


Tiny
TAIPANS
Children aged 4-10 years old learn the fundamental skills of basketball in weekly, 45-minute sessions over a minimum 12-week programme. Sessions are held at the Fish Tank on Friday afternoons from 4:00pm to 5:00pm (for 7 to 10 year olds) and Saturday mornings from 8:00am – 9.30am (for 4 to 7 year olds).
Tiny Taipans Registration for 2023 Semester ONE – NOW OPEN
Registration for 2023 Semester 1
“Rookies” 8.00am – 8.45am on Saturday mornings: will focus on fundamental skills development, learning rules and court familiarisation.
“Veterans” 8.45am – 9.30am on Saturday mornings: will focus on live game play to continue their development and transition into the Cairns Basketball under-10 club system.
“Elite” 4:00pm – 5:00pm on Friday afternoons: will focus on live game play to continue their development and transition into the Cairns Basketball under-10 club system.
Tiny Taipans features appearances by Taipans players, a Tiny Taipans achievement poster to hang up in your bedroom, and weekly skill development stickers to place on your poster each week. For further information email comps@cairnsbasketball.com
Registration for 2023 Semester 1 is AVAILABLE online
Saturday Mornings(4 to 7 year olds)
Register for Tiny Taipans Rookies and Veterans (Saturday mornings) HERE
Friday Afternoons (7 to 10 year olds)
Register for Tiny Taipans Elite (Friday afternoons) HERE
Semester One (School Terms 1 and 2) starts on Friday 24 February and Saturday 25 February 2023
Tiny Taipans Fees are Registration (per semester) – $32 ($29.30 to Cairns Basketball, $2.70 to Basketball Queensland)
Full Participation Fee - $92.00 (discounted fee which includes registration)
Weekly Participation Fee – $6 (pay at the door)
Tiny Taipans Singlet – $26
Download the 2023 Term 1 and 2 calendar using the button below:
Competitions Manager
For information on Tiny Taipans please contact:
Email: comps@cairnsbasketball.com
Phone: 4041 2145
More about Tiny Taipans
This program is specifically designed to have high-profile coaches and players instructing the correct fundamental
techniques required to play basketball. It is a goal of the CQ University Cairns Taipans to be in touch with basketball
participation at the grass-roots level, by providing a strong foundation of skill development to kids as the progress
through the sports development pathway.
Children aged 4 - 10 years old learn the fundamental skills of basketball in weekly, 45-minute sessions over a minimum 12-week programme. Sessions are held at the Fish Tank on Friday afternoons from 4:00pm to 5:00pm or Saturday mornings from 8am – 9.30am.
CQUniversity Cairns Taipans players and development players are present each week to help teach the game to youngsters throughout the duration of the program.
The Tiny Taipans program is the perfect way for new players to learn the skills required for a life-long association with the game from experienced high-level players coaches.
Tiny Taipans is core to the CQUniversity Cairns Taipans’ commitment to development at the grass-roots level. It’s the club’s hope that by teaching kids the correct fundamentals early on, it may help create a future Taipans players right in our own backyard.