breakers 2025 new player information
welcome to Breakers 2025
New Player Try Outs are for players that have not played VJBL and are eligible for Under 12 or Under 14 selection only. (born in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015). Please note that players attending this session may or may not be invited to attend Breakers Try Outs.
New Players in U16's and U18's will be able to register for Breakers Try Outs when they open
Dates and Times:
Phase 1: Friday September 6th
4pm - U12 Boys (2014 + 2015 Born)
5pm - U12 + U14 Girls
6pm - U14 Boys (2012 + 2013 Born)
After Phase 1, you will be notified via email if your child is invited to Phase 2
Phase 2: Friday September 13th
4pm - U12 Boys (2014 + 2015 Born)
5pm - U12 + U14 Girls
6pm - U14 Boys (2012 + 2013 Born)
After Phase 2, you will be notified via email if your child is invited to attend Phase 1 of Breakers Try Outs in October.
Venue: Mornington Basketball Stadium (1051 Nepean Highway, Mornington)
There is no feedback provide to athletes if they are unsuccessful in progressing through to Phase 2 of New Player tryouts, or Phase 1 of Breakers tryouts.
Registrations for New Player Try Outs will close on Monday the 2nd of September at 5pm. We will not be accepting any late registrations
After you have registered you will receive an email confirmation. Please ensure you have entered your email address correctly and check you junk mail if it does not hit your inbox.
breakers 2025 new player faq's
breakers eligibility
breakers 2025 new player tryout registrations
ELIGIBILITY
All junior Breakers players must make a regular commitment to participate in the domestic competition. A regular player is someone who plays in both the Summer and Winter competitions and plays enough games to be eligible for domestic finals in each season and in accordance with MDBA By Law 4.9.
Any player not registered in our summer domestic competition at the time of junior Breakers teams being announced/selected will be required to pay an initial $150 total fee (excludes those players that are exempt).
- The $150 fee will be refunded when the player registers for a team in the summer competition; or if they don't register;
- Pay an additional $100.00 ($250.00 total); or
- The player will be removed from the Breakers program if not registered in our domestic competition or paid the $250.00 fee by 1st November.
Any Breakers player not registered in our winter domestic competition will be removed from the Breakers program from the first day of the winter domestic season.
Skills programs conducted at or by MDBA do not give a player eligibility for a junior Breakers team.
Effective from September 2023
Exemptions:
- Registered player in Breakers Under 20 team
- Registered player who is over 18 years of age
- Registered player who is studying full time VCE (Year 12 only)
- A registered player under the age of 18 years who is a full time listed Big V player (Youth League or Seniors)
- A registered player who has received and accepted a written invitation from MDBA as a Development Player (excludes Training Player or Future’s players)
- Registered player who has a State Development Program (SDP) scholarship
- Registered player who has a National Development Program (NPP) scholarship
- Registered player who has a scholarship in any other sport equivalent to SDP or NPP
- An injured player may apply to the General Manager for an exemption from participating in or for not
- meeting the required number of domestic games by submitting a doctor’s certificate from a recognised
- and certified medical practitioner.
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