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March/April has always been a busy time for Basketball and this year is no exception. It was terrific to see so many of our Country Associations competing in the Country Championships at various levels, culminating in the seniors weekend over the long weekend in March. Congratulations to all those who achieved success and a big thank you to everyone who participated and travelled to Perth to enjoy both the basketball and social aspect of the championships.

The SBL Blitz (pre-season) tournament was also held over the long weekend with clubs afforded the opportunity of getting some match practice prior to the regular season commencing.

The Waves Board have appointed Kennedy Kereama (current Tall Ferns coach) as the new coach for two seasons. Kennedy has met with the Waves Board, Basketball WA staff and Waves players and has already taken steps to implement off season training programs. More information can be found within this issue of the West Coast Bounce.

The BWA AGM will be held on Sunday 22 April 2012, followed by a two day Association Conference on Monday and Tuesday 23 and 24 April. The conference will deal with topics such as Governance, Finances, Volunteers, Committee meetings, Fundraising, Marketing and Event Management to name a few. There will be plenty of practical resources provided including easy to use templates. Attendance is free for our Affiliated Basketball Associations and any of their Basketball clubs. I would strongly encourage all of our Associations and Clubs to attend this terrific opportunity.

Thank you to all of our Country Associations for the effort and hard work put into the 2011/12 season as you no doubt look forward to a well deserved break and best wishes to our Metro Associations and SBL clubs as we move into a big 2012 season.

Upcoming Events Everyone’s Game Flyer 6 Inside this issue:  16 - 18 March 2012 SBL—Week 1 WA Players In College 8 State Teams 2012 2  26 March 2012 Ask Coach Herbie 11 U20 Coach Applications Open

BWA Board Member Profile 3  27 March 2012 Perry Lakes Association Cup 2012 Go for 2&5 Country 12

Championships Results and  29 March 2012 Waves Awards Night 4-5 awards Wanneroo Association Cup Perth Redbacks Regional 17 and Indigenous Basketball  30 March 2012 Stirling Association Cup West Coast Waves Player 19 Profile  April 2012 (Two Weekends) Drill Of The Month 20 Willetton Carnival

Website Of The Month 21  1 April NITP Camp Metro and Un- April Calender 22 der 16s

Basketball Western Australia PO Box 185 FLOREAT WA 6014 6272 0741 [email protected]

S TATE TEAMS 2012

U20s & Ivor Burge The WA U20 and Ivor Burge have just returned from competing at the Austra- lian Junior Championships in Canberra.

Our results were: Ivor Burge Men 10th Ivor Burge Women 6th U20 Men 8th U20 Women 4th

UNDER18 STATE TEAMS 2012

Basketball WA is pleased to announce the Under 18 Men’s and Women’s State Teams that will be competing at the 2012 U18 Australian Junior Championships being held in Perth at the WA Basketball Centre from 14-21 April.

UNDER18 MEN’S STATE TEAMS UNDER18 WOMEN’S STATE TEAMS

U18 Country Men U18 Metro Men U18 Country Women U18 Metro Women Nathan Berryman (Bunbury) Brendan Dinardo (East Perth) Paris Duffield (Bunbury) Jessie Edwards (Kalamunda) Connor Bradbury (Busselton) Ben Ironmonger (Wanneroo) Jessica Hughes (Boddington) Samantha Roscoe (Stirling) Lochlan Cummings (Willetton) Brendon Canzirri (Bunbury) Jessica Jackson (Albany) Natalie Soliai (Kalamunda) Luke Roberts (Rockingham) Taarika Dougan (Kalamunda) Scott Cocking (Wannamal) Annie Ducas (Geraldton) Jordan Wellsteed (Wanneroo) Hannah Throns (Wanneroo) Ben Hall (Coolup) Keanu Pinder (East Perth) Ashlee Norman (Mandurah) Desiree Kelley (Willetton) Mitchell Keller (Bunbury) Brendan Tucek (Wanneroo) Zoe Keenan (Pinjarra) Phoebe Strickland (Kalamunda) Caleb Davis (Stirling) Jonathon Marsh (Margaret River) Jorden Tester (Albany) Jessie Clayton (Wanneroo) Rhys Vague (Cockburn) Kate Duff (Perry Lakes) Jack Stone (Geraldton) Jack Fletcher (Willetton) Maddy Pettit (Mandurah) Abbie Ironmonger (Wanneroo) Laine Warena (Kambalda) Maddy Sayer (Harvey) Carey Watkins (Bunbury) Reserves Dayna Fimmano (Harvey) Reserves Sean Broderick (Wanneroo) Kristen Teasdale (Perry Lakes) Hayden Bell (Lakeside) Reserve Roland Oates (East Perth) Team Officials Hannah King (Wanneroo) Jarrod Cox (Dunsborough) Jetani Hunter (Perry Lakes) Craig Watts (Head Coach) Amanda Pether (Lakeside) Teghan George (Assistant Coach) Duop Reath (Perry Lakes) Ashleigh-Jade Stewart Graeme Mason (Assistant Coach) (Kalamunda) Team Officials Tania Read (Team Manager) Paul Dugan (Head Coach) Team Officials Jason Cuperus (Head Coach) Aaron Ducas (Assistant Coach) Team Officials CJ Jackson (Assistant Coach) Peter Harper (Assistant Coach) Craig Mansfield (Head Coach) Daniel Donaldson (Assistant Shontelle Bowman (Team Man- Brian Lawrie (Assistant Coach) Coach) ager) Alex Kerr (Assistant Coach) Luke Brennan (Development Glenn Dawson (Development Coach) Coach) Rod Donaldson (Team Manager) Sue Theunissen (Team Manager)

UNDER16 STATE TEAMS 2012

The following players are part of the current U16 State Team squads:

U16 Metro Men U16 Country Men U16 Metro Women U16 Country Women Bailey Amos Joel Bellinger-Brown Danica Arnold Ashleigh Bailey Jonah Antonio Joshua Blight Chelsea Belcher Morgan Ballantyne Jayden Coburn Joshua England Georgia Bertolini Sarsha Banasiak Bailey Cole-Heath Toby Harper Natalie Bright Kailyn Crabbe Hamish Colliver Mitchell Lockhart Madeleine Dennis Renae Curtis Austin Cummings Dylan Myers Chloe Fletcher Shelby Davison Luke Doe Jayden Pearce Cameron Flynn Tayla Deters Andrej Donlagic Riley Quilty Ella Gobald Meg Ferraz Liam Ebert Jordan Sears Ashleigh Grant Kianna Fitch Mitchell Hampson Matthew Taylor Tayla Hepburn Keely Fitzpatrick Jake Harris Ethan Burton Deearna Holmes Georgia Haines Isaiah Kuru Shaun Rost Meg Longley Mackenzie Hoycard Shaquille Maharaj Michael Collins Isabelle Miotti Marnie Johnstone Nicholas Moulton Alexandra Moore Abbey McKay Emil Nedved Jaimee Rich Megan McKay Bradley Pang Mia Satie Rianna Obal James Pursell Ruby Schleicher Rachel Pettit Conor Rees Jessica Spedding Messina Tully Mitchell Robb Hayley Winter Logan Thwaites Raijieli Tanuku Matt Vinci Aidan Zeverona

Final selections for these teams will be known in May. Congratulations to everyone selected, we wish all teams the best of luck at the Championships.

To follow our teams during the tournament, log on to the official Australian Junior Championships website at http://www.nationals.basketball.net.au.

BWA B OARD M EMBER P ROFILE

Name: The Hon. Robert Charles Kucera Qualifications: AMP JP, Graduate Certificate of Applied Management (Grad. Cert. App. Mngt.), Diploma of management )Dip. Mngt.), Diploma of policing (Dip. Pol.), Diploma of criminal Investigation (Dip. Crim. Inv.) Position on Board: Appointed Member When joined BWA Board: Board member since 2009

Profile:

Bob was born in Wales and is a retired State Parliamentarian, Minister of the Crown and Assistant Commissioner of Police.

Bob is a Member of the Willetton Basketball Association and is currently the President of Football West (Soccer), Vice Commodore of the Fremantle Sailing Club (Inc) and Vice Patron of the Subiaco Football Club.

Bob first became involved in Basketball through Wheelchair Basketball, whilst Minister for Sport and Recreation and Disabilities. During his time as Minister for Sport and Recreation, Bob was instrumental in the decision to develop the WA Basketball Centre, Rugby and Athletic facilities at AK Reserve.

Bob has interests in other elite sports including sailing and rugby and undertakes a number of community services as President and Board member of RSL Aged Care and the Council of the Ageing.

Cox Cleans Up At Waves Awards Night

Rohanee Cox cleaned up at the West Coast Waves 2011/12 Awards on Sunday night claim- ing the Best Defensive Player and the coveted Most Valuable Player for her outstanding contribution throughout the season. Cox had a fantastic return season in the WNBL averaging over 16 points and eight re- bounds per game to make her the clear winner of the major award on the night. Guard, Shani Amos, won Most Improved Player after she stepped up to the point this sea- son when Waves import, Dymond Simon, injured her knee in the first round, giving Amos the opportunity to show her talent. Rookie of the Year went to fast paced youngster Jacinta Bourne who played seven games in her debut season and wowed the crowds with her run up the court. Waves captain, Melissa Marsh, took away the coach’s award for her continued support to the coaching staff and her teammates. And Waves new comer Nikita Martin won the Com- mitment to Excellence award for her dedication to the game and willingness to improve through individual training, extended training sessions and meetings with the coaching staff. The West Coast Waves 2011/12 Awards Night was enjoyed by the players, volunteers, sup- porters, sponsors and staff at Fire & Ice and the Waves would like to thank all who came and made the night special to support the players and the program.

Winners: Melissa Marsh, Jacinta Bourne, Nikita Martin, Shani Amos

Photos by Helen Theoharakis from Hoop Shots

West Coast Waves Head Coach Announced

On 28 February 2012, the West Coast Waves and Basketball WA announced the appointment of Kennedy Kereama as the new Waves head coach for the next two WNBL seasons.

Kereama is currently the head coach of the New Zealand Women’s Basketball team and is preparing the 16th world ranked Tall Ferns for the Olympic Qualifiers in Turkey in June and will relocate to Perth permanently when he has completed his Tall Ferns commitments later this year.

Basketball WA Chief Executive Officer Rick Smith said Kereama was chosen from a quality field of applicants, but his international experience and proven ability to develop young talent were factors that impressed the selection panel.

“Kennedy is an outstanding acquisition for the Waves program. His coaching experience and ability to identify and develop young talent, provide us with a coach that will take our program to another level,” Smith said.

Kereama will commence his role immediately, reviewing the Waves 2011/12 season, meeting players and recruiting a competitive roster for the 2012/13 WNBL season. He will travel to Perth this coming weekend to view local talent competing in the State Basketball League pre- season blitz and begin preparations for the Waves off season program.

Kereama said he was excited to be coming to Perth to build a program that not only identified and nurtured young local talent, but was com- petitive in the WNBL competition and dedicated to the program.

“We will be building a program based on hard work and accountability.

“I am looking for players with the right work ethic who are prepared to do what it takes through commitment and hard work to build a com- petitive program in the WNBL,” he said.

WA PLAYERS IN C OLLEGE

Nick Cody/Willetton/6'7 Fwd/F/Lander/NCAA2/Redshirt - 2nd semester Scott Elder/Willetton/6'8 Fwd/F/Lander/NCAA2/0.8ppg 1.7rpg in 3.9 mins/3 rebounds and 1 bock in 7 minutes v Allen University

Jacob Reed/Willetton/6'3 Grd/So/Nova South Eastern/ NCAA2/3.0ppg , 1.1 rpg in 13 mins Josh Johnson/Willetton/6'6 Fwd/F/Oregon Tech/ NAIA/4.4ppg 3.0rpg in 14 mins/5 rebounds in 10 min- utes v East Oregon Daniel Casey/Willetton/6'7 Fwd/So/Dickenson State University/NAIA/0.5ppg Kyle Armour/Willetton/6'0 Grd/J/Augusta State/ NCAA2/1.8ppg in 6.6 minutes

Nick Clarke/Willetton/6'7 Fwd/F/Ohlone College/ NJCAA Mitch Clark/Willetton/6'0 Grd/F/Gillette College/NJCAA Jamie Somers/Lakeside/6'6 Fwd/F/King College/ NCAA2/1.7 minutes Trian Illiadis/Stirling/6'3 Grd/Snr/ODU/NCAA1/8.8ppg 3.3rpg in 28 minutes

Robert Huntington/Stirling/6'9 Ctr/Snr/Nova South Eastern/NCAA2/11.4ppg, 4.0 rpg in 25.6 minutes/15 points 7 rebs in win over Saint Leo Well its that time of year that every fan lives in March Madness, where college Lewis Thomas/Stirling/6'7 Fwd/F/UC Santa Barbara/ programs compete for their respective conference championships in order to NCAA1/1.7ppg 1.8rpg in 8.4 minutes/3 rebs in 6 min- secure berths in the National tournaments. This weeks player watch is 6’2 guard utes v UC Davis Reece Maxwell (Wanneroo) who is leading Gillette College (18-12) and 8-8 in conference to tournament play. The Pronghorns will be the No.7 seed going into Cody Ellis/Stirling/6'8 Fwd/J/St Louis/NCAA1/10.5ppg the North sub-region taking on No.2 ranked Otero Junior College. Maxwell is 3.6rpg in 22 minutes/10 points in win over Dayton averaging 9.7ppg in his sophomore season and scored 15 points and 4 rebounds Dannii Devenny/East Perth/6'0 Grd/So/Montana Tech/ in 21 minutes of action in a 2 point win over Sheridan College. NAIA/9.4ppg 5.48rpg/7 points in 22 minutes in win over Xavier Jarrod Jackson/Perth/6'0 Grd/F/Ohlone College/NJCAA Geordie Murray/Perth/6'4 Grd/F/Vermillion Community College/NJCAA/4.0ppg 1.5rpg Ryan Godfrey/Rockingham/6'3 Grd/J/University of West Georgia/NCAA2/7.2ppg 1.7apg 2.8rpg in 25.8 minutes/12 points in 29 minutes in loss to Christian Brother Chudia Pal/Rockingham/6'9 Fwd/So/UNC Ashville/NCAA1/2.4ppg 3.2rpg in 4 minutes Igor Nujic/Cockburn/6'8 Fwd/So/University Texas-San Antonio/NCAA1/4.5ppg 2.5rpg in 14 minutes/4 rebs v lamar Gavin Field/Cockburn/6'7 Fwd/Snr/University of West Georgia/NCAA2/14.5ppg 5.0rpg at 44% in 33 minutes/14 points and 9 rebs in win over West Alabama Aru Kok//6'10 Ctr/So/USC Upstate/NCAA1/Yet to play Natalie Burton/Perry Lakes/6'5 Ctr/J/West Virginia/NCAA1/1.8ppg 1.4rpg in 9 minutes Janique Kautsky/Perry Lakes/5'10 Grd/J/Tulane University/NCAA1/0.8ppg 3.4rpg/6 rebs and 5 assists in win over Houston Ben Murphy/Wanneroo/6'8 Fwd/F/Frank Phillips College/NJCAA/3.2ppg 2.3rpg Reece Maxwell/Wanneroo/6'2 Grd/So/Gillette College/NJCAA/9.7ppg 2.6rpg 2.4apg/15 points against Sheridan college Jordan Hickert/Bunbury/6'9 Fwd/J/East Washington University/NCAA1/3.1ppg 2.6rpg in 14 minutes/3 points and 6 rebs in 12 min- utes in win over Idaho State Tyler Hickett/Bunbury/6'7 Fwd/F/Neosho Community College/NJCAA/6.6ppg 6.8rpg/4 points v Independence CC Cameron Gliddon/Bunbury/6'5 Fwd/S/Concordia Irvine/NAIA/14.0ppg 3.7rpg in 29 minutes/21 points in 37 mins v Azusa Pacific Kelly Bastow/Bunbury/5'7 Grd/S/Texas A&M Kingsville/NCAA1/3.8ppg 1.2rpg in 14.8 minutes/9 points in 18 minutes in win over Texas Jeremy Paull/Bunbury///Northwest University - Kirkland/NAIA/Redshirt Josh Weir/Bunbury/6'3 Grd/J/Missouri Valley/NAIA Hannah Knight/Mandurah/6'2 Ctr/F/University of Colarado,Colorade Springs/NCAA2/1.8ppg/ 2.3rpg in 15.6 minutes/2 points 2 rebs in 11 minutes v Fort Lewis

U18 AUSTRALIAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS AND KEVIN COOMBS CUP UPDATE

BWA still requires volunteers in the following areas to support this tournament:

 12 Seat Bus driver (referee transport)  Visit Liaison Officers (as a contact for visiting teams)  Statisticians  Traffic Control

Please contact Craig Reynolds ([email protected]) to register your interest.

Daily Weekly

Family - 2 Adults + 2 Children $35 $150

Adult $13 $70

Concession (with Card) $7 $30

Child $7 $30

ASK COACH HERBIE

Question: How do I become an elite player?

Answer: To become an elite player takes hard work and dedication. Often you find players who are naturally gifted who aren’t willing to do the hard yards to become an elite player. I have identified the following areas:

1. You have to have a relentless persistence towards training to be the best you can possibly be and you need to be- come your own best coach. Too many players I see these days rely on their coach to do the work. The one to two hours a coach may train this athlete is not enough. Self-motivation is a huge factor in a player becoming an elite player. Time and time again I work with athletes and ask them to change specific things about technique. The very best players are their own best coach and they are willing to make change and develop their game. Some make changes instantly and work hard others plod along. Those willing to change are the ones who show they have the commitment for success. 2. A willingness to sacrifice and commit to excellence both on and off the court. There is more to the game than hav- ing great skills you must learn the professional side of our sport. To have the correct diet, to learn areas of strength and conditioning, utilisation of injury rehabilitation, recovery and an understanding of the sports sciences is increasingly important. The old saying ‘my body is a temple’ and ‘what goes in and out’ must equate to excel- lence is so important if you wish to reach the peak of your sport. 3. Size is a major factor and if you don’t have size and strength you need to be super-fast and super skilled. These days on the international scene and the extreme level of elite Basketball for a centre you need to be seven foot, power forward 6’9+, Small Forward 6’7+, Off Guard 6’5+ and for a point guard six foot plus in most instances. So in the male game this has increased. For females, centre 6’8, power forward 6’6, small forward 6’3+, off guard 6’0+ and point guard in the women’s game you can still expect a smallish guard. Obviously there are exceptions to the rules, but in general this is the new norm. 4. Train hard every day and leave nothing to chance, out train the person next to you and remember there is some- one in the world dedicating more time and effort to their game than what you are. In Western Australia you can fall into the trap of thinking you are a lot better than the reality. The reality is the bigger picture of players com- peting and training day in and day out to be the best. So when you sit down with your X-Box or PlayStation re- member the thousands of kids who are taking the opportunity to develop their game.

WABL 2012

WABL The 2012 WABL times have now been set and are available on our website at www.wabl.asn.au.

There are some changes to the court plans so please make sure you check out the update and are familiar with any changes to your game times.

To make sure you’re up to date with all of the latest information make sure you follow us on Facebook at “WABL (Official)” today.

2012 Go for 2&5 Country Championships Results and

2012 Junior Boys Country Championships Presentations

Thanks: Boys U14 Championship Division – Busselton vs Bunbury Games controllers: Steve Evans, Kiri Spinner Winner: Busselton - 39 Door & General staff: Chris Papas, Sharon Spinner and Louise Runner-up : Bunbury - 19 McHarrie Referees: Matt Jole and Rhys Watkins First Aid: Sara and Angela Garlick Results Co-ordinator: Leash Berner ALLSTARS: Referee Co-ordinator: Carole Kjellgren, Tim and Mike Jubb, Ash Brody England Bunbury Evans Mitchell Tenardi Busselton Cameron Bell Busselton Boys U13 Div 2 – Manjimup vs Australind Nic Lawrence Mandurah Winner: Manjimup - 23 Jy Stone Geraldton Runner-up: Australind - 10 ALLSTAR COACH: Blake Riley Referees: Jacob Farrell and Brian Champion

Boys U15 Div 3 – Waroona vs Donnybrook ALLSTARS: Winner: Waroona - 23 Thomas Harper Australind Runner-up: Donnybrook - 21 Ian Hill Northam Referees: Suzie Giblett and Ryan Varis Toby Burton Denmark Jaxon East Manjimup ALLSTARS: Kelly Castle Margaret River Lachlan Hernaman Waroona Daniel Woods Donnybrook Boys U13 Championship Dugo Faulkner Denmark Winner: Geraldton - 39 Tom Wilson Waroona Runner-up: Bunbury - 28 Referees: Raya Thompson and Adrian Wilson Nic Gillies Bullsbrook

ALLSTARS: Boys U15 Div 2 – Busselton vs Manjimup Egan Bradbury Busselton Winner: Busselton - 29 Griffin Russel Bunbury Runner-up: Manjimup - 23 Chris Porwell Kalgoorlie Referees: Karla Gibbon and Beau Lefort Alex Ducas Geraldton Chad Miguel Mandurah ALLSTARS: ALL STAR COACH: Aaron Ducas Shannon Broad Dongara Robert Bird Pinjarra Boys U14 Div 2 Reid Chatley Manjimup Winner: Margaret River - 35 Connor DeCampo Manjimup Runner-up: Collie - 24 Travis Durnin Pinjarra Referees: Rick Anderson and Rodd Learmouth Boys U15 Championship Division – Geraldton vs Australind ALLSTARS: Winner: Geraldton - 35 Taine Scolari Collie Runner-up: Australind - 26 Alex Donaldson Margaret River Referees: Kristan Boyle and Emma Cockman

Jack Calver Dongara ALLSTARS: Cameron Davidson Collie

Lachlan Penn Merredin Jonty Richardson Albany

Jay Wright Australind

Jesse Muir Geraldton

Taj Flemming Mandurah

Thomas Boyle Australind

Allstar Coach: Daniel Thomas

2012 Junior Girls Country Championships Presentations

Thanks: Girls U14 Championship Division Games controllers: Gary and Marilyn James Winner: Bunbury - 31 Door & General staff: Sharon & Kiri Spinner, Chris Papas Runner-up: Pinjarra - 20 First Aid: Paul Stratfold Referees: Chervon Melsom and Karla Gibbon Results Co-ordinator: Leash Berner Referee Co-ordinator: Carole Kjellgren, Kara Walton, Kristen Boyle ALLSTARS: Tiahna Sears Bunbury 178 games this weekend Ariana Wheki Pinjarra Bree Johnson Pinjarra Girls U13 Div 2 Soniah Kearing Mandurah Winner: Northam - 52 Taimania Jones Albany Runner-up: Australind - 24 ALLSTAR COACH: Kellie Sears Referees: Kelly Brown and Phoebe Spice

Girls U15 Div 3 ALLSTARS: Winner: Waroona - 21 Renae Robertson Northam Runner-up: Denmark - 20 Jasmine Barrett Australind Referees: Marlee Doust and Ryan Varris Tayah Burrows Australind Asha Commisso Waroona ALLSTARS: Brooke Daniels Margaret River Summer Stirling Denmark Emily Drakeford Merredin Girls U13 Championship Georgia Commisso Waroona Winner: Bunbury - 16 Madison Cools Waroona Runner-up: Geraldton - 9 Referees: Emma Cockman and Thomas Boyle Keely Kickett Narrogin

ALLSTARS: Girls U15 Div 2 Emma Burke Geraldton Winner: Busselton - 16 Kristy Scarle Mandurah Runner-up: Australind - 15 Kloe Bassett Bunbury Referees: Tony Ambrose and Denham Mills Gemma Dix Geraldton Brandi Hansen Kalgoorlie ALLSTARS: ALL STAR COACH: Rob Blyth Sheridan Kowald Katanning Siobhan Longmore Busselton Girls U14 Div 3 Jessica Herzer Northam Winner: Margaret River - 16 Karly Spilsbury Australind Runner-up: Collie - 14 Shinae Dugan Busselton Referees: Diane Roche and Tom Bower Girls U15 Championship Division ALLSTARS: Winner: Mandurah - 31 Emily McGuire Northam Runner-up: Bunbury - 26 Kelsey Salmeri Collie Referees: Kristan Boyce and Jaimie Phillips

Jewel Williams Bullsbrook ALLSTARS: Matilda Morris Margaret River Meg Ferraz Bunbury Meghan Brown Merredin Morgan Ballantyne Mandurah

Elle Kirk Bunbury Girls U14 Div 2 Kasey Miegel Mandurah Winner: Australind - 28 Runner-up: Manjimup - 22 Karlee Anning Albany Referees: Matt Joyce and Whitney Baker Allstar Coach: Randy Miegel

ALLSTARS: Tayla East Manjimup

Katy Jones Eaton Hannah Kurek Eaton Rhyse Marsh Australind Brooke Henderson Dongara

Girls U16 Div 3 BWA Country Championships Presentations

Winner: Collie - 45 Thanks Runner-up: Denmark - 23 Games controllers: Gary and Marilyn James Referees: Tegan Pascoe and Brad Cramer Door Staff: Kiri & Sharon Spinner, Chrissy Papas

First Aid: Shelley, Angela, Sara and Bourn ALLSTARS: Referee Co-ordinator: Tony Easson and Mike Jubb Georgia Kowald Katanning Results Co-ordinator: Leash Berner Sheridan Yelverton Dongara Other staff: Steve Gregory Kate Varis Collie *211 games this weekend. Sarah Pierce Denmark *712 games over 4 weekends Amy Morgan Margaret River

Womens Div 4 Pool B Girls U16 Div 2 Winner: Wongan Hills - 27 Winner: Australind - 41 Runner-up: Australind - 13 Runner-up: Busselton - 20 Referees: John Hennah and Diane Roofe Referees: Beau Dewson and Morgan Jefferys MVP: Erin Hetherington, Albany

ALLSTARS: Womens Div 4 Pool A Raya Thompson Eaton Winner: Pinjarra - 37 Runner-up: Newdegate - 22 Bianca Garlett Northam Referees: Kristan Boyle and Brad Franco Tahlia Lee Australind MVP: Michelle Ashby, Pinjarra Taylor Foster Australind Katie Grieve Busselton Womens Div 3 Winner: Harvey - 38 Girls U16 Championship Division Runner-up: Katanning - 30 Winner: Mandurah - 18 Referees: Shane Dumbrell and Kerryn Wood MVP: Kate Storen, Collie Runner-up: Geraldton - 15

Referees: Jack Reynolds and Brandon Mann Mens Div 5 Winner: Waroona - 29 ALLSTARS: Runner-up: Jerramungup - 24 Shelby Davidson Bunbury Referees: Brad Franco and Greg Damin MVP: Jayden Brooks, Jerramungup Rachel Pettit Mandurah

Elise Read Mandurah Mens Div 4 Ellerby Schultz Geraldton Winner: Waroona - 40 Hanatoria Wheki Pinjarra Runner-up: Northam - 24 ALLSTAR COACH: Teghan George Referees: Frank Ralston and Glen Vigilante MVP: Kyle Quirk, Northam

Mens Div 3 Winner: Katanning - 36 Runner-up: Denmark - 31 Referees: Kristan Boyle and Frank Ralston MVP Jayden Zilm, Katanning

Mens Vets 1 Winner: Geraldton - 43 Runner-up: Bunbury - 35 Referees: Carl Doust and Andrew Wallace MVP: Aaron Edwards , Bunbury

Mens Vets 2 Winner: Northam - 44 Runner-up: Australind - 33 Referees: Brad Cramer and Rob Dempster MVP: Wade Robertson, Northam

Mens Vets 2 Joshua England Bunbury Winner: Northam - 44 Brett Milward Pinjarra Runner-up: Australind - 33 Dylan Myers Geraldton Referees: Brad Cramer and Rob Dempster MVP: Wade Robertson, Northam ALL STAR COACH: Kellie Sears Mens Vets 40+ Winner: Bunbury - 53 Girls U18/2 Runner-up: Mandurah - 30 Winner: Busselton - 38 Referees: Luke Nairn and M Belliniak Runner-up: Australind - 18 MVP: Graham Jones, Bunbury Referees: Matt Cowie & Tom Bower

Mens Div 2 Winner: Mandurah - 34 ALLSTARS: Runner-up: Waroona - 20 Tori Dugan Busselton Referees: Ryan White and Luke Nairn Casey Reynolds Australind MVP: Chris Zeilinski, Mandurah Tanika Parks Bullsbrook

Alise Bender Dongara Womens Div 1 & 2 Jessica Smith Eaton Winner: Karratha - 32

Runner-up: Kalgoorlie - 26 Referees: Tim Jubb and Tom Bower Girls U18 Championship MVP: Veronica Williams, Albany Winner: Geraldton - 31 Runner-up: Bunbury - 11 Mens Div 1 Referees: Tim Jubb & Shane Dumbrell

Winner: Albany - 48 Runner-up: Karratha - 32 ALLSTARS: Referees: Steve Gregory and Daryl Fishwick Annie Ducas Geraldton MVP: Justin Benson, Albany Ashlee Sidebottom Mandurah Kirsty Bock Bunbury 2012 Country Championships Presentations Zoe Keenan Pinjarra Abbie McDonald Geraldton Thanks Allstar Coach: Scott Rubery Games controllers: Gary and Marilyn James Door & General staff: Sharon & Kiri Spinner, Chrissy Papas Boys U18/3 First Aid: Shelley and Sara Winner: Katanning - 39 Runner-up: Bullsbrook - 21 Results Co-ordinator: Leash Berner Referees: Marian Wilder & Teagan Pascoe Referee Co-ordinator: Darryl Fishwick, Cassidy Pontillo and Mitchell

Smith ALLSTARS: *194 games this weekend Liam Brown Merredin

Kade Stewart Katanning Boys U16/2 Reef Taylor Dongara Winner: Bindoon - 42 Runner-up: Waroona - 18 Ben Gillard Bullsbrook Referees: Tom Bower & Dean Taylor Campbell Hunter Northam

ALLSTARS: Boys U18/2 Jake Bloomfield Australind Winner: Waroona - 31 Runner-up: Margaret River - 26 Shannon Broad Dongara Referees: Brad Franco & Bodhi Capewell Jye McCall Waroona

Lewis Becker Margaret River ALLSTARS: Ethen Burton Denmark Kieran May Waroona

Rhys Campbell Esperance Boys U16 Championship Cohen Thompson Eaton Winner: Bunbury - 47 Runner-up: Albany - 24 Ashley Evans Margaret River Referees: Jacob Farrell & Denham Mills Clay Wheatley Pinjarraa

ALLSTARS: Sam Pitman Albany Jaydon Wilson Bunbury

Boys U18 Championship Winner: Geraldton – 51 Runner-up: Busselton - 28 Referees: Jessica Parsons & Kara-Lee Walton

ALLSTARS: Carey Watkins Bunbury Farren Parfitt Geraldton Liam Kelly Busselton Jacob Ness Busselton Jack Stone Geraldton

Allstar Coach: Darren Winterbine

Photos from the Junior Boys and Girls Country Championships are now available online at www.aussiesinaction.com.au or by contacting Wendy Lucas on the following numbers: Ph: 08 9537 3280 mob: 0409 100 196 email: [email protected]

Perfect Preparation for Paralympic Hopefuls

As the London 2012 Paralympic Games approach, ‘Be Active’ Perth Wheelcats players Shaun Norris, Adam Deans and Kim Robins are using the 2012 National Wheelchair Basketball League as the perfect preparation to press their claims for a place in the Australian Wheelchair Basketball team.

Shaun tasted success with the Rollers in 2008 bringing home a Gold Medal from Beijing and is confident of Austra- lia’s ability to defend their place as the Number One ranked team in the world.

"I mean its tournament basketball and anything can happen, but you can only control what you do and we will be as prepared as we possibly can by the time that first game tips off" said Shaun Norris.

“The next six months for me are all about preparing my body for London and hopefully win another Championship with the Be Active Perth Wheelcats”

The Be Active Perth Wheelcats have sent a message to the rest of Australia this weekend by taking top spot on the National Wheelchair Basketball League Ladder after beating 2011 Champions the Wollongong Rollerhawks.

Based out of the Herb Graham Recreation Centre, the Wheelcats are the most successful team to ever play in the National Wheelchair Basketball League winning seven championships since 2002. In 2011 the Wollongong Roller- hawks broke the Wheelcats winning streak, beating the Perth team in the final to claim their first national title.

Without the services of Paralympians Justin Eveson, Brad Ness, Michael Hartnett and Clare Burzynski in 2012, the odds were stacked against the Wheelcats as Wollongong added three national players to their roster in the off season.

The 14 point win over the Wollongong team, to go along with 24 point win over Sydney and 32 point win over Dandenong is testament to the development work that goes on at Wheelchair Sports WA, headed up by Head Coach Kelvin Browner and Junior Coach Craig Bartlett.

‘The most impressive thing from the weekend’s results was the ability for us to be able to spread the load amongst the entire playing squad’ said coach Browner.

The Be Active Perth Wheelcats open their home account on April 21st. To find out when you can come and see the Be Active Perth Wheelcats in action, check- out www.wheelchairsportswa.org.au.

Perth Redbacks Regional and Indigenous Basketball Program

Members of the Narrogin Basketball Association were recently treated to an appearance from an ex-Wildcats squad member, and one of the State Basketball Leagues brightest young players as a part of the Redbacks regional and Indigenous basketball program. For two straight nights at the John Higgins Centre, players and coaches had the opportunity to spend time with SBL player Jarrad Prior. With a focus on basic skill development and training techniques around 100 of Narrogin’s young stars worked tirelessly at improving their games. Graeme Mason, president of the Narrogin Basketball Association said the presence of the Redbacks Community program was greatly appreciated and a big hit with the locals. And Jarrad Prior, one of the Redbacks Community Development Officers was hard at work between evening sessions as he spent the day between delivering basketball and mentoring sessions to schoolchildren in the town of Corrigin. The focus of these ses- sions was physical participation and healthy lifestyle education. The entire trip was made possible with the incredible support of Healthway and the "Go for 2 & 5" message. Redbacks have been delivering clinics to regional centre for the past four years. If you or your association would like to find out more information or book a visit, then contact the Redbacks Operations Manager David Harris by email [email protected]

BWA SENIOR DOMESTIC COMPETITION WINTER SEASON 2012

** NOMINATIONS OPEN FEBRUARY 27th **

Don’t miss out on nominating a team into the Basketball WA Winter 2012 Senior Domestic Competition at Perth’s Premier Basketball Stadium, The WA Basketball Centre, Mt Claremont.

Winter 2012 Competitions Timetable Monday Tuesday Wednesday Men 2 Men 3 Men 1 Men 6A Men 8 Men 4 Men 6B Men 12 Men 5 Men 7 Men 13 Men 9 Men 11 Men 14 Men 10 Women 2 Women 1 Women 3 Women 4 Women 5 Mixed Open

To nominate a team visit our website: www.basketballwa.asn.au

For more information contact Adam on 6272 0753 or email; [email protected]

Basketball WA is offering the opportunity for male and female players aged 16-18 years, to tour the United States and experience compe- tition against players from the mid-west and west coast of the USA. The WA NITP USA Ex- posure Tour will head to Los Angeles, Indiana, Kentucky and San Diego, visit colleges and compete in high quality basketball tourna- ments. In addition to the tournaments players will receive skill development from top level college coaches and trainers. The Tour is open to all 2011/12 NITP, State Team athletes or players that have been talent identified.

For more information contact Head Coach/ Manager Dave Herbert at [email protected]

W EST C OAST W AVES PLAYER PROFILE

Michelle Joy

PERSONAL:

DOB 19/121990

Height: 185 cm

POSITION: Forward

JUNIOR ASSOCIATION: Sutherland (NSW)

WNBL CLUBS: AIS 2008/09 - 2010/11 West Coast Waves – Current

INTERNATIONAL GAMES: 12 Games (Junior)

WNBL CAREER NOTES: Michelle played in 21 games for the Waves in season 2010/11 and averaged 6 points and 2.5 rebounds per game; Michelle played eight games in season 2009/10 and averaged 4 points and 2.8 rebounds per game; Michelle played 13 games in her debut season with the AIS in 2008/09, averaging 3.8 points and 2 rebounds per game.

GENERAL BASKETBALL CAREER NOTES:

2011 Michelle played for the Sterling Senators in WA’s SBL competition; 2010 Michelle played for the Sterling Senators in WA’s SBL competition, where she was named team MVP;Michelle represented Australia’s U19 team, the Gems, at the 2008 William Jones Cup in Taipei and toured France with the Gems in 2009.

D RILL OF THE MONTH

2 on 2 Dribble Containment

 Offensive player O1 must dribble to either the high post or low post cones to make 10 cone touches in 30 seconds.  Defender D1 must stop the Offensive Player.  On the weak side the Offensive Player O2 is mimicking the same movements as O1 without the ball (e.g. flash to the post)  D2 is defending help defence and any flash cuts to high post or low post by O1  On completion of 10 cone touches O1 skip passes to O2 for the next series with D2 defending.  Focuses the defender on defending dribble entry.

MIXED BASKETBALL IS COMING TO BASKETBALL WA

Basketball WA is set to launch a mixed basketball competition on Wednesday nights!

The social mixed basketball competition will be played under modified rules to ensure the games are enjoyable for all involved.

Teams will be allowed a maximum of 3 out of the 5 players from either gender on the court at all times and males cannot block the females.

Nominations are now open for the mixed competition, so get your girls and guys together and sign a team up today!

For more information check out our website; www.basketballwa.asn.au Or contact Adam on 6272 0753 or email [email protected]

W EBSITE OF THE M ONTH

Tommy’s Basketball Playbook (http://www.angelfire.com/nc/ezyduzits12steptools/bball_playbook.html)

This website houses a lot of information on coaching drills categorised into sections such as Ball handing and Shooting, Motion Offences, Offensive Skills, Inbound Plays, Zone Defence and Defensive Drills and Skills. This is great resource for any coach looking for a ready- made coaching database. Each Drill comes with a de- tailed diagram and breakdown of the teaching points.