"success has been solely dependent upon having superstars in them"

Lauren Jackson, Penny Taylor?

Do you know how many, if any, actually apply to be state coaches? Are there actually any good enough to do it anyway? The only one I can think of wouild be Lynne Holland.

Anon, referring to state team success and which teams achieved with what personnel. Teams with players like Francis et al in them did well in spite of coaching.
Would the boys club welcome women coaches, I don't think so. Despite the success of WNBL women coaches and National's success for women coaches, not much chance of women breaking in here.
We have plenty of skilled and experienced women players and coaches but not the willingness to enlist them.Most know its a closed shop.
Until BSA are open for business we will have to endure more of the same poor communicating styles that dominate male coaching ranks and fail to address the issues that women's sport need.

"referring to state team success and which teams achieved with what personnel. Teams with players like Francis et al in them did well in spite of coaching.
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And the same could be said of Jan and the Opals (and often are in Canberra, Sydney and Melbourne) - they have the best player in the world in Jackson.

There is ZERO chance of breaking in if they don't apply - it's as simple as that. Most state head coaches have done an apprenticeship as an assistant first - the only female (Metro) coaches I can think of in the recent past who have done that are Lynne Holland, Bec Campbell and (I think) Nicole Johnson. Do others apply? And if so, what are their credentials that make them better candidates than those currently there?

As for it being a closed shop - there are assistants this year from (I believe) Centrals and South - hardly common grounds for state coaches and neither I think are SASI coaches - but they applied and were deemed suitable candidates.

Correct Ed - no credibility.

So no women apply or the ones that do aren't good enough, is that the call?

I don't think women are encouraged to apply or given reasons to think their applications would be well received but coaches and women like Nagy, Bailey, Lamshed, Patterson,or any of the current or past ABL players would reinvigorate the women's state program.
How many women involved in SASI as coaches? Holland then who?
Why is that and why is SASI known as the "boy's club?" Where do all the ex SASI and ABL women go and why isn't there a push to get more involved in coaching at elite levels?
Seems like there are to many jobs for life in basketball in SA with not many questions welcomed about why.

Didn't know everything had to go through you for suitability checks Ed. I'm sure Holland will be glad to hear she's still an apprentice and you haven't answered why your not trying to get more women ex ABl and SASI graduates involved in both SASI and the State program.

Because they are not coaching junior teams 199272 !!!

WE all want women coaching, but get the numbers up , then the quality will come.

Can't run a state team unless you can run a Div1 u/16/18/20 or senior team!!

No suitable examples given. No credibility.