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January 20,
2012
U14 Club Coach Required 
The Mid-Isle Magic require a coach for their U14 boys
team (spring). If you are interested in applying, contact
Shayne Connolly at
shayne@connollygroup.ca.
January 17,
2012
Volunteers Required
Basketball PEI
will be hosting 3 major tournaments in the coming months
and will require volunteers to help make each event a success.
We are looking for individuals to fill various roles with the
following events:
-Spring Classic, May in Summerside
-Eastern Canadian Championships, June 28-July 1 in
Charlottetown
-Red Rock Classic, July 6-8
in Charlottetown
Please contact the
Basketball PEI office at
info@basketballpei.ca or call 368-4986, if you are available
to help out with any of these events.
Thank you!
January 17,
2012
U15 Girls Provincial Team Coaches Required
Basketball PEI is now accepting applications for
a Head Coach and Assistant Coach positions
for the 2012 U15 girls
provincial team.
Interested
candidates are asked to submit their coaching resume to the
Basketball PEI office,
no later than
Monday, February, 6th,
2012
(4:30 PM AST)
in order to
be considered.
[More]
January 16,
2012
NBA Weekend Raffle
The NBA Weekend Raffle draw was held this afternoon at
the Basketball PEI office.
Here are the winning tickets:
1st Place - West Prince MBA
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Ticket Seller: WPMBA
(#05096)
2nd Place - Brian Craig - 4 Storm
Tickets
(#02393)
3rd Place - George Campbell - 4 Storm
Tickets
(#01311)
4th Place - Steve Hardy - 4 Storm
Tickets
(#00378)
5th Place - Kensington & Area MBA - 4
Storm Tickets
(#08425) |
Martine d"Entremont,
Sport PEI and Rudi Terstege, President, Basketball PEI
make the draw at 3:10 PM, Monday, January 16th, 2012 |
December 16,
2011
Regional Development Clinics
Basketball PEI will be
offering Regional
Development Clinics (no charge) to member Minor Basketball
Associations for Jr Mini and Mini age groups, beginning in early
January. Our certified coaches will focus on fundamentals
& skill development using a variety instructional techniques &
drills. Minor coaches are encouraged to participate as
well.
Contact the Basketball PEI office to book your clinic date/time
at
info@basketballpei.ca
or call 368-4986.
December 16,
2011
2012 Spring Classic
Basketball PEI will be hosting the 2nd Annual
Spring Classic in Summerside at Credit Union Place and local
area gyms, May 18-20th. Last
years tournament was a tremendous success, with 17 - U13 & U14
club teams from around the Maritimes participating. We
will be looking to expand the tournament this year to a minimum
of 24 teams.
Registration & tournament information will be made available
early in the new year.
December 16,
2011
2012 Red Rock Classic
Basketball PEI will be hosting the Red Rock Classic on
July 5-8 next summer at the
University of PEI, Holland College and local high school gyms.
The 2011 Red Rock Classic was a terrific success with 35 teams
(U15+) participating, making it the largest basketball
tournament in PEI history. Registration & tournament information
will be made available early in the new year.
December 16,
2011
2012 Eastern Canadian Championships
Basketball PEI will be hosting the 2012 Eastern Canadian Club
Championships (U13 & U14) on June 28-July
1st in Charlottetown at the University of PEI, Holland
College and local high school gyms. We
will be calling for volunteers & committee members to help us
organize and host this major event early in the new year.
December 15,
2011
2013 Canada Games Men's Team ID Session
There will be an identification session held
for all those athletes U14-U17 wanting to try out for the 2013 Canada
Games Men's Basketball team at
UPEI from 12:30-2:30
on Monday, January 2nd.
For more info, contact
head coach Jared Cheverie at
coachcheverie@gmail.com
or call 902.626.6261.
December 15,
2011
2013 Canada Games Women's Team ID Session
There will be an identification session held
for all those athletes U14-U17 wanting to try out for the 2013 Canada
Games Women’s Basketball team at the
Canada Games Sports Centre in Slemon Park
from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm on Thursday, December 22nd.
For more info, contact
head coach Kathy Murray at
murraykt@maritimeelectric.com or call 902.940.3291.
December 15,
2011
Introduction to Competition Course Offered
Due to demand, Basketball PEI will be offering another
Introduction to Competition
course beginning Thursday, December 22nd & 28th at the Canada
Games Sports Centre in Slemon Park. This course will also
be subsidized by Basketball PEI so registration cost will be $45
only. Space will be limited so
register early with Basketball PEI at
info@basketballpei.ca
or call 368.4986 / 315.4986. [More]
December 15,
2011
Rising Stars Basketball League
Basketball PEI &
Minor Basketball Associations have launched the Rising
Stars Basketball League. This will be a transition
year in which we will be recording all RSBL games
between participating Mini teams over the winter on the
RSBL
webpage.
Our goal for next year is to identify participating
teams early in the fall and establish a full fall/winter
schedule for various levels of play (IE: Division 1, 2
etc...).
The Rising Stars League will continue in the spring of
2012 with the U13 & U14 league getting underway in early
April. |
League Sponsor |
November 30,
2011
Basketball PEI Board of Directors
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The Basketball PEI Annual General Meeting
recently took place at Sport PEI in which several new
members were elected or appointed to the Board of
Directors. The following individuals now make up the new
Board;
[Front L/R]
Garth Turtle, Past President, Rudi Terstege, President,
Brenda Simmons, Secretary, Peter Murray, Treasurer.
[Back L/R]
Kellie Steele, Member at Large, Gary McLeod, Member at
Large, Shayne Connolly, Minor Basketball Council Rep,
Nathan Clarke, Member at Large and Barry Strongman, Vice
President.
Missing from the Photo was Rick MacKinnon, PEI
Basketball Officials Association Rep and Stephen
Marchbank, Executive Director. |
Basketball PEI
Board of Directors |
November 30,
2011
NBA Weekend Raffle Tickets Still Available
We still have NBA Weekend
Raffle tickets available to basketball programs and teams.
This fundraiser will enable participating
organizations and teams an opportunity to raise funds to help
out with association & team expenses.
The 1st place prize is
two
tickets to see the New York Knicks vs Toronto Raptors on
March 2, 2012 at the AC Centre in Toronto.
Airfare for two, 2 nights accommodations
(downtown), $250 spending money are also included.
This year the winning ticket
holder will have the option to take
$2000
instead of the NBA weekend package.
For more
infor, contact the Basketball PEI office at
info@basketballpei.ca
or call 368.4986.
November 21,
2011
Charlottetown Tigers Jamboree
The Charlottetown Tigers Minor Basketball
Association will be hosting their annual basketball Jamboree on
Saturday, December 3rd at UPEI for Grades 1&2, 3&4, 5&6. For more information or to
register, contact Alex Wotton at
alexwotton6@hotmail.com
or Shayne Connolly at
shayne@connollygroup.ca.
November 15,
2011
Basketball PEI AGM
Basketball PEI's
Annual General Meeting will be held on November 29th in room 212
at Sport PEI at 7:00 PM.
November 14,
2011
Storm/MRSB Donate Tickets
The Summerside Storm
and MRSB, one of it's corporate partners, have donated tickets
to PEI Minor Basketball Associations for all remaining Storm
home games. The MBA's will be able to sell the donated
tickets and keep the funds for their clubs. Upcoming games
will see the East Prince Minor Basketball Association selling
tickets for the Storm game vs the Saint John Mill Rats on
Thursday, Nov 17 and the Charlottetown Tigers Minor Basketball
Association will be selling tickets for the Friday, Nov 18th
Storm game vs the Moncton Miracles.
November 1,
2011
Doug McKinney Joins the Storm
The Storm have
called back PEI forward Doug McKinney. The Storm made the
roster change as they get set to begin their regular season with
games on Thursday and Friday at Credit Union Place. [More].
October 24,
2011
PEIBOA Looking for New Officials
The school and minor basketball season is fast approaching, and
the Prince Edward Island Basketball Officials Association
(PEIBOA) is looking for new officials to join the association.
The PEIBOA is looking for new members, particularly young women
and men in Grade 12 and older, who have an interest in
basketball. If you have some background in basketball,
especially if you are a former player, why not stay in the game
by becoming an official? The
PEIBOA will provide you with training, education, and
mentorship... [More]
September
15,
2011
Long Term Athlete Development
Many parents are looking for answers to
explain what is right for their child when it comes to athletic
development. The Coaching Association of Canada
(CAC) has released an updated document which will help to
explain the facts in an user friendly way. This
"Long Term Athlete Development Information for Parents" will
help coaches educate parents of children in their programs.
This LTAD document gives accurate advice on what parents can do
to encourage their child’s current physical, and athletic
development and suggests tips to help them assist their child as
they move into the later stages of development.
[More]
September
14,
2011
George Morrison Entering PEI Sports Hall of Fame
Long time Basketball Coach,
George Morrison,
will be inducted into
the PEI Sports Hall of Fame this weekend. For over 40
years George Morrison has been coaching Basketball on PEI.
He has had an amazing coaching career with numerous
accomplishments. Most notably, winning a conference title
as head coach of the UPEI Men's Panthers in 1986, followed with
back to back titles in 1988 & 1989, in addition to regular
season titles in 1990 & 1991. Other highlights include
being ranked No. 1 in the country in 1988-89, winning over 300
varsity games, and putting a 47-game home winning streak
together from 1987-1991. Coach Morrison also won AUAA
coach of the year honours in 1985 and 1996.
George Morrison has had an incredible impact on the development
of basketball on PEI over the years and continues to do so.
Congratulations Coach Morrison! There is a great story in
the Guardian this morning on this -
[Read more]
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