WE WOULD LIKE TO WISH ALL
ROWVILLE ROCKETS PLAYERS
AND THEIR FAMILIES
A SAFE AND HAPPY
CHRISTMAS.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO A
SUCCESSFUL YEAR IN 2003
HAPPY
BIRTHDAY In DECEMBER to
Michael Granieri 2/12/92
Trent Wardrope 3/12/87
Matthew Read 4/12/85
Allan Maxwell 5/12/91
Max Mc Ara 6/12/91
Matthew Dols 9/12/91
Jared Neate 11/12/89
Greg Adams 13/12/88
Benjamin Choong 13/12/93
Stefan Frederic 14/12/89
Meagan Johnson 17/12/92
Alex Stoddart 18/12/90
R’Neil De silva 18/12/90
Lewis Ferguson 18/12/92
Tyler Ward 18/12/96
Adam Gaggino 20/12/87
Thani Seretis 20/12/90
Cassie Jenkins 21/12/87
Jayden Wall 21/12/92
Adam Jopling 23/12/91
Brittany King 24/12/93
Rachael King 24/12/93
Susannah Holmes 25/12/90
Shivaun Testa 27/12/94
Lachlan Petrie 29/12/93
Annette Thomsen 30/12/86
TRAINING SESSIONS FOR 2002
WILL
CONCLUDE DURING THE
WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 13TH
2002.
TRAINING WILL RECOMMENCE
DURING THE WEEK STARTING 3RD FEBRUARY, 2003
The club’s presentation and fun day was an outstanding success and well attended by players and parents.
Special thanks to our guest presenters: Andrew Gaze and Knox councillor, Emanuele Cicchiello. I am sure everyone agrees that Andrew was extremely generous with his time and that his appearance made the day extra special (apologies to Bruce McAvaney!).
The
auction went very well (as did the raffle and other fund raisers), thanks to
our very generous sponsors, and particular thanks, to our star auctioneer, John
Shore. John is a great supporter of the
club and we thank him for his efforts.
The amount raised will go toward funding the changeover to our new
uniforms.
Finally,
but by no means least, extra special thanks to all of the committee. The planning and organization of the day was
time consuming, but worked due to a wonderful team effort. Hopefully it was appreciated by all who
attended!
To
all members and families, have a merry Christmas and a safe and happy New
Year. Good luck with your basketball,
and don’t forget that we need more volunteers to assist us on
the committee……maybe 2003 is the year that you
can help out.
Dean
Templeton
President
CONGRATULATIONS
To those Rowville Rockets
players who were
successful in being
selected for
Dandenong Rangers
&
Knox Raiders teams.
A full list of those who
“made it” will be published in the next newsletter.
TEAM MANAGERS
The
February issue of
the“Rocketeer”
will be
available from your committee “liaison”
member
during the week of February 4th,
2003
Committee “Liaison” Members
Below is a list of Committee
members and the
teams by which they will
be representing for this season.
THERE HAVE
BEEN SEVERAL CHANGES MADE FROM THE PREVIOUS LIST.
CHANGES ARE
MARKED WITH AN ASTERISX.
Please note which member is your
team representative, as they will be
liaising with you on a regular basis.
|
Team |
Coach |
Representative |
|
DANDENONG |
|
|
|
Boys U/9 1 |
Peter Hall |
Christine Peters |
|
Boys U/9 2 |
Jenny Gibbons |
Christine Peters |
|
Boys U/10 1 |
Greg Thomas |
Peter Farragher |
|
Boys U/10 2 |
Carl Jones |
Melinda Visca |
|
Boys U/11 1 |
Darren Andreola |
Melinda Visca |
|
Boys U/11 2 |
Peter Farragher |
Peter Farragher |
|
Boys U/113 |
Christine Peters |
Peter Friend |
|
Boys U/12 1 |
Gary James |
Peter Farragher |
|
Boys U/12 2 |
Sandra Chapman |
Sue Ewin |
|
Boys U/12 3 |
Bevan Williams |
Melinda Visca |
|
Boys U/12 4 |
Joe Guerin |
Allan Billham |
|
Boys U/12 5 |
John Abbott |
Di Lehmann |
|
Boys U/14 1 |
Peter Farragher |
Peter Farragher |
|
Boys U/14 2 |
Fred Dykman |
Mark Plumridge |
|
* Boys U/14 3 |
Steve Heuston |
Allan Billham |
|
Boys U/14 4 |
Colin Bellinger |
Edwine Stoove |
|
Boys U/14 5 |
Luke Ryan |
Edwine Stoove |
|
Boys U/14 6 |
Joe Scerri |
Di Lehmann |
|
Boys U/16 1 |
Mark Plumridge |
Mark Plumridge |
|
Girls U/10 1 |
Mark Alton |
Peter Farragher |
|
Girls U/10 2 |
Teagan Chapman |
Sue Ewin |
|
Girls U/11 |
Shane Paxton/Melinda Visca |
Melinda Visca |
|
Team |
Coach |
Representative |
|
KNOX |
|
|
|
Boys U/8 1 |
Chris Bannister |
Christine Peters |
|
Boys U/10 1 |
Geoff Glenn |
Christine Peters |
|
Boys U/10 2 |
Sharon Waterhouse |
Allan Billham |
|
Boys U/10 3 |
Brett Petrie |
Peter Farragher |
|
* Boys U/12 1 |
Rick Feore |
Allan Billham |
|
Boys U/12 2 |
Adrian Paull |
Allan Billham |
|
Boys U/12 3 |
Greg Marshall |
Dean Templeton |
|
Boys U/12 4 |
Paul Tatlock/ Jessica Mason |
Raelene Unsworth |
|
Boys U/12 5 |
Charles Heap/Matthew Heap |
Charles Heap |
|
Boys U/14 1 |
Julian Szekely |
Sue Ellul |
|
Boys U/14 2 |
Carol Gaulke |
Raelene Unsworth |
|
Boys U/16 1 |
Brad Connors |
Edwine Stoove |
|
Boys U/16 2 |
Ray Wheeler |
Edwine Stoove |
|
Boys U/16 3 |
Daniel Phillips |
Mark Plumridge |
|
Boys U/16 4 |
Phillip Caddy |
Peter Friend |
|
Boys U/16 5 |
Calvin Braga |
Sue Ellul |
|
Boys U/18 1 |
Joe Braga |
Sue Ellul |
|
Boys U/20 1 |
Terry Robbins |
Charles Heap |
|
Boys U/20 2 |
Daniel Phillips |
Mark Plumridge |
|
* Girls U/10 1 |
John Shore |
Allan Billham |
|
Girls U/10 2 |
Paul Goerick |
Dean Templeton |
|
Girls U/12 1 |
Dean Templeton |
Dean Templeton |
|
Girls U/12 2 |
Peter Friend |
Peter Friend |
|
Girls U/12 3 |
Stuart Hocking |
Dean Templeton |
|
Girls U/14 1 |
Peter Friend |
Peter Friend |
|
Girls U/14 2 |
Mal Bendle |
Christine Peters |
|
* Girls U/14 3 |
Judy Alabaster |
Allan Billham |
|
* Girls U/14 4 |
Anna Girardo |
Allan Billham |
|
* Girls U/16 1 |
Fred Dykman |
Allan Billham |
|
Girls U/16 2 |
Arend Slink |
Raelene Unsworth |
|
Girls U/16 3 |
Neil Williams |
Allan Billham |
|
Girls U/18 1 |
Mike Vanin |
Nikki Johnson |
|
* Girls U/18 2 |
Henrik Thomsen |
Di Lehmann |
|
Girls U/18 3 |
Linda Petrie |
Nikki Johnson |
FIRST AID KITS
If any team manager requires a first aid kit,
or needs additional supplies,
please contact Allan Billham on 9763 5224.
A NOTE TO ALL KNOX TEAM MANAGERS
To avoid
some of the major problems
encountered last season, KBA grade secretaries have been instructed
we will now be following …………….
1.
Any names
crossed off the scoresheet will remain active
unless there is a notation on the back of the scoresheet, that the particular
player is no longer a member of that team.
2.
Any handwritten names on scoresheet, will be made inactive unless there is a
notation on the back of the scoresheet, stating that the player is now a
regular member of the team.
3.
Where there is a duplicate number e.g.(2) #10’s on
the scoresheet, one will be made
inactive, unless again there is a notation on the back of the
scoresheet, advising the grade sec. that a number has been changed, or that one
of the number’s was a fill-in player for that week only.
BABYSITTING!!
We have had a couple of incidents where
parents have not only dropped off their child (players) for training, but have
also left siblings (non players) at the training venue while they (i/e the
parent) has left to return home, shop or run errands. Coaches cannot be expected to manage children other than those in
their team.
Please
do not burden them with extra children without first gaining their approval and understanding.
DRAFT
GUIDELINES FOR SAFE INSTALLATION AND USE OF BASKETBALL RINGS
These
guidelines apply to the installation and safe use of basketball rings and
should be strictly adhered to in order to reduce the risk of accidental injury.
1.
Rings and backboards, under normal Victorian
backyard conditions, should ideally be fixed to a hot dip galvanised steel
post -
90mm x 90mm with a 5mm wall thickness would be adequate. The post should be set at least 800mm into a
mass concrete footing 500mm x 500mm (or 500mm diameter) by 1 metre deep. Alternative systems can be provided by
a structural engineer or by the equipment manufacturer.
2.
Rings and backboards should not be fixed
under any circumstances to a single skin or brickwork - such as a parapet above
a garage door or lintel.
3.
Rings and backboards should not be fixed to
any brickwork or any other structure without a structural engineer’s advice.
4.
The stability of a brick wall or any other
supporting structure can deteriorate over time and therefore the structural safety
of the ring and backboard installation should be checked on a regular basis.
5.
If there is any doubt about the safety or
stability or an installation, consult a structural engineer.
6.
Children should be told never to hang or
swing off the ring.
7.
Parents should educate children never to use
a ladder, mattress, trampoline or any other device to help them hang or swing
off the ring.
(PLEASE
KEEP THESE POINTS IN MIND IF SANTA BRINGS A NEW BASKETBALL RING TO YOUR HOME).
Congratulations to the following players
on receiving awards at our recent fun / presentation day:
|
TEAM |
MOST
VALUABLE PLAYER |
COACHES
AWARD |
|
U11.1
Boys - Dandenong |
Jayden Wall |
Sam Walsh |
|
U 11.2
Boys - Dandenong |
Taylor
Garnder |
Tyler Burge |
|
U 12.1
Boys - Dandenong |
Max Mc Ara |
Nathan
Madder |
|
U 12.2
Boys - Dandenong |
Nathan Walsh |
Sam Donchi |
|
U 12.3
Boys - Dandenong |
Nathan
Canning |
Jonathon
Coralie |
|
U 12.4
Boys - Dandenong |
Matthew Dols |
Allan
Maxwell |
|
U 14.1
Boys - Dandenong |
Joshua
Farragher |
Damian
Garner |
|
U 14.2
Boys - Dandenong |
Joshua Dare |
Ben Hall |
|
U 14.3
Boys - Dandenong |
Iouri
Gorianov |
Darren
Catmull |
|
U 14.4
Boys - Dandenong |
Sean Dykman |
Aaron
Pottenger |
|
U 14.5
Boys - Dandenong |
Gianni
Marino |
Matthew
Castellucci |
|
U 16.1
Boys - Dandenong |
Matthew Heap |
Christopher
Plumridge |
|
U 12.2
Girls - Knox |
Brianna
Smith |
Ailsa
Rajasingham |
|
U 12.3
Girls - Knox |
Lauren
Sedevcich |
Caitlyn
Petrie |
|
U 12.4
Girls - Knox |
Mia Friend |
Melissa
Dierickx |
|
U 14.1
Girls - Knox |
Jessica
Cronin |
Shelley
Beyer |
|
U 14.2
Girls - Knox |
Morgan
Peters |
Jenna Van
Wamel |
|
U 14.3 Girls -
Knox |
Emma
Unsworth |
Sehaj Luthra |
|
U 16.1
Girls - Knox |
Jane Vanin |
Tanya Bayer |
|
U 16.2
Girls - Knox |
Jamie
Copeland |
Rebecca
Dykman |
|
U 16.3
Girls - Knox |
Krystal
Sharp |
Samantha
Gallagher |
|
U 16.4
Girls - Knox |
Jessica
Mason |
Kelly
Zygraich |
|
U 18.1
Girls - Knox |
Rebecca
Petty |
Katie Riley |
|
U 18.2
Girls - Knox |
Kristal
Johnson & Kate Williams |
Eloise
Haynes |
|
U 12.1
Boys - Knox |
Simon Grant |
Ben
Bronsgeest |
|
U 12.2
Boys - Knox |
Nikolas
Schoenmakers |
James Walker |
|
U 12.3
Boys - Knox |
Tim
Buckingham |
Nathan Van
Hout |
|
U 14.1
Boys - Knox |
Scott
Templeton |
Tyrone
Wilhelm |
|
U 14.2
Boys - Knox |
Luke Shore |
Leigh Mc
Innes |
|
U 14.3
Boys - Knox |
Greg Madder |
Justin
D’rosario |
|
U
16.1Boys - Knox |
Michael
O’Connor |
Tom
Payne-Gill |
|
U 16.2
Boys - Knox |
Chris
Bannister |
Jarrod Dare |
|
U 16.3
Boys - Knox |
Brad Johnson |
Jon Watson |
|
U 18.1
Boys - Knox |
Brad
Matthews |
James
Unsworth |
|
U 20.1
Boys - Knox |
Shayne
Robbins |
Michael
Duthil |
|
U 20.2
Boys - Knox |
Chris
Klimecki |
Richard
White |
|
ROCKET CONTACTS |
|
|
President |
Dean
Templeton 9753 2762 |
|
Secretary |
Allan
Billham 9763 5224 |
|
Treasurer |
Charles
Heap 9759 7178 |
|
Vice President |
Mark
Plumridge 9752 8998 |
|
Assistant Treasurer |
Raelene Unsworth 9763 4450 |
|
Teams Controller—Communication |
Christine Peters 9755 7333 |
|
Registrar |
Sue
Ellul 9759
6068 |
|
Dandenong Coordinator1 Coordinator 2 |
Peter
Farragher 9795 7477 Melinda
Visca 9764 3317 |
|
Knox Coordinators Girls Boys 8—12Boys 14—18 |
Nikki
Johnson 9759 7259 Edwine
Stoove 9764 4506 |
|
Uniforms/Property |
Sue
Ewin 9752 9951 |
|
Uniform Orders |
Angie
Rondinella 9759 6264 |
|
Newsletter |
Diane
Lehmann 9752 7653 |
|
Coaching Director |
Peter
Friend 9763 5944 |