Suzz
Years ago

District U16's div3/4 stadium shortage

Why are so many U16's div 3/4 games being played at Gawler and Morphettvale
If these stadiums have to be used with 2 away teams then why can't they be early games 7.30 at the latest. A lot of these kids are still 13 and an 8.30 game finishes 9.30 which is to late and puts so much pressure on kids, parents and even siblings when travel is more than likely another hour.
If courts are a shortage why don't BSA try and secure some of the private school stadiums some schools have amazing stadiums
District Basketball still need div 3 and below so should start treating with the respect it deserves.

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Anonymous
Years ago

Some of these kids are still 12!

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PlaymakerMo
Years ago

Private school courts are in high demand and difficult to rent. I know that PAC and Saints, for example, often prefer not to rent courts in case they're needed by their old scholar teams etc. It's not as if they need the $$ after all.

Have you communicated your feedback directly to BSA's competitions manager regarding timeslots at MV/Starplex? Changes could potentially be made for the winter season.

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Anonymous
Years ago

Playmaker should a parent have to explain to the state body responsible for all basketball development and members that 13 year olds can't play on the other side of outer Adelaide at 9:30pm on a Thursday night?

If a parent can work it out shouldn't those paid to lead the sport be able to?

BSA is in turmoil, employees are all new and have no idea about basketball. It's no wonder the clubs are walking.

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.
Years ago

no 12yo playing u16s unless they are playing above their correct grade - could have some late birthday 13yos

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.
Years ago

lot of social comps on thursday nights as well

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Anonymous
Years ago

12 year old who turns 13 in december will be under 16s as of summer season.

There are 12 year olds playing Under 16s until the end of 2017.

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.
Years ago

centrals kids have been doing this for years

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PlaymakerMo
Years ago

469, if you want change then yes...

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Anonymous
Years ago

As above, how about the kids from northern clubs having the same problem traveling south. I remember a few years back in the relegation days being stuck in same div as total of five south/southern teams and sturt and playing majority of games at morphet vale and Marion. Sounds like OP has found themselves on the other side and knows what it feels like. But bsa should schedule teams from other ends of earth at at least a port Adelaide or wayville etc and keep Southern and northern match-ups the appropriate side of town. And for division five and below, why not have conferences, really not that much above social in most cases.

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Anonymous
Years ago

BSA staff are best placed to program games, individual grievances will always occur .At the end of the day stadium availability is the problem, there simply isn't enough court space . What is badly needed is a centralised state basketball centre with a dozen courts ! But just keep dreaming !!!!

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chewie
Years ago

Maybe a little off topic, but I commended a Centrals coach and his team on this very point at the end of Winter season. They put in some serious kms. Good on their junior programs and all involved for doing this over the journey.

Im bracing for 9.15 Starplex games.

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Anonymous
Years ago

there's a difference between travelling to Starplex to play the home club Centrals (fair enough) and travelling to Starplex to play Norwood as the home club.

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Anonymous
Years ago

Norwood for all their hype hasn't got a home court, less courts at arc on Friday than Mars, so more a step backwards. If those three other courts were standard, fair enough, but now the "biggest" club has less room than west ffs, hence having to use starplex.

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Anonymous
Years ago

I have to say that many clubs and players do feel for Centrals who travel the most. So it could have been that in this short season they were the ones who had the home games for the teams they travel farthest to and only play them once. That's an easy schedule to implement especially over summer where travelling is less comfortable. Same could happen for Mavs at the Southern end. Southern is not so much of an issue with the expressway now and within reach of 4 clubs within 20-45 minutes in traffic.

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