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Junior Boys
Coaching
Director
Senior
The Senior Night would have to rank with the best ever with a capacity crowd,
good food and drink in an excellent venue. Jim Drake and Steve Wormald raised
the bar higher again and we already have suggestions on how to make it even
better.
The decorations set up by senior Group (+ Drakes) set the scene.
It was great to see some of the past greats of the club who are now at the club
coaching along with some new additions, including Peter Ali, Mike McKay, Paul
Bell, Vicki Valk, Kayelee Stuart, Trudy Shefeld (player also) and Graham Kubank
enjoy the night.
A great response was given to newly inducted Life Members Blake Truslove and
Peter Leach who was starting his 60th Birthday celebrations a day early.
The Youth League teams now feel that they are a real part of the function and it was
pleasing to see them embrace the night.
Feedback suggests that next year will be even bigger, so bring it on!
The ABA Men were disappointed as they believed that they were a big chance to
take out the title, but lost a couple of close games.
Junior
Once again a great turnout for our Junior Presentation Night which coincided with
the Crows AFL Preliminary Final game.
We expected a few people to venture upstairs to the bar check the score on the
TV, but the response was much better than expected and kept Darrel Simmons so
busy that he missed most of the presentations.
Thanks to the JLG for setting up the stadium to the usual standard and Darryl Noye
excelled as the MC again- he must be looking for a regular gig!
We went through 28Kg of sausages and countless loaves of bread - thanks to cooks
and preparers of the gourmet feast!
The response from ABA players was once again much appreciated, especially
Patrick Thomas (& family) who must have had sore arms after collecting numerous
awards at the Senior Night. Blake Truslove was also popular and assisted the club
with supply of trophies (although he was a little disappointed that he had no
idea of his impending Life Membership and did not supply his own trophy) -- suck
it up Blake (lol)
All trophy recipients are listed in this newsletter and we thank the players, coaches
(no team without them), team managers, parents & supporters who we could
not do without.
The club also had a number of players achieve State recognition this year and
they are named within this newsletter.
The WABC Vic Robinson Junior Coaching Award for Boys was awarded to Rhys
Daddow, while the girls equivalent, was awarded to Morgan Treloar.
It is great for our club that both recipients are young West Adelaide players also.
Junior
While it may have not been our most successful year in respect to teams
participating in nals, many teams were very close and we will only get better.
The U18 D3 Boys were Premiers and well done to Wayne Warnest (coach) who
has accepted the position of Youth League Div 4 coach and whose wife Julie is an
active part of our JLG.
U18 D3 boys Team Manager - Michelle Marshall
Players - Matthew Parker, Alec Osborn, Harrison Nelli, Gorgan Stefanovski, Marley
Warnest, Jesse Godfrey, Nathan Iovine, Shane Batty.
Also, our U12 Girls coached by Morgan Treloar did well to make the Grand
nal, while the U12 Div2 Girls (coach Trudy Shefeld) and U16 Div1 Girls (coach
Andrew Nowak) played in Preliminary Finals
Senior
Due to changes in the BSA Program last year, the 2011 Bearcat Presentation
Night (date pre-booked) was held prior to the DIV 2 Grand Finals.
The West Adelaide team were successful as PREMIERS
These players were recognised (a little bit late unfortunately) on the recent night.
The Team was : Jamie Granger, Adam (Finch) Pearce, Kurtis Phillips, Danny Phillips,
Paul Rankin, Anthony Spud Spadavecchia, Dan (the man) Zacharjak and Ben
Vordermaier, Shane Crothers
Also within the Senior program for 2012, WABC saw the Div2 Men and Women
both lose very close Grand Finals (1 lucky roll may have assisted), while the Div4
Men lost a tight Prelim Final, The Youth team Men Black did well to make the Plemin
Final.
Regards
Darrel
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WABC Junior Girls
Coaching Director with
Junior Girls Coach of
Year (and now Youth
League Player) Morgan
Treloar (U12 Div1 Girls)
Under 18 Div 3 Coach Wayne Warnest with his
Premiership Team. (FAR RIGHT)
Outgoing Junior boys
Coaching Director
Denis Jones with WABC
Junior Boys Coach of Year,
Rhys Daddow (U18 Div 2 Boys)
ABA Women throwing stress balls to Juniors
after assisting with presentations
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Captain Anthony Spud
Spadavecchia with
Australian U16 3 ON 3
Player Ben Rennie
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NEWSLETTER - NOVEMBER 2012
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JOEL SPEAR
2006 SAPSASSA State Team
2009 u/16 State Team (5th placing)
2010 u/18 State Team (4th placing)
2010 Australian Junior Camp
2011 u/18 State Team Captain (Bronze Medal)
2011 Australian Junior Camp
2011 Selected in the Australian u/19 Junior Squad (Emus)
2012 u/20 State Team Vice Captain (Silver Medal)
2012 Selected to represent in the Australian u/19 Team
(Emus) at the Albert Schweitzer Tournament in Germany
2012 Selected to represent SA at the Inaugural u/19 3 x 3
Tournament (Gold Medal)
2012 Selected to represent Australia at the NBA/FIBA
Basketball without Borders Camp in Tokyo Japan.
2012 Selected to represent Australia at the 3 x 3 World
Championships in Spain (but had to withdraw due to
accepting US College Scholarship)
2012 Accepted Student-Athlete Scholarship to attend Southern
Oregon University in the USA.
WABC JUNIORS
HOT WEATHER POLICY
The clubs policy is on the website
www.bearcats.net.au.
However, for U16 Div & 2 teams, the following
is what we have decided on.
If The Advertiser shows that days expected
maximum temperature to be 37 degrees or
above, there will be no training.
If The Advertiser predicts below 37 (ie
34, 36 etc), and actual temperature rises
above 37 degrees, training will be held. It is
up to parents discretion as to whether their
child trains on this day. Coaches will be in
attendance and common sense says to bring
extra uids.
Should forecast temp be 37 degrees and a late
cool change come in,
training will not be held (insufcient time to
contact all)
This arrangement applies to week night
training only, as it is most unlikely that the
temperature will reach 37 degrees by 9.30am
on a Sunday morning.
Any queries, please contact your coach or
Junior Coaching Director
In regard to games, the club is guided by the
BSA policy applicable at the time, but usually
games will be held, except in cases of extreme
heatwaves.
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WABC Junior Coaches Basketball Liasion Manager
The Executive Committee and JLG have long appreciated the
tiresome and (mostly) thankless roles performed by our Junior
Coaching Directors. To assist the people in these roles and
provide some direction within our program, Phil Rennie has
offered his experience and knowledge to support the Junior
Coaching Directors and work with them to provide our coaches,
be it Div 6 or Div 1, some further direction and pathways to
assist both players and coaches moving into the future. Things
are already moving and Phil is utilizing the great experience
from with our coaching ranks, plus external sources to ensure
the success of the West Junior program, continuing into our
strong Senior program with a pathway to ABA representation
and further.
Below is Phils rst report on the Junior Program and it reads
well for our future program. Things will not happen overnight,
but Phil, Junior Coaching Directors, & John Pearce have plans
which are exciting.
I trust you enjoy it and offer your support to the program and
see the results over the coming seasons.
We have now commenced the new Summer Season for Season
2012/2013. The enthusiasm is high and the Expectations of
coaches is promising. Remember to all, enjoy the game and
Good Luck for the coming season.
Now to re-cap on what has happened
over the last six months.
Our boys JDO, Denis Jones did not wish to continue within that
role and asked the JLG to explore a replacement for that position.
As most of you would know by now, David Gould accepted
the position once he was approached. The girls JDO, Andrew
Nowak has agreed to continue his ne work for the club.
On behalf of both the Executive and the JLG, a warm hearted
thank you to Denis and Daphne for there commitment to the
program. Denis has been a long standing loyal servant to our
club and we are grateful he continues on in the role as our
Division 1 boys coach in the U/14 grade.
David Gould has list of achievements as long as my arm. In brief,
he has represented Australia at six Paralympics, 5 times as a
player and once as an assistant coach. He has represented the
state in Wheelchair Basketball for over twenty years and was
captain for both state and country. The Rollers (Mens Wheelchair
Basketball Team ) won a gold medal in 1996 which was a very
special moment in Davids career as he was captain of the team.
He currently is employed with Basketball Australia and has
just returned from the London Paralympic Games where David
was assistant coach of the Australia Womens Team (GLIDERS)
who won a Silver Medal. We are very fortunate to have a man
with his knowledge and abilities involved with the Bearcats and
he has some great ideas to see the bearcats move forward.
Welcome David and please make yourself known to him and his
family.
As coaches, through the Direction of our JDOs, we have
implemented a defensive plan for all grades and we will look
at creating an offensive plan in the near future. Our feeling on
this, is if we can have a basic model in place, it will make the
transition into grades a lot easier. This is a model that is a work
in progress, so if you see some grades doing the same thing, this
letter will give you an idea of what is happening. This will be
applicable to both boys and girls programs and it was fantastic
to see the support and enthusiasm at the rst coaches session on
Sunday October 7th
To all players, I wish you all the very best for the coming seasons
and to all parents I pass on our thanks for being part of this
great club.
Cheers
Phil Rennie
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Basic shots include the one-hand set shot, free throw, jump shot, three-point
shot, hook shot, lay-up, and runner. These shots share certain basic mechanics,
including sight, balance, hand position, elbow-in alignment, shooting rhythm,
and follow-through. The best way to develop your shot is to concentrate on only
one or two mechanics at a time.
SIGHT
Focus your eyes on the basket, aiming just over the front
of the rim for all except bank shots. Use a bank shot
when you are at a 45-degree angle to the backboard.
A 45-degree angle falls within the distance between
the box and the middle hash mark on the lane line. The
distance for the bank angle--called the 45-degree funnel-
-widens as you move out. For shooting a bank shot, aim
for the top near corner of the box on the backboard.
Sight your target as soon as possible and keep your eyes
focused on the target until the ball reaches the goal. Your
eyes should never follow the ight of the ball or your
defenders hand. Concentrating on the target helps eliminate distractions such
as shouting, towel waving, an opponents hand, or even a hard foul.
BALANCE
Being in balance leads to power and rhythmic control in your shot. Your base,
or foot position, is the foundation of your balance, and keeping your head over
your feet (base) controls your balance. Spread your feet comfortably to shoulder
width and point your toes straight ahead. Pointing your toes straight aligns
your knees, hips, and shoulders with the basket. The foot on the side of your
shooting hand (right foot for a right-handed shot) is forward. The toe of your
back foot is aligned with the heel of the foot on your shooting side (toe-to-heel
relationship). Flex your legs at the knees. This gives crucial power to your shot.
Beginning and fatigued players often fail to ex their knees. To compensate
for the lack of power from not using their legs, they tend to throw the ball from
behind the head or shove the ball from the hip. Both actions produce errors.
Your head should be over your waist and feet. Your head controls your balance
and should be slightly forward, with your shoulders and upper body inclining
forward toward the basket. Your shoulders should be relaxed.
HAND POSITION
Hand position is the most misunderstood part of
shooting. It is vital to start and nish your shot with
your shooting hand facing the basket (behind the
ball). Placing the non-shooting hand under the ball
for balance is also important. This position, with the
shooting hand facing the basket (behind the ball)
and the non-shooting hand under the ball, is called
the block-and-tuck. It leaves your shooting hand free
to shoot the ball, rather than having to balance and
shoot the ball. Place your hands fairly close together.
Relax both hands and spread the ngers comfortably.
Keep the thumb of your shooting hand relaxed and not spread apart to avoid
tension in your hand and forearm. A relaxed hand position (like a handshake)
forms a natural cup, enabling the ball to contact the pads of your ngers and
not your palm. Place your non-shooting (balance) hand slightly under the ball.
The weight of the ball balances on at least two ngers: the ring nger and the
little nger. The arm of your balance hand should be in a comfortable position,
with the elbow pointing slightly back and to the side. Your shooting hand is
turned toward the basket behind the ball, your index nger directly at the balls
midpoint. The ball is released off your index nger. On a free throw, you have
time to align your index nger with the valve or other marking at the midpoint
of the ball. Developing ngertip control and touch leads to a soft, accurate shot.
ELBOW IN ALIGNMENT
Hold the ball comfortably in front of and above your shooting-side shoulder
between your ear and shoulder. Keep your shooting elbow in. When your
shooting elbow is in, the ball is aligned with the basket. Some players do not
have the exibility to place the shooting hand behind the ball facing the basket
while keeping the elbow in. In this case, rst place your shooting hand behind
the ball facing the basket, then move the elbow in as far as your exibility
allows.
RHYTHMICAL SHOOTING MOTION
Shoot the ball with a smooth, evenly paced, rhythmical lifting motion. Shooting
involves synchronizing the extension of your legs, back, shoulders, and
shooting elbow and the exion of your wrist and ngers. The initial force and
rhythm for your shot come from a down-and-up motion of your legs. Start with
your knees slightly exed. Bend your knees and then fully extend them in a
down-and-up motion. Saying the key words down and up from the start of
your shot until the release of the ball will trigger the down-and-up action of
your legs, providing rhythm and force for your shot. Your legs and shooting
arm work together. As your legs go up, your arm goes up. As your legs reach
full extension, your back, shoulders, and shooting arm extend in a smooth,
continuous upward direction. It is vital to keep the ball high with your shooting
hand toward the basket. Use the down-and-up motion of your legs for rhythm
rather than lowering the ball for rhythm. Keeping the ball high fosters a quick
release and also provides less chance for error. As your arm goes up, the
ball is tipped back from your balance hand to your shooting hand. A good
guide is to tip the ball back only until there is a wrinkle in the skin between
your wrist and forearm. This angle provides a quick release and consistent
follow-through. Direct your arm, wrist, and ngers straight toward the basket
at a 45- to 60-degree angle, extending your shooting arm completely at the
elbow. The nal force and control of your shot comes from exing your wrist
and ngers forward and down. Release the ball off your index nger with soft
ngertip touch to impart backspin on the ball and soften the shot. Keep your
balance hand on the ball until the point of release. The amount of force you
should impart to the ball depends on the range of the shot. For short distances,
the arm, wrist, and ngers provide most of the force. Long-range outside shots
require more force from your legs, back, and shoulders. Smooth rhythm and a
complete follow-through will also improve long-range shooting.
FOLLOW - THROUGH
After releasing the ball off the
index nger, keep your arm
up and fully extended with the
index nger pointing straight
to the target. The palm of your
shooting hand should be turned
down and the palm of your
balance hand should be turned
up. Keep your eyes on your
target. Exaggerate your follow-
through. Hold your arm up in a
complete follow-through position
until the ball reaches the basket,
then react to the rebound or get
into defensive position. Holding
your follow-through until the
ball reaches the basket is not
only good mechanics, but it
also makes you look and act
like a shooter and increases
condence.
SHOOTING MECHANICS
Mandatory Report of Child Abuse
As the WABC is involved with the responsibilty of coaching and caring
for children, we fall under this category. It is something that the club
treats very seriously and are looking at the best ways to implement
action plans.
We have a parent,(Senior Constable First Class) Paul Bryant who has
offered his time and assistance to the club in presenting ideas to the
club which is much appreciated.
In the meantime, the WABC thanks June Gee and Tania Madigan for
offering to help out as contacts for Certied Mandatory Reporting
Ofcers.
There will be courses advised of, and conducted within our club in the
near future, but this notice is to provide awareness to our members.
Grants Ofcer
There are numerous grants available during the year from Local,
State and Federal Governments for a number of projects which the
bearcats are applicable for, but mainly due to a lack of time, cannot
apply for.
if you or anybody you are aware of, has the time to assist the club
with the Grant Applications (info will be supplied), please contact
somebody involved with our Exec Committee or JLG.
Bar Assistance
We have been lucky and grateful that our Senior Div3 Men, Steve
Wormald and Brenton Coppick have manned the Club Bar ob ABA
and Junior Div1 home games.
If you are able to assist the club by manning the bar (even for 2 hours)
on a weeknight, or during Junior Div2 games on Friday nights, please
contact Steve, Brenton or Darrel Simmons and we will appreciate your
help.
Cheap 36ers Ticket Offer
Following on from the big Night of Nights Celebration, the West
Adelaide Basketball Club 1982 NBL Champions will be presented
on court at 1/2 time during the 36ers home game on Sunday 2nd
December.
Prior to the 36ers game, a Curtain Raiser game will be provided by
WABC U10 boys and girls, which will be good fun for the players and
spectators.
The club has 200 tickets available at the special price of $10 each, so
please be aware of this opportunity coming soon.
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Thanks to Harrison Nelli for work with club newsletter, especially
demand for WABC teams and his own Year 12 commitments.
Congrats to David Spear on appointment as SA Metro U18 State
Boys Coach, with Mike McKay as his trusted assistant.
Welcome to Jan Weekes as the Bearcats Canteen Convenor
replacing Annette McHugh who serviced this role very well for a
great number of years and still continues to assist in the canteen
and supports the Div3 Men (along with husband Trevor) as Team
Scorer & Manager.Thanks Annette for your service & support. Jan
has assisted in the canteen for a number of years and we are sure
that she will continue the good work with Sandy.
Thanks to Kim Gale (K & M Graphics) for designing and printing the
Bearcats Newsletter and Flyers, plus posters for the Hall of Fame
& 30 Year NBL Premiership Celebration.
Thanks to Pat Coppick (& Family) for the massive club ofce clean-
up and ofce
re-organisation which makes things tidier and accessable. Please
try and keep things tidy. Thanks to JLG for manning the Club Ofce
on Sun mornings to accept fees, clothing purchases, enquiries etc.
Phil & Julie would accept any possible help to man the ofce,
even for 1 hour.
"What's Happenng Locally"
Got a suggestion? Want to help? Know of a possible player,
volunteer, coach? Anything to contribute to next Bearcat
Newsletter??? We want to hear from you.
Contact Darrel Simmons (0418856932) or Sue Porter
(Club Secretary) 0422442667 or John Pearce (0409672347)
To all players, parents, coaches...
Let me introduce myself, my name is David Gould and have just
been appointed Boys Coaching Director. I have been involved
in basketball for over forty years, rstly as a player when I was
7, playing for South Adelaide Panthers as well as church, and
social basketball. At the age of 11 I was selected to represent
South Australia in the U12 state team. At the age of 12 I was
involved in a shooting accident which put me in a wheelchair.
At the age of 19 I was chosen to play Wheelchair Basketball
for Australia at the 1984 Paralympics. I was lucky enough to
attend 5 Paralympic games and 5 World Championships over
an 18 year career. Since 2006 I have been coaching able body
basketball (girls & boys) at district clubs since my daughters have
been playing. Both my daughters, Ashlee, and Holly play at
West. Im looking forward to developing and working on the boys
side of the program to once again be a force in basketball in
South Australia. As I dont know everyone please come up and
introduce yourself.
I personally would like to say a BIG THANK YOU to Denis for all
his hard work for this club over many years.
Organizing a basketball club of this size with so many teams
requires many people to be involved. As we are still looking for a
couple of coaches if anyone is able to assist please contact me on
the following number. 0432150190 or by email...
David.gould@basketball .net.au
Looking forward to the coming season and the future seasons.
Yours in Basketball
David Gould
Boys Coaching Director
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Award Player
ABL Women Most Valuable Player Narelle van Leuven
Bearcat Medal Narelle van Leuven
Best Team Player Jennifer Drake
Div 2 Women Most Valuable Player Meg McLeod
Most Improved Player Alana Nairne
Div 3 Women Most Valuable Player Trudy Shefeld
Most Improved Player Rachel Rankin
Div 4 Women Most Valuable Player Kimberley Reid
Best Team Player Laura Mills
U23 Women Div 1 Most Valuable Player Ash Vordermaier
Most Improved Player Paige Hooper
U23 Women Div 2 Most Valuable Player Nicole Matas
Best Team Player Jaimee Weaver
ABL Men Most Valuable Player Junior Salters
Bearcat Medal Junior
Best Defensive Player Patrick Thomas
Div 2 Men Most Valuable Player Adam Pearce
Best Team Player Paul Rankin
Div 4 Men Most Valuable Player Scott Pryor
Best Team Player Jack Stearne
Div 6 Men Most Valuable Player Christopher Leach
Most Improved Player Scott Leaver
U23 Men Div 1 Most Valuable Player Patrick Thomas
Most Valuable Player Joel Spear
U23 Men Div 4 Red Most Valuable Player Lachlan Pols
Most Improved Player Alex Parker
U23 Men Div 4 Black Most Valuable Player Simon Talanskas
Most Dedicated Player Stewart Connor
Dora Mudge Award Paige Hooper
Keith Miller Award Patrick Thomas

2012 SENIOR TROPHIES
Age Div Gender Trophy Category First Name Last Name

U12 Div 1 Boys Most Valuable Player Cody Dodd
U12 Div 1 Boys Most Improved Player Brayden Earl
U12 Div 2 Boys Most Improved Player James Dixon
U12 Div 2 Boys Most Consistent player Blake Lukat
U12 Div 1 Girls Most Improved Player Staci Kennedy
U12 Div 1 Girls Most Consistent player Molly Whitmore
U12 Div 2 Girls Most Valuable Player Mikayla Shefeld
U12 Div 2 Girls Most Improved Player Megan Pettit
U12 Div 3 Girls Most Valuable Player Tess Boulton
U12 Div 3 Girls Most Consistent Player Holly Gould
U14 Div 1 Boys Most Valuable Player Lachlan Haufe
U14 Div 1 Boys Best Defensive Player Connor Dickinson
U14 Div 1 Boys Most Improved Player Adam Robertson
U14 Div 2 Boys Most Consistent Player Stephen Brown
U14 Div 2 Boys Most Improved Player Mitchell Ash
U14 Div 6 Boys Most Consistent Player Nathan Reid
U14 Div 6 Boys Most Improved Player Matthew Feueraerdt
U14 Div 1 Girls Most Valuable Player Alex Pearce
U14 Div 1 Girls Coaches Trophy Matilda Raynes
U14 Div 2 Girls Most Valuable Player Jade Rich
U14 Div 2 Girls Most Improved Player Ruby-Rose Fogarty
U14 Div 3 Girls Most Improved Player Aleesha Johns
U14 Div 3 Girls Most Dedicated Player Nikita Pumpa
U16 Div 1 Boys Most Valuable Player Hunter Wren
U16 Div 1 Boys Most Valuable Player - R/Up Nikolas DeSantis
U16 Div 2 Boys Most Valuable Player Jayden Godfrey
U16 Div 2 Boys Most Improved Player Jarrod Pettit
U16 WABC 3 Boys Most Valuable Player Shimron Lobo
U16 WABC 3 Boys Most Improved Player Mitchell Boulton
U16 WABC 3 Boys Most Consistent Player Eli Stankovic
U16 WABC 5 Boys Most Consistent Player Jordan Evens
U16 WABC 5 Boys Most Improved Player Harry Rickard
U16 Div 1 Girls Most Improved Player Ashlee Gould
U16 Div 1 Girls Best Team Player Keeley Pearce
U16 Div 2 Girls Most Improved Player Nikki Mitric
U16 Div 2 Girls Best Team Player Kelsey Magnusson
U16 Div 3 Girls Most Valuable Player Hannah Brown
U16 Div 3 Girls Most Consistent Player Hannah Fahey
U18 Div 1 Boys Most Valuable Player Ben Rennie
U18 Div 1 Boys Best Team Man Sam Bugeja
U18 Div 2 Boys Most Valuable Player Jayden Heffernan
U18 Div 2 Boys Best Team Player Todd Winter
U18 Div 3 Boys Coaches Award Harry Nelli
U18 Div 3 Boys Most Valuable Player Gorjan Stefanovski
U18 Div 4 Boys Most Valuable Player Tyson Rogers
U18 Div 4 Boys Best Team Player James Gaskell
U18 Div 1 Girls Most Valuable Player Mikalya Lappin
U18 Div 1 Girls Best Team Player Grace Taylor
2012 JUNIOR TROPHIES
State Team Representation
U16 Girls State Rachel Weidemann
U16 Girls State Keeley Pearce
U18 Girls State Aimee Herriman
U18 Boys State Sam Bugeja
U18 Boys State Brandon Gleaves
U20 Men State Joel Spear
U20 Men State Patrick Thomas
U18 3 x 3 Boys State Joel Spear
U18 3 x 3 Boys State Patrick Thomas

National Team Representation
U16 3 x 3 Boys National Ben Rennie
U19 3 x 3 Men National Joel Spear
U19 3 x 3 Men National - Reserve Patrick Thomas

U10 Div 3 Boys

Lachlan Davis
Tom Hinson
Josiah Dacumos
Alexander Bet
Hudson Faerber
Koby Poulton
Bradyn Davis
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Participation Trophies
U10 Div 1 Boys
Martinez Septoe
Zane Fiacchi
Samuel Howard
Cameron Calleja
Nathan Robertson
Kane Robertson
Jordan Hodges
Christopher Decrea
James Ingham
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