Warragul Basketball Association
Junior Warriors
Country
Country Representative Program · U10 to U18
Represent Warragul on the state stage. The Junior Warriors Country Representative Program is your pathway to the Victorian Junior Country Championships — and beyond.
🏆 Country Pathway
U10 — U18
Boys & Girls
Junior Country Championships
Rep-Ready Program
Your Road to the Victorian Junior Country Championships
Basketball Victoria's Country Pathway is designed to develop the best country talent in Victoria, with every athlete considered as a potential 'Green and Gold' player. The Junior Country Championships is the pinnacle of this pathway — bringing together the best country teams from across the state each year.
Step 1
WBA Domestic
Play in WBA's domestic competition. All rep players must participate to qualify.
Step 2
Rep-Ready Program
Optional 6-week prep program before Country season trials. $10/session.
Step 3
Warriors CRP
Selected to the Junior Warriors Country Representative Program. Train & compete at state level.
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JCC
Top teams represent Warragul at the BV Junior Country Championships.
Step 5
State & National
Pathway to BV State programs, National Junior Classic and beyond.
🌏 Warragul is Gippsland Basketball. The Warragul Warriors is the representative pathway of WBA — the largest basketball association in Gippsland and a Basketball Victoria affiliate. Our Country program fields teams in male and female tournaments from Under 10 through to Under 18, with our leading teams competing at the Junior Country Championships each year.
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Age Groups
Under 10 · Under 12 · Under 14 · Under 16 · Under 18
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Competitions
Male & Female Country Tournaments
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Uniform
Playing singlet provided by WBA · Mandatory uniform pack via iAthletic
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Training
One compulsory training session per week throughout the Country season
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Venue
Warragul · Host venues for JCC change year to year — visit basketballvictoria.com.au for current JCC information
The Warragul Warriors Country Representative Program operates across the following age groups.
Team Structure: A maximum of three teams per age group (1st, 2nd and 3rd). Each team has a maximum of 10 players. Teams are only formed where player numbers support them. Selection is for the full Country season — not tournament by tournament.
The leading team (Team 1) from each age group will represent the Warragul Warriors at the Basketball Victoria Junior Country Championships — a prestigious event bringing together the best country basketball talent in Victoria.
🎯 Full Commitment Required. Selection in Team 1 carries a full season commitment that includes attending the JCC in its entirety — regardless of results on any given day. Basketball is a team sport, and every player's presence matters to the group throughout the full competition.
Commitment to the Team
- Commitment — carry out your obligations to others, including making sacrifices for the group
- Perseverance — when things aren't going your way, your team still needs your total effort
- Teamwork — learn your role and do what is best for the team
- Compete — compete to the best of your ability at all times, and be gracious in defeat
- Respect — for opponents, teammates, coaches, referees, spectators and administrators at all times
Parent & Family Commitment
- Scoring duty at each tournament (training & support provided)
- Encouragement from the sideline — not instruction
- Allow 24 hours before raising any concern with a coach
- Support fundraising and volunteering efforts where possible
- Contact: Natasha Billing — tash.billing@warragulbasketball.org.au
Host venue changes year to year. Please visit the Basketball Victoria website for current Junior Country Championships information: basketballvictoria.com.au
The Warragul Warriors have built a proud history of success at state and national level. Our graduates include athletes who have gone on to represent Australia on the world stage.
Victorian Junior Country Championships
2025
U12B Division 2 Champions
2025
U12G Division 2 Runners Up
2025
U14B Division 1 Champions
2025
U14G Division 1 Runners Up
2024
U18B Division 2 Champions
2023
U18G Division 4 Champions
2023
U14B Division 1 Champions
2022
U12G Division 2 Runners Up
2021
U12B Division 1 Champions
National & Individual
2023 & 2025
U14 Boys — National Junior Classics & Australian Club Championships
Individual
Sophie Taylor — COE scholarship, U15 Oceania Gold (All Star 5), U16 Asia Gold
Individual
Dallas Loughridge — COE graduate, U18 Asian Gold, U19 World Cup Silver, WNBL Southside Flyers
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Warrior Spirit
We compete with heart, pride and purpose. We play hard, we play fair, and we never stop. #warriorspirit
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Respect
For opponents, teammates, coaches, referees, families and the game itself — at all times.
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Humility
Humble in victory and gracious in defeat. How we win and how we lose says more about who we are.
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Enjoyment
Basketball should be the best part of a young person's week. Results matter — but so does the smile on the way home.
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Community
We are more than a basketball program. Every player, family, coach and volunteer is part of something bigger than any single game.
Ready to Become a Junior Warrior?
For all enquiries about the Warragul Warriors Junior Country Representative Program — including trials, team structure, fees and uniform — contact our Representative Programs & Community Engagement Coordinator.
📧 Contact Natasha Billing rep@warragulbasketball.org.au
🏀 Also interested in Metro representative basketball? Warragul Warriors also fields teams in the Victorian Junior Basketball League (VJBL) — the Metro pathway. Ask Natasha about the VJBL program.
