SBA Profile

The Southland Basketball Association is proud to administer and foster the game of basketball in Invercargill and outlying areas of Southland.

Operating from its base at Stadium Southland, the SBA runs a variety of events including miniball, junior and senior high, summer league and senior competitions. The association also supports representative teams, both male and female, in all age groups from Under 13 to senior level. The Board of the SBA is mindful of its goal to present developmental opportunities for all arms of its operations and up-to-date details of these are regularly posted on this site.

Schools
Southland Basketball offers coaching sessions for all primary and secondary schools, and other organisations upon request.   In conjunction with the Zero Fees Southland Sharks we offer a coaching in schools programme. Sharks players will be part of the coaching staff.

We have interschool competitions, after school, made up of the following:

MINIBALL                            Term 4 – eight week competition, played on Tuesday nights 
JUNIOR HIGH                       Term 1 – eight week competition, played on Tuesday nights 
SECONDARY SCHOOLS         Terms 2 & 3 – 12 week competition, played on Friday nights

Schools are informed of entry details near the end of each term.  If you require information, or would like to be added to any of our mailing lists, please contac the SBA Office.

Southland Representation

Southland has representative teams from U13, U15, U17, U19, Senior and Wheelchair players. We also have junior and senior development squads, from Under 11.


New Zealand Representation
SBA is proud of the fact that we are increasingly being represented in national teams. These include full NZ teams, Koru development teams and Pacific South tours. We also have coaches and officials who are operating at that level.


Senior Basketball
SOCIAL                      Two 8 week mixed social leagues, played on Monday nights (one in February, one in September)
A GRADE                   Runs May – August, 14 weeks, played on Tuesday nights
WHEELCHAIR            Dependant on entries/interest at least one wheelchair league is run each year


Coaching
If you would like some individual or group coaching sessions then SBA can  help arrange this.

 

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