Welcome to the 2026 GCJBL Winter Season with HEAT Basketball Club. We are looking forward to an exciting season. It is imperative that you read ALL information below before registering players. Link to register is provided at the end of information.    

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. The club plans to accommodate a similar number of teams as the Summer 2025/26 season.     

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.   

Registrations will close at 11.59pm Sunday 15th March… unless capacity is reached for age groups beforehand. After this time, we will only accept registrations in age groups where we have vacancies to fill.  

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 Winter Season includes: 

• 2 Grading Weekends

• 14 Regular Season Rounds 

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

• Grand Finals (Winners of semi-finals) 

COMPETITION DAYS & DIVISIONS:  

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

GCJBL VENUES

The GCJBL Winter Season 2026 will predominantly be played at the Gold Coast Sports & Leisure Centre at Carrara, Tallebudgera Rec Centre and Kings Christian College, Reedy Creek. Other venues may be used if needed.

2026 WINTER SEASON CALENDAR

Please see the GCJBL calendars below for competition dates.

Registration Information

 2026 WINTER 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.  
• Transaction fees, charged by Basketball Connect, are absorbed into your club registration fees.  
• 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.

PAYMENT INSTALMENTS OPTION

The club is able to offer payment instalments on your registration fees. Note, this instalment option is only applicable to the Gold Coast Basketball & club fees. The fees charged by Basketball Australia & Basketball Queensland 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  

Round 2 of PlayOn! Sports Vouchers (formerly FairPlay), worth $200, are now available to claim and these can be put towards some of the cost of the upcoming Winter Season fees.  Please note if you received a voucher in Round 1 you are ineligible for Round 2.

‼️ IMPORTANT ‼️ If you are wanting to use a PlayOn! Sports Voucher towards Winter 2026 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.  

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 willing to coach or manage a team to complete an Expression of Interest form here: https://forms.office.com/r/GM9jHP52dh  

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

TEAM FORMATION  

‼️IMPORTANT‼️

The club will NOT be running trials to select teams for Winter season as there are no age group changes. The club will try to keep teams together where achievable, however we anticipate there will be some player movement. 

The club will also seek feedback from current Summer season coaches which will be taken into consideration. 

NEW PLAYERS 

Save the Date: Tuesday 24th March Time TBC, Venue Hillcrest Christian College 

We will be holding an age group specific meet & greet day for all new players who have registered to come along, get on court for a short time & purchase/collect uniforms. 

Further information will be emailed to new players once the registration period closes. 

UNIFORMS

Full uniform is required – 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 the 24th of March: https://heatbasketball.com.au/shop-online/  

• Singlet $60 (Reversible)
• Shorts $40

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 20th April. 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. 

Key Dates  

REGISTRATION LINK

Registrations open NOW. Please do not delay your registration.

A reminder that registering your player guarantees their spot in a team.

Click Here to Register