more threes being shot than a gun dad cameo at the dome on a friday.

once the girls are getting used to it - scores are higher - players are moving the ball quicker - my thoughts - good move !

Excellent idea that will only increase the speed of womens basketball. It will take sometime for players to adjust, but once they have, the speed of the game will increase.

I am loving it! Best way to improve the standard of womens basketball and its about time australian bball caught up with the rest of the world.

to tell you the truth, it sucks right now. I know im still launching the ball much further than necessary. It's a pain, and i wish it would have been done about 5 years ago, before i started playing! In the end though, once all of the girls have become accustomed to the new size, it will be fine! :)

you do know that this was tried back in the 70's so the size six ball for women is not a new invention

we adapted back then and i'm sure you multi faceted players will adapt now.

My tip is this: get shares in the companies that manufacture size 6 balls, 'cause the product is going to sell like hotcakes.

What happens with mixed social competitions? Mmmm.

Mixed Social competitions play with a size 7 (well Sundays at Pasadena does).
I worked hard over the holidays using the size 6 ball and have found that girls if u practice just a little more u will hone in on it as a new and great initiative. I know i am scoring much more on the court than what i used to and by much more, i mean by about 10 points.
The old saying always works

"Practice makes perfect"

Wow, someone thinks i can shoot! I was always told by most coaches that i couldnt!
And me, be passed the ball, yeh right. I have turned into a ball hog and create my own scoring opportunities, and benefit from it. Just wish some of my clubs hierarchy would give me a chance higher up in the ranks...........

Rookie,

Its actually "perfect practise makes perfect" and i do agree u mayb able to score more but if u werent scoring with a size 7 then i think it was more of a head case thing rather than the size. its not to increase the points of individual players but tht of the speed of the game.

I agree perfect practise does make perfect, but Omar if an individual is struggling with a size 7 like most of her team is to score, than how do u get points on the board?
No use being fast if ur team isnt either. Are u playing with a size 6? i doubt it as ur nickname is more of a guys name.
My teams game is not so much of a fast paced game as we like to move the ball around and create scoring opportunities with that. Now with a size 6 we find it easier to pass and handle the ball. I thought that was more of the benefit.
Oh, and i dont care as it might have seen in my previous posts that i score more for myself, it is more that i am much more valuable than my team before. The more points i or anyone scores, the more points we get as a team. I did score before, but now that i can handle the ball easier, making moves and therefore getting a open shot or pass is easier, hence scoring more points. I have never scored for myself. Thats why i play basketball, not individual sports.
Just thought i would clarify things.

who r u rookie? what club?

have a read of my posts and u should be able to figure it out

MM,

Its fairly obvious who Rookie is, she basically tells you throughout her posts. HAHA goodluck to you rookie

i have spoken to a few of the girls in u 20's and the seniors and most of them like the change. some were not to happy abut it but after the whole summer season some said they couldnt go back to the size 7. Has any one else heard that the A.B.L might be using the same new balls that the N.B.L and the W.N.B.L have been using?