how many points for tess

was DJ really away surfing last satuday?

Umm you could call it surfing? Most wouldn't

lol what was he doing? playing pokemon or what haha?

no wonder the crowds are down, nobody talking on here about the CABL guess we are all finding the games boring and not worth talking about or turning up too?

The ABL died but no one went to the funeral

Shane Boal took a very heavy and nasty knock last night anyone know how his is?

Look up the stats

Sturt men won by 20. Millard tore his achilles

Seems as thought there are many injuries around this season. I was at the west and south womens game, south had a first good 1st qtr. Unusual but soon returned to their normal game. I noticed Hansberry warming the bench. Any idea what happened with her?

North came from a long way back to win by two

Hansberry out for the season with a knee. I do not envy Vicki with this group of girls. She can only do so much. I hope for her sake she can recruit some talent next season. I actually think she is a very good coach but has been dealt a tough hand.

what a way to disrespect your players

How exactly has Vikki been dealt a tough hand? She inherited the team she wanted to coach, pissed all the players off so they left and has shown no ability to recruit and maintain a team, coupled with a lack of interest in junior development I would think 3 years at the helm of a team we can stop talking about the tough hand she has been dealt. She has made this bed... She can lay in it!

The reality is that the top 5 teams have better players than the bottom 5. It's very obvious. And I am just a spectator from week to week. I'm no expert but I think it's one of the reasons why this competition is so torn.

She has been their for just over 2 seasons. You people have no idea and are gutless in your comments. You sit from afar and comment on subject you know very little about. It's going to take alot longer than 2 or 3 years to get teams like Woodville, Southern,Centrals,West and South back on track. Give theses clubs and coaches a break.

I'm sick of threads turning into attacks. Get a life people!

I'm sorry but I'm no expert we are not talking about GWS or GC in the AFL who are building rosters with no club history, these clubs have been around long enough to look at MANY various models of semi pro competitions and their own district comp, some clubs manage transition of players through age groups well others don't.
Some clubs have to "rebuild" and play a lot of homegrown youth because they 1. Don't have the pull power of other clubs in the recruiting area.
2. Can't manage rosters and build playing groups well to assist in filling attrition gaps. It's on the Clubs to resolve these issues, fix image and manage lists better.

seriously above post, how the hell do you know what is going on at other clubs!!!

do you know what the woodville, tigers, south or centrals coaches are doing towards their juniors??

Its not what the ABA coaches are doing towards their junior players.

Its what the clubs are not doing. They are not putting their resources into them.

Look at Southern, had a full time coaching director, club was moving up. Coached the vice presidents kid and whamo, no more full time CD. Full that the same Vice president has a girls in their ABA team now which is horrendous.

Look at South, more teams than Sturt, but only able to have a part time CD. As well as having the previous presidents put coach and player development on the back burner.

Woodville is always interested in their senior teams doing well. No paid JDO, but able to recruit and put everything into their senior teams. Then cry foul when their kids leave.

Or Centrlas, all their good coaches in the boys program. Have left the girls side to die. Had a CD but let them go to another club because they didnt do anything for them in support for Nationals.

It stars and end at the top. Until clubs build a long term program like other clubs and look at a 5-10 year plan, they will consistnatly struggle.

Problem is, that they want to win in 2-3 years which becomes unsustainable.

Above poster you are 100% correct.

The problem is with clubs that are struggling is they are run by parents with no idea on basketball or developing basketball programs.

Parents always make the decisions in the best interest of their kid.
> THey don't care what the club will be doing in 5-10 yrs time because they know they won't be there anymore. So don't take a strategic view.

> They have no experience in developing basketball programs, generally no experience in coaching and very little playing background, other than occasionally in the dark ages which has little relevance to today's game .

Generally the stronger clubs have leadership teams whose kids are elite junior players and so the kid can succeed off their own back or their kids have played basketball and finnished so the President is looking to put back in, without a 2nd agenda.


Sturt, Norwood, Forestville have always put BASKETBALL people in key Basketball positions. That IS THE DIFFERENCE. Whilst their committees have focussed on ensuring the club is well funded, programs are measured, good social environment off the floor and adequate athlete/child protection policies are in place.

Leigh took the under 12 training yesterday, coaches the 16 girls, and has a number of 18's train with the ABA, i would think he is trying to develop his juniors!

ANON,

No mate...People like you dont realise that the Canteen at Pasadena was making a $8K loss per year before Sturt took it over. This is because you have to pay someone to look after it during school hours for a school of 250 kids as a part of the deal to run it.

And considering South hve a canteen with a similar obligation, they would make more money from it.

Also, Sturt managed to have similar success when they didnt have any stadium nor bar and canteen faility for 18 months after the original stadium burnt down, and a gain for 9 month when the floors at Pasadena were out of action.

No gravy train....

Do you know what she has done to her knee? Hope she is all right. Saw her play last season and was in control of the group. Looks like their new recruited guard has no idea.
Thesevclubs need to focus on the juniour development and not allow parents to run the clubs. Its nit benefitting anyone!!!

more than anything thank goodness Shane Boal is okay, sickening collision could have been much worse

What clubs are being run by the parents??

"Sharon" is running the Tigers

Do the Presidents of Sturt, Forestville and Norwood have children playing at those clubs?

no they are run by basketball gods!!

Jack

Are those the same people that get on here bagging ABA coaches also

And that's it

KPI's based on winning games do not augur well for kids development.

A poorly managed organisation can perform well on the court, the kids walk the walk, the coaches talk the walk and well a lot of parents talk the talk.

I feel that as a club member it should be transparent what the Presidents ambitions are, what the board aims to achieve, targets and goals and reviews should be common sense.

Having said that not all Presidents and boards operate like that, I know some clubs issue newsletters and other clubs don't even issue out emails. Coaches, managers & parents may feel left to their own devises without input or may feel supported through a good culture of communication, direction and transparency..

Charon which type of club do you feel you coach for?

Is Charon actually "Sharon" from Tigers?

Who is Sharon that runs the Tigers I thought their president is Shane Charnstrom according to their website but that was dated Aug 2012?