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Australian Junior Champs Under-16 schedule announced Our under-16 players take the court from 6-13 July on the Sunshine Coast for the third National Junior Championship of the season. The Victoria Metropolitan under-16 girls are the reigning champions – having knocked off Victoria Country in a thrilling finale in Stirling, WA last year – while the…

BV Coaching Podcast S3 Ep 8 – Sorry Dr. James, we would like to make some changes After catching an 12 and under game this week, the team discuss some different ways to modify and adapt basketball to suit and improve player development at the junior level. Some of which are pretty easily adapted, some…

2018 AUSTRALIAN SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS REGISTRATIONS NOW OPEN The largest event on the Australian Championship calendar, last year’s tournament saw 150 teams from around Australia and New Zealand compete across 20 divisions with close to 2,000 secondary school athletes participating during the week. The School Champs are open to all Australian secondary schools and bring together athletes to…

BV Coaching Podcast S3 Ep 7 – Essendon Football Club Physical Performance Manager Justin Crow We’re at the home of the Essendon Football Club and speak with Physical Performance Manager Justin Crow on how the EFC run their program, the physical development of athletes, the use of data vs intuition in decision making, and relationship…

BASKETBALL ICONS INCLUDED IN 2018 QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY HONOURS The honours have been handed out in Australia since 1975 and this year, Richard Butler and Avis Scullin were awarded for their services to basketball while the late Charles Woodward was honoured for his service to the tourism industry in North Queensland which included his role as Director…

National Junior Classic – 2018 final standings The dust has settled on another incredible Classic, with the final standings finalised after the conclusion of the long weekend, high-calibre tournament. Making the Classic is always a fantastic achievement and everyone who participated should be thrilled to have been in the elite invitational tournament. 2018 NATIONAL JUNIOR…

NEW LOOK OPALS TO TOUR CHINA IN FOUR-NATION TOURNAMENT With several Opals currently competing in the WNBA, this tournament will provide members of the squad a chance to compete against international competition and impress the coaching staff before the World Cup team is selected in late August. Australia (ranked fourth in the world) will take…

YOUNG AUSTRALIAN GLIDERS COMPLETE SERIES AGAINST JAPAN The Gliders headed to Japan, with the series coinciding with the men’s World Challenge Cup, just a fortnight after hosting Germany at home. Without the likes of regulars Cobi Crispin, Amber Merritt, Leanne Del Toso and Clare Nott, coach Gould utilised the five-game series as a stepping stone…

SECOND PLACED FINISH FOR ROLLERS AT WORLD CHALLENGE CUP Competing against host nation Japan as well as Canada and Germany, the Rollers could not get past the Japanese to finish in second place but more importantly, continued to develop on-court chemistry, strategies and different combinations. This tournament provided all four countries with some competitive hit-outs…