Futsal at the Frat
Futsal, a type of indoor soccer, now has competitions running at the Fraternity Club in Wollongong. A Men’s Open competition and an Open Mixed competition are currently being run.
For background on Futsal and results of current competitions go to: http://wollongong.sportslive.com.au/index.pl?page=2389 Cardinals tied up by Pirates
Bulli Pirates have come away with a 3-3 draw against competition leaders Wests Cardinals in their round 12 clash played at Thomas Dalton Park, Fairy Meadow. The tied result comes after two close losses by the Bucs against Cards earlier in the season.
The nine innings game produced a pitchers game in which Cardinals’ Jamie Simon sent down a complete game conceding one earned run with four hits. Pirates starter Travis Dutton gave 5.2 quality innings of work allowing three earned runs on six hits and closer Brendan Lower was almost untouchable conceding a solitary hit and no earned runs while striking out seven in his 3.1 innings.
Cardinals levelled the score at 1-1 in the fourth inning when Lee Vlasoff’s two out double scored Trent D’Antonio but two errors allowed the home team to score two runs and go 3-1 ahead in the bottom of that inning. Cardinals came back in the sixth., Trent D’Antonio scoring on Lee Vlasoff’s ground ball and Nathan Grogan stood tall batting in Paul Trembearth to tie the game. Cardinals outhit Pirates 7-4, Paul Trembearth topping Cards hitting with 2 / 4 while Brad Drain batted 2 / 4 for Pirates.
In the other game Dapto Chiefs recorder their fourth win of the season defeating Kiama Braves 8-2 at Hector Harvey Reserve, Dapto. Their second win in as many weeks has Chiefs move to within striking distance of third position on the table. Chiefs outhit Braves 12-6, Troy Green, Stuart McCarthy and Mark Spears each registering two hits. Shaun Crowther and Brett Single recorded two hits each for Braves.
Table – Cardinals 75%, Eagles 71%, Pirates 50%, Chiefs 44%, Braves 11%.
In next week’s round 13 Major League fixtures Bulli Pirates play Kiama Braves at Thomas Dalton Park, Fairy Meadow and Berkeley Eagles play Dapto Chiefs at Eagles Field, Fred Finch Park, Berkeley. Wests Cardinals have a bye in firsts but play Shoalhaven Mariners in lower grade games at No. 2 field, Fred Finch Park, Berkeley. First grade games commence at 2.15pm. Saville still in contention for Boomers Olympics
Returning Illawarra Hawk Glen Saville is in included in the twelve athletes that will tour Europe as the Australia Post Boomers men’s basketball team. Former Hawks C J Bruton and David Anderson are also in the squad.
After departing on Sunday June 29, Australia will play five matches while on tour, with a three game series against Croatia beginning on July 2 followed by games against Greece and Brazil in Athens.
Three athletes – Italy-based big man Wade Helliwell, 20-year old young gun A.J. Ogilvy, and NBA draftee Nathan Jawai - were released from international duty after the Boomers clinched the 2008 Ramsay Shield against New Zealand on Saturday evening, 94-57.
The Boomers squad is now 13-strong, with NBA star Andrew Bogut set to join the team at their final training camp on the Gold Coast in mid July. That means one more cut must be made before the team is submitted to the AOC on July 4th.
The team is David ANDERSEN, Chris ANSTEY, David BARLOW, CJ BRUTON, Joe INGLES, Luke KENDALL, Patrick MILLS, Brad NEWLEY, Matthew NIELSEN, Shawn REDHAGE, Glen SAVILLE, Mark WORTHINGTON
The Head Coach is Brian GOORJIAN, assisted by ex Hawks coach Brendon Joyce and former Hawk Gordon Mcleod Hawks take on Bears in WABL at Beaton Park
Last weekend the Illawarra Hawks Waratah Australia Basketball League (WABL) men’s team had the bye. Next weekend they get back into action against Norths bears at Beaton Park from 4pm on Saturday July 5th. Junior Wolves come off second best against Berries
In last weekend’s Premier Youth League games the Wollongong Wolves took on the West Sydney Berries and came away with two wins and three losses. The second placed Wolves 15s performed best with a 4 nil victory.
Full results for Round 18 between Wollongong Wolves and West Sydney Berries were:
Under 18: Wolves lost 1 nil
Under 16: Wolves lost 2 nil
Under 15: Wolves won 4 nil
Under 14: Wolves lost 2 - 1
Under 13: Wolves won 5 - 1
For stories on previous games and links to overall competition tables go to: http://wollongong.sportslive.com.au/index.pl?page=2812 Casey’s Olympic dream comes true
Casey Eastham may be only 19-years old, but the teenage sensation has become the youngest Hockeyroos player to represent our country at this year’s Beijing Olympics. Sportslive sports writer Reece Carter profiled Casey earlier in the year when she was still chasing her dream. Extracts from his profile of the Albion Park woman are as follows.
In 2007, Casey faced the daunting task of having to relocate to Perth to train at the Australian Institute of Hockey, but the ‘baby’ of the squad now sees it as a challenge and experience for the better.
 
Alone on a plane, it could’ve been easy for Casey to regret her decision to leave home. However, in between the sobs of homesickness and a churning stomach, she was able to set her sights on her goals.
“It was really sad leaving but I knew it was the chance of a lifetime and I had to give it a shot,” she says. “The trip to the airport wasn’t the best, I cried the whole way and didn’t stop until a week later.”
But if all this rewards Casey with a place in the Hockeyroos Olympic team, the tears and hard work will be worth it. And there has been a lot of hard work.
Casey has played hockey ever since her parents let her hold a stick. Even at the age of five, she had the steely determination that would see her one day move up the ranks to the hockey elite. Playing at club level for Albion Park however doesn’t come with the hype and pressures of being in the public eye. For more on Casey’s profile go to: http://wollongong.sportslive.com.au/index.pl?page=2964 Cricket Australia Level 1 Coaching Courses
As discussed in last week’s column, Cricket Australia is providing Level 1 coaching courses. The level 1 Coaching Course is a comprehensive program that is directed towards coaches at under-age and community cricket level. By completing this course you will broaden the knowledge you have of the technical skills of the game, understand appropriate and effective ways to conduct sessions and improve your skills as a coach.
The course has no pre-requisites and involves an online component as well as an 8 hour practical day. The online component you will undertake is the Australian Sports Commission Beginning General Coaching Principles course. The practical component will be conducted over one day (8 hours) and each person completes a practical assessment at the end of the session.
For more details contact Donna Little, coach education coordinator, (Ph: 0414 708 591) or keep an eye on the link below for a list of courses coming soon. The booking process is completed online and a form can be downloaded from this link as well.
http://www.cricketnsw.com.au/coaching/hgdocs.cl?PT=dd&exp=1&L1=Accred&L2=L1&exclusive=0 Volunteers in sport
There’s no doubt that volunteers are vital to the successful running of a sports club. NSW Sport and Recreation recently commissioned Griffith University to complete a study of innovative volunteer club practices and the issues facing volunteers throughout New South Wales. Read the study’s report on http://www.dsr.nsw.gov.au/sportsclubs/ryc_volunteer.asp
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