September 16, 2010 in 30 Days
"binoculars" by dunkr, via flickr
This article is part of the series “30 days to being a better basketball player“.
When you take to the court to face another team, its useful to know a bit about them first.
July 27, 2010 in Events
Your team is invited to a Basketball Tournament
WHEN: 6th August 2010 to 9st August 2010
WHERE: Wits Hall 29 (map of campus)
REGISTRATION: R750 per Team
RSVP: Info@bethusile.co.za (1st option) or 083 686 7326
Check www.bethusile.co.za (events) for further details.
See the original Basketball Tournament Invitation by clicking here.
June 1, 2010 in News
Youth Olympic Games – basketball draw results
As we recently noted, the first Youth Olympic Games (“YOG”) will be held in Singapore this year, and will have basketball as one of the sports. The tournament will use FIBA’s relatively new “FIBA 33″ format to introduce it to the global audience.
The draw for the tournament at the Games has now been held. South Africa was drawn in Group D along with Spain, Croatia, the Philippines and the US Virgin Islands (in the Boys grouping). The full draw is as follows:
March 19, 2010 in Resources
We’ve had a few questions around how to set up a basketball tournament so we thought it might be good to put some guidance up here.
Why bother with tournaments?
While it can be difficult to set up and run a basketball tournament, always remember why you’re doing it – there’s very little that basketball players love as much as the chance to play! And tournaments are an awesome way to bring the community together, meet new players and develop the game.
Setting up tournaments is a big job, so make sure you cover the basic points first before you start to worry about the details.
November 3, 2008 in Competitions, News
The ‘Hood competition is now closed and the winners have been decided.
The competition ran from 1 October 2008 to 31 October 2008 and gave everyone the opportunity to win prizes just by signing up to The ‘Hood [an online community for basketball lovers] and taking part.
We’re excited to announce the winners of the competition now, so here they are: Read the rest of this entry →
