TEAM NOMINATIONS HANDBOOK
SENIORS - Autumn 2026
contents of page
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General Info
Contact Details, Nomination Information, Competition Timeline, Venues
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Competition Operations
Competition Structure and Regrading
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Competition Fees
Fees Outline, Fees Structure, BNSW Fees, Secondary Association Information.
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Competition By-Laws
By-Laws, Duty, Fill-Ins, Uniforms, Forfeits and Fines.
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Competition Expectations
Player and Coach Conduct
CONTAct details
This handbook aims to provide all relevant information and expectations relating to the 2026 Senior Autumn Competition.
For all enquiries regarding competitions:
Contact: Elena Carraro
Email: competitions@nsba.com.au
Phone: 02 9906 7877
NOMination information
Key Nomination Dates
Nominations Open
Thursday, November 13th 2025 @ 9:00 AM
Priority Access Deadline
Sunday, December 14th 2025 @ 11:55 PM
Nominations Close
Monday, January 5th 2026 @ 11:55 PM
Priority Access
All returning teams that nominate by the Sunday, December 14th deadline will retain their spot in the 2026 Autumn season. Following this deadline date, all teams (new and returning) will be accepted based on their registration date.
Independent Teams
Nomination Form
All new and returning INDEPENDENT teams only.
The registration link will not be active until Thursday, November 13th, 2025 at 9:00 AM.
Club Teams
All club teams will need to register through the club’s portal on PlayHQ.
Competition timeline
VENUES
NSISC (North Sydney Indoor Sports Centre)
Level 5, 36 Hume Street, Crows Nest, 2065
competition operationS
Competition structure
REGRADING
After Round 5 of the competition, each team's performance will be reviewed and NSBA will complete a regrading process taking into consideration the context of the divisions/age group as a whole.
Where a team is identified as being too strong or too weak for a division - NSBA may make changes to their grade to ensure they are provided with the opportunity to verse teams of similar caliber and games are competitive for the majority of teams.
Where a team is unable to be moved up a division and is considered too strong for their current division - NSBA may at their discretion make the team ineligible for the finals.
competition fees
fee information
Season fees will be charged in two phases
Phase One: Nomination Fees
Paid together when nominating a team.
Team Entry Fee
$150
NON-REFUNDABLE.
Season Fee Deposit
3 Rounds of Game Fees
NON-REFUNDABLE after team withdrawal deadline (Monday January 12th 2026).
Phase Two: Season Fee Balance
Remaining season game fees.
The balance of season fees is required to be paid in full by Thursday February 5th 2026.
A late fee of $100 will apply if payment is not received by this date.
13.2 A team may withdraw from a competition by giving 14 days’ notice in writing to NSBA.
13.3 A team that withdraws from a competition:
(a) must pay:
(i) all game fees up to their withdrawal date, including games they were scheduled to play during the notice period.
(ii) any levied fines.
(iii) an administration fee of $300.
please note:
BNSW Membership fees / secondary association information
All players must pay an annual NSBA/BNSW fee in order to participate in competitions. This cost covers your registration with NSBA and your membership with BNSW. The membership fee will be automatically prompted for payment if your membership expires within the season dates.
If NSBA is your secondary association, please provide the following information to Elena (competitions@nsba.com.au) to receive a secondary association discount voucher:
BNSW membership expiry date.
Primary association membership payment receipt.
NSBA competition by-laws
by-laws
NSBA’s Domestic Competitions are governed by the NSBA Competition By-Laws.
duty
All teams are required to provide a competent person to complete duty (score table) on their own game.
To help ensure smooth operations, we encourage all teams to organise someone to complete duty for their game in advance.
rules on fill-ins
A registered player may play up to two games for a team when they are not on the team’s roster, provided they: are not on the team roster of another team in that division or age group; and have not played a game with another team in that division or age group; and have not been ruled ineligible by NSBA to play in that division or age group.
For more information on fill-ins refer to the NSBA Competition By-Laws
uniforms
Each team is required to supply their own uniforms.
All teams must have a matching uniform by Week 6 of the competition.
Players must play in shorts WITHOUT pockets.
More about the uniform policy can be found in the NSBA Competition By-Laws.
Forfeits and fines
If your team is required to forfeit a game, please call the NSBA Front Desk (02 9906 7877) a minimum of 24hrs BEFORE YOUR GAME.
You MUST speak to someone; a voicemail is not an accepted forfeit notice.
Once you speak to a staff member, please follow the phone call up by emailing the following details to: nsisc@nsba.com.au
Team Name
Team Grade (including day played e.g. Monday Men’s B)
Opponent
Game Date
Game Time
Reason for forfeiting
If you or your team is issued with a fine due to an infringement of the NSBA Competition By-Laws, you will have 14-days to make payment. All fine payments will go through the front desk and can be paid in person or over the phone.
competition expectations
PLAYER conduct
All players and teams participating in an NSBA Competition are expected to conduct themselves in accordance with the NSBA Competition By-Laws, Norths Players Code of Conduct and the BNSW Zero Tolerance Policy.
Penalties apply for players and teams who breach these policies. The penalties associated with breaches of the NSBA Competition By-Laws, Norths Players Code of Conduct and the BNSW Zero Tolerance Policy can be found in Clause 23 of the NSBA Competition By-Laws.
At NSBA’s discretion a team or player who continually breaches these policies may be removed from and/or not accepted back into NSBA Competitions.
COACH CONDUCT
All coaches are expected to conduct themselves in accordance with the Norths Coaches Code of Conduct and the BNSW Zero Tolerance Policy
Failure to act according to the codes of conduct may result in your removal from the stadium and/or exclusion.
At NSBA’s discretion a coach who continually breaches these policies may be removed from and/or not accepted back into NSBA Competitions.