12 Girls Forestville beat Sturt by 6
14 Girls Forestville beat Eastern by 6
16 Girls Easter beat Forestville by around 12
12 Boys Sturt over Southern by 25
14 Boys West over Sturt 14 ??
16 boys Sturt over Forestville by around 8
18 Boys Norwood over Sturt by 5

Some great games.

U10 Boys Woodville beat Sturt by 1
U10 Girls Forestville beat West by 10

U18G???

Woodville.

250072, Yes, almost as sweet as a State Championship and a Classics medal. Get off the Haterade mate.

Yeah and a big thanks to that "Sturt lady" who proceeded to scream at the top of her lungs from 1/2 time onwards every time Norwood was in offence.

I was sitting on the opposite side of the stadium to you and I can say that supporters from all sides of the stadium gave a cheer when Norwood got over your "darlings". I am sure YOU single handedly helped Norwood's resolve yesterday afternoon.

With a bit of luck (for your family)you have no voice today.

Shame, shame, shame.

Too many haters, get over yourselves!

Why, was it you?

Why, was it you?

No, it wasn't but you are criticising someone for cheering too loudly for your liking. That isn't a crime. She isn't derogatory or nasty, the complete opposite in fact, just very loud. There is nothing wrong with that.

Man I don't mis this sh1t.

Actually Sturt and Forestville both won 9 premierships. However Sturt were in 20 grand finals to Forestville's 15 so that can be viewed either way.

Vesta, I don't have a problem with anyone cheering but this women was wailing non stop, not cheering, not "yaying" her team on to victory", no "come on blue boys" not applauding a good play, but freekin wailing like a siren directly court side on the end the Norwood team had offence. She wasn't doing it in the 1st half.

If you were there and didn't have a problem with it then you were barracking for Sturt because all she was attempting to do was trying to put the Norwood kids off when they had the offence.

You can make me out to be some kind of grump if you want, no problemo, but dont try coming on here and saying the lady was "cheering too loudly" because she wasn't cheering at all. When spectators around me (and we were seated on the OPPOSITE side of the stadium with people cheering all around us at a game on the middle court) started commenting on this stupid women...who was old enough to know better... then there was obviously something wrong with what she was doing.

Next time she would do her team more of a service by cheering them on, not cheering the other team off.

I hope she feels like a tool, because thats what she sounded like.

Yes, I heard this woman at a Sturt vs South game a few weeks ago. Embarrassing to say the least..wonder why nobody in her team has said anything.
The "woohoo" woman from Norwood U16's girl team is nearly as bad.
Just as well they will never be on opposing benches!!!
Poor kids.

This womans name wasn't Colleen was it ?

I wasn't at this game, but I know who you are talking about.....this woman is a disgrace....I first came across her when I went out to watch SA metro at Gawler earlier in the year...I actually went and watched another game at the other end of the stadium at half time, I was embarrassed and she actually gave me a headache...not bad from what is normally a loud game anyway...i think that maybe she is a few sandwiches short of a picnic, cos NO sane person acts like that!

If being in the most Grand Finals, winning the equal most grand Finals and equal most Div 1/2 junior grand finals is hardly dissapointing or crashing.

How did your club do?

Total Div 1/2
Sturt 9 - 9 and 5 - 7
Forestville 9 - 7 and 5 - 3
Norwood 3 - 3 and 1 - 2.
North 2 - 5 and 0 - 1
Southern 0 - 4 and 0 - 0
South 2- -0 and 0 - 0
West 2 - 2 and 1 - 1
Woodville 3 - 2 and 2 - 0
Eastern 1 - 2 and 1 - 1
Centrals 0 - 0 and 0 - 0

Not at all Anon. Results all round were solid, they can't always be spectacular. The big titles are won in May and June not September and October. Our results are always better in May than September as that's how we gear our program.

Thanks for the support on the human siren guys. Her friends would have everyone think that she was simply "cheering on her team"

250246, I agree that everyone has their own opinion on which is more important. But while the State Champion Club is given out in May not September, we will place more importance on the middle of the year and start building for next May/June after that. If BSA change this, I am sure we will change our approach. The fact that we have won 15 of the past 21 State Champion Club titles is a testament to the hard work of our players, our excellent coaches and management.

250248, again it's a matter of timing. If a coach gets his/her team to peak in May/June they have done the best possible job. I can't think of one coach who didn't do that for us this year. In September the focus is already on next year. You beg to wonder that's why.

I was there and when I was in the ladies and the HUMAN Siren I paniced and thought it was an evacuation alarm. Not at first but when it went on for ages and ages I thought it must be a siren and rushed in the bathroom afraid I would get caught with my pants down literally. This was no normal cheering if it can penetrate right into the ladies as if it was over an intercome. It is only her child I feel sorry for. Life playing for Sturt must be tough enough without a parent like that. Best of luck mate...you are going to need it.

Yes, that's right. We have major breaks over Christmas and after State Champs/Classics. It is impossible to be "up" the whole year.

In 3rd term we devote one training a week to next year's groups. Also heavy emphasis on long term development, eg individual skills (and weights for the older players) as opposed to more competitive (short term) work leading into major championships and finals.

Yes improvement should be continuous but how hard you go and what you do has implications to your performance in the short term. Managing this allows you to peak at the right time regardless of age. Hope this answers your question.

Sturt may have over-rated coaches but at least they have them...Norwood cant buy a coach lately they are leaving in droves must be all the support they get from the coaching director lol!! With this seasons results for Norwood I would be starting to wonder.. Maybe mainstreaming doesnt work? just because you played in div 1 in under 10s you shouldnt just keep staying there. No development - good on you Sturt and Forrestville taking a look at your squads and working with them to get results. Norwood need to take a look at themselves EVEN Magic are looking better!!

Anon 250292,

No need to get personal, play the ball not the man. I am merely expressing our philosophy, as I was asked a question.

State Champs are the most important, followed by Classics, winter season, summer season in that order. You obviously disagree that's fine. When the State Champion Club is handed out in September we will gear our program towards peaking in September not May.

Flames Out = disgruntled parent.

Which Norwood coaches are leaving in droves? The U16Girls coach has apparently gone, but she was hardly a Norwood coach to begin with, as she only stayed there one year I think?

Actually looking at Norwood's Div 1 coaches, I would say they stack up pretty favourably with other clubs.

anon,

Have you even bothered to read the posts. Explaining that age groups are changed for 1 training each week in term 3 explains that Sturt is more interested in developing for State Champs the following year. Do you think that the coaches will then try lose? Or not care about winning? Thats just dumb.

Sturt lost 3 Grand Finals by a point. Had we NOT trained our groups outside of age for term 3, some of those results may have changed.

Would we go back and train just to win those end of year Grand Finals at the expense of next years State Champs? Absolutely not. Until the rules and focus changes

No one is saying it is unimportant. But rather that State Champs is more important for Sturt.

Again, our thinking is that we will be more prepared for next years State Champs and as such will cycle through to a more dominant position in May next year, and less domionant position in September.

Not saying you need to agree with it as a philosophy, but I personally find it great that other clubs straegically dont plan for success, than complain that Sturt Champion Club wins every year.

Hydra11=head in the sand. All the U16 girls Norwood coaches have left all divisions. U12 Boys div 1 coach left, U16 boys coaches have left... if they are going to Norwood for better training they had better think again as most of the coaches are parents that are conned in to it because they take too many kids without having enough coaches. Parents that get no support or training and left to borrow books from the library to get by. Coaching director has too much to do without doing much except for the minority not the masses. Proof is in the finals and who made them. Norwood didnt!

FlamesOut - which Under 16 Boys coaches have left? Carlo has been out of the junior program 12 months already, so I assume you don't mean him.

Norwood do have some very experienced coaches in Pritchard, Schroeder and Berry, all with State experience, and one of them has just coached a team to a championship. Their problem is perhaps depth, as I agree that once they get to the lower divisions it seems to be mostly parents. I hardly think that is unique to Norwood though.

It seems you have a personal issue with SP, so you make stuff up to suit your agenda.

250411, it is difficult as any player or parent who has been through an Under 14 Nationals will know. You need to peak in May to qualify (not this year but that's a whole other story) and then stay "up" until September. It does impact upon Under 16s next year, and the bottom age 16 group usually starts poorly as a result. This year's boys group finished 7th in the first season but won the State Champs.

anon 393,

If you were a sturt parent you would know Sturt dont run a full court zone. But rather man to man run and jump in the full court.

Nice try but lying gets you know where. I laugh in your general direction.

Keyboard warriors, ten hut! Stand to attention!

John, you really need to take a step back and relax. Everybody is entitled to their opinion, and you are entitled to feel aggrieved due to your experiences at Norwood. But to hijack a thread about finals and turn it into a tirade against Norwood in general is very amateurish and juvenile. It does you no favours. Work through your issues in your own time, and let the finals discussion continue.

...and that's the truth.