Gloucestershire Basket Ball Association

Level II Referees Course

Applications are invited from those who would like to take the Level 2 Referees Award of England Basketball. Details are as follows;

Day 1
Saturday 16th June 2012, 09.30-17.00.
St Augustine’s Catholic College, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, BA14 9EN

Day 2
Sunday 17th June 2012, 09.30-17.00
Wycliffe College, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, GL10 2JQ

Cost £65.00

The Level 2 Award is for candidates who wish to officiate in local senior club games or good standard junior/school matches. They should have some prior knowledge of the rules of basketball or have already gained the Level 1 award.

Candidates who are successful on the course and who pass the theory examination will be invited to complete the course requirements by refereeing three full length games with a Level 3 official and will be mentored by an appointed GBBA referee.

To apply for the course, please visit click on the COURSES link of this website to download the application form. Closing date for applications is Friday 8th June 2012. Joining details will be sent to all those who apply.

Annual General Meeting

Dear Colleagues

This is a notice that the Annual General Meeting will be held at Tewkesbury Rugby Football Club, Lankett Lane, GL20 5PG on Monday 28 May at 7:15 p.m.

Refreshments will be provided as usual, and the bar will be available.

Teams in current membership of the league, committee members, and guests invited by the Chair may attend. Should a vote be required on any matter, each team (except any who have outstanding debts) and each committee member shall be permitted one vote.

Teams who do not send a representative are subject to an automatic fine of £25.

Any proposals for changes to the League Constitution and Rules, along with any items for the agenda should be sent to me by Sunday 20 May.

Regards

Paul Christensen

Chair

Proposal for Youth Development League

Dear all,

Could you please let me know (by Tuesday 15 May), if there is any potential interest in such a league/competition? This would not be a commitment at this stage.

If there is sufficient interest, we could negotiate the details later.

The basic aim would be to cater for players not of the standard/commitment for EBL, but who would benefit from some kind of junior competition rather than the senior GBL.

The rest would be decided on the best fit for the majority:

• Age group?
• Format (central venue, home and away, mini tournaments?)
• Frequency of games/tournaments

Please forward this to anyone else you think might be interested, and let me know if you would be interested in further discussion of this.

Best regards

Paul Christensen

Office +44 1452 611320
Mobile +44 777 220 550 1

South West Basketball

Could I please bring a few items to your attention regarding age group basketball in the South West?

SOUTH WEST REGIONAL LEAGUES

This past season, we ran leagues for U14 boys and (non-national league) U15/U16 boys, based on 3-4 team tournaments, with each team playing on 6-8 dates, and staging two tournaments.

The original aim was to cater for teams who could not commit to the weekly schedule of national leagues.

As the deadline for national league entries is only 4 weeks away, could you please let me know if you are intending to enter the EB competition, or whether you would enter a similar regional league in the coming season.

I have had a further proposal of the regional league(s) being based upon central (minimum double court) venues around the region, with an initial entry fee which would cover the costs of venue hire. If the regional league would interest you, please let me know your views on this format.

Whilst we were unable to get sufficient support for girls leagues last year, we would certainly be keen to hear from anyone who might have a girls team.

CANDIDATES FOR REGIONAL TEAMS

As most of you will be aware, we have now begun the summer programmes for the Regional Development Teams for boys and girls at U13 (born 1999-2000), U15 (1997-98) and U17 (1995-96).

Initial training squads have been selected following try outs for which club and school coaches were able to nominate suitable players. It is still possible to recommend OUTSTANDING candidates where there was a particular reason why they could not be seen at the first stage (e.g. moved into the area, very young player new to the game, big improvement after a couple of months). Please contact me in the first instance. Please remember that only players eligible to play for England (holding a British passport) are able to represent regional teams.

There is no longer an "open trial" situation, or the opportunity to just show up at a training day to try out.

Naturally, it helps the coaches to see all prospective squad members at the start (not least to judge numbers for selection) and they cannot be distracted from their main job of developing players and preparing the team by the continuous arrival of more players who may not be up to the same standard, and will have missed some of the instruction.

However, please do not let this stop you from recommending players who are likely to make a significant contribution at regional level.

BOYS BORN 1998

This is currently the smallest regional group (16 players at present). We feel certain that there must be players out there with talent, of whom we are unaware. Looking at the current profile of the group, we are particularly keen to identify players who are big/tall/long and/or who are explosive athletes. Raw skills are not necessarily a barrier, but we are seeking potential "warriors"! As this group does not have a Regional Development Tournament this year, we have more time to look at potential long-term talent. Please contact me to discuss any player you feel might fit the bill.

Finally, the Regional Management Committee''s brief is to cater for those areas which cannot reasonably dealt with at local level. Regional teams and Level 3 coach/official education are obvious examples. However, there''s probably a lot more we could do. Please contact me or your local RMC representative if you have any proposals.



Best regards

Paul Christensen

Office +44 1452 611320
Mobile +44 777 220 550 1

Cup Tournament Match Results

401 Hereford Black Cats 21 - 58 Pumas

402 Hereford Black Cats 44 - 53 YMCA Hawks

403 Pumas 46 - 32 YMCA Hawks

404 Gloucester Blazers 12 - 62 YMCA Hawks

405 Hereford Black Cats 64 - 42 Gloucester Blazers

406 Pumas 45 - 18 Gloucester Blazers

407 Warriors 20 - 0 University of Gloucestershire Raiders

408 Cougars 30 - 57 Worcester Wolves

409 Warriors 51 - 64 Cougars

410 Worcester Wolves 66 - 45 Warriors

411 Worcester Wolves 20 - 0 University of Gloucestershire Raiders

412 Cougars 20 - 0 University of Gloucestershire Raiders

SEMI-FINALS

450 Pumas 47 - 50 Cougars

451 YMCA Hawks 43 - 41 Worcester Basketball

FINAL

455 Cougars 34 - 30 YMCA Hawks

Handicap Cup Competition

Congratulations to the Cougars who held on to their lead to beat the YMCA Hawks in the final of todays handicap cup competition.

Match Result

220 Tornadoes 99 - 101 Hereford Black Cats

Division Champions

The result above brings to an end the league part of the season.

Congratulations to Hereford Black Cats for winning the Division 1 title in their first season in the GBBA.

Congratutaions also to the YMCA Hawks who lost only one game on their way to winning the Division 2 title.

All that remains is the handicap tournament being played tomorrow at Wycliffe College, Bath Road, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, GL10 2JQ.

Cup Competition - Sunday 29th April, 2012

It has been decided that the eligibility criteria for this Sundays cup competition should be changed to :

To be eligible to play in the cup competitions, a player must have been registered with their team as at 12 noon on 25 April 2012. There is no minimum number of games required.

Match Result

229 Hereford Mavericks 65 - 52 Tornadoes

Cup Competition - Sunday 29th April, 2012

This years cup competition will take place on Sunday 29th April at Wycliffe College, Bath Road, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, GL10 2JQ.

NOTE:To be eligible to play in the cup competitions, a player must have appeared on 5 score sheets for that team at anytime during the 2011/2012 season.

POOLS
A	B
Black Cats	Cougars
Blazers	Raiders
Hawks	Warriors
Mavericks	Wolves
Pumas

FIXTURES
Time	Court 1	Court 2
10:10	Black Cats -v- Pumas	Hawks -v- Mavericks
10:40	Black Cats -v- Hawks	Warriors -v- Raiders
11:10	Mavericks -v- Blazers	Cougars -v- Wolves
11:40	Pumas -v- Hawks	Warriors -v- Cougars
12:10	Balck Cats -v- Mavericks	Wolves -v- Warriors
12:40	Blazers -v- Hawks	Wolves -v- Raiders
13:10	Black Cats -v- Blazers	Cougars -v- Raiders
13:40	Pumas -v- Mavericks
14:10	Pumas -v- Blazers
14:50	Winner Pool A -v- Runner Up Pool B
15:20	Runner Up Group A - Winner Group B
15:50	FINAL

Times are approximate - teams should be ready to play 10 minutes before the stated time

• Games to be played with 2 ten-minute halves
• 2 minute half-time
• Each team allowed 1 time-out in the 2nd half only
• In the event of a draw, games will feature a 2 minute overtime.
• 3 personal fouls per player and 4 team fouls per half
• Foul in the act of shooting - basket missed : (2/3) points awarded
• Foul in the act of shooting - basket scored : (2/3) points awarded + 1 bonus point
• 4th team foul - automatic 1 point for non-offending team plus possession
• Unsportsmanlike / technical fouls - 3 points plus possession

There is a £30 team entry to cover court costs which is payable on the day. The GBBA will cover all referee costs. We would ask teams to provide a table official for their games. However, if anyone knows some young people who fancy a days work - we would certainly consider a payment.

Referees - We are struggling a little - so please help if you are available. Fee is half-normal match fee per game (plus travel expenses).

Re-Arranged Match

229 Mavericks v Tornadoes, will now be played on Monday 23rd April

Forfeited Match

228 Hereford Mavericks 20 - 0 Pumas

Re-Arranged Match

220 Black Cats v Tornadoes, will now be played on Friday 27th April.

NOTE: The above match will be played at Bournside School, Cheltenham.

Forfeited Match

213 Gloucester Blazers 0 - 20 Hereford Black Cats

Forfeited Match

206 Warriors 20 - 0 Hereford Mavericks

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