Imagine you’re a student in a classroom. You’re sitting at your desk. Workbook open, red and blue pens at the ready, ruler sitting nicely on the table, excited for another day of super exciting math lessons. Your teacher walks into the room. (seems like a pretty typical school day thus far) Then, things start to …
Perth Redbacks SBL player Maddie Allen is now offering small group sessions for girls. Details are as follows: No more than 4 players in a group $90 for 5 Sessions $30 for single sessions (if any remain available after 5 session spots are booked) Available session days and times Mondays – Vic Park – 7am …
Stuart Mackay joined the Perth Redbacks in 1965 when he was a Year 11 student at Kent St SHS and played in the Redbacks’ U18 team as a two-year player. Peter Simper, a state player, was the U18 coach at the time. Stuart played in senior teams in 1966 to 1968 under coaches Eric Erkins, …
The WA State Government has announced Phase 3 of their Roadmap will activate on 6 June which means we can now announce a start date for our Winter Domestic Competition: Saturday 20 June. To facilitate this, registrations will close this Friday 5 June. Got questions? Hopefully, we’ve got the answer below. If not, please email …
Paul Philpott has been involved with the Perth Redbacks for almost 20 years, starting with his long-standing role as President of Manning Magic Basketball Club. Both of Paul’s sons (now 20 and 26) played WABL for the Redbacks. And Paul continues to coach U12 girls’ and boys’ teams for Manning Magic in our Domestic competition …
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Perth Redbacks Basketball Association acknowledges the traditional owners of the land on which the Association is located, the Wadjuk people of the Noongar Boodja. We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging. We respectfully acknowledge the continuing connection of the Noongar people to the lands and sea on Noongar Boodja as we …
Be a part of launching this year’s National Reconciliation Week by being part of a virtual Acknowledgement of Country, bringing the theme, In This Together to life. WHY IS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY IMPORTANT? An Acknowledgement of Country is an opportunity for anyone to show respect for Traditional Owners and the continuing connection of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples …
Rob Pyne and his wife Emma have three children, two of whom are basketballers. Declan and Matilda play in the Leisurelife Domestic competition and represent Redbacks in WABL and State Champs. For Rob, being involved with his kids’ sport has always been an interest, being a kid from the country where community sport is everything …
It’s a huge pleasure to be able to introduce the Redbacks family to a new Corporate Sponsor. This week, we’re shining a light on Mount Lawley Orthodontics. As their name suggested, the practice is limited exclusively to Orthodontics, and they treat both adults and children, using various appliances such as braces, Invisalign and plates. Mount …
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Many of you will have seen a press release from Basketball WA yesterday sharing the above roadmap for a return to basketball training and competition in WA. As the roadmap indicates, we are currently in Stage 2, Step One. Stage 2, Step Two will kick in next Monday 18 May. After you read the full …
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Well done to everyone who took part in our Week 5 Homecourt challenge which was the best of 40 Free Throws. Our winner this week was Cuba! Week 6 Challenge Our sixth challenge will run from Friday 15th May to Thursday 21st May 2020. The drill will be the Hot Shot Challenge – 5 Different …
The partnership announcements keep on coming! This week it is a delight to introduce the Redbacks family to Woods Midland. Originally founded in 2015 under the name Woods & Associates Insurance Brokers, in 2018 that business merged with Midland Insurance Brokers (whose head office is in Melbourne). Together they formed Woods Midland Insurance Brokers. Woods Midland …
Gill Trahorsch’s son Baylie joined the Perth Redbacks in 2018 and played in the U18/2 WABL team in 2019. That team was very fortunate to have Anthony Nixon (PBA President) as Coach and Grant Yonge (PBA Vice-President) as Assistant Coach while Gill took on the role of team manager. Working with Anthony and Grant – …
Well done to everyone who took part in our Week 4 Homecourt challenge involving the three skills of Ball Handling, Agility and Shooting. Our winner this week was Mateo! Mateo was successful in doing all three drills and his improvement over the past few days is to be commended. Special shout out to the Brian family …
Grant Yonge first joined the Redbacks family when his oldest son Ryan started out in Aussie Hoops over ten years ago. Now 16, Ryan plays in the U18 WABL division, and he and his younger brother Nate are active referees at Domestic and WABL level. Grant joined the Perth Redbacks board at the end of …
It’s incredibly humbling for us as a club that, in this ongoing climate of uncertainty, so many of our corporate partners continue to get behind us. Today we’re excited to introduce yet another of those partners to you – Infuse Life. Infuse Life was founded by Amien Sym in 2009. They specialise in Personal Risk …
Deb began playing basketball as a student at Kewdale Senior High School in 1977 when Kewdale SHS was one of our junior recruitment sources. She played for Kewdale at the old Perry Lakes Stadium as a junior under her first coach John Bluntschli who had also been a student at Kewdale and had played under …
Well done to everyone who took part in our Week 3 Homecourt challenge doing the Mikan Drill. Our winners were Cuba and Jackson! Well done boys. Week 4 Challenge – Proudly sponsored by Infuse Life Our fourth challenge will run from Friday 1st May to Tuesday 5th May 2020. This week we would like to …
This is the first in a series of posts introducing the Redbacks community to our hard-working Board members. We’re kicking off with our President, Anthony Nixon. — Anthony Nixon’s first involvement with the Perth Redbacks was when his daughter Emily started playing domestic with the Manning Magic at Vic Park in 2010, followed by starting …
Our next Level 1 Referee Course will be held on Saturday 11th July – at either Vic Park Leisurelife, or will be conducted online. This course is designed to teach the skill necessary to competently referee at domestic basketball (minimum of under 15s or 16s) as well as seniors. Domestic referees who have been refereeing …
If you’ve been around the club for any amount of time, you’ll have come across Sue Hosken at some level – in our office managing our books, managing the women’s SBL team, managing the sales of club merchandise. Today, we’re thrilled to be able to share a bit more about Sue with you. Sue first …
