Newsletter
of the Rowville Rockets Basketball Club
PO BOX
2060, Rowville, 3178
http://rowvillerockets.tripod.com
Dear Rockets,
I
would like to take this opportunity to congratulate all teams that made the
finals at Dandenong. Out of the teams
entered, only one missed out on a finals position.
The
Under 14/1 team won their grand final by two points after giving their coach
some concern near the end.
Congratulations!
The
Under 12/3 team made the grand final but were just beaten. This was a great effort and they should be
proud of their achievement. I would
like to thank Gary James for
agreeing to coach this team at the last
minute.
Good
luck to all teams at Knox looking at finals.
On
a disappointing note, it has come to my attention that some people are not paid
up financially. Unless all outstanding
Winter Season fees are paid or have made some
arrangement with the Club, your child or
children will not take the court for the Summer Season. As a club we are trying our best to keep
costs down, our figures are based on all members paying their fees. Playing basketball for a club is not a free
service, by not paying fees everyone is
disadvantaged. The club is charged team
fees and training venue fees, regardless of whether we have collected the money
from our members or not. If you are
having difficulty making payments, please contact Robyn on 9752 9010 to arrange a payment plan. This will be done in the strictest of
confidence. Because of the large amount
of families that have money outstanding, the club will enforce a NO PAY, NO
PLAY policy.
Regards,
Peter Farragher
President
“Rebel
Sport”
The Rowville Rockets Club
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24687
Quote this number when
making purchases from
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to receive a 5% discount.
Happy
Birthday in OCTOBER to
Paul Ferre 1/10/88
Krystal Sharp 2/10/87
Victoria Howard 3/10/83
Shane Gray 3/10/87
Dean Mendes 6/10/89
Joshua Ewin 7/10/89
Nathan Canning 9/10/91
Kate Cronin 11/10/85
Ben Heuston 11/10/89
Lynsey Pritchard 11/10/89
Gavin Knight 12/10/88
Casey Alabaster 12/10/90
James Unsworth 13/10/84
Robert McBride 17/10/84
Danelle Thiele 17/10/89
Kayla Thiele 17/10/89
Andrew Hudson 18/10/85
Jane Vanin 20/10/86
Brendan Moseley 21/10/86
Calvin Craik 21/10/87
Brad Paull 23/10/92
Travis Fearon-Brown 24/10/86
Charlotte Howard 25/10/90
Warren Fawkner 26/10/89
Ben D’Rosario 26/10/90
Kate Green 27/10/86
Jack Rickard 27/10/92
Tim Woods 28/10/85
Greg Madder 28/10/88
Benjamin Hall 29/10/89
Ailsa Rajasingham 29/10/91
Mitchell Garner 29/10/91
Alec Farragher 29/10/93
Simon Reed 31/10/88
Scott Tansley 31/10/89
URGENT
Coaches for the
Summer Season Wanted Desperately
Each
season we submit up to as many as 47 teams, which require coaches. Because of the large number, we are looking
to encourage as many parents as possible to take on the role of coach or even
to start out as an assistant to an existing coach.
We have
produced manuals, coaching tips and are
running
clinics to help anybody who is thinking of starting out.
Each
association runs a Level 0 course that we can
organise
your attendance at.
We would also like to encourage any of our older aged
players (16—18) to think about the role of coaching and passing on the
knowledge you have gained from your coaches over your career.
Please contact Mark Plumridge on 9752 8998 or Aldo Sedevcich on 9763 4665 if you would like to discuss this further.
A Note
regarding
the
Family Surveys
Thankyou to those families
that have
responded to the family
survey which was
attached to the September
issue of
“The Rocketeer”.
We are still interested in
hearing from more families in regards to what it is that you want from your
club.
Please
complete the survey and return it to us in one of the following ways:
·
Send by post to
PO BOX 2060, Rowville, 3178
·
Online through our web site -
http://rowvillerockets.tripod.com
·
Hand it to a committee member
ROWVILLE ROCKETS
FAMILY FUN DAY
WHEN: Sunday November 25th, 2001
3pm -
6pm
WHERE: Rowville Community Centre
Fulham
Road, Rowville
Trophy
presentations to be made by
DARREN
SMITH
Of the
TITANS
BBQ
Food Available
Beer,
Wine and Soft Drink Available for sale
Great
Door Prizes
Rowville
Rockets “Special Effort” drawn
1st
Prize - 4 Burner BBQ
2nd
Prize - Framed Titans Singlet
3rd
Prize - Converse Gear
Basketball
Shooting and Dribbling Games
for all
kids and parents
A Great Day for all the family ………………
DON’T MISS IT
Thankyou
to Peter Farragher, Raelene Unsworth, Roz
Copeland,
Sue Ewin, Sharon
Waterhouse,
Dean Templeton, Debbie Wardrope, Mark
Plumridge
and Aldo Sedevcich for manning the sausage sizzle held at the Boronia Stadium
on
Saturday 15th September. I’m sure that
all of the above people wont want to look at
another
sausage for quite some time, cooking around 6oo
sausages
on the day has seen to that.
A huge
Thanks must also go to
Jamie
Burgess for supplying us with the bread, Mark Plumridge for supplying the
onions, and last, but no means least, Dean Templeton for once again
supplying
some Converse gear for the raffle. All
of these things at no cost to the club.
The
raffle was won by the Unsworth family.
The
clubs’ profit for the day was $416.70.
]
A great
effort team, well done, and again thanks to all
involved.
We
have vacancies for Under 8 girls for the
upcoming
Summer Season at Knox.
Uniforms
for Under 8 girls are FREE for the first season.
Beginners
are most welcome.
All
enquiries to the club Registrar, Sue Ellul on 9759 6068
COACHING
CLINIC
After
the success and positive feedback from the last clinic, we shall be running
another coaches clinic on Tuesday Night, 30th October, 2001, at the Community
Centre to start at 7.30 pm.
We
have been able to secure the services of Damien Kotter—Coaching Director KABA
to run this clinic and we have asked him to concentrate on running offensive
drills and show how to get the best from set plays.
We
would encourage all current Rockets coaches and assistants to attend this
clinic to add some more ideas to your training program. We would also encourage any parents and
players that are thinking of becoming a coach in the
future
to attend, as the clinic is free and all Rockets members are welcome.
At
the completion of the clinic at 9.00 pm we shall hold a brief Coaches meeting
for Knox Coaches that will be
coaching
during the summer season, to distribute the team list and discuss any rule
changes and review club policies and expectations of Rowville Rockets coaches.
Please
mark this date down in your calendar as an event not to be missed.
Titans basketball club has
established a basketball
development division called
TITANS ZONE.
It exists to provide a range of
opportunities for both boys and girls aged
from 9 to 23 to gain a variety of experiences to
assist them in achieving their goals. It will also increase the
awareness of the players to the necessary
commitment and
discipline required to make it to the
highest level in sport and in life.
If you have the desire to
improve your basketball skills in a
disciplined and professional program you can register for the next trials to be
run by contacting the Titans on
9752 1009 and ask to speak to Dean Perry
the Head Coach of Titans Zone.
Alternatively you can email him on titanszone@titans.com.au.
You can check out the web site for more
details on the
program at
TEAM
MANAGERS
The November issue of the “Rocketeer”
will be
available
for distribution on Monday November 12th, 2001
|
Team Name |
Knox
U/10 (2) |
|
|
|
Gender |
Girls |
Coach |
Adam
Gaggino |
The
girls have shown great improvement over the course of the season. The most noticeable thing is their ability
to now work as a team which they weren’t doing before. They are still lacking some defensive skills
but that will come. We will also have
to work on their rebounding and really getting in there to get the ball. We are winning a few games, currently
sitting just outside the top 4, but I think if we just work on these couple of
things, we could have a real chance in the finals.
|
Team Name |
U/14
(1) |
Grade |
B |
|
Gender |
Boys |
Coach |
Brad
Connors |
|
Ladder Position |
1st |
After Round |
14 |
The
boys didn’t take long to gel together and have really worked well as a team all
season. Although we are undefeated and
sitting 2 games clear on top, the concentration and commitment of the boys has
not dropped at all. The road to the
finals is now ahead of us and we are really playing some good basketball. Adam Gaggino, Jarrod Dare, Shane Gray and
Matthew Heap have been solid performers every week. Peter McPhillips has been the defensive backbone of the team and
with the rebounding power of Lachlan Allen and Tom Payne-Gill, teams have been
struggling to score against us. Peter
Seretis made a successful return to the game this week after dislocating his
right thumb 3 weeks ago and was a solid performer on the
weekend.
|
Team Name |
U/14
(3) |
Grade |
C |
|
Gender |
Boys |
Coaches Name |
Stuart
Hocking |
|
Ladder Position |
3rd |
|
|
Unfortunately
the team has been plagued with injuries, and some team members have been out
for a
number
of games. Thanks to the assistance of
C/Res and Dandenong team members, we have been able to field a full team and
make an impact on the games. This team
can go a lot further, with some application and attendance at training
sessions, and some members attending games when they are needed. The
overall
court coverage can be a little slow with some members and this can hamper the
challenge in some games. Overall
however, most players skills are well up to the grade level, and adherence to
team play will be the key to success for this season.
|
Team Name |
U/14 |
Grade |
CR |
|
Gender |
Boys |
Coaches Name |
Julian
Szekely |
|
Ladder Position |
2nd |
After Round |
14 |
The Under 14 CR Boys performance throughout
the 14 rounds played was of a high quality of team work, cooperation, and
overall playing as a team was demonstrated by all players well. We are currently ranked 2nd on the ladder
and hoping to be victorious at the end of the season. All players have been albe to work together without any conflicts
or hassles to produce a competitive team for the season. Overall as a coach I am enjoying coaching
and hope to continue to give assistance and help to these keen basketballers at
present and in the future.
|
Team Name |
U/14
(1) - DBA |
Grade |
D |
|
Gender |
Boys |
Coaches Name |
Fred
Dykman |
|
Ladder Position |
1st |
After Round |
GRAND
FINAL |
The
team played Oatlanders for the second time in the finals series, with the
ledger during the season at 2 wins Rowville Rockets, 1 win Oatlanders. Both teams meeting again in the major
playoff for the Premiership Cup. Our
boys having the week off prior to the big game were quietly confident. The game started slowly with both teams
evenly posed at the 10 minute mark with 8 points per side. After the time out, Rowville stepped up the
tempo with excellent team play and finished the first half 8 points up
22—14. The beginning of second half saw
Rowville increase its lead to 12 points, the team playing well and looked in a
commanding lead. However, Oatlanders
decided they wouldn’t go down without a fight and started to revive a comeback. The score board went point for point as the
ball rebounded out of each teams defence, both teams were wearing down with the
pace fast and furious until the last 3 minutes, Rowville had a 7 point
advantage and 9 fouls on the score board.
Oatlanders were pressing and taking control of the game. The Rockets tried to settle the game down
and resume ascendancy. The Oatlanders
had nothing to loose and were determined to make their mark. After the final siren the score boards
stopped at 40—38 in the Rockets favour.
Well done to all the boys, it was a great team victory that went down to
the wire.
May I say the best team won the game.
|
Team Name |
U/16
(1) |
Grade |
B |
|
Gender |
Girls |
Coaches Name |
Grant
Mitchell |
|
Ladder Position |
1st |
After Round |
13 |
The
Under 16 Girls have had an excellent season so far. We have only lost 2 games, and that was due to not having all
players available. In one match we only
had 4 players and went down by 2 points.
As the season
progresses,
the Girls have really improved in their team play. The passing down court is very slick and the movement around the
key has been fantastic. One area that
has really paid off has been the long range shooting. At training the girls practice this area each week (in between
their social chitchat). During games we
now take a high amount of long range shots including 3 pointers. And yes, the 3’s do go in. In one game Sally Riley shot three 3
pointers in a row, much to the coaches delight (and her proud Dad’s
surprise). The team is very flexible
and evenly balanced. Not a tall team, with Monique Mitchell out rebounding most
opposition
each week and giving many inches away, she continually mops up the boards at
both ends, and scores well. The left
handed Rebecca Petty continues to find gaps on her way to the basket as does
Sally Riley and Jane Vanin, whose all-round ability has her working at both
ends with great play. Kate Williams and
Zoe McCombe add to the rebounding area, they also offer great scoring avenues. Shaheeda Abdulla puts pressure on plenty of
opposing players and continues to create a number of steals each game. The one area that has proven extremely well
has been the girls attitude. They go
out to each game and training to have fun at all times.
Now,
if I could only get them to stop talking for a minute, they just might listen
to me.
|
Team Name |
U/16—DBA |
Grade |
D |
|
Gender |
Boys |
Coaches Name |
Mark
Plumridge |
|
Ladder Position |
3rd |
After Round |
1st
Semi Final |
Unfortunately
after having a good season and finishing 3rd on the ladder, we could not
continue the good form and went down in the 1st semi final to the same team we
beat the week before. That’s what
finals are all about, the best team on the day. We have learnt a lot as a team and we are looking forward to next
season
to improve our position and show our true colours.