You guys have promotion/relegation... Here there's 10 clubs. All 10 clubs get a guaranteed div 1 spot. Given the results above probably not a very intelligent way of doing things.

zone

The 5th game must have been a craker!
Seriously - not good. One of those four games was Fv v Sturt. Can't blame the winning clubs tho.. Hope the rockets are that good or it's the top 3 then daylight.

The team with the score of 116 scored an average of 29 points (14 buckets) a quarter which is nearly 2 buckets a minute?

Winning team: would have used a full court trap/press for the whole game? Its their right to play any defense they want, but when your up by 50 whats the point? Playing half court man would have been more beneficial for when they play any of these other big winning teams that could/can break through that type of defense in the future.

Losing team: Need to ask if the coach was ready for the coaching tactics that were used by the winning team. Understand its the first game of the season and a press breaker may not have been taught at this stage?

I find it disturbing that this occurs, I had typed a massive spew but reality is there's always to sides to this battle.

It's really a shame and exposes some ugly issues.

The team which scored 116 did not trap or press the whole game. Their coach forced them back otherwise it might have been worse. BSA and the Commission need to have a good hard look at themselves for allowing Magic into the competition in an already over crowded area.

If Magic players want to play higher join a proper club of just go play social!! Let's hope there is not anothe Magic on the drawing boards ready to emerge!

Sure anon - blame the winning team for the losing team's CLUB exposing these poor girls to a level of competition they are just not ready for. The winning team has done nothing wrong - they played a hard game for which they practise. The losing team hasn't done anything wrong either - they've done the best they can. The losing team's CLUB however should be ashamed of themselves - sacrificing these poor players just so the club can claim to have a D1 team!

Looking at the fixtures its going to happen again this Friday night with similar outcomes in 4 of the games And by round 3 when Woodville play Forestville - surely the competition management should step in now! I feel for the kids. Its not their fault. When will the adults responsible for this step forward and do something! The game will be the loser here.

Concerned, your points have some serious flaws:
1. two div 2 teams has not hugely affected this age group as the "one team in D1/2" was introduced before this age group (exception being when D2 doesn't have 1 team from each club).
2. zones would not only stop players moving from club to club, it would stop players playing. you can't ban movement (people will not pay for a service they are not happy with), BUT you could restrict it (e.g. can only take in x players per age group, or something similar). Better than people not happy at a club taking up netball because there is no flexibility in where one can play.
3. sturt was one of the clubs on the losing end of this scoreline. one could argue that eastern has better girls results recently than sturt - it certainly isn't a 2-team domination.

the problem isn't at the top end, it's at the bottom. an "even" competition should not mean dragging the top teams down.
look at the 14 boys comp - it looks pretty even (with only a couple of exceptions), and has been brought up within the same set of rules as the girls comp.

Norwood has a full time JDO and to think not having a coach leads to that result is fanciful.

Norwood struggles to perform well or to a standard which it promotes. Despite being one of the largest "recruiters" their performances are not good.

People then become disillusioned and leave the sport or move to another club. A case in point is the current U16/1 boys team. Two years ago this team as an U14 group had the world at their feet but now just seem so so especially following a surprise first up loss.

Not true at all.

Has been many years that clubs haven't had div 1 teams.

They nominate purely to hope that teams move to play div1.

As concerned has pointed out, this is a fallacy, and it's philosophy will continue to fail.

Thats the point you fool. Not much fun for 13 yr olds to get beaten by 100 pts

I watched the 116 to 5 game and it seemed like the losing team should have been playing a much lower div.
The winning team was good but the losing team were full of first year u14's and players new to the game.

Removing Double Div 2s. Good first step

Magic needs to go. Good next step.

Finding a way to end the negative Club bashing that other clubs do to blindly recruit and promote their own club, good step too. Zone isn't necessarily the answer but it would certainly make Club bashing other clubs pointless.

Sturts div 2 will not beat their div 1 side, neither will wests, mavs or fv's. Those kids going to the other clubs - most of whom are1st years will make very little difference to the issue we have now. Don't blame these clubs for being the clubs they are. But one thing that must be done is to move quickly to stop the results of last week. Teams should be placed on merit, not on the colour of their uniform. The woodville team or any other team in a similar situation - for the kids, the clubs and the competitions sake should be removed from div 1 and placed In a div that is more appropriate. Surely the competition managers have an obligation to get onto this sooner rather than too late.

Summer is a pointless season, to be honest if I was a JDO I would look to use summer to blood players who show potential and expose them to high levels during summer, not focus on the results and allow kids to get better, a lot of coaches choose first years over second years in higher divs because of "potential"

These kids that got hammered will either step up, step sideways or walk away.

I think all teams should fill a div 1 team first... winning or losing you should be learning something,,, I remember being in a losing team when I was young, it only made me stronger and more determined for it... but now days parents wrap their kids up in cotton wool and shield them from anything they DONT like..(in some cases let them up a quit mid season) then wonder when they cant cope later in life when things get a little tough...
Was only talking to someone the other day, they said their kids team use to get thrashed by stacks week in week out, but that team has stuck pretty much together, and has been a top three contender, and better, in many cases... BECAUSE THEY DIDNT GIVE UP they built skills and character and grew as a team.. Well done to all that are willing toughen up and grow stronger.

I've read it all now after that illuminating post 727. In a sport struggling to attract support it might not need many more supporters like you that walk through snow barefoot.

Can we stop with the doom and gloom nonsense?
District competition is actually growing not struggling.
Domestic competitions are popping up everywhere.
New high performance structure in the process of being implemented.
Stadium social competitions are filling up or are full.

Yes the number of girls players is a concern but social error sly name one sport which has a junior competition which every team is close. Never have our kids footy games been even and close and no one claims footy is dying.
You basketball lot so depressing, self obsessed and negative.

Anyone feel any better about the results from Friday? Not me! Gets worse this week.