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Get Your Phoenix Kit for Christmas
Download Kit Order Form
The Club is now collecting the final order for sports kit before Christmas. This is an opportunity to get yourself kitted out in club branded sweatshirts, tracksuits etc and for a full list and order form download the above document and get it to Hazel by 26th November.
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Former Pro Baller signs for Phoenix
The club is delighted to announce that Trudie Hapgood has signed up to play for the NL Seniors.
Trudie arrived in Scotland earlier this year to lead basketballscotland's Elite Programme after working in development projects for the Australian Sports Commission in Malta and a stint coaching with Welsh professional team Rhondda Rebels and brings a massive amount of playing and coaching experience.
Her playing background includes representing Australian youth and senior squads; being a scholarship athlete at the Australian Institute of Sport; an All-American candidate while playing for the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) in NCAA Division 1 where she played in the NCAA Tournament; and a ten year professional career that included two national championships in the Australian National Basketball League (WNBL).
As a coach, Trudie has gained valuable experience during stints as a Head Coach in Division 1 of the Australian Basketball Association; Assistant Coach with a Junior College in Washington State; full-time development officer in schools; and coach at Australia's Intensive Training Centres talent development camps. Trudie was also selected for the Coaches Award at the FIBA Europe Girls Camp in Slovenia 2007 with the resulting scholarship enabling her to attend Eurobasket Women's Final Four that summer.
Trudie’s involvement is a fantastic boost for the Scottish woman's game as she brings her incredible skills and experience both on and off the court and this will be of tremendous benefit, particularly to Phoenix’s younger players and we wish her well during her stay here in Scotland.
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National Raffle
The club has an excellent opportunity to raise some much needed funds through selling tickets for this years basketballscotland raffle which offers as top prize two flights to New York plus tickets for an NBA game.
The club receives 50p for every ticket sold so all players are requested to sell at least twenty tickets each (2 books).
Please ensure you ask for your ticket allocation from your head coach or team manager when training restarts after the school holidays on Monday 26th October.
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Parent & Player Handbook Season 2009/10
Download Club Handbook
With training well underway for the new season, Phoenix have now issued their 2009/10 Club Handbook and this can be downloaded by clicking on the above link.
This will be of particular interest to parents of all our youth players(Under 18) and offers a wide range of information on the operation of the club.
Parents and guardians of all youth players should also complete the Annual Registration & Consent form on pages 11 and 12 and return to the head coach of their daughter's team.
Phoenix are always looking for parents to become involved in the running of the club and if you are interested please speak to one of the club coaches.
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Phoenix Cadette Squad 2009/10
Phoenix Cadettes (Under 16) winners of the 2009 pre season tournament at St Maurices, Cumbernauld.
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Minutes of 2009 AGM
AGM Minutes
Many thanks to all who attend the recent club Annual General Meeting and to Jools for getting the minutes out so quickly
These can be downloaded from the above link.
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Lothian Seniors Do the Double
May 4, 2009 --
Phoenix's Lothian Seniors rounded off the perfect season when they beat great rivals Midlothian Saints 57-50 to lift the Lothian Cup and complete a fabulous League and Cup double for the first time in their history.
Great job girls...........
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Hectic Start to 2009
The New Year finally got under way as Phoenix players, coaches, mums, dads and hingers-on of all ages, ability and sizes were involved in a hectic weekend of activities.
On Saturday over 35 members turned up for stewarding duties at the BUPA Great North Run in Holyrood Park which netted the club over £700 in funds and a massive thanks go out to everyone who took part in this event with special mention to the rock steady Rossi family who organised the event (more about them later!!)
After thawing out, the action turned towards the basketball court on Sunday with the Cadettes facing St Maurice in National League action and, despite being short of a few starters, proceeded to chalk up a strong win for the new coaching team of Liza and Hazel with many of the youngsters stepping up with strong performances.
Following this we took a step back in time as the Lothian League seniors took the court in the Quarter Finals of the Chairmens Cup against the Grampian Polis.
With Phoenix legends such as Big Eve, Birley, Les Jacko and Siren joining forces with a group of nippy youngsters the crowd which included the Chief Executive of sportscotland had to feel a little sorry for the Officers of the Law who had made the long trek down south in dreadful conditions.
With the team displaying how basketball was played in the early nineties the bemused coppers were left feeling their pockets had been well and truely picked as Phoenix cruised into the semi-finals.
An excellent start to the year and again a massive thank you to Adriano and Fiona who have put in so much effort over the season to which the whole club is eternally grateful...............
Gratzi
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Phoenix New Season off to a Flyer
September 15, 2008 --
Phoenix Juniors got their season off to a flyer with an excellent 73-52 win through in Cumbernauld against the Lady Gladiators. All the team got on the scoresheet with Scottish Junior internationalists Ali Mitchell and Emelia Rossi leading the way with 21 and 18 points respectively.
(Emelia is not long back from Macedonia where she featured in some outstanding Scottish displays in the Euro B championships.)
The Cadettes and Seniors completed a tremendous away treble with good wins at Perth and Cumbernauld.
This follows some great displays the previous weekend when four of the clubs teams were involved in two pre-season tournaments in Cumbernauld and Edinburgh.
The senior NL team won the St.Maurice open whilst the Cadettes came in third in their age group. Closer to home the Senior Lothian team swept all before them in the Mittie Cup at Meadowbank whilst the fledgling under 14's made it through to final before succumbing to a strong Perth Phoenix before a huge crowd.
All the National League teams face derby matches in their next games against local rivals Kool Kats with the following programe:
Sun 21 Cadettes @ WHEC - 12.45
Tue 23 Juniors @ Drummond - 18.20
Thu 25 Seniors @ Drumond - 19.45
Following their success at the Mittie Tournament the Lothian Seniors get their league campaign started with an away game against Newbattle Blues on Wednesday 24th September. This is a new look side from last season and the club is delighted to welcome back some "old faces" that include former Scottish Internationalists Les Jackson, Elise Lovell. Ali Paton and Lorraine Durie.
The Website is still awaiting fixtures and reports for NL Seniors and Cadettes
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Subs Due
Players are reminded that to play in any of these games they have to be registered and to have paid their annual subscriptions which as agred at the recent AGM is as follows:
Senior NL:
Working: £200 or 8 x 25 + £17 for registration
Students: £120 0r 8 x 15 + £17 for registration
Senior LL: £80 + £17 regs and £2 per week
National League youths: £130
Lothian League youths: £55
- can the team managers (with input from coaches) co-ordinate this please.
Please ensure this paid to either your coach or team manager at least one week before your first game.
Much obliged
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AGM minutes
2008 AGM Minutes
Please click on link for minutes of the club AGM held on Monday 1st September.
The club will be operating at last six teams this year of which three will be involve iN the Nationa League programme.
This is a tremendous committment for the team of volunteers tasked with running these teams as well as incurring considerable costs
To ease the operational challenges all players and parents are remind that their annual subscriptions are due NOW....
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A New Season Approaches
May Club Meeting Action Points
August 9, 2008 --
Season 2008-09 is upon us and there is rather a lot to get done in a short space of time. The club is in the process of completing the paperwork for season 2008-2009, which needs to be completed together with the fees due to basketballscotland.
Club Meeting in May
Minutes from the Club meeting held in May at Boroughmuir are available on the above link.
Drummond HS for Training
Has been booked on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6pm -9.45 on both nights starting on 19 August.
All Players please contact their coach to confirm their availability for next season,
Boroughmuir Training
Carol Bremner will shortly confirm start of Monday night training and details will be circulation when available.
Fixtures
Fixtures meeting is on Sunday 31 August, venue TBC. The club requires representatives of the Cadette, Junior and Senior national league teams to attend.
Child Protection Officer
Joanna Murphy, (Sarah's mum) has kindly agreed to be child protection officer this season.
Annual General Meeting
We need to have an AGM as soon as possible. Adriano and Loraine will confirm a date and venue shortly hopefully before the end of August.
All Players and Parents are requested to attend as we require more volunteers to help run the club.
Club Secretary
Unfortunately Lorraine Durie will have to step down as Club secretary for the forthcoming season. On top of being a new mum she is now returning to work following maternity leave to a promoted post,and will not have the time. Laura McIntyre has agreed to help out but the club urgently needs others to help as well.
The Club would like to take this opportunity for thanking Lorraine for all the work she as done over the last few years but hopefuly she will still have enough time to appear "on court" this season.
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Attention all Girls aged 10 to 14
April 15, 2008 --
Monday evenings at
Boroughmuir High School, Viewforth
from 6.30pm to 8.00pm
Girls aged 10 to 14 are invited to attend the above free coaching sessions from 28th April to 23rd June 2008 (Except 5th & 19th May) with the opportunity to join the club’s national and local league teams next season.
For more information please phone head coach Hazel Wood on 0131 441 1625 or e-mail the website
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Phoenix Players in National Squads
November 20, 2007 --
Following the final trials last weekend, the club is delighted to announce that the following players have been selected for Scottish National Squads
National Senior Women
Heather Holmyard, Hazel Howison, Laura McIntyre and Leanne Page
National Junior Women
Alison Mitchell and Emilia Rossi
National Cadette Women
Claire Edmonds, Ellen Grant, Meredith Macintosh and Emilia Rossi
Congratulations to all.
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Phoenix Basketball Needs YOU!!
November 2, 2007 --
Polonia Phoenix is a community basketball club offering a wide range of basketball and social opportunities for young females that rely entirely on volunteers to carry out its programme.
All our current coaches and committee members offer their services on a voluntary basis incurring considerable personal cost to fulfil a variety of roles to ensure the smooth running of the club.
It costs approximately £5000 per year to operate the youth section of the club and this is kept low due to the following:
- Extremely favourable rates for facility hire negotiated with local schools
- Well qualified coaching staff offering services for free
- A few dedicated committee members giving up a lot of volunteer time.
- Past success in accessing grant funding (this is very liable to end)
For a fairly low annual membership fee (£50 to £120) youth members are currently offered:
- Regular practice sessions (one to three times per week) supervised by experienced qualified coaches from August to June
- Opportunities to play regular competitive basketball at either local or national level that includes all officials expenses, entry fees, facility and equipment costs
- Transport to games all over Scotland
- Registration and insurance with basketballscotland
- Opportunities for young players to develop in officiating and coaching roles
- Encouraged to develop through regional and national squads
- Club t-shirt
- Limited social activities
To continue and improve this service the club are requesting that all
parents consider becoming involved on a volunteer basis.
(The more volunteers involved the less reponsibility for everyone!)
The club is aware that many parents are a little unsure of the roles required to operate a successful Community Sports Club and although not exclusive, the following are the type of roles that could be carried out by parents and friends:
Team Managers
Assist team coaches in a range of non technical areas including:
- arranging fixtures and venues
- organising and cleaning playing kits
- collecting players membership fees
- ensuring consent, registration forms etc are completed
- ensuring first aid equipment is replenished
- supervising players during games and training
- liaising with Child Protection Officer
Fundraisers
Raise funds by organising a range of activities that could include:
- Raffles
- Race Nights
- Bag Packing
- Lottery Bonus ball/100 clubs
- Car Boot sales
- Quiz Nights
Social Organisers
Develop and implement a varied social calendar that could include: 10 pin bowling, discos, player of the year awards, BBQ’s, internal fun tournaments, club trips etc
Transport coordinators
Arrange transport to away games and competitions
Table officials
- Assist score and time games
- The club would arrange attendance on appropriate course
Funding Sourcers
- Identify, pursue and develop sponsors for all areas of the clubs programme
- Identify, apply and monitor funding opportunities
This is not an exhaustive list and any other offers of assistance and expertise are more than welcome.
Remember the more you put into this the more your child and the local community will benefit.
For more information please contact any of our coaches or a member of the committee at club games or training nights
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Phoenix News Update
November 1, 2007 --
Greetings and welcome to a new season at Polonia Phoenix Basketball.
Apologies for the lack of information on the website and by email but as you are probably aware your humble webmaster has not been involved with many club activities this season so has had little information to post.
However, there is plenty going on and the club is delighted to welcome back all the players and coaches from previous seasons and the many new players who have joined at all age groups.
Under the new chairmanship of Adriano Rossi and a committed team of coaches and volunteers this could well turn out to be one of the most successful and busiest seasons the club has had to date. Already Fiona Rossi and Alison Edmonds are on duty at all home games makin', bakin' and floggin' a wide range of tasty goodies, and with regular double headers involving the National League teams, helping to create an excellent game day atmosphere at the WHECDome.
National League Seniors
Following a couple of seasons where the seniors have struggled for numbers it is great to report that several new exciting players have been recruited by the team coached by Lorna Norman.
Four of these players have come from our old rivals Midlothian Saints who unfortunately folded at the end of last season. Back at the turn of the century (how old does that make you all feel) Phoenix and Saints were the dominant teams in Scotland and fought out many a titanic battle over the years and whilst it is always sad to lose a club with a great tradition it will certainly strengthen the Phoenix programme having these experienced players on board.
One ex-Saint, former Scotland captain Pam Donoghue, has finally returned to her roots, where as a very young player, she played in the original Polonia team that became MIM and dominated the Scottish (and British) women's game in the eighties.
After a hesitant start to the season when the new squad lost to city rivals Kool Kats the team have now won four in a row and must be in contention for honours this season.
National League Juniors (Under 18)
For the first time in over eight years Phoenix have a team back in the National Junior league.
With a young enthusiastic coach in Cathy Mitchell and assisted by Lisa Wilkinson the team have recruited well from Midlothian Sunshine and Dunfermline Reign and alongside some of our last years Lothian Junior champions plus some of our top cadettes are performing well in a very competitive league. Although still to record their first win, several games have been very close and it is only a matter of time before the Juniors chalk up their first victory.
National League Cadettes (Under 16)
In only their second season game back in the National League, the cadettes (coached by Lorna Norman and assisted by Lisa Wilkinson) are out to improve on their incredible third place last season. Despite emulating the seniors by losing their opening game to last seasons winners Glasgow, the cadettes have also gone on a roll winning their last three games to put them back in contention.
Lothian League Seniors
Last years' Lothian Cup winners have all returned and got off to a great start to the season winning their first three games to lead the table.
Lothian Under 16's
The club has entered a team into the Lothian Under 16 league which will give girls on the fringe of the NL Cadettes squad the opportunity to gain some valuable court time and it is hoped this league gets under way before the end of the year.
Lothian Under 14's
Coach Hazel Wood and her experienced team of coaches report many enthusiastic and gifted young players attending Monday nights sessions and the club also plans to enter this group into the Lothian Under 16. Due to lack of entries, the previously very successful Lothian Under 14 will not be run this year but the club feels this young group will greatly benefit from the experience of playing against their "Big Sisters".
Lets Talk
Good communication is the key to a successful club and all players, coaches and members are encouraged to send in news items which can be cut and paste onto the website.
Each team have password controlled access to their own information pages so they can update their own fixtures/results, player details, pictures and game reports so all team managers and coaches get in touch with the site if you require a password and get your team info updated!
Thanks to all those you have helped run the club smoothly, especially all the coaches (Lorna Norman, Cathy Mitchell, Lisa Wilkinson, Hazel Wood, Vivienne Milford, Mairhi Chambers, Lorraine Durie, Carol Bremner Lesackson and Leanna's Mum!), the club secretary (Lorraine Durie), senior women's treasurer (Lesley Jackson), youth player's treasurer (Fiona Rossi), child protection officer and treasurer (Ashley Kent), volunteers and helpers (Alison Edmonds, Carol Bremner, Jim Mitchell, Laura MacIntyre and Lynsey Campbell). Most importantly thanks to all the players, who have already made this season so exciting.
More Volunteers Welcome
As the club begins to expand it is essential we improve our volunteer network, fundraising and social calendar and we attach a document that outlines the clubs potential requirements. We would be most grateful if you could pass this on to your parents, friends and anyone else who may be interested in becoming involved with Phoenix Basketball.
Committee (and anyone else wanting to be involved)
Please note we are having a club committee meeting on Monday 5th November at 6.30 pm in the changing rooms next to the basketball hall in Boroughmuir High School.
Have a great season and good luck you all
Lets Go Phoenix................
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August 31, 2007 --
Dear Players and Parents - Welcome to the new season.
Season 2007-2008 promises to be exciting and successful with teams represented at both Local and National level. Subscriptions are now due as payments for hall hire, player registration and equipment are now being requested. Therefore, in order for the club to run smoothly please pay your subscriptions and ensure your parental consent forms are signed as soon as possible.
The annual subscription fees are as follows:
Junior (Under 18) £120
Cadette (Under 16) £120
Youth (Under 14)- £50
this covers practice and game facility hire, registration and league entry fees, referee fees, first aid, and a club t-shirt. Please note that the subscriptions have been kept at a minimum and that coaching at the club is run on a purely voluntary basis.
Please make cheques payable to Polonia Phoenix Basketball Club.
An information pack will be issued early September and any volunteers willing to help run the club will always be welcomed.
Best wishes
Adriano Rossi (Club Chairperson)
Fiona Rossi (Youth Programme Treasurer)
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New Season Training Schedule
August 18, 2007 --
The Club would like to welcome everyone back with a special welcome to the new players who have recently joined.
Congratulations to Cathy Mitchell and Lisa Wilkinson for volunteering to be coach and assistant coach of Junior Women NL respectively, and to Lorna Norman for taking on the coaching responsibility of the Senior Women NL.
The new training programme that starts on the 20th August is as follows:
Mondays@ Boroughmuir High School
U14 girls: 6.30-8.00 pm
U16 girls: 8.00-9.30 pm
Mondays @ Gracemount High School
National League Senior Women 7.30-9.30 pm
Tuesdays @ Drummond Community High School
Under 18 Girls: 6.00 - 7.30 pm
Local League Seniors Women: 7.30 - 9.30 pm
Thursdays @ Drummond Community High School
Under 16 & 18 Girls: 6.00-7.30 pm
National League Senior Women: 7.30 - 9.30 pm
Plus Fridays at Lasswade High School Gym from 4.00-5.OOpm extra fitness
sessions open to all Senior, Junior and Cadette players
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AGM Minutes
July 29, 2007 --
As it says on the tin
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Lothian Cup Winners!!!
May 6, 2007 --
Phoenix Seniors finished off an excellent season for the club by defeating Comets 68-50 to lift the Lothian Cup for the first time in their history.
A superb all round team performance saw the team dominate the game from start to finish despite a spirited Comets comeback at the start of the final quarter. (Full game report in Game Results page)
The clubs full role of honour for season 2006/07 is as follows:
- Lothian Under 14 League Winners
- Lothian Under 16 League Runners Up
- Lothian Under 18 Winners
- Lothian Senior Cup Winners & League Runners Up
- National Cadette Cup Runners Up
Excellent performance from all players and coaching staff - congratulations to all.
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Cadettes Make National Finals
April 1, 2007 --
Phoenix Cadettes swept aside St Mirren in the semi-final of the RAF Cadette Scottish Cup 64-54 to book a place in the final against big Edinburgh rivals Kool Kats at the Kelvin Hall Area on Saturday 21st April.
This was an outstanding performance as Phoenix led the game from start to finish and is a remarkable achievement for this young side in their first season in the National Cup.
There is tremendous excitement within the club and a 51 seater bus has already been booked to take the team and supporters through to Glasgow.
Further details will be posted on the site later in the week but those wishing to book a place on the bus please contact Susan Worth as soon as possible.
To round off an excellent week the Cadette's big sisters completed their Junior season undefeated, to lift the Lothian League and all credit to this group of young women who have shown great committment over the season and have been a fun group to work with.
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Cadettes secure 3rd Spot in NL
March 26, 2007 --
Phoenix Cadettes completed their league programme with a tremendous 45-31 victory over close city rivals Kool Kats that guaranteed them third place in the National League.
This is a tremendous achievement in their first season back at this level and full credit must go to all the girls on their temendous committment and enthusiasm.
All eyes now turn to the Scottish Cup as Phoenix face last years runners up St Mirren in the semi-finals for a place in the Nationa Finals at Kelvin Hall on 21st April.
This game takes place at WHEC this Saturday 31st March - tipping off at 12.20pm and all players and famly are welcome to attend.
The final round of games in the Lothian season takes place this Sunday 1st April with both Cadettes and Juniors in action.
First up at 10.00am are the Cadettes who are guaranteed runner up place in the league but will be trying to pip the Champions elect Wildcats in their final game.
At 12.30 the Juniors take to the court attempting to complete their season unbeaten against Dunfermline Reign.
Regardless of the result, the Juniors will be crowned League winners at the end of the game...
- congratulations to both squads who have been great fun to work with all season.
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Juniors Head for Glory
March 21, 2006 --
Phoenix Juniors kept there unbeaten run going in the Lothian League with a fine 53-33 win over an experienced Kool Kats side.
Midlothian Sunshine disappointingly failed to show which virtually guarantees the girls top spot with only one game of the season to go.
The Lothian Cadettes were granted a 20-0 win over Kool Kats who were unable to field a team but went down in a tough friendly as Kats played a few uneligible players.
(Full Results and scorers on Results page)
This Sunday 23rd March brings the rematch against Kool Kats in the Cadette National League following Phoenix's nail biting one point victory at Portobello last month.
This is the last game of the NL League season and victory for either team secures third spot in the league.
The game is at WHEC and tips off at 2.45pm and all players, friends and family are encouraged to get behind the team.
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Home Draw for Cadettes
March 13, 2007 --
Phoenix Cadettes have been drawn at home against last year's finalists St Mirren in the Semi-Final of the RAF Scottish Cup.
The game will be played at WHEC on Saturday 31st March and gives the Cadettes their first opportunity of reaching the National Final for over fifteen years.
Tip off is at 12.20pm and it is hoped a huge crowd will turn out for the cadettes biggest game of the season.
This is part of an exciting double header which is followed by the big city derby when Boroughmir take on Edinburgh Kings in the mens senior Scottish Cup Semi-Finals.
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Club Development Meeting
March 2, 2007 --
Phoenix is attempting to plan it's programme for next season and beyond and National League senior secretary Lorraine Durie has arranged a meeting on Wednesday 28th March at the Lady Nairn Hotel, Willowbrae Hotel from 7.00 to 9.00pm.
Our programme has grown considerably over the past few season's and for this to continue more volunteers are urgently required to carry out a wide range of activities.
These roles include chairperson, coaches, assistant coaches, team secretaries, administrators, fundraisers/social organisers etc.
The club has funding to qualify individuals as coaches/firstaiders etc as well as supporting volunteers on child protection courses etc
Any players, parents or other interested parties wishing to be involved in the future running of the club are welcome to attend.
Items for discussion include:
1. Create an active committee
- urgently require a pro-active chairperson to lead this process.
2. What teams are we running next year?
- ideally each team would have a head coach, assistant coach and secretary to share the responsibilities.
3. Who is committed to coaching?
- club would fund new coaches qualifications and could look at introducing a mentoring system for young and inexperienced coaches.
4. Communication between players, coaches, parents, teams
- greatly improve communications and create stronger pathways of opportunity particularly for younger players.
5. Polices and procedures
- many of these are currently available on the website but require ratification and further input.
6. Social events / fundraising / sponsorship
The club has a membership of almost 100 aged from 10 to 50+ and an active social/fundraising programme is essential to sustain long term develop.
Additional ideas are more than welcome and all those wishing to attend please contact the site.
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Weekend of Mixed Fortunes
March 10, 2007 --
Phoenix's younger players had a hectic weekend that ended with a mixed bag of results but hopefully an enjoyable time was had by all.
On Saturday the club had arranged a couple of challenge maches at WHEC against West Lothian.
First up, the club fielded a very young team made of several P7's, S1's and a few S2's against the Weavers team who had ran our Under 14's close in the league race this season. The youngsters got off to a great start taking an early eight point lead before finally losing out 33-42 to their more experienced opponents.
There was some excellent performances with most players making it onto the scoresheet - Grace 8pts, Claire 7, Nikky 6, Laura 5, Leanna 3, Lena 2 and Helen 2.
In the second game a Phoenix Under 15 side found the going pretty tough against a much improved Wolves team who led 8-6 at the end of the first quarter. The introduction of Hilary Wood sparked the team into actopn in the second quarter and Phoenix eventually ran out 59-35 winners.
Scorers: Charlotte Gannon 23, Hilary Wood 8, Amy Kirkhouse 8, Megan Forde 7, Anna Wenham 6, Sarah Murphy 5, Rebecca Harrison 2
A massive thanks to several girls from the Cadette & Junior teams who scored and refereed the games - Ellen Grant, Claire Edmonds, Eilis & Erin Barnes, Emelia Rossi and Merry McIntosh.
On the Sunday the Under 16's were back in Lothian League action at Meadowbank against the previous day's opponents West Lothian Wolves.
The Wolves were obviously encouraged by their good performance and made Phoenix fight all the way until midway through the last quarter when the Polonia girls eased away to a 50-29 victory which was a lot closer than the final result showed.
In the second game of the day the girls were unable to tame the Wildcats and succumbed to a 33-61 loss.
Next weekend all the Phoenix youth teams are in action with the following programme:
Sat 17th Mar:
NL Cadettes v St Mirren at Johnstone HS - 12.15pm
Sun 18th Mar:
Lothian Cadettes v Kool Kats at Meadowbank - 10.00am
Lothian Juniors v Kol Kats at Meadowbank - 12.30am
Lothian Juniors v Sunshine at Meadowbank - 2.30pm
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March 5, 2007 --
Phoenix's Under 14 team clinced the Lothian U14 title for the second year in a row with two convincing wins over Kool Kats and West Lothian on Satuday at Craigmount.
There is a tremendous spirit in this group of talented youngsters and the improvement in their team play over the season is a credit to their hard work and committment plus the excellent efforts of coaches Hazel Wood and Viv Milford.
In the first game Kool Kats were unable to match Phoenix's quick fast breaking game and succumbed 55-17 and in the second game against West Lothian Weavers the team's tremendous defensive intensity restricted their closest rivals to a miserly 11 points to triumph 39-11.
The twelve players in the squad will all receive their winners medals this Saturday 10th March during the games at Wester Hailes and congratulations to the following who all played a minimum of three games:
Hilary Wood, Anna Wenham, Amy Kirkhouse, Megan Forde, Sarah Murphy, Grace Ellis, Claire Paxton, Rebecca Harrison, Elizabeth Hunter, Fiona McLachlin, Laura Kirkhouse, and Nikky Forde.
The NL Cadettes came so close to toppling league leaders Glasgow City on Sunday as they travelled through to Eastbank to be pipped by a single point 44-45!!!
The Juniors kept their championship hopes alive in the Lothian Under 18 league with a 78-50 win over Dunfermline Reign but confusion remains over their second game against Midlothian Sunshine.
With just over three minutes to go and Phoenix leading 53-40 a Sunshine player went down with a mystery breathing problem and when finally she had to be taken for medical care the game was then abandoned.
Not sure if this result will stand or be replayed at a later date.
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News Update
February 8, 2007 --
Just a quick update on what is happening at the club over the next month or so.
February School Holidays (12th to 16th Feb)
All training at Boroughmuir and Drummond is off next week but will resume as normal from Monday 19th February.
RAF Training Day - 12th April
Cancelled.
National League Cadettes
The Cadettes travel up to Grampian in the first round of the Scottish Cup on Saturday 17th February.
The bus will leave from Corstorphine Road (behind PC World)at 8.45am - for any other information on this trip contact Lisa on 07961 443063.
On Friday 23rd February the Cadettes play their major Edinburgh rivals Kool Kats at Portobello High School (tip off 6.30pm). This should be a really exciting game and all players, parents and friends are invited to get along and cheer the team on.
Lothian League Under 13's & 15's
A couple of challenge games have been organised for the club's younger players on Saturday 10th March against West Lothian Wolves at Wester Hailes.
This will give them the opportunity to play on a full sized court with proper scoring equipment/officials etc.
The Under 13's tip off at 11.45am and the Under 15's at 12.45pm.
The club is looking for volunteers from the NL Cadettes, Juniors and Seniors to referee, score and MC these games.
In the Lothian Youth Leagues all the teams are doing very well - the Under 14's have currently won six and lost two, the Under 16's have won four and lost one and the Under 18's are unbeaten with four straight wins.
Club Blitz Tournament
The club is planning to hold a full day in-house tournament at Wester Hailes towards the end of the season that would involve all players at both youth and senior level split into two categories ie Under 14 and Open.
The emphasis is on a bit of fun and helping the younger players develop.
Potential dates are 14th or 28th April but all feedback on this idea welcome along with any other end of season activities/fundraisers.
Phoenix Kit
The club has just placed an order for shorts, hoodies, bags t-shirts, etc and this should be ready before the end of February.
Anyone wishing to order any more kit should do so before 27th February as this will be the final order of the season.
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Volunteer Training Opportunities
January 9, 2007 --
Phoenix Basketball is delighted to announce that it has been succesful in obtaining a grant of £350 from the Voluntary Action Fund to be used purely for training volunteers involved with the Club.
This includes coaching qualifications/workshops, First Aid and Child Protection issues.
Level One Coaching Course
At Stirling University on 10th & 11th February open to anyone over 16 years old who wish to become involved in coaching.
Interested candidates should email the site to request an application form
Coaching Seminar
For our more experienced coaches there is a seminar at Meadowbank on Sunday 11th February.
Ollie Dudfield, who is currently the Director of Coaching for Basketball New Zealand will lead this session. Previously, Ollie held the position of Head Basketball Coach at the Queensland Academy of Sport. He also graduated several players from his squads to Australian national teams and NCAA college scholarships.
Workshop 1 - Maximising players abilities: This workshop presents the concepts for maximising players long-term individual development. This session is for coaches who want to develop athletic, skillful players.
Workshop 2 - Developing an intelligent style of play: This workshop presents the concepts for building players tactical understanding of basketball situations. This sessions are for coaches who want to develop players who do the right thing at the right time.
(Further information on the content and applications forms for these workshops are available in downloadable form accessed on the basketballscotland website)
First Aid, Child Protection etc
Coaching Edinburgh regularly run a variety of short sports development, first aid and child protection courses and these and all of the above would qualify for funding from this grant.
This is a great opportunity to improve your skills and experiences and funding will be allocated on a first come, first served basis in return for a level of committment to the club's programme.
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All Youth Fixtures
Full Youth Fixture List
January 29, 2007 --
For players and parents who are involved in more than one team please download the above document that lists every youth game until the end of the season.
These may change so please refer regularly to web site and coaches at training.
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Both Phoenix Cadette teams were in action on the final weekend of 2006 and each team performed well.
On Saturday the NL squad produced possibly their best performance of the season in running the League leaders Glasgow City all the way before succumbing to a 57-71 defeat.
On Sunday the Lothian team got back on winning ways with a solid 50-27 win over Kool Kats despite having only six players available of which five were under 14.
All the teams now get a well earned rest over the Christmas break with the NL Cadettes first in action early in 2007 in an away fixture against Falkirk Fury on Saturday 6th Saturday.
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Mixed Fortunes
December 11, 2006 --
Following the busiest weekend of the season with all Phoenix youth teams in action the final scoreboard read: Phoenix 3 Opponents 2
First in action on Saturday where the Under 14's who succesfully held off the challenge by East Lothian Peregrines before succumbing to a very tall West Lothian side in a hard fought encounter.
In the cadettes double header against Wildcats the National League side scored a convincing win on Saturday but the Wildcats turned the tables in the Lothian league fixture on Sunday.
In the final game of the weekend marathon the Juniors had a comfortable win over Dunfermline Reign which saw Eilis Barnes hit an incredible 39 points against her home town team which is probably a club record.
With the festive season fast approaching next weekend sees the final games of the year with both cadette teams in action.
On Saturday at WHEC the NL side face the table toping Glasgow City in a game which tips off at 2.45 and on Sunday the Lothian League squad take on Kool Kats at Meadowbank with a 10.00am tip.
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Phoenix Youth Treble
December 2, 2006 --
Phoenix youth teams won all three of the games they were involved in over the weekend.
First up on the Saturday where the NL Cadettes who entertained the most travelled team in the league Grampian Flyers.
The young Flyers team were no match for the Polonia team missing power forward Ali Mitchell with a wrist injury.
Coach Norman was able to give all her younger bench players plenty court time as the home side cruised to a 103-21 win.
On the downside both Erin Barnes and Jenny Boyd picked up injuries to join Ali on the bench.
On Sunday the local league teams took to the court with the Under 16's picking up a comfortable 101-35 win over an inexperienced West Lothian Wolves side coached by ex-Phoenix coach and Livi Fan John Robertson.
In the final game of the weekend the Juniors beat Midlothian Sunshine 60-42 in a game which was much tougher than the scoreline suggested.
Sunshine started the game with only five players which included the injured Ali Mitchell who was playing for her "hometown" club and caused Phoenix several early problems despite using only her "weak" right hand.
Sunshine led all the way through to the start of the last quarter when fatigue and an injury reducing them to only four players allowed Phoenix the opportunity to pull away for a somewhat fortunate victory.
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Youths make representative Squads
November 27, 2006 --
Over the last few weeks several Phoenix girls involved in the club's youth programme have been selected for both regional and national representative squads.
This is a tremendous achievement and a great reward for all the hard work the girls have put in this season.
Congratulations to the following:
Scotland Under 16's
Ellen Grant, Alison Mitchell, Emilia Rossi & Nicole Worth
Scotland Under 14's
Niamh Barnes, Jenny Boyd, Kendall Stewart & Hilary Wood.
Edinburgh Under 14's
Jenny Boyd, Fiona Bruce, Grace Ellis, Megan Forde, Rebecca Harrison, Amy Kirkhouse, Sarah Murphy, Kendall Stewart, Anna Wenham and Hilary Wood.
Edinburgh Primary
Laura Kirkhouse & Nicky Forde
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November 25, 2006 --
For the first time this season Phoenix arranged a double header against league comers St Maurice Gladiators through at an impressive new court in Cumbernauld.
First up were Phoenix Under 14's who performed extremely well against a Gladiators side who were a mixture of National League bench players plus a few Primary seven and S1's.
With point guard Hilary Wood (for the first time in her career bigger than several of the opposition) controlling the back court and leading the scoring with 17 points the team proved too strong for the home side easing to a comfortable 47-14 win.
All credit to the young Gladiators who fought hard to the end and provided a great experience for the Phoenix girls who were playing their first ever game outside Edinburgh.
Other scorers were Anna Wenham 8, Beth Hunter, Elle Gannon & Helen Horne 6pts each and Megan Forde 4
Following on the Cadettes met in a National League encounter with Phoenix coming away with 56-24 win which was a far tougher game than the result suggests.
Phoenix struggled in the first half to penetrate the Gladiators zone defence and it was only in the last quarter that victory was finally assured against a much improved St Maurice team.
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Mixed Results v Kats
November 19, 2006 --
Phoenix NL Cadettes lost their first ever back to back games when the went down 47-59 to city rivals at Portobello last Saturday.
This was a disappointing result for the girls who were unable to match the Kats initial intensity and were always chasing the game.
Some pride was restored at Meadowbank the following day when the Lothian Cadette and Junior central venue leagues finally got underway for the season.
By coincidence both teams faced Kool Kats again and in the Junior encounter eased through 75-25 before cruising to a 69-17 win in the cadette match.
One very encouraging aspect was that all twenty girls playing in the two games got their names on the scoresheet with several 12 and 13 year olds featuring strongly in the cadette game.
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Beaten but Unbowed
November 11, 2006 --
Phoenix Cadettes lost their unbeaten home record today against St Mirren in a tough uncompromising game the visitors won by 80-61.
This was a great improvement from the last time the Polonia girls played the Paisley outfit with Phoenix actually winning two of the four quarters.
The team is now concentrating on next weeks big game at Portobello High School on Saturday 18th November where a win over city rivals Kool Kats could secure third place in the national league before the league split after Christmas.
The team is looking for a big support so all club members and friends are encouraged to get along to the game that tips off at 10.00am
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Phoenix Fireworks
November 4, 2006 --
With Guy Fawkes night fast approaching Phoenix Cadettes produced their own fireworks when they comprehensively beat Falkirk Fury 100-38 at the WhecDome to regain third spot in the National League.
With three of their recognised starters playing up for the senior team it was a very young cadette side with an average age of 13 and a half that took to the court against last year's scottish cup winners.
It was a superb all round display with all players featuring on the scoresheet and it was encouraging to welcome back Erin Barnes who has been out injured for the last five games who celebrated by top scoring with 24 points and 12 steals against her former club.
Next Saturday we entertain St Mirren at WHEC with the girls determined to inprove on our opening day defeat at Linwood.
This game was sponsored by PROTEAM SPORTSWEAR who have been the principal playing kit supplier to all Phoenix youth teams for the past four years and we are delighted to welcome them on board.
Earlier in the day the Under 14's team opened up their season with two crushing wins over city rivals Kool Kats.
The youngsters played an exciting fast break game and it looks like another fun season for this talented group of players as many of them push for places in next year's Cadettes NL squad.
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Glasgow Gloom
October 28, 2006 --
Phoenix's four game winning streak came to an abrupt halt when they suffered a 47-84 defeat against the current unbeaten league leaders Glasgow City.
The first two quarters were very finely balanced with Phoenix actually taking the lead early in the third before tiring and succuming to Glasgow's devastating fast break game.
The girls are back home at WHEC next Saturday against last season's Scottish Cup winners Falkirk Fury and hopefully they can get back into the winning habit in a game that tips off at 2.45pm.
Match Sponsors: PROTEAM SPORTSWEAR
Proteam have been the principal playing kit supplier to all Phoenix youth teams for the past four years and we are delighted to welcome them on board as match sponsor in the game against Falkirk Fury. The Irish sportwear company offer tremendous value for money, excellent service and supply a wide range of basketball kits and equipment
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Cadettes Go Ton-up Again
October 21, 2006 --
Phoenix Cadettes hit over a hundred points for the second week in a row when they overpowered a plucky Widcats team 108 - 27 at WHEC today.
Wildcats had only seven players available due to holiday committments but the young Edinburgh side fought hard through to the end although they had no answer to the Polonia scoring threat which saw five players get into double figures.
With the school holidays now over, training is back to normal next week as the Cadettes prepare for their toughest test of the season when they travel through to Eastbank Academy on Saturday 28th October to take on the unbreaten league leaders Glasgow City.
The draw for the Cadette Scottish Cup has now been made and is based on final league positions and will be played at the beginning of March 2007.
1st Round
Arbroath Musketeers v 6th Place
Quarter Finals
8th Place v 4th Place
1st Round Winner v 1st Place
2nd Place v 7th Place
3rd Place v 5th Place
- so work that out if you can..........
Finally a big thanks to today's match sponsor DUDDINGSTON PRIVATE HIRE
- if any club members need transport to the airport etc please support our sponsors and give them a call on 0131 669 9472 or 07904 399 768.
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Flyers Grounded
October 16, 2006 --
Phoenix proved too strong for a very young Grampian Flyers side when they cruised to a 104-17 victory at the Ellon Sports Centre.
This was a long day for the Polonia faithful with the team and several supporters boarding the bus in Edinburgh at 8.00am to set of up north to the original venue the Gairoch Sports Centre in Inverurie.
Arriving in plenty time the squad enjoyed a frolic in the local playpark before heading to the venue only to be told that the games hall was double booked along with a group of model car enthusiasts!!!
Following several frantic phone calls by Grampian officials, another court further north of Aberdeen in Ellon was secured so the intrepid Polonia party piled back on the bus for another half hour trip to the new venue.
Finally at 2.00pm the game got under way but it was clear from the outset that Phoenix had too much firepower for the Flyers with all players getting plenty court time plus the opportunity to play in a range of positions.
Well done girls and many thanks to the supporters who made the long trip as we look forward to this Saturday's home game against Wildcats at WHEC which tips off at 2.45pm.
This game is sponsored by DUDDINGSTON PRIVATE HIRE
* Luxury 16 Seaters for private hire
* Local friendly service
* Contract work
* Airport Transfers
* Golf trips
* Weddings
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24 hour service with immediate and advanced bookings accepted
Contact:
Mobile; 07904 399 768
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Lothian Cadettes & Junior Fixtures
October 4, 2006 --
These have now been posted on the site and please note that a few games will be played at Bathgate Acadamy this season as well as Meadowbank.
The following National League cadettes have been embargoed from the Cadette Lothian League but can still play Junior:
Ali, Claire, Ellen, Emelia, Erin, Merry & Nicole.
Ali will be playing junior with Midlothian Sunshine and Michelle with Dunfermline Reign.
Some of the Under 14 girls may be asked to play for the Cadettes - if in doubt ask your coach at the next training session!!!!
The first games are as follows:
Sunday 22nd October
Cadettes v Sunshine at Bathgate Academy tip off 10.00am
Sunday 19th November at Meadowbank
Juniors v Kool Kats - tip off 10.00am
Cadettes v Kool Kats - tip off 2.30pm
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Cadettes Maul St Maurice
September 30, 2006 --
Phoenix Cadettes proved too strong for a young St Maurice side as they ran in comfortable 88-28 winners to record their second victory of the season.
Full stats are available under Game Results.
Please note that the return game against St Maurice at Cumbernauld has been rescheduled and will now take place on Saturday 25th November at St Maurice Academy with a 11.30am tip off.
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Cadettes Sting the Kats
September 24, 2006 --
Phoenix Cadettes recorded their first win in the National League with a superb 68-63 victory over city rivals and last years Scottish Champions Kool Kats at Wester Hailes on Saturday afternoon.
With a near capacity crowd roaring on both teams it was a great advert for girls basketball in Edinburgh as Phoenix built up an early lead and then held off a determined Kool Kats challenge to win their first ever cadette NL game in over six years.
This was a brilliant display by all the team and must install a great confidence for the rest of the season.
The Cadettes host fellow league newcomers St Maurice at WHEC this Saturday 30th September tip off 2.45pm and encourage all players, parents and supporters to get along to roar the team on to another win!!!!
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Season Begins This Saturday!
September 11, 2006 --
The National League programme gets underway this weekend with both Seniors and Cadettes heading through to Paisley to play St Mirren at Linwood Sports Centre.
The Cadettes, who are playing their first NL game in six years, are first in action tipping off at 10.45am while their big sisters follow them on court at 12.45pm.
Cadette Travel Arrangements
Unfortunately we have been unable to acquire a mini bus due to insurance difficulties and will have to rely on parent support to transport the team through.
Initial plans are to meet outside basketballscotland offices, Caledonia House, Redheugh Riggs, South Gyle Estate at 8.30am on Saturday morning and then take the miniumum number of cars and leave the rest in the car park.
(Hopefully we can operate a rotation system throughout the season to share the driving.)
I am aware that the girls from outside Edinburgh may wish to make their own travel arrangements and would ask they arrive at Linwood by 10.00am but please confirm at training on Thursday.
The club still intends to hire a coach for the trip to Inverurie on Sunday 15th October and I would be grateful if all parents/friends wishing to travel with the team could contact Colin prior to Saturday 23rd September so we can confirm the bus size required.
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16 New Table Officials
September 11, 2006 --
Phoenix is delighted to announce that 16 players, coaches and volunteers have now qualified as table officials following a recent course run by basketballscotland for club members.
The course covered all aspects of table officiating including scoring, timing and 24 second clock operation and it was particulaly encouraging to see many members of the Under 14, Cadette and Junior programme involved.
The newly qualified officials are as follows:
Helen & Jenny Boyd, Carol Bremner, Claire & Alison Edmonds, Grace Ellis, Ellen & Megan Grant, Charlotte Gannon, Lesley Jackson, Colin Mackay, Rhona Warnock, Lisa Wilkinson, Hazel, Alison & Hilary Wood
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Cadettes Camp
August 24, 2006 --
As part of their pre season preparation for the National League programme, Phoenix cadettes will be involved in a joint basketball camp with the Boroughmuir Boys cadet squad at Wester Hailes this weekend.
The provisional programme is as follows although this may be subject to change:
Saturday 26th August:
11.00 Joint warm up and general skills sessions with Boroughmuir
12.30 Boroughmuir Boys only session - Phoenix lunch
13.30 Phoenix girls only session - Boroughmuir lunch
14.45 warm up, stretching, conditioning,injury prevention etc with Nicky Smith (Physiotherapist and former GB Basketball internationalist)
15.45 Nutrition, lifestyle etc - Please note all parents are invited to attend this session
16.15 Warm down with Nicky Smith
Sunday 27th August:
12.00 Warm up and general practice (Phoenix Only)
13.30 Discussion on rules etc with Chris Dodds (FIBA Referee)
14.30 Scrimmage game v Boroughmuir
16.15 Joint warm down
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Phoenix Training starts on.....
August 3, 2006 --
As the logo says this season has been designated by FIBA as the "Year of Women's Basketball" so hopefully the club can play it's part in raising the profile of the female game in Edinburgh and Scotland.
With only a couple of weeks left of the school holidays it will soon be time to dust your sneakers down as the new basketball season approaches and listed below is the club's initial programme for 2006/7.
SENIORS
The club is delighted to announce that both the Lothian and National League teams will be back in action again next season with training starting on the following dates at Drummond High School.
National League: Thur 17th August 7.30 to 9.30pm
Lothian League: Tues 22nd August 7.30 to 9.30pm
Please note the Lothian AGM is on 29th August at 7.00pm
JUNIORS(Under 18s)
A team will be entered into the Lothian Junior league but all Juniors will train and be offered the opportunity to play with the Lothian Seniors.
Training starts at Drummond High School on Tues 22nd August
from 7.30 to 9.30pm although an additional session may be added if there is demand.
CADETTES NATIONAL LEAGUE (Under 16)
Training for this group will begin at Drummond on Thursday 17th August from 6.00 to 7.45pm
There will also be a second training session at Boroughmuir High School starting on Monday 21st August from 7.45 to 9.30pm (exact times to be confirmed)
Provisional fixtures have already been issued, with a tough away opener against St Mirren on Saturday 16th September at Linwood (tip off 10.45) followed by a cracker of a home debut against city rivals Kool Kats on Saturday 23rd September.
CADETTES LOTHIAN LEAGUE (Under 16)
Training begins at Boroughmir High School on Monday 21st August from 7.45pm to 9.30pm.
UNDER 14 LOTHIAN LEAGUE
Training begins at Boroughmuir High School on Monday 21st August from 6.30 to 8.00pm.
DEVELOPMENT GROUP
Fundamental coaching for girls Under 16 not involved with any of the above groups begins on Monday 21st August at Boroughmuir from 6.15 to 7.45pm (times may change depending on coach availability)
ALL YOUTH PLAYERS (Under 18) ARE ASKED TO COMPLETE THE INFORMATION/CONSENT FORM ON THE WEBSITE UNDER "ONLINE" FORMS
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Training Courses (update)
August 31, 2006 --
Part of the Club's Awards For All grant will be allocated to improve qualifications and skills of our coaches and volunteers.
The following courses are now being offered to any interested coaches, volunteers and players.
Table Officials
We urgently require qualified table officals for all Cadette National league games and basketballscotland has agreed to organise a course specifically for the club.
This will take place on Wednesday 6th September from 6.30 to 9.00pm at basketballscotland offices, Caledonia House, South Gyle EH12 9DQ.
Currently booked on are:
Colin Mackay, Carol Bremner, Ellen & Megan Grant, Claire & Alison Edmonds, Hazel, Alison & Hilary Wood, Lisa Wilkinson, Lesley Jackson, Helen, Jenny & Katie Boyd, Emelia & Adriano Rossi, Grace Ellis, Charlotte Gannon, Rhona Warnock & Rachel Furness. - please bring at least two pens of different colours to the course.
Course now full.
Child Protection
"Every week hundreds of thousands of youngsters happily and safely participate in the care of dedicated sports coaches. To ensure that good work continues in a safe environment, organisers, coaches and parents must be aware of child protection issues.
Increased parental and media concern for the welfare of children in sport may lead to direct questions being asked of you. How do you find the right answers?"
Wednesday 13th September 2006 Meadowbank S.C. 6.15– 9.15pm
Currently booked on are:
Carol Bremner, Lesley Jackson and John Robertson
A few places still available
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Phoenix v Dickinson College (USA)
August 3, 2006 --
Phoenix senior National League team will play a touring American College team at Westwoods Leisure Club, off Crewe Road South, Edinburgh on Thursday 10th August at 7.15pm.
Dickinson College are an NCAA Div 3 team who are currently touring Europe and should provide an exciting pre season game for the National League squad who will have several new players on show.
The club is hoping many youth players, coaches and parents can attend this game which should provide an excellent start to the season.
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Club succesful in Awards for All Application
June 19, 2006 --
The club is delighted to announce that it has been succesful in it's recent application for an Awards for All Lottery Grant.
An incredible £5000 was been granted to fund the club's entry into the Cadette National league next season and will ensure the squad is fully equipped for the tremendous challenge ahead.
Although this funding is specifically targetted for the National League programme there will be tremendous benefits to all teams within the club through increased equipment,coaching/officials development plus giving younger players an even greater incentive to compete in the National Leagues.
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Phoenix 3 Sparkle in Scottish Debut
June 19, 2006 --
Three of Phoenix's bright young players made their international debuts for Scotland Under 14 girls last weekend.
The nineteen strong squad headed down to Newcastle to play four games against North East England representative teams at Under 14, 15 and 16 age levels.
The team won all four games convincingly with the Phoenix girls featuring highly. Ellen Grant showed her incredible versatility by performing superbly at point guard, forward and in the post over the weekend while centre Claire Edmonds dominated the boards and came up with twenty points over her two games.
Power forward Emelia Rossi was Scotland's top scorer over the weekend with an average of twenty-one points per game during her two outstanding performances.
Well done to you all the club is very proud of your achievements and wishes you a long, succesful international career.
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Phoenix Enter Cadette National League
June 16, 2006 --
Following their succesful Lothian league season, Phoenix have decided to enter a team into the Cadette (Under 16) National League next season.
This is the first time in five years that the club have participated in the youth national leagues and should ensure an exciting year ahead for the club's promising young players.
Head Coach of the team is one of Scotland's few level three coaches, Lorna Norman who has tremendous experience at this level having coached in the English National Leagues and also on the International stage for many years.
The group will continue to train at Drummond and Boroughmuir and negotiations are under way to play home games at Meadowbank Sports Centre the venue of last year's Scottish Cup finals.
Whilst the club has already several young talented players in place it is still recruiting, and any unattached girls wishing to try out should either contact the website or phone 0131 478 0425.
The club also intends to compete in the Lothian Leagues at the following age groups:
Under 14, 16 & 18
Again new players are welcome at all of these age groups.
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Minutes of Club AGM
AGM Minutes
June 8, 2006 --
Many thanks to all who attended the club's AGM on Wednesday 7th June.
This was the best turnout ever and it was great to see so many young players and parents.
Click on the blue link to download the full minutes.
The club is still keen to appoint a Chairperson whose main responsibilities is to chair and organise the AGM and 3 or 4 committe meetings throughout the year.
There is also a spare place on the committee still available.
If you are interested or know of anyone who is please email the site.
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Phoenix Summer League Teams & Games
April 25, 2006 --
The teams and fixtures have now been finalised for the Phoenix Under 16 Summer League and are listed below:
The following rules will apply:
1. All players are asked to report to their coach at Boroughmir no later than 6.30pm each Monday.
2. Players should bring a white and a dark top each week with the home team playing in white.
3. Games will tip off at 6.45pm and will consist of 4, 10 minute quarters running clock with it only stopping in the last minute of the final quarter. Two minutes break between quarters with one time out in last quarter per team.
4. Each player has been allocated two "senior players" and only one of them may be on the court at any time and are unable to score.
5.Normal basketball rules will apply with the exception of free throws. If a player is fouled in the act of shooting they will be awarded one point and one free throw if the shot is missed and two points and one free throw if the shot is scored.
6. Players must inform their coach if unable to play each week
7. The cost to unregistered Phoenix players is £1 per week payable to your coach before each game.
Have a great summer and enjoy your basketball.......
THE TEAMS
Blaze - Coach Liza Wilkinson
Emelia, Susy, Alison, Caitlin, Katherine, Kendal, Morag, Jessica, Genna, Alex, Louise
Thunder - Coach Hazel Wood
Rachel, Seona, Amanda, Grace, Charlotte, Abi, Kate, Cat, Ruth, Gemma, Layla, Priya.
Lightning - Coach Louise Gillespie
Merry, Erin, Ashley, Hilary, Naimh, Isla, Jenny, Claire F, Samantha, Melanie, Tanya
B/Muir - Coach Carol Bremner
Clair E, Ellen and all other Boroughmuir girls
THE GAMES
8th May
Thunder v B'Muir
Lightning v Blaze
15th May
B'Muir v Blaze
Lightning v Thunder
22nd May - No games Public Holiday
29th May
Blaze v Thunder
Lightning v B'Muir
5th June
B'Muir v Thunder
Blaze v Lightning
12th June
Thunder v Lightning
Blaze v B'Muir
19th June
B'Muir v Lightning
Thunder v Blaze
26th June
Final Playoffs
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Louise Nominated for Top Award
May 26, 2009 --
The club is delighted to announce that junior captain Louise Gillespie has been nominated for basketballscotland's prestigious Young Volunteer of the Year Award.
Louise has been invited to attend an "Oscars Style" ceremony on Saturday 3rd June at the Glasgow Menzies Hotel and everyone wishes her every success.
Whether she wins the award or not, Louise thoroughly deserves this recognition for all the work she has put into basketball this season which includes the following:
· Achieved Level 1 Coaching Award
· Achieved Junior Officials Award
· Coached Polonia Phoenix’s development girls group, aged 8 to 14 on a weekly basis
· Coached at basketballedinburgh’s girls only camp during the school holiday week in February 2006
· Prepared and implemented weekly coaching sessions for the Comets basketball club, a newly formed girls team in the west of Edinburgh, on a weekly basis since December 2005
· Coached and developed the Comets team in the Edinburgh Under 14 league.
· Coached and officiated in the Polonia Phoenix’s in-house Under 16 girls league.
· Coaches basketball and gymnastics to S1 pupils at her own school.
· Captained Polonia Phoenix’s Under 18 Junior team
· Played in every game for Polonia Phoenix’s senior team that won the Lothian Women’s Div 1 league in 2005/6.
· Attended most training sessions throughout the season for both Polonia Phoenix’s junior and senior teams.
. Officiated at Primary school festivals.
Louise is a committed and enthusiastic young woman who is a superb role model to other young players and a credit to her club, school and family who thoroughly deserves recognition for all the time and effort she has put into basketball whilst still managing to combine her academic studies that have gained her a conditional entry to Glasgow University to study Physiotherapy.
Well done Louise and many thanks for all your efforts..............
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Phoenix Seniors complete the Treble
April 27, 2006 --
Phoenix's Lothian Senior team completed a fabulous treble for the club when they defeated Comets 54-42 to lift the Lothian womens championship for the first time in their history.
With one game to go in the season the Fab Phoenix Babes cannot be caught as closest rivals Midlothian Saints went down to Pentland Star to leave the Polonia girls well clear at the top of the table.
Following the success of the Under 14s and 16s this completes a tremendous threepeat for the club
What a great season congrats to all involved.............
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Youth Summer Programme
April 19, 2006 --
With the Easter holidays and the competitive season now over the club is now proposing the following programme through until the end of June.
Training restarts this week with the following sessions:
Thursday 20th April at Drummond
6.00 to 7.45pm - Juniors and Cadettes
7.45 to 9.30pm - Seniors open scrimmage
Monday 24th April at Boroughmuir
6.30 to 8.00pm - Under 14's - (mini league selections)
7.30 to 9.00pm - Juniors & Cadettes
It is hoped to run our own mini leagues on Mondays over the next few months to which all girls Under 16 are invited to participate.
Everyone wishing to play should come along this Monday 24th and we will split you all into evenly balanced teams with coach, and then play fun, competitive games each week beginning on 8th May through to the end of June.(except Public Holidays on 1st and 22nd May)
This is open to all girls, so if you have school friends etc who are interested please bring them along.
Junior players are invited to help out as either coaches, referees or scorekeepers with the option of their own scrimmages from 8.00 to 9.15pm after the mini leagues.
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Cadette Champions!
April 16, 2006 --
Phoenix Cadettes finally retained their Lothian Under 16 title in the final round of games on Easter Sunday at Portobello High School.
Since losing their opening game of the season by one point, the talented youngsters have remained undefeated throughout the season and following final day wins over Kool Kats and Wildcats were finally
crowned Lothian Cadette Champions.
Full scorers and report under game results.
Congratulations to you all - great effort!!!!!!
The club is line for a tremendous treble as the Lothian senior team lead their league with only three games to go.
Get along to support them in their next game at Drummond this Tuesday 18th April v Kool Kats - tip off 7.45pm.
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Scottish Cup Finals
April 11, 2006 --
All players and coaches are encouraged to attend the National Cup Finals at Meadowbank Sports Centre held over the weekend 22nd/23rd April.
This is the highlight of the Scottish basketball season with some of the top players of all age groups competing.
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Great Weekend for both Youth Teams
April 2, 2006 --
What a brilliant weekend for Phoenix's Under 14 and 16 teams!!!
On Saturday the Under 14's beat Kool Kats 30-18 and East Lothian Peregrines 27-21 to finish their season with 14 wins and only one defeat.
Following the games the players were presented with their winning medals at an end of season ten-pin bowling outing at the Corn Exchange.
Next up on Sunday were the Under 16's who continued on their winning ways with three victories that include a 56-28 win over Dunfermline Reign, 39-32 over Kool Kats and a 20-0 default over Midlothian Sunshine.
With only three games remaining in the season the cadettes look well on the way to repeating their championship win of last season.
Full reports and scorers of all the above games can be found under "game results"
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Under 14's Triumph
March 17, 2006 --
The victorious Under 14 Squad finally clinched the league title with a convincing 34-19 win over Comets last Saturday.
With two games still to play, the Polonia youngsters can now not be caught as closest rivals East Lothian Peregrines went down in a exciting match against third placed Kool Kats.
Excellent performance girls and to celebrate your succesful season the club is planning a ten pin bowling outing at the Corn Exchange following the final round of games on Saturday 1st April.
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Summer Basketball Camp
March 10, 2006 --
basketballscotland's annual residential camp held at Kilgraston School in Perthshire will go ahead this hear over two weeks:
3rd -7th July (01.01.89 to 31.12.91 birthdays)
10th - 14th July (01.01.92 to 31.12.94 birthdays)
These camps offer young players a superb opportunity to develop their basketball skills and have great fun in a spectacular facility.
The cost of only £215 includes the following:
- accommodation
- all meals
- transport during the camp
- coaching from top Scottish and International coaches
- t-shirt/reversible
- competitive games
- chill out zone (showing top basketball videos)
- tuck & merchandising shop
The club highly recommends this experience to all youth players and if you require an application form pleae email the site or see Colin at next training session.
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Eight Phoenix Girls in Schools Final
March 7, 2006 --
Eight Phoenix players will play in this years Scottish Schools Under 14 Cup Final to be held at Meadowbank Sports Centre on Monday 13th March - tip off 2.00pm.
Mary Erskine's who defeated St.Thomas of Aquins 34-29 in the semi finals include Jenny Boyd, Charlotte Gannon, Abi Radford, Katherine Massie and Isla Cheblowska whilst Boroughmuir who beat Cumbernauld's St Maurice's 58-29, have Ellen Grant, Merry McIntosh and Claire Edmonds in their starting lineup.
One Phoenix player not so lucky, was Emelia Rossi who was in the St Thomas team who lost out to Erskines.
Good luck to you all and may the best team win..........
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Three Phoenix Teams on Top
February 25, 2006 --
What have Phoenix's Lothian Seniors, Under 16's and Under 14's all got in common?
1. They have each only lost one game this season.
2. They are all top of their respective leagues.
The seniors finally lost their unbeaten record through in Grangemouth but recovered last week with a good home win over Pentland to go 9 and 1 for the season.
The Under 16 cadettes have gone on a great run since their opening day loss to Midlothian Sunshine and are now 7 and 1 and have now taken top spot in the Cadette league.
And final word must go the the incredible Under 14's, many of whom are playing in their first season of basketball, who are 10 and 1 and are well in the lead of the Under 14 league.
There is still a long way to go in all of these competitions and with most teams gunning for a "Phoenix Scalp" it will be tough to continue this winning streak but everyone in the club is rooting for all the teams.
LET'S GO PHOENIX..............
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Claire Joins Emelia & Ellen
February 17, 2006 --
Congratulations to Claire Edmonds who has been called up to the Scotland Under 14 Squad making the Phoenix compliment an incredible three as she joins up with club mates Ellen Grant and Emelia Rossi.
Claire has worked tremendously hard at her game over the last couple of months and thoroughly deserves this recognition.
This is a great incentive for all the young players at the club to step up their game and strive to get into representative squads.
Folow the fortunes of the girls on their own website
www.leaguelineup.com/scot14
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Cadettes Stay on Top
February 19, 2006 --
Phoenix Cadettes have now chalked up seven wins in a row since their opening day defeat to Midlothian Sunshine.
In the latest round of games they had a brilliant 46-24 win over close challengers Kool Kats followed up by an excellent 51-28 victory against Dunfermline Reign.
With other challengers Wildcats losing against Sunshine, Phoenix are now sitting clear at the top of the Under 16 League table.
Full report and scorers can be found under "Game Results"
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Phoenix Youth teams On a Role!
February 5, 2006 --
Phoenix's Under 14 and 16 teams had another succesfull weekend when both teams chalked up four superb wins between them.
First up on Saturday were the 14's who completed the double over Kool Kats with a 29-23 win before beating the Physical Peregrines 25-21 to gain revenge on their only loss of the season so far.
This takes them to the the top of league with a 7-1 record followed by Kool Kats on 5-3 and Peregrines on 5-4.
Not to be outdone by their wee sisters, the 16's also completed the double over Wildcats by winning 35-18 and reversed their only defeat of the season by overturning Midlothian Sunshine 38-20 to take top spot in the Cadette league.
Great job by both teams to round off a most excellent weekend that also sees all three Edinburgh football teams still in the later stages of the Scottish Cup!!!
Full report and scorers of all these games can be found under "Game Results"
Way to go PHOENIX..........
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Winning weekend for all Phoenix Teams
January 15, 2005 --
Phoenix had a great start to 2006 when all teams won their opening matches as the club went 4 and 0.
First up on Saturday were the Under 14's who comfortably beat the young Liberton Lynx team in their first game before taking on a strong Boroughmuir team.
The first half was real end to end stuff with the lead regularly changing hands but with the 14's playing some of their toughest ever defence they shut out the 'muir offensive threat and recorded a superb 28-15 victory.
Later on in the day, their big National League sisters travelled through to Paisley and recorded a good 76-60 away win over KR Saints that will hopefully kick start their season for a good Scottish Cup run.
Finally on Sunday, the young Cadette team overcame a much older Dunfermline Reign side with an excellent 62-36 win that will give them all tremendous confidence for the remainder of the season.
Full reports of all the youth games can be found under "game results"
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Track Suits - Junior/Cadettes
Logos
December 22, 2005 --
The long running saga of ordering track suits for the Junior and Cadettes continues. To date there has been exactly £583 raised and the choice appears to have been narrowed down to either the Prostar Pacific or Michigan.
Track suit costs including your name printed on back and club name/logo embroidered on front are:
a) Prostar Pacific: £41 (Poly/Tactel outer shell with Poly/Cotton lining.
b) Prostar Michegan : £49 (320 denier textured nylon showerproof)
Attached are some options for a logo but it also possible for the company to use a standard logo with a basketball and the club name printed round it. This is the cheaper option as to produce our own logo would mean an additional £50 to £70 cost over and above the initial track suit price.
Please go on to the Questionaire page and send me your favoured option and the majority decision will be final.
It's your call!
Colin
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February Basketball Camp (Update)
Application
January 31, 2006 --
basketballedinburgh through Donna Finnie has offered the club the opportunity to promote girls basketball throughout the city during the February school holidays.
During the school holiday week 13th to 17th February 2006 the club will operate three basketball camps at Drummond High School.
Applications are now flooding in to both myself and Donna Finnie for the above camp and I confirm that the following players are booked on through me:
P6 & 7 (Cost £5)
Gemma Plenderleith, Hilary Wood, Megan Stewart Kerry Jackson and Samantha Adams.
S1 TO S6 (Cost £10)
Claire Edmonds, Jenny & Katie Boyd, Stella Chan, Luisa Margiotta, Hannah Furniss, Emelia Rossi, Kate Selalmas, Alison Wood, Ellen Grant, Morag Blyth, Yasmin Chaudry, Suzy Farkas and Louise Gillespie.
I am aware that several of you have sent your applications direct to Donna and she will confirm your place on the course within the next week.
All players are asked to report to Drummond High School at least fifteen minutes before the start on Monday 13th February to allow registration and payment of any outstanding fees.
Places are going fast but those still wishing to book a place should email me as soon as possible then download an application form from the website and bring to next training session with appropriate fee.
The camp programme is:
Mon to Wed: 10.00 to 12.00 - Primary 6 & 7 - Open to all girls (Cost £5)
Mon to Wed: 13.00 to 16.30 - Secondary - Open to all girls (Cost £10)
Thurs & Fri 10.00 to 16.30 - Elite Camp (Invitation to girls currently playing at a higher standard)
Head Coach of the camp will be Donna Finnie who is the current Scottish Under 16 & 18 coach and she has also arranged for highly experienced coaches from Ireland and Australia to be involved particularly on the Thursday and Friday.
Other coaches confirmed for the Monday to Wednesday camps are former Scottish International players Lesley Jackson and Lorna Norman.
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Youth Team News
December 16, 2006 --
Pictured above are the girls from the Youth programme who attended the club's bowling day out at Fountainpark last Sunday after the Juniors and Cadetes had fought out a nail biting challenge game at Meadowbank that the Juniors edged 48-46.
With the festive season almost upon us the final youth training session will take place this Monday 19th December at Boroughmuir from 6.30 to 8.00pm The Juniors and Cadettes are also invited to come along at 6.30 and join in with the under 14's as we intend to run a small tournament.
Training restarts after the new year on the following dates:
Monday 9th January 6.30 to 8.00pm - Under 14's @ Boroughmuir
Monday 9th January: 7.30 to 9.00pm - Cadettes and Juniors @ Boroughmuir
Thursday 12th January: 6.00 to 7.45pm - Cadettes & Juniors @ Drummond
A Great Christmas and a Happy Healthy New Year to you all.
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Congratulations to Ellen and Emelia
November 27, 2005 --
A massive congratulations to Ellen Grant and Emelia Rossi who have both been selected for the Scotland Under 14 Development Squad.
This is a tremendous achievement and all credit to them both who have worked tremendously hard on their game this season.
Forty eight girls from all over Scotland appearcat Portobello last Sunday and Head Coach Liz Simpson had a really tough job selecting a final eighteen with some great talent on show.
Claire Edmonds, Merry McIntosh, Jenny Boyd, Charlotte Gannon and Isla Cheblowska also tried out but despite a great effort were unsuccessful but there are still two places up for grab in the squad as an incentive to all players to work hard on their game and force themselves into the group.
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Christmas Day/Night Out
December 7, 2005 --
The club's Christmas day out will be held on Sunday 11th December and will involve all players, coaches and parents from the National League, Lothian League, Junior and Cadette teams.
The confirmed programme is as follows:
11.00 Juniors v Cadettes game at Meadowbank
(looking for adult volunteers to scorer this game)
12.30 NL game v Midlothian Saints at Wester Hailes
15.15 Ten Pin Bowling at the Megabowl, Fountainpark
(this has originally been discussed with the juniors & cadettes but seniors and parents are welcome to join in)
The cost of the ten pin bowling for juniors is £5 per head which includes two full games, shoe hire, burger n chips.
17.00 All senior players and coaches etc (over 18's) will meet at Old Orleans for drinks.
Options for eating if required are:
Old Orleans - Tex Mex type food (Nachos, Fajitas etc) with separate bar area.
McGowans - Bar with pub type food (2 meals for £6)
Deolto - More upmarket restaurant with Italian style menu ranging from £5 to £7 for pizza/pasta dishes to £7 to £10 for meat/fish dishes
Any other suggestions welcome but please leave the 11th December free in your diaries. (and maybe the Monday off work for the late night revellers..........)
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Club T-Shirts
November 17, 2005 --
The club has recently ordered a number of t-shirts for all the registered girls playing in the Youth programme.
There are a few left over and are available to senior players priced £7 in sizes Medium and Large.
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Junior Referees Course
November 11, 2005 --
RAF JUNIOR REFEREES COURSE - 25 NOVEMBER, CRAIGMOUNT HS 1.30-4.30PM
An additional junior floor officials course has been scheduled for Friday 25 November at Craigmount HS from 1.30-4.30pm. This is due to the demand from the previus course and the hope that we can again train and qualify another twenty pupils to assist with floor officiating across the city.
This course is for 13-18 year olds and is free of charge. Each candidate will receive an officiating shirt, officials whistle and FIBA rulebook on completion of the course. Candidates will be assessed at the end of the course by officiating at the Craigmount Cluster Primary League which is running on 25 November until 430pm as well,so they will get some practical experience supported by the tutor.
There are only 20 places available on this course and places will be reserved only when I have received back the candidates names via email from teachers/coaches. Please note that this will be on a first come, first serve basis so if interested contact the numbers below as soon as possible.
Donna Finnie
Edinburgh Basketball Development Officer
Culture and Leisure Department
City of Edinburgh Council
23 Waterloo Place
Edinburgh
0131 529 7992 - phone
0131 529 7995 - fax
0783 636 0841 - cell
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Additional Training Night
November 8, 2005 --
Following the great reduction in teams entering the Junior leagues the club have decided to stage an additional session at Boroughmuir High School from 7.30 to 9.00pm beginning on Mon 13th November.
Although this session is predominately geared for Juniors and Cadettes, senior players are also welcome to attend as both courts will be available from 8.00pm if required.
The initial programme will be:
7.30 to 8.00pm - Warm up and shooting Drills in small hall
8.00 to 9.00pm - 3 v 3s and scrimmage games in main hall (and small hall if sufficient numbers)
Junior and cadette players are reminded that Thursdays at Drummond will remain the main training night with Mondays a more informal session.
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Juniors Lose Opening Game
November 6, 2005 --
Phoenix Junors lost their first match of the season 38-54 to Kool Kats at Meadowbank today.
A full report can be found under "game results" and scorers/fouls under "player averages"
Following the withdrawal of several teams from the junior league leaving only Kool Kats and ourselves a new fixture list has been drawn up and it still hoped to arrange a few friendly games perhaps against Pentland and East Lothian.
Donna Finnie is also attempting to arrange a tournament in April inviting national league teams from Dundee and Aberdeen etc.
The provisional Junior programme with all games at Meadowbank is as follows:
11th Dec: opponents to be confirmed - tip off 11.00am
22nd Jan: Kool Kats - tip off 11.00am
12th Feb: opponents to be confirmed - tip off 10.00am
26th Feb: Kool Kats - tip off 10.00am
19th Mar: opponents to be confirmed - tip off 10.00am
29/30 April: Tournament
We will also attempt to arrange other games outwith this programme perhaps against school teams etc
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Cadettes lose opening game by a point
October 30, 2005 --
A young Phoenix Under 16 side where narrowly defeated 41-40 by an experienced Midlothian Sunshine team that fielded two players from last years succesful Scottish under 14 squad.
Full report and scorers on results page.
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Another New Coach
October 28, 2005 --
The club would like to congratulate junior team captain Louise Gillespie on passing her Level 1 coaching award recently.
Louise is already involved in the under 14 coaching programme on Monday evenings and is providing an excellent role model to the younger players.
Several other senior players gained coaching awards over the summer and the club's full list of qualified coaches is as follows:
Level 3 (EBBA)
Lorna Norman
Level 2
Mhairi Chambers
Colin Mackay
Level 1
Carol Bremner
Louise Gillespie
Lesley Jackson
Alison McRae
Gail Motion
John Robertson
Hazel Wood
Junior Introductory Level
Catherine Falconer
Elspeth Helfer
Mary Melville
Sally Watson
Rebecca Watson
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All Youth Fixtures now available
October 16, 2005 --
All fixtures for the youth teams are now available to download from the site.
The opening games for each team are as follows:
Cadettes (Under 16's)
Sunday 30th October v Midlothian Sunshine at Meadowbank Sports Centre -tip off 2.00pm
Juniors (Under 18's)
Sunday 6th November v Kool Kats at Meadowbank Sports Centre - tip off 1.00pm
Youth (Under 14's)
Saturday 12th November at Craigmount High School
11.15 v Liberton Lynx
12.45 v Boroughmuir
Players please report to venue at least 30 minutes before tip off time.
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Lothian Team give Newbattle the Blues
September 27, 2005 --
The Lothian team won their opening game at Drummond last night 53-29 with centre Liza Wilkinson lading the scoring on 12 points.
Full report and scorers available under "Game Results"
URGENT
Would all players intending to play in the Lothian League this season please bring £50 to training next Tuesday to cover initial costs of Hall Hire, Entry Fees and referees.
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Junior & Cadette Fundraiser
Sponsored Sheet
September 23, 2005 --
The Junior and Cadette sections of the club have decided to raise funds to purchase tracksuits etc for the forthcoming season.
To achieve this every player is asked to raise at least £40 each through a sponsored shoot-out which will take place on Thursday 6th October prior to training.
Sponsored Sheets can be obtained from clicking on the above link.
All monies raised through this venture will go towards buying kit for the players that will be theirs to keep so the more you raise the more kityou get!
Initial thoughts are to purchase track suits which are around £40 each but other ideas include hoodies and kitbags although the final choice is up to the players.
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Lothian Senior Team's First Game
September 21, 2005 --
Phoenix Lothian Senior team start off their season with a home game this Tuesday 27th September at Drummond against Newbattle Blues.
The game tips off at 7.45pm and will hopefully see the debut of several new players who have joined the club this season from outwith Edinburgh.
Included in this group are Irish forward Joanne Riordan, Swedish Centre Gabby Wilhborg and ex Scottish junior Lorraine Durie who are also involved in the National League squad.
Former Stirling University forward Natalie De Kloe has being performing well in training and may be joined by her fellow Dutch forward Carla Mejien who has recently arrived in the country.
Sarah McMurdo the former West Lothian Weaver junior has also been training with the squad and will be joined by Alison McRae, Gail Motion, Lisa Wilkinson, Hazel Wood and Ashley Kent from last season plus this year's junior captain Louise Gillespie.
All players are asked to contact Ash on either 0131 558 8126 or 0786 426 165 to confirm their availability.
The full fixture list for both the Lothian and National league teams has now been posted on the website.
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National League Opening Game 17th Sept.
September 2, 2005 --
The National League team face a local derby against city rivals Kool Kats on Saturday 17th September in their first game of the season at Portobello High School - tip off 3.00pm.
The squad has now been training for a few weeks in preparation for the season and are delighted to announce that one of the strongest squads for years has been assembled over the summer.
Returning from last season are guards Lyndsay Campbell and Elise Lovell, forward Shirley Campbell and centres Les Jackson, Ali Paton and Julie Ritchie.
Added to this line up are six extremely talented players of which three are full Scottish internationalists.
At guard forward sees the return of Claire Watson (nee Mollison) who started off her career with Phoenix as a junior before transferring to the States and earning a scholarship to the highly rated NCAA 1 college at UNC Charlotte in North Carolina. Claire has the ability to become one of the most influential players in the country and is a natural court leader.
Another guard forward is the lightning quick Louise Donaldson who joins us from the now defunct Dunfermline Reign and will add tremendous pace and scoring threat to the back court.
At point guard is the experienced Lorraine Durie who had a previous spell with the club five years ago and also returns from Dunfermline.
Moving across the city from rivals Kool Kats is power forward Gillian Bailey who will add considerable strength inside.
In addition to the four local girls the club is also delighted to welcome two players new to Scottish basketball in Joanne Riordan and Gabriella Wilhborg.
Joanne joins us from the Irish National League club Portlaoise Pacers and at shooting forward brings a typical upbeat Irish game with a great shot.
Swedish born Gabriella has previous playing experience in her native country with Malmo, Lobas and Trellbourg and will add a significant inside presence with her tall, athletic style.
The team has also been strengthened on the coaching side with former
Scottish Internationalist and MIM player Lorna Norman being recruited to work alongside Stewart Harris.
Lorna has been playing and coaching in England for fifteen years and will bring a wealth of experience to the coaching staff.
The club is delighted to welcome all players both old and new and wish them all a healthy, fun and successful season.....
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Season 2005/6 - Training Dates
August 5, 2005 --
Training for the new season 2005/06 will begin on the following dates:
National League
Thursday 18th August 2005 at Drummond High School from 7.30 to 9.30pm
Juniors (14 to 17 year olds)
Thursday 18th August at Drummond High School from 6.00 to 7.45pm
Under 14's
Monday 22nd August at Boroughmuir High School from 6.30 to 8.00pm
(please note slightly later times from last season)
Lothian League
Tuesday 23rd August at Drummond High School from 7.30 to 9.30pm.
(National League and older Junior players are all welcome to attend this session)
Phoenix are also looking for players and coaches of all ages and abilities to join the club next season so anyone interested please contact Colin on 0131 478 0425 or email the site.
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Cadettes Crowned Champions
April 17, 2005 --
Phoenix Cadettes won their final game of the season 46-39 against city rivals Kool Kats to remain undefeated for the season.
After the game the team was presented with the League Trophy and their winners medals and and to make it an even greater occasion Eilis and Ciara Barnes were awarded the Most Valuable Players Awards for both the Cadette and Junior Leagues, a reward richly deserved for both players who have had outstanding seasons.
A full report of the game is available under match reports and photographs of the occassion can be found in the Phoenix Photos page
Well done everyone involved..................brilliant!!!!
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Excellent Youth Season (Update)
April 19, 2005 --
With the competitive season almost over the club would like to congratulate all the girls in the youth programme for their tremendous committment and performances.
All the teams performed well and your attitude and sportsmanlike behaviour is a credit to your schools and families.
Under 14's
The club decided to enter two teams into this competition to give as many playing opportunities as possible and both teams performed extremely well.
There is a tremendous team spirit within this group of young players that bodes well for the future and many of them are already challenging for positions in the Cadette squad.
Juniors (Under 18)
This is a strong exciting group of players who won 10 out of their 12 games and secured runner-up spot in the Lothian Junior League.
Ciara Barnes who led the team in scoring was deservedly voted the junior leagues Most Valuable Player
On a sadder note the team will be losing three players from this group, Gillian Renilson (Robert Gordons Aberdeen) and Catriona Bissett, (St Andrews) are both off to university whilst Romy Hricova is returning to her native Austria this summer. The club would like to thank them for their committment over the past few years and wish them well in the future.
Cadettes (Under 16)
Last but not least, are the all-conquering Cadettes who completed the season undeafeted and are this seasons Lothian Cadette Champions.
This was a brilliant all round team performance superbly led by team captain Eilis Barnes who completed a family double by lifting the Cadette MVP award
Fourteen girls have played in the team, including six under 14's and will each receive a medal for heir efforts.
These are Eilis Barnes (captain), Catherine Falconer, Rachael Furness, Carol Silviera, Mary Melville, Seona Paxton, Megan Grant, Rebecca Watson, Sally Watson, Ellen Grant, Erin Barnes, Katie Boyd, Naimh Barnes and Meredith McIntosh.
April to June
Training will continue at both Boroughmuir and Drummond on Monday and Thursdays until the end of June with the emphasis on games.
The mini leagues will now begin at Boroughmuir om Monday 25th April with all age groups involved from 6.00 to 8.00pm.
The format will involve splitting all players into four teams and playing three games each night. Each game will consist of 4 x six minute quarters with scoring restrictions on older players.
Due to school exams Drummond will be unavailable on Thursdays from 28th April to 12th May but will start up again on 20th May through to 30th June.
All junior and senior cadette players are invited to join in with the senior girls from 7.45 to 9.30pm.
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Code of Conduct
BS Code of Conduct
basketballscotland have recently issued a Code of Conduct that all clubs, players, coaches, officials, parent/guardians and spectators must adhere too.
Any of the above groups breaching this code may be subjected to disciplinary sanctions as laid down by the governing body's Complaints and Dispute Resolution Policy.
All individuals connected with the club are requested to make themselves fully aware of the code and access a full copy by clicking on the above link.
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8 New Junior Coaches
December 5, 2004 --
The club is delighted to report that eight of it's youth players recently attended basketballscotland's "Getting Started Coach Award and all passed with flying colours.
This qualification allows the girls to help out coaching at their schools or with the club's under 14 programme.
The club was able to fund this group through part of the grant we received earlier in the year to improve coach development.
Congratulations girls and we all wish you well in your new coaching careers.
The Incredible eight are:
Ciara & Eilis Barnes, Catherine Falconer, Louise Gillespie, Elsbeth Helfer, Mary Melville, Sally & Rebecca Watson.
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What kind of Player are You?
November 22, 2004 --
Larry Tidwell is the Associate Head Coach of the Texas Christian University Women's Basketball programe who are ranked among the top twenty female teams in the American NCAA.
In May 2004, Coach Tidwell visited Edinburgh to run several player and coach development camps and has maintained a keen interest in Scottish Basketball and is always willing to share his insight into the game.
"Team Chemistry is a major factor that will determine if you win or lose on the court or succeed or fail in other aspects of life.
All great teams have wonderful team chemistry. A great team has a
“perfect” blend or mixture of all the roles involved with a team.
“The Difference”
Probably the most physically gifted athlete. The team feels confident that this player will come through with her athletic skills for the team.
“The Winner”
This player believes that her team can win no matter what the score is or what has just happened. This type player is invaluable to a successful team.
“The Stabilizer”
This player is not the superstar or maybe not the main motivating factor of the team, but this player is a highly effective, low error player. She gets the job done quickly, correctly, and efficiently.
A successful team has many stabilizers on its team. This is a very
important player, yet she may be left out of the spotlight sometimes.
“The Giver”
This player makes everyone else play well. They find a way to encourage a teammate who has made a mistake or“pump up” the team when their spirits are low. This player is very emotionally aware of each player on the team.
“The Taker”
This type of player sulks, pouts, clowns around during practice and gives up when an error is made. This type player is harmful to a team and is not an ingredient of a successful team.
Good teams are populated by people who are players. They are motivated by the desire to go have fun playing the game. Motivation is the key factor. A player is an athlete who enjoys the game, but at the same time gives 100% on each play."
WHAT TYPE of PLAYER ARE YOU?
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AGM Minutes
2004 AGM Minutes
June 25, 2004 --
Thanks to everyone who attended the AGM and those interested in the full minutes can click on the attached link above.
The main points on the Agenda where the election of office bearers, reports on last season and the confirmation of next seasons playing and training arrangements.
There was also a lively discussion on fundraising and sponsorship for next season and a meeting will be held in several weeks time to discuss this in greater detail.
Any members wishing to be involved in this please e-mail the site.
The following office bearers have been elected to the Executive Committee:
Chairman & National League Secretarary - Kath Duffy
National League Treasurer - Les Jackson
NL Representative/ Social& Fund Raising - Ali Paton
Lothian League Secretary - Hazel Wood
Lothian League Treasurer - Linda Neil
Youth Secretary/Treasurer - Colin Mackay
Youth Representative - Graham Watson
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Lottery Award for Phoenix Youth Programme
December 27, 2003 --
The club has received a tremendous Christmas present with the news that it has been succesful in its lottery application to develop it's Youth Programme.
The total grant is a fantastic £3692 which will be used to purchase uniforms, warm-up tops, reversible training vests and medical equipment.
In addition, some of the finance will be used to fund coach development and expenses so any senior players/officials wishing to gain or improve their coaching qualifications will be eligible to apply for financial assistance.
After the Cadettes and Juniors successful start to the season this is a great boost to all the young players who can now look forward to playing with high quality equipment and the long term possibility of re-entering youth teams into the National Leagues.
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