chance to develop in a less competitive environment.

4)     Overall team structure is considered, in respect to height, speed, offensive and defensive skills. This is more important in the older age group (U14 age and up).

5)     In forming teams, the objectives are to place children in a division that is appropriate to their standard so they can fully participate in the game, interact in the best possible way with their teammates and further their basketball skills.

6)      Consideration is given to the Representative Player Restrictions (points system) that allocate points to Representative Players. Under this policy, each team may have no more than 14 points worth of representative players.

7)      If a team is short of the required number of players, the club reserves the right to add players to the team based on the Expression of Interest (waiting list) order.

8)      All teams need to have their own volunteer Team Manager and Coach. It is mandatory that both of these people have a Working with Children Check. For more information, see our Team Managers & Coaches Page.

9)      All players will be required to complete a Richmond Riots Basketball Club Player Registration form (each competition season) which will permit the players to train with the club and compete in the Hawthorn Basketball Association.

10)       Anyone NOT registered, cannot train with the team at formal training sessions or play in a formal game (as they will not be covered by insurance).

Note: 

1. A younger aged player may play up in a higher group, e.g. U10 aged may play up in U12. 

2. An older player cannot play down in a younger group, e.g. U12 aged cannot play U10.

3. A player cannot play 2 age groups above their playing age. i.e. if you are eligible to play under 12s then you can not fill in for a team in under 16s

Please note:

If an existing registered Player decides not to continue playing basketball in the following season (eg. they might like to play a different sport), they are no longer considered registered with the Club and their position on the team will be filled with either a current member or someone on the waiting list. If that child would like to return to Riots in the future, they will need to register an Expression of Interest via this website. The returning player will not be guaranteed a position in any previous team they may have played in.

Team training times will be advised to players via their Team Manager.

Times are strictly as scheduled and subject to agreements the Riots have in place with the venues where the training takes place.