Phoenix United Basketball Development Club Inc.

The latest edition of Phoenix News is out now
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A reminder due to the NBL Blitz there is no games and no Phoenix training this week.

A reminder that Junior Braves Try Outs start this weekend.

Good luck to all our Phoenix players heading along to Junior Braves tryouts! 🏀

Back yourselves, enjoy the experience and give it your best. 💜

BBA ANNOUNCEMENT ADDITIONAL FEE FOR SUMMER SEASON

If you have any questions or feedback please send to [email protected]

Good afternoon Club Presidents,

At last night's Bendigo Basketball Association (BBA) board meeting, a proposal was presented and endorsed to strengthen and expand the safety, security and venue supervision arrangements during domestic competitions at Red Energy Arena.

The proposal includes expanding current Friday night security arrangements to accommodate the additional venue entry points that will become operational following completion of the State Government redevelopment, as well as extending venue supervision and security coverage to additional weeknight competitions. The initiative is aimed at ensuring Red Energy Arena continues to provide a safe, secure and welcoming environment for all players, officials, volunteers and spectators.

The proposal was supported following a benchmarking review across comparable basketball associations and venues. While many associations have had administration and security-related fees in place for several years, the model adopted by BBA remains at the lower end of the fee scale and is focused on supporting participant safety, competition management and operational sustainability.

As a result, BSL and the BBA will introduce a $7.50 Safety and Administration Fee through PlayHQ for the 2026/27 Summer Season when a player completes their registration. This is a one-off fee per player, per season, meaning players who register for multiple teams will not be required to pay the fee multiple times.

Please advise parents with children registering for two or more teams to contact [email protected], after completing their first registration. The BSL team will provide a discount code to remove the Safety and Administration Fee from any additional registrations.

To confirm, the fee is a one-off charge per player, per season and will not be charged multiple times where a player registers for more than one team.

If you have any questions regarding the introduction of this fee, please feel free to reach out to [email protected].

Kind regards,

Sharon Darby - BBA Domestic Chair
Michael Gibbins - BSL Head of Sport

COME JOIN THE PHOENIX FAMILY

We have a few spots available for Summer 2026/27 season

U10 Boys
U12 Girls
U14 Boys & Girls
U18 Boys

Registration Fees
U10 and below $170 + Club jersey provided
U12 & above $200

Looking for a fun, friendly basketball club where players can learn, grow and enjoy being part of a team? We’d love to hear from you.

Email [email protected] with the player’s name and date of birth.

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Some great action shots sent in from a parent of our under 12 Phantoms 🏀

We love seeing our basketballers in action, please email any photos you get through to us!

🏀 REGISTRATIONS ARE NOW OPEN!

Registrations are now open to teams for the upcoming Summer season. We have limited spots available, so if you’re interested in joining Phoenix, please email [email protected]. Note. registration links have been emailed to teams/players who advised us they were continuing.

And save the date for our Phoenix Welcome Day – Sunday 13 September at Bendigo South East (BSE)!

We’re excited to welcome families for an afternoon of basketball, face painting, games, giveaways and plenty more.

A big thank you to Parent Pathways CVGT for supporting the Welcome Day helping us add even more fun to the afternoon.

We can’t wait to welcome our returning Phoenix families and meet some new ones too.

We love a good-news story that celebrates the spirit of basketball in Bendigo. 🏀

🏀 A MOMENT WORTH SHARING 🏀

Tonight’s game between Beavers & Aztec had everything and the best part had nothing to do with the scoreboard.

Henry doesn’t take a lot of shots, so when his teamed learned he was sitting on 199 points, his Beavers crew rallied behind him, making the nights goal, to feed him the ball but despite their best efforts the shots just wouldn’t drop.

Then a young gun from the opposition, Will Isaacs, figured out what they were doing, grabbed the rebound, passed it straight to Henry, and stepped back to let him take the shot. It went in. 🙌🏻

That’s what this game is about. Talent is great, but character is everything. Massive thanks to Aztec Tiger Will for a moment Henry won’t forget. Congrats to Henry on achieving 200 buckets, and more kids like Will please. 💪🏼🏀❤️🤍

📸 Around the Courts – Clickety, Click, Phoenix! 📸

We’re sharing a few highlights from across the Club this month — great moments on and off the court.

📩 Got a photo or good news story? Send it through to: [email protected]

🏀 This month’s snapshots:
• Introducing our new U10 girls team the Phoenix Go Getters
• Coach (and new Committee Member) Amy with daughter Harper from the Phoenix Go Getters
• Cooper and Phoenix from the U10 Phoenix Thunder enjoying activities at Red Energy Arena after their game
• Timeout with the U12 boys Phoenix Phantoms and Coach Brenden

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