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FORESTVILLE EAGLES BASKETBALL CLUB DECEMBER 2015

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGEMembers,

Welcome to another Forestville Newsletter. As the year draws to a close it is timely to reflect on our successes at Club, team and individual levels.

Forestville continues to perform very well off the court. The strategies put in place four years ago which began with the creation of the Club Manager position, originally Michele Tucker and now Brad Haydon, has seen the administration of the Club improve significantly. We know there is still more to do but we can also see we are on a long journey of improving this important aspect of our Club. In the Basketball Administration area, the appointment of a Coaching Director has also seen improvement in the consistency of approach with players moving between teams now knowing what offences and defences we run throughout the Club and coaches all pretty much on the same page with playing structures.

Our summer Sundays this year have been very well structured and have provided opportunities for players in an age group to work with players from different divisions allowing us all to have a better appreciation of the skills and capabilities within our Club. I would like to offer my sincere congratulations to Brad Haydon, Richard Dickel, Sharon Simons, Al Green, Darryl Crump, Kate Kerrish and all our casual staff who have been the key contributors to the Club achieving so much over the past 12 months.

As always, I would like to make a special acknowledgement to our junior girls and boys and coaches who were part of the state program this year. We had our highest representation of state players for over ten years which is a great result.

I also want to thank all our junior and senior coaches and team managers for the significant contributions they make to the Club.To the members of the Board and Standing Committees (Basketball and Club Operations), the contributions you make to the Club have been fantastic and without your commitment to the committees, the Club would not be as progressive as it has become.

To the players, parents and care givers, the Club greatly appreciates your loyalty and enthusiasm towards the Club and your contributions to creating a great team atmosphere are greatly appreciated.

Finally, I want to thank Marian and our two sons Nick and Marc for continuing to support me in the role of President of this great Club.

We have much to look forward to in 2016 but until we return in January, I hope you enjoy the break from basketball and more importantly have a great time with your family and friends.

Regards,Milan Djurasevich

Forestville Eagles Club President


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COACHES CORNERIt is almost impossible to overemphasize the importance of

free throws, both to teams and to players. If you have a player

who can make just 4 baskets per game and add 4 free throws

to his total, you have a double-figure scorer. Adding fifteen points from the free throw line to your team’s total would create a very difficult obstacle for you opponents to overcome.In addition, free throw shooting is something that should be

consistent and figured into your game plan. Players should incorporate how to get to the foul line into their game.

What is a Good Foul Shooter?I know this seems like a silly question, but I’ll bet your definition is different than ours.

Free throw shooting is a unique skill. It is the only thing that I

can think of in all sports that every player should be good at. It

is the only skill that the offensive player controls in its entirety.

There is no movement to counteract, there is no reaction to the

defense, and there is no adjustment for range. Foul shooting is

the same skill over and over and over and over again.

Good free throw shooters do the same thing every time. Same

shot, same routine, same reactions - make or miss. In the

NBA, good free throw shooters are the ones that shoot over

80%. While those are the best of the best players, when you

think of it, there really is no reason why players at lower levels

can’t do the same. Realistically, though, they don’t. As you move down in level, the percentages change. On the college

level, players who shoot above 75% are considered good

shooters; while high school players should shoot over 70%.

I, personally, don’t think that anyone over 15 years of age (or high school age) who shoots below 70% is a good free throw

shooter. I think that, if you shoot below 70%, you should look

seriously at making some adjustments, whether it is in form,

routine, or thought process.

Shooting Foul ShotsI am not going to into the technical aspects of the foul shot,

how to hold the ball, elbow toward the rim, follow through,

etc. Those elements are present in all shooting. Free throw

shooting is a very personal process and everyone has his own

style. However, there should be some common elements, and,

since shooting free throws is a repetitive process, each free

throw should be the same, shot after shot.

What is the significance of that dot in regard to free throw shooting?

It’s simple. The dot tells you where to stand. Some players like to stand with their shooting foot on the dot. Some players like

to straddle the dot. Some players will stand 3 feet to the side

of the dot. I am not going to tell you where to stand. I am only

going to say, use the dot so you stand in the same place every

time.

RoutineFouls shooting routine is one of the places that individuality

comes out in regard to foul shooting. Some players will dribble

the ball once, some will dribble 3 times. Richard Hamilton likes

to take 1 dribble to the side. Jason Kidd likes to wind the ball

around his back (he also blows a kiss to his son). The thing that

is common amongst those personal expressions is that they do

it every time.

What is the purpose of a free throw shooting routine?

It is to help you adjust to the uniqueness of the free throw

situation and make it the same shot every time. Think about

the changes that take place during a free throw. During the

body of the game, you are running, cutting, jumping, adjusting

to defense, and reacting to game situations. All of a sudden,

you find yourself standing all alone at the free throw line; no one to stop you; plenty of time to get the shot off. It is such a

different situation from the rest of the time you are on the court,

and the adjustment must be immediate. How do you make

the transition from a game player to a free throw shooter? The

answer is your free throw shooting routine. Your routine will

give you a certain measure of comfort and a trigger mechanism

that you need to meet the unique demands of a free throw.

Mental Aspects of Shooting Free ThrowsThe great philosopher Yogi Berra once said,”90% of this

game is 50% mental.” I think that when it comes to free throw

shooting, Yogi was underestimating the mental aspects.

We must appreciate how difficult it is to stand at the free throw line, knowing that everyone is watching you, and make a free

throw. The flood of thoughts that race through your mind at that time is more like a tsunami. What should you be thinking? The

answer is NOTHING!


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FROM THE COACH’S DESKThe purpose of practice is to make your actions automatic; no thought is required. Build in the muscle memory

and the psychomotor pathways, and tell your mind to get out of the way. Thinking about your shot will only cause

“Analysis-Paralysis.” You will study your shot so closely that you will not be able to shoot. Players, at any level, are

not immune from this

I actually had a discussion with a player who has been in the NBA for several years, has multiple championship

rings, and is considered one of the best 3-point shooters in the league. However, his free throw shooting

percentage hovered around the 50% mark. I asked him how it could be that he is such a good shooter yet has so

much difficulty from the line. He proceeded to tell me that when he shoots from the field, he does not have time to think. But when he shoots free throws, he tries to talk himself through his shot. When he misses, he thinks of all

the adjustments he has to make. I have seen him make hundreds of free throws in practice. I asked him how many

free throws he has taken in his lifetime. He replied that he had probably taken hundreds of thousands over the

course of his life as a basketball player. I wondered why that, after so many shots, he thought that after he missed

one, he had forgotten how to shoot and had to shoot it differently. It is possible to shoot it correctly and not have

it go in. In addition, as a human being, there will be small variations in actions. That does not mean that you have

forgotten how to shoot. It is hard enough to master one shot. If you change your shot every time you miss, you will

be trying to master several shots. Not a likely scenario for improvement.

So don’t analyze your shot after a miss! You’re going to miss some shots. Don’t worry about it and just shoot the ball!

The other mental aspect that I feel is very important is understanding that all shots are the same and carry their

own “intrinsic value,” or their own reward and sense of satisfaction. A free throw in the first minute of the game with no score is the same as a free throw in the last second of the game with your team down 1 point. The effects of

the shot may be different, but the basket is still in the same place, and so is the free throw line. The shot should be

exactly the same in either case. The objective of taking a throw shot is NOT to win or lose a game. The objective is

to MAKE THE SHOT! That is the only object. To inject outside values to a particular shot is a recipe for failure.

(link article: https://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/fundamentals/foulshooting.html)


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CALENDARFORESTVILLE EAGLES BASKETBALL CLUB DECEMBER 2015

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2015

DEC 13 (SUN) Lightning v SE Queensland @ 3:00pm

DEC 16-18 Forestville Sportspower Camp @ Wayville

DEC 19 (SAT) Lightning v Canberra @ 7:30pm

DEC 20 (SUN) Club Volunteers Christmas Drinks Function

DEC 24 SA Power Networks Christmas Function(Volunteers needed for set-up, serving and pull down)

DEC 25 - JAN 1 WAYVILLE CLOSED FOR FLOOR RESURFACING

2016

JAN 2 (SAT) Lightning v Townsville @ 7:30pm

JAN 8 (FRI) Lightning v Dandenong 7:30pm

Jan 23-24 Senior Country CarnivalBBQ & Cafe’ Volunteers needed.

JAN 29 (FRI) Lightning v Melbourne Boomers @ 7:30pm

FEB 5 (FRI) Lightning v SE Queensland @ 7:30pm(Junior Games MOVED from Wayville to Sunday Feb 14)

FEB 20 (SAT) Lightning v Townsville @ 7:30pm

MARCH Premier League Commences

MARCH 12-14 U14 & U18 Junior Country ChampsBBQ & Cafe’ Volunteers needed.

MARCH 19-20 U12 & U16 Junior Country ChampsBBQ & Cafe’ Volunteers needed.

APRIL 16-23 Australian U18 Nationals at WAYVILLEALL MEMBERS VOLUNTEER!

ADELAIDE LIGHTNING

CONGRATULATIONSCongratulations to Morgan Yeager on her inclusion

in the Lightning team.

The Club wishes her well as the team.

Added to the training group are Forestville’s Premier League player Hannah Lehmann who has been

selected as a development player.

WNBL 2015/16 SEASON

The Lightning have been attracting good crowds at their games at Wayville.

The atmosphere has been great, and with the team now settled and winning some games, the move to

Wayville has been justified.A small volunteer group have been active each game in setting up the venue, and returning it to the

regular set up after games.

Any volunteers for the café are encouraged to contact Brad in the Club Office. Programme is shown in the calendar in this newsletter.


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U18 & KEVIN COOMBS CUPCHAMPIONSHIPS

Forestville has been successful in its bid to host the 2016 Australian Under

18 Basketball Championships (including the Kevin Coombs Cup for

wheelchair athletes).

The Championships will take place from April 16-23 (inclusive) – that is the first

week of school holidays.

Wayville will be the major venue, but as in 2013 Pasadena will be used as a

third (and fourth) court.

Planning has commenced now the official announcement has been made.

The Club will need a large resource of volunteers for a diversity of tasks.

Scoretable & statisticsTeam Liaison

MascotsCourt AnnouncersVideo OperatorsCafé Volunteers

Floor WipersSecurity

We hope all can assist in some way, even if only for one shift.


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2016 STATE APPOINTMENTSThe appointments to 2016 state teams has been announced, and we congratulate the

seven Forestville members who have been named in this list.Coaches: Lynne Holland Head Coach U16 Women Laura Giaretto Assistant Coach U20 Women Brett Lewis Assistant Coach Ivor Burge Men Jodie Bell Development Coach U18 Women Jason Joynes Development Coach U18 Men Tom Hilbig Apprentice Coach U18 WomenManager Neville Maslen U20 Men

STATE SELECTIONSThe following Forestville players have been selected in the squads for 2016 Championships.U20 WOMEN Meg Prosser, Amiee Brett, Morgan Yaeger U20 MEN Will Gleeson-Pongrac, Brad Rathjen, Brennan CoxU18 WOMEN Samantha Simons, Darcy Rees, Hannah Lehmann, Natalia Lalic, Katia Stamatelopoulos, Juliet GordonU18 MEN Issac Jurecky, Christian Artacho

CENTRE OF EXCELLENCEForestville junior Samantha Simons will in February move to Canberra attending the Basketball Centre of Excellence. Sam is a current member of the Australian U17 team which will participate in the FIBA U17 World Championships in Spain from June 23 – July 3. Seven of her team mates from the successful Oceania series in NZ in August 2015. Forestville wishes her all the best, and looks forward to her return in 2017.Sam will be back in Adelaide for some preparation and in April to participate in the U18 Nationals at Wayville in 2016.The Club wishes her well, and will miss her not only at juniors, but also at Premier League level.

2016 ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT CAMP44 players (representing all states and territories) have been invited to attend the ADC at

the Centre of Excellence in January (18-22).The ADC offers a mechanism to identify future Australian Boomers and Opals, assess potential scholarships for the CoE and gives players the opportunity to learn under top

coaches and be exposed to the Boomers and Opals style of play.Three Forestville girls have been invited.

Congratulations to Samantha Simons Darcy Rees and Juliet Gordon.

SELECTIONSFORESTVILLE EAGLES BASKETBALL CLUB DECEMBER 2015

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U14 GIRLS CHAMPIONSHIPS

Introduction:Preparation for these Championships became more formal after the June Classics. In particular, from mid-July, we commenced a series of competitive scrimmages at our Sunday trainings with the aim of sharpening our team structures and systems. By the time we left for Terrigal, we had played 7 times on a Sunday. My thanks go to the U14 Div 1 boys and the U16 Div 2 girls for helping us. Tuesdays continued as squad training with the Div 2 team. Our defensive philosophies were largely based on playing 3-point line man, with strong emphasis on stopping dribble penetration to the middle, with early help rotations. The team also used traps – half court (1-2-2) and full court (1-2-1-1) – for limited periods aimed at generating tempo changes and forcing errors. The team offence tried to focus on transition play as the first scoring option, particularly into the 5-player sealing at the basket. Thereafter, offence was based on the ‘flow-type’ structure being widely used at FEBC. Our exclusive emphasis was on the weak-side entry, early on-ball screen, high-low opportunities, and particularly working the ball to the 2nd side, in order to expose defensive gaps for a higher quality shot. Given our height advantage over most teams, our game plan focussed on getting the ball inside. Both defence and offence structures showed steady improvement after June, and resulted in us finishing as minor premiers and then ultimately winning the local Grand Final. I felt confident that we were going away to Terrigal with good form.

Team Performance:Overall, the team exceeded my pre-Championships expectations and came very close to challenging for a medal. I was very proud of the girls’ effort in completing the tournament in a very creditable 7th placing, on a record of 4-wins and 4-losses, as the highest ranked SA team. We came very close to defeating the ultimate silver-medallist (Manly). All players made good contributions. We started all but one game with Amy Cotton (1), Hazel Balute (2/3),

Mady Freer (2/3), Beck Frisby-Smith (4) and Kelsey Rees (5), with major minutes played by Lucy Knight off the bench. Teja Ranger and Jordi Vidmar played important back-up roles. Aiden Heal and Jemma Francis played limited but important minutes. Offensively our team’s scoring was largely via Lucy (10.88 ppg), Amy (10.75) and Kelsey (8.75) across the 8 games during the week, albeit important contributions were made by Hazel, Beck and Mady at different times.

We had two good training runs in Terrigal (Saturday & Sunday) before our first game and appeared well acclimatised after the journey from Adelaide. Our tournament started off within Pool C, with an 80:41 loss against Diamond Valley Eagles at 12:30pm on Monday (28th Sept). Despite anticipating and drilling for breaking Diamond Valley’s full court press, nerves appeared to get the better of us in this game, committing many turnovers and giving them many layups. We trailed at half-time 15:40. During the second half, we did manage to safely get into our half-court game more often, scoring quite well. This disappointing first game highlighted some further work needed to be done on composure and press breaking.

The second game within our pool (Tuesday 9:00am) saw us defeat Cairns Dolphins 63:48. We experienced a very sluggish start to the game, giving away many transition baskets to Cairns and finding ourselves down 15:8 at quarter time. We made some adjustments to back-court coverage, half-court trapped at times and emphasised more inside passing with Lucy (27 points) and Kelsey (16) often found in good position. Our overall performance was patchy but showed improvement.

The final Pool C match up against Norths Bears (Tuesday 4:30pm) assumed great importance for securing a place within the top 12 bracket. We worked very hard for this 59:49 win. After a tight first quarter (10:10) our emphasis on stopping middle penetration was the key. Our half court trap worked well in bursts, Beck played a good defensive

Australian Club Championships, Terrigal NSW Team Report


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U14 GIRLS CHAMPIONSHIPSstopping role and we found ourselves scoring more fluently, especially via contributions from Amy (16 pts) and Hazel (15). This was a pleasing win that saw us safely into the top 12.

Finishing 2nd in Pool C saw us progress into Pool BB, where we were scheduled to first play Bulleen Boomers, the tournament favourites. We used the later start time to squeeze in an extra morning training, especially to work through press-breaker scenarios. Despite the appearance of losing by a big margin 24:74, we were fairly satisfied with our composure against Bulleen’s traps although struggled in the first half to execute offence well (down 6:37 at half-time). Good minutes were played by all our girls, providing some valuable rest for our starters.

Our second game scheduled in Pool BB, was the important one to secure us a place in the top 8. The game at Thursday 11am against Newcastle Hunters was won 41:32. It was a tight game through the first half (20:17 at half-time). Into the 2nd half, we maintained great defensive pressure on their dribble penetration, used our half-court trap to good effect and scored well through Kelsey (14 points). We seemed to have found our best form during this game and hoped to carry this momentum forward into our quarter final game.

The quarter final was only a few hours later at 5:30pm on Thursday, against Manly Sea Eagles. In what was a high standard game, we started well both defensively and offensively, up at quarter time 13:9. We had scouted them well and had targeted Manly’s point guard (#4) for special attention and this worked quite well throughout especially, by Teja and Hazel. Also with Beck on their #7. Despite Manly applying various traps, we moved the ball well, extending our lead by half-time to 23:17. Despite tiring a little in the third quarter, (28:28 at three quarter time) we showed great energy into the 4th quarter. A lucky ‘no-call’ to Manly and a couple of near miss opportunities for us, saw the game slip away to lose 39:41 in a heart-breaking end. Amy led our scoring with a solid 13 points, making some

strong drives. We played particularly well throughout.

The Ipswich Force game on Friday 1:00pm proved to be our flattest, in terms of energy, after the disappointment of the previous evening. We lost the game 31:41, struggling to consistently find ways to score apart from Amy (17 points). We trailed for much of the game but fought back in the 4th quarter to get within 3 points with 03:45 to go but faded away again. This left us in the play-off for 7 and 8 positions.

The girls showed real resilience to bounce back for our final game against a well known opponent in Central Districts. In a great all round effort, every girl made a solid contribution for a 43:37 win, with Lucy (14 points) and Mady (8 points) leading our scorers. It was a nice feeling for the girls to finish as the highest ranked SA team at 7th.

Acknowledgements:I thank the girls for their determined efforts throughout the Championships and for the trust they showed in their Coaches and respect for their Team Manager. I found them a delight to be around and wish them all the very best for their future. The coaching staff of Rachael Sporn (legend!) and the vastly experienced Damian Weeks provided fantastic support to me, plus great camaraderie and fun during the week. Particular thanks to Damian for his scouting work and tape editing. Our Team Manager extraordinaire Nicole Guy-Rees is the most organised and understanding manager I have ever worked with. She undertook this very challenging job with good humour, coping with arranging logistics, caring for injury and sickness, plus loads of feeding, washing and cleaning on a daily basis. My thanks also go to the wider group of parents for their support and enthusiastic fund raising efforts. And thanks also to the club for its support of our trip.

Rob Wise


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SCORE TABLE COURSEA recent score table course run by Forestville was attended by 22 parents.

Basic score sheet and score table procedures, and use of the shot clock were covered.

Thanks to Paul Wardill, Greg Bassani and Neville Maslen who ran the course.Forestville rune these courses when requested by managers or parents.

Anyone who does these courses, and wants to carry this further – Premier League - is encouraged to contact the Club office, as we are always happy to

use volunteers at our home games.

CHRISTMAS GOODIESHave you bought your Christmas Cake

or Pudding yet?Forestville have these for sale: Small cake (1kg) $12.00 Large cake (1.5kg) $16.00 Pudding $12.00

Contact Club office.

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INFORMATIONFORESTVILLE EAGLES BASKETBALL CLUB DECEMBER 2015

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PACIFIC SCHOOL GAMESBRONZE MEDALISTS

Forestville had six players in the South Australian 12 year and under Pacific Schools team which played in the 2015 Pacific Schools Games held in Adelaide

from 22nd – 28th November.

The team finished third, defeating the Northern Territory 49-42 in the Bronze Medal game.

NT had defeated SA 57-45 in the minor rounds, so to win bronze was a great effort.

Pictured with medals are:Charlotte Zygarlicki, Laura Fox, Claudia Rodda, Madison Freer,

Jordana Vidmar and Ellamay Brooks-Birve.


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SOCIAL MEDIAFACEBOOKThe Forestville Eagles, through the hard work of current board member, Shane Croxton has

a Facebook Page. The page is updated often with news, scores, photos, and information

about the club.

The page already has over 500 likes, but we need more!

“Like” it today at : www.facebook.com/ForestvilleEagles

INSTAGRAMWe also have an Instagram account up and running for the club.

This allows people to see what photos have been taken around the club,

and follow visually what the club has been up to.

Check it out now! @febc_

TEAM APPCheck your App store to get the latest information

on the Team App application.

Find Fixtures, Statistics, Results and other

Team information all in one app.

HAVE A SAFE AND MERRY CHRISTMAS!


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