Hoops

limit 1 Div 1 team per club

I see your argument saw, but having been in the situation as a first-year on the end of the bench many moons ago in 16s, I'd rather be in the top side playing against the best (when I eventually got on) then playing in division 2. If its a problem than we might as well do away with district ball as a whole and let everyone have equal time till they get to seniors.

But what about other players who will miss out on their spot because this player is allowed to play in two teams? Wouldn't then, in theory, would it create a chain effect, allowing the div 2 benchies be allowed to play in div 3 (etc) and so on. All it means is less kids play basketball.

And that with promotion/relegation, anything could have happened.

(I need to learn to think my ideas all at once! Someone wanna do my tutorial presentation at 4pm for me today, I'm struggling somewhere near the start :P)

I might quickly add - they only won 3.5 games out of 11 (Sturt, Southern, West, and draw with South). But of their other results, their biggest loss was in the last game against North, by 16, which says alot for the fighting qualities of the team. They still managed to draw (huge 3 on buzzer - win in OT) with West at the Easter despite missing the two guys who left, whilst adding a division 3 player and carrying a player with an injury.

All goes back to the old promotion/relegation debate. Let's hope that with the implementation of some Local Conferencing that the next logical step in following the Victorian model is to implement this system which allows the best to play against the best.

That's not saying my boys are anything special - their results (consecutive losses) in the 2s have proved that, and have got their coach pulling his hair out. Just goes to show the fine line between division 1 and 2 this year ni 16s.

That's what we couldn't understand about it - why have the bye in place when the breach could be filled by a more then capable team? All that happened was that parents got disillusioned with the club and BASA and we lost two players to Woodville.

I'll put it this way - when I was coaching the 2nd division 1 team at my club, some of my players, despite playing upwards of 25 mins per game (we play 32 mins 4x8 min qyarters), still wanted to sit on the bench in the top team, even though effectively they jad a better opportunity to play at the same level against the same players.

I'm sure they wouldn't. What about the players who are good enough to play div 2 but miss out because there are 'benchies' wanting more court time? It only works in Seniors where the system has been in place for awhile.