Brisbane Capitals

U18 Representative Team Selection Camps - Registrations Open (2025)

Brisbane Capitals Representative Program is pleased to open registrations for male and female players born 2009 & 2010 interested in trailing for the 2025-26 Under 18 Representative Teams.

Brisbane Basketball Inc. will nominate teams of 10 players for GOLD, SILVER (and BRONZE teams as per Team Selection Policy) in the Boys and Girls competitions which includes both the SQJBC competition and State Championship tournament.

Brisbane Capitals representative teams compete in the highest level of junior and youth aged, based basketball competition in Queensland. Including the South Queensland Junior Basketball Competition (SQJBC) and State Championships. Players must be available to commit to the full season which includes the SQJBC season and State Championships.

REGISTRATIONS TO GIRLS TEAM SELECTION CAMPS – NOW OPEN

Under 18 – GIRLS Teams (Players born 2009 & 2010) - REGISTER HERE
 

  • Team Selection Camp #1 (Sessions include: 2x On-Court, Performance Support and Athlete Testing): Sunday June 1st - 7:00am to 3:00pm @ Auchenflower Stadium
  • Team Selection Camp #2 (Sessions; include: 1x On-Court and Performance Support Workshops): Sunday June 15th - 9:00am to 3:00pm @ Centenary State High School

 

REGISTRATION TO BOYS PRE-TRIAL EVENT (Tier 3 & 4 athletes) - NOW OPEN** (refer Selection Process - Re-Structure & Player Categorization below)

Under 18 – BOYS Pre-Trial (Players born 2009 & 2010) - REGISTER HERE

  • Pre-Trial Event (2x On Court Sessions) Saturday May 17th - 5:30pm to 9:30pm @ Auchenflower Stadium
    • Male players who have NOT played in a BQ (or other State) representative competition (SQJBC or State Champs) in the past 12 months are required to attend the Pre-Trial Event if they seek selection to an U18 boys representative team.
    • Only Identified players from the Pre-Trial Event will be invited via email to attend the U18 Boys Team Selection Camp.
  • IMPORTANT: Only Invited Players are permitted to attend the U18 Boys Team Selection Camp (June 1st & 15th).
    • Invited players includes:
      • Tier 1 & 2 Athletes: All 2009 & 2010 Athletes that played state level representative competition (SQJBC); and tournaments (SQJBC Grading or State Championships).
        • All Brisbane Capitals athletes who competed with Capitals in the past 12 months will receive an invite to the U18 TSC via email.
        • Athletes from different Associations who competed in representative basketball in past 12 months should email Murry Aldred - performancemgr@brisbanebasketball.com.au to request an invite and discuss both the Capitals Selection Eligibility criteria, and BQ Player Transfer requirements
      • Identified Tier 3 & 4 Athletes 2009 & 2010 from the May 17th Pre-Trial Event.


U18 Boys Representative Team Selection Process - Re-Structure (Information documents)

UNDER 18 TEAM SELECTION CAMP DETAILS

  • Refer to TEAM SELECTION POLICY for selection philosophy, objectives, process and criteria.
  • TRIAL REGO FEE: $55.00 trial fee (GST inclusive) for up to 3 on-court trials.
    • When registering through Basketball Connect, you may be required to pay additional BQ Membership Fees if your child's registration will expire during the registration window for this program.
  • Online registration only
    • Note: Parents should complete the registration form and include the family’s primary email as a contact.
  • Be sure to read and complete all components of the registration process.
  • Missing a Trial Session: Players are required to attend a minimum of two of the allocated three trial sessions to be considered for selection.
    • If a player is not able to attend one or more of the trial sessions, but still seeks to be considered for selection, a Trial Exemption Form must be completed.
      • Boys Exemption Form Link
      • Girls Exemption Form Link
    • Players requiring an exemption due to missing a trial please scroll to the end of this page and click the link to request and exemption.
  • On conclusion of the trial process teams will be named and posted to the BBI website.
  • Weekly Commitment if Selected: Selected players should prepare to commence team practices up-to-twice per week commencing the week following team announcements and continuing through to State Championships.
    • Term 3 - Grading Prep & SQJBC Commence: Grading - Aug 2 - 31; SQJBC commence Sept 7; Teams practice primarily on Sunday mornings and Tuesday or Thursday evenings at an external venue within 12km radius of BBI (i.e. BSHS, BBC, BGS, SLC, Terrace).
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    • Term 4 - as SQJBC Competition re-commences October 12; Teams move to 2x mid-week practice sessions either 6.00pm - 7.30pm or 7.30pm - 9.00pm on a Monday/Tuesday, and Thursday evening (external venues)
  • Priority Commitment: In Term 3 & 4, U18 Representative Basketball is the priority commitment between club and rep scheduling conflicts. Although BBI works to avoid conflicting schedules, they are unavoidable at times.
  • BBI reserves the right to refuse registration, or cancel a registration, of any player to any BBI or Capitals event for any reason from time-to-time.

KEY EVENTS & CONSIDERATIONS
Trials: See above
Team Finalization & Announcements: By, or before, the afternoon of Friday, June 27th
SQJBC Grading: Premier League & League 2-5 (August 2/3 through to August 30/31)
SQJBC Season: SQJBC commences Sept 7 & 14; breaks for Spring Holidays; then recommences October 12 and concludes end of Term 4 (Dec 6 & 7).
Summer Holidays: BBI recommends families plan Summer Holidays from December 8 through to December 25th. Pre-departure camps may commence weekend of Dec 26-28. 

State Championships: January 7 - 11, 2026 (Gold Coast)

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA.

In support of a transparent selection process in accordance with the objectives of the Brisbane Capitals Performance Program, BBI has set out specific eligibility criteria to be applied across all Brisbane Capitals Junior Representative Teams.

Players are required to meet BBI eligibility requirements as outlined in the Selection Eligibity – Junior Representative Teams Policy

This includes, but is not limited to:

  • Be registered with BBI and a BBI Club and playing in the correct BBJBC season (Term 2 & 3) as outlined in the Selection Eligibility Policy (refer above link)
  • Play a minimum of 50% of eligible games in the correct BBJBC Season
  • An exemption to selection eligibility can be assessed by the BBI General Manager, when a player moves from a Queensland location outside a radius of 100 kilometers from the BBI office at Auchenflower, from a state outside of Queensland or from a country outside of Australia.
    • If an exemption is granted the player must immediately join a BBI Club.

BQ PLAYER TRANSFER

  • Players who last played for another Association MUST have a Full Transfer from their previous association Approved by BQ PRIOR to Attending the first Trial.

To Transfer to Brisbane Capitals, send your child's, full name, D.O.B., previous association, reason for transfer to Capitals and an acknowledgement of our Capitals Core Values to Murry Aldred performancemgr@brisbanebasketball.com.au 

 

WHAT TO BRING

  • Basketball (named)
  • Towel
  • Brisbane Capital Reversible Training Singlet (or reversible club singlet)
  • Drink Bottle and recovery food
  • Change of Shirt after trials
  • To avoid dust/water on our courts, please Do Not wear your basketball shoes from outside the stadium (change into them once in the stadium).


PLAYER FEEDBACK REQUEST


REPRESENTATIVE TRIAL EXEMPTION REQUESTS
Parents/Guardians, whose child is unable to attend one or all of the above trial events, but still wishes to be considered for selection, should complete a representative trial exemption request form (links below). For all exemption requests involving prolonged injury or illness please refer section 8A of the Team Selection Policy.

Note: Approval of Exemption does not guarantee selection to a representative team.

  • Trial Exemption Request Form – GIRLS
  • Trial Exemption Request Form – BOYS

OTHER REFERENCE ITEMS

Please forward any additional queries in writing to performancemgr@brisbanebasketball.com.au
 

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