• Player injuries
• Players having other commitments on game day
• Low initial numbers to start with

• Diamond Valley Basketball Association’s (DVBA) by-laws are abided
• Fair and equitable play-time for core players on the team are met. 

• A player must be a current registered Laurimar Thunder player
• A player can play in their Natural Age Group and one Age Group higher
• A player may only play in one team per Age Group per round, either as an Allocated Player or a Fill-in Player
• A player is not permitted to play up more than one Age Group from their Natural Age Group
• When a player is playing up an Age Group, they may play in Grades as follows: 
• Their Designated Grade.
• A maximum of one Grade lower than their Designated Grade.
• Any Grade higher than their Designated Grade.
• A player may only play in one team per Age Group per round, either as an Allocated Player or a Fill-in Player.
• A player may only fill-in for a team in an Age Group they are an Allocated Player in Grades higher than the team they are an Allocated Player.
  

Thunder Guidelines

• A player shouldn’t take court time to the detriment of core players of the team
• A player shouldn’t play to the detriment of his or her regular team
• A player must make their regular team the priority over the team they may fill-in for.