The basketball hoop cemented into their frontyard has sparked a few arguments between Callie Bourne and her sister Isabelle.
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But more importantly, it has paved the way for the rising hoops stars to accept offers to make a name for themselves in basketball's premier breeding ground.
The last time the duo were photographed together for The Canberra Times they were both wearing their Daramalan College uniforms as development players for the Canberra Capitals.
This time around they are again in school colours. Only this time they have the logos of two highly regarded United State colleges emblazoned on their clothing.
Callie will make the move to the United States after the 19-year-old signed with division one college Idaho State University for the 2018-19 season.
Her sister Isabelle has verbally committed to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for the 2019 recruiting class, meaning the year 12 student will be stateside in 12 months.
It could be a while away but their parents will be on the edge of their seats if the pair are pitted against each other.
Callie's Bengals play in the Big Sky conference, while Isabelle's Cornhuskers feature in the Big Ten conference - but the luck of the draw may leave them on opposite sides of the court.
Although that wouldn't really be anything new.
"We’ve grown up playing with each other but right now we’re playing against each other," Callie said.
"We do a lot of one-on-one’s so we’re quite competitive when it comes to that type of thing. Some arguments go down when we play one-on-one but it helps us, we love playing against each other because we feel like we get the most out of it.
"Dad always cemented a basketball hoop in at our home so we get a lot of shots up at home too, we’re always playing around or shooting out the front on the court.
"We’ll miss her [when she moves], we’ll miss playing each other and training with each other but it’s good to go our separate ways and then we’ll be back together soon before it and might play against each other."
Callie has been training and travelling with the Capitals throughout their past two WNBL campaigns as a development player and is currently playing with the Capitals Academy in the SEABL.
It is a precursor to her leap to college basketball as she prepares to leave home to join the Bengals on August 11.
Isabelle also spent the 2016-17 season on the Capitals roster aged just 15. She has since won gold with the Australian under 17 team at last year's Oceania championships in Guam, averaging 19 points, 9.8 rebounds and 2.6 assists.
She suited up in green and gold at last year's FIBA under 18 Asia Cup three-on-three tournament in Mongolia. Again, she delivered on the big stage to claim most valuable player honours and a gold medal.
Isabelle erred when it came to committing to a school but Callie thinks she has picked the one that will allow her to "really shine".
"It was always a really tough decision but in the end it came down to gut feeling," Isabelle said.
"When I came to visit I was impressed with all the coaching staff and I could really tell there was a strong team culture I really enjoyed so that’s the main thing that led me to my decision.
"We didn’t really know much about [college] until we went on a tour with our high performance coach Phil Brown. We went over there and visited a couple of colleges and when we came back it was really something we wanted to do.
"Phil Brown has helped us a lot in getting there and being eligible for all of that. When we went over we saw it all for ourselves and thought we really wanted to do that."
