I hear the tigers are making no changes in under 18 boys or girls, 16 girls to stay the same, boys are getting Kim jury back, 14 girls, 12 girls, no change, changes in 14 boys and 10 boys possibly

South will be lucky to have any Div 1 teams next year

No Blah it's not! Just a few clicks away sturt have more kids than they can place and certainly according to them more div 1's than they are allowed to have.
The present system allowed clubs to become dominant, recruit from where ever and take the cream from other clubs. Now these dominant clubs are screaming out for pro/rel to accommodate the swollen numbers they have.
In successful sports, zones exist so that domination is harder to achieve. In basketball cheque books still determine premierships from ABL to juniors.
Unless BSA draw up zones and nominate within those zones country areas to attach to each district club with Div 1 teams, basketball will not grow and the number of clubs will drop to 4 or 5.

While 4 or 5 clubs would suit the present ability of the state to provide competition immediately, it would be a backward step long term if growth is on the agenda. The district scene is weak and competition rare generally. Pro rel would benefit the large clubs and destroy clubs like souths. If that is the aim all well and good but if long term growth and development of the sport and competitive games are sought, zones are the only way.

Well said #359.... Invest money into junior development. Develop domestic comps to recruit, develop players to see them move. There's no incentive, may as well just pay seniors to play and get them already developed!!

Having three super clubs with 50 or 60 teams hasn't helped basketball, its damn near killed it and when all's said and done it's not helping the mass numbers of kids in these clubs either. It's all bullshit, because at ABl they only have one team for men and women and they are fed from the elite juniors in the Div 1 teams.
Clubs trade on the fact basketball is a magical mystery tour where info is scarcer than good Crow's players. They feed bullshit lines to parents about doing your time in the two's in your first year and your better off because we care. At the end of the day kids go through the juniors and by the time they work out it was con staying - game over.
If your playing div 2 anywhere and you think can play div 1 somewhere else go and do it. You will be playing against the so called best wont you and that's gotta be good for your game. On the other hand stay put and place your faith in the promises you will get from clubs who need your dough to support their ABL teams. Stay in your clubs that have more div 2's than they can poke a stick at and win meaningless div 2 premierships every season because there's more than one born every minute going nowhere because they didn't have the balls to play higher and test themselves.
Most of the clubs div 2's belong there because they don't have the ticker to make it happen for themselves.

Ceres,

No using facts in your arguments!
Instead you have to use the propoganda from those that are too lazy to do the work for themselves!
Writing mistruths is easier!

Ceres. You are not addressing the real issue underlying this chaos of district being a jumped up social comp that charges the earth to play, is not competitive on a weekly basis and is top heavy. I congratulate you on your belief that div two is a better training ground for players than playing div 1 against div 1 competitors and the smugness in believing that a district comp that is average because of the present structures is sound. You are no doubt a board member of the establishment I believe is the problem.

What is happening at other clubs Norwood and Forrestville ?

Norwood same as this year in the boys

Pretty sure no change in the u18 boys div 1 for Norwood. Peters been off on work cover because of his voice but has given no indication to the squad he wont be there next year. I did hear there maybe a change in div2.

The Forestville Eagles division 1 coaches for seasons 2011/2012.

Boys
Under 10 Steve Passey
Under 12 Darryl Crump
Under 14 Scott McLuskey
Under 16 Jake Maksimovich
Under 18 Paul Arnott
Under 23 Ian Grigg

Girls
Under 10 Julie Clarke
Under 12 Jason Joynes
Under 14 Jo Clark
Under 16 Damian Weeks
Under 18 Lynne Holland
Under 23 Tara Robinson

Condolences Norwood.

the details of the div 1 appointments are on the eagles website if you need confirmation

Panther was that you joking around asking who's Jason Joynes?? If not, Jason's a fantastic coach and Forestville can only benefit from his appointment

freddles: After a decade in charge does Lynne leave the club in a better or worse state than when she took power?

you kidding me where did the Mr Johnston go re u16's didn't weeks coach for sturt years ago?

A club is bigger than any individual. People were predicting the end of Woodville when Vera Craig died, but it has still continued. I will when Lynne goes, however, very interesting....AGM on Sunday and her position as Secretary has not be put up.....

Success should be measured by what shape and how strong you leave a club when you have held the reins for 10 or more years. Magic have more girls teams than Woodville and better junior talent so if it's not the end for Woodville someone ought to tell that fat lady to get off stage.

south do not have a under 23 coach heard he is leaving also also depends on how many players stay kat has left already not finshing the season

Let me make this clear - the South Under 23 men have a coach for next season.

If the direction over the past ten years had been right then those kids would have stayed at woodville. The last ten years has been a time warp and the girl's program will never recover because the landscape has changed and competition for players has never been stronger. While the boys side of things is firm it's hard to see how the club can survive long term without further mergers and a lot less pettiness about what name and colours a new club would have. Never seen a club eat itself so effectively, spurn ideas,fight changes and deny reality quite so well as woodville.

Woodville's committee allowed the mess to develop and they should resign for doing so. No parent in their right mind would look at Woodville in its present state and like Titan I can't see a recovery nor think they deserve one.

So what is the line up at Centrals. New coaches for 14s and 16s ? What is the line up at Norwood ?

Hi,

The Lions have just sent out their Div 1 Head Coaches and Assistant Coaches to their members..... This coaching lineup further places the club in a position of strength.

Whils the STARplex competition grows in size, the Lions remain small. The club has 2 Coaching Directors, one focussed on boys and one focussed on girls. This makes our player to Coaching Director ratio relatively very small. In addition our Coaching Directors are not distracted by social/domestic competitions, as this is run by the myriad of fulltime staff at STARplex, they are purely focussed on developing district level players and beyond. Our district level players have amazing resources at their disposal through their district coaches/coaching directors or the wealth of experience and resources through the Northern Region Sports Academy run by STARplex.

District basketball is very very expensive indeed and players/parents should demand a Coaching Director able to focus on their needs and access to quality skill and fundamental development opportunities.

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What about the rockets? Care to ellaborate on who will be down at hillcrest??

The New Centrals U18 girls coach does a good job - his current team usually performs better when he forgets to turn up - must be well drilled

Very mature mod getting rid of posts that are a bit close to home can't handle the truth perhaps there is another forum that is fair and not bias

i reckom glen will be at woodville next season not west simon will leave south not sure were he will go

Good to see nothing changes 8 years later.