2026/27 Summer Season Information

Welcome to the 2026/27 GCJBL Summer Season with HEAT Basketball Club. We are looking forward to an exciting season. It is imperative that you read ALL information below before registering your player/s. Link to register is provided at the bottom of the page.

Heat Basketball Club is operated by dedicated volunteers. We appreciate your patience and will endeavour to respond to your enquiries promptly.

Any queries should be directed to the club via email: [email protected]

‼️ IMPORTANT ‼️

We want to ensure Heat Basketball continues to provide a high quality basketball experience for our members and to do this, our registration numbers will be capped due to limits on training spaces, coach availability and club personnel capacity.

Registrations are open to both existing and new players. To guarantee your spot in a team, you are encouraged to register as soon as possible. Do not delay your registration as you risk missing out.

GCJBL INFORMATION

The Gold Coast Junior Basketball League (GCJBL) is the premier junior basketball competition on the Gold Coast. It provides a fun, competitive, and inclusive environment for players to develop their basketball skills.

Competition Format 

The Summer Season includes: 

• 2 Grading Weeks

• 14 Regular Season Rounds 

• Semi-Finals (Top 4 teams in each division) 

• Grand Finals (Winners of semi-finals) 

Competition Days & Divisions:  

Competitions in the Summer season are run on the following days for the following age groups:

GCJBL VENUES

The GCJBL Summer Season 2026/27 will predominantly be played at the Gold Coast Sports & Leisure Centre at Carrara and Tallebudgera Recreation Centre however the following venues will also be used as needed: Emmanuel College, Kings Christian College, Runaway Bay Indoor Stadium and Somerset College.

2026/27 SUMMER SEASON CALENDAR

Please see the GCJBL calendars below for competition dates.

Registration Information

 2026/27 SUMMER FEE BREAKDOWN

• BA & BQ registration is valid for 365 days. If your child’s previous BQ & BA registration will expire during the season, the system will prompt you to renew at the time of registration. 
• The Gold Coast Basketball fee is a competition-based fee; all players will need to pay this.  
• Please note you may be charged a transaction/technology fee. Fees may vary with payment method but will be approximately $3-$5. This fee is calculated on the BQ/BA/GC portion of your fees, charged by Basketball Connect, however the club has tried to minimise this cost for families by absorbing the fees calculated on the club fee portion of your payment.
• Note, players who register, are selected in a team and then decide to withdraw will incur a $100 admin fee. The remaining balance of fees paid will be refunded within 10 days of notification of withdrawal.

PAYMENT INSTALMENTS OPTION

The club is able to offer payment instalments on your registration fees. Note, this instalment option is only applicable to the club fees. The fees charged by Basketball Australia, Basketball Queensland and Gold Coast Basketball will need to be paid upon registration along with the first instalment of club fees.

See the table below for further details.

PLAYON! SPORTS VOUCHERS  

A new round of PlayOn! Sports Vouchers worth $200, are now available to claim and these can be put towards some of the cost of the upcoming Summer Season fees.  

‼️ IMPORTANT ‼️ If you are wanting to use a PlayOn! Sports Voucher towards Summer 26/27 registration, you will need to email the voucher through to the club ([email protected]) before you register.    

You will then be provided with a discount code to use when registering your player/s. The discount code will need to be applied before checking out and making payment. 

Please note that the unique discount code to register has been provided prior to checking the validity of the voucher. The treasurer will redeem the voucher via the portal; if there is an issue with the voucher or it has previously been used elsewhere, families will be expected to pay the outstanding amount to ensure players remain financial with the club. 

VOLUNTEER EOI

Our club relies on parents/siblings to coach and manage teams. Without these volunteers, we simply cannot enter teams, and it means that players cannot play.  

Don’t let lack of experience or confidence hold you back from getting involved. Training and support are available for both coaches and managers. Getting involved is a very rewarding experience for yourself and the players you coach.  

This year, we are asking all those who are willing to coach or manage a team to complete an Expression of Interest form here: HEAT Volunteers EOI – Fill out form

Once registrations close, we will then reach out to potential interested coaches with additional information. After trials, we will review team formations and then contact those who have volunteered to be a team manager if required, with further information.  

HEAT TRIALS

With players moving up age groups for the new season, the club will be running trials to select teams and ensure players are playing in the appropriate division for the ability/skill level.

Our Summer trials will be held across a number of days/times in September due to limited venue availability. Trials will be held at Hillcrest Christian College in the MPC (courts at top of the school). Please see the times for respective age groups in the image above. Further information will be provided once the registration period closes.

It is expected that ALL players (new and returning) will be available to attend trials. Trials ensure we place players into the appropriate team for their skill/ability level.   

If you are unable to make trials, you must obtain an exemption by emailing [email protected] (Please include your child’s name, date of birth and reason for exemption).   

‼️IMPORTANT‼️ If you have information that you want the club to be aware of at trials, or when selecting teams, it must be communicated in writing to the club before trials. No information will be considered once teams have been selected. Please send through an email to [email protected]  

 Players must be registered to trial for Heat Basketball Club. No unregistered players will be able to trial.  

UNIFORMS

Full uniform is required for the Summer season – Heat reversible singlet and shorts. Note, singlets must have the GC logo on them. If you have an older singlet – no logo & a different shade of red – you are required to purchase a new uniform. If you are unsure if you are in the correct uniform, you can check on trial day.   

Online Store 

Uniforms and merchandise can be pre-purchased in our online store and collected on trial day: https://heatbasketball.com.au/shop-online/  

• Singlet $60 (Reversible)
• Shorts $40

We will have sizes to try on at trial days, so if you unsure on sizing, please come along before/after your allocated trial time to try on and purchase your uniform.

Singlet Numbers 

We know players like to choose singlet numbers. However, unfortunately we cannot accommodate custom singlet number requests. There are limited number options in each size. The club also keeps a player singlet register to avoid singlet clashes within age groups and teams. Numbers will be allocated based on these factors. 

TRAINING 

Once teams have been finalised, all players will be notified of their team training times.  

Training will commence the week beginning Monday 5th October. All training is held at Hillcrest Christian College (Bridgman Drive, Reedy Creek) on a Monday – Thursday afternoon. Training times are largely determined by coach availability so we need to lock in teams/coaches before we can communicate training days/times. 

Key Dates

REGISTRATION LINK

Registrations CLOSED. Please reach out to be placed on waitlist or see if any positions have opened.