WestFront coverCoast copy Bounceto go here front cover August 2014 copy to go here Date to go here From The COO Welcome to the August edition of West Coast Bounce. In This Issue There is plenty happening as the SBL and WABL seasons head towards a close and the West Coast Waves start their preparations for 2014/15 and our High Performance/Development activities get back up and running over the upcoming summer months. West Coast Waves 2 The SBL Grand Finals will be held on 29 August (Women) and 30 August (Men) at the WA West Coast Waves 3 Basketball Centre in what is sure to be an exciting showcase for WA basketball with tickets on Membership sale now through Ticketmaster. Junior Development 4 Carnival Our Annual Dinner is also coming up with a new venue at the Perth Convention & Exhibition Centre. BWA is looking forward to recognising some outstanding performances on and off the court over the past year and we hope you can all join us. Country Affiliation 5 Shake A Tin For The West Coast Waves have well and truly begun their preparations for what is sure to be an 6 exciting 2014/15 WNBL season. We look forward to welcoming our overseas and Interstate Telethon Appeal recruits to the team soon. With the addition of some exciting talent to a solid core group of Western Australian talent, 2014/15 is shaping up to be a year of improvement for the team BWA Annual Dinner 7 and we look forward to seeing everyone behind your team. Junior Basketball 8 Awards Congratulations must also go to Corry Wellsteed (Wanneroo) and Jessica Byrnes (Lakeside) who received the “Junior Female Coach” and “Junior Female Referee” of the Year awards at Specialist Camps A 9 the recent Basketball Australia Junior Awards in Geelong. Success School Sport WA Lastly, best of luck to the Under 12 and Under 18 School Sport WA State Teams who depart this 10 Results week for the Australian Schools Championship. SBL Grand Final 12 Christian Rice BWA COO Basketball Western Australia PO Box 185 FLOREAT WA 6014 6272 0741 [email protected] 2. 2014/15 Season Fixtures Released The 2014/15 Wattle Valley WNBL fixtures have been released, with the season tipping off on Friday 17 October. The season will run over 17 rounds for a total of 22 games with the grand final to be played on Sunday 8 March. The West Coast Waves will start their season at home on 18 October against Adelaide Lightning, a 6.30pm tip-off at the WA Basketball Centre. Round 2 sees the Waves make one of the longest road trips in Australian sport, taking on last year’s Grand Finalists Townsville Fire. Round 3 sees a homecoming for former Wave Nat Burton, who will be joined by her Melbourne Boomers team mates for the Saturday night clash. Waves fans will have their first chance to see new recruits Lindsey Moore, Cassie Harberts, Louella Tomlinson, Sarah Graham and Ebony Antonio in a friendly game against a WSBL All-Star team in September. Date to be confirmed A full fixture is available at wnbl.com.au Other Key Fixtures: Lauren Jackson’s newly named University of Canberra will visit the Waves in Round 5, Saturday November 15. The Waves are heading back to Alice Springs, taking on the Sydney Uni Flames in Round 6, on Saturday 22 November. Liz Cambage’s Dandenong Rangers are coming to town in Round 9 on Friday 12 December. The Waves finish their season at home, with a Saturday night match-up against the Melbourne Boomers. West Coast Waves Fixture 2014/2015 Date Time Venue Home Team Away Team Sat Oct 18 6:30PM WABC WEST COAST ADELAIDE Sun Oct 26 1:00PM RSL TOWNSVILLE WEST COAST Sat Nov 1 6:30PM WABC WEST COAST MELBOURNE Fri Nov 7 7:30PM WABC WEST COAST BENDIGO Sat Nov 15 12:00PM WABC WEST COAST UNI OF CANBERRA Sat Nov 22 7:30PM AS WEST COAST SYDNEY UNI Sat Nov 29 7:00PM RSL TOWNSVILLE WEST COAST Fri Dec 5 7:30PM DAN DANDENONG WEST COAST Sat Dec 6 3:00PM SBC MELBOURNE WEST COAST Fri Dec 12 7:30PM WABC WEST COAST DANDENONG Sat Dec 20 6.30PM WABC WEST COAST UNI OF CANBERRA Sat Jan 3 3:00PM BEN BENDIGO WEST COAST Sun Jan 4 11:00AM AA** ADELAIDE WEST COAST Fri Jan 9 7:00PM AIS UNI OF WEST COAST CANBERRA Sat Jan 10 7:00PM BRY SYDNEY UNI WEST COAST Sun Jan 18 3:00PM WABC WEST COAST TOWNSVILLE Sun Jan 25 1:00PM WABC WEST COAST BENDIGO Sat Jan 31 3:00PM DAN DANDENONG WEST COAST AA Adelaide Arena ** Double Header with Adelaide 36ers (NBL) Sun Feb 1 11:00AM AA** ADELAIDE WEST COAST AIS AIS Arena Sat Feb 7 6:30PM WABC WEST COAST SYDNEY UNI AS Alice Springs BRY Brydens Stadium Sat Feb 14 6:30PM WABC WEST COAST MELBOURNE BS Bendigo Stadium DBS Dandenong Basketball Stadium LJSC Lauren Jackson Sports Centre RSL RSLStadium SBC State Basketball Centre TUGG Tuggeranong Basketball Stadium WABC Western Australian Basketball Centre WAY Wayville Basketball Stadium 3. Waves Season 2014/15 Corporate Boxes Corporate Boxes for the 2014/15 WNBL Season are now available. A Waves Corporate Box will get you the best seat in the house to all 11* Waves Home Games for six people, food and drink throughout the game, access to the pregame VIP function and tickets to the Waves Awards Night. Season Cost - $4,000.00 (plus GST) to be paid prior to the 2014/15 WNBL season. - Additional seating can be purchased above the six for an additional pro-rata amount. Season Memberships All Membership Packages Benefits - 2014/15 Membership Card and Lanyard - Seating at all 11* West Coast Waves Home Games** - 20% Discount on all West Coast Waves Merchandise and Clinics - Regular Breaking Waves Newsletter - Discount on West Coast Waves End of Season Awards Night Tickets - Invitation to West Coast Waves 2014/15 Season Launch - Waves Merchandise Upgrade to Waves Gold or Platinum - Official Waves Polo Shirt - Reserved Seating (Gold) - Courtside Seating (Platinum) 5 Game Waves Waves Waves Waves Gold Green Green Platinum Sandgropers $40 $70 $140 $220 Concession $60 $100 $170 $250 Adult $80 $130 $200 $300 Family $200 $350 $530 $750 *Includes game in Regional WA and one game in Alice Springs Family Plus $225 $400 $600 $850 ** Does not include 5 Game Memberships Contact [email protected] or visit westcoastwavesbasketball.com.au for more information 4. Junior Development Carnival Wrap The WABC hosted the year’s second WABL Junior Development Carnival on Sunday July 27. A total of 34 teams of under 12’s competed on the day, increasing slightly from the number that competed in 2014’s first JDC. Once again the day proved invalu- able for the future WABL players and their parents’, with players gaining more experience in the use of stop-clock timing and scorers improving their skills in the Stadium Scoring software that is used throughout WABL. Once again all teams played a total of 3 games against teams from varying Associations, and the day ran smoothly. The year’s final JDC is expected to be big- ger again, and will be held at the WABC on Sunday the 24th of August. Here’s a full wrap-up of the day’s results: BOYS Round 1 Rockingham Flames 2 11 lost to 48 South West Slammers 1 Perry Lakes Hawks 2 34 def. 4 South West Slammers 2 Joondalup Wolves Green 5 lost to 28 East Perth Eagles 1 Joondalup Wolves White 4 lost to 45 Willetton Tigers 2 Joondalup Wolves Red 31 def. 15 Willetton Tigers 1 East Perth Eagles 2 6 lost to 30 Stirling Senators Rockingham Flames 1 15 lost to 35 Mandurah Magic 1 Perry Lakes Hawks 1 29 def. 14 Mandurah Magic 2 Round 2 South West Slammers 1 35 def. 21 Joondalup Wolves White Stirling Senators 27 def. 11 Rockingham Flames 2 East Perth Eagles 2 9 lost to 21 Mandurah Magic 1 Joondalup Wolves Green 28 def. 25 Rockingham Flames 1 Joondalup Wolves Red 30 def. 28 South West Slammers 2 Perry Lakes Hawks 2 31 def. 30 Willetton Tigers 1 Willetton Tigers 2 53 def. 5 Mandurah Magic 2 East Perth Eagles 1 29 def. 26 Perry Lakes Hawks 1 Round 3 Rockingham Flames 1 17 lost to 24 East Perth Eagles 2 Joondalup Wolves White 5 lost to 64 Perry Lakes Hawks 2 Mandurah Magic 1 10 lost to 11 Joondalup Wolves Green Stirling Senators 9 lost to 24 South West Slammers 2 Willetton Tigers 1 37 def. 26 South West Slammers 1 Perry Lakes Hawks 1 10 lost to 54 Willetton Tigers 2 Rockingham Flames 2 12 lost to 40 East Perth Eagles 1 Mandurah Magic 2 2 lost to 58 Joondalup Wolves Red GIRLS Round 1 South West Slammers 1 43 def. 14 Perry Lakes Hawks 1 Mandurah Magic 2 16 def. 13 Rockingham Flames 2 South West Slammers 2 18 def. 8 Joondalup Wolves Green Willetton Tigers 1 34 def. 2 Joondalup Wolves Red Willetton Tigers 2 41 def. 10 Stirling Senators 5. Joondalup Wolves White 9 def. 6 Willetton Tigers 3 Willetton Tigers 4 29 def. 24 Perry Lakes Hawks 2 Rockingham Flames 1 31 def. 23 East Perth Eagles 2 East Perth Eagles 1 22 def. 6 Mandurah Magic 1 Round 2 Joondalup Wolves Green 20 def. 18 Willetton Tigers 2 Joondalup Wolves White 22 def. 6 Rockingham Flames 2 Stirling Senators 7 def.