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Showtime

Years ago

Zones 4 Country Areas.

Country Dad,

If you are close, then you know me....
Give me a ring on my mobile and we will see what we can work out.

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Jack Toft

Years ago

PPDO, I am closer than you think . . .

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Showtime

Years ago

Oh why bother with this post.........
District coaches and scouts were at both champs....
If a kid is good enough and the parents are willing to take the kid to Adelaide, then clubs will make an offer to suit....

Kids and parents will go where the best development and playing time are.
I spose this will start a fight Metro Vs Country!

And No .... Norwood dont have Port Pirie sewn up!!!!
Who are you Country Dad?

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Jack Toft

Years ago

180453 - just stirring you guys up looking for a nibble!!

The answer may not be a zone, but giving the city clubs an opportunity to get a level playing field as far as attracting country kids, kids being able to select clubs, and making it all work for the kids - who are the focus of all this.

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Jack Toft

Years ago

Country kids who are serious about their basketball will make that journey on the weekend, not during the week as they play in their local league, but the city clubs need to be out there looking.....
You can't just roll up to the DNSP in an area and look at those kids, not all country kids do DNSP because of other commitments. That's the lazy way!
Remember that the country kid who plays for city trains with their local country club, plays with their country club, trains with their country district team, plays carnivals with their country district team and then plays and trains with their city team.
These kids are not your average city player who is dropped off by mummy after school for an hour's baby sitting (aka training)

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Jack Toft

Years ago

I quite agree!
It would be good to see more input from the city teams into the country areas. There are a lot of good players in the country that would improve with some city influence.

Even if there is not a zoning area, then it would be good to have a "country showcase" where country kids can come and try out in front of the district club scouts. From there, the scouts can approach the parents.

Being a country dad, my lad plays in our local competition and gets 2/3rds of the points each week, is double tagged each game and represents the local country district team.

He should be playing in the city comp. however, the city clubs have their tryouts all on the same day at the same time!!!

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