You will find that a few first year players who would normally play div. 2 second team for Sturt, Forestville, North, etc. will be given a chance in a higher team to make sure they stay with the club and players that would normally be on the edge of div. 1/2 will move as a second year to play div. 1 as they get over looked for a spot that they would normally have. This should only last a couple of years though I think, once everyone gets aclimatised to the change it will all work itself out. I don't envy the coaches that have to now only select one div 2 team instead of two.

#583 - Shock,horror - Sturt were beaten last week in 12/1, so the opposition must have been stacked. Of course, Norwood went out and recruited these kids, did they? Maybe they offered them college scholarships.
By the way, one of the kids who was 'recruited' is Sapwell's kid. How dare they recruit their ABA coaches kid.

It is a good thing.

I think you will find the sturt kid at Mavs has come back from playing footy and would play div 1 at sturt anyway. He carved up. We thought we had a chance - they are real good now with him.

U18's have 2 teams in div 2 so it doesn't effect these player movements.

What will happen is that in U12's clubs will only bother working on the 2 teams that play div 1 and 2 and over time the div 3 players will only play domestic competition and not get the level of coaching the current div 3 and past div 2 players got.

So they wont improve and therefore wont be good enough to play div 2 at any real level.

#675
If YOU knew the team you would know that Norwood ddn't 'attract' them at all. End of story. But if that doesn't suit your story, then feel free to make up whatever you like.

Stacking teams Hey! This sound like a comment made as a result of a massive thrashing fri night(under 12 div1, somewhere??)What would be nice is all clubs put more effort into there junior players. Maybe then they wouldn't look to change clubs. I will speak for my son only, when I say he changed clubs so he could become a better player. He loves his new club(flames) and has never been happier. He is finally in a team where everyone deserves to be in div 1. These kids are all freinds from the various clinics they have attended during holidays. Thats why they are playing together. As for how Sturt should feel. they should feel how everybody else feels when they get beaten by a better team. If development beats recruiting, then the boys will have a great year!

To Anonymous, sorry about the thrashing assumption. I am not sure I understand your point. Are you saying that if someone changes from one club to another that they are not entitled to a div 1 spot? Surely div 1 teams must be made up from the best players. Are you also saying that players shouldn't change clubs? My son is one of the kids you are talking about and he was unhappy with the club he was playing for. He was told he had options and he explored them. I am sure that the other kids had similar experiences, should they stop playing all together? or continue at another club. As for the kids that missed out, maybe this will inspire them to become greater players, which means everbody wins. If any of the 4 kids you are talking about are not deserving of div 1 spots I am sure they wont keep them. I look forward to playing your club(what ever club that is)but instead of counting players I will be too busy enjoying my son having fun with his basketball again. This is more important than the politics.

I know this is a little of the original topic, but I feel as though I need to repond to a couple of the comments you have raised. As for knuckling down and doing the hard yards I think my son has more achieved this. I think his first season he spent all his time getting thrashed by massive amounts. He hasn't been asked to move to a stronger club, it was his decision. All his team mates moved up an age group this year and the few that didn't either stopped or changed clubs. I hope he can stay at his now current club for the rest of his basketball life.He has it harder this year than ever before, he is not only trying to play his best ball, but is also competing for his spot in amongst a great group of kids. He is not seeking success, he is seeking enjoyment in an environment that is both hard and fair. Sometimes things are not always what they seem! I wish your son the best and no doubt we will see him on the court.

I thought this thread was about BSA's decision to limit Div 2?

Obviously, someone's little Johnnie lost on Friday night...boo hoo!

The juniors posts on this forum are a classic. Why is it that most posters on this forum when they talk about juniors are anons?

Ah, abused by an Anon! I think I'll slash my wrists

Thank you fool, you have proved my point

The only kids I know that this effected decided to play footy and cricket now instead. Loss of 3 players to basketball. AFL & Crickets gain.

Sometimes you have to wonder whether kids change clubs for their own benefit, or the ego of their parents?

#254030

the decision to have only 1 div 2 team means that the div 2s can now all be played on friday night - this means we don't lose these kids to sat morning sport.

It also means that the div 2 2nd team kids will go to other clubs, hopefully strengthening the competition as a whole and eliminating the thrashings. Practice at close games at district level means that the kids are smarter won't make silly mistakes in the last few minutes of tight games at national champs etc

Maude,

By bringing it in slowly, there will not be a need for second div 2 team kids to move.

Essentially, clubs will not need to develop 2nd div 2 kids as they will never by 2nd div 2 kids. They will start and stay div 3 kids on saturday. Those players will develop a saturday culture and organise something else to do fridays. Like another sport.

Eventually these kids will be domestic players who play in a low cost local competition, and will be relutant to travel across town for a higher costs, higer travel competition where the coaching isn't much better that their own parent doing the team.

As such clubs like your who do not develop their own kids, will continue to lose their best players to clus who develop, but not gain other div 2 2nd team players.

And the competition will continue to increase in gap, rather than decrease.

Still here 818, after being savaged by the cutting remarks of an anon, I received deep lacerations and bled profusely.

Needless to say, I staggered after receiving several pints of the red stuff.

Your can send flowers to the canteen in the south west corner of the Dome - you'll see me there at half time lining up for my cornetto. If you haven't worked out who I am yet, look for me in my Suxers polo shirt and jandels