Governance & Club Policies

 

All documents on this page are in PDF format, unless indicated otherwise.

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Club Constitution

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The West Adelaide Bearcats Basketball Club Incorporated Constitution can be found here: Club Constitution (PDF)

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The Club is a not-for-profit Incorporated Association governed by a volunteer Executive Committee. 

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Codes of Conduct

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All parents and players involved with the Club are bound by the following: 

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• Bearcats' Player & Parent Code of Conduct (PDF)

• Bearcats' Coach, Volunteer & Support Staff Code of Conduct (PDF)

• BSA Code of Conduct (PDF)

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Child & Member Protection Policy & Forms

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The West Adelaide Basketball Club is committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people accessing our service. We support the rights of the child and will act without hesitation to ensure a child safe environment is maintained at all times.

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We also support the rights and wellbeing of coaches, support staff and volunteers and encourage their active participation in building and maintaining a secure environment for all participants by following the policy guidelines.

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• Club Member Protection Policy (PDF) - includes contact details for Child Protection Officers

• Member Protection Declaration (PDF)

• Record of Informal Complaint (PDF)

• Record of Formal Complaint (PDF)

• Record of Child Abuse Allegation (PDF)

• Link to relevant: Basketball SA policies (external link) 

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Player Registration & Fees

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Please visit the Player Registration page for information on player registration, clearances, and fees. 

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Heat Policy

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A common policy is the Heat Policy, which states there will be no physical training for any junior grade (U10-U18) if the temperature is forecast to be 38 degrees or above in the Adelaide Advertiser on the morning of the scheduled training. The exception is if the training is in an air-conditioned court/venue and the air-conditioning is turned on. Alternates to physical indoor training such as a whiteboard/theory session may be substituted. 

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Common Forms

 

The following are common forms used by the club:

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• Travel Consent (PDF)

• Travel Notification (PDF)

• Medical Consent (PDF)

 

Player Insurance

 

• Players are encouraged to have their own private health insurance

• Players are also insured through a national Basketball Australia scheme: http://www.vinsurancegroup.com/basketball

• Please inform the Club Secretary in you intend to use this insurance