ELTHAM-DANDENONG JUNIOR TOURNAMENT

The tournament is conducted each year over a weekend in late January. We believe it is the largest junior tournament in the basketball world. That means a lot of grades for teams to find their correct level.

Travel is minimised. Teams nominate whether they wish to play in the Eltham side or the Dandenong side of the tournament. The A Grade teams come together for a combined finals series. The B and C Grades conduct finals series in their own area.

Venues used by Eltham include Mill Park, Diamond Valley, Eltham, Bulleen, Slaters Reserve, Balwyn High, Doncaster and Nunawading. It is often possible to regionalise sections until the finals.

There is a fantastic variety of teams to play. Visitors to the Eltham area in 2004 included South Adelaide, Norwood, Sturt, Devonport, Launceston, Penguin, combined NSW, Illawarra, Sale, Benalla and Kinglake as well as all the suburban associations in the Eastern and Northern area.

A Grade games are run on a one hour schedule and there is a guarantee of four games before finals. In the lower grades, teams are guaranteed five games, except in the case of very late withdrawals.

Entry forms are usually available in the first week of October. If you are not already on the mailing list, please let us know and we will make sure you receive an entry form. The entry form will also be placed on our web site.

We would also like to hear from potential sponsors and referees. Sponsors should note that in 2002 we had extensive coverage on Plenty Valley FM Radio and in the Nillumbik Mail.