
The Sutherland District Basketball Association is proud to announce the 2026 MJL/JPL coach selections.
Displaying a variety of new and experienced faces across the program the Sharks representative program is primed for a huge 2026 campaign.
2025 COACHING ANNOUNCEMENTS:
TEAM |
HEAD COACH |
U12B** |
Scott Hirst & Cooper Delaney |
U12B** |
Michael Seckold |
U12B** |
Stiven Atanasovski |
U12G2 |
Brydie McGillicuddy & Capri Johnstone |
U12G** |
Rhett McGillicuddy |
U14B3 |
Michael Bills |
U14B2 |
Max Driscoll |
U14B** |
Steven Drury |
U14G3 |
TBA |
U14G2 |
TBA |
U14G1 |
Jackson Paulic |
U16B ** |
Eric Kivi |
U16B |
Trevor Kimber |
U16B1 |
Robert Cormack |
U16G3 |
TBA |
U16G2 |
Grace Nicholson |
U16G** |
Jared Wilson |
U18B2 |
Jake Deavin |
U18B** |
Guy Brandon |
U18G2 |
TBA |
U18G1 |
Nat Smith |
** Denotes – Parent Coach: Final coach allocation will be confirmed by SDBA post the trial period to allow for the athlete selection process to occur.
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CLICK HERE to register
- OPEN trial registrations close 12pm Friday 10th October. No walk-ins will be accepted.
- INVITED TRIAL registrations close 12pm Friday 17th October. No walk-ins will be accepted.
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
- Open trials are for athletes who did NOT represent the Sutherland Sharks in the 2025 Representative Season. All current 2025 team athletes including 2025 Development Players will trial from week 2 onwards (Invited Trial 1)
- Successful athletes from the OPEN TRIAL who will progress to week 2 will be posted on the SDBA website and social media channels by Wednesday 15th October.
- Unless directed otherwise all trials will be conducted at Sutherland Basketball Stadium – Waratah Park Sutherland
- Cost per athlete to trial is $30
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CLICK HERE for a full list of venues for the Basketball NSW Junior Waratah League (including abbreviations)
BNSW INTENT TO TRIAL (NON SHARKS PLAYERS) | Only complete this form if you have previously played representative basketball for ANOTHER ASSOCIATION in the Waratah Junior Leagues and wish to trial with the Sharks for the 2026 season. ⚠️Current Sharks rep players and players brand new to reps (never played reps anywhere) DO NOT need to complete this form. Please register to trial via the previous drop-down FAQ “Register for 2026 Representative Trials” ➡️ CLICK HERE to complete the Basketball NSW form
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APPLICATION FOR EXEMPTION | The Association may grant an exemption for players from the selection trials following the presentation of this application form with evidence. ➡️ CLICK HERE to download
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INCIDENT AND INJURY FORM | ➡️ CLICK HERE to complete the online form
➡️ CLICK HERE to download the Level 1 Scoretable Course (note: to view the video you may need to click ‘enable content’)
CLICK HERE to view a list of our most FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS related to Junior Representative Basketball