http://www.venueswest.wa.gov.au/2/294/1/wa_basketball_centre.pm

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alexkrad,
The WA Basketball Center is merely a training facility.
It can only seat 2000 on the show court.

Good for SBL games and WNBL games, but because Wildcats sell out the 4,500 Challenge Stadium, the 2000 seat basketball Center cannot hold NBL games.

Just got back from WA at a basketball tournament and was blown away by their facilities.

Warwick - owned by Church of Christ, 4 courts, show court, better than anything we have although courts not sprung but can live with that.

Lakeside - owned by Baptist Church, 4 courts, amazingly impressive.

Craigie Leisure Centre - attached to a swimming pool, incredible showcourt ..... nearly cried at how impressive this one was.

Returned home to Morphett Vale this weekend and just scratched my head. We must be doing something wrong.

Should've added that Craigie Leisure Centre was a 4-court stadium too. Nice pool facilities as well as gym as well as ..... nah, I can't go on.

centralised, 11 court stadium with 10 courts and 1 show court. play all junior games and senior games there except ABL, which utilise home stadiums.

Even increasing Wayville or Pas to 8 courts including a 2.5k show court and the necessary changerooms would cost $8M - $10M.

Anonymous 538. The arrogance of some, that lowly club you speak of is now eyeing finals berth in the women.
Lionesses are now awakening from their slumber

They may make 1 final. Doesn't mean they are waking from their slumber.

Just that they have paid for enough talent and that this method of success is unsustainable over multiple seasons without sending the club bankrupt.

millicent is a peach stadium for a country centre.

Dandenong is sweet

When our competition is as big a Vics than you can start to talk about those size stadiums.

Where we are right now, all we need are good 3 court stadiums. Imagine if Marion, Hillcrest and Port Adelaide had 3 court stadiums. We would not be having this conversation

Central location of one big stadium is not the answer for the reasons stated above. Although I could see this being a good thing for a few clubs to go together. One 3crt that Woodville and Port Play out of. One 3crt that Norwood and North play out of. Marion still a problem but could play out of Westminster instead and work with the school re canteen and a bar.

- Share of Canteen and Bar profits
- Most Fridays there could be div 1 games
- More foot traffic which allows for more share of canteen and bar profits

Problems
- Fitting all teams for training at the venue
- All the other stated above

that should be woodville and west

3 court stadiums lack 'economies of scale'. ie same numbers of staff required for vastly different incoming.

Anything less than 5 courts is a waste.

I would love to see a portion of every stadium available for casual shoot around and rolling pickup games. It's very difficult to find somewhere out of the weather to practice during winter if u are not affiliated w a club. I know I'm probly dreamin but that's what I'd like to see.

Other thing: next time a stadium in this state is built or refurb'd put it in the contract that if it leaks it's to be fixed by the tradies who botched the job! Seems like every year a major stadium has leak probs! How hard can it be?

do the dandenong teams train there weekenights ? they have a big social comp.

Might i dare to sugest ATHOL PARK - now what happened to that venue?
Yes BASA had brilliant idea - please dont let BSA Admin take over stadiums - Let clubs maintain control as best they can.