Weekend Draw Info 29-30 July - Canterbury Basketball Canterbury Basketball

This information has been sent out to all our club basketball contacts this week, ahead of weekend tekau mā toru

The fully populated draw for July 29 is above. We will send out the draw for August 5 as soon as possible to you all (this may come out on the weekend).

GU16 and MU20 Mid Grades – We have clarified that the Semi-finals in the GU16 grade have two teams coming from each pool (1A vs 2B, 1B vs 2A). In the MU20 Mid Grade ladder has been fixed as well

No-Zone Defences – a reminder that U17 Sub Grades and below (which includes all U16, U15 and U13 grades) should have teams playing man-to-man, or one-to-one defence in the half-court. This is best-practice for players to improve on both sides of the ball. We do not have “zone-busters” like BBNZ tournaments do, so rely mainly on coaches to do what is right, in terms of teaching their players what to do. Referees and/or CBA staff when present (including Floor Controllers) with a good understanding can help educate and get coaches to alter how their team is playing if needed. CBA Winter club competition – junior grade guide (canterbury.basketball) has more info if a reminder is needed
Etiquette – we want everyone to enjoy playing competitive basketball, and realise it can take a while for a coach’s philosophy to get cemented. Clubs/Schools – when checking in with your coaches, please make sure they are aware of some of the things to do/avoid when winning by a lot (Etiquette-Memo.pdf (canterbury.basketball)

Rams and Pouākai – a huge congratulations to the Canterbury Rams on a fantastic win last week – having a little luck to make it out of the first round, and then knocking off the #2 and #1 seed on back-to-back nights to win the region’s first NBL championship in 31 years! The Pouākai had a very exciting game last night, and you can save 10% off tickets for their remaining four home games by using this link