This week we chatted with three-time female basketball coach of the year, Janelle Bressow about her defining career moments and where she gets her inspiration from as a basketball coach. Janelle is the current coach for the Australian Deaf Women’s basketball team, the Gekos and has been successful in leading them to a gold medal…
Player Nutrition and Training During Off-Season No matter what age or division you play in, it’s exceptionally important to take a break over the off-season. Any sport played at a competitive level is taxing on the body, and it’s essential that players give their body a chance to recover to avoid the risk of injury…
Tips for Basketball Referees to Remember on Running a Good Pre-Game Meeting Depending on what level of game you’re officiating, a pre-game discussion should be held about 15-30 minutes before a game tips off. This is a designated time when the referees can chat about what to expect from the upcoming game and ensure that…
We had a chance to catch up with former Olympian, Claudia Brassard and find out about her achievements and standout moments as an elite basketball player and coach of the JCU Townsville Fire team. Claudia spent five seasons playing for the Townsville Fire 2000/01 – 2006/07, including captaining for two of the seasons and being…
Congratulations to the following players on their selection to the U20 State Teams. The U20 National Championships is the pinacle of all age group championships and it is a huge achievement to be representing Queensland at their level. The Championships will be held in Bendigo, Victoria from the 12 – 18th of Febuary, 2017. These…
Congratulations to these U18 Athletes from South Queensland who have made it through to the next round of the U18 State Team Trials. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of the athletes who took part in the trial for their commitment to the Basketball Queensland State Performance Program. The U18 North…
Registrations are now open for the Basketball Queensland National State Performance Program (NPP). We now welcome expressions of interest from athletes born in 2002, 2003 and 2004 for the Basketball Queensland National Performance Program NPP. Registrations close 4th November. As a result of the investment made into staffing in Northern and Central Queensland, we are now able…
Turning a Bad Game Into a Motivation To Do Better Hypothetically – Last night you lost a game against your rival team. Sure you’re disheartened, but are you rehashing your performance over and over in your mind, beating yourself up over every mistake made? If you answered, yes to this question, this article is for…
State Team Coaches: U16 Announced Basketball Queensland are proud to announce that the following coaches have taken up positions as the U16 State Team coaches. We congratulate them on their selection and have every faith that their skills and experience as coaches, mentors and trainers, will take our homegrown athletes to competition victory! Melissa…
Registrations remain open for South Under 16 State Team Trials. Registrations close 25th November Please click on the relevant link below. The South State Team Trials are: Saturday 14th January – Brisbane Entertainment & Convention Centre, Boondall Sunday 15th January – Brisbane Entertainment & Convention Centre, Boondall Saturday 21st January – Brisbane Entertainment & Convention Centre, Boondall It is the…