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Altona Pirates Basketball Club Inc

Locality: Altona, Victoria, Australia

Phone: +61 408 077 526

Address: Queen Street 3028 Altona, VIC, Australia

Website: https://altonapirates.com.au/

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25.01.2022 ALTONA GATORS REP READY PROGRAM & 2021 TRYOUTS Hi Pirates, please see some details below from the Altona Gators for their REP READY Program, and also information on 2021 TRYOUTS!... If any information is needed on either opportunity, please feel free to contact Kate at [email protected] --- 2021 VJBL TRYOUTS - GATORS At this stage, due to COVID-19 restrictions we are unable to confirm the exact dates for junior try-outs however they are likely to occur prior to the end of the year. We are requesting players who are interested to try-out registered at the following link: https://forms.gle/dnggBc6DtJutM6CNA REP READY PROGRAM For players who have not previously played representative basketball, we are running a Rep Ready Program. This is an annual program run by experienced Altona Gators Coaches for Under 12 and 14 boys and girls looking to take their basketball to the next level and get rep ready. It provides a great opportunity for domestic players to undertake specialist training and gain an understanding of representative basketball. The program will enhance players’ fundamental skills, decision making and game play and expose them to elite level training methods. Even if players are not entirely sure they wish to try-out, they are welcome to attend the program. THE DETAILS Dates: Sunday 15th, 22nd, 29th November Time: 11.10am - 12.00pm Cost: $30 for three sessions Location: Altona Sports Centre Registration link: https://www.trybooking.com/BMMSC Altona Gators understands the importance of the safety of our players and coaches. Therefore, COVID-19 protocols will be strictly adhered to, all registered participants will receive this information prior to the first session.

24.01.2022 PIRATES 3-PLY FACE MASKS AVALIABLE TO PREORDER! Hello Pirates,... We are glad to release new Altona Pirates face masks that are available for pre-order! The masks are a 3-Ply reusable/washable material and meet current DHHS requirements. If you are interested to purchase, please see the below instructions! 1) MASK STYLES, SIZES AND PRICE STYLES: 2 different styles available, Option 1 STRIPE and Option 2 BORDER SIZES: 3 different sizes available, KIDS, YOUTH and ADULTS PRICE: Masks are $10 each, or 4 for $35 2) ORDER INSTRUCTIONS - Please see the attached Mask and Size Guide photos with this post, - Email [email protected] with your FIRST NAME, SURNAME, PHONE, EMAIL and SUBURB, along with the MASK STYLE and SIZE(S) you would like! 3) CONFIRMATION, PAYMENT AND PICKUP - After your email is received, we will check this with our first pre-order of stock. - Once confirmed, we will send you the club’s BSB and Account number for payment. - Masks will be received by the club in approximately 2-3 weeks’ time. - Confirmed mask orders will then be distributed to Committee members in between Altona North and Point Cook and made available for local pickup. They will be sorted to the nearest location to you. If you have any question, DM us or send an email!

24.01.2022 PIRATES FACE MASKS - NOW AVALIABLE (LIMITED STOCK!) Hi Pirates, we have received stock of our club face masks in both styles! The masks are NOW AVALIABLE, and are shown off in the photos by Han Meilak, one of our coaches.... If you are interested or would like more information, see the details just below! --- We are glad to release new Altona Pirates face masks that are available! The masks are a 3-Ply reusable/washable material and meet current DHHS requirements. If you are interested to purchase, please see the below instructions! 1) MASK STYLES, SIZES AND PRICE STYLES: 2 different styles available, Option 1 STRIPE and Option 2 BORDER SIZES: 3 different sizes available, KIDS, YOUTH and ADULTS PRICE: Masks are $10 each, or 4 for $35 2) ORDER INSTRUCTIONS - Please see the attached Mask and Size Guide photos with this post, - Email [email protected] with your FIRST NAME, SURNAME, PHONE, EMAIL and SUBURB, along with the MASK STYLE and SIZE(S) you would like! 3) CONFIRMATION, PAYMENT AND PICKUP - After your email is received, we will check this with our first pre-order of stock. - Once confirmed, we will send you the club’s BSB and Account number for payment. - Masks will be received by the club in approximately 1-2 weeks’ time. - Confirmed mask orders will then be distributed to Committee members in between Altona North and Point Cook and made available for local pickup. They will be sorted to the nearest location to you. If you have any question, DM us or send an email!

22.01.2022 Repost via Altona Gators Basketball Club below Congratulations to former Pirate Kayla Salmons! Best of luck with your journey ahead! ... ----- Well Gators Family, join us (again) in congratulating another Gators junior on signing her National Letter of Intent! This time it is Kayla Salmons who recently signed to attend university and play basketball for Idaho State University. Kayla was a part of a State Development Program from 2017-2020. She represented Victoria in the Australian National Championship (ANC) where her team earned the Gold Medal in 2019 and the Bronze Medal in 2020. During the 2020 ANC, she ranked top 10 in scoring with 10.86 points per game while shooting 62 percent from the field. She would also go on to rank top three in rebounds per game with 8.43 per game. She was a 2x MVP for Altona Gators in U18's (2018-19) and the Best Defensive Player for Altona Gators Youth League (2019). Make sure you come down and support Kayla and all of the Youth League Women when the season starts next March. Kayla will head off to Pocatello, Idaho next July to play in the Big Sky conference for Head Coach Seton Sobolewski. Good luck Kayla as you join the growing list of young women blazing trails and doing this club proud! #altonagators #gatorpride #gatorsabroad

19.01.2022 2021 SEASON UPDATE - RETURN DATE Hi Pirates, We are extremely glad to share news and a return date of basketball competition at the Altona Sports Centre.... As in the picture, the proposed date to return is from Friday the 29th of January, 2021. From this date, a 5 week grading period will take place, which will help place teams in correct divisions of competition (knowing the absence from sport and also potential team changes). At the conclusion of these 5 weeks, a regular Winter season will recommence from mid March, 2021. This is very welcome news to our basketball community, as we start to plan to get back on the court in the very near future. We envision that there will be updates to training and registrations in the coming weeks, so please keep an eye out for these very soon. The Pirates Committee

18.01.2022 VIRTUAL TRAINING WITH THE GATORS Hello Pirates, A great opportunity to participate in some virtual training as below from the Altona Gators Basketball Club this Sunday 25th October!... Details are as below!

18.01.2022 PLAYERS' GET TO KNOW - CAMERON CHARLES Hello Pirates! In this month’s Players’ Get to Know, we are joined by a member of the Under 14 Stealers, ... Cameron Charles! Check out Cameron's profile below! Cameron stared playing basketball with the Pirates in the 2017 Winter season with the Under 10 Bandits. Over the course of 8 seasons, he has played a total 77 games with the Pirates. Since his first season, Cameron played with the Under 10 and Under 12 Bandits for a total of 5 seasons, until the 2019 Winter season. He then joined the Under 12 Stealers at the start of the 2019/2020 Summer season and is into his third season with the Stealers in Under 14’s for 2021. How old are you? I’m 12 Do you have any nicknames? Cam, Camo Do you have any pets? Yes, 2 dogs - Marley and Arlo What are some of your favourite hobbies? Riding motorbikes, playing footy, mountain biking, basketball and gaming. What is your favourite food or snack you can’t get enough of? Delights crackers - salt and vinegar! Favourite movie or TV show (or maybe both)? Stranger Things, The 100, Pele Do you have any favourite sport teams (any sport)? AFL - Richmond tigers are my team; favourite players are Dusty and Cotchin. Favourite soccer player is Messi. What are some things you like about playing basketball? I like scoring baskets! How would your coach or teammates describe you as a player (either on or off the court)? I think they would describe me on court as focused, and off court as a good listener. Do you have a favourite basketball memory or achievement with the Pirates? Getting into the grand final even though we lost it was a close game. It was great to make it that far.

17.01.2022 SPALDING 20% DISCOUNT FOR SIZE 5 BASKETBALLS Hello Pirates, Basketball Victoria has organised the opportunity to purchase Size 5 Basketballs with a 20 per cent discount on the Spalding Australia website! ... This is in line with the recent decision to make Size 5 basketballs standard in all Under 12 and below competitions. Check out the range of basketballs here (https://www.spalding.com.au/basketballs/basketballs.html) and use the code VIC-SIZE5 to get 20% off your order. Discounted pricing will only be applied once you have added the promo code into the checkout. This only lasts until September 30 - so get in quick!

16.01.2022 RETURN TO SPORT UPDATE - FROM 27TH OCTOBER 2020 Hi Pirates Community, The recent easing of restrictions announced by the Victorian Government and DHHS for Metropolitan Melbourne have included some positive news for the return of sport in the near future.... As a small update, Basketball Victoria has updated their Return To Sport Guidelines following these announcements. As of the 28th October, no indoor competition or training is permitted similarly to the previous restrictions. However, outdoor (contact) training and competition is now permitted for participants under 18 years of age, with a maximum of 10 players per team and 20 players per court space. This follows their ORANGE-20 reactivation status level. From the 9th of November, indoor (non-contact) training only is permitted for participants under 18 years of age. The outdoor (contact) training opportunity also remains in place. From this date, the ORANGE-20 reactivation status level remains in place. These updates have been very well received and is great news for the gradual return of sport. As we received further news and updates, we will ensure to highlight these across our social channels and communications to all players and families. For now, the Altona Sports Centre will be offering outdoor conditioning training and wellbeing sessions for participants interested to participate very shortly. We will also share these opportunities once they are released by the Centre. Our regards The Pirates Committee

14.01.2022 THE PIRATES POST - EPISODE 06 Hi Pirates,... In our sixth episode of The Pirates Post, we were privileged to be joined by Randy Shanklin and Kate Coffey from the Altona Gators Basketball Club! Randy and Kate share with us some valuable information regarding the 2021 Representative Season opportunity with the Altona Gators, for Under 12, 14, 16 and 18 players. At the moment, the club has opened an expression of interest for Try-Outs, inviting all players that are interested. Randy and Kate also share some key insights and details of the VJBL season for players who are selected into teams. Our new video series "The Pirates Post" will bring you lots of information, news and updates from members of our close and wider community. Thank you to both Randy and Kate for your insights to the Representative Season, which will be very helpful for all players and parents. To register your interest for Try-Outs, please visit https://forms.gle/dnggBc6DtJutM6CNA by Wednesday 25th of November. Time Out - Atch https://soundcloud.com/atch-music Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: http://bit.ly/l-time-out Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/NPnLxESfv50

14.01.2022 CONGRATULATIONS - GATORS JUNIOR PRESENTATION AWARD WINNERS (SEASON 2021) Hello Pirates, Join us in congratulating 7 Pirates who have been presented with various awards at the Junior Presentation with the Altona Gators Basketball Club for Season 2021!... Our 7 award winners (as pictured) include: 12.1 Girls Arta Jakupi (MVP and Junior Rising Star) Jade Hendrick (Coaches Award) 12.2 Girls Rachael Thompson (MVP) 14.1 Girls Maya Barnes (Best Defensive Player) 14.2 Girls Charlie Callus (Most Improved) Aimee Mackinnon (Coaches Award) 14.3 Girls Ashley Thompson (Coaches Award) On behalf of the whole Altona Pirates, congratulations to all the girls for receiving these awards with the Gators. You should all be extremely proud of your achievements in representative Basketball - and we extend this to all our Pirates playing for the Altona Gators! Post a comment to our Award winners below!

14.01.2022 Altona Sports Centre will be offering Altona Junior Domestic & Representative players the opportunity to return to Basketball in a 6-week conditioning program. ... The program will be under the professional guidance of NBL Hall of Famer Lanard Copeland. The program will commence on Monday 9th November . Each player can register for and attend only 1 session per week (6 total sessions) for $60 total. The sessions will be 45 minutes with 15 additional minutes allowed for cleaning and groups to exit (as per Covid safe guidelines) Age groups determined by age at 31/12/2020 Register at www.altonabasketball.com.au

14.01.2022 THE PIRATES POST - EPISODE 05 Hi Pirates,... In our fifth episode of The Pirates Post, we were privileged to be joined by Robert MacKinnon, current Pirates coach and Counselling Psychologist at Psychology on Parade! Rob shares his insights around a very important topic area of Mental Health and Wellbeing. He shares some insights around both topics, how the lockdown has impacted everyone, and some advice on how to keep a positive mindset in all that we do. Our new video series "The Pirates Post" will bring you lots of information, news and updates from members of our close and wider community. Thank you Rob for sharing your wisdom in the video, and we hope that it is helpful for all in our community who watches. Enjoy! Finally by Loxbeats https://soundcloud.com/loxbeats Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported CC BY 3.0 Free Download: http://bit.ly/FinallyLoxbeats Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/fGquX0Te1Yo

13.01.2022 3 PLY MASKS - COMING SOON! Our 3 Ply Face Masks will be available very soon - get yours today! See the below instructions to place your order! ... We are glad to release new Altona Pirates face masks that are available for pre-order! The masks are a 3-Ply reusable/washable material and meet current DHHS requirements. If you are interested to purchase, please see the below instructions! 1) MASK STYLES, SIZES AND PRICE STYLES: 2 different styles available, Option 1 STRIPE and Option 2 BORDER SIZES: 3 different sizes available, KIDS, YOUTH and ADULTS PRICE: Masks are $10 each, or 4 for $35 2) ORDER INSTRUCTIONS - Please see the attached Mask and Size Guide photos with this post, - Email [email protected] with your FIRST NAME, SURNAME, PHONE, EMAIL and SUBURB, along with the MASK STYLE and SIZE(S) you would like! 3) CONFIRMATION, PAYMENT AND PICKUP - After your email is received, we will check this with our first pre-order of stock. - Once confirmed, we will send you the club’s BSB and Account number for payment. - Masks will be received by the club in approximately 1-2 weeks’ time. - Confirmed mask orders will then be distributed to Committee members in between Altona North and Point Cook and made available for local pickup. They will be sorted to the nearest location to you. If you have any question, DM us or send an email!

07.01.2022 GET YOUR MASK ON BASKETBALL IS BACK SOON! Our face masks are still avaliable for purchase - gets yours before basketball returns very soon! They are avaliable in Adults, Youths and Kids sizes, and in two different styles.... See details below for more information and to order! --- We are glad to release new Altona Pirates face masks that are available! The masks are a 3-Ply reusable/washable material and meet current DHHS requirements. If you are interested to purchase, please see the below instructions! 1) MASK STYLES, SIZES AND PRICE STYLES: 2 different styles available, Option 1 STRIPE and Option 2 BORDER SIZES: 3 different sizes available, KIDS, YOUTH and ADULTS PRICE: Masks are $10 each, or 4 for $35 2) ORDER INSTRUCTIONS - Please see the attached Mask and Size Guide photos with this post, - Email [email protected] with your FIRST NAME, SURNAME, PHONE, EMAIL and SUBURB, along with the MASK STYLE and SIZE(S) you would like! 3) CONFIRMATION, PAYMENT AND PICKUP - After your email is received, we will check this with our first pre-order of stock. - Once confirmed, we will send you the club’s BSB and Account number for payment. - Confirmed mask orders will then be distributed to Committee members in-between Altona North and Point Cook and made available for local pickup. They will be sorted to the nearest location to you. If you have any question, DM us or send an email!

07.01.2022 2021 BASKETBALL SEASON - COMING SOON Hello Pirates, With the recent easing of restrictions that have been undertaken in Metropolitan Melbourne, we are glad to announce that the Altona Sports Centre is currently deciding on a resumption season from early next year in 2021.... This indeed has been a long time coming, and we will share updates on the topic once it comes through to us. We hope you and your families are safe and well, and we are greatly looking forward to getting back into it! The Pirates Community