Age Group & Competition
ABOUT THE COMPETITION
Hurricanes competes in the South West Metro Basketball OPTUS Junior Club Competition as part of the South West Metro Pirates association. All competition administration including game scheduling, referees and location are managed by the Pirates association.
The OPTUS Junior Club Competition caters for male and female players until they graduate or complete their high school studies. As long as they are still enrolled in high school and/or is U18 years of age they can compete in one of the Hurricanes teams.
The competition is played across two seasons and is year round.
Season 1 – Terms 1 & 2
Age groups are evens i.e. U8s, U10s, U12s, U14s, U16s, U18s or still in high school (up to 19 years).
Note: Some of the female competitions consolidate 2 age groups as numbers may not warrant separate age groups e.g. girls U16s & U18s are consolidated. Same with girls U12s and U14s: this age group may be consolidated.
Season 2 – Terms 3 & 4
Age groups are evens i.e. U8s, U10s, U12s, U14s, U16s, U18s or still in high school.
Note: Some of the female competitions consolidate 2 age groups as numbers may not warrant separate age groups e.g. girls U16s & U18s are consolidated. Same with girls U12s and U14s this age group may be consolidated.
In most age groups there are different bands / skill based competition that are available.
GOLD – Division 1 – Highest level of competition within an age group which usually showcases the representative and high performing club, state, national and international representative players.
PURPLE – Division 2 – Highly skilled but not yet Elite or at a level to compete in the GOLD competition.
RED – Division 3 – New or learning the game.
The games are generally scheduled to start as per below. Games are scheduled to complete warmup, game and transition for the next game within a 50-minute timeframe.
U14s and below are played on Saturdays with game start times scheduled anytime from 8am through to 3pm.
U16s and above are played on Friday nights with game start times scheduled anytime from 5pm through to 9pm.
To know which age group you belong in, simply identify how old you/your child is turning in the current calendar year. If you are turning 14 this year you MUST play either in U16s and above.
Games are played in the following locations:
Hibiscus Sports Complex – Klumpp Road, Mt Gravatt
Runcorn State High School – Hill Road, Runcorn
Calamvale Community College – Hamish Street, Calamvale
Rochedale SHS - Priestdale Rd, Rochedale
Mansfield State High School – Ham Road, Mansfield
Age groups U12s and above compete for medals at the end of each season and as such each player MUST play a minimum of 9 games to qualify to compete for medals should your team position themselves in the top 4 at the end of the regular season.