Wow, this could kill the likes of Mavs and Centrals for State Champs.

Will they have any players?

read the fine print - regional combo teams can not play in classics or u14 club.

i think it will be good.

mavericks will be intersting - will they play for eastern hills / murray bridge etc or mavericks ?

the pirie/ pt augusta / whyalla / port lincoln region looks awesome along with mt gambier millicent and naracoorte will be strong and yorke valle, syp, barossa, light looks good as well.

riverland and broken hill may be strong or flop

doubt if we will see keith, bordertown, mallee group.

if a regional team finishes higher the next club team will get the offer for classics.

say u16 state -

1) mavericks
2) eastern hill murray bridge
3) pt pirie, whyalla, pt augsta
4) forestville

so mavericks and forestville get the first 2 spots in theclassics - unless the country team is just from 1 association - ie pirie not an amalgamated team

i think it will make things interesting

How would mavs and Estern/Bridge both make it when they would have the saeme kids?

MMM
Not real sure about this!
I suppose the good thing is, the opportunity to play against different people instead of the same old faces, but does this mean we can play our team in their country carnival?
Why do we need to make the carnival bigger, don't they struggle to run it as it is now, or is this a money grabbing opportunity by BSA.
On that note isn't it the SA country association who refused to come in under the basketball SA umbrella, if i remember they didn't want BSA getting hold of all that money that the country has, even though back then i think the majority of the board was made up of country people.
Maybe this is BSA way of extending the hand of friendship to seduce them back under the one umbrella idea!
I honestly don't know, and maybe incorrect with some of the facts, but some food for thought!
Plus our clubs pay big fees to BSA to have the pleasure to play each week in the local comp and to compete in its premier event {State Champs} each year, Do they?

Does Country and Church pay affilation fees yet or is that still unresolved by BSA CEO and Commission after three years of trying?

What a joke......A money grab at its best and the comp will be weaker.

Can Forestville,Sturt and Norwood enter domestic teams in Country Carnival in Jan/Feb 2011 as Lower Light, Hills and Murray Bridge enter in the prime carnival of BSA comp

What a joke

growing up I always lived in adelaide and competed in state champs every year for the club i played for. I was luck enough to be in a team that was successful more often than not, despite this I still resented the country teams that entered as they were composite sides and not club teams. In my adult life I have now moved to a country region, my kids are yet at an age to become involved in basketball and I therefore am not involved yet. However I can see the argument from a different perspective. I believe that the title of the tornament is the State Championships and not the Club Championships (they are basically the summer and winter seasons in my opinion). With the population of South Australia being small and with the majority living in Adelaide the strength of the country clubs is going be very limited (unlike VIC, NSW and QLD). If it were limited to only country clubs being able to enter they could not compete and most likely never will. Country kids have limited opportunities compared to those in the cities and the sacrifice made by those parents who have children who make it (not specific to basketball) is huge in getting them to Adelaide most weeks which can be a 10 hour round trip is remarkable. I can not see how allowing a composite regional team would negatively impact on those adelaide clubs (one which i still hold dear to my heart). In fact I think i could only benefit them with more competition and importantly against unknown opposition. I appreciate that the composite teams would not be eligible for club championships but surely it is easy enough to have the next club team to qualify. I say allow the regional teams after all it is the STATE championships and there is more to our state than Adelaide. Further, I would think that the country kids would get a huge thrill from competing and learn heaps and who knows the next superstar might be discovered!!!

(my apologies for going on and on!!!)

the question re metro clubs playing in country is a no go.

the sa country championships is that for each association.

the state champs are exactly what it is called.

so rep teams awill be strong - S.E. Iron triangle, yorke / barossa will all be state level.

see broken hill are with riverland - mildura used to play as well - this can only be good for a stronger comp.

any club recruiter would be printing their flyers now - in fact why cant a club set up a recruiting stall ? with identities walking the talk for their club.

i like it all

you could break it down further and have awards for regions - ie highest country rep team, highest metro team.

what will they call the regional tams and what colours ?

ie we know gambier, millicent and naracoorte will be limestone coast - teal coloured uniform from memory

what will the other regional rep teams colours and names be ?

if there is a clash of colours - who changes ?

i am sure BSA would have been through all of this discussion when setting it up.

i feel it is a good move and if the district clubs recruiting officers were any good they would be scouting like mad come state champs.

any player that has an inkling of being able to play basketball from the country will probably be here.

like to see the stronger regional rep teams go in state not reserves though

pirie panthers do you know what colour the uniforms are and what they will call the regional rep teams ?