The District Basketball Competition Hot Weather Policy solely relates to district competitions managed by
Basketball SA.
Basketball SA reserves the right to cancel games due to situations of extreme heat or catastrophic fire rating
(where games held in affected locations).
Some games may not be cancelled if being held in air-conditioned or appropriately ventilated stadiums however
consideration will be given to competition structure and opportunity for make-up games before deciding whether
any games will proceed.
Basketball SA will use the following information to determine if conditions are considered extreme heat:
• Temperature readings within stadiums
• Predicted daytime temperature as published on the BoM website for Adelaide is 38 degrees or higher
• Predicted game time temperature as published on the BoM website for Adelaide
• Actual temperature over preceding days (ie. For potential heat build-up in stadiums)
Decisions are at the sole discretion of Basketball SA. Cancellations will be posted on the Basketball SA website
and Facebook page by 12noon on game day, or 5pm Friday night for Saturday morning games.
When the predicted maximum temperature as published by the BoM for Adelaide is 35 degrees or higher, timing
rules for all games will be modified as follows:
1. Referees to call a time-out at the half way point of each period, if one has not already been called
2. The quarter, half and three quarter time breaks to be extended by a minute
3. Referees and coaches may request additional timeouts (at the discretion of the referee) for the safety of
players and officials.