2015 & 2016 National Performance Program (NPP) Athlete, Isabelle Parker, has recently accepted a mid-year entrance, full scholarship to a US University. We caught up with Isabelle to see just how she did it. How long have you been playing basketball? I have been playing basketball for nearly 8 years now. What do you feel…
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The 2016 Jupiters Pan Pacific Masters Games was a massive success! Thank you to the nine (9) Basketball Queensland Staff who worked tirelessly over the 8-day pan pacific masters competition. The 120 competing teams came from 6 different countries including: New Zealand, PNG, Guam, Sri Lanka and the USA as well as all over Australia.…
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The Basketball Queensland app exists to make your life easier! It offers a wide range of services that will get you where you want to go faster and it also contains content which isn’t available anywhere else! Here are 7 reasons why you should download the app today… that is if you haven’t already, in…
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Congratulations to the 54 boys and 46 girls who have been selected to go through to the next phase of trials for the North U16 State Teams. Queensland North U16 Boys Tyler Fearne – Cairns Alex Davies – Cairns Ethan Crees – Cairns Hunter Finlay – Townsville Hayden Runnalls – Cairns Tysei Bradley Hutchinson –…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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