Rep Raise Programme

Canterbury Basketball Association runs one of the most affordable representative programmes in New Zealand and subsidise every player who participates.

However, there is still significant cost to participate in rep programmes.

To further support players and their families, the CBA’s “Rep Raise” programme provides a variety of opportunities for players to subsidise the cost of the representative programme whilst contributing to their basketball community.

Referee Raise Programme

When offered a place in any CBA rep programme, players will have the option to opt into the Rep Ref Programme. Players in the programme need to complete a 90min onboarding session following the qualifying tournament then will receive $20+ per club game refereed. CBA will schedule their referee assignments at convenient times around their club playing commitments.

Players opt into this programme when filling in their programme acceptance forms.

Rep Bench Duty Programme

The CBA has limited places available to earn money every Wednesday doing bench duty in our Mid-Week Competitions.

If interested, please read the details below and message Basketball Programme’s Assistant Sam Strangman (Sam@canterbury.basketball).

Programme details

  • Runs every Wednesday in Term until August at Cowles Stadium.
  • 8 games a night across 2 courts, running clock, first games tipping off at 6:00pm, 50min running clock games.
  • $15 dollars a game.
  • Players can do 2-4 games per Wednesday.
  • Doing this every Wednesday will almost cover the full national rep programme.

Sporting Chance Grant

CBA manages a fund to assist Representative players attend Representative Tournaments, where financial constraints might prevent them from otherwise attending. The fund has a limited amount of money available per year and is allocated by the CBA Board on a needs basis.

To be eligible for a Sporting Chance Grant, players must be involved in refereeing at a CBA affiliated competitions during the regular season or coaching a junior high school team.

The Association will take into account all circumstances including any other financial support available to the individual player.

Applications close Friday June 7th 2024. To find out more and apply download the Sporting Chance Application Form

External Grants and Funding

Other organisation’s fund representative activities. Feel free to explore the opportunities below:

Youth Development Fund : Christchurch City Council (ccc.govt.nz)

Discretionary Response Fund : Christchurch City Council (ccc.govt.nz)