May 2016 Coordinators Update Welcome to New Centres
Waking up with Vicinity Centres Aussie Hoops!
On Thursday 19th May the Vicinity Centres Aussie Hoops program received a well-deserved feature on Channel Nine’s Today. Filmed in Melbourne, the live crosses featured appearances from the Australian Rollers, Jayco Australian Opals Tess Madgen and Rebecca Allen, Andrew Gaze and Lauren Jackson.
This was a great exposure opportunity for our program with over 1.8 million viewers tuning in to watch. We are this excited, with over 250 Local Centres now having partnered with the Vicinity Centres Aussie Hoops program since July 2014!
Welcome to new Centres for May: Seymour (VIC) Revellers (TAS)
NEW – The Portal
We have placed all of the Coordinators’ most important resources online on the new and exclusive “Centre Portal” section of the website. This area is set to grow over the coming months but as of today you’ll find on the Portal:
DMC Online Store Fox Sport Pulse and Program Support
Aussie Hoops Coaching Course Thank you to McKinnon Basketball for arranging the Dropbox for Aussie Hoops Coordinators Aussie Hoopers, and to Craig Campbell of Try it today – the password is VCAH. Broadmeadows Basketball for his assistance organising the Australian Rollers. Visit the Portal now!
View the highlights here!
Centre Signage and Events Size 6 Singlets are coming!
We have understood the need for a Size 6 singlet since receiving the feedback in the 2014 Program Review, and are now in the position to purchase these for Centres to provide to Aussie Hoopers as required. Due to arrive in early July, these packs will be available for purchase in early/mid July.
Renewal for 16/17 and Term 3 Registrations
We’re currently finalising the program updates for 2016/17, and will release these concurrently with opening Term 3 registrations in early June. In the meantime, you can have parents register interest through the Locator if desired by using the Expression of Interest program template.
We will be continuing the simple online renewal system from last year, and encourage Centres to view the new partnership terms and renew online before adding Term 3 programs.
Thanks to North GC Basketball, Tamworth Basketball and Sunbury Basketball for sharing these photos of their Vicinity Centres Aussie Hoops signage on display in their stadium.
Thanks also to Ballarat Basketball for featuring their Vicinity Centres Aussie Hoops program during a recent SEABL game and Basketball WA for holding an Aussie Hoops themed clash as part of their SBL fixture.
Please ensure your signage is clearly visible during sessions and that your banner is displayed somewhere permanently where feasible.
3X3 as a Game Development Tool for U8-10 A more even ‘competition’ through a greater number of teams. Last year we shared a video “Let’s see how the adults like Greater flexibility on modified rules such as no- it”, where adults played soccer on an oversized pitch to steal, mandatory passing rules or ‘zones’ whereby simulate the plight that U11s go through on a weekly only certain players can enter the keyway each basis. quarter.
A similar video was created by USA Hockey, whilst in Social Development Australia, the AFL have had great success reducing the Capacity to change teams weekly encourages social field size and team numbers for their U12s and below in interaction and making new friends. areas of player enjoyment and exciting viewing for parents. Equipment & Resources Greater flexibility over ring height (e.g. 8 foot for one half-court, 10 foot for the other half-court) Referee requirements are the same but if using the joint coach/referee role you can free up officiating resources for other fixtures. Other than having the appropriate Working with Children documentation, there are no specific requirements for accredited referees in an Aussie Hoops setting Photo courtesy Basketball NSW which can form a great platform for introducing 3X3 (Three-on-three) is being driven by FIBA in the youth new referees to your association. and young adult market to attract new participants to Flexibility to add rules such as ‘coach on the court’. the game, however the small-sided game concept being Reversible singlets sufficient for distinguishing applied through this initiative can also be used teams, thus easing fees and barriers for parents to effectively as part of the All-Star tier of the Vicinity transition their child into basic forms of Centres Aussie Hoops program. During this stage, competition. participants have become proficient in basic technical and tactical basketball skills, and an All-Star program Administration with a strong 3X3 theme could be used to develop or Limited burden and investment on clubs to revitalise an U8s or U10s competition with the following purchase uniforms and manage teams. potential benefits: No requirement to update competition by-laws with modified rules. Skill Development Greater flexibility on fixturing, which could include Players spend 20% more time on court in 3v3 weekly round-robin style events. compared with 5v5. Flexibility as to whether you adopt scoring. When splitting a standard court into two half-court Aussie Hoops payments are made upfront for the games, 12 players can be playing on-court at once term, reducing any requirement for additional float as opposed to 10. or cash on hand to pay referees. Research shows that each player in 3v3 touches the ball more often and performs more technical elements within the same time period compared with playing traditional 5v5 games (McCormick et
al. 2012).
Coaches Corner
National Coaches Conference Online Coaching Course
The new Centre Portal at www.aussiehoops.com.au has the online Aussie Hoops Coaching Course added to it, free to Aussie Hoops Centres. We encourage this course as a tool to develop new coaches at your Vicinity Centres Aussie Hoops program, and even as a refresher for experienced coaches.
The course takes about 90-120 minutes to complete. We had at least six Aussie Hoops coaches attend the National Coaches Conference in Canberra earlier this First and Last activities month (apologies to any omissions):
Chris Clyne (Geelong Netball Basketball Centre) Brad Haydon (Forestville Eagles) Give some special thought over the coming weeks as to Jason Palmer (Macedon Ranges) what you use as your first activity and your last activity. Benjamin McCulloch (Barossa Basketball) Whilst most parents will (and are required to) stick Nicole Howard (Warrandyte Venom) around to watch the entire session, there will be parents Gerard Hillier (Southern Peninsula Sharks) who will leave once their child is settled into the session and return once it is time to collect them. These activities Missed it? Don’t worry, we have you covered. will form the strongest impression of your program (and
our sport) above all else. The videos from the Conference have now been uploaded to the ASC’s Clearinghouse for Sport and are Therefore, first and last activities (and ideally all available for Aussie Hoops Centres to view. activities) should:
Have every child active for the duration of the Find the Conference videos here! activity. Be highly fun and engaging. If you don’t have Clearinghouse access, it’s free to create Involve some form of sportsmanship (high-fives, an account here. Please make sure to indicate that you handshakes) and teamwork. are part of a sports club rather than the general public, Avoid scenarios which leave less confident/skilled and you will receive access to the Conference notes players feeling uncomfortable (leave each kid within 2 days. feeling like gold as they leave, not just the ‘winners’!) Whilst many of the presentations are contextualised within a High Performance setting, many (if not all) of the themes can be adapted to all levels of coaching including Vicinity Centres Aussie Hoops.
The slides that accompanied presentations are available in the Aussie Hoops Coordinator’s Dropbox under a newly created “Coaching and Delivery” folder.
Coaches Corner Newsletter Archive Activities Coordinators “All-In Tag” Summer ‘16 1000 Bounces Challenge Apr ‘15 “Alphabet Soup” Summer ‘16 2015 Welcome Jan ‘15 “Back-to-back Passing” Sep ‘14 3X3 as a Game Development Tool May ‘16 “Clumps” Sep ‘14 Aussie Hooper of the Week Feb ‘15 “Colours” Oct ‘14 Aussie Hoopers meet Dante & Liz May ‘15 “Farmer’s Gates” Jul ‘15 Aussie Hoops HQ Launch Jan ‘15 “Fruit Salad” Sep ‘14 Aussie Hoops @ WNBL Grand Final Apr ‘15 “Giant’s Treasure” Jan ‘15 Aussie Hoops nominated for Award Apr ‘15 “High Fives” Sep ‘14 Centre Portal May ‘16 “Knee Slaps” Sep ‘15 Choosing a Program Start Date Summer ‘16 “Line Tiggy” Oct ‘14 Clearance Sale – Aussie Hoops Balls Nov ‘15 “Lord of the Ring” Oct ‘14 Club Colours Week 2014 Sep ’14, Dec ‘14 “Prison Break” Oct ‘14 Club Colours Week 2015 Oct ‘15 “Rob the Nest” Apr ‘15 Certificates - Editing Names Nov ‘15 “Row Your Boat” Apr ‘15 FIBA Oceania Championships Sep ‘15 “Sevens – with a twist!” Sep ‘15 Finishing programs on a high note Nov ‘14 “Sharks & Sardines” Apr ‘15 First Goal Competition Apr ’15, May ’15 “Snake Dribbling” Jul ‘15 Girls Participation (building) Apr ‘15 Goal Setting and Planning Dec ‘14 Articles Grants Program for Local Centres Summer ‘16 Adapting your Session (CHANGE IT) Nov ‘14 “Let’s see how the adults like it” video Jan ‘15 Behaviour Management Nov ‘14 Liz Cambage visits Darwin Jul ‘15 Brendan Joyce Coaching Clinic Jul ‘15 Moss Vale feature at NBL game Oct ‘15 Coaching Resource Links – Local Dec ‘14 New Database Features May ‘15 Coaching Resource Links – Abroad Dec ‘14 New Principal Partnership Oct ‘15 Creating the next gen of Opals/Boomers Sep ‘15 Participant Pack Buying Guides Jan ‘15 Coaching Workshops – Survey Dec ’14, Jan ‘15 Partnership Renewals 15/16 Jul ‘15 Feedback & Instruction Sep ‘14 Printing Certificates Nov ‘14 First Session Tips Sep ’14 Refunds Sep ‘14 First & Last Activities May ‘16 Sample Yearly Planner Summer ‘16 National Coaching Conference 2016 May ‘16 Schools Strategies Jul ‘15 Online Coaching Course May ‘16 Social Media Toolkit Dec ‘14 Positive & Negative Experiences Jan ‘15 State League Events Feb ‘15 Retaining Coaches (Culture) May ‘15 Term 4 Statistics Oct ‘14 Shooting practice - maximising Oct ‘14 Using the Communicator Nov ‘14 Teaching Life Skills through Basketball Oct ‘15 Vicinity Centres Partnership Overview Nov ’15 Special T-shirts for Accredited Coaches May ‘15 Wagga Aussie Hoops News Story Sep ‘15 Waking up with Vicinity Centres (Today) May ‘16 WNBL – Aussie Hoops Round Nov ’15