U16s dont close til later this month

You'd think Casella will if he wants to.... Medalled last yr.

the 20 boys coach did a good job last year, from a guy that was at the whole tournament watching he did everything he could to put those guys in a winning position... often he was there scouting late at night on his own & he had the team playing pretty well across the week and it paid off with a medal in the end. i would expect him to get another chance.. seems like a really good guy and dedicated coach, not for his own gain but for love of basketball & wants to see SA win

They pick on a spin of a chocolate wheel. The same coaches rotate.

Slick you sounds like the just the guy I want working with my kid.... NOT

Agreed, Casella has done a good job the past two years.

Who will do 16s this year will be interesting.

#135 you where no where near the tournament this year.

do they get paid or expensives covered?

lots of freebies but also a big time commitment. Its a tired group of coaches who cycle through the positions though and fresh eyes needed top to bottom.

agree with slick, and 99% of coaches would be better but the committment to Div1 and all the issues that come with takes alot of time and energy. People who haven't coached though at this level would not be informed to make a judgement on this.
Those who have passion and care for the sport put in many voluntary hours to improve the kids. Unfortunately it does seem that some coaches are in it for themeselves and don't have the biiger picture focus.

Slick you are a tool and all your parents think it. However, you rate yourself so highly and have such big tickets on yourself they are afraid to come forward and give you some home truths.

I hope you become a state coach so you can wear egg on your face. Unfortunately it will never happen.

would agree with slick i would have to say any of the coaches of the top 4 Under 18 boys teams would have been better than the guy that got the under 18 gig, but i bet none of them applied

i am going to guess norwood

So as a hypothetical name who you think should be the state coaches.

Southern

i would have thought Peter Ali would make a great state coach, his under 18 team is undefeated so far this winter season, has lots of experience.

doesnt coach at sturt or forrestville though!!

Peter has been a state coach in the past and wasn't all that successful.

And his team Came 3rd at State Champs. And 10th at classics.

Why don't you tell us Slick oh great one.

Slick doesn't coach a div 1 team that is close to playing finals so really doesn't matter. His ego is enough to for him not to coach at an elite level, and the reason he does not apply because he can not handle being told how average he really is...

wait arent west 16-0 and sturt are 11-5?

you have to be annointed by the Gods remember

Sturt won't miss out cos they get to play south last round, if tigers win and get over north last round they are in, if tigers lose and Forrestville win next week they will make finals!

Thisnis how dumb people are on this site.

You are saying Peter is a good coach over a season and therefore should be a state coach.

But that his team failed to perform at State Champs and classics cause they are tournaments.

Do you not realise that State is also a tournament format?

Sturt and Norwood got the better draw in state champs, only had 1 tough game, west, tigers, woodville and Forrestville all had to battle it out,

Sturt and Norwood had to play, south, centrals, and the mavs not a real hard draw!!

Forrestville are no gaurantee to beat woodpile, don't count your chicken till. They are hatched

exactly people have lives outside of basketball therefore you dont always get the best coach, just whoever applies.

Vic coaches up for grabs. 16's to be the same you would expect not sure about 18's, two losses for the men should see a change couldn't live up to the previous coach, girls no change

what about sa country?

Hanging around and slick.... I think if you did your research you'd find that those that apply and for and get state roles generally have decades of high level coaching and/or playing experience in junior basketball. Most have had success at the district level. Most have also been in the state program/ABL programs head/assistant coaches before and also worked in the SASI program. Most have being heavily involved in working with kids that have gone onto National and International levels. I doubt there would be many better qualified.

Some don't put their hands for these roles such as Peter Ali. Peter has an oustanding basketball background and we should respect that. I think Peter would be the first to admit his time is done at the state level. 2 things he lacks to achieve success in the role are desire and being able to prioritise the time commitment.

Then there are people like "slick" unfortunately "slick" is neither the type mentioned in the first paragarph, nor the Peter Ali type. They say they don't apply because they "have a life", or theyre "too busy". Realistically they have no idea and don't know enough to realise they have no idea.

I think there is going to be quite a debate once the SAC coaches have been revealed, judging what I have read on here recently re the performances and therefore the back lash. It will be interesting to again read the comments when all is revealed.

Wonder if Southerns under 18 boys coach has applied for a gig

Does anyone know when SA Country will be announcing their State coaches?

Wot difference will it make. The kids who are in will be in! The coach then goes thru the motions! Kids who got scholarships at early age will continue to get scholarships (too embarrassing not to give them out or change players as it shows failure). Those kids then become basis of State team. Happens in SA, happens in Vic and sure it happens everywhere else!

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Happens everywhere ????

Vic team had 5 new kids in the boys from the team that won at Tassie 2 years earlier. Young players given a go and some who had never been before.

Beaten by a NSW team that had new faces as well.

Complete change in Vic Metro I am hearing (18s)

Boys club

Apparently you can only coach if you are a SASI "yes man"...

Yet again no accountability for previous poor results. Yet again our young athletes are short-changed for the nepotism.