2017 AUSTRALIAN SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS DAY 1 RECAP At the conclusion of Day 1, over a fifth of the games have been played for the tournament and you can find a full review of yesterday’s contests including results, draws, ladders and top scorers here. Games continue today at the State Basketball Centre, Knox Basketball Stadium and Nunawading Stadium as…
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BV Coaching Podcast Episode 6 – It’s Called Defence! This week we talk defensive philosophy and what matters to coaches. What makes a good individual defender, what do you value as a coach, what are some of the ways to guard different situations you may see in your games. Brad White, Head Coach of Knox…
OPALS ANNOUNCED FOR FIRST CAMP AHEAD OF COMMONWEALTH GAMES Held in Italy at the AIS European Training Centre, 18 athletes have been invited although the squad remains fluid with injuries as well as college and European commitments all taken into consideration. Athletes not named for this first camp can still join the Opals team at…
2017 AUSTRALIAN SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS TIPS OFF THIS WEEKEND Representing seven states and territories around the country as well as New Zealand, teams will compete across 20 divisions with close to 2,000 athletes participating during the week. The divisions include Senior Under-20’s, Junior Under-17’s and Freshman Under-15’s competitions for the men and women while the Championship Division…
CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE WELCOMES 2018 SCHOLARSHIP HOLDERS In the men’s program, Hunter Goodrick from New South Wales and Alex Ducas (Western Australia) have earned full year scholarships with Ducas graduating from the NBA Global Academy where he spent 2017. Kody Stattmann (Queensland) has joined for a half-year scholarship while Kane Waters (WA) will become a…
BOOMERANGS AND PEARLS CLAIM MEDALS AT INAS WORLD CHAMPS The men’s team, the Boomerangs, played in a regular 5×5 tournament with six teams in contention while the Pearls sent two teams to the women’s tournament to take on France in a 3×3 tournament. Through the pool stage, each women’s team played four games and Australia…
TWO FROM TWO AS BOOMERS DISMISS JAPAN IN FIBA WORLD CUP QUALIFIER Coming out firing in the first quarter, it was a back and forth affair from both sides with Australia struggling to deal with the pace of Japan and the shooting Makoto Heijima as well as the size of Ira Brown, testing the Boomers’…
WALKER TO REPLACE BRANDT FOR BOOMERS FIBA WORLD CUP QUALIFIER IN ADELAIDE From a broader squad of 24 submitted to FIBA before the qualifiers, the Boomers have brought Walker into the team for their first game on home soil since the Farewell Series prior to the 2016 Rio Olympics. A team mate of Brandt’s at…
BOOMERS PROVE TOO STRONG FOR CHINESE TAIPEI IN WORLD CUP QUALIFIER OPENER In a game touted to be a tough match-up at the best of times for Chinese Taipei, Australia’s size and strength proved to be too much for the undersized hosts. Matt Hodgson (eight points, four rebounds) continued his form from the FIBA Asia…
BV Coaching Podcast Episode 5 – Offensive Systems Basketball Victoria coaches Rob Coulter, Justin Schueller and Mike Czepil are talking about Offensive systems for athlete skill development, what you teach, why you teach it, and how it benefits the players’ long term ability to play the game. U14 Dandenong Rangers Boys Coach – Nick Mihai…