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Juniors

The Western Port Steelers has teams from U12 to U21 that compete in the Victorian Junior Basketball League (VJBL)

Junior Steelers

The Western Port Steelers has teams from U12 to U21 that compete in the Victorian Junior Basketball League (VJBL), commonly known as Representative or Rep Ball. This is the next step for players that have been playing domestic basketball for a while and looking to take their game to a higher / more competitive level.

The VJBL competition is played on Friday nights with teams from associations across metropolitan Melbourne and Victoria competing in one of the largest and most competitive junior competitions in the world.

Players try out for team selections each October and if successful, embark on a twelve month commitment that includes an intensive grading period (November to February), VJBL season (March – September) and various tournaments.

The VJBL competition is graded into 3 main levels:

Victorian Championship (VC) – the top 20 teams in the state
Victorian Junior League 1-4 (VJL) – 4 divisions of teams ranked 21 – 60
Victorian Junior league 5+ (Old Regional) – Previously known as regional, VJL 5 to 9 is generally split up in to 3 pools with a focus to minimize travel.

Junior Steelers Resources

2021 VJBL Steelers Handbook

VJBL Rules, Guidelines & Forms

Junior Fixtures/Results

VJBL 2021 Calendar

VJBL Friday night information

Grading and Finals info

Meet the Teams

Click on team photo to read the names.

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Office Address:
14 Edward Street, Somerville, VIC, 3912
PO Box 501, Somerville 3912

General email:
office@wpba.com.au

Tel: 5977 7533

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LATEST NEWS

Western Port Steelers “Rep Prep”

Western Port Basketball is excited to offer “Rep Prep” in Term 3 before the upcoming VJBL tryouts in Early October.

Term 2 Elite ‘Steelers’ Camp with WPBA Import Sam Keltos & NBL1 & AFLW Star Eliza West!

Western Port Basketball Association is excited to announce Term 2 Elite Holiday Clinics with WPBA Import Samantha Keltos & NBL1/AFLW star Eliza West!

Positive Psychology Workshop with Dr Ben Robbins

Last night Western Port Basketball had the pleasure of hosting Dr Ben Robbins, Head of Health & Wellbeing at the St Kilda football club.

Small Group and Individual Training Available Now!

Western Port Steelers Imports and Coaches are now offering personalised individual and small group training sessions for those interested in improving their skills and understanding of the game of basketball.

APM Supporting WPBA All Abilities

Western Port Basketball are excited to announce the sponsorship of APM employment services for our All Abilities program held on Thursday Nights.

Steelers take the SafeTALK Course

Thanks to our partnership with THIRVE and the investment of Health and Wellbeing made by the association we were able to gain the chance to run our VJBL Coaches and Team managers through the Half Day safeTALK Course

Monday Night Semi Finals Postponed

Due to the current lightning issues present within the Somerville Recreation Centre; semi final games scheduled to be played on the 28th of March will be postponed until the 4th of April. Grand final games will now be played on the 11th of April (First Monday of the school holidays). We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.