SLBF Affiliation

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

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?

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

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

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

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

1. 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.
   
2. The cost of printing: Logo + small number beneath logo + small number on short, is $15 per uniform.
3. 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

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.