Eltham Wildcats Basketball Club

Eltham Wildcats Basketball Club is widely recognised as the largest junior basketball club in the world. Its teams participate in many and varied competitions, including the Eastern Districts Junior Basketball Association (EDJBA) and the Victorian Junior Basketball League (VJBL). Generally, its teams are highly competitive in its various competitions and the Club enjoys a high rate of success.

Eltham Wildcats Basketball Club is based at Eltham High School in Withers Way, Eltham, Victoria, Australia, although it also has control of other basketball venues including Eltham Leisure Centre, Eltham College Basketball Centre (commonly referred to as ECCA) and the sports stadiums at St. Helena Secondary College and Montmorency High School

Junior Program

The junior program at Eltham Basketball Club runs on Saturdays as part of the EDJBA competition. It comprises both boys and girls teams in a wide range of age groups, from Under 8s to Under 20s. There are no mixed gender teams in the EDJBA competition.There are also junior teams playing in the VJBL the friday night competitions. They play from U12 to U18. Teams stretch from VC (Victorian Championships) to Metro and Eastern Qualifying, which are lesser grades.

Generally, teams are made up of eight players. In some age groups enrolments are so high that teams may be made up of more players where extra teams cannot be formed. Usually there are many teams in each age group. For example, in Under 14 there are currently 28 boys teams, each made up of eight or more players.

External links

* [http://www.elthamwildcats.org.au/home.asp// Eltham Wildcats Website]