TEAM SELECTION POLICY Objectives and Responsibilities To ensure the enjoyment of all players within the club – through equal participation. To place players in teams appropriate to their current or future skill level and development. To develop all players to the maximum of their ability. To field competitive teams in all grades in each age…
The Club works to ensure the safety and well being of each and every player and coach, at every playing and training venue. The Club does not have the personnel or resources to provide a qualified first aid practitioner at every playing or training venue. However, the Club is committed to ensuring that suitably designated…
Bentleigh Lakers Basketball Club is a club that wishes to uphold a welcoming and inclusive environment to all its members, players and volunteers. The Child Safe Policy has been written to demonstrate the strong commitment of the management, staff and volunteers of the Bentleigh Lakers Basketball Club to child safety and to provide an outline…
HUGHESDALE PRIMARY SCHOOL OPENING AND CLOSING PROCEDURES is attached: Hughesdale Stadium_Procedure_April 2025 Please note: There should be no unsupervised children on the school grounds. Please wait with your child until appropriate adult supervision is present. We have access to the court, toilets and the entry areas ONLY. All other areas are OUT OF BOUNDS including…
Valkstone Opening & Closing Procedures All coaches must comply with the Opening & Closing procedures attached below Valkstone Stadium_Procedure_April 2024 Please note: There should be no unsupervised children on the school grounds. Please wait with your child until appropriate adult supervision is present. We have access to the court, toilets and the entry areas ONLY….
In close games of basketball from junior games all the way to the NBL you may hear spectators, coaches and team mates shouting ‘foul or stop, foul or stop”. In this article our head coach talks about how intentional fouling is NEVER an option. Please click on the PDF file below for more information on…
In the domestic basketball scene screening is a skill that is massively under utilised. It can be used to devastating effect and is of particular benefit for smaller teams, to give them more scoring options than just fast breaks. Please click on the PDF file below for more information on Coaches Corner – Screening Coaches…
Talls Session 24/2/2015 Thank you to the girls who attended last nights session. Hopefully you all learnt at least one new move or picked up some technique refinement. Very impressed that you all kept very well focussed (except for maybe the last 5 minutes). Use the attachment as a reference and try and explain all…
The golden rule of dribbling is simple. Dribble for a purpose. Primarily, to make a move to the basket or, to open a passing lane. Dribbling of course also allows us to advance the ball, but passing ahead is nearly always a quicker option. Please click on the PDF file below for more information on…
I think every coach understands that a basket stopped is every bit as important as a basket scored and that in any given match you spend approximately half the time in defence. So with that in mind ask yourself this, how much of your training do you dedicate to defensive skills? Please click on the…