Come & Try and 2019-20 S1 Roster

All 9 teams have confirmed for next season, so I have adjusted the roster accordingly to make sure each team will play each other twice as well as has the same number of byes.

This season’s roster will have 18 regular rounds (each team plays each of the other 8 twice and has 2 byes (so 2 x 8 + 2 = 18). To help make the longer season fit, we have decided to reduce the finals rounds to 2, which makes it more of a knock-out structure, rather than the 3 round finals which gives the top teams in each division a second chance.

The roster has been published on the Roster page and the full year planner is up-to-date and available below it as well. The umpiring roster will be added in the coming week.

To all of last season’s umpires, please confirm to Tony in the next few days whether you will still be umpiring this season. Remember, we need at least 1 umpire per team, but 2 would be a lot better. So, if you’re not continuing, please arrange someone from your team to replace you. If anyone hasn’t umpired and is interested, please contact Tony to discuss asap.

This means we now also have a date for the Come & Try night, which will be on the 11th of July 2019 at 7:30pm in the Dive Pool. The usual flyer, post and DKHAC advertising will be organised soon.

2018-19 S2 Results GF & Awards

Thursday 13/06/2019

The Nuts 44 def Brothers 34
Tony 28, Kath/Anna each 10

Sheep Stations 37 def by Beached Az 40
Rob 15, Christy 16

Please see this previous post for the final scores and awards for the 2018-19 Season 1.

The awards for both both seasons of the 2018-19 financial year were presented during the Winter Water Basketball dinner yesterday at Amici restaurant in North Hobart. A big thank you to the 49 in attendance for making it another very enjoyable evening!

With regards to the 2018-19 Season 2, congratulations to the Championship winners of Division 1, The Nuts and of Division 2, Beached Az. A big congratulations also to the winners of the Individual Awards:

2018-19 Season 2:

• Best & Fairest Female: Nykita Moore (Sharks)
• Best & Fairest Male: Stewart Wilde (Sheep Stations)
• Most improved Female: Kylie Sih (Beached Az)
• Most improved Male: Jayden Petrusma (Ducks)

The complete Best & Fairest list (of those who received points) has now been updated in the Stats section for this season. The female players did very well and convincingly took up the overall top 3 spots on the B & F ladder! With 284 points for the season, Jemma Dazeley once more bagged the top scorer spot, followed by Tony Edmondson with 230 and Nykita Moore in third with 200 points.

As usual, I’d like to take a moment here as well to thank all members for being a part of the sport and DKHAC for sponsoring the Come & Try nights & promotion, MIP vouchers and being flexible with regards to bookings. Furthermore, I’d like to recognise the contributions of duty teams, the captains who organise their teams and fees, the umpires who have the difficult task of umpiring games where they can only see half the players 🙂 and of course the board members who keep it all going behind the scenes.

Without everyone’s help and enthusiasm we wouldn’t be able to keep this competition running as smoothly as it has been. A small effort on everyone’s part constitutes a significant result for everyone to enjoy. As always Sylvie’s help with setting up equipment continues to be appreciated and Andrew taking photos and keeping an eye on the facebook page.

During this past year we successfully increased the number of teams from 8 to 9 and, if we’re able to maintain this, we’ll need to adjust the roster accordingly so that each team can play each other twice. I have received commitments for next season from most captains, but until all teams are confirmed, we cannot fix the dates for the Come & Try night and start of the season. I’ll send out an email to the captains soon, so please confirm asap. To everyone else, keep an eye on the website for further news, or better yet, subscribe for email notifications at the top right of this page.

As mentioned last night, there are also some changes in progress with regards to our User Group Agreement with DKHAC and its likely return to a calendar year approach. This in turn would mean a change in our Incorporated Association’s schedule, annual financial reporting, roster planning & booking and the timing of the Annual General Meeting. More about all that in an email to the captains as well.

Thank you all for another great season; hope to see you all back in the pool in July. 🙂

Dave

2018-19 S2 Results SF

Thursday 6/06/2019

The Krillers 32 def by Brothers 34
Cole 16, Anna 18

Beached Az 44 def Ducks 26
Christy 26, Ron/Nicki each 12

The Grand Finals roster, including duty and umpiring, has now been posted on the Roster page.

The details of the Winter Water Basketball Awards night on 15/6, regarding venue, booking and payment, have been emailed to your captains last week so please check with them for details. It will be at Amici in North Hobart, $40 menu of limited choice and byo bottled wine (only). Try and get as many of your team to come along; it will be great to see you all there 🙂

Weekly Rule Highlight

Highlighting a few aspects of Free Throws this week.

A goal may be scored directly from any Free Throw except for the Neutral Ball (must pass first).

During a Free Throw (including the Restart Throw-in, which occurs after a score), opposing players within 2 meters may not contest the ball (i.e. defend). In accordance with 14.7.1, players may be no closer than 1 meter from the player taking the free throw. However, this is not always enforced when it concerns space limitations in the 2 meter area and/or the shooter is clearly not hindered in his/her actions or there is advantage in being able to play on quickly. The main thing umpires look for is that you do not defend the free throw.

If the quarter ends before the Free Throw can be taken (for all except Neutral Ball), then the relevant player may still take the shot at goal. This is of course without further movement, e.g. if it concerns a Corner Throw-in then the shot needs to be taken from the corner.

A final thing to emphasise with regards to Corner Throw-ins, is that they are in fact Free Throws and they work similarly. From a Corner you are allowed to pass, swim and score directly, without having to pass the ball to another player first.