Representative Pathways

Kempsey Basketball Association enters representative teams into the BNSW Spalding Waratah Junior League Competition. We are building a pathway back to senior representation over the next 2 years. Representative season runs from late February to late August each year. In country league, games are run in a weekend tournament format, which does require some travel on tournament weekends.

Our coaches believe that juniors should play a summer and a winter sport, until they are mature enough to make their own decision to specialise in a sport, so we do work with other sporting associations and coaches around the area, when scheduling representative training and obligations.

Representative trials are usually run around October each year and will be published on our website and social media, as well as advertised in the local community so that everybody has the chance to participate.

Representative Player Costs

Playing representative sport is costly, no matter what sport it is. At Kempsey Basketball, we do try to keep costs as close to the actual cost it takes to deliver the program. We also do considerable fundraising and apply for grants to help those who should participate in representative sport, but due circumstance, might face barriers to participating in such a program. Our representative player costs include:

  • Game fees charged by BNSW across season

  • Coaching accommodation costs

  • Referee accommodation and meal allowance costs

  • Representative training court hire and coaching costs
    (This is minimal, to keep costs down for parents. Most of this cost is donated to KBA by Kempsey & Macleay Valley Sports Association)

  • Player Kit (training gear, bag, hoodie etc)
    (Player kit does not include representative singlet and shorts - these are loaned to player by KBA after payment of a deposit which is returned to player once season completed and player returns clean uniform to KBA).

There are multiple ways to pay off Representative costs, including payment plans, donating time to help fundraise, credit card, cash etc. An invoice will be emailed to each representative player’s family as soon as possible.