Parents
You are very important for your child’s team!
Parent resonsibilities
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Transporting players to and from matches and training
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Ensuring players have the correct uniform for every game
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Scoring at games (on a roster)
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Other tasks as required by the manager or coach
Fixtures - when and where is the game?
The Padbury Pumas section on the Play HQ website has all of the details.
Your team manager will keep in contact you about training times and venues, as well as game times and venues. Often, team managers will create a WhatsApp group with parents, so that everyone is in the loop.
Scoring
Brush up on your scoring skills so you are confident when it is your turn to score a game! Each venue uses an iPad for live scoring. The 3 minute video below will have you a scoring expert!
Season guidelines
Parents are essential to the smooth running of the club. The club run entirely by volunteers and your assistance is appreciated.
​Please do not leave players’ siblings at training unattended. Apart from distractions and potential damage to equipment etc., the Wanneroo Basketball Association insurance policy, which covers the club’s players, but the insurance policy does not cover non-players. Parents are strongly advised not to bring other children to training sessions when on duty or coaching. The parent on duty’s responsibility is to the coach and players, not other children. The club does not accept any responsibility for the control or safety of non-playing children or of players before and after training sessions.
Please ensure players are on time for training and especially for games. Points will be lost, or forfeits enforced by the referees, if a team has insufficient numbers. A forfeit results in:
a fine from the Wanneroo Basketball Association
zero competition points awarded to the team.
Please do not sit on players’ and coaches’ bench during games. Barracking from the bench by non-team members can attract a penalty.
Maintain a fair and honourable attitude during games, in particular respect the difficult job being done by the (sometimes very young) referees. Please refer to the Wanneroo Basketball Association Spectators Code of Conduct and Competition Rules
Do not “coach” players from the sidelines. This role is for the coach only. Directions from the sidelines, however well intended, may only serve to confuse players and to contradict the coach’s instructions.
Wanneroo Basketball Association's code of conduct and Jnr Domestic Policies
Please refer to the WBA Codes of Conduct for the expected behaviours in for coaches, managers, players, parents and spectators as well as Competition Rules/Complaints & Reporting Policies