Southerns junior Vice President the problem, they been dropping since he got the role!

Centrals boys have a 4 year window of strong teams with 14s/16s boys currently. How they can't even get U12 boys or girls teams is beyond me.

It's the first time in 4 yrs they haven't been able to field U12 div 1 boys and girls teams in Summer season. You would think with such a massive school on their doorstep, large domestic comps they would be able to do the work to get U12 teams. U12s is where it all starts, if you don't do the work you won't sustain results - pure and simple.

They can, they choose not to.

Elaborate?

If it's by choice it's even worse. Why would people choose not to expose the kids from their club to the highest level of competition they are capable of competing?

Because as a club they nominate Div 2 for Summer so their players can get confidence, beating up on other clubs Division 2 teams.

And BSA sit back and let it happen.

You have to wonder why Easterns girls perform so well and they boys seem to struggle with only one team playing in finals.

And the same for forestvile boys.

How did West boys become the debacle it has become? Any theories out there?

U12 girls No 1 team top of ladder in Div 2....... credit to the clubs copping the losses in Div 1 to stronger clubs to give their girls experience..

other clubs not fielding all 2nd years in Div 1 to develop 1st years but it is not working. 2nd years left to babysit the remaining 1st years in Div 2 are getting frustrated. This is how you lose players to other clubs and sports. If they are good enough for 1's let them have a go. there may be some hidden gems that when given opportunity to play with stronger more experienced players may shine... Often these are the mid size skilled, smart players who are good ball handlers but do not fit SA obsession with fast ball hogging shooters that for every goal turn over the ball another 3 or miss asssists and defence is poor because they are always looking to the offensive basket for a fast break and leave defensive holes. Need more mid size guards to work the plays and have patience but strong enought for defensive support. Sturt rarely put a 1st year straight into 1's in the boys and Forestville the same with the girls.... Strength and maturity pay off.....

Sorry Centrals 12.1 in 12.2's.

Happy with Centrals in Div 2, it saves me a long drive.

Arrhhh. Starting to walk a little and they shoot themselves in the foot, seems to happen time and time again at a few clubs.

Centrals boys have probably two of the five strongest age groups in the boys for division 1.

Not too many other clubs have that!

Oh and their under 10 are equal top so three out of 5 can be considered the top teams. That's not too bad surely????

Sturt only have two and I think the under 16 team won't be the strongest come winter
Which means they may only have one top team.

So why is everyone getting on centrals boys program? Surely this means at the moment their division one teams could be considered on the higher side rather than lower?

Under 10 boys equal top
Under 12 boys 5th in div 2
Under 14 boys top
Under 16 boys second but haven't had full team for lot of the season
Under 18 boys 9th

So a lot of other clubs lot worse than that!

And another pretty good junior coach on the way soon too by the sounds of it.

Who's the new coach?

Who's the new coach?

Referring to a recent early post the suggestion is that the recent coach to leave the flames is coming to centrals.

How do you know this and what age group are you suggesting he will coach?

Woodville boys would be 5-3 in the boys with the 18.1s making it

18 1s. THey definately need a coach there.

Coach who recently quit Flames moving to Centrals? And maybe coaching 18 1s? Is this for winter?

Is this fact or rumour?

They have a new big with amazing court vision. Won't play till winter. They have the best gaurd and the best center in that age group in the state, and a bottom age gaurd who would have to be top 3 out of all the bottom age guards in the state, and now a new big who is outstanding as well. But yes, if you take away thier 4 best players they would be pretty average.... Just like any team.....

14's are lucky yeah right how about you take the best player from every team and see how good they go. Also you could argue their point guard is probably their most valuable player.
Centrals have had strong 14's for the las three years (which translates to 16's now) but guess they've been lucky every year.

How about people rave on about how lucky Sturt are then as they seem to get talented players from other clubs.

People are way too negative on this site.

I didnt realise it was school holidays.

I watched centrals play last year at club nationals and they played a nsw team that had a boy who was about 6'8" and was long and athletic also a point guard who was about 5'11" also long and athletic.

Centrals biggest player was 6'2" so according to you the nsw team should have won as they had a huge centre but centrals won by about 30 to 40.

So having a big centre doesn't guarantee success and wins.

He's 6'5" and and against some boys that are 6'2" so I wouldn't call it tower. In fact he plays against teams that have a few six foot plus players whereas centrals have one. Hmm those teams are lucky to have multiple six footers hey!

The truth is Centrals are very lucky. They have such a big catchment demographic of such a built up area. A lot of young families around there now (similar to Eastern and Southern's area) so they should have quantity and quality available to build decent teams.
I would think any kid in SA that is north of Modbury would be Centrals? If they've got people moving from Norwood to Centrals there must b some truth in my statement?
Plus any Country kids that want to play Metro would prefer to play at Gawler once a fortnight than travel down the Northern Freeway once every Friday to play at Hillcrest/Marden or further?

They still gotta develop the kids obviously (and they area developing them) but it's an advantage no doubt.

Would love to know how many average kids they got in their U14s, 16s and 18s Div 1 teams that have joined via Country associations/another Metro Club team rather than have been developed in Centrals own U10/12 teams..?

Correct! But if that's the case why does it seem that they can't get an U12 div 1 boys and girls teams this year for the first time in 5 years?

Maybe 6.15pm games are too early for 'their' players to get from a regional/country area school at 3pm down to the basketball venues? They don't have the depth for Div 1 players just from their metro areas?

Wow pathetic so what club are you from that you can have a go at centrals

Don't poke the bear we only dream of such fortune. Depends on what intimidation factors are in play and whether refs get sucked in

In regards to the Lions program they have very strong Div1 u14 and u16 coaches and is why those programs are successful.

But they are instigating a elite policy and will only have 3 teams per age group going into next summer, well that is what the club is telling families that trial.

So therefore if you trial into one of their lower teams and something better comes along the likelihood is that the perceived weakest player will be dropped out of the squad.

Can anybody tell me, if Norwood's u18 boys coach has quit, who is coaching them now?

Jack: I'd say the coach you are talking about will be in double blue soon.

Boys

U12s -
Div 1 Sturt vs South
Div 2 Sturt vs North

U14s
Div 1 Sturt vs Centrals
Div 2 Sturt Vs ??

U16s
Div 1 Sturt vs centrals
Div 2 Sturt Vs Norwood

U18s
Div 1 Sturt Vs Norwood
Div 2 Sturt Vs Norwood

GIrls
U12s
Div 1 Sturt Vs Forestville
Div 2 Forestville vs Centrals

U14s
Div 1 Eastern Vs Forestville
Div 2 Eastern Vs Forestville

U16s
Div 1 Eastern Vs Forestville
Div 2 Sturt Vs FOrestville

U18s
Div 1 Sturt Vs Forestville
Div 2 Sturt Vs Forestville

Think he may be a lion!

I wouldn't count on that.

Looks like Sturt are continuing to get it right with their boys program. Pretty impressive (and no I'm not from Sturt, im actually a lion).

Well done, deserves recognition.

Be interesting to see how many they win.

Does youth league count towards junior finals?

Don't think it does. I could be wrong though. I assume Sturt made that GF too?

No, they didn't make YL grand final.

Winter gradings are out and Centrals have Div 1 teams in both boys and girls.

Sturt Div 2 14 girls two teams in Semis over Summer, one team to Div 3 for Winter.

May be a naive question but where are they released? Couldn't find anything on the BSA site?

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