let them shift if they want to - most of the time with "juniors' it is the parents rather than the player.
Most clubs have the same problems.
We shifted from a weaker club to a stronger and wondered why we wasted our time at a "smaller" club - even playing div 1 at thsi club.
Poaching is blatant at times - i see nothing wrong with clubs trying to attract players - but not in a sneaky manner.

there should be an 'approach' period for 2-3 weeks between seasons and hands off during - similar to ABL

Just waiting for this to turn into another long post about one (of the better) club. Perhaps we can make a section for that. Give a prize to the person who can come up with the best name for the new section.

Anon 60107 you win on the name comp!

why would we bother putting a fee in place, it would just be an easy way out for the lower clubs, if clubs want to get stronger they should start developing there players from u/10's u/12's people keep saying that people are leaving lower clubs because they are sick of losing but if the clubs put in the effort at the younger ages there teams wouldn't be losing all the time therefore they won't get sick of losing because they won't be. so maybe clubs should get there act together instead of getting on here and bitching because people are leaving them!!!!

excuse my ignorance, whos the evil empire?? sturt, forrestville??

Sturt & Centrals, they are the reason for every problem that occurs with junior BBALL. The top & the bottom clubs cause all the problems. Sturt weaken the comp by taking all the good players and Centrals weaken the comp by losing all their players. Before you all jump up and down I not being serious.

I completely concur with your name, Groundhog Day. I'm glad i'm not the only one who feels that this type of crap has all been done before and to no end. And quite frankly is getting really boring!

People and Clubs are not going to change their practices simply becuase a few people on here have a bitch.

Ok let me start by saying I have no experience in junior basketball, or club basketball at any level.

I can see both sides of this arguement.

Team X is a perennial under acheiver, always sits at the bottom of the ladder for most age and div levels.

Player H is a decent player, probably best on the team that keeps losing. He sees Club Y is having all this success at Under 16's, so he transfers clubs. Now...what happens to all that potential development and talent?? People say the under acheiving clubs need to develop their own players...they are...but then these players leave for "greener pastures"...leaving the "lower" club with the same problem they started with.

I'm not generally one for restriction of trade, but there needs to be some sort of restriction on player movement. How this can be done I dont know. If a player has a genuine reason for needing to change clubs (parents moved, work commitments etc) fair enough...otherwise they need to be restricted.

Yes, I can also see the point of a kid whos playing for Club X that isnt performing too well, and cannt change clubs to be part fo a winning culture, so gives up on basketball completely.

I think it's a circular arguement in a lot of ways, and someone with a lot better brain than mine should be able to come up with an answer, apart from that lame line of recruit a better coach, because it is not always the coaching, nor is the coaching the only issue.