Vieux Fort Basketball

SLBF Affiliation

2010-01-31T04:31:00.008-04:00

On Friday, 29th January South Warriors paid the affiliation fee of $150 ECD to the Saint Lucia Basketball Federation. A number of players have made contributions, and have, therefore, become members of the South Warriors team for 2010.

What remains now is the registration fee to participate in the upcoming tournaments for 2010. The fees at this point are as follows:
Premiere League - $200. 00
Division One (male) - $150
Females – Free

It appears that South Warriors will not participate in the Premiere League of 2010, though we still qualify at 8th place from last year's tournament. Contributing factors are:

current composition of the team;

with Maze Sniperz basketball club participating this year a large subset of last year's players have moved to this club leaving a crop of less experienced players to field from;

current interest level;

Thus, this will be a rebuilding year for South Warriors which will showcase younger talents as well as a few "hardbacks".

Friendlies

2009-04-29T07:03:00.002-04:00

Well it seems the league is not yet done with the Southern Warriors.

The Warriors have been selected to play a series of practice matches in preparation for the league playoffs in May. Already, they have played #4 Dennery Dolphins in Dennery on Monday, April 27th, a match which ended with the Warriors finally defeating a league team 88-77.

Next #3 Courts Jets will visit the Warriors on Thursday, April 30th. Match time is 7pm at the Vieux Fort Multi-purpose Court. In their previous encounter the Warriors lost to the Jets by their season's largest margin of 17 points. Jet vs Warriors March 24th.

Down and Out?

2009-03-23T10:30:00.007-04:00

Saturday 21st March 2009
VBCC Warlords vs Southern Warriors


                Warlords       Warriors

Final Score     72             69

POINTS PER QUARTER
1st Quater      26             18
2nd Quarter     16             17
3rd Quarter     20             15
4th Quarter     10             19

Warlords Performers
Jerry Charles 15 Points 5 Steals 4 Assists
Nigel Butcher 16 Points 3 Steals 10 Assists
Marcian Calderon 16 Points 6 Rebounds

Warriors Performers
Jayant Quinlan 15 Points 6 Rebounds 8 Steals
Sham Hunt 21 Points 6 Rebounds 5 Steals
Tim Baptiste 11 Points 6 Steals

Statistics
Official Scoresheet
VBCC Warlords Stats
Warriors Stats

South Warriors Team Regulations

2009-03-17T10:36:00.004-04:00

The following is a sample of a list of regulations which will govern the management of players and team officials for the Southern Warriors Basketball team. Though these regulations are submitted for your approval, some of them may already be in effect.

Regulations

1.
All registered players of Warriors basketball team are required to participate in every practice session as announced by the Head Coach.

1.1
If a player is unable to attend practice it is the player's responsibility to inform the Head Coach, in a timely manner, preferrably before the stipulated date and time for practice.

1.2
Failure of any player to regularly attend practice will result in reduction in minutes played in scheduled matches.

1.3
It is critical that all registered players attend the last day of practice before an impending match.

1.3.1
Failure of any player to attend the last day of practice before an impending match will normally result in that player not being allowed to play the match, unless a valid excuse can be provided.

1.3.2
When a valid excuse has been provided to the Head Coach prior to the announced date and time for practice, it is then the decision of the Head Coach to allow this player to participate based on the selection rules indicated in 1.3.2.1 t0 1.3.2.4.

The term regular refers to a practice attendance record of 75% or more per week.
The term non-regular refers to a practice attendance record of less than 75% per week.

1.3.2.1
First Selection
Players with regular attendance records and who were present at the last practice session before the scheduled match. If a team of 12 players cannot be obtained by this selection, the Head Coach will attempt to obtain the remaining players based on the subsequent selection rules in their current order.

1.3.2.2
Second Selection
Players with regular attendance records and who provided a valid reason to be excused from the last day of practice before the scheduled match. Such player's minutes would be reduced and would only be allowed to play from the beginning of the second or third interval, as decided by the Head Coach.

1.3.2.3
Third Selection
Players with non-regular attendance records and who were present at the last practice session before the match. Such player's minutes would be reduced and would only be allowed to play from the beginning of the third interval, as decided by the Head Coach.

1.3.2.4
Fourth Selection
Players with non-regular attendance records and who provided a valid reason to be excused from the last day of practice before the match. Such player's minutes would be reduced and would only be allowed to play from the beginning of the third interval, as decided by the Head Coach.

Warriors on a losing streak 0-3

2009-03-15T10:12:00.015-04:00

After holding a lead for the first time in the Lime Hoops Classic, the Southern Warriors still came up short, falling to the Morne Fortune Gladiators in a thriller to the buzzer, 48-45.

This was a must win for the Warriors, who badly needed to end their losing streak before facing the more experienced teams in Courts Jets and VBCC Warlords. Now a wide open tournament has shifted to a "do or die" position for the Warriors as every match has become critical to make it to the playoffs and also to avoid relegation at the end of the season.

To the Warriors credit, Saturday showed a marked defensive improvement over previous games. The predominant zone defense was a lot more active leading to 32 Gladiator turnovers. The Warriors took care of the ball a lot better recording 16 turnovers, but the killer statistic was the field goal misses, 73 of 92 attempts!! The Warriors field goal percentage was an abysmal 21%. And the free throws, 6 of 22, 27%. Other glaring statistics were 26 offensive rebounds by the Warriors which should have lead to more second chance points and 20 steals which should have cashed in at least 10 or more transition baskets.

Luckily no one was left down at Barre De L'isle on this trip. The Warriors driver, Douglas, warned he would be taking matters into his hands if the Warriors shamed him in another match. But after Douglas seemed calmer than previous matches, perhaps placated by the improved scoring margin at the end of the quarters. The Warriors ended the first quarter behind, as usual, but by only four points. Quarters 2 and 3 were won by the Warriors, giving them the lead at the end of both intervals.

But again, the Warriors could not close out in the fourth quarter and their lack of structured offense reared its ugly head again making the points hard to come by. The Warriors scored a measly 8 points in the fourth quarter, but still that wasn't what sealed the coffin. What did the Warriors in was their lack of focus on defense in the final two minutes. Perhaps a change in defensive tactic would have sufficed to maintain better coverage on the last two Gladiator baskets scored first by Noel on a backdoor dunk and Edward, who laced a dagger from the right baseline corner with approximately 3 seconds remaining. The last shot put up by Sham Hunt, on the pass from Jayant Quinlan, clanged badly off the front of the rim as the final whistle sounded.


               Gladiators     Warriors

Final Score     48             45

POINTS PER QUARTER
1st Quater      18             14
2nd Quarter     14             13
3rd Quarter     03             10
4th Quarter     13             08

Gladiators Performance
Paul Hippolyte 18 Points 14 Rebounds 2 Steals
Kurt Hyacinth 5 Points 9 Rebounds 4 Steals

Southern Warriors Performance
Gillan Joseph 10 Points 14 Rebounds 2 Steals

Statistics
Official Scoresheet
Warriors Stats
Gladiators Stats

Uniform front logo suggestion

2009-03-12T13:41:00.003-04:00

The above image is a proposal to you guys for a front logo for the Southern Warriors yellow uniform. Please understand:

The use of white against yellow was not my preferred choice, just what is available with the printing house. The type of printing used is a press-on which is much longer lasting. A very small amount of black is available at this point, however, there is more than enough white. White and black are the only press-on colours available.
The cost of printing: Logo + small number beneath logo + small number on short, is $15 per uniform.
Printing house is owned by Neil Phillip

I would really appreciate your comments/suggestions for this logo.

All players who have not paid their players fee of $20.00 are urged to do so by Friday in order to have these uniforms printed for the next match.

SLBF Approved Roster Change

2009-03-09T07:08:00.002-04:00

The SLBF has approved the following roster change for Southern Warriors:

Team Officials
Remy Avril Jr. Coach
Micaiah Poleon Assistant Coach
Gillan Joseph Assistant Coach
Sol D. Taylor Assistant Coach
Kenneth Charles Trainer
Jermaine James Manager

Players
Utah Alexander
Sol D. Taylor
Omowale Jn Baptiste
Yhan Peters
Haig Jeffrey
Kennan Joseph
Bradley Pinel
Kurt Raphael
Tim Baptiste
Bevan Arlette
Prince Edwin
Delan Stephen
Raide Hippolyte
Mark Anthony
Gillan Joseph
Mc Kenzie Felix
Micaiah Poleon
Jayant Quinlan
Miller King
Sham Hunt

Players who have not yet paid their required subscription fee of $20.00 are urged to do so before March 15th, 2009.

0-2 Now!!!

2009-03-08T02:12:00.008-04:00

Southern Warriors succumb to the Babonneau Dynasty 55-49.

If the Southern Warriors are your favorite team please start googling for great season comeback stories now, because now they are 0-2 in an 8 game tournament. Yes, 8 games with the now confirmed ousting of the Sir Arthur Lewis team for not meeting tournament requirements. 9 teams now comprise the LIME Hoops Classic and the Warriors have lost two games that, on better days, they would have won comfortably.

But, hey, great stories come from humble beginnings and boy were the Warriors humble on the offensive end in the first quarter. They couldn't buy a field goal finishing the quarter with 4 points on free throws alone. The Dynasty were having a field day against the Warriors' man-to-man defense, getting the ball in deep which got Gillan "Bashment" Joseph in foul trouble early. A change to zone defense in the second quarter sparked a 17-9 run, bringing the Warriors within 8 to end the half 29-21.

After marginally winning the 3rd quarter to come within 6 points 45-39, a strong 4th quarter would have made for a better story for the Warriors, but then came a plague of turnovers. The Warriors finished with 25 turnovers, half of which may have occurred in the 4th quarter alone. The scoring in the 4th quarter ended 10-10, not enough to seal the come back for the Warriors.

There are no photos available for this game. My fault for wearing too many fancy hats. On that note we are inviting anyone interested in digital photography for the team to email our webmaster (webmaster@vieuxfortsports.org). This is not a paid position, only a social opportunity.

Only Warriors stats are available, a slip-up of the officiating team. They send their apologies.


                Dynasty        Warriors

Final Score     55             49

POINTS PER QUARTER
1st Quater      20             04
2nd Quarter     09             17
3rd Quarter     16             18
4th Quarter     10             10

Babonneau Dynasty Performers
UNAVAILABLE--

Southern Warriors Performers
Tim Baptiste 14pts 2rebs 6stls
Sol Taylor 10pts 2rebs 2stls
Yhan Peters 11pts 8rebs 2stls

Official Scoresheet
Southern Warriors Stats

Updated LIME Hoops Classic Fixture

2009-03-08T01:43:00.003-04:00

Please note the exclusion of the Sir Arthur Lewis team from the fixture. This team, failing to meet the requirements of SLBF, has been disqualified from participating.

LIME 2009 Hoops Classic

2009-03-03T06:05:00.009-04:00

Well, the season has began and the Warriors know they are in for a fight.

The St. Lucia Basketball Federation (SLBF) Premier League, dubbed the LIME Hoops Classic, opened last Saturday at the Vigie Sports Complex, starting with a modest opening ceremony MC'd by Ms. Julie Bonnet of the National Basketball Officiating Committee. Speeches were delivered by SLBF President Mr. Anthony Lamontagne, Director of Youth and Sports Ms. Fortuna Belrose and LIME representative Mr. Terry Finisterre. The Royal St. Lucia Police Band regally marched the teams off the court, then the tournament began with the Warriors meeting the Soufriere Sulphur Stars in the first of two opening matches.

The Warriors were ill-prepared, and it showed. A few minutes into the game the team looked like a broken down vehicle with no decent car insurance - they were that lost. The Sulphur Stars out classed the Warriors in almost every statistic including field goal percentage (Sulphur Stars 41%, Warriors 21%), rebounding (39, 23) and turnovers (17,19).

The Warriors never lead, but remained within 10 points for the better part of the first 3 quarters, closing with 2 points at the end of the 3rd. But the coup-de-gras was served in the 4th where the Warriors could not buy a basket for at least 4 minutes, and the Sulphur Stars went on a run.

Sulphur Stars floor leader, Eugustus 'Bara' Jean, played a great game with a double-double including 14 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists. Warriors captain, Gillan 'Siton' Joseph, also had a modest game with 13 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists. Tim "Shepp Dogg" Baptiste scored a team high 14 points for the Warriors, with 7 steals and 3 rebounds.


       Sulphur Stars  Warriors

Final Score     63             52

POINTS PER QUARTER
1st Quater      13             09
2nd Quarter     13             14
3rd Quarter     15             16
4th Quarter     22             13

Sulphur Stars Performers
Linzel Alcee 16pts 5rebs 2asts
Eugustus Jean 14pts 10rebs 5stls

Southern Warriors Performers
Gillan Joseph 13pts 10rebs 2asts
Tim Baptiste 14pts 3rebs 7stls

Official Scoresheet
Soufriere Sulphur Stars Stats
Southern Warriors Stats

SLBF Message

2009-02-25T13:18:00.002-04:00

The Opening Ceremony is scheduled to begin at 4 pm at the Vigie Sports Complex on Saturday 28th February 2009. ALL TEAMS MUST ASSEMBLE AT THE COMPLEX BY 3:15 pm. Teams must have a contingent of no less than 10 uniformed players and no less than two team officials. Failure to comply will result in disciplinary action. This is what the programme for the ceremony would look like:

Parade of team on court
Anthem (Royal St. Lucia Police Band)
Prayers
Address - St. Lucia Basketball Federation
Address - Ministry of Sports
Presentation
Address - LIME Address
Inspection of Teams
Players Oath
Vote of thanks
Matching Off

Unfortunately, the LIME uniforms and balls will not be available until the middle of March. Two polo shirts will be provided for each club for use by the team officials. When viewing the fixtures, teams that appear first and are in bold are the home team the second team is the visiting/away team. Once the LIME uniforms are available, they must be worn by all away/visiting teams. Both LIME shirts must be worn by the away/visiting team officials. The home team must wear their local uniform and their officials are not obligated to wear the LIME shirts.

The members of the Disciplinary Committee (DC) are as follows:

Ms Charmaine Cyril, General Secretary, SLBF (DC Chairperson)
Mr. Mc Oville Combie, Coordinator Continuing Education, SALCC (DC Secretary)
Ms Nione Emmanual, Secretary, Assistant Commissioner of Police
Ms Donnalyn Vittet, Administrative Assistant

Independence Tournament Results

2009-02-22T09:05:00.003-04:00

BBC emerged the champions of the 2009 Independence Tournament, playing undefeated in two out of three games. Their third game against All Stars was rained out again on the final day of the tournament.

Maze Sniperz captured second place, winning 2 out of 3 games. Their only lost was to BBC in a very close contest 28-22.

RESULTS
19th February 2009
Young Stars vs Maze Sniperz (Maze Sniperz 62-24)
BBC vs All Stars (Rained out)

20th February 2009
All Stars vs Young Stars (All Stars 47-21)
Maze Sniperz vs BBC (BBC 28-22)

21st February 2009
Young Stars vs BBC (BBC 67-24)
All Stars vs Maze Sniperz (Maze Sniperz 35-30)
BBC vs All Stars (Rained out)

PHOTOS

South Warriors Roster for LIME Premier League

2009-02-22T08:54:00.000-04:00

Team Officials
Remy Avril Jr. Coach
Micaiah Poleon Assistant Coach
Gilian Joseph Assistant Coach
Sol Taylor Assistant Coach
Kenneth Charles Manager/Trainer

Players
Utah Alexander
David Taylor
Omowale Jn Baptiste
Yhan Peters
Haig Jeffrey
Vaughn Jeffrey
Kennan Joseph
Bradley Pinel
Kurt Raphael
Tim Baptiste
Bevan Arlette
Prince Edwin
Lambert Samuel
Delan Stephen
Demin Dormant
Raide Hippolyte
Mark Anthony
Gilian Joseph
MacKenzie Felix
Micaiah Poleon

Independence Tournament Fixture

2009-02-18T12:00:00.000-04:00

Thursday, February 19th 2009
5:00pm Young Stars vs Maze Sniperz
6:30pm BBC vs All Stars

Friday, February 20th, 2009
5:00pm All Stars vs Young Stars
6:30pm Maze Sniperz vs BBC

Saturday, February 21st, 2009
5:00pm Young Stars vs BBC
6:30pm Maze Sniperz vs All Stars

Vieux Fort Independence Tournament

2009-02-13T13:57:00.003-04:00

With funding provided by the Vieux Fort Town Council, the Vieux Fort Basketball Development Committee will be organising a three day Independence tournament from 19th to 21st February, 2009.

Four teams will participate in a round-robin contest. The three match days will consist of 3 double headers starting from 5pm and ending each night at 8pm. The teams selected so far to participate are Young Stars, Maze Snipers and BBC. The fourth team will be announced in a subsequent post.

Prizes will be awarded to the first and second place teams according to their winning percentage. First Place: $800.00, Second Place: $500.00.

LIME 2009 Premier League Draft Fixture

2009-02-10T15:17:00.006-04:00

Draft Playing Manual available here.

Don't Forget!

2009-01-31T03:53:00.003-04:00

Please don't forget the officials'/players' workshop this afternoon at 2pm. If we are on time we should be able to complete at or before 5pm.

So for the concerned the Black Bay sweat is still on.

Officials Workshop

2009-01-29T23:59:00.001-04:00

Please be reminded that the officials workshop takes place this Saturday, January 31st, at 2:00pm at the Vieux Fort Primary School.

Every team participating in the Lime Premier League is required to provide persons, hopefully non-players, who will assist with the officiating of the games. If you would like to participate in the officiating, or can suggest someone who would be a good candidate, please feel free to advise this person to attend.

We are looking for as many as 20 persons to attend this workshop, which may also serve as a rules update for most players. Please make a special effort to attend.

This workshop will be conducted by the National Basketball Officiating Committee, by the direction of the St. Lucia Basketball Federation (SLBF).

Thursday, January 29, 10:58 PM

Training Tuesday 27th and Wednesday 28th January

2009-01-26T20:44:00.002-04:00

Training for all players participating in the LIME Premier Tournament on Tuesday and Wednesday this week from 4:30pm to 6:30pm.

A reminder to all that we are invited participate the 7th Day Adventist Crusade which starts immediately after training at the multipurpose court from 7pm.

Also, all persons interested in participating in the 2009 LIME Premier Tournament as officials are required to attend an officials workshop on Saturday 31st January from 2 pm. This includes team members who may wish to contribute as desk officials when not required to play.

SLBF Meeting - Tournament requirements

2009-01-11T10:36:00.004-04:00

Ernest Hilaire
St. Lucia Basketball Federation Meeting
January 10, 2009

The ten teams that are here will be the ten teams which will be formally invited. Certain requirement will have to be completed before a club can play its first match.

Formal affiliation to the federation;
Complete essential SLBF documentation: team personnel form, agreement to particpate, etc.
Participation in coaches' and officials' workshops in preparation for the league

After fullfilling these requirements clubs will be presented a manual for participation in the tournament.

Lime Premier League in 2009 will be a ten team tournament. 2010 will see the inclusion of the second division. 2 or 3 teams from the 2009 tournament will be relegated to the second division in 2010.

There will be two match days per week, with two matches on each day. SLBF will endeavour to assist participating clubs with their transportation costs as much as possible.

SLBF is negotiating with the sponsor for each club to receive the sponsor's uniform, and the team would use this uniform when playing away games. Thus if a club is sponsored by a community business, the team would use their sponsor's uniform when playing home games.

The plan is to use no more than four courts, based on inspection of the facilities island wide. The best of three Semi-finals and Finals will be played at the Beausejour indoor facility.

SLBF will require each club to nominate someone who will be responsible for the management of the matches. This person(s) will be paid a small stipend to ensure that the grounds are cleaned, the sponsors banner is displayed properly, and the officials and players' areas are prepared according to the required standard. Responsible clubs will be fined if such requirements are not completed.

SLBF Meeting - Let's work together

2009-01-11T09:20:00.004-04:00

Meeting of the St. Lucia Basketball Federation
On January 10, 2009

The attached video footage presents Mr. Ernest Hilaire.

SLBF needs the commitment and support of the affiliates to get the work done. SLBF will provide any assistance needed to help build your organisation/club structure. Workshops will also be provided to develop players, coaches and officials.

Let us commit ourselves to organizing the Premier League differently. Let us make the launch of the Premier League the start of something glorious in basketball. We can do it! So let's start doing it! SLBF will provide all the leadership, but we need the affiliates to be consistent in attending meetings and participating in the process.

Today we will register the teams, decide which courts we are going to use, and look to improve these courts in the short term. Preparatory workshops for coaches and officials will be provided in the next few weeks.

Lime is the exclusive sponsor of the Premier League and as such there will be obligations to the sponsor and to the federation

Warriors defeated in the Finals

2008-12-22T07:42:00.005-04:00

December 13, 2008
The St. Lucia Under 23 team emphatically ended the winning streak the Southern Warriors in the Finals of LIME Invitational tournament, defeating them by 20 points. The Warriors never lead in this contest, closing within 7 points at one time in the third quarter.


              Under23   Warriors
Final Score     72        52

POINTS PER QUARTER
1st Quater      22        18
2nd Quarter     15        09
3rd Quarter     24        13
4th Quarter     11        12

Under 23
McKenzie Felix 23pts 16rbs 6stls
Marcian Calderon 21pts 12rbs 6stls
Keegan Preville 9pts 11rbs 2stls

Warriors Performers
Delan Stephen 14pts 7rbs
Tim Baptiste 13pts 3rbs 3stls
Jevon Broomes 10pts 6rbs

Official Stat Sheets
Official Scoresheet
St. Lucia U23 Stats
Southern Warriors Stats

LIME INV Southern Warriors vs Northern Bulldogs

2008-12-17T15:39:00.008-04:00

December 12, 2008
The Southern Warriors are two-for-two in the LIME Invitational tournament, defeating the Northern Bulldogs with a three point buzzer beater after being down by 1 point with 4 seconds to go and the Bulldogs at the free throw line.


               Warriors  Dolphins
Final Score     57        55

POINTS PER QUARTER
1st Quater      08        25
2nd Quarter     16        10
3rd Quarter     17        10
4th Quarter     16        10

Warriors Performers
Givan Jonas 15pts 11rebs 7steals 2asts
Tim Baptiste 9pts 2stls 2asts
Jayant Quinlan 6pts 6rebs 2stls 5asts

Bulldogs
Glen Antoine 11pts 13rebs 2stls
Leslie Collymore 8pts 7rebs 4stls

Official Stat Sheets
Official Scoresheet
Southern Warriors Stats
Northern Bulldog Stats

LIME INV Southern Warriors vs Dennery Dolphins

2008-12-17T08:51:00.001-04:00

December 11, 2008
A convincing victory for the Southern Warriors in the first game of the LIME Invitational against the Dennery Dolphins.

              Warriors  Dolphins
Final Score     62        43

POINTS PER QUARTER
1st Quater      16        10
2nd Quarter     09        11
3rd Quarter     21        12
4th Quarter     16        10

Warriors Performers
Kurt Raphael 16pts 11rbs
Bradley Pinel 11pts 2rbs
Delan Stephen 9pts 9rbs 2stls

Dolphins Performers
Desmond Vidal 29pts 13rbs 2stls
Alban Estephane 6pts 3rbs

Official Stat Sheets
Official Scoresheet
Southern Warriors Stats
Dennery Dolphins Stats

Photo Gallery here

LIME invitational Tournament and Hoop Fest

2008-12-17T08:48:00.001-04:00

Check out the LIME INVITATIONAL and HOOP FEST flyers.

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