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Anonymous

Years ago

Will Junior Basketball follow the lead of the NBL?

I'd like to see more consistency in the officiating in each rep grade. VC games are far more physical than the VJL level games. I coached a team a few years ago that just missed out on VC and when they started playing VJL1 the refs didn't allow anywhere near as much physicality. Took a little while for the players to adjust but they got there after a few weeks. In general I'd like to see more protection for shooters and maybe let some of the ticky touch stuff on the perimeter go. I'd also like to see a crack down on holing off the ball which is a big issue. Players trying to backdoor cut lose the chance to score by being held.

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Bear

Years ago

Anon, I get that, but if our juniors are encouraged to play 'mongrel ball' and coaches select bruisers in their teams ahead of skill players just so they can win the end result is those kids who will eventually grow up and be the next potential Joey Ingles will continue to be overlooked and not identified soon enough.

Then the bruisers go back to football or whatever and we have to try to pick up the pieces with what we leave behind (boys basketball in this case).

Kids are trying to play and use their skill on the court but being frustrated the same way as NBL players were, so I would have thought it was in the best interests of all concerned that B.A. take a lead out of the NBL's book of ideas on this one...

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hoopie

Years ago

Sad, really, because one of the things that makes basketball so attractive to juniors is the principle of 'non-contact' sport.

I hope BA takes some responsibility and tries to clean up the basketbrawl or WWE which I see too much of these days.

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Years ago

Photos from last nights Womens Semi-Final - Sturt Sabres v North Adelaide and todays Semi-Finals - Forestville v Norwood are now online at www.damrob.com.au

Damrob Photos - ABA Semi Finals @ Pasadena and Wayville

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