Hoops Mad
Years ago
I was involved with Aussie Hoops when it was first introduced in SA, that was 5 or 6 years ago now. Out of curiousity, how important is it to your club? Has it generated any extra kids into the club?
what the
Years ago
depends on the club - seems to be a few kids participating - but team levels seem a small amount higher in u10s than 5 years ago
so i would say - ok
depends how you are gaging success
numbers onto district - ok - not flash
kids participating - big success
- maybe they are playing school ball or something if no district
The truth
Years ago
I really dont think the program success can be Measured on how many kids have gone on to play district .............
Any Program that can put a Basketball in the kids hands can be nothing but a good thing ... I still remeber having a coaching clinic with the sixers .. It's something u dont forget...
And generally builds intrest in the game ... which may have turned to footy... Basketball cant Rely on tv to advertise the game to kids like football can it's crucial that Aussie hoops can continue getting young kids invovled in basketball even if i gets kids to go to an NBL game or Ultimatley get them to play at a district level .. the fact kids are out there playing basketball is a success in it's self
Facts
Years ago
The jump between kids in Aussie hoops and district 10's is a big one, historically the program has not added big numbers to clubs. However, I walked into Pasadena friday night just before 6 and there were about 25 under 10 kids training with Sturts 10 "1" coach, i asked around and found out these were city south kids, they also have another 25 or so training Sunday morning for the district trainings.
This Friday night session runs straight after Aussie Hoops. Makes sence to me Aussie Hoops, Domestic then District. Has Forestville got a similar thing going? The other really impressive thing was the four U16/18 div 1/2 assistant coaches
Paul Arnott
Years ago
Yes, we do. We also have our two Under 10 City South teams train on Friday afternoons (at the same time as Aussie Hoops), to ease the transition from Aussie Hoops to domestic teams. The domestic competition in turn eases the transition to district basketball (for those that want to take that path).
This setup seems to be working well for both Forestville and Sturt. We find that many of our Aussie Hoops participants are keen to take the next step, but are not (yet, or ever) interested in playing district basketball. Domestic competitions provide the opportunity of an organised competition with good coaching, without the travel, cost or commmitment of district basketball.
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