Following a conference call with Basketball Victoria on Wednesday, Basketball Ballarat chief executive Peter Eddy said the state government's definition of an 'indoor space' was likely to change.

The definition would be amended to allow 20 people on a court at one time.

Eddy said Basketball Victoria indicated that formal approval might be given as early as Friday from the Chief Health Officer.

He said it was a huge step forward for indoor sport.

"While we could have opened for training, we couldn't have contemplated getting back to a competition model as things stood," he said.

"It's not over the line yet, but I'm comfortable to say we'll be approved for an indoor court to be defined as an indoor space."

The interpretation of an 'enclosed space' had been a source of angst for basketball associations across Victoria.

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According to the state's definition, an enclosed space is defined by an area that has four walls and a roof.

Under this interpretation, the Ballarat Sports and Events Centre's main hall - which has five courts alone - would only be considered one space and would have only been allowed to hold 20 people.

It meant Basketball Ballarat would have lost access to seven courts across BSEC and the Mars Minerdome - making competition impossible to resume.

Eddy said he was thankful that government lobbying on the issue hadn't fallen on deaf ears.

"Nobody was going to resume if the indoor definition remained as one big area because it wasn't viable," he said.

"The big relief is we now have some certainty about what a return to indoor sport will look like."

On Sunday the state government eased lockdown restrictions to allow training as well as competition for junior age groups.

Eddy said Basketball Ballarat was working on a plan to reopen its facilities in time for school holidays.

"By Monday week we will have a program for all our members outlining what they can and can't do," he said.

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