How to Support Your Child in Sports Try-Outs Trying out for a team, or a place on a squad can be stressful for athletes of any age. As parents of young athletes, you will be well aware that your kids look to you for reassurance and guidance before, during and after tryouts and team selections.…
Basketball Queensland would like to congratulate those athletes selected to attend the U20 State Squad Selection Camp. Head Coach – Stephanie Alekna (U20 Women) and Head Coach – Nate Tate (U20 Men) have trimmed their squads down to 25 players. The players named will participate in a final State team selection camp held over the…
Announcement – New State Performance Managers Basketball Queensland are excited to announce the appointment of two State Performance Managers: Melissa Downer for South Queensland and Brady Walmsley for Central Queensland. Mel and Brady come to Basketball Queensland from very different career backgrounds but bring with them extensive coaching experience and passion for the sport. The…
In July of this year, the heads of delegation, Graham Burns, CEO of Basketball Queensland and Leonard King Director of the High Performance Program, took 10 teams of boys and girls to the US. These emerging teams; three U15 and two U17 girls teams, three U15 and two U17 boys teams, were made up of…
Miela Goodchild, Basketball Queensland’s reigning Female Player of the Year has recently represented Australia as part of the Australian Sapphires team which claimed the Women’s FIBA Under-17 World Championships earlier last month. It was a fantastic year for the Australian Sapphires, having never finished better than 5th at the Under-17 Worlds. Australia completed the 2016…
Last month a talented group of athletes dressed in maroon and white represented Queensland at the U16 Australian Junior Championships, travelling all the way to Killsyth, Victoria to compete in the 8-day tournament. All four of the Queensland teams started off the tournament extremely well. The first QLD game of the tournament was played by the…
Announcement from Basketball Queensland High Performance Team! Calling for applications NOW for U16 State Team Coaches! Are you an accredited basketball coach looking for your next big challenge? Do you have the passion to teach the game and the time to coach a State Team? Do you want work in a challenging and supportive sports environment?…
State Team Coaches: U18 & U20 Announced Basketball Queensland are proud to announce that the following coaches have taken up positions as the U18 and U20 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…
2016 Queensland Emerging Teams USA Tour – Bulletin 3 The Final Countdown is on. With only 7 days until we depart, here is some further information that you may require. MANAGEMENT STAFF CONTACT DETAILS Graham Burns +61 403 244 321 [email protected] Julie Maroske +61 413 512 640 [email protected] Leonard King +61 411 863 293 [email protected] OFFICIAL PHONE NUMBERS In…
