Welcome to Basketball Victoria Hop Time development program Developing the stars of tomorrow Presented by Basketball Victoria OFFICIAL 2016 HANDBOOK 13112_BASKVIC_Mcdonalds Hoop Time Booklet_2016.indd 1 23/02/2016 3:59 pm Basketball Victoria development program 13112_BASKVIC_Mcdonalds Hoop Time Booklet_2016.indd 2 23/02/2016 3:59 pm Hoop Time Handbook 2016 • Welcome To Hoop Time 2016 4 • Welcome from our CEO 5 • What is Hoop Time? 6 • Hoop Time Entry Details 6 o Entry Fees 6 o Round Robin Venues and Dates 6-7 o Fixtures 7 • Hoop Time Rules 7-10 • Hoop Time State Champions 11-12 • Champion of Champion Schools 12 • Hoop Time 2015 Results 13 • Hoop Time 2016 Finals Dates and Venues 14 o Regional Finals - Metropolitan 14 o Regional Finals – Country 14 o State Grand Finals 15 o Finals Venues 15 • Uniforms 15-16 • Basketball for ALL 16 • Wheelchair Basketball Clinics 17 • Inclusion in Hoop Time 17 • Sporting Schools Aussie Hoops program 18 • Basketball Victoria’s Skill, Fun & Play 18 • Hoop Time Minis 19 • Hoop Time Website 19 • Hoop Time District Days 20 • Teaching Points for Players 21 • Program Supporters 22 Hoop Time Senior All Star Girls State Championship Final Hoop Time Junior All Star Boys Semi Final Westmeadows PS vs Yarra Road PS St Anne’s PS vs Marymede CC 13/12/15 23/11/15 www.hooptimebasketball.com.au Cover image: “Senior All Star Boys State Champions Beaumaris PS – 6/12/15” Page - 3 Welcome To Hoop Time 2016 Dear Hoop Time Coordinator, Basketball Victoria’s Hoop Time is entering an new and exciting era and we can’t wait for 2016 to get underway! I would like to take the opportunity to reflect on what was an amazing 2015 as we broke every participation record (for now the 5th year in a row!) As I now enter into my 7th year, I am so proud to be heading up this exciting program and I’m extremely proud of what we all achieved in 2015 & the direction this program continues to take! Our first Hoop Time day was held on 23rd March in Mornington with the Mornington District Day and our final round robin day on 13th November at Mill Park with the Bundoora District Day. In between this time, we had 642 schools participate, coordinated a total of 212 round robin days (including a record 81 District Days linked in with SSV districts) comprising a record total of 4,819 teams and exceeded 43,300 participants for the first time ever. Even more importantly, we introduced approximately 13,000 kids to the sport of basketball through our Rookies division! We had 28 regional final days consisting of teams from all over the State and only the best of the best made it through to our 4 State Grand Final days with the top 144 teams in Victoria vying for that all-important Hoop Time State Title. Our finals series concluded with an exciting opportunity for our final 2 Senior All Star Boys and 2 Senior All Star Girls teams. The CTI Melbourne United Basketball Club allowed us to hold our Sr ASB State Championship Final game prior to their NBL game against the Adelaide 36ers at Hisense Arena on the 6th December and for the first time ever, the Deakin Melbourne Boomers allowed us to hold our Sr ASG State Championship Final game prior to their WNBL clash against the Canberra Capitals at the State Basketball Centre on the 13th December. Both games were a wonderful experience for all involved! Our Hoop Time Minis program continued in 2015. The program that began in 2009 and targeted Grade 1’s and 2’s (for further details on this program, please go to page 20) saw 9 days held across 8 venues. On those days, we had 164 teams participate and approximately 1,500 kids taking part in the program. We are looking to build on this again in 2016, as these kids are the future of Hoop Time! Last year also saw us have 2 interns throughout the year from Deakin and Victoria Universities! Dion Paull and Ash Fenech came on board from mid-July right through to the end of our finals series in late-November. They were both an invaluable asset and assisted in many areas of the program. They learned a lot in their role and loved their time at Basketball Victoria. I am very thankful for their professionalism & commitment, as they assisted in relieving the growing pressure throughout the busiest time of the year for Hoop Time and we would not have achieved the results we saw without their contribution in 2015! Well done guys and we wish you all the best in your future endeavours. I would like to thank all of our coordinators and supervisors for a terrific job well done in 2015 and I sincerely hope that you all continue in 2016. Thank you to all the schools involved, in particular the teachers who work tirelessly to organise Hoop Time for their students, the coaches and parent helpers who assist the school on Hoop Time days and most importantly, to the many students who enjoyed their Hoop Time experience. Your efforts help ensure that the days continue to run. Also a special thanks to McDonald’s for their support in 2015. While McDonald’s will still be a supporter of Basketball Victoria, they will no longer be a sponsor of Hoop Time. This year promises to be even more action packed as we continue to run days all throughout the year. With more new venues hosting Hoop Time tournaments and more new schools jumping on board, we’ll see more kids than ever participating and competing in the wonderful sport of basketball! Join us for another year in the best primary school based basketball tournament in the country! Chris Angus School Programs Coordinator, Basketball Victoria Page - 4 Welcome from Basketball Victoria’s CEO Hoop Time is one of our favourite programs here at Basketball Victoria. The opportunity to represent your school and play with your mates at a variety of skill levels is the best part about playing sport. To be able to provide a platform for kids to learn and enjoy our great game through Hoop Time is something we are very proud of. Each year, we reach a little further geographically and the numbers continue to rise. The more kids in Victoria getting the opportunity to play basketball and participate in physical activity, the better! I’d like to take this opportunity to thank the schools, teachers, coaches and of course, the kids who put in a lot of work to make Hoop Time a huge success. It takes a lot of time and dedication to get this program up and running and for that, we thank you all for your contributions. We hope you enjoy your Hoop Time experience in 2016, learn some new skills, make some new friends and who knows; maybe you’ll be off to the State Finals later this year! Best of luck. Nick Honey Chief Executive Officer Basketball Victoria Page - 5 What Is Hoop Time? Basketball Victoria’s Hoop Time is a series of one-day basketball round robins held at local basketball stadiums around Victoria. With a 32-year history, the program offers children in Grade 3/4 (Junior) and Grade 5/6 (Senior) the opportunity to play in a fun inter-school competition with qualified referees and receive some great prizes along the way. Described as the “Twenty20 of basketball”, a game usually runs as 2 x 8 minute halves and provides plenty of fun and excitement in the shorter format. Hoop Time really is ‘Basketball For All’ and as a development program of Basketball Victoria, it caters for students at all levels of ability by having three different playing divisions. Schools do not have to exclude players because of lack of ability; therefore all players interested in basketball can have the thrill of competing for their school against other schools, sometimes for the first time. All Schools are to arrive at their designated stadium on their allocated Hoop Time day at 9.15am to register their arrival. The day will conclude no later than 2.45pm. The program culminates at the end of the year in a Regional Finals Series and a State Grand Final Series. We invite your school to join in the fun of one of the best primary school based tournaments in the country! 2016 Hoop Time Entry Details Entry Fees Basketball Victoria has kept costs for Hoop Time 2016 to a minimum. 1 – 10 teams (Junior / Senior combined) $70.00 per team 11 + teams (Junior / Senior combined) $60.00 per team District Days (Junior / Senior combined) $60.00 per team Minis Days (Grade 1 & 2 only) $5.00 per participant AN INVOICE WILL BE SENT TO THE SCHOOL WITHIN A MONTH FROM WHEN ALL YOUR TEAMS HAVE COMPETED. DO NOT MAKE PAYMENT AT THE VENUE OR BEFORE AN INVOICE HAS BEEN RAISED. Round Robin Venues and Dates Much of the success of the Hoop Time program is due to the co-operation and support from local stadiums. We have been able to secure the use of many courts, making the competition accessible to a greater number of schools. An entry form has been sent with this booklet, with a second form listing the details of all the Stadiums in 2016. A full calendar of dates for 2016 can be found on our website www.hooptimebasketball.com.au for you to select dates at your nearest venue. Every effort will be made to give schools dates that are originally requested; however, due to increasing entries for this program, new dates may be offered once original dates are full.