it is a forum and one needs to take the good with the bad

as long as it is out of control it may ease things believe it or not

iooops - should be "not out of control"

: - )

LOL

what the,

I guess I do take the good with the bad - I just can't understand why true club people would want to make their club look stupid/incompetent to the general public.

once again: anon, anon, anon...

Well may be there is a lesson there somewhere. These clubs should look at the successful clubs and see what improvements they could make. All clubs have bands of dedicated people that work so hard to keep them going - the question should be asked of them as to why some have great success and some continually struggle. Two people can be given the same circumstances and both have different outcomes because of the way they approach things.

Well may be there is a lesson there somewhere. These clubs should look at the successful clubs and see what improvements they could make. All clubs have bands of dedicated people that work so hard to keep them going - the question should be asked of them as to why some have great success and some continually struggle. Two people can be given the same circumstances and both have different outcomes because of the way they approach things.

All very noble - but at the end of the day it gets down to culture. Most parents that complain do so quite simply because their kid has not achieved or got what they want. Successful clubs with good coaching programs tend to have less of those problem childs due to the fact at the end of the day that success and winning is a by product of the coaching program / philosophy of the club. This starts from under 10's through. Funny how no matter what grade a kid plays, if there is some element of team success there then the bickering diminishes. Success enables the clubs to hold firm and then if a parent objects they have the option to pursue so called greener pastures - most times they don't

Well for those in the know, do clubs have their little niche players and others (however much they improve) are there just to keep the club going with fees.

You would surprise how little people actually post on this forum to the number that read's it. If you look at the total number of people in basketball to the number that post on here, it would not represent a large proportion of the population.

I know people at West who have never heard of the forum so that might be way you do not see many Westies people posting on here.

The recent bad press about Southern is a sign that they are changing. People bagged the lack of direction of the club, now they doing something about it, they are still getting bagged. I think it is great that Southern are doing something on becoming a strong club again, even if you may disagree or agree with the changes that are happening.

All JDO's, regardless of club, put countless and unrewarded hour into a club.

Clubs rely on volunteers and if everyone who has a bad word to say on this forum put the same amount of time into their club, then every club would be a better place. History of district basketball (in this State) has shown that you will always have strong and struggling clubs. You need a large number of volunteers that want to work in the same direction to change a struggling club to a strong one. Even the stronger clubs have there problems, but they manage these problems quickly and swiftly before they get out of control. And it is like anything, when things are going well, you have less issues coming to the surface. When the boat begins to rock, then more people start complaining and it becomes a snowball effect.

Maybe a thread should be started about some positive things about what your club has done?

That's right, we only here in the news and papers about bad press, no-one wants to read or listen to a good story&

You can never please everyone no matter how hard you try. people are always going to find something to whinge about its just a fact of life. There is always a for and against for any matter. unfortunatly some people are never going to see that and will always find the bad side of things.

Anon (#73282)

I might be way off as I am not involved with that club, but I hope that you are soemone who is trying to improve the situation in a professional manner.

I am one of those people who does post quite often on the topic of "Anonymous" posters.

My point is this - if i want to:
A - Denigrate someone,
B - Complain or praise a player/ref/coach/decision etc,
C - offer my opinion,

...then i put a name to those comments. Again, people can tell where my heart lies and the way i feel about particular issues.

The freedom of speech we have on this forum is fantastic - why not be proud enough of the comments you post to be "known" by them?

IMO, Pickles Housemate is known/portrayed by the comments I post. If i was to bag someone, i would still uses the same Alias - because i stand by my comments, regardless of how other people may feel and react.

It's ok to have a go at someone, but have a enuff guts to put an "Alias" to your comments - you at least offer people the chance to reply to an entity.

As always, only my opinion.

i find it funny that almost everyone who posted on here posted as 'anonymous'

Thats because just like when they pay good money to the club their child plays at, they want to bitch and moan anonymously, rather than have their say... WHY?

I played in the days where it was a lot cheaper to play a season, but if my parents had an issue, they would take it up with the relevant person, not bitch behind their back.

"If you aren't part of the solution, you are part of the problem."