Hello Willetton Community,

The Willetton Basketball Association (WBA) is pleased to announce that Willetton Stadium will re-open on Monday 25^th May in what will be a staged and managed opening of the stadium and activities in line with the current restrictions on indoor sporting stadiums under Phase 2 of the State Government’s Covid-19 plan and in accordance with the allowable numbers permitted after consultation with the City of Canning.

As of Monday the following activities will re-commence within the stadium;

Casual Shooting & requirements

Willetton Stadium will be available for casual shooting Monday-Friday between the hours of 12:30pm-3:30pm as of Monday 25^th May at a cost of $5 per person and will be permitted to shoot for a period of 40 mins only.

The timeslots for casual shooting will be 12:30pm, 1:30pm and 2:30pm and all casual shooters will be required to bring their own ball, and will need to provide their name and mobile number to stadium staff when booking a session.  We request all booking requests are made by 12noon at the latest by calling the office on 9310 3388 so as we can advise availability within the government guidelines.

During this phase all activity is to be non-contact with no scrimmaging or game play approved.

Tigers Elite Training Program

Talent & Coaching Manager Luke Sunderland will be re-commencing the Tigers Elite Training Program aimed at WABL players for early morning sessions 6:30am-7:30am commencing the week of 25^th May.

Information regarding this program will be made available via the website www.willettontigers.com.au and our face book page and also information will be sent direct to WABL coaches and managers for distribution thru your network.

WABL Training & program requirements

Willetton Tigers WABL teams will be offered an opportunity to conduct a 1 x 40min training session at Willetton Stadium on Sunday’s commencing from Sunday 31^st May. These sessions will be allocated by our WABL administrator and Talent & Coaching Manager and teams will need to abide by the strict guidelines of a maximum of 10 players per court, 3 x coaches/managers, players to bring their own ball and adhere to the non-contact guidelines currently in place. Basketball WA is targeting a potential return to WABL competition in late July and further information will be provided as it becomes available.

Badminton / Yoga Classes

Badminton and Yoga classes will also be offerd the opportunity to resume as of Monday 25^th May and adhere to the maximum of 20 persons undertaking an activity at any one time and in line with social distancing protocols currently in place.

Tigers Café

We will be re-opening the Tigers café in the very near future several mornings a week, and will be advertising some coffee/cake specials for the local community to enjoy. This will a great way to show your support to WBA by dropping in and supporting our café.  Keep an eye on the website and social media for opening times as they will be announced soon.

Domestic Competitions – Junior & Senior & requirements / restrictions

WBA is aiming for a return to domestic competitions as soon as practically possible once we enter Phase 3 of the State Government’s Covid-19 – plan. At the current time this is estimated to be in late June but is obviously subject to change dependent on State Government/BWA advice and the restrictions we will be operating under at this stage are not yet known by WBA.

Our domestic clubs will this week be provided with a timeline to work towards resumption of competitions and this will ensure we are in a position to move relatively quickly when given permission to progress to competition play.

It is important to reiterate when we do return to competitions it will not be in the same format as previously existed: there will be longer breaks in between games and the numbers of people allowed to enter the stadium (including parents) will be heavily restricted initially, and gradually relaxed in due course. We are working hard at developing a plan for game day/nights that will make it as easy as we can for all stadium patrons to enjoy being back playing basketball again.

Unfortunately due to the restrictions in place at present, WBA will not be able to offer domestic teams the ability to train within Willetton Stadium in the foreseeable future, I ask that if domestic teams are commencing a form of training in coming weeks that you ensure compliance to the BWA guidelines in place for training at present.  

In closing I would like to thank everyone for your patience and support over the past 2 months, we are moving in the right direction and I can’t wait to hear the whistles, sirens and sounds of people back enjoying this wonderful new stadium.

If anyone has any questions on any of the above please feel free to get in contact with me.

Mark Winnett - CEO