Due to the past 24 hours of bad weather, poor road conditions and a continued severe weather warning out from the Bureau of Meterology, CHBA have decided that in the interest of member safety we will cancel the Friday night high school competition tonight Friday 24th May.
We apologise for any inconvenience.

During this weekend's NJL Rep carnival, CHBA will be selling Tracksuit pants, hoodies, jackets and polos at well below cost to clear the old stock.
If you are interested in purchasing any of these items, please come along to Sportz Central over the weekend.

There will not be any Primary school competition games held on Saturday 25th May due to CHBA hosting the 3rd round of the Division 1 Northern League. This includes the Little Dribblers program.
Primary school comp will resume on Saturday 1st June.

During the recent Junior Northern League round held in Lismore, the CHBA U14W2 gota chance to learn more about their local Westpac Lifesave Rescue Helicopter Service

Click the more button to read about their visit.

CHBA will be running a Level 0 coaching course on Saturday 1st June from 11am - 3pm. Cost is $25 per person, with a minimum 10 people required for the course. This course is ideal for beginner coaches or anyone who is interested in coaching a domestic team.
Please contact the CHBA office to register to take part in the great opportunity.

The Board of CHBA will be holding a member forum on Saturday 1st June at 3pm at Sportz Central.
The purpose of the forum is for members to raise any concerns they may have, questions that they may like an answer to or for any members to bring forward any suggested improvements that the new CHBA board may be able to action. This will assist with future planning for the strategic direction of CHBA in the 2013/14 period.
To allow the BOM to respond appropriately to any member issues, it is requested that all questions or discussion topics be submitted to the CHBA office by 5pm Thursday 30th May, either in writing or via email.
All registered members are invited to attend. Also, we invite the parents of our junior members to take part in this process. This is a chance to have your say about the future direction of CHBA.
We welcome your attendance to the forum.

This Sunday at 11.00am, the CHBA GHT State League Women play at Sportz Central against the Physical Newcastle Hunters, the Suns team will be looking at making it 5 from 5. The U12 CPL girls will be showcasing their skills at half time and we invite all basketball enthusiasts to come to Sportz Central to watch the game. Looking forward to seeing you there.

CHBA's Greenhouse Tavern State League Women have their first home game on Saturday 27th April. Make sure you get along and support the girls. Tip off is at 6pm and entry is a gold coin donation.

Congratulation to Rebecca Black on her selection to the NSW Country U16 Women's team. Bec will now travel to the U16 Nationals being held in Wayville, SA from 6th - 13th July. Congratulations Bec!

The CHBA Greenhouse Tavern Women's state league team have been finalists in the State League Women's competition for 4 consecutive years, from last weekends results it looks like 2013 is shaping up to be another one, but this year is different, this year they want to go one better than 2012 and they have their sights firmly planted on the flag.


The team travelled to Newcastle to take on the 2012 reigning champions - The Bathurst Goldminers; a new team to the competition - The Ryde Bulls and 2012 runners up - The Wagga Wagga Blaze.


It was exciting to watch the Coffs Harbour Women's hard training sessions come to fruition with 3 strong wins against 3 strong competitors, scores 52-43 against Bathurst, 85-39 against Ryde Bulls and 75-50 against Wagga Wagga Blaze.

Recently CHBA had several players take part in the 2013 ClubNSW Academy Games held in Wollongong as members of the North Coast Academy of Sport teams.
The Academy Games are now in their ninth year and they continue to provide a wonderful opportunity for our Regional Academy athletes to display their talent and celebrate their involvement in our Regional Academies.
Congratulations to Janica Duncombe on being selected in the All Star 5 for the top 5 female players of the games. She was also voted the North Coast Academy's female MVP by the coaches and support staff from other academies. Well Done

Rebecca Black and Ellie Hewitt were both selected in the 20 person squad from which the 2013 U16 NSW Country team will be selected. Good luck at the final camp girls!

The season kicks off for the State League Women with a triple header at Newcastle on 20th & 21st April - the team takes on Bathurst, Ryde and Wagga Wagga. The first homegame for the Suns is Saturday 27th April against Tamworth -the game commences at 6.00pm. Come and see our very own Opal - Annie La Fleur in action. There will be a junior shootout competition with prizes and all junior Suns who come in their Suns gear will receive free entry. We invite everyone to join us at the Greenhouse Tavern after the game.

After discussions the CHBA board have made an amendment to the primary school rules. Please click more to download the regulations amendment.

The 2013 Country Development Program has just been released and Coffs Harbour will be hosting a camp here during the school holidays.

To find out more, click the more button to download the information and enrolment packages.

Congratulations to the following players who have been successful from the recent Waratah camps that were held in Coffs Harbour

Heading to the U15 TAP camps being held at the Narrabeen Institute of Sport are:

U15 Boys - 22nd-24th May
- Harry Griffiths
- Jack Maunder

U15 Girls - 8th-10th May
- Emily Crampton
- Aysha Hardaker
- Sophie Lemin
- Danielle McMahon
- Hannah Sambrook

Congratulations to the following players who have been successful from the recent waratah camps that were held in Coffs Harbour

Heading to the U14 TAP camps being held at the Narrabeen Institute of Sport are:

U14 Boys - 20th-22nd May
- Heath Davis
- Luke Kelly
- Nick Markham
- Mitch Mihai

U14 Girls - 6th-8th May
- Ashleigh Fasala
- Olivia Hewitt
- Amelia Webb

Congratulations to the following players who have been successful from the recent waratah camps held in Coffs Harbour

Heading to the U13 All-Star Camp at the CCYC on 10th / 11th August is:

Boys
- Noah Dalton
- Ethan Smith
- Noah Stevens
- Cody Woods

Girls
- Zara Baldwin
- Siena Bordignon
- Adelaide Fuller
- Isobel Martyn
- Teagan Mayer

Last night saw the CHBA AGM held at Sportz Central.

A big thank you to all 12 members who put their hand up for a position on the CHBA Board of Management. Also thank you to the 70 members who attended and voted last night. It's great to see so many people here in support of the sport of basketball in Coffs Harbour.

The newly elected board of management consists of:
President: Scott Goodhand
Secretary: Adrian Zwolsman
Director: Rob Hoy
Director: Justin Baldwin
Director: Sharon Reeves
Director: Julie Black

They are looking forward to continuing to build basketball in Coffs Harbour.

Please click the more button to download the draw for this Saturday 16th March. This includes the 5/6 Girls games that are having another week of grading.

The first round of the Country Premier League was played in Coffs Harbour last weekend, and the young Suns showed that they will be a force in all age divisions this season. Newcastle maintained their dominance, but the Suns defeated Maitland and Gosford Rebels in most age groups. Click the more button to read all the game reports.

Please find attached the agenda for the CHBA AGM meeting being held on Thursday 14th March at 6.30pm at Sportz Central.

Please find attached the BOM nominations for the CHBA AGM meeting being held on Thursday 14th March at 6.30pm at Sportz Central.

Please find attached the Financial reports for the CHBA AGM meeting being held on Thursday 14th March at 6.30pm at Sportz Central.

With the AGM being held next week, there have been some questions raised in regards to the financial position of CHBA. Please see the attached document for clarification.

The first round of NSW Premier League for junior representative teams gets underway in Coffs Harbour this weekend. Get along to Sportz Central to support the division 1 Suns boys and girls teams in under 12, under 14, under 16 and under 18 age groups who will be playing Newcastle, Gosford Rebels and Maitland. Good luck to all coaches, players and officials. Click 'more' for the weeekends draw.

Please find attached the updates to the CHBA regulations that are now approved and in place.

With the Country Premier League tipping off this weekend, players and parents would like to thank all of the coaches and managers who are assisting in the CPL program. The coaches are keen to see how their teams stack up against our southern neighbours this weekend, while managers will be looking forward to supporting the coaches and players.

One of Coffs Harbour's most talented young referees, Mattison Devine, has returned to the court after a year away from the game. Mattison will join Georgie Hewitt and Chelsea Kewming as the CHBA representative referees this weekend for the Country Premier League games. It is great to have Matt back, especially younger referees who can learn so much from watching him officiate.

Training camps for referees and score bench officials were held recently, building the capacity of the ‘behind the court’ teams for Coffs Basketball. Sandra Mottram, Justin Baldwin & Chelsea Kewming led the referees course which saw 35 participants taking their first step towards becoming an accredited official. On the same weekend over 20 parents attended accreditation courses in scoretable.

Coffs Harbour hosted the first round of Basketball NSW elite camps last weekend for players in the Under 13, 14 and 15 age groups. Players from across the region participated in the Waratah Camps, with the best players from this camp being named to go through to the State U/13 All Star camp and the U14 & 15 Talented Athlete program.

Coffs' first under 20 female State player, Jessi Reeves, has returned from the recent Australian Championships with a bronze medal. At the U20 level, Basketball NSW enters just one team, a combined metropolitan and country team, so Jessi’s selection alone was an outstanding feat. Jessi played good minutes and contributed to the scoring in most games, with a personal best 14 points against ACT.

Due to CHBA hosting a Country Premier League carnival this weekend, there will be no primary school games, little dribblers or the beginner referee course this Saturday 9th March.
The full season draw will be completed and up on the website by Friday 8th March and games will re-commence on Saturday 16th March.

The full season draw for the High School competition is now up on the website.

CHBA BOM would like to thank Judy Smith for volunteering to look after our publicity up until the AGM being held next Thursday 14th March . Her assistance at this busy time of the year is appreciated

Please find attached the reports for the CHBA AGM meeting being held on Thursday 14th March at 6.30pm at Sportz Central.

click the more button to download this Saturday's primary school competition grading draw.

Click the more button to download the draw for the Friday night grading games for 1st March.

Due to the continued overnight rain and wind causing more road closures and power outages, CHBA has decided in the interest of member safety to cancel today's Primary School competition, Little Dribblers and the beginner referee program.

CHBA intend for the Primary school competition to go ahead tomorrow morning, as the worst of the weather is supposed to be this afternoon. If people can’t make it, we will look to run a modified version with the people who can get here.

If there the Primary school competition is to be cancelled due to continued bad weather, a notice will be posted on the CHBA website and CHBA Facebook page by 8am tomorrow morning (Sat 23rd Feb). If there is no notice by 8am, games will go ahead as per the draw. If a team wishes to forfeit, please email competitions@coffsharbourbasketball.com.au

Due to the rain causing so many road closures, CHBA has decided in the interest of member safety to cancel tonight's High School competition.

Please click the more button to download the draws for the grading games on Friday 22nd Feb & Saturday 23rd Feb.

Please click the more button to download the draws for the 2nd round of grading games on Tuesday 19th Feb & Wed 20th Feb.

Wednesday afternoon, Liz Cambage was at Sportz Central to run a clinic another 2 clinics for our local Primary and High School students.
The kids had an amazing time and were all in awe of Liz!
Check out the gallery of photos from the clinic

CHBA would like to thank Paul and Anna from Tarum Images for their amazing contribution to the recording of Liz Cambage's visit to CHBA.

Photos taken during the clinics and after during the meet and greet sessions will be available for purchase from their Tarum Images website, which is www.tarumimages.com

Yesterday afternoon, Liz Cambage was at SPortz Central to run a clinic with the 2013 CHBA Rep kids.
All the kids had the opportunity to ask Liz some questions and learn some new skills.
Check out the gallery of photos from the clinic.

Please click the more button to download the draws for the 1st round of grading games on Tuesday 12th Feb & Wed 13th Feb.

Coffs Harbour Basketball is delighted to welcome former Australian player Annie La Fleur to their playing ranks.
Annie has taken a position with FIBA Oceania (based in Coffs Harbour), and has signed to play with the Greenhouse Suns Women's team in the NSW State League.
To read more about Annie, click the more button below.

Coffs Harbour Basketball Association are thrilled to announce a visit by one of the biggest names in world basketball today!

Liz Cambage is set to visit Coffs Harbour and you are invited to one of her coaching clinics.

Be in awe, be inspired – this player is a one of the world’s most instantly recognised players.

In LONDON 2012 you knew her as the towering Australian forward who became the first female player in the Olympics to slam dunk. Since then she has been carving out a successful career in the USA and China. As her career continues to skyrocket, Liz is taking time out to enjoy some down time on the picturesque Coffs Coast and give back to the Coffs Harbour community and the grassroots level of the sport which has given her so much.

For only $5 pp you can join the clinic and learn from a world class player.
Don’t miss this rare opportunity to meet and learn skills from a basketball legend.

Tuesday 12th February will see Liz running a clinic for the CHBA representative players from 4.30pm - 6.30pm

Wednesday 13th February will see Liz running 2 sessions
The Primary school session will run from 4pm - 5pm. This will be followed by a High School session from 5.30pm - 6.30pm.

All coaching clinics will be followed by a 1/2 hour "meet and greet" with Liz where the players will have the opportunity to get an autograph and photo with the first female player to slam dunk at the Olympic Games!

Places are limited to 100 per session, so get in quick to make sure you don't miss out.

Email your interest to CHBA on competitions@coffsharbourbasketball.com.au to secure your place

DON'T MISS THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY!

CHBA would like congratulate Elizabeth Tonks on her Coffs Harbour Sportsperson of the year award, which was awarded during the Australia day festivities at the Botanic Gardens on Australia Day.

To read about why Lizzy was chosen, go to the next page.

CHBA are looking to put together an events committee.

If you are interested, please contact the CHBA office.

With the CHBA AGM being held on Thursday 14th March at 6pm at Sportz Central, CHBA are now calling for Board of Management director positions and Life Member nominations.

Nominations for Life Members close on Thurs 7th February 2013.

Nominations for BOM positions close on Thurs 14th February 2013.

Please download the attached application forms to nominate.

Congratulations to Jessi Reeves on her selection in the NSW U20 Women's team.She will now travel to Launceston on 17th - 23rd Feb to compete in the Australian U20 & Ivor Burge Championships.

Make sure you check out the Coffs Harbour Basketball Facebook page. Regularly updated with information and photos from around the association.
Just search for Coffs Harbour Basketball and like our page.

Last week CHBA was represented by a large contingent of players with 9 players at AJCBC in Albury and 10 players and 1 referee at PCS in Port Macquarie.

CHBA are very proud of the effort shown by all our players and congratulate them on their fantastic efforts.

Congratulations to Rebecca Black who are selected in the U16 Allstar team to compete in the Pacific Rim Basketball Tournament being held in Auckland over the Easter long weekend. A great achievement.

Click the more button to read about how they went.

BNSW will be holding their U13, U14 & U15 Waratah Camps in Coffs Harbour on Sunday 3rd March from 10am - 3pm.
The camps are used to identify and select players. U13 players will be selected for the U13 All Star camp in August and U14 & U15 Players will be selected for the BNSW TAP Camps. Cost is $60.

Click the more button to download the registration form and information.

CHBA are looking for anyone who is interested in joining an advisory group to help us look at our Friday High School competition and find ways that we can improve the service we are providing to our high school teams.

If you are keen to get involved in making the high school competition the place to be on a Friday night, please contact the CHBA office.

CHBA would like to inform members that the annual AGM will be held on Thursday 14th March at 6pm at Sportz Central.

CHBA would like to wish all our players and referees who are attending the AJCBC in Albury and PCS in Port Macquarie this week good luck.

With BNSW increasing their registration costs, CHBA have had to increase our registration fees to the following for 2013:

Senior Player (18 + in 2013) $85
Junior Player (12 – 17 in 2013) $75
Miniball Player (up to 11yrs old in 2013) $65
Affiliation Player (must provide proof of primary registration) $35
Non Playing member $30

These fees will take effect on 1st January 2013.

Congratulations to all teams on their great efforts in the CHBA Winter competition. We would also like to congratulate all the teams who won their grand final during last week's grand final week.

We hope to see you all back on the courts for the 2013 season!

Coffs' very own Lizzy Tonks has returned from the FIBA Oceania Youth Championships in Victoria with a gold medal and a swag of statistics that she can be very proud of. She finished the Championships 2nd in assists, 4th in steals, in the top 20 for points scored, and also managed a spot in the top 25 rebounders, justifying her position in the starting line up for Australia.

Over the past 3 weeks Coffs Harbour Basketball has been booked solid with School Clinics being held in our Primary Schools and this will continue leading up to the end of School Term. These clinics have been an overwhelming success and well received by all schools. Please click on the below link to see just where it is we have been and will be and those who have helped make it such a success.

A massive thank you to Natalie Porter from NPIRE for running the great development clinics at CHBA over the weekend. The kids all had a great time and we look forward to you coming back next year.

Are you looking to find out more information to help you decide whether you or your child are interested in the 2013 rep season?
Click the more button to download the information guide CHBA has put together to answer your questions.

The Coffs Harbour Basketball Association is proud to announce the Greenhouse Tavern as the Major Sponsor of the State League Mens and Women’s Teams and the Tuesday and Wednesday night senior competitions. Each member will be issued with a Greenhouse card. When you head down to the Greenhouse and present this card this will help the Association gain further sponsorship money.

On Saturday, there were a couple of instances of coaches/parents/supporters abusing our junior referees.

All coaches, parents and supporters need to be aware that our Saturday morning referees are all learning and do not need people yelling and making disparaging comments to them. We at CHBA follow the zero tolerance stance.

From all reports, the referees didn’t take the upsetting comments made on board, however, they were still out of line and uncalled for.

Junior referees are going to miss things, however, they all do their best.

Please refrain from making abusive comments to the referees and make sure you encourage the children and players to do their 3 cheers for the referees regardless of your feelings towards them. We are here for fun, not sheep stations.

If you feel that there is something we can do better in teaching our junior referees, please feel free to contact our office or our court supervisor to discuss this. We are always open to assistance, just not abuse.