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Intermediate B Basketball

Year 9A Basketball

W hile only recording a couple of wins for the season, the were extremely competitive with all teams. This in turn gave the

players extreme satisfaction.
boys played and trained with exceptional discipline, spirit
and fun. These 13 players were an incredibly enthusiastic group, Some great three-point shooting from Lombardo, Cairns, Fellows
committed and desperate to play every weekend. and Cook, while in the point guard position (on court boss),
Training was a lot of fun and designed so that the boys willingly Lombardo and Cook provided great leadership with incredible
trained and played rather than having to be convinced to be part contributions from our big men in Francis, Dymond, Sloan, Bryar
of the season. I think, for the first time, this group designed a and Taylor.
couple of set plays that became our foundation for every game, What a wonderful group that thoroughly enjoyed one another’s
providing a base from which to work. company and shared the passion to represent ACK in the correct
These plays, initially training activities, were turned into game spirit and sense of fair play. It was a privilege coaching these
plays which gave the side great satisfaction, because they worked young men.
for everyone in the team. We had excellent team cohesiveness Brian Taylor - coach
and a willingness for everyone to do their bit. No doubt the
ownership players had towards their game plan meant that we
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