This is for primary school children, in Years 1 to 8. Using a range of fun and engaging small-sided games this programme is ideal as either an introduction to basketball or for young players to begin to develop their skills. Hoops runs throughout the year, providing an 8 week course each school term. We run sessions across Selwyn, with sessions in Darfield on Tuesdays; Lincoln on Wednesdays; West Melton on Thursdays and at the Selwyn Sports Centre in Rolleston on Fridays. All the sessions are planned and directed by our development officer and community coach and feature some of the Hawks young members also developing their coaching skills by assisting with the delivery of the Hoops programme.
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Our Summer Skills sessions are aimed at some of our older players who are looking for an opportunity to develop their skills further. These sessions cater to those players in the under 13 through to the under 20 age groups. While normally aimed at those already involved within some of our CBA club basketball teams, Summer Skills is also a great place for less experienced players to develop their skill sets with an eye to playing in one of our club competition teams. Summer skills runs during Terms 1 & 4 only offering a 5-7 week course. Summer Skills runs on Wednesdays in Rolleston, although if there is sufficient demand in other centres we may have the ability to run additional classes.
Holiday Programmes
Throughout the school holidays we offer a range of skills programmes for children of all ages. These sessions are usually longer in duration, usually a 1-2 half-day programme, where participants get the opportunity to develop their skills. Our offering for Holiday Programmes usually includes ‘Girls Got Game’ sessions which are dedicated to generating interest in basketball among Selwyn Girls. For more information and to see what Holiday programmes may be coming up.
Our Hawks Miniball Competition is the place for some of our youngest members to get their first taste of game play. Miniball targets children in Years 3 & 4 and plays a 3v3 competition format. Teams enter via their schools and play on Mondays at Selwyn Sports Centre. This competition runs throughout Terms 1 & 4 and gives a 6 week competition each term. This is not just where young players get their first taste of competition game play but many of our young referees start their refereeing journey here. While being a competition, the focus is very much on development, with each week having a specific focus that both players and referees can concentrate their learning around.
Hawks Primary Competition
Far and away the busiest time of the year for the Hawks is term 2 and 3. This is when our Hawks Primary Competition gets into full swing. Children in Years 5&6 play 3v3 format while Year 7&8 teams play in a full court 5v5 format. Teams enter the Primary Competition via their school. The competition is played on Mondays at Selwyn Sports Centre where we see around 80 teams strutting their stuff. The Primary Competition is played over 12 weeks across terms 2 and 3.
This is a new initiative for Selwyn Hawks put in place to meet the demand for basketball for children in the under 13 and under 15 age group. While this is ideal for this that just want every chance to play basketball, it’s also a great place for less experienced players to test themselves and develop their skills with a mind to joining into some of our CBA club Competition teams. The Hawks League features a full court 5 v 5 format and plays on Thursday evenings at Selwyn Sports Centre, we can take either team entries or we will place individuals into teams.
Selwyn Hawks is not just a club for kids, our more experienced members have the chance to extend their basketball careers in our Hawks Adult Social League. Games are played at Selwyn Sports Centre on Monday evenings. Teams look to play as mixed male/female teams although when this isn’t possible the teams ensure that all ndividual matchups are as even as possible to make sure everyone enjoys their time on court. Games are a full 40 minute game playing a 5v5 format. The competition runs over 8 weeks each school term.
CBA Winter Club Teams
The Selwyn Hawks get to step out of Selwyn and take on teams from across the greater Christchurch region in the CBA club competition. Last season saw us entering 16 teams entered into the various age grades. Boys play on Saturdays while girls play Sundays. We hold trials during early March and the competition gets underway late April or early May. All teams practice each week, usually at the Selwyn Sports Centre on Wednesday nights and benefit from the development programme we have in place for our coaches.
It’s not just players that thrive at the Selwyn Hawks, we have an extensive development programme where our Junior refs can referee miniball or primary comp games and develop their skills. We see a large number of our young referees taking the step from this introduction to also referee in the CBA club competition. We also run workshops throughout the year and there is online training available. Those that look to referee in the CBA club Competition are also well supported and mentored from within the club. We have a dedicated referee development officer to oversee this.
The Selwyn Hawks would like to acknowledge and thank our fantastic partners.
These relationships are key for us to be able to grow as a club and continue to offer these great programmes in our community.
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