Skycity Breakers spent the afternoon with SGH Basketball and Gulf Harbour Sports Academy.

A fabulous afternoon had by all involved with the Skycity Breakers Team entertainment at the Leisure Centre Wed 17th October. 

 

We tested our skills against the Breakers, with fun & games of various sorts with prizes, give aways and signatures.  It's was wonderful to see the many, many smiling, adoring faces of the children and adults attending and in turn seeing the smiles and positive comment from the Breakers themselves.  They gave our children a basketball experience not to forget.  

Many thanks to the Leisure Centre and of course the Breakers for the ongoing community involvement outside of their busy schedule.  We truly appreciate it.   All the very best to the NZ Skycity Breakers for their season ahead and our own SGH Basketballers for term 4.  

Go The Breakers! 

For more photos see our website.

Term 3 player registration - June 20th 3.15pm

All players for Term 3 Basketball must come and register in their team and pay next terms fees.


When: 20 June 3.15pm
Where: Gulf Harbour School Courts (back of school)
Fees for term three incl. uniform hire:

• Monday Yr 7 - 9 Basketball           23 July - 24 September $51.00 per player (10 weeks)
• Tuesday Yr 5 & 6 Basketball         24 July - 25 September $51.00 per player (10 weeks)
• Wednesday Yr 10+ Basketball     25 July - 26 September $62.00 per player (10 weeks)
• Thursday Yr 1 & 2 Miniball            26 July - 27 September  $51.00 per player (10 weeks)
• Thursday Yr 3 & 4 Miniball            26 July - 27 September   $51.00 per player (10 weeks)

All existing players must attend to pay their fees for Term three.

We welcome any new players interested in joining a team. Especially any new year 1 or 2 players interested in starting basketball.

Late notice cancellation

Apologies for the late notice but due to booking double ups we have had to cancel Coach Lawrence for this Saturday however he is all set to go for the 23rd June.


See you at the Leisure Centre 9am on the 23rd $2 entry for members and $5 entry for non-members

Games and Training under way for 2012

Training with Coach Llew has begun at Gulf Harbour School Wednesdays 3.30 pm -4.30 pm and had a very successful first week last week. See you there! 

We are very lucky to have a coach with such a wealth of Basketball knowledge and experience.  Have a look at Coach Llews details on the website. Coach Llew is also going to be working with Team Coaches and Managers to learn some skills for game day in the near future.

Clinics with Coach Lawrence from the Breakers wil be held March 17th, 24th and 31st at the Leisure Centre starting at 9.30am. We will be working with Coach Lawrence to provide a curtain raiser team to a Breakers Game later in the year

Coach Llew training begins first Wednesday back

To get those rested limbs warmed up for games which start the second week back we are having our first practice this Wednesday at GH School at 3.15pm at back courts.  Practices will continue every Wednesday until Wed December 7th.


Any questions please email Coach Llew on coachllew@sportgulfharbour.co.nz  and did you know that Coach Llew has just been appointed U21 Coach for North Harbour - wow!!

Coach Lawrence from the Breakers is back for some more sessions

We are very lucky to have Coach Lawrence from the Breakers back to help our children on the Hibiscus Coast.  Come along and get some new basketball skills from a Breakers Coach. Read more about Lawrence here.


It is free for children from Sport Gulf Harbour and $3 for non-members
Saturdays at the Leisure Centre at 9am on:
October 29th, November 12th, November 26th and December 10th
See you there!!
Any queries contact Lynette on basketball@sportgulfharbour.co.nz

New photos published on website

Take a look at some new photos just put up on the website http://www.sportgulfharbour.co.nz/index.php/basketball/photo-gallery 

Our second team makes it to the finals - The Jets

Congratulations to Angela and the Jets for making it to the final this term - come to their game Thursday 4.10pm and support them.  We want lots of noise.

Mallrats are in the Final - come support them Tuesday

Congratulations to the Mallrats for making it to the finals this term in their division of the year 5/6 league and good luck for Tuesday nights game. This is the first time they have achieved this and have worked very hard to get there. Thank you to Nikki for your dedication to the team too.


The game will be played at the Leisure Centre at 4.05pm - wear navy blue and come along and support this great little team!!

School Holiday SGH Basketball Camp with Coach Llew

3 Day Camp: Tue-Thur (18-20th) second week of the school holidays at GHS School Courts

9am for years 1 to 4 for an hour $10 for 3 days

10.30am for years 5-8 for 2 hours, $15 for 3 days

Maximum 10 kids per camp. Please register now with Kim

Certificate on completion. Some game time and skills to be covered are:

• pass and catch
• dribble
• shooting
• defense
• footwork
• basic team offence
• basic team defense
• jump ball
• movement off the ball
• court coverage
• sportsmanship
• mental approach

Congratulations to year 9-10 team for winning the Allan Brewster Junior Basketball Tournament

Seven young basketball players aged 9-10 years, who'd never played together, joined forces to represent Sport Gulf Harbour at the Allan Brewster Junior Basketball Tournament in Papatoetoe on September 3rd.  

Four games were scheduled and were played with relaxed rules.  The first game had our players cautiously getting the feel of the court and each other, the skill levels and communication.  Despite this they held possession during the last half of the game but in missing baskets, lost by one basket.  The next two games saw our guys gel with plenty of intercepts, a fast pace and great passing with a player under the basket to take the shot, gaining two wins.

The final game was played against the first team and a request for full rules from our coach was accepted. A very even first half made for an exciting game full of anticipation.  With a rev up at the last quarter the team decided to win and put everything into it to come out with a 23-15 score.

Our thanks to Mark Mandeno, coach Andrew and Manager Nikki Davidson for pulling this team together.

 

Practice Night starts at Gulf Harbour School Wednesday 3.15pm with Club Coach Llew Dodd

Llew Dodd is going to be our new Club Basketball Coach and will try and come to as many games as possible to give your team guidance along the way.

Practice night is starting at Gulf Harbour School courts Wednesdays 3.15pm - till 4.15pm.  It will be important for players to come and get to know Coach Llew and learn the skills that he can use on game night.  

There is no charge for practice night. 

Players will stay in their teams and be in stations similar to that held at the Leisure Centre on Tuesdays last term, but with a much more highly skilled coach.

The first Wednesday practice night will be: this Wednesday 31st

Any queries please contact Llew on coachllew@sportgulfharbour.co.nz

Just in - a Basketball Competition for under 11s and under 13s at Papatoetoe 3rd September

If any of our basketball players are interested in playing in this tournament please contact Kim, Lynette or Mark ASAP to register and obtain further information. Mark.mandeno@xtra.co.nz


Cost is only $20 for u11 and $25 for u13 and includes lunch.

Final training this Tuesday - Crazy Hat Night

Basketballers have had a great term of up-skilling at the Leisure Centre on Tuesday evenings.

We have the final one next Tuesday and for fun every one needs to wear a crazy hat!!

Thank you so much to Rosalie and parents who have helped with a station on different nights.

See you there.

Training for all teams a winner

Thank you to Lynne, Rosalie, and Vlatko for training on Tuesday.  The teams are kept together and move from station to station learning  skills such as dribbling, defence, lay ups, free throws, and jump ball.  They are learning some great things to use in their games during the week as well as having fun as a team.

We are at the Leisure Centre every Tuesday 5-6pm and it is free for all members of Sport Gulf Harbour.  Come join us!

Tuesday Training Night at the Leisure Centre

From this Tuesday we have hired a court at the Leisure Centre from 5-6pm for training.  We will have stations set up and teams will move from station to station to learn new skills.

See you all there!

Our year 6 boys team beaten in the final

It was a great game to watch but Red Beach had it over us this term - but look out for term 2. Here's a photo receiving our runners-up certificate and our Coach and Manager Rich and Allie who are off to live up North - Good Luck!

Hornets through to the final and 2 new teams to begin term 2

The Hornets have come together so well this term and will play in the final on Tuesday - wishing you all the Best of Luck.

All our teams have enjoyed the season and will continue into term 2.  We also have 2 new little teams beginning in the year 1& 2 league - enjoy!!

Thank you to the referees at the Leisure Centre, our team managers, and our coaches ensuring basketball's success!

Mallrats versus Hornets

A great game was had on Tuesday between our year 5 team the Mallrats and our year 6 team the Hornets.

It was hard to know who to cheer for and great to see the kids all played with great sportsmanship against each other.

If you would like to play basketball in term 2 with Gulf Harbour please contact Lynette to register now. basketball2@sportgulfharbour.co.nz or have a look on the website for details. http://www.sportgulfharbour.co.nz/index.php/basketball/information-5

Absolutely fabulous Night with the Breakers

Luca, Jazmin and Kirk Penney

Our girls made us proud having a fantastic time out on court with Avondale and then the Breakers.


Here are some comments from parents:
Please pass on our thanks to all involved with giving the girls the opportunity to be a part of the "Breakers" Basketball experience!  What an AWESOME evening. The girls were still buzzing this morning. I've just been listening to Lisa give her grandmother a blow by blow description of everything about the night, from the hot chips to the irish dancers, cheer leaders, score board, chants, drums and of course the game. Thanks for all your organising and making it possible for all the girls to get there.


Hola!!!

Yes, it was a fantastic event. The kids ( and adults) had a ball.
 What a great ambience.I was wo impressed, I loved the drums and the great
enthusiasm cheering for the Breakers. What a great opportunity for the kids
to be part of it.
Thank you so much for this memorable experience.
 Thanks, Kim for your great effort and work ,giving the kids this
opportunity to play basketball and to have fun! Thanks, Megan and Jay for
your great combined effort with the Tigers.

Gracias y hasta la vista!

For more photos have a look at the gallery on the website http://www.sportgulfharbour.co.nz/index.php/basketball/photo-gallery