Northern Suburbs Basketball Association

Based at North Sydney Indoor Sports Centre, NSBA does the best possible job of running itself as a big multi-​faceted ball sports club when it only has limited resources. Its four indoor courts are sadly over-​demanded, making it a challenge to squeeze in all the teams that want to play this popular and growing sport.
That said, NSBA runs adult competitions each night Sunday to Thursday, gets as many littlies as possible out on the courts after school on weekdays, has older children pound the hoops on Saturdays, and still manages to run Rep teams in several age groups (quite successful ones!) and championship and league teams. There’s even the superbly named Grumpy Old Bears competing at Masters level.
Refereeing in competitions can be a bit hit and miss — it’s a pretty thankless task — and the junior coaching comes with mixed levels of enthusiasm, but it’s good to see the club making use of the skills of the older junior players in developing the younger ones.
It’s a great sport, under-​resourced in the area, and NSBA is worth a shot if you’re keen to get started.