Coaching courses aren't worth the paper they are written on. I can think of a number of experienced coaches without qualifications, and likewise there are plenty of coaches who have completed levels 1 and 2, who really can't coach at all.

"issues" are always coming up on road trips and seem to find their way via text message back in the Mount.

What are these issues??

Anon you are right, and I probably didn't word my last post very well. What I meant was that doing a coaching course has no bearing on one's ability to coach. It certainly might help in applying for a coaching position, although experience/knowledge is and should be the major factor.

My point was that there are some very good coaches with no qualifications, and some very ordinary coaches who have completed every course known to man.

They have never been the same since BigJ retired. He was the bedrock the foundations were built on.

BigJ is living in Adelaide now and is assistant coach of the South Adelaide Men's team. So no he is not on the board anymore.

Quite right about the coaching accreditation and I don't think that is a major issue, but if you've seen the guy coach you know he doesn't have a clue.
He makes the same subs at the 6 min mark of each quarter and the players know that it doesn't matter if they've just hit 10 baskets in a row, they're coming out of the game.
I would think it would at least look good to say the Pioneers coach has a level 1 or 2, rather than saying he played for us in the 90s so that's good enough.
He clearly doesn't realise that the game continues to evolve.
This is a major mess

Hey Georghe, Al Westover for example and a plethora of coaches in the NBL,SEABL,NBA,Olympics make the same subs at the same time regardless of how the player is going and Al Westover or many coaches in the above leagues haven't done Level 0, 1 2 or 3.

Perhaps you should put down your crayons, watch a little Thomas the Tank Engine and when you get older and have a little experience under your belt you might come across with some sort of valid response because your not saying anything of substance.

How can u compare the experience of a Westover with that of Ray DeWit?

Pioneers are having a crisis meeting with the players tonight. None of the players are playing in a-grade tonight if their games clash.

Hey Beuller - do you watch the Pioneers games??? So Westover takes out Anstey at the six minute mark of a quarter when he's scored 10 points does he?

You're not making sense - you see the thing about Al and most other coaches in NBL/SEABL or wherever is that they have a feel for the game - the Pioneers coach doesn't have that.

He recently took out a player who had brought them back into the game with a couple of dunks and a big three pointer and then a minute later he was subbed back in because the opposition team made a run...

Why was he subbed? Just becausea guy has played maybe 8-10 minutes of game time that doesn't mean he needs to rested.
If it does it means the players aren't fit enough and not enough was doen on conditioning during the off-season.

The players don't want De Witt as coach - they want to be taught and they want to have confidence that they can play for someone who is willing to let them fight through the tough times, who changes his planning to suit the team they are playing and they want to run plays.

De Witt can't do this.

This lack of "team" is nothing new in the Mt. The Pioneers have been on the same downward spiral for many years now. Two things - they still have the same core nucleus in the team, a handful of players that have been unsucessful, selfish non team players and yet they persist with them and their poor behaviour and judgement because they fit the "local" mould. Secondly, because of the "local" mould, the board have not had the balls to get someone in who is capable of coaching at that level. The rumours were rife that a serious top quality candidate had put his hand up for the role two seasons ago, but they wanted "local", so in hicksville, "local" is it. The board are 100% responsible for the demise of the club and their lack of vision in playing to the big picture with both coach and players. Hand over the SA competitor mantle in SEABL and let's see the District comp enter one State team to lift the profile of this great sport.

hicksville shut up! obviously u have no idea on the make up of the team. The same nucleus??? Only 3 players have been there for longer than this season and last, and to call them selfish obviously shows up ur lack of knowledge on the subject. Mason and Sedlock are both defence first players and have never been selfish offensive players. Jeffree when he started was a very offensive focussed player but to call him selfish on his current form is an absolute joke.
On the issue of a "top quality candidate" putting his hand up 2 yrs ago is correct. But the reason he was not signed was his asking price. Car, House and job for himself and his wife. Now point out a minor league club that can afford that.
Make sure u know ur stuff before u open that trap of yours!

45 points to Sandringham in the first quarter - the coach didn't know how to stop them and didn't have a clue how the opposition played...he was flat on his face after 6 minutes when they were down 25-3!

Enough said