anon 661 can't you read?

it has NOTHING to do with player welfare

it is ONLY about the money

consider the Junior Competition nothing more than a cash cow

every decision made is about maximising the income stream from it

forget about the athletes

comprehend?

Cat, It's a little hard not to be too cynical about the comp being a cash cow, because it is. Whenever there's talk about rescheduling games etc there's a plethora of anon's screaming about how much money BSA would lose (some say crazy figures!) with games not being played and loss of court hire to clubs. There's the carryon about how games are played at Wayville because they are "free" - there's no such thing as a free lunch!

I've said it here before and I'll say it again. Just because BSA have locked in long term leases on these facilities does not mean they are "free". I know it is "creative accounting" but the Competition needs to pay a fee to BSA for court hire and then the Competition Committee recoups this through nomination fees as well as entrance fees. The court hire revenue needs to be maximised, but in doing so bias needs to be given to building the competition so that there are no gaps in court times. I know talking to one of the Presidents of a Melbourne Club with their domestic league and he said that if the court is there is needs to be used and their drive was to see no court under-utilised and then when they reached a capacity, find another court and find teams to fill that.

It is smart to align seasons in a logical manner and some time between seasons is important to allow a defined season. Too long a gap and kids leave, too short and they burn out.

Seriously, if you have children who made finals do not complain. Those who didn't have a 3 week break but would love the opportunity to play finals. You get a 4 week break between Winter and Summer in September and 7 weeks at Christmas. That's basketball.

Having coached a team that lost on Friday, I am sure the players would want and love to play Friday week

Summer is where players get sorted in to the appropriate team ready for the proper season for Winter. Too bad for those who do not play Summer, the players who have, did the work and will benefit in Winter. Can't change it all for a few who only play Winter. This is how basketball runs all over Australia. Be grateful you are not in Vic where Representative (SA District 1/2) have to play domestic as well (SA District 3/4/5/etc.) . That's why they are so tough to beat..... They rarely get a break. SA is only 3 times a week with 2 trainings and 1 game.

When is the schedule out? travel, dinner taxis need planning. Will it be a peak hour crawl to Starplex with dinner at Smithfield or a peak hour crawl to Morphettvale or a leisurley amble to Pasadena or Wayville? When can we expect an opportunity to whine about how many away games Sturt and Forestville don't play and how disadvantaged Tigers and North Adelaide are?

Have to wait for pro/rel results for some grades

Monday competitions - Wednesday 12/3/14

Tuesday competitions – Thursday 13/3/14

Wednesday competitions – Friday 14/3/14

Thursday competitions – Monday 17/3/14

Friday competitions – Tuesday 18/3/14

Saturday competitions –Tuesday 18/3/14

I was simply stating the deadlines in response to 047.

I have two sons each playing in different teams this thursday and another boy training that night. Why isn't the schedule out yet? 3 days to go and no idea if I am in morpheme vale or gawker at 6pm or 8.15pm. Agree with 029, 008 and 054. Not good enough basketball SA. Logistics of getting my boys to each of their games logistically hard enough without basketball sa leaving it until the last minute to let us know.

please excuse bad typing, I'm tierd and predictive text is determined to make things worse!

meant Morphett Vale and Gawler

Of.course that will happen

^ Lol is that you Mike?

Still waiting for Friday fixtures. Kids will be home from school soon

Too late, they're home. No fixtures.