Geelong United Basketball Weekly Update – August 19

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WELCOME TO GEELONG UNITED BASKETBALL’S WEEKLY UPDATE.

IN THIS EDITION:

WNBL Update
Big V YL Update
New Competition Dates – Summer Season 24/25
Geelong United Annual Tournament – Korr Korr Ngitji
Join Our U23 Social League – New Competition Nights
Super Camps Are Back
VJBL Laserquest United Teams Of The Week
New Program: Future United Stars
B-ALL-IN – Basketball For Everyone
New Program: Girls Who bALL
New Program: Basketball Beginnings
VJBL Next Step Program

WNBL UPDATE:

We have another player signing announcement coming soon, and it’s a BIG one!

Want exclusive early access to the big reveal?

Become a $15 Founding Member, and on announcement day you’ll get the news 30min earlier than everyone else via email – But this exclusive is for Founding Members only! So get on board, and become a $15 Founding Member today!

Our once in a lifetime ‘Originals Membership’ is about to launch, and as a Founding Member, you get exclusive early access to this limited time offer!

Becoming an Original Member you’ll enjoy incredible perks like:

Exclusive Original’s singlet included
A season pass for one with each membership
Membership renewal guaranteed each year
Invitations to exclusive member events and much more!

Limited memberships available, so don’t miss out!

𝗦𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝘂𝗽 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗻𝗼𝘄!

**𝘼𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙊𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙨 𝙈𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥 𝙞𝙨 𝙚𝙭𝙘𝙡𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙖𝙫𝙖𝙞𝙡𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙁𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙈𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙨.

BIG V YOUTH LEAGUE UPDATE:

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A big shoutout to our Navexa Geelong United YL Men’s squad – Unlucky in the Big V Youth League Men’s Grand Final over the weekend, but what a great season they had.

We’re looking forward to another big year in 2025!

NEW COMPETITION DATES – Summer Season 24/25:

Pleased be advised, the GUB Community Team have recently conducted a full review of our community competitions.

This process was undertaken to review the competitions that GUB offer, as well as the nights and times that they play, to see if there are alternatives that better cater to the community competition participants’ needs.

Read more about the new dates here.

GEELONG UNITED ANNUAL TOURNAMENT – KORR KORR NGITJI:

GUB will once again be holding a celebration of our sport by Coming Together (Waddawurrung: Korr Korr Ngitji) at a festival of basketball this November!

Now in its third year, the tournament will be held this coming November across the six venues that host Geelong United’s community games each week.

Over the course of the weekend, teams will play a minimum of four games against other VJBL clubs, country associations and community teams from across the nation.

In addition to the tournament, GUB will also be holding several development clinics and courses directed at community and club coaching, score table officials, and referees.

Find all the information about the event here.

U23 SOCIAL LEAGUE – NEW COMPETITION NIGHTS:

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Join our Under 23 Social League for the upcoming summer season!

REGISTRATIONS ARE OPENING SOON! Boys and girls comps are available.

Competition nights are moving:
Boys comp moving to Monday nights.
Girls comp moving to Thursday nights.

Get a group of friends together and have some fun! For details, email admin@geelongunitedbasketball.com.au

SUPER CAMPS ARE BACK:

Spring school holidays are fast approaching, and we’ve got another exciting basketball extravaganza in store!

Boys and girls camps will be held on September 24-25, and October 1-3.

Girls only camp will be held for one day only on September 26.

Get more details here.

LASERQUEST UNITED TEAMS OF THE WEEK:

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In the final round of regular season VJBL action, our Geelong United teams hit the court once again for more thrilling contests.

This week though, the Laserquest United Team of the Week honours go to the U12B4, U14B11, U16B9 & U18B4 squads.

Well done all!

NEW PROGRAM – FUTURE UNITED STARS:

Does your child want to be a star of the future?

The Future United Stars program is a skill development program that will teach players how to be able to play competitively.

This 8 week program will be delivered by head coach, Simon Nicholson – GUB’s Coach & Athlete Development Manager.

Find out more here.

B-ALL-IN – BASKETBALL FOR EVERYONE:

Come, socialise and join in the fun!

We’ve teamed up with Basketball Victoria with our latest program, aimed at women and gender diverse people to get active and learn some basic basketball skills in a fun, friendly, and non-competitive environment.

𝗪𝗛𝗘𝗡: Thursdays 10.30AM-11.30AM – Starting August 15th
𝗪𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘: Geelong Arena
𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗖𝗧: Contact Community and Programs Team: admin@geelongunitedbasketball.com.au

NEW PROGRAM – GIRLS WHO bALL:

The day that many of you have been waiting for has arrived!

Registrations are now open for the Girls Who bALL Program!

Girls Who bALL is a FREE 4-week introductory basketball program designed for women and young girls with disabilities.

Sessions run for 45 minutes and focus on skill development, understanding the game, and building confidence while making new friendships!

PROGRAM DETAILS:

WHEN: Wednesdays, August 14, 21, 28, & September 4
TIME: 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
WHERE: AWA Stadium, Crows Road Belmont

Even if you can’t attend all four sessions, feel free to register and join us for as many as you can!

For more information, contact Jarrod Evans at Leisure Networks (jarrod.evans@leisurenetworks.org) or Jessica Hanger at Geelong United Basketball (admin@geelongunitedbasketball.com.au)

A big thanks to the State Government’s Change Our Game Community Activation Grants program for supporting this program.

NEW PROGRAM – BASKETBALL BEGINNINGS:

It all starts here!

Basketball Beginnings is a GIRLS ONLY program aimed to bring girls together through basketball.

In this program, they will learn the rules and develop basic skills to increase their confidence before potentially joining a community club.

Find out more here.

VJBL NEXT STEP PROGRAM:

The Next Step program is your opportunity to be involved in VJBL-like training sessions to show the skills and areas of development that playing VJBL focuses on.

𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟯𝟬, 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟲 & 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟯.

𝗗𝗘𝗧𝗔𝗜𝗟𝗦 & 𝗥𝗘𝗚𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡: https://www.geelongunitedbasketball.com.au/programs/next-step