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Information below will effect training
times at Port stadium
on the following Sundays. BSA Catch-up games - Postponed games - Due to catch-up games, the Port stadium is unavailable on mornings of Sun 28th June, Sun 26th July & Sun 2nd Aug. Teams that do not have games on the above dates you could check with BSA Stadium Manager Bob Hunnerup. Bob will have the exact time the games commence at Pt Adelaide stadium.  West Adelaide Basketball Club would like to congratulate the following players who have been selected to represent West in the State/ Country Basketball teams for 2009.
Congratulations to Kurtis Phillips who is currently playing in Thailand in the FIBA World Basketball Championships.
(click to download an application form) Coaching Nominations/applications are
sought for next season from any interested persons wanting to take on
these important roles at the Club. All coaching positions are reviewed
each year based on interest and applications received. The Club is
especially seeking an Under 20 Men Div 1 &/or 2 coach. As
recognition of the value of the position, coaches receive a 50%
discount on their own fees (if a player) or their child's fees
(if the parent of a player). Please complete the Nomination form
from the website at the following link
Rescheduled
Games
On Wednesday March 4, three
round
5 division 4 district games
at Hillcrest were postponed due to a broken ring. These games will be rescheduled on the night of Sunday July 19 at Wayville. To see the schedule for these games, view the Round 5 fixture on SportingPulse. Following is a
calendar
of the dates on which games postponed due to heat and quarantine
will be replayed.
Heat
Quarantine
The schedule for all games
appears on SportingPulse under the same round in which the games
were originally scheduled. Please ensure you click on the original
round number in SportingPulse to see the schedule details
It is with great pleasure that we can announce that Andrew Nowak has accepted the role of Coaching Director for our Junior Girls. Andrew will replace Denis Jones who has decided to finally
take the long holiday that he promised Daf before he took on the
role approx 3 years ago.
Denis has set the foundations in place for the Bearcats to
remain a force by having a strong Junior program with our girls
being able to continue the transition from Juniors to Seniors, with
some representing our club at the highest level. It has not beeen
an easy path for Denis, but he has had our total support with the
tough decisions and we thank him for the foundations he has
set.
Andrew has an extensive history in club and representative
basketball and has been a great supporter of our junior (and
senior) program since coming across from a 'rival' club. He has
some positive plans already to put in place and is very keen to
continue with the aim of having competitive Bearcat teams in every
grade, especially Div 1 juniors.
Please welcome Andrew into this role while thanking Denis
for
his efforts over many years, but especially the past few with our
girls...
Under 12 div3 and Under 14 div 4 Boys At the start of
the
junior district season, the Under 12 Division 3 Boys and Under 14
Division 4 Boys competitions were graded with more than 12 teams.
At the time, it was announced that these competitions would play a
full minor round of games, then be split into two separate
divisions for the remainder of the season.
Both of these
competitions
now have 14 teams. It has been decided that both competitions will
play 13 minor rounds, then be split into two groups of seven to
play another 7 rounds (one of which will be a
bye).
For the Under 14
Division
4 Boys, the 13 minor rounds will produce a scenario in which all
teams will play all other teams the same number of times. As such,
the premiership table will be sorted primarily by premiership
points, as per the by-laws.
For the Under 12 Division 3 Boys, the 13 minor rounds will result in an uneven number of byes, because of the earlier withdrawal of the Norwood Red team. As such, the premiership table will continue to be sorted primarily by game ratio (referred to as “PCWon” on the SportingPulse), as per the by-laws. These competitions have both now played 11 of their necessary 13 minor rounds – rounds 2 to 12. Round 13 (which was postponed due to quarantine) has been rescheduled for June 20, and Round 1 (which was postponed due to heat) has been rescheduled for June 27. In the Under 12 Division 3 Boys competition, Sturt and North White will not have a game on June 27, because they were scheduled to have a bye in round 1. Teams in these divisions
should check their fixture for June 20 and June 27 by checking
round 13 and round 1 respectively. In particular, the fixture for
June 27 will appear out of order on SportingPulse, as it
corresponds to a round that was originally scheduled to be played
at the start of the season.
An announcement will shortly be made regarding the rescheduling of games for other grades that were postponed due to heat and quarantine. This announcement will not affect the Under 12 Division 3 Boys and Under 14 Division 4 Boys competitions – ie these grades will play their “catchup” games on June 20 and 27 instead of later in the season. After June 27, once the final ladder in these grades is known, each competition will be split into two new competitions, and schedules for the remainder of the season in these grades will be published soon after. Saturday Morning Schedule
The schedule for the Saturday junior district competition has been updated, and is available on SportingPulse. These changes incorporate a consolidation of the schedule due to team withdrawals earlier in the season, and also stadium availability. The changes come into affect as of Saturday June 20. Games in these grades that were postponed due to heat and quarantine are yet to be rescheduled. An announcement regarding this rescheduling is expected to be made by Monday June 15. An announcement regarding the Under 12 Division 3 Boys and Under 14 Division 4 Boys competitions will follow.
Thursday Night Schedule
The schedule for the Thursday junior district competition (Under 16 Division 3, 4 and 5 boys) has been updated, and is available on SportingPulse. These changes incorporate a consolidation of the schedule due to team withdrawals earlier in the season, and also stadium availability. The changes come into affect as of Thursday June 18. Games in these grades that were postponed due to heat and quarantine are yet to be rescheduled. An announcement regarding this rescheduling is expected to be made by Monday June 15.
Ian Walsh. Club President.  Bearcat Carnival  2009 U21 Div 2 State Champions (Red Team) Back
Row:Cassie
Adams, Jacqueline
Adams Gloria
Prisciandaro, Heather
Westwood (coach)
Front Row:Nicole Matas, Olivia, Hubbard,Jessica McKee, Izabel Gibson Absent:Chelsea Smith (broke her finger during state champs)  2009 U14 Div 1 State Champions Back Row: Dale Fletcher
(Assistant Coach)Jalen Bryant, David Spear
(Coach), Paul Bryant (Manager)
Middle Row: Jercee Callado, Ben Rennie,Sam Alberton, Turean Allen Front Row: Jordan Curyer, Daimon Goode, Todd Winter  2009 U21 Div 1 State Runners Up Back Row:
Stacey
Franchceschinis, Alana Nairn,Rebecca Riggs, Ashlea Vordermaier,
Alice Gee, Rebecca McLeod. Ian Walsh
(coach)  2009 U21 Div 2 Womens State Runners Up Back row:
Jennifer Nowland, Grace Twartz, Jordan Keipert,
Eliza Pisoni, Elle Finos.
Front row: Danielle Valente,Kristen Scheffler, Con Finos, Lauren Rodato, Kelsey Crowe |
Club Sponsor  The Southern Tigers Under 10 Boys
Division 1 team has moved to Division 2. This team will be referred
to as Southern Tigers Black. The existing team in division 2 will
be referred to as Southern Tigers Gold. Previous games in the
division 1 competition involving Southern have been converted to
byes. Forestville has added a
second team to the Under 10 Boys Division 2 competition. This new
team will be referred to as Forestville Eagle Gold. The existing
team in division 2 will be referred to as Forestville Eagles
Blue.
These changes will
happen
as of Saturday June 13 and have resulted in changes to the schedule
for all teams in the Under 10 Division 1 and 2 Boys
competitions. These changes have required a complete
redraw of both divisions. As such, teams will play other teams out
of order, and some teams will shortly play against teams that they
have played quite recently. At the end of the
season, teams will have played an uneven number of games. As such,
the premiership table will be primarily ordered by game ratio
rather than premiership points, as per the by-laws.
Please note that the schedule beyond June 13 for these grades (or any of the other Saturday competitions) has not been completed. It is expected that schedules for the remainder of the season in these grades will be available in the week commencing June 8.  Basketball SA has released a document containing a new hot weather policy for the district competition and state team trainings and also general hot weather guidelines. It is available on the Basketball SA website under the Administration->Policies menu (direct link here). |
2009/2010 Trials Sunday 9th August  click for enlargement
Club
Sponsor
See what the Bearcats ABA Mens coach has to say on stuff Brad Davidson Blog
Click to Download the March Newsletter 
 Club Sponsor  Basketball SA has a policy on the use of video and still cameras in stadiums. Click here to download it. Following are the start and end dates of the 2009 district seasons: Junior District Start date: February 5, 6 and 7 Grand finals: September 17, 18, 19 and 20 Senior District (Division 2-5) Start date: February 2, 3 and 4 Grand finals: August 24, 25 and 26 reminder of by-law 2.4 of the junior district Competition < The phrase “same week” refers to a week from Monday to Sunday. As an example, in cases where extra games are scheduled on a Sunday, players may not play in one team on Thursday/Friday/Saturday and in another team on Sunday in the same week. |
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a Player is ineligible to play in more than one age group or more
than one Division of the same age group in the same week unless
they have prior written permission from the Committee.