Varsity Vipers Basketball Club
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Gold Coast Junior Basketball League

2026 Winter Season

Everything you need to know to play in a team with the Varsity Vipers.

Season calendar

Key Dates

  1. Mar 14Season registration opens
  2. Mar 28Registration closes
  3. Apr 1Team announcements
  4. Apr 18Grading starts
  5. May 2Summer awards day
  6. May 8First round
  7. Aug 26Final round
  8. Sep 2Semi finals
  9. Sep 8Finals

Season costs

Playing Fees

2026 Winter season playing fees in AUD
FeeAmount (AUD)
BQ feeU10 $46.56 | $91.47
GC competition fee$55.00
BA fee$5.50
Vipers playing fee$375.00

All fees are in AUD. The Vipers playing fee covers team registration fees, game fees, forfeits and fines, hire of training courts, and administration.

A junior Vipers player in the club playing singlet

Eligibility

2026 Age Groups

2026 age groups and eligible birth years
Age groupBirth years
U102017 or younger
U122015–2016
U142013–2014
U162011–2012
U182009–2010
Junior Girls2011–2014
Open Girls2006–2010

Fixture

Grading Through To Finals

Grading through to finals, as published by Gold Coast Basketball. Wednesday is Open Girls, U18 and U21 Boys; Friday is U14 and U16; Saturday is U10 and U12.

Gold Coast Basketball Juniors 2026 Winter fixture, by round and night
RoundWednesdayOpen Girls, U18 and U21 BoysFridayU14 and U16 Girls and BoysSaturdayU10 and U12
Grading week 119–24 Apr19–24 Apr19–24 Apr
Grading week 21–2 May1–2 May1–2 May
Round 16 May8 May9 May
Round 213 May15 May16 May
Round 320 May22 May23 May
Round 427 May29 May30 May
Round 53 Jun5 Jun6 Jun
Round 610 Jun12 Jun13 Jun
Round 717 Jun19 Jun20 Jun
Round 824 Jun26 Jun27 Jun
Round 922 Jul17 Jul18 Jul
Round 1029 Jul24 Jul25 Jul
Round 115 Aug31 Jul1 Aug
Round 1212 Aug7 Aug8 Aug
Round 1319 Aug14 Aug15 Aug
Round 1426 Aug21 Aug22 Aug
Semi finals2 Sep4 Sep5 Sep
Finals9 Sep11 Sep12 Sep

There are no games between Round 8 and Round 9 for the Queensland school holidays. Venue for competition games is the Gold Coast Sports & Leisure Centre.