So they schedule the full season ... then teams either enter or withdraw in the first few rounds, and they have to redo the whole thing anyway ... and then you whinge about how they've "changed the friggen schedule when I've made plans for dinner for the next six months" ...
meh, grow up mate, its not an imposition at all.

Melvine,

Your dinner date in the next six months only impacts you , you idiot.
You eat alone most weekends

Lots of interesting ideas.
Having played for more than 50 years, some at top level in Australia, I am inclined to agree about having a big break from serious basketball.
In my opinion, the idea of 'serious basketball' is in itself a part of the problem. I see parents thinking that their kid must play every week in a 'serious comp'.
I would like to see kids having an opportunity to play in a 'social comp' for a slab of the year, maybe term 4 of the school year, when there is no club coach and no aggro parent shoving it down their throats.
How to organise this is not that hard, given a bit of thought, and BSA can still make money through the door, which seems to be all they care about..
they only need to look at how some clubs run
domestic basketball and use that model to get the clubs to run a 'fun comp'.
No, they do not need to try to run a BSA domestic, they do not have volunteers, and it costs them a lot to have 'development officers' trying to do this...long term this won't work.
Work WITH the clubs, not against them.

Even if this post does make it, or is actually read by Basketball SA then it is highly doubtful that anything will happen. The staff at BSA, including the Managing Director, DO NOT CARE. If this post does actually get to the Commission members, again is is doubtful that anything will happen, because they all have their own agendas with regards to their own clubs etc and they DO NOT CARE at what is happening. Their are people out there that don't necessarily belong to a club and DO CARE because they love basketball and would like to put something back into the game. The trouble is when they apply to go on the Commission they are overlooked because they don't have the support of a club etc. IMO enthusiastic people that love the game but are neutral with regards to a club should be encouraged to be involved so that the Commission is not controlled be people with personal/club agendas. What is important is the game OVERALL and not the wants of individuals clubs. Until such time as BSA, particularly from the top down, recognises that this state is falling behind the rest of Australia because of the rampant bias towards certain clubs and/or individuals then the downward spiral will continue.
N.B. I have been involved with basketball for over 45 years in various aspects (including board membership interstate. I have no affiliation with any club in this state. I have no children involved with any club in this state. I am however passionate about basketball and believe that BSA needs a complete overhaul.

My children used to love basketball, but then they played district for a club who shall remained un-named. They now just play socially at an non-BSA run competition and love the game again.

Dear Rock-

Most kids that play in District teams also play in social comps = school basketball or church.

Kids that really love basketball work damn hard with trainings and games. After competing interstate, we should not fool ourselves that even our Div 1 competition is serious basketball.

Clearly to improve District Basketball at all levels, we need appropriate grading so that competion is close and competitive. The top teams in Div 2 and Div 3 with huge margins over the other teams are in the wrong Division.

Also the bottom teams in Div 1, 2, and 3 should not think that they are playing at the Div 1,2, or 3 standard.

We need promotion and relegation to get competitive basketball happening in this State.

Anon 376. I am perfectly aware of the structure of the Commission. The problem is that BSA ignores or tries to circumvent other association members of the commission. This interference has included such acts as ensuring that other associations do not have access to BSA venues, even though those venues are vacant, to attempt to undermine those associations and gain greater control. BSA consistently ignore those associations to ensure that control of basketball in SA is in the hands of the front office, again to the detriment of other associations. You may agian say that this is a good story, but if you want the facts go and talk to the people in charge of other associations and discover just how much power is wielded by just a few people in this state. The Commission DOES NOT control basketball, the BSA front office does!!

I think people dont understand that the issues have come from the Commission.

These people are on this group to pad their CV for future job opportunities.

How many commission members have you seen out at junior games? One if you are lucky.

How many commission members have attended club or association meetings to discuss issues? None probably.

Hoe many commission members have their own vision or understanding of how the sport can work better? I doubt any or we wouldnt be having the issues in the first place.

Finally, this will all fall on def ears because the only people that are allowed to give information to the commission is BSA themselves. And its not like they will be passing it on.