Forestville win U14 and U16 girls.

Half time score in the 18 games;

Girls
Forestville 19 Mavs 15

Boys
Southern 32 Sturt 39

U18 results.

Girls
Forestville def Mavs 40-35

Boys
Sturt def Southern 62-60

State boys - Sturt
Reserve boys - Sturt
State Girls - Fville
Reserve girls - Fville

Overall - Fville

..and West u16 girls, surprised nobody by failing dismally after talking themselves up too much on Hoops.

lo68 LOL

Forestville win all girls grand finals!

Forestville win

Wonder how many games the refs rigged?

Ooopppsss Sorry about that

267

Didn't your team do very well
You make a very ambiguous statement
What are you on about

So who made u/14 Nationals this year?

267 is a Sturt parent?

Greta planning by Forestville over the years to create a family club, built on development of kids of all talent, rather than poach kids and get SASI coaches to one club.

It looks like sturt didn't do a very good job of poaching this year? Gotta step up your act sturt!!
Forestville sweeping every girls grade, first time a club has ever swept all boys or girls grades?
It looks like forestvilles continuality as a family club built on grass roots payed off, well done

This is #267

Ummm no am not a parent, in fact I don't even have kids!

My point is that South Australian refereeing plays a hugely detrimental role to the quality of basketball being played, and quality of basketball players that this state is developing. Under 18 Nationals is a perfect example. Some of the worst results in a number of years, at a tournament that was already a long way under the usual standard of play at these nationals.

Our lack of refereeing recruitment and DEVELOPMENT - not just having a talentless ref coach go and tell the refs they did well, but actually coach referees in the correct principals of refereeing and basketball, is hugely detrimental to Basketball in this state. BSA turns a blind eye to it, and as long as the 'gaps are filled' approach runs rampant, this will continue to be the trend.

Poor officiating allows basketball.

And no I am not affiliated with any club/person/team/ etc etc etc.

Just simply someone who is watching the steep decline of Basketball in SA.

Eagles r winners,

Might want o look through your junior members and tally up how many kids have come from other clubs to yours.

Last count was twice as many as Sturt.

So what positions did the clubs come in girls , boys and overall 1- 10 or however many we have

anon - i think most clubs would consider themselves to a be a family friendly club.

it was quite evident after summer results forestville would win this year - some girl sturt teams of this age group rotation off the pace.

and as expected the battle for 3rd was the closest it has been for ages.

everyone prattles on about poaching - there would not be any club that would not push any opportunity to get a decent player.

So in summary, the premiers per division:

Girls State: U12: Forestville, U14: Forestville, U16: Forestville, U18: Forestville
Girls Reserve: U12: Forestville Blue, U14: Forestville Blue, U16: Forestville Blue, U18: Forestville

Boys State: U12: Forestville, U14: Norwood, U16: Sturt, U18: Sturt
Boys Reserve: U12: Sturt 1, U14: Sturt 1, U16: Sturt 1, U18: Sturt 1

Flags won: Forestville 9, Sturt 6, Norwood 1

Well done to all teams who participated, but recognition should be given to those teams who lifted and shone like the Port Adelaide lighthouse.

Magic U14G Reserve: Seeded 10th, finished 3rd.
Norwood U16G State: Seeded 7th, finished 2nd.
South U18G Reserve: Seeded 7th, finished 2nd.
Southern Gold U12 Boys Reserve: Seeded 12th, finished 5th
Sturt 2 U12 Boys Reserve: Seeded 11th, finished 6th

As per Jack above, full credit to the Norwood U16 girls. A massive effort to finish second in their pool, and then to knock off North in the semi. No one saw that coming!

Just not enough left in the tank to play out the GF. But they did stay with Forestville for the first half...

Would be great to get a review "From the stats room"!!

State

Boys

Sturt 14
Forestville 7
Southern 7
Norwood 7
North 3
Woodville 2
Centrals 2
West 2

Girls

Forestville 20
Sturt 6
Eastern 6
Norwood 3
Woodville 2
Southern 2
Centrals 2
North 2
West 1

Overall

Forestville 27
Sturt 20
Norwood 10
Southern 9
Eastern 6
North 5
Woodville 4
Centrals 4
West 3

Great weekend by Forestville, girls had probably the best results ever. With 4 grades only compared to 6 previously, I cant decide if this is harder or easier than in the past. Boys underachieved a little but did enough to equal second.

Sturt certainly had a down year by their previous results, even though their girls finished second and Boys were strong, it will be interesting to see if they can battle again next year in the two year cycle.

Well, can we officially say no more big 3. Norwood get 2 really good results in 16 girls and 14 boys and 1 other result that is some what tainted by a certain coaches behaviour. And pickings look slim in the future.

Southern is now 4th consistantly with strong boys results, but their lower level is somewhat lacking. 14 girls went backwards from previous season and they will need to address their slide.

Eastern had hit and miss weekend, their girls had some good results and others goig backwards (see 16 girls) but boys no where to bee seen.

North had their best performance in recent years, although the 16 girls might have been the upset of the tournament, the 16 boys have really been the biggest improvers.

Woodville have some good bottom end boys that could prove well for the coming years, while their girls continue to struggle

Centrals will be pleased with their 14 results with 2 teams going to nationals, but not much else is working for them with their country recruits

West were poor with only their 18 making it through and this is probably their worst result, they were the last club to strip Sturt of the boys trophy and it look like they might be going the way of North and need a revamp.

:) ask and you shall recieve.

Rankings from weekend (based on final ladder position) For the Reserve grade, second teams have been discounted. Any club without a team gets a 10th position.

Boys State rankings:
Sturt, Southern, Norwood, Forestville, Woodville, North, Centrals, West, South, Mavericks

Boys Reserve rankings:
Sturt, Forestville, Norwood, Southern, North, South, Centrals, West, Woodville, Mavericks

Girls State rankings:
Forestville, Sturt, Mavericks, West, Southern, Norwood, North, Centrals, South, Woodville

Girls Reserve rankings:
Forestville, Sturt, Mavericks, Norwood, North, West, Southern, South, Centrals, Woodville

from ths stats room - although I am not aware of what you are referring to, if you really insist on discussing behaviour, you might want to point the finger at Forestville's 16 Boys. I saw them play twice on the weekend, and both times the behaviour from some of the players and parents was beyond terrible. From a club with such a proud reputation as Forestville, I was surprised. Forestville are the last club I'd expect to see this from.

Sorry anon but you are incorrect.

This year 3 boys and 4 girls teams will attend Nationals.

About 4 years ago the tournament went to a 24 team tournament and SA now recieves 3 teams.

The girls are at Morphettvale and even though Southern finished 4th they will attend as the host.

Stick to the stats,

I am much more likely to blame the adult in any confruntation when they verbally attack a minor. I am sure that the players reactions are not necessarily acceptable, but there is 1 adult in the situation and they should be the one defusing the scenario, not inflaming it.

No we get 3 teams auto matic entry and the host. ie 4 teams total.

Thanks for that Jack. Both Southern and Sturt D3 teams didn't just make up the numbers they progerssed by beating higher ranked teams in the competition.

Sturt 2 played an epic final against South and won in overtime.

Sturt lost a player before the playoff for 5th and 6th after a collision with an U18 player but still managed to push southern to a very close result southern by 3 in that game.

Its not all about Div 1 teams in this championship

from the stats room - I assume by 'adult', you are referring to Forestville parents? Some of the 16 boys parents "supporting" could hardly be called that. Really disgraceful.

Forrestville girls seem to be coached to intimidate and put in the biff in the 1st quarter. Refs seem to ignore it. Then when they are 10 points ahead, and feeling no shame from their behaviour they pull back and play decent basketball.

I would like to hear of injuries suffered at the hands of Forrestville girls, in particular if your daughter has been elbowed in the face by the State champion girls teams at any level.

Anyone see Bridgman or Gibson at any of the stadiums over the weekend.

well done lynn holland - i can not recall any winning state champs woodville teams - so a well deserved winner.

and the line up at wayville's door to get a game gets deeper - which will benefit norwood sturt and woodville as the second string players end up in div 2 or 3 and realize their potential elsewhere.

Lynne has won State Champs before, at Woodville. I think your memory is fading.

referring to overall not an age group

Nice backtrack, but that is not actually what you stated. In any case, well done Lynne!!

#407 - actually Lynne has never won Classics, not in boys or girls. Woodville have only ever won one Classic, and that was u18 Boys in 1999. Jason Bray was the coach.

Congratulations to Lynne a very succesful Junior Coach who has contributed significantly to dev many outstanding juniors and teams. Continuing a very strong track record.

Stick to the stats.

Did you manage to catch the u16 boys state norwood/forestville playoff for 3rdl? If so I am sure you would agree with from the stats room on coach's behaviour.

In this case it was the Norwood coach who inflamed a tense on court situation and the Forestville coach stupidly adding fuel to the fire. Both men must remember they are dealing with developing adolescents here and they need to show leadership. And it is the manager's role to keep the parents in check - I agree that the behaviour at some games was a disgrace.

Lucy, no I did not, so I can't comment on the behaviour of the Norwood coach. Like I said though, I did see the Eagles twice, and on both occasions, the behaviour of players and adults left a lot to be desired. Coach needs to get on top of this, but I imagine he doesn't want to risk upsetting the players, especially as one of the main offenders has a rather high profile parent.

All this is making me wish I did see the game, sounds like it was a bit fiery.

Good effort by north boys under 16s.Had two pull out and two played unfit apparently.Basically no bench,Well done to all 16 boys,was played in good spirits.They all have a good healthy respect for each other i thought.Havent seen any of the above?

#431, thanks for your concern champ, but no need to be embarrassed for me. Nice to know you care though. You just keep your head in the sand and pretend there's no problem. Must be a nice way to get through life.

Well done to West Torrens Basketball Club (aka Forestville) (it's almost a South Melbourne/Sydney scenario) for setting the pace in the girls. They have put in a lot of good work and effort into coaching standard, player development, and recruitment.

With them setting the benchmark, it is now up to 9 other clubs to chase them down - it's WAR !

Yeah, so that your club can accuse another club of the very behaviour that they themselves have taken in the past. But now want to whinge about because the same thing they have done is occuring back to them.

Anon - if your kids are talented & you think that you are better served at another club, then move them. If it will help their bball to play with more talented team mates & possibly have better coaches, then do it. Do whatever you feel is best for your kids. Don't look back in X years & wish you'd done something more for your kids.

I'm sure it's not about working hard for success. If the kids don't work hard, it won't matter where they play, they won't achieve success.

But if you have hard working kids & can see where it's heading at your current club (eg - have seen older siblings go through the same thing) then I don't see any issue with moving on.

I know that some clubs by u16s (particularly in girls but boys too) struggle to even get enough numbers to trainings in the div 1/2 squad. Hard for a talented kid to improve in that environment.

I'm not saying it's always right to move, often it isn't. But I think there are some situations where it makes sense.

The big thing here is about opportunity.

Having the chance to go play at 14 Nationals and Classics is a big plus for any kid. Not saying it is the be all and end all, but over time a majority of kids making it to the elite level go to these tournaments. And not being involved certainly isnt a positive outcome.

ABA is not elite level.

Easy fix here, clubs have trials in June/July and don't have them in the same day, kids try out for as many clubs they like, clubs pick squads by mid August and post them on BSA website, kids then choose where they want to play by end of August kids then cannot change clubs until following year when they have to go through the process again! Only new kids coming to clubs will be kids that are new to the sport or new to town! Just a thought

Centrals seem to be beating Their chest re their u14 effort, which is good but I'm not sure what it says about the development out there when the entire u14 girls are country based !!