Do we know where they will be played.

Surely if it is the "Premier" youth league BSA has so desired, it needs to be played out of Wayville,Pasadena, DOME and other home venues to allow players,parents,supporters to play games at home and allow clubs to raise increased revenue from canteen,bar and the odd meal

I would expect the Youth League to be played where the Div 2 and U20/21 Div 1 were played (3 courts at the Dome, and 1 court at Pasadena, Port Adelaide and Morphett Vale on Tuesdays.
Wayville is full of social competition (5 games on court 1 - BasketballSA is unlikely to throw out an established competition with 10 teams playing for another with 6 (8) teams playing. Other courts at Wayville also full on Tuedsday night)

I hope you are wrong CJ. Nothing turns me off playing basketball more than to continually play at away stadiums where there is no incentive or club feeling in hanging around at M/V or Pasadena.

Do we need to use 3 courts at the Dome. The middle court in a 3 court configuration is hopeless from a coaching and viewing perspective. How about using the two outside courts and have a few seats along the side of these courts by the middle court.

Further to above I would prefer to play at Marion or Hillcrest rather than the middle court at the Dome

How many division are being run....and are the lower divs playing on a wednesday night.Rather be at Pas M/Vale Wayville than any of the other oversized tin sheds, at least these 3 stadiums have decent facilities and floors.

Some clubs may have up to 8 to 10 teams .You can't expect these guys and gals to play away from home like the U20/21 this year.

What is the value of being a member fo a club if you dont play at home nor train there?

As parents why they dont go anymoe to these games.Sure kids are older and can get themselves there, but some would love to have a drinks, go to a canteen stocked with a decent coffee and refreshments.

I have been to some stadiums where they dont even open the canteen

If BSA wants this to succeed, they have to make a tough call on "oldies" running on the best courts.

They (BSA) wanted the Under23 YL, now they have to use the best stadiums to make it work.

If I remember correctly, Div 2 Men & Women will play Monday, All Youth League divisions will play Tuesday, ans all Div 3, 4 & 5 Men & Women will play Wednesday.
I know from comments players in U20 /21 made this year, they did not feel they were part of the club.
I do not see U23 improving that feeling.

most clubs have huge numbers of players eligible and wanting to play under 23's, problem is no coaches!! cant wait for the first div 4 U23 game with two teams of 18-19-20 year olds, both with no coach, and poor umpiring and a huge all in brawls start. this will happen, you have read it here first.

Has anyone any news of who will be coaching the various U23 sides? I have not heard anything?

# 288662

What are you on?????

If BSA or BASA had let some clubs run the stadiums like they have been requesting for many years ,they could have been concentrating on your "blast"

Some clubs could have and should have been doing their own thing to run stadiums,pay a rate back to BSA and then they could concentrate on removing "tin sheds" with terrible lighting and floors at MArion and Hillcrest.

if you feel so "up in arms" get on the vacant position on the Commission and have your input in trying to fix something.

My concern is that the next group of social players ( ie Under 23) should have preference over some of the current teams playing at Wayville and Pasadena as they will pull more revenue for BSA and the clubs.

U23 is proving to be a nightmare for finding coaches, venues to train, team managers and I would imagine given the current umpiring at all levels, umpiring.

Nearly time to sweep the BSA management out and get some that might actually
1) Communciate ( when was the last newsletter?)
2) Be seen at stadiums seeing first hand what is happening
3) detailing their results on their major cashcow

Understand this, the way the competiton is being run now, with promo/rel in Summer, a move for lower divisons to inept stadiums like Marion LC and alike and the total blindness towards anything lower than State,SASI and Div 1/2 is killing "grassroots" basketball.

I will wait to see if they do anything.They have promised to do something with ABA as well, but that wont happen.

I dare you to nominate

# 288662

What are you on?????

If BSA or BASA had let some clubs run the stadiums like they have been requesting for many years ,they could have been concentrating on your "blast"

Some clubs could have and should have been doing their own thing to run stadiums,pay a rate back to BSA and then they could concentrate on removing "tin sheds" with terrible lighting and floors at MArion and Hillcrest.

if you feel so "up in arms" get on the vacant position on the Commission and have your input in trying to fix something.

My concern is that the next group of social players ( ie Under 23) should have preference over some of the current teams playing at Wayville and Pasadena as they will pull more revenue for BSA and the clubs.

U23 is proving to be a nightmare for finding coaches, venues to train, team managers and I would imagine given the current umpiring at all levels, umpiring.

Nearly time to sweep the BSA management out and get some that might actually
1) Communciate ( when was the last newsletter?)
2) Be seen at stadiums seeing first hand what is happening
3) detailing their results on their major cashcow

Understand this, the way the competiton is being run now, with promo/rel in Summer, a move for lower divisons to inept stadiums like Marion LC and alike and the total blindness towards anything lower than State,SASI and Div 1/2 is killing "grassroots" basketball.

I will wait to see if they do anything.They have promised to do something with ABA as well, but that wont happen.

I dare you to nominate

I have also learnt BASA want minimum 8 player teams to short circuit the number of Forfeits.Not too bad an idea.

If some clubs have 8 teams get used to playing your clubmates because there aren't going to be 8 divisions.

Interesting (if it is true) that BSA want 8 player teams because they recently cut the number of players that can be on the scoresheet from 12 to 10. This makes it harder to run a larger squad if everyone happens to be available one night. It's easy to have eight names on a sheet of paper at the start of the season, it doesn't mean that they will be there at the end of the season though. It's hard to have everyone turn up every week in June & July when the 'flu kicks in, there are exams, etc.

A lot of the forfeits have been caused by teams being caught out by changes to player eligibility rules. There have been a number of games played where the result has been scrubbed due to ineligible players

I AS TLALI TSHOKOLO GODFREY FROM FREE STATE I AM TURNING 22YRS THISE YEAR.IN FREE STATE WE HAVE MISLEADING OF OUR HEAD OFFICE AND OTHER MANAGEMENT IN OUR SIDE.WHEN COMING TO BSA LEAGUE WE ARE NOT INFORMED THAT THERE ARE GAMES/LEAGUE THAT IS RUNNING OUT AND WE HAVE POTENTIAL PLAYERS IN FREE STATE AND OTHER THING IS THAT WE ARE THE CITIZENSHIPS OF S.A BUT WHEN COMING TO SELECTIONS OF PLAYERS THEY GO TO BLOEMFONTEIN AND WELKOM ONLY.SO I WAS JUST ASKING THAT WE HAVE TO BE SHUTED OUT LIKE THAT AND OTHER THING IS BECAUSE WE ARE FROM BAD BACK-ROUND WE DON'T KNOW BUT THIS THING SHOULD BE STOPED I BELIVE THAT EVERYTHING WILL BE SORTED OUT.THANKS A LOT AS YOUR GOING TO WORK ON IT.

CAN SOMEONE PULEESE INTERPRET?