When they re-opened the Stadium they used court 1

what is wrong with the Div 2 Under 12 & 14 comps being on a friday night???

What isnt working about it?

U20s was always a mess regardless from the timing.
Several U20s played in various senior teams during the week and often didn't train, or did't train as an U20s team. That's what causes the mess.

The timing on Tuesday prevents most U20s from playing Senior div 2. This is a good thing: it gives more people a game.

Just to expend a little on the above. I believe the reason 20's was moved to tuesdays was to take away the power clubs have over where and how much players play. Eg i know at my former club many fringe aba players who were 19 or below were told by the club play juniors or you wont play seniors. This then followed the order from their aba coach play reserves or you won't play aba. Basically forcing the players into 3 games a week as well as what was probably 3 - 4 trainings a week.

This was burning players out and they were leaving the sport. By BSA placing 20's on a tuesday night, they were eliminating at least one game from these players schedule.

For this reason I doubt we will see 20's back ona friday night any time soon.

Also to do with the original topic. Not sure whats going on with scheduling however if this is the case its absolute disgrace. How about kick MLC and just use MV would almost double to games at MV. if nothing else this will keep money with in the league rather then money going to MLC for the hire of the courts and the canteen money going directly to the council instead of into the STBA.

Main reson Nutter is all the comments on "MV is sooooooo far" etc, like it isnt Aldinga or Sellicks, its 20 mins up the road from Marion and Pas. I agree, utilise the 4 courts and from what i have heard about MLC it is crap. But what can you do, the powers that be at BSA dont listen. And its true about getting refs- why travel for a couple of nothing games. I think Southern may need to approach BSA and see if perhaps the scheduling can be fairer and not so dare i say Wayville biased.

I think places like marion rec centre should not used not up to standed where M Vale has new courts not been used does not make a lot of sense to me ??????

application has gone in .Hope that the powers at BSA dont interfere with the decisions

Wonder if things will change when the rest of the stadiums are marked with the new lines? As much as MV is a great stadium to play at I think it is giving Southern a big advantage at the moment. And yes I understand people not wanting to drive all the way to MV but you know what... toughen up, you know what your signing up for when you enter the comp, get over it. Reality is unless your really unlucky (which my team unfortunately is this season) you only get sent down there once maybe twice anyway so whats the big deal?

Since when is Morphett Vale 'Outer Suburban"? Get real. And Anon 9082 why save you from MV refs- and havent you received the memo- refs travel to DIFFERENT stadiums each week! Its funny, Southern teams expected to got to Hillcrest, MARS, Dome without complaining BUT get anyone to come 20 mins up the hill and its the end of the world. As was stated- you signed up to visit all stadiums when you play away so stop the whining.

This is why we struggle to make any meaning full change in basketball in this State.

Some people want to get bigger and better while other want to get smaller and suit a minotity only.

But then they can't play div 4 seniors or train ABA.

9185 i dont think you quite understand, very few u/20's players will play div 3 mens and if they do its their decision and not the club making them play. They all play ABA or ressies (if they are good enough) BSA made 20's on a tuesday night to STOP clubs basically forcing their players into 3 matches a week plus how ever many trainings that entails. Like i said previously this wasnt necessarily a decision to improve the comp but to stop players burning out and leaving the sport.

Couldn't agree more. It was a move. It gives more players a game and at the same time keeps several from leaving due to burn out.

I meant:"good move"

You can't please everyone all of the time, but it is interesting to see how some are pleased more than others

362,
I firmly believe BSA try their best, but need to have a look at a few issues re scheduling. It probably gets down to money in a lot of cases, but each team should have the right to home games at their home stadium. For example, having some Mavs teams play their "home" games at Wayville or MV is a little crazy.

I question whether the north/south or east/west zone that BSA talked about will ever be implemented, or whether it will be left alone. The cynic in me thinks the north zone would be interesting with a number of clubs, but the south zone would see too many club teams play their fellow teams - OK if you like beige.

I believe there is still a big question mark over how the Pro/Rel system for Div 3-6 is managed. The devil is in the detail and without knowing too much of the detail, I think the way the Vics do it is by a game between the pro and rel team - sudden death style of game. Worth a go seeing as though no finals occur in summer.

The U16 Div 3-6 is an abnormality at the moment and consideration should be given to moving these Divs to Saturday morning if there is insufficient stadium space on Friday night. Thursday nights is not a real good option for some. U20s is probably OK during the week as some kids have Ps and can drive themselves, but U16s are generally year 8 - 9 with some yr 10s.

all you guys are pathetic, whinging about referees and Morphett vale, if Adelaide held a National tournement here everyone would be happy, and then everyone that hates MV will go yay for MV and go on praising MV. Without MV we would have only 1 4 court stadium in Adelaide radius, therefore most of adelaide will crack the shits if they had to drive to Starplex. Adelaide is very lucky to have Morphett vale

So my point is, theres always going to be whinging about playing at stadiums which are far away, its what happens when you play sport, you cant play in the same spot everytime, thats not fair on anyone else who has to travel. As part of the Panel and Develoment program for referees, they havta move around, so they dont get sent to the stadiums they want, so therefore we get good referees are different stadiums everyweek.

If you dont like it then quit and go play netball, where mostly your game is in the same spot every week

but can i just add, what about the southern guys? people that actually live down here, we have 1 maybe 2 if you count Marion, basketball stadiums in the south, i beleive North have Mars, St Clair, Hilcrest, Starplex, give us guys that live down south a break and stop saying its so far to Morphett vale when we havta travel alot more then you north guys!