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Newsletter No.4
December 2011
Sunday 11th December
Competition ends for the
Christmas break
Friday 10th February
Competition resumes
Wests Magpies
Basketball Club
wishes all of our
players and families a
very Merry Christmas
and a safe and
prosperous New Year
Christmas is not a time or a season, but a state of mind.
To cherish peace and good will, to be plenteous in
mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas.
(Calvin Coolidge)
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Wests Magpies Basketball
Senior Vice-President’s Message
The winter Premier League season was again fruitful for the club, congratulations going to the
Division 1 men, the Division 1 women and the Division 2 women, who all took out their respective
championships. In the Division 1 men, despite missing seven games of the 18-game season, Jon
Harris was also named equal best and fairest for the league.
Summer season 2011–12 is now well and truly underway and I’d like to congratulate Sam Adams and Chris Hartmann on moving up to Division 1 men from Division 2 and Casey Baines, Isaac Plunkett and Nick Haisman on
moving up to Division 2 men from A grade. I’d also like to welcome two new recruits to the club; Canberra Gunner Jon Holden in the Division 1 men and young star Kathryn Rendell in the Division 1 women’s team. Overall
Wests has a strong contingent with four Premier League teams, two A grade men's teams, A grade women and
Tuesday night women all playing on. While our Monday night women have not continued on this season, it gives
me great pleasure to welcome Ben Jongsma’s Wednesday C grade men's team and Karissa Cooke’s mixed C
grade team to the club ranks, giving us 10 senior teams for the season.
Our A grade men's teams who play on a Thursday night are on the lookout for any young talent
following the graduation of three of last season’s players on to the Premier Division 2 men’s team, as above.
The A grade men’s teams help to bridge the gap between under 19s and the Senior Premier League and are a
mix of some older experienced players and young up and coming players. Any
interested junior players should contact me if they are keen to play.
I wish all of our teams and players well for the remainder of this season and all the very best for Christmas
and the New Year.
Eric Malcolm
Vice President—Seniors
Junior Vice-President’s Message
We have had a great start to the Summer competitions with all teams competing to the best of their abilities! Again, the tireless work of coaches and managers cannot go unrecognized and a big THANK YOU for
turning up every week to run your teams.
We currently have 31 junior teams across all grades. The U12 and U14 age groups are our largest and will form
the foundations of the Club as we continue to grow and service Canberra’s northern community. With such a
large number of teams, it becomes difficult to ensure that skill development and game understanding are continually achieved and that a players potential is realized. With a crowded basketball season, the challenge will
be to find the time to up-skill coaches and parents. Please look out for next years newsletter which will outline
some skills sessions to be delivered to specific age groups in February and March.
I am keen to run basketball clinics in schools so if anyone knows of upcoming gala days at their neighbourhood
primary school, please contact me!
Have a fantastic Christmas and New Year!
Chris Higgisson
Vice President– Juniors.
Newsletter No.4
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USA Trip in 2012
Wests Magpies will again be taking a group of young players
over to the USA in December 2012. The trip will include
Texas and Los Angeles.
A number of players have already registered their interest in
being part of this amazing opportunity. Anyone who would
like more information can ring Karyn on 0414 275 064 or
Rebecca on 0408 547 717.
Uniforms
The Club is currently rolling out a new uniform across all grades. This is an enormous
task and requires a huge investment.
To outfit every team would require an investment of around $15,000 and would take at
least three years. The cost of a set of tops alone is $500.
If any family knows a business keen to promote themselves in the community by
sponsoring an age group, team or the entire club, please ask them to contact Chris
Higgisson on 0425 870 507.
Junior Presentation Night
The Junior Club Presentation Night was held on the
27th September. Many of our junior players and
their families attended to recognise the
efforts and achievements of last season.
A new award was introduced to recognize the service
of Jerry Lee (former Cannons player and Coach)
with the Club over the past 3 decades. Major award
winners were:
The Jerry Lee Athlete on the Rise Award–
Kurt Duncan
The Ian Cupitt Memorial Award– Laura
Hunter and Luke Crisp
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