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JOaRiDrAN

Years ago

High School vs Association Basketball

I played district for 10 yrs and the best atmosphere I played in were when our high school (willunga) played on the road in a packed gym against cabra and another game vs wirreanda. Also hosted cardign college one year. Lost all 3 games but loved it. Bring on high school ball. Someone above mentioned the price of club ball scares parents- dead right!

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Mark White

Years ago

Flinders80, I think you've communicated effectively your treatise - would Basketball in Australia be better off IF it would have developed along the lines of the US system (Schools > College > Pro Bball), as opposed to how it actually developed (Club > Assocn > Pro Bball)?

Whilst this is really a theoretical question, the only supporting argument you've made is the one I've heard time and again - that is the passion and fevour that HS (to a lesser extent) and College ball has in the US, is missing in Aussie basketball, because we play Association Basketball. Sorry, this is an apples and oranges comparison; Basketball in Australia is not a first tier sport like it is in the states alongside Gridiron and Baseball, We do not have professionally administered University sport like the NCAA, and we are barely 8% of the population base of the US.

Asking (theorising) that BA could or should strip down the Club and Association structure that Aussie (and Europe) Basketball is built upon is also a bit short-sighted. Could they be doing more for HS or University level sport? No, I think University's could be doing a whole lot more. BA made concerted effort over the past few years, however AUS (Aust Uni. Sport) are so poorly funded that they are reluctant to give up the cash generating piss-ups that masquerade as Uni Games to focus on potentially high-cost and high-risk quality competition.

Once Universities (not AUS) recognise the value of Sport/Basketball to Campus life their Universities and invest in Scholarships and competition support then you may see less talent traffic crossing the Pacific. I apologise for focussing on the College/University part of the argument and not addressing the HS v Club part, however happy to add after a bit more input from others.

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