GLOZBALL U12/U13 CVL

CVL MATCH RESULTS
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GLOZBALL U12/U13 CVL 

(at Gloucestershire College)
Saturday, 19th November 2016)

Gloucester Saxons 20 - 16 Leadonites (ht: 12-12)
Bristol Storm Girls (U13) 10 - 12 Leadonites (ht: 8-6)
(Golden basket overtime - Regulation time score 10-10)
Worcester Wolves 10 - 4 Leadonites (ht: 4-4)

It was good to see things worked upon in training being put into effect in the games or at least attempted. However, the perennial favourites of offensive spacing, passing and shooting all need more work.

Also was it great to have so much support from family in the sports hall.

CVL MATCH REPORTS

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Leadonites U12s returned to action with three matches at Saturday’s GLOZBALL U12/U13 CVL with Alfie Fisher making his club debut.

Gloucester Saxons 20 - 16 Leadonites

The Ledbury club dominated the first quarter taking a 10-2 lead with baskets from Archie Allcock, Ben Deards and Ben Lewis. This prompted Saxons to introduce their first five and despite a score from Samuele Miccio the hosts recovered to tie the half-time scores at 12-12. Gloucester then took control of the match scoring the next six points before scores from Ben Lewis an Adam Dudley narrowed the margin of defeat to 4 points.

Bristol Storm (U13) Girls 10 – 12 Leadonites

An inexperienced starting five, led by team captain Joe French, battled their older and taller opponents valiantly but still found themselves 8-0 down after 4 minutes. The introduction of Miccio, paid dividends as he scored the next 6 points to limit Storm’s half-time lead to 8-6.

Despite conceding an early basket in the second half Leadonites started to take a grip of the match and baskets from Ben Deards and Adam Dudley levelled the match. Late missed Leadonites free-throws left the match tied 10 points each at the end of regulation time. Leadonites showed the greater desire in the golden basket overtime and capped off a close exciting match with the winning score when Archie Allcock made a lay-up.

Worcester Wolves 10 – 4 Leadonites

After the high reached against Storm this was the match that got away. Early scores from Adam Dudley and Ben Deards gave Leadonites a 4-0 lead before being pegged back to 4-4 at half-time. Despite the greater possession for Leadonites a combination of poor substitution decisions from the Leadonites coach and missed scoring opportunities allowed Wolves to ease to a comfortable victory.

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U18s game postponed

The proposed U18s mini tournament set to involve Leadonites and Gloucester Saxons at Gloucestershire College has been postponed the New Year.

Leadonites will seek to arrange a friendly, or two, for the seniors to be played before Xmas.

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Match Results from GLOZBALL U14s

GLOZBALL U14s CVL

Saturday, 5th November 2016

(At Gloucestershire College, Gloucester)

RESULTS

- Gloucester Saxons 36 v 8 Team Gloster Jets

- Bristol Flyers 36 v 4 Leadonites

- Gloucester Saxons 35 v 0 Leadonites

- Bristol Flyers 40 v 8 Team Gloster Jets

- Leadonites 18 v 24 Team Gloster Jets

- Gloucester Saxons 22 v 16 Bristol Flyers

FINAL TABLE

1. Gloucester Saxons 4-0

2. Bristol Flyers II 3-1

3. Team Gloster Jets 1-3

4. Leadonites 0-4

Bristol Flyers II 36 - 4 Leadonites

Like rabbits in the headlights the Leadonites boys struggled to move let alone find a foothold in this opening encounter. Dylan Kitchen scored whilst being fouled, in the second half but was unable to sink the and1 shot. The Leadonites second basket came as time expired and Finlay Chalkley scored a free throw for two points.

Gloucester Saxons 35 - 0 Leadonites

Possibly the worst performance ever by a Leadonites team of any age at any time during the club's 19 month existence. And with Kitchin's missed free-throw as time elapsed on the second half this was certainly the first time that a Leadonites team has failed to score even one basket in a match. Lack of fight, lack movement and an inexplicable inability not just to shoot the ball but even to take a shot were the main causes of such an uninspiring performance from the Ledbury team. One bright spot was the effort shown by debutante Gwilym Kemp.

Leadonites 18 – 24 Team Gloster Jets

(report as submitted to the Ledbury Reporter)

Having suffered predictably heavy defeats against higher graded opponents in Bristol Flyers and Gloucester Saxons and with only baskets from Dylan Kitchin and Finlay Chalkley to show for their below par efforts, hopes were higher for Leadonites’ last match of Saturday’s Glozball U14s CVL in Gloucester.

The match started well with George Robb scoring the first of his game high 8 points in the first minute. But missed free throws from Josh Spriggs and Alessio Miccio together with loose team defence contributed to Jets establishing an 8-2 lead before Leadonites were able to strike back. Two baskets from Chalkley either side of Miccio scoring his first points of the day left the half-time score level at 8 points all.

A missed free throw from Michael French, poor rotation of substitutions and contestable refereeing calls saw Jets go on an 8-0 run to lead 16-8 mid-way through the second half. Debutante Gwilym Kemp fouled out of the match forcing his team mates to up their efforts and the Ledbury team started their fight back. However, a combined 10 points from scores by Miccio and Robb proved too little, too late; leaving this low on confidence Leadonites team ruing the one that got away. 

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New opposition for Leadonites

With Leadonites U14s due to take on Team Gloster Jets (from Cirencester, Gloucestershire) and Bristol Flyers this will be the first encounters with these clubs at any age level. These will be new opposition numbers 10 and 11.

The full list of clubs played so far is....
- Malvern Hills Buzzards 
- Worcester Wolves 
- Gloucester Saxons (formerly Gloucester Blazers)
- Frankley Falcons
- Newport
- North Somerset Stars
- Bristol Storm (Girls)
- Bournville
- Worcester Bears

Team Gloster Jet play out of Cirencester and have teams playing at National League South West Regional level at U16s and U18s.

Bristol Flyers have teams ranging from their U12s all the way up to their men's first team who play professionally in the British Basketball League (BBL).

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GLOZBALL U14s CVL - Fixtures announced

GLOZBALL U14s CVL
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Saturday, 5th November 2016

(arrive at the venue by 11:30am)
VENUE ADDRESS: Gloucestershire College. Llanthony Road, Gloucester, GL2 5JQ

FIXTURE SCHEDULE:
(all matches will be 2 x 13-minute running clock halves)
11.45: Gloucester Saxons Vs Team Gloster Jets
12.25: Bristol Flyers II vs LEADONITES
13.05: Gloucester Saxons Vs LEADONITES
13.45: Bristol Flyers II vs Team Gloster Jets
14.25: Team Gloster Jets vs LEADONITES
15.05: Gloucester Saxons Vs Bristol Flyers II

Match subs: £3.00 each player
We will be playing in White.
- Kit will be issued on the day and taken back in at the end of the day.

Competition Specific Rules
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- 1 timeout per half.
- Free throws will be 1 shot for value of shot awarded.
- Half time will be 1 minute long.
- Team fouls will be 7 per half.
- Man to man defence only.
- Any overtime will be golden basket, team fouls will apply and possession will be with the red possession arrow.

As this is a development tournament the organisers have adjusted the rules to make as much time as possible available to play.

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Match Results from GLOZBALL U16s CVL

Match Results
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Results from GLOZBALL U16s CVL played at Gloucestershire College (on Sunday, 23rd October 2016): -
- Newport 8 v 10 Leadonites 😀
- North Somerset Stars 16 v 12 Leadonites 🙁
- Gloucester Saxons 10 v 14 Leadonites 😀
- Worcester Wolves (U15s) 15 v 23 Leadonites 😀
Three wins from four matches and the first time any Leadonites team, of any age, has beaten a same age opponent. 🤗

Newport 8 - 10 Leadonites

  This was the first time that any Leadonites team has ever defeated a same age team. Leading 6-4 at half-time through baskets from Falicki, Davies and Hunter Leadonites had to come back from an 8-6 deficit to overcome their South Wales opponents with baskets from Tulloch and Holland.

North Somerset Stars 16 – 12 Leadonites

  With 5 minutes of the second half-remaining Leadonites led 12-10 with ten points from Tulloch and two from Falicki. But a couple of 50/50 decisions not going their way on offence with two baskets waved off coupled with three defensive lapses in concentration saw the Ledbury club slip to defeat.

Gloucester Saxons 10 – 14 Leadonites

  A first ever win, at any age level, for Leadonites over Gloucester. Baskets from Hunter and Moises Baltazar left the scores level at 6-6 at half-time. Leadonites took control in the second-half to out-score their hosts with baskets from Davies, Falicki and Stanley.

Worcester Wolves (U15s) 15 – 24 Leadonites

  Having played so well Leadonites left their worst performance of the day to last but still eased to victory against a younger and undermanned Wolves team. A match made difficult by Coach Chalkley not sending the players out in the right frame of mind and by the players starting slowly and making far too many basic errors such as needless fouls and travelling violations. Scorers: Tulloch, Falicki, Hunter, David and Moises Baltazar. 

The lads between matches

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Match Report: Gloucester Saxons (U14s) 101 - 20 Leadonites (U14s)

GLOZBALL U14s CVL

Gloucester Saxons 101 – 20 Leadonites

(Played at Gloucestershire College on Saturday, 22nd October 2016)

  

The odds were stacked against the Leadonites team, with three U12s making up their squad plus a debutante, taking on a Saxons team who normally compete two levels higher. Ultimately Saxons were the taller, faster, more experienced and better drilled team and made it count.

  Leadonites were 36-0 down, in the second quarter, before scoring their first basket of the match! Leadonites scorers were:  Josh Spriggs (5 points) his first points in only his second match, Finlay Chalkley (12 points), Tom Smith (2 points) and team captain Mike French (1 point).

  This was a record defeat for any Leadonites team but the same boys will re-group and go back up against Saxons again in two weeks’ time, determined to compete better next time around.

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Match Report: Frankley Falcons 49 Vs 53 Leadonites

PRE-SEASON FRIENDLY MATCH

A team made up of mainly U16s but also four players from the U14s travelled to Bourneville College in Longbridge, south Birmingham for this pre-season friendly. Although played as an U16s match both coaches added younger players to their rosters as a last chance to get some much needed game time ahead their respective league campaigns that start next weekend.

For the Leadonites Joshua Spriggs and Mark Lamando were making their debuts.

Despite a close end of match finish Leadonites were never behind  during the match with Kaisan Tulloch opening the scoring in the first minute. Further baskets from Kylop Holland, Thomas Davies (4 points), team captain Daniel Falicki and Fin Hunter (6 points) gave Leadonites a 16-10 lead at quarter-time. With each team missing two free-throw opportunities.

The Falcons chipped away at the deficit in the second quarter but their eight missed free-throws proved costly and allowed Leadonites to retain their lead at half-time, with two baskets apiece from Leo Stanley and Kaisan making it 24-20.

Thom, in foul trouble, was sat out of the third quarter by Coach C and the defensive duties were shared around the rest of the team with Kieran Rawle and Dan particularly effective. Despite scores from Leo (7 points) and the youngest member of the team Finlay Chalkley, eight unanswered points for Frankley pulled the scores level at 33-33 by the ninth minute. This sparked Leadonites back into action as the whites went on their own scoring spree with six points from Kaisan and another two for Fin leaving the three-quarter time score at 41-33 to Leadonites.

With the hosts chomping at the bit Coach C decided to put out the four travelling U14s players (Finlay, Alessio Miccio, Josh and Dylan Kitchin) on court to allow each to get their game time in. This was tempered with the addition of Kieran to give them some defensive backbone against the Falcons' final quarter onslaught. The five Leadonites fought well and another score from Finlay meant that Leadonites were still 4-points ahead when Coach C subbed in the older players at the three and a half minute mark and proceeded to rotate the same eight players in and out of the match.

The last five minutes became pulsating as Falcons ate into the Leadonites lead time and again only for the whites to edge out again. The fouls were mounting up on Leadonites with Dan and Thom each just one foul away from being fouled out of the game. Steady scores from Finlay, Thom (4 points) and Kaisan (4 points) took their points tally up to 51. Frankley squandered more free-throws, eight in total, which allowed Leadonites to keep their nose just about in the lead as the gap narrowed to just three-points with less than a minute remaining. Coach C's tactic of rotating Mark, Lewis Clark, and Fin in with the others to keep the final five on court fresh for the final minutes and to keep Thom and Dan from fouling out nearly back fired.

Falcons’ upped their offensive pressure and mistakes galore from both teams increased the tension still further. This came to a head when Dan was called for a foul on on a Falcons shooter at the edge of the 3-point arc and everyone held their breath in anticipation of what decision the referee would give. He gave two free-throws of which the Frankley player could only covert one to reduce the gap to just 2 points. 

Frankley were now in full-court press defence and the Leadonites players, never before in a match so close, were faltering. A defensive foul by Frankley in the Leadonites half gave Leadonites an inbound with eight seconds to go. The inbound was thrown across court without anyone touching it and thus the ball was taken back to the same spot for a Falcons inbound. Frantic defensive play by the Leadonites resulted in a stop and quick outbound pass to Leo who raced past two strand opponents to make the result safe with an uncontested lay-up with just 3 seconds of the match remaining.

End of match hand shakes from a very sporting Frankley Falcons

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GLOZBALL U16s - Fixtures Schedule

Glozball U16s CVL - Sunday, 23rd October
10.10 - Gloucester Saxons Vs North Somerset Stars
10.40 - Newport Vs LEADONITES
11.10 - Gloucester Saxons Vs Worcester Wolves
11.40 - LEADONITES Vs North Somerset Stars
12.10 - Newport Vs Worcester Wolves
12.40 - Gloucester Saxons Vs LEADONITES
13.10 - Worcester Wolves Vs North Somerset Stars
13.40 - Gloucester saxons v Newport
14.10 - Newport v North SOMERSET STARS
14.40 - LEADONITES v Worcesters Wolves

Venue: 

Gloucestershire College, Llanthony Road, Gloucester, GL2 5JQ

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RULES:

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Game Duration: 2 x 12-minute Running Clock halves
Free Throws: 1 Shot for the denomination of the value of the awarded shot. i.e: 1 shot for 1 point for an 'And one', 1 shot for 2-points, 1 shot for 3-points)
Duration of Half-time: 1 minute.
Time-outs Allowed: 1 per half (lasting a maximum of 30 seconds)
Personal Fouls: 4 personal fouls on one player means that player is ejected from the match
Team Fouls: 5 Team Fouls committed will result in the opposition shooting for .
Overtime: If a game end in a tie after regulation time then Golden Basket (First team to score) will be played. If still tied after 3 minutes then Possession from Jump-Ball will be used to determine the winner.

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GLOZBALL CVL Dates

GLOZBALL Central Venue League (CVL)
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All matches are played at: -  Sports Hall at...

Gloucestershire College 

Gloucester Campus

Llanthony Road

Gloucester

GL2 5JQ

NOTE: The car park is pay and display and costs about £4.00 - However, upon arrival at the venue, please check within the sports hall with our hosts to see if they are issuing 'Free to park slips' to place on your dashboard under the windscreen.

UNDER 12s (Cubs / years 6 & 7)

Date	First match of day to tip-off at…	All finished by…
Saturday, 29th October 2016 Saturday, 19th November 2016 Saturday, 3rd December 2016	1pm 1pm 1pm	5pm 5pm 5pm

UNDER 14s (Juniors / years 8 & 9)

Date	First match of day to tip-off at…	All finished by…
Saturday, 22nd October 2016 Saturday, 5th November 2016 Saturday, 10th December 2016	12 noon 12 noon 12 noon	4pm 4pm 4pm

UNDER 16s (Inters / years 10 & 11)

Date	First match of day to tip-off at…	All finished by…
Sunday, 23rd October 2016 Sunday, 27th November 2016 Sunday, 18th December 2016 (TBC)	10am 10am 10am	3pm 3pm 3pm

UNDER 18s (Seniors / years 12 & 13)

Date	First match of day to tip-off at…	All finished by
Saturday, 13th November 2016 Saturday, TBC November 2016 Saturday, 18th December 2016 (TBC)	11am 10am 10am	3pm 2:30pm 2:30pm

DETAILS:

• Court size: All matches, in all age group CVLs, will be played on full-sized courts.
• Hoop height:  All matches, in all age group CVLs, will be played with 10ft high hoops.
• Ball size: U12s will use a FIBA size 5 basketball. The U14s will use a FIBA size 6 basketball, the U16s and U18s will use a FIBA size 7 basketball.
• Match Duration: The duration of each match will be depend upon the number of teams playing on the day of that date's particular CVL competition. The aim is for each team to play as many games and for as much basketball to be played as possible.
• Each CVL is intended to be between at least 3 teams playing a round robin format.

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U14s/U16s Match @ Frankley Falcons - Selection criteria

Frankley Falcons have invited Leadonites to play their U15s team at Bounville College in Longbridge, Birmingham on the morning of Saturday, 15th October 2016.

Because this is their U15s and we don't have an U15s team they have asked us to send a squad of mixed U14/U15/U16 players. This means that Leadonites will not be able to take every player eligible to play in this match. Therefore the team composition will be - five U14s/yr 9 + two U15/yr 10 + five U16/yr 11 players.

The following players are eligible for this match:

U14 /year 9 players (5 to be selected)

- Matt Castree

- Mike French

- Dylan Kitchin

- Alessio Miccio

- Josh Spriggs

(If any of the above are unable to play we will replace with U13/yr 8 players)

U15/year 10 players (2 to be selected)

- Tom Day

- Fin Hunter

(If either of the above cannot play we will add additional U16/yr 11 players)

U16/year 11 players (5 to be selected)

- Moises Baltazar

- Lewis Clark

- Thomas Davies

- Daniel Falicki

- Kylop Holland

- Kieran Rawle

- Mark Lamando

- Leo Stanley

- Jordan Taylor

- Kaisan Tulloch

Parents PLEASE confirm your son's availability for this match and whether or not they need a lift or if you can take them to the venue. I may ask some parents to fit other players into their car.

NOTE: Only players with a valid 2016/17 season membership of Basketball England are able to take part in this match.

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U12s MATCH REPORT

Pre-season Friendly Match

Saturday, 23rd September 2016

Worcester Bears (U11s) 24 Vs 28 Leadonites (U12s)

  A young Leadonites team travelled to play this season's Worcester Bears U11s YBL team. Eight of the Ledbury club’s players were making their debuts though their inexperience was helped by some excellent game management by the two referees and in particular their leniency towards certain technical transgressions.

  Tom Rudge opened the scoring in the fourth minute. Leadonites then fell behind 4-2 to their more tenacious opponents before Harry Pugh scored to even up a low scoring first quarter.

  The second quarter was another low scoring affair as Bears edged out to a half-time lead of 10-8 with Leadonites' baskets coming from Katie Dudley and team captain Sami Miccio.

  Third quarter baskets from Katie, Ben Lewis and Sami levelled the scores up before two late scores increased the Bears lead to 18-14.

  Eventually Leadonites started to play some defence in the fourth quarter with more hustle from the likes of Rich Jay, Joseph Pugh and Owen Boniface. Age and height under the basket started to tell with Ben Deards especially effective on rebounding. But with Bears up by six points at the 3 minute mark Leadonites went on 12 points to 2 scoring spree with final quarter scores from Adam Dudley (4 pts), Sami (6 pts), Harry (2 pts). Then with Fraser Renfrew-Clarke and Joe French on court and making up the more experienced five amongst the roster Archie Allcock was able to score the final basket in the last minute of the match to seal the turn-around victory.

Then it was off to the nearest KFC for most of the team...

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Upcoming Match Alert: Leadonites @ Frankley Falcons

LEADONITES U14s/U16s @ FRANKLEY FALCONS U15s
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  Frankley Falcons Basketball Club were formed in 2011 and are now based at the new Bounrnville College in Longbridge, Birmingham.

  Their head coach is the impressive James Robinson and together with a dedicated team of volunteers he has taken the club from start up to running three teams at U13s, U15s and U17s in the Birmingham centred Youth Basketball League. 

  Last season, 2016/17, the Falcons showed very strongly in their league with their U17s winning their league and their U15s going one better winning both their league and championship titles.

MATCH DETAILS

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Date: Saturday, 15th October 2016 
Tip-off Time: 10:15am
Venue: Bournville College, 1 Longbridge Lane, Northfield, Birmingham B31 2TW

Match Subs: £2.00 each player

Leadonites will attempt to take a match day squad comprising of five year 9s, two year 10s and five year 11s to play against Frankley Falcons U15s.

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This week's Leadonites training sessions

Leadonites Training Sessions this week:

Wednesday, 21st September 2016

- Cubs (U12s/years 6&7) - 6 to 7pm
- Juniors (U14s/years 8&9) - 7 to 8:10pm
- Seniors (U18s/years 12&13) - 8:10 to 9:30pm

Thursday, 22nd September 2016 

- Inters (U16s/years 10&11) - 8 to 9:30pm

All PLEASE NOTE: Basketball England Membership fees (£5.00) are now due in.

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Close Season Acquisitions

Over the course of the summer we have been busy getting in the things the clubs needs for the 2016/17 season and beyond. Here's just a selection....

The new electric scoreboard that was donated to the club by BladeRoom Group Ltd.

Baden size 6 practice quality basketballs

Score Table Equipment (Foul Paddles, Team Fouls Cones and Score book)

Molten size 7 match quality basketball

Mitre size 7 practice quality basketballs

Wilson size 5 practice quality basketballs

More mesh training bibs

Additional match jersey and shorts

Sugary delights for this Saturday's Cubs match. Well, this is Leadonites ;)

This week's Training Sessions - Week Commencing 12th September

Leadonites Training Sessions this week:

Wednesday, 14th September 2016

- Cubs (U12s/years 6&7) - 6 to 7pm
- Juniors (U14s/years 8&9) - 7 to 8:10pm
- Seniors (U18s/years 12&13) - 8:10 to 9:30pm

Thursday, 15th September 2016 

- Inters (U16s/years 10&11) - 8 to 9:30pm

All PLEASE NOTE: Basketball England Membership fees (£5.00) are now due in.

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