Frequently Asked Questions

Basketball is a year round sport, with two seasons a year – summer and winter. Each season consists of a number of “rounds”, with each team playing one game per round. Rounds are generally played during school terms, with U8’s – U16’s games played on Saturday and U19’s and U23’s on Sunday.SUMMER SEASONSummer season normally starts in early October, with the grading rounds played prior to the summer school holidays. The competition rounds commence in late January/early February when school returns, with finals played in April. (In general, the Summer season aligns with Terms 4 and 1 for school terms) WINTER SEASONWinter season normally starts in mid-late April, with the grading and competition rounds played until mid-late August. Finals are usually played in September. (In general, the Winter season aligns with Terms 2 and 3 of school terms) COMPETITION ROUNDSDepending on the season, and where school and public holidays fall, there are normally 17 competition rounds in a season inclusive of the grading rounds.FINALSTeams that finish in the top 4 ladder positions at the end of the competition rounds qualify to play finals. For teams that don’t qualify for finals the season ends at the last competition round.Finals run over 3 rounds; 1 round of semi-finals, followed by preliminary finals and then the Grand Final.SEMI FINALSSemi Finals are played:1st v’s 2nd team on season ladder3rd v’s 4th team on season ladderWinning Team from 1st v’s 2nd goes into the Grand FinalLosing Team from 1st v’s 2nd plays the Preliminary FinalWinning Team from 3rd v’s 4th plays the Preliminary FinalLosing team from 3rd v’s 4th is eliminated. PRELIMINARY FINALSWinning team advances to the Grand FinalLosing team eliminated.Teams that win grand final games are awarded with a Premiers Pennant, with the runner-up team receiving a Runners-up Pennant.​UNDER 8's ENCOURAGEMENT DAYUnder 8’s team do not participate in finals; they play an additional round during the first week of finals as well as an “Encouragement Day” round during the second week of finals. All U8’s teams that play the Encouragement Day round receive a participation award (from Knox Basketball) regardless of the result of their match.

PlayHQPlayHQ website and App (iPhone and Android) have fixtures available. To look up your child's team, search "Ferntree Gully Falcons", then click on the relevant season, then choose your child's team. Here is the website link: https://www.playhq.com/basketball-victoria/org/ferntree-gully-falcons-basketball-club/54f53d90 Stack Team AppFixtures, News, Events, Club Documents, Sponsors, and Chat groups are all contained within Stack Team App. It is highly recommended that all families download this App on your phone (iPhone and Android) and ensure that notifications turned ON so that you can receive these important updates and club communications. Click on the below link to Team App or open the brochure below for step by step instructions.

Knox Basketball competition uses two main venues: The State Basketball Centre - 291 George Street, Wantirna South Rowville Secondary College, Eastern Campus , Humphreys Way, Rowville

Each game is played over 2 x 17 minute halves, with teams changing the direction of play at half-time. The Ferntree Gully Falcons play as part of the Junior Domestic competition, and all games are played under the Knox Basketball Junior Domestic Rules.

TRAINING TIMESEach under 8's-16's teams train once a week for 1 hour between Mon-Thurs 4pm-9pm. These times do not get finalised until closer to the start of each new season and we work around multiple factors and preferences to try and accomodate Coaching availabilities first. If you have any specific requests, you can include these in your child's registration form. More information on training can be found in the training section of our website.TRAINING VENUESCarrington Park Leisure Centre, 20 O'connor Road, Knoxfieldhttps://maps.app.goo.gl/eqYKVqiHDoxYKQXM9 Kent Park Primary School, 17 Greenaway Drive, Ferntree Gully https://maps.app.goo.gl/sUhWG2q7xa4pU9sd7 Scoresby Secondary College, 20 Cavell Street, Scoresbyhttps://maps.app.goo.gl/s74YUkugwvhpKdbg8

BALL SIZES Basketballs used in the Knox Basketball Competition are as follows:Boys Under 8 - Under 12 - Size 5 Under 14 - Size 6Under 16 - Under 23 - Size 7Girls Under 8 - Under 12 - Size 5Under 14 – Under 23 - Size 6Please ensure that your child brings their own ball to training and is the correct size according to their age group. It greatly impacts their ability to learn fundamental skills.