SKABA Basketball Season Scheduled For A Mid April Start - Feb 8, 2010 (by Richard)
Junior Leagues kick off in early March.. East Basseterre League in 2 weeks
The SKABA basketball executive met on Thursday evening at the offices of the SKNAAA to discuss plans for the upcoming 2010 Basketball season.
Matters discussed included the start of the 2010 season which was set and finalized at March 6th for the junior divisions and 4 weeks later on April 11th with the official opening and the start of the Premier and A Divisions [read more]
Junior Leagues kick off in early March.. East Basseterre League in 2 weeks The SKABA basketball executive met on Thursday evening at the offices of the SKNAAA to discuss plans for the upcoming 2010 Basketball season. Matters discussed included the start of the 2010 season which was set and finalized at March 6th for the junior divisions and 4 weeks later on April 11th with the official opening and the start of the Premier and A Divisions. The female division start date will be announced at a later date . The junior division age limit remains the same at 19 and under which means that no one attaining the age of 20 during this year of the season will be allowed to play in the junior division. The SKABA management informed teams that the first general meeting for 2010 will be held on Thursday February 11th at the Warner Park Stadium conference room. The Executive also indicated that referees/coaches clinic will be held prior to the official start of the league. The clinics will be mandatory for all persons who are interested in coaching teams for the 2010 season. According to an official of the association this will be a keenly monitored aspect of the preparations leading up to the start of the league as it is felt that every coach should be at least SKABA certified in order to ensure a league of a very high standard. Strict dress codes will also be introduced the official stated. The SKABA Executive also announced 2010 as the year that will be dedicated to the revilisation and resurrection of its National Teams. The national senior and junior teams have been somewhat dormant over the last 2-3 years and we felt that it is essential for the development of our basketball that both teams be revitalized and re-energized, said SKABA General Secretary Wallis Wilkin The revilization programme also comes in light of the fact that the SKABA has been invited by a number of other associations to take part in a number of regional Junior and Senior Tournaments, most notably a Caribbean Basketball Tournament which is being organized and hosted by the Trinidad Basketball Association. We are excited about the so called revitalization of our National teams, said SKABA Gen Sec Wallis Wilkin. There are a number of players based locally and overseas who we are confident can compete at the highest level regionally and we will certainly be anxious to showcase those players in the upcoming tournaments, Wilkin continued. The SKABA General Secretary also indicated that the association is now accepting applications for the posts of Technical Director and or Coach for the National Senior and Junior teams. The technical director and or Coach will be responsible for developing the preparation programme for the national teams for the tournaments which will take place in the latter half of 2010. The 2010 season is expected to be full of much interest as Horsfords Ghetto Roots will be trying hard to repeat as SKABA champions in the same dominant fashion as they did in the finals last season where they swept the Rams Hitters. Ghetto Roots still boasts the leagues top players in Rymal Bally Browne and Levi By-By Fyfeild. St.Pauls and Hitters will likely be the next 2 teams that may provide the stiffest challenge to Ghetto Roots Premier Division dominance. In related news the Ghetto Roots Basketball Club has announced the start date of its inaugural Out of Season East Basseterre Basketball League. The start date of the projected 4 week community league is February 20th 2010. According to one of the organizers of the league the tournament is expected to featured 8 teams including 3 specially invited teams and 5 East Basseterre and Ghetto Roots Basketball Club based teams. sourtesy of SKABA Basketball
Mr. Glenroy Blanchette , P.A.M. Candidate for Constituency No.1 and former manager and coach of the Horsfords Ghetto Roots Basketball Club, has congratulated the S.L. Horsford Horsfords Ghetto Roots Basketball team on their exciting 2009 SKABA Premier Division Championship Title [read more]
Mr. Glenroy Blanchette , P.A.M. Candidate for Constituency No.1 and former manager and coach of the Horsfords Ghetto Roots Basketball Club, has congratulated the S.L. Horsford Horsfords Ghetto Roots Basketball team on their exciting 2009 SKABA Premier Division Championship Title.
I wish to extend heartfelt congratulations to the Management, Coaching Staff, players and sponsor of the Horsford's Horsfords Ghetto Roots Basketball Club for winning the 2009 SKABA Premier Division Basketball Championship, said an exuberant Blanchette who was on hand to witness the game.
Mr. Blanchette also gave special commendation to the teams sponsor, S.L. Horsford and Co. Ltd., for its commitment to the Horsfords Ghetto Roots organization over the past ten years. He also stated that the company has been an excellent corporate citizen through their steadfast commitment to community development through sports.
I must also congratulate the many dedicated fans who were a source of inspiration to the team throughout the tournament, continued the former manager and coach.
Indeed, the East Basseterre community is once again proud that the Horsfords Ghetto Roots organization has captured the ultimate title in local basketball competition. Victory was certainly not easy. However, with hard work, determination, and a sense of purpose, the team was able to overcome years of falling short. This latest victory is well deserved, he said
Mr. Blanchette wished the Horsfords Ghetto Roots organization even greater success in the years ahead. Blanchette managed and coached the Horsfords Ghetto Roots Club for most of the 90's where they were consistent contenders for the SKABA title. He was Coached the team when they won their last SKABA title in 1997. He resigned as Manager and Coach in 2007.
Bally named MVP; The Horsfords Horsfords Ghetto Roots are the 2009/10 St.Kitts Amateur Basketball Association Champions.
The talented newtown based Horsfords Ghetto Roots continued their dominance over the multi-time champions Hitters as they defeated them for the 2nd straight finals game to register a clean sweep.
The Horsfords Ghetto Roots were once again impressive. Despite a very sluggish start in the 1st quarter the Roots took took control of the game by the end of the first half [read more]
Bally named MVP; The Horsfords Horsfords Ghetto Roots are the 2009/10 St.Kitts Amateur Basketball Association Champions. The talented newtown based Horsfords Ghetto Roots continued their dominance over the multi-time champions Hitters as they defeated them for the 2nd straight finals game to register a clean sweep. The Horsfords Ghetto Roots were once again impressive. Despite a very sluggish start in the 1st quarter the Roots took took control of the game by the end of the first half . Horsfords Ghetto Roots ended the first half up by a whopping 18 point 53-35 lead. Hitters closed the gap in the 3rd quarter when Coach Glen Ghost Phillip implemented a man to man defense which had some effect as the Hitters were able to cut into the 18 point lead and ended the 3rd quarter down 16. Hitters raised their intensity in the 4th quarters and played a much more frantic man to man defense which rattled the Horsfords Ghetto Roots offense and as a result the Roots committed some crucial fouls and turnovers. By the midway point of the 4th quarter Hitters had cut into the lead and was now down just 10 points. Some controversial calls resulted in Hitters being able to further dig into the Horsfords Ghetto Roots lead and at one point was able to get as close as 3 points . However RymalBally Browne showed his leadership and talent as he took over the final 2 minutes for Horsfords Ghetto Roots. Demanding the ball on every possession Bally meticulously wore down and carved up the Hitters defense to score almost at will . Behind his almost perfect night at the free throw line Horsfords Ghetto Roots opened things up when Carlos Monzac made an exciting play which brought the crowd to their feet . Bally followed up with a steady drive to the hoop which resulted in a foul and him being sent to the free throw line. By the end of the game Horsfords Ghetto Roots had a very impressive and dominating 96-89 victory. Horsfords Ghetto Roots had good all around play from their dynamic duo of Levi The Black Mamba Fyfeild and Rymal Browne (186-G-84) in addition to Carlos Monzac, Vincent Hicks, Quincy Puppet Taylor and the big man William Natta. Natta plays for Bellevue University, Omaha Nebraska in the US. Rymal Browne was named SKABA Playoff Finals MVP as he averaged 25 plus points . Levi Fyfeild (193-G/F-81) was no doubt a close contender for the MVP as well. But although By-By is without a doubt the most exciting and arguably the best player in SKABA , Rymal Browne silenced all his critics and has now etched himself not only as SKABA Playoff MVP 2009/10 but also as one of the two top guards in SKABA along with the Black Mamba Levi Fyfeild. It feels good to be finally win this championship and silence all my critics, said MVP Rymal Browne. I always knew we had the ability to win the SKABA title and after our loss last year in the finals I vowed not to have a repeat and I am sure all the players felt the same way. Hitters played well but I think my teammates and I wanted this championship much more, Browne continued. Both Bally and the Black Mamba are expected to travel to the US as members of a SKABA Basketball Camp all star team that has been invited to the US to engage college teams their with a view of landing and pursuing scholarship opportunities. Horsfords Ghetto Roots was the first ever OECS Club Champions and multi-time SKABA champs. This is their first championship under the new Premier Division format which was instituted in 2000.
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