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U16 National Champs Tasmania

Well another nationals over and nsw would not be happy with result apart from country boys effort.
No bonus $$ for powers to be this championship.
Will the coaches return apart from possibly Scoines.
What will the talks be about for next year?

Many thanks

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SAM drew a charge with 0:05 to play then went the length of the court and hit a long two on the siren. Now have a chance for back to back gold medals. Good luck girls.

Yeah agree cant work out that suggestion? I'm a Vic and a former Vic Metro player and I now coach. I am a firm believer in good sportsmanship and to be humble in victory and gracious in defeat. Well done to the SAM girls and good luck in the G/Final. I have never seen Simmons play but people have told me she is really good - look forward to seeing her in an Aussie team soon.

i watched it on play by play and it went to overtime and vicm fouled with 10 sec to go and SA made both shots - so it looks like SAM won????

Unfortunately NSW Country boys lost semi so no three peat for them.
Wish them well in the Bronze play off game.

Remainder of NSW teams playing off way down the list which you would think BNSW would see as disappointing results.

MELHOOPS might not be completely wrong, It could be an all VIC Bronze Medal game if SAM gets up :)

Maybe having the right coaches for the jobs might be a good start.
By having that they get the players motivated to play their roles.
Coaching at State level is different to coaching rep level in whatever competition you are from and as we know some comps are not that strong.

Maybe having the right coaches for the jobs might be a good start.
By having that they get the players motivated to play their roles.
Coaching at State level is different to coaching rep level in whatever competition you are from and as we know some comps are not that strong.

Agree about Watkins and Gruggen and the work with NITP Players.
Rex Nottage needs most of the credit for the Country program when they run their CPL Camps and Paul Masters also has a lot of involvement in that program as well.
This years 16's groups apart from the Country Boys are certainly struggling and not even having the U/18 Country Boys Gold medal coach involved with the Country Girls is helping.

Re 536114: Whoever wrote the above is either a) Sam Gruggen or b) someone who has never watched the Country and Metro team play. Entirely different offensive style and philosophy and some similarities on d, but not following same system on the whole.

Mark and Sam have done a great job with NITP kids, but there are other factors behind the Country success, particularly in the boys. Girls still a way off, but the next few years will be interesting. As for the Metro teams, results this year reflect lack of depth, which is a worry in the biggest city in the country.

For what it's worth the SA Metro boys are 1 and 3 as they had two games on Saturday.
Also agree with #935, stats don't tell the full story, especially at the defensive end.
Just remember that they are 14-15 year old kids and lots of factors contribute to how the stats read.
They should all be supported and congratulated for their efforts.

We don't have anyone down in Tassie at the moment.
We are hoping we may be able to provide some coverage by the time finals come around.

Will these games be televised.

Sorry agreed, I just feel past performance suggests this will quickly descend into which 13 year old is likely to play for Austaralia or which is performing below expectations! Just let em play, report results and be pleased for all of them.

I know this......There will be lots of 13-15 year olds having the time of their lives and lots of volunteer coaches and managers doing their best to help them achieve. Along with lots of parents cheering and volunteers stressing about doing a good job. If you want to troll to see if someone thinks your son will bring home a medal or be noticed by an NBA scout......can't help you.