Summer 09 Newsletter

Christmas Break Up

Our Christmas break up was held on 27th November at the WSEC with over 150 children in attendance.  
Santa arrived at 6-30pm and a great BBQ cooked by Club members.  Medal Presentations were made to all 10 and under and 12 and under children present and a certificate presented to all other age groups. There were games and prizes and lots and lots of lollies!!! A great night was had by all with parents joining in the fun with picnics.  An overall success which highlighted the change of time from a weekend to a training night.

Presentations
MVP Mens - Ben New
MVP Womens - Nicole Verhey
Best Junior playing Senior Basketball - Tarni Nester
Best Club Person - Wilma Vervoort
New Life Member of the club - Kym Cassells.

Peter Cunningham selected for AIS coaching scholarship

Senior Celtic Coach Peter Cunningham has returned from Canberra after a week-long observation of the Australian Institute of Sport's women's basketball team.The seasoned state junior representative coach was awarded an annual AIS coaching scholarship for a week of his choice at the institute. Only one coach in Australia is offered the chance each year. Cunningham was shocked to learn he was accepted, not knowing he was nominated by Country Victoria. Cunningham coached the Victorian Country under-18 girls for four years, except for this season's national championships in Ballarat. He has moved into a development role at the Ballarat Basketball Asssociation as a liaison between the association's junior representative squads through to the Lady Nuggets and Lady Miners.

Celtic Tigers win Max Bowman Shield

The Club has returned triumphant from the Victorian Country Club Championships held in October 2008 in Bendigo. The Tigers came from the tournament overall winners for the ninth consecutive time in winning the Max Bowman Shield. The shield is awarded to the club which collects the most points by winning its round robbin games. About 70 players were sent to the tournament from the Tigers, with the under-14 girls, under-18 girls and under-16 boys sides winning titles.

Kym Cassells clocks 1000 Senior Games

Kym Cassells recently played her 1000th game - 486 of which were as a junior. In that time she has dropped 7119 points, as well as coaching many junior Celtic, BBA representative sides as well as her well known role as head coach of the Ballarat Community Health Lady Miners. On behalf of everyone here at Celtic and the broader Ballarat Basketball Community - we congratulate you Kym on your outstanding career as a great player, coach and ambassador for our sport.
Pic - courtesy of the Ballart Courier.

Our club is one of the largest clubs in the Ballarat Basketball Association.

Currently we have 20 girls teams, 24 boys teams, and 12 senior teams that compete on a weekly basis in the Ballarat Competition. We see ourselves as a club that provides for all age levels, from U/10 through to the seniors, and also caters for a range of skill levels (in all Grades)

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Training Times

Training times for next season are as follows:

Boys: (COURT 1) WSEC
To be advised on registration day.

Girls: (COURT 2) WSEC
Thursday Nights
To be advised on Registration Day.
**These times are subject to change due to availability of coaches and players.

Updated Milestones and Premiership Information

Make sure you check the links on the left and view the updated milestones and premiership information.  This is all current as of the end of August 2008. Games played, points scored and much more.

Click HERE to view the current months milestones

When do I play?

Click HERE to get to the Ballarat Basketball Association fixtures information.

Players required for this Season

New players are always most welcome. Contact either Annemaree Wilson on 0411 039 836 or Tony Squire on 0411 039 835, Club Executive Officers, or or email Tony HERE or Annemaree HERE Click HERE to download the PLAYER NOMINATION FORM

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