Each year we have over 150 teams involving over 1000 primary children playing at various venues including Mainpower Stadium, Rangiora New Life School, Kaiapoi High School and Woodend, Ohoka and Rangiora High School.
Participating teams come from primary schools all over the local area which includes Kaiapoi, Rangiora, Oxford, Loburn, Sefton, Ashley, Leithfield, Fernside, Ōhoka, Amberley, Ashley, Pegasus, Cust, Clarkville, Cheviot, Amuri, Broomfield, Greta Valley, Omihi, Swannanoa, Waipara and Woodend.
These 1000+ players are the foundation which feeds into our representative and community program’s and is the backbone to North Canterbury Basketball Association.
If you are interested in becoming a referee for FNBB please fill in the Referee FNBB form.
There are two seasons of competitions annually:
- A 6-week competition in Term 1 (approx. late Feb – early April)
A 10-week competition in Terms 3 and 4 (September – December) with no games in the term holidays)
Term 1 Dates 2025:
- 7th March
- 14th March
- 21st March
- 28th March
- 4th April
- 11th April
Term 3&4 Dates 2025
For more information on the Friday Night Competition, view our handbook.
If you are looking for some great coaching resources please have a look at the Coach Mate app from BBNZ
- Coachmate
https://www.coachmate.sport/download-coachmate
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