2023 Year in Review
As we reach the end of 2023, it’s an opportunity to look back and reflect on the achievements of the past year.
2023 has been a sizeable one for the Bellarine Peninsula Basketball Association, with a number of records achieved through the course of the year, with many team and personal achievements along the way.
Here’s a list of what’s happened in 2023 for the Storm:
- Domestic Competition Summer Season 2023/2024 we have a record of 366 teams (a 10% increase over our previous record)
- 3097 Registered members (a BPBA Record)
- $1.1 Million in revenue (70% increase over 5 years)
- 5244 Domestic games played, 480 VJBL games played and 40 Big V games played (BPBA Record)
- Aussie Hoops participation 400 (BPBA Record and top 15 in State) Slam Jam participation 205 (BPBA Record)
- 48 School Visits (BPBA Record)
- School Holiday Camps – 706 participates (BPBA Record)
- 43 new Referees, 29 new C Grade and 8 B Grades
- VJBL Teams, 9 teams made finals, 7 made Grand Finals and 5 won Championships (BPBA Record)
- VJBL – 1 State Player, 1 Southern Cross Challenge Player and 8 Jamboree Players
- Tryouts conducted prior to school holidays. 250+ kids attended tryouts this year with 68 in the u14 boys alone. (BPBA Record)
- Held BV Club Coach Course with 28 New Club Accredited Coaches
- 23 VJBL Teams for 2023/24 season (BPBA Record)
- Big V Women’s Division One Runners Up
- Big V Youth League Women’s Runner Up
- Big V – 2 Coach of the year awards (Tim Sanderson Coach of the Year D1 Women & David Smith Coach of the Year YL2 Women)
- Big V – 6 Player awards (Georgia Varley D1 Women All Star Five and Golden Hands Award, Piper Copeland YL2 Women All Star Five, Golden Hands & Best Defensive Player and Summer Field YL2 Women All Star Five)
- Big V Women’s team promoted to Championship Division (1 of 7 associations in the State to have both Mens and Womens compete at Championship Level and 1 of 2 Country associations)
- 2 new Major Sponsors in Hoop City and Showtime Basketball Tours, both on 3 year agreements
- Signings of Courtney Strait, Kavione Green, Liam McInerney and Nick Velasquez for our Championship Teams for 2024
- New merchandise partner 6th Man supplying us Nike products
Phew, what a year!
Now we look forward to building on those achievements in 2024 with many more exciting opportunities to continue to grow and develop our Association.
Thank you for joining us on the ride this year and we look forward to seeing everyone back again after a safe and happy start to the New Year!