Timberwolves News

Timberwolves

Basketball Club Inc. (www.waverleybasketball.com.au - for all fixtures and results)

Association No. A0034488G

May 2009

Volume 1, Issue 2

To all Timberwolves parents and

players, what a fantastic finish to the

summer 2008-2009 season. With at

least half of our 20 teams working

their way into the finals, it was great

to see the Timberwolves colours

flooding the courts as the end of

season approached. Congratulations

to all players and coaches for their

efforts, particularly all of our grand

final winners.

We followed our great season with

the Timberwolves try-out and

presentation evening and had a

huge turn out from our U8 –U14

teams who showed up to support

each other’s efforts. Try-outs ran

smoothly as all players took to the

court to participate in their age

group run sessions. This ensured

everyone was put into suitable

teams for the upcoming season

based equally on friendships and

player skill levels.

A big thank you must also go to all

team managers and parents for

helping to organise such a great first

fundraising effort at such late notice.

Of the money collected from the

sausage sizzle and the raffle hamper,

we were able to raise a total of $565

which is a fantastic amount for the

club’s first effort. The money raised

will help go towards signage and

advertising to be placed around

Waverley Stadium, so we can look

forward to the blue and yellow

colours becoming much more

prominent in the coming months.

Timberwolves members will also be

able to look forward to the club

introducing new programs for

players and coaches, uniforms,

signage and much more as the year

progresses.

At the present time, all players

should know which teams they are

allocated to, and who their coaches

are. The committee has done its best

to keep everyone happy but should

you have any serious concerns about

a team please don’t hesitate to

contact us via the website.

Summer Season Success

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Wolves take on new sponsors

With an ever expanding club and

the need for new equipment,

advertising and programs to

educate our junior coaches, it is a

much easier job to address each

of the above tasks when a

sponsor is in the picture.

Fortunately for us it is with great

pleasure that I announce

Timberwolves’ newest addition

to the club, All City Bathrooms &

Kitchens in East Malvern, who

have jumped on board as our

new sponsor.

Sponsorship is an valuable way

for our club to raise money;

therefore it is important that

everyone within Timberwolves

including parents, coaches and

players get involved in

supporting our new sponsor and

attracting other sponsors to the

club.

For more information about our

great new sponsor please visit

their website at:

www.allcity.com.au

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Summer Season

success

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New sponsors

for Wolves

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WWCC & Stat

Declarations

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Thanking new

committee

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Big V

competition

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All City Kitchens & Bathrooms

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Summer season

trophy winners

A few reminders

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As previously noted in the last

newsletter, I stressed the

importance of all teams having a

team manager for their teams.

We have had some volunteers

for a number of teams but are

still yet to fill all positions for the

up-coming season. If you would

like to be a team manager, or

require more information on

what is required, please send us

an email and we will be more

than happy to assist with

information.

In conjunction with team

managers, as part of the new

Working with Children Checks & Statutory Declarations

As you all would be

Timberwolves have been under

the management of a new

committee for their first full

season and the

changing over to a

is always a difficult task.

that it is important to take

time to thank and congratulate

the committee and the efforts

that they have put into the club

over their first season

seen so much new progress

already.

The club has seen visible changes

in the way that it is now

Timberwolves spirit soars thanks to new committee

Being a junior domestic club,

senior basketball after

Timberwolves may seem like a

long way away. It is a good idea

though, if your child is serious

about their basketball to have a

look at the competitions which are

available at Waverley for our many

already talented players.

The Big V competition

largest semi-professional basketball

league structures in the world.

Looking to the future… Timberwolves make it to Big V

As previously noted in the last

newsletter, I stressed the

importance of all teams having a

team manager for their teams.

We have had some volunteers

for a number of teams but are

still yet to fill all positions for the

coming season. If you would

like to be a team manager, or

require more information on

what is required, please send us

an email and we will be more

appy to assist with

information.

In conjunction with team-

managers, as part of the new

Working with Children Checks & Statutory Declarations

Laws commencing in June 2009,

Basketball Victoria requires that

all persons who are working or

volunteering with children fill

out a Working with Children

Check and Statutory Declaration.

For Timberwolves, this includes

all team managers, coaches and

committee members.

Timberwolves will need all

parents who are already listed to

be team managers for their

teams, or wishing to be team

managers in the future to get a

passport photo and fill out the

WWC and Stat Dec forms before

As you all would be aware,

Timberwolves have been under

the management of a new

ttee for their first full

season and the process of

changing over to a new manager

difficult task. I feel

is important to take the

time to thank and congratulate

the committee and the efforts

that they have put into the club

first season, which has

seen so much new progress

The club has seen visible changes

in the way that it is now

Timberwolves spirit soars thanks to new committee

organizing its teams, its players

and its coaches through a much

more comprehensive

communication approach with the

new website and the new

newsletter.

The selection of teams has also

become a much more detailed

process than in the past through

the new procedure of try-outs and

a coaching committee putting

players into teams based on their

abilities, whilst trying to keep

players together in friendship

groups - always a difficult task.

Being a junior domestic club,

senior basketball after

Timberwolves may seem like a

long way away. It is a good idea

though, if your child is serious

about their basketball to have a

look at the competitions which are

available at Waverley for our many

ady talented players.

competition is one of the

professional basketball

league structures in the world.

Looking to the future… Timberwolves make it to Big V

This year the Big V player base will

exceed 1800 and with Coaches,

Referees, Statisticians and

Scoretable officials, over 2000

people are involved in games

played every weekend.

Waverley Falcons which is the

representative team for Waverley

Association field four teams in the

Big V competition in the

championship divisions (the

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Working with Children Checks & Statutory Declarations

June 30, or the club will be in

danger of being placedwith

heavy fines. If you will be paying

for a new passport photo, please

keep the receipt and

Timberwolves will reimburse

you for this, so the entire process

will be free of charge.

WWCC forms can be picked up

from most post offices or

members of the Timberwolves

committee. Stat Dec’s can also be

collected from Wolves treasurer

Adrian Smith. Please assist us in

organizing this as quickly as

possible.

Timberwolves spirit soars thanks to new committee

Fundraising has been successful

thanks to the committee

members’ efforts to organize an

Easter raffle and sausage sizzle at

such late notice, and the club has

successfully taken on board a

new sponsor in All City Kitchens

and Bathrooms, which will be a

great positive influence on the

club.

All in all, the club spirit has

increased tremendously and I

would like thank the committee

for helping collaborate this.

Looking to the future… Timberwolves make it to Big V

highest division) and also the

youth league divisions.

Timberwolves Basketball Club are

lucky enough to have seen many of

our past and current U18 players

and coaches go on to be a part of

these teams which are an extremely

high level of basketball.

Should you wish to get down and

support Waverley at one of these

exciting games, the fixtures can be

found on the Waverley website.

Proudly supported by:

All City Bathrooms and Kitchens

Who are they?

All City Bathrooms and

Kitchens is a family owned

award winning business with

over 25 years of building and

administration experience.

All City Bathrooms & Kitchens

understand the inconvenience of

renovations to the family home,

so we endeavor to make the

process as painless as possible.

We achieve this by using only

qualified and experienced

tradesmen who carry out your

renovation to the highest

possible standard.

The team.

Craig Bodin is a registered

building practitioner DB-U-6581

who has over 25 years of

building experience and is a

member of the Housing Industry

Australia and Kitchen Bathroom

Design Institute.

His expertise ranges from

bathroom and kitchen

renovations and design through

to additions and new home

construction.

So if it’s a technical or structural

project you need, Craig has the

experience and knowledge to

achieve your desired result.

Steve Bodin is a Design

Consultant and a Housing

Industry Australia accredited

designer.

Steve has nearly 30 years of

sales, design and administration

experience and has more than

ample experience to manage

your bathroom or kitchen

renovation.

Craig, Steve and the design team

are personally involved with

every project and with several

Housing Industry awards All

City Bathrooms & Kitchens is

recognised as one of

Melbourne’s leading renovation

experts.

Barry Ternes

Bathroom & Kitchen Design

Consultant

Barry has created stunning and

functional transformations from

the smallest bathroom to

complete homes. He has the

ability to quickly sketch ideas in

3D to give our clients a visual

Kerryn Parry

Office Administrator

Kerryn is the person behind the

cheery voice you are likely to

hear when you call our office.

She makes the whole process of

your renovation just that much

easier for all involved. She is the

initial point of contact and will

keep you informed on progress

during your renovation. She is

always happy to help with any

queries you might have during

the process.

Angela Bodin

Account Manager

Angela runs All City accounts

department, is MYOB accredited

and also looks after our I.T

support.

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Proudly supported by:

All City Bathrooms and Kitchens

516 Waverley Road

East Malvern, Victoria

Australia 3148

Phone: (03) 9571 7000

Fax: (03) 9571 7044

Email: info@allcity.com.au

Or use our email form listed on the website at:

www.allcity.com.au

Contact Us:

Congratulations to all players on a fantastic 2008/2009 summer season of basketball.

The summer season trophy winners are listed as follows:

U10 Cubs U12 Turbos U14 Hustlers

MVP: Zac Kourambas MVP: Liam McCulskey MVP: Sam Percival

Coaches Award: Tom Fairhall Coaches Award: Richard Dotter Coaches Award: Jonathan

Diver

U10 Blades U12 Knights U14 Nuggets

MVP: Oliver Geddes MVP: Jessica Harley MVP: Liam Beven

Coaches Award: Olivia Rodda Coaches Award: Yoshika Murray Coaches Award: Lucas Elias

U10 Rockets U12 Shedevils U14 Shewolves

MVP: Ella O’Connell MVP: Nicola Troupakis MVP: Mikaela Miller

Coaches Award: Jemima Sennitt Coaches Award: Marnie McLaughlin Coaches Award: Ally Hynes

U10 Terriers U12 Fangs U14 Mustangs

MVP: John Beaton MVP: Liam O’Connell MVP: Brody Ledder

Coaches Award: Zac Poppenbeek Coaches Award: Edward Ryan Coaches Award: David Masci

U12 Chiefs U14 Braves

MVP: Sebastian Goldby MVP: Declan Hamilton

Coaches Award: Aidan Wood Coaches Award: Stephen Galgani

Timberwolves Basketball Club P. O. Box 253 Ashburton Melbourne, 3147

ambulance, you are not covered

for Insurance under the

Basketball Victoria Insurance

policy and nor the Association

or club will be able to defend

you on this.

Secondly, if you are a new

player and have not yet sorted

out your uniform, you will need

to speak to Teresa Galgani at

either training or on Saturday

so she can order one for you.

Also if you are in a team which

now has a number clash, you

will need to arrange to have one

of the singlets changed so this is

not going to happen every

week.

Lastly, is the issue of team

managers. Whilst we have had

a huge improvement on parents

volunteering to be team

managers after last season, we

still have many teams who do

Just a few small quick notes and

reminders as we kick off into

the winter season…

Firstly and most importantly, if

you have not yet paid your fees

for this season can you please

do so as soon as possible. If you

have not paid and for some

reason are un-able to get this to

us right away, you need to let

our treasurer Adrian Smith

know immediately or your

child will not be permitted to

play games until this is done.

Fees are not only important to

the club itself but if you have

not paid your fees then you are

not legally registered with

Waverley Basketball

Association. In the worst case

scenario, should your child

suffer a serious injury on the

court and need surgery or an

not have one yet. It is important

all teams have a team manger or

even two if it makes the job

easier, to assist the coach in

organising the team on game

day.

The following teams are still

without a team manager, so if

your child plays in one the

teams listed and you would like

to volunteer please let us know.

• U10 Blades

• U12 Turbos

• U12 Shedevils

• U14 Hustlers

• U14 Rogues

• U16 Chargers

• U16 Rangers

• U18 Titans

• U18 Raptors

• U18 Hawks

Good luck everyone for the

season ahead!

A few important reminders…

Newsletter enquires to: aa.stewart@hotmail.com

Web: www.timberwolves.org.au Email: wolves@timberwolves.org.au

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Summer Season trophy winners

Queries &

Concerns:

• If you have a query

or a problem – let us

know!

• Contact Stuart

Neville if you have

a concern about a

coach.

• Visit the Basketball

Victoria website

Codes of Conduct if

you feel something

is incorrect.

• Contact us via

website or email at:

wolves@timberwolv

es.org.au

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