CLUB NEWS CLUB TALK...... Welcome to the March edition of the newsletter, March is truly a busy and energy filled month inside and out of Basketball, there is so much happening on and off the court so please enjoy the March edition. The summer season is over halfway through already and the start of the NBL1 season is coming up quickly with the first games on April 10th. With this in mind, we have our 2 NBL1 coaches featured as our Club Profiles this month. We are sure you will enjoy the dedication they have for the club and their players and support staff. A huge thanks to all the volunteers who have helped out with the barbeques during the Country Carnival over the recent weekends. We really appreciate their time and efforts. Another easy way to help out the club is to continue to support our generous sponsors by taking advantage of our Members specials. Our sponsors together with our fundraising efforts all help the club keep our playing fees down. A reminder for the upcoming Scoreboard course!! PLUS The uniform shop will also be open on the Fun Day Sunday 28th March 9.00am till 10.00am and then again from 12.00pm till 1.30pm That's it for March, good luck to all our teams for rest of the summer season. Kind regards Robyn Richardson FORESTVILLE EAGLES BASKETBALL CLUB SCOREBOARD COURSE 2.0 Sunday February 28th 10.00am* Important Dates Run by Neville Maslen Scoreboard Course Please contact Sunday 28th March Colin Jennings Eagle's Fun Day to register your interest Sunday 28th March [email protected] Uniform Shop Open Sunday 28th March 9am - 10am & 12pm-1.30pm Eagle's Holiday Camp Mon 19th - Tues 20th April Naming Rights Sponsor Forestville Eagles Basketball Club is proud to announce our first NAMING RIGHTS SPONSOR for the NBL1 Central Men’s Team 2021 AIR EVERYWHERE Air Everywhere was first established in 2010 by Kim Andersen in Adelaide. Since then Air Everywhere has been offering end-to-end management of air conditioning, refrigeration and ventilation services across the 2020 VARIETY CHARITY DRIVE residential & commercial sectors throughout Adelaide and South Australia. FOR KIDS IN NEED For the months of July through to September, Air Everywhere will donate $50 per new Panasonic Air Conditioner installation to Variety – the Children’s Charity. Following great success and growth in South Australia, 2017 Air Everywhere expanded intoYour order Melbourne will help support Australian kids in need. Proudly and Victoria - later Sydney and New South Wales, proving to be a great success storySupporting from Adelaide1300 468as they 265 continue to grow. aireverywhere.com.au Kim and his team are very proud to be actively involved in supporting the community and those in need. TERMS AND CONDITIONS Air Everywhere is more than just another HVAC company. They proudly support their community• Minimumthrough order value of $2,000 + GST. • New installs for our residential customers only. Commercial or industrial partner orders not deemed eligible. active participation in events and fundraisers, making a positive contribution that will help produce• Invoice higher payment to occur between July 1 and September 30. standards of living and quality of life for the communities that surround them. Variety – The Children’s Charity & Movember.com Kim currently plays for FEBC in the Senior Men’s Comp, has been a long time member and sponsor of Forestville Eagles supporting our club in a variety of ways. It would be appreciated if you could return the support by donating at any time to his favourite charity Variety – The Children’s Charity and tag in “BASHCAR21” – which will be making an appearance at the FEBC Fun Day Sunday 28th. AIR EVERYWHERE MONSTER TRUCK ON DISPLAY AT THE EAGLES FUN DAY 1300 468 265 aireverywhere.com.au Kim and the team from Air Everywhere will be collecting for the Variety Club Bash, please bring a gold coin donation to help support Kim and his Bash Car for 2021 Eagles Profile GET TO KNOW NBL1 MENS COACH ANDY SIMONS Andy first played basketball for Forestville in 1973 and played his entire junior career with us. He represented South Australia numerous times and was a member of our Premier League Men's Team from 1980. He then moved interstate to begin his NBL and SEABL career which spanned over 10 years before returning to Adelaide permanently with his family. He continued to play for our Premier League Men's team until 2002. Upon his return to Adelaide, Andy transitioned into coaching firstly with our Premier League Women's team and then moving to our Men's team from 2003 upon his retirement from playing. Our club has enjoyed great success since Andy became Head Coach in 2004 with 5 Premierships. One thing Andy says he is most proud of is being a part of a club that values its players and supporters. As a club, we are very fortunate to have such a loyal and passionate individual continue to lead our Men's Program and we look forward to even more success whilst Andy is in charge. Person you would most like to meet: Clint Eastwood Favourite Movie: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly or Papillon Best concert you have ever been to: Cold Chisel Last Stand – 1984 Apollo Stadium Motto you live by: “For those who believe, no explanation is necessary, for those that don’t, none will suffice“ Best song ever: Fools Overture - Supertramp Last thing that made you laugh: I saw a coffin for sale on FB Market Place, and thought, That’s the last thing I need. !! Hates: I don’t hate much at all Interesting Fact or Something nobody knows about you? I played classical piano Crows or Power? Geelong 1980-1985 Player - Forestville Eagles Senior Men 1986 Player - St. Kilda Saints NBL 1987-1989 Player - Forestville Eagles Senior Men, Adelaide 36ers - NBL & Adelaide Buffaloes - SEABL 1990 Player - North East Melbourne Arrows – SEABL and Coburg Giants - VBA 1991-1992 Player - North Melbourne Giants - NBL & Coburg Giants – VBA 1992 Player – Dandenong - SEABL 1993-1996 Player - Keilor Thunder - SEABL & VBA 1997 Assistant Coach - Forestville Eagles Women ABA 1997-2002 Player - Forestville Eagles – ABA 1998 Head Coach - Forestville Eagles Women ABA 2003 Assistant Coach - Forestville Eagles Men ABA 2004-2021 Head Coach - Forestville Eagles Men ABA/PL Eagles Profile GET TO KNOW NBL1 WOMENS COACH SIMON PRITCHARD Our Women's Program is headed up by Simon, who is nationally recognised as one of the leading coaches in Australia. His coaching career started back here in Adelaide in 1981 with U/14 Boys at Noarlunga City Tigers. He went on to coach teams to the Australian Junior Championships 12 times coming away with 3 national titles. From there he moved up to coaching our national junior teams at the U20 Womens and Mens levels. He coached at 5 World Championships and brought home a Gold Medal in 2017. Simon then went on to coach at the WNBL level for over 10 years from 2008. He has also won 3 NBL1 Championships with both mens and womens teams in Canberra and Bendigo during that time. Simon joined us from Bendigo Spirit's WNBL program in 2020. Simon is very passionate about developing local junior talent and it is certainly our privilege to have such an amazing and experienced coach at the helm of our Women's program. Person you would most like to meet: Ben Hogan. Favourite Movie: The American President. Best concert you have ever been to: U2 with my wife Fiona in the 80’s. Everyone was up and dancing before U2 came on! Motto you live by: Treat people how you want to be treated and show integrity. Best song ever: B52’s Love shack Last thing that made you laugh: Sam Simons having to pass to her sister because she was in a better position and scored!! Hates: Hitting the ball Out Of Bounds/ Vertical passes / Cream Interesting Fact or Something nobody knows about you? I am a past Outdoor Ed teacher. I used to love Rock-climbing Crows or Power? POWER! Favourite Holiday Spot: Sunshine Coast QLD Scariest thing you have done: Probably losing Fiona off the edge of a mountain when we were mountaineering in NZ, New year’s eve 1986 (My best mate saved her with an ice axe ) Started Coaching in 1981 U/14 Men Noarlunga City Tigers Coached 12 years Australian Junior Championships Won Titles in 1991, 2008 and 2010 U20 Men / Women Coached 5 World Championships. Gold Medal 2017 WNBL Coach 2008-2018 Adelaide/ Canberra/ Bendigo Won Both Men’s and Women’s NBL1 Championship’s x 3 Forestville NBL1 Women’s Coach 2020-21 Profiles EAGLES OF THE MONTH Eagle of the month based on the following criteria: attendance at trainings, leading by example, team player, positive attitude, coachable. ATRINA ZAND U12 GIRLS DIV 1 Atrina is dedicated to her team mates and whole squad. Atrina is really coming into her own showing her leadership on court and proving to be a dominate player in her age group. But best of all she is such a lovely young lady and a great coachable athlete. COACH OF THE MONTH: JESSIE GIARETTO U14 GIRLS DIV 2 Jessie has settled in well to her role as Under 14 Div 2 Girls Coach. She has utilised her excellent knowledge and skill base to enhance the girls development and has been able to interact well with both players and parents. Summer Fees Playing Fees Are Now Overdue 2021 Summer basketball fees are now overdue. 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