Meeting details: Girls Basketball Division discussion
Date: 12 May 2023
Basic Structure of the Girls division:
a. Junior Eagle: All the younger and inexperienced girls will be in this division. So, if a girl aged 16 and above but inexperienced then they could play in the Junior Eagle division as long as they are still in school.
b. Upper Eagle: All the older and more experienced girls will be in this division. If a girl is younger but more experienced but is younger than 16 years old, then they could play in this division.
i. Things to note:
1. Girls can cross over between both divisions.
2. Teams will be allowed to keep 1 x registration fee and have their girls play in both division because we will only use one official during most of the matches which will allow us to have more matches for the girls.
3. Teams will be expected to be honest about their division and not have majority of their “more” experienced girls fielded in the Junior Eagle division. That division is to allow girls who started and are not strong enough to play in that division.
4. We have had talks with the ABC league, and we are looking in bring ladies teams from their league into ours where the girls will have more competition as well during the season.
c. The alternative was to cancel the girl’s section, but we do not agree with cancelling the girls because there are girls who want to play, and we will find a way to make sure they play and that will encourage other girls to also compete when they see the girls playing. We look forward to the support and assistance from all.
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Division |
Description |
Age / Experience Range |
Teams/Division |
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Junior Eagle |
Younger and inexperienced girls. So, if a girl aged 16 and above but inexperienced then they could play in the Junior Eagle division if they are still in school. |
U13-U16 (Not limited) Beginners Inexperienced |
1. Maverick Stars 2. Alexandra BC 3. Soweto 4. Eagles 5. Hornets 6. Michael Mount 7. South Central 8. African Wizards 9. Angels?? |
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Upper Eagle |
Older and more experienced girls will be in this division. If a girl is younger but more experienced but is younger than 16 years old, then they could play in this division. |
U15-U18 Mixed with more experienced players. |
1. Alexandra BC 2. King’s Linbro 3. Soweto 4. Eagles 5. Michael Mount 6. Angels?? |
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Notes |
· One registration fee · Players may play across 2 divisions to build experience. · Mercy rules within the Junior division. · Teams could play across 2 divisions. · One 1 senior/experienced referee during matches · One table official during matches · Cross match-up with ABC league |
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Action from discussion |
· Matches to be fixtured from 20 May 2023 · Rules to be completed and loaded onto website. · Various playing time of Clubs noted. · Possible more than one (1) match during match days. · Confirmed with ABC on teams to enter Eagles U11 and Girls division |
Eagles Teams:
Team Names Representatives at the meeting
1. Alexandra BC – Jr Eagle (Melvin)
2. King’s Linbro U16 (Pedro)
3. Maverick Stars U14 (Pauline + Elaine)
4. SJ Eagles (Elina)
5. Soweto BA U14 (Monwabisi)
6. Soweto BA U16 (Monwabisi)
7. Angels (Emma – to be confirmed)
8. African Wizards (Emmanuel Cudjoe)
ABC Teams: Girls (To be discussed on crossing to Eagles League)
1. Hornets (Coach Gervais)
2. MM (Coach Dubravka)
3. South Central
4. African Wizards
ABC Teams: U10 (To be integrated into the U11 Eagles League)
1. Hornets
2. Basket Buddies
3. Scorpions
4. Lebone