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Committee

NCJBA would also like to welcome back old committee members Julie Millar (vice President), Gordon Wong (treasurer), Angela Mann (secretary), Tania Miller, Cara Taylor, Dot Dixon.
We would also like to welcome new committee members Megan Gilmore, Angela Fletcher, Karen Schori, Peter Buckley, Danny Wilson and Mark Whittaker.

New President appointed

NCJBA is happy to announce Caroline Whittaker as our new President! A big thank you to Mike Hamblin who has stepped down after leading NCJBA for many years.

Canterbury Country U19 Mens Trial

Canterbury Country U19 Mens Trial
Where: Ashburton Sport Hall, Tancred St
When: Sunday 19th May 12pm-3pm

If you are keen but cannot make it this Sunday please contact Angus at ncjbball@yahoo.co.nz

AGM- 14th May

NCJBA will be holding its AGM on the 14th of May 7pm upstairs at the Mega Sports Centre. We encourage anyone with interest in NCJBA to attend.

SIPT Refs Draw

Check out where you are reffing for this weekends SIPT

Canterbury Country U19 Girls Trial

Canterbury Country will be having U19 Girls trials on May 12th in Timaru from 10am-12pm at the SBS Arena. If you are interested in trialing head down to trial out against the best from South, Mid and North Canterbury.

Hoops Academy

Hoops is all go again for Term 2. Check out who the new coaches are!

SIPT Draw

Check out the draw for the upcoming SIPT.

NC Club Div 1 Trials

Trials for NC's Div 1 team will continue this Thursday 7.30 at Kaiapoi High School.

Easter Weekend

Reminder: Due to Easter there is no Friday Night Basketball or SIPT trainings this up coming weekend.

SIPT Teams

Check out who is in which team for the SIPT!

BBNZ needs your help!

Find out how you can help the Tall Blacks and Tall Ferns after their funding was cut this year by SportNZ.

SIPT

Check out who made the A teams and when trainings are this Sunday

U19 Canterbury Country Coach

Interested in coaching the U19 Canterbury Country Men or Women?

U19 Canterbury Country

Canterbury Country has been awarded a spot to participate at Nationals this year in both the U19 Men and Women!

U18 NZ Women's Team

Congratulations to Mary Goulding for being named in the New Zealand U18 National team!

Refs Course

Interested in reffing? FNBB is a great place to start. North Canterbury's ref co-ordinator Sam Dixon will be running an intro to reffing course on Thursday 28th, 5.30pm at Ohoka School gym for all those keen to learn or just wanting a refresher.

South Island Primary School Trials

Want to compete against the best Primary School players in the South Island?
Come down to trials on Sunday March 3rd.
See attachment for more details!

Canterbury Country Squads- U15

CHeck out who got selected from North Canterbury for the Canterbury Country Squad U15 Squads.

U17 Club Team

If you are interested in playing basketball on Saturdays in Christchurch's Club Competition and are U17 all of 2013 then come down to Ohoka Gym on March 5th at 5.30-7 for a scrimmage.

North Canterbury/Canterbury Country Pathway

Comfused about how the new Canterbury Country system will work? Check out the attachments that helps clarify the new pathway.

U23 Men- Canterbury Rep Team

If you want to attend U23 Nationals then head down to their first open gym session this Saturday. See inside for more details.

Club Trials

Interested in playing basketball against Christchurchs best players week in and week out?
North Canterbury will be having club try outs over the next month.

Wanted: Funding Co-ordinator

NCJBA is in need of a new funding co-ordinator. The position would require you to apply to charitable trusts in order for us to receive funds to help provide basketball at a top level for players in the North Canterbury region.

Hoops Academy

The Hoops Academy is back for Term 1 2013!
This is open to 5-16yr olds of all levels on a Wednesday night.

There's a better way 3x3 Championships

There’s a Better Way Foundation and Waitakere West
Auckland Basketball Inc will be hosting the first
INTERNATIONAL 3x3 Invitational Age group and Open Adult
tournament
Dates:Sunday 17 February 2013
Time: 9am-4pm

Heat It Up 3x3 League

The popular Heat It Up 3x3 league is back for 2013! It is a great game for all so be in quick as spaces are limited to 12 teams.

Rep Programme Update

Check out how we plan to start the new year!

Shooting and Specifics

Want to work on your game over summer?

Then sign up for Shooting and Specifics!

Check out the flyer for more info.

Intro to Basketball

Want to take up basketball but not sure where to start? NCJBA is offering a one day clinic on Jan 22nd for all people keeen to take up basketball who will be year 5 or 6 in 2013! Read flyer for more info.

U20 NZ Teams Announced

Congrats to Anita Snowdon for making the Womens U20 New Zealand team! Also to former North Canterbury player Mihai Streza for being named as a non-traveling reserve for the Mens U20 New Zealand team.

http://www.basketball.org.nz/news/nz-u20-teams-named/

Summer Training

Training this Sunday is on for U12 & U14 Quad players.

North Canty/Canty Country Pathway

Interested on what NCJBA is offering now that Quads are over?

Mark Dickel Training Camp

Tall Black Mark Dickel is running a training camp in Christchurch over the holidays. See attachment for more info

Lori McDaniel

Lori McDaniel may be better know by her maiden name Lori Ives back here in North Canterbury but after playing and living in the States she is keen to pass on her experience.

Nationals Results

Check out how our teams are going at U13 and U15 Nationals this week!

HOOPs enrolement form

HOOPs is back for Term 4! Sign your child up now and give them a head start on the competition!
See attachment for more details.

Koru Tour

Congratulations to all those selected in the Koru Tour squads!!
Those that made the team for North Canterbury are...
Charlotte Whittaker- Under 14 women
Tyler Courtney - Under 16 women
Zach McKay- Under 16 men
Barclay Miller- Under 16 men
Emily Evans- Under 14 Women
Lauren Kelly- Under 18 Women
Taneisha Nutira- Under 18 Women

Facebook Page

Check out our Facebook page!
http://www.facebook.com/#!/ncjba.ncjba

Basketball New Zealand Pathway

Big changes are being made by BBNZ checkout the new All of New Zealand Pathway on the link below.

http://www.basketball.org.nz/about/all-of-basketball-pathway-plan/

2012 NCJBA Calendar

Trial Dates, Tournament Dates and Venues, BBNZ Events all on one calendar. (Subject to change)

[click here for archives]

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This fundraising programme is run through a website called Buzz.thePeople and they’ve raised over $328,342.91 for New Zealand charities, schools and individuals since they started in 2005. When you do the surveys you’ll also have the chance to win prizes with monthly give aways and the occassional big prize (they've given away 3 cars, laptops, iPhones and iPad + 3 lots of $10,000 cash over the same period)
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Please do sign up – and send this link to all your friends too so we can make a real difference!

Best regards North Canterbury Basketball

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