Skater Heaven at Harmony Park - Coburg

A small, quarter court located in Harmony Park, Gaffney St Coburg.

3 backboard slaps.

Hope you can skate!

Pros:

It's located in Harmony Park which has a decent skate park and lots of playground equipment and BBQs. It also has a 1/4 basketball court.

Cons:

The concrete paved area isn't wide enough to shoot threes, and the line markings and ring position are all out of whack. To make matters worse all the paths around the court are gravel which meant that there were stones everywhere.

Preferred game: HORSE

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Calling All Comers! All Nations Park - Northcote

A half court located in All Nations Park, just behind Northcote Plaza on Breavington Way

4.5 backboard slaps

A court with it all

Pros: A well marked tarmac half court, with an old skool chain net and backing fence. The area around the court has everything, a tennis wall, 4 square and 8 square courts, and shaded seating with chess tables! What more could you want? It's in the park so BBQs abound, there is a skate park next door and the shops are right across the road.

Cons: The court is a little uneven and if the ball goes out on the left sideline it can go down an embankment requiring a frantic chase! It's only a half court so there's only one ring, so you might have to wait your turn.

Preferred game: 4 on 4 tournament. Get 11 friends and have an afternoon of playing first to 11. Bring a tennis ball too for the all important 4 square action!


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A Walk in the Park - Caulfield Park

Court is located closest to Inkerman Road in Caulfield North - Park is at the intersection of Inkerman Road/Balaclava Rd/Hawthorn Rd

2.5 Backboard Slaps

A pretty quiet park which is more accustomed to joggers, cricketers and dogs

Pros: Proper half court, with 3 point line and painted keys. Quiet court so won't be too much issue shooting around here.  If you have a dog it's a leash free park, so your dog can roam free while you bomb threes

Cons: Key doesn't have the blocks painted on, which makes around the word difficult, ring is a little bouncy and unforgiving, but in good nick, bit of a drop off at the concrete under the key, so be careful when your driving hard to the ring

Preferred Game: Horse

Court is a bit of a 'meh' court, nothing too good, nothing too bad.

There is a tennis wall alongside the basketball court with a water bubbler not too far away.

Trams 67, 16 & 3 run alongside the park, with the Caulfield/Malvern Train stations a short walk away.

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Pick Up Paradise - Princes Gardens, Prahran

Princes Gardens, Malvern/Commercial Rd, Prahran
4 Backboard Slaps

Pros: Chain net, full court with markings, good forgiving rings, close to Hungry Jacks. Gives the whole ghetto vibe with 15ft chain fence and the commision flats across the road. Good for pick up games as the quality of ball is usually pretty high.  good grassy knoll for viewing other pick up games, skate ramp if that's also your thing

Cons: Can get extremely busy on weekends, even at 9am when I've tried to shoot around there previously

Preferred Game: Pick-up ball

Transport: 72 & 79 tram stops are within a 2 min walk, couple of buses pop past too.  Prahran station is probably a 10 minute stroll

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Gravel....

J.Talbot Reserve, Barkly St St Kilda - 0 backboard slap

There is a football ground down in Queenstown Tasmania which is made entirely of gravel, no grass, just gravel, they say it's where you seperate the boys from the men, well, St Kilda has it's own basketball version, located just behind the National Theatre and mighty close to Dannys Burgers.

Pros: Close to Dannys Burgers
Cons: Gravel court, no lines, about a qtr size of a court, unlevel court, muddy when wet

Tram 16 & 96 will get you close to this gravely graveyard



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Fenced in Fun

Chris Gahan Reserve - Hornby Street, Windsor - 4 backboard slaps

Pros: Full court with line markings, fully fenced, net at one end, half net at the other, not too busy, water bubbler

Cons: Long way to walk around if the ball bounces over the fence, no BBQ (this is important after Windsor Siding), lots of lines on the court (tennis/netball), which is confusing if you wear glasses (but didn't have them on) like me

Preferred Game: 3on3 or HORSE (good to try some shots over the fence)

Nice hidden basketball court in the backstreets of Windsor, located nice and close to the Windor Deli.  Court is open from Sunrise to Sunset, locked up at night as it backs onto a bunch of houses.

Windsor station and tram 6 & 79, 5 & 64 are pretty close by. 2 hour parking right out front of the park.


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Windsor Siding - Windsor

Windsor Siding, Union St, Windsor - 4.5 backboard slaps
Pros: Full court, full markings, tarmac surface, bbq, sweet BMX track, wind protection
Cons: Unforgiving rings.
Preferred game: 5 on 5

L: This is my favorite court we've played on so far, it had a sweet chain net last time we were there, but it has since all tangled up.  Court is well protected from the elements and not very visable from the street, so it means my poor skillz aren't seen by everyone - and not many people use the court.  Free bbq is also handy, and there are bottle shops/pubs within a 2 minute walk for an after drink.  Tranport is also good, Wndsor station is a 30 second walk, with trams 78/6/64/5 all within 5 minutes.

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Curtain Square, Rathdowne St Carlton

Rathdowne/Canning St Carlton - 4 backboard slaps
Pros: Full court, lots of cafes etc for lunch
Cons: Crowded, no nets, concrete surface, kids everywhere.
Preferred game: 4 on 4 



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Gangsta's Paradise

Under High St Clifton Hill: 3 Backboard slaps
Pros: This court is GANGSTA, sick scenary, overpassing trains
Cons: Crap to play on, walls to close to rings, suitable for skaters
Preferred game: Arch Rivals



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Edinburgh Gardens, North Fitzroy

Edinburgh Gardens: 3 Backboard slaps
Pros:  3 quarter court, its in the park, line markings
Cons: Would get blazin hot in the summer, concrete court
Preferred game: 3 on 3



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Denzil Don Reserve Brunswick West

Victoria Street: 3 Backboard slaps
Pros: Broken net, 1/3  court = no running, soccer goals, quiet, swings
Cons: Not near much else, no line markings
Preferred game: 1 on 1



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Melbourne Museum

Melbourne Museum - 2 backboard slaps
Pros: Full court. Draw a crowd. DIY 3 point line.
Cons: Crowded, no nets, tree blocking 3-balls from the corner, a graveyard for ankles and knees, no line markings
Preferred game: 4 on 4 pick up

L: My favorite street court memory was from this court, a dude in full boomers get up, singlet, shorts and socks, at first I thought he was being ironic, you know how hipsters do, but he wasn't a hipster, just some geek.  If only he was wearing aerosports....




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Clifton Hill

Near the cricket nets in Clifton Hill: 3.5 Backboard slaps
Pros: Chain net, 3 quarter court = no running, cricket nets, quiet, line markings
Cons: Would get blazin hot in the summer, concrete surface
Preferred game: 21



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