Ringwood Celtics Basketball Club

Happy Father’s Day to all the basketball dads out there!
Thanks for supporting us on and off the court and always being our biggest fan!

Just a reminder that our Skill Assessment Sessions are running next week for all Ringwood Celtics players registered for the Summer 2024/2025 Season.

Please check your email for specific times for each age group!

PLEASE NOTE: These sessions will run instead of regular team trainings.

Our Paralympic basketballers are ready to go! 🥇🏀💚

Opals win bronze!! 💚💛🥉

SEMI-FINAL TIME! Let’s go Opals! 💚💛

QUARTER-FINALS TIME!
Let’s go Boomers and Opals! 💚💛

Are you ready to cheer on our Olympic basketball teams?🏅🏀😁

Registration is NOW OPEN for the Summer 2024/2025 season!

Register ONLINE now at http://ringwoodceltics.net.au

For more information, see our website or contact Renee Daniels ([email protected])

Spread the word - new players are always welcome at Ringwood Celtics!

Reminder: Games resume tomorrow!

“They shall not grow old, as we that are left grow old. Age shall not weary them nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them.”

Lest we forget.

Ringwood Celtics are proud to be sponsoring Ringwood Hawks NBL1 Players Braelen Bridges and Annabel Deerbon for the 2024 NBL1 season.

Bridges is a 6’11 centre from the University of Georgia, bringing his inside presence and great rebounding to the Hawks this season.

Deerbon is a Hawks junior, playing from U12-U18 with the Hawks and brings great versatility to the Hawks this year with her natural offensive ability and great defensive game. Deerbon is an also past Celtics player, who was once part of our U18 A grade teams.

We wish Braelen, Annabel and their teams the best for the NBL1 season. Go Hawks!23

Great effort by the U10 CT2 Boys in the Grand Final!

It was a great game, but unfortunately the boys lost to Waverley Raiders in the end 20-28. Fantastic season by all the boys!

Great effort by the U16 CT5 Boys in the Grand Final!

It was a tight game, but unfortunately the boys lost in the dying seconds to Vermont Vultures 15-16. Fantastic season by the boys!

Great effort by the U16 CT5 Boys in the Grand Final!

It was a great hard-fought game, but unfortunately the boys lost to E Bees in the end 30-43. Fantastic season by coach Josh and the boys!

Congratulations to the U14 CT1 Girls on winning their grand final against Waverley Wildcats in a tight game! The girls won 22-20!

Well done to coach Dean and the girls - a great end to a great season!

Congratulations to the U12 CT2 Girls on winning their grand final against Spirit Magic 11-7!

Well done to coach Tony and the girls - a great end to a great season!

Congratulations to the U12 CT1 Girls on winning their grand final against Huntingtower Heat 36-10!

Well done to coach Richard and the girls - a great end to a great season!

GRAND FINALS ARE HERE!

Here are all the game times for this weekend’s games...get along and support our teams! 💚🏀

Make sure to double check your game times via the PlayHQ website or the My Hoops app.

And don’t forget the send us any photos from the games!

Good luck to all teams and GO CELTICS!

Congrats to some of the past fortnight’s Player of the Week recipients!

Thanks to Bayswater for sponsoring our Player of the Week!

REMINDER: Registration is NOW OPEN for the Winter 2024 season!

Don’t miss out on the early bird discount, closing this Sunday! (Feb 25th)

Register ONLINE now at http://ringwoodceltics.net.au

For more information, see our website or contact our registrars ([email protected])

Spread the word - new players are always welcome at Ringwood Celtics!

Congrats to some of the past fortnight’s Player of the Week recipients!

Thanks to Domino's Australia Bayswater for sponsoring our Player of the Week!

U10 CT2 Boys - Kyhar
U12 CT1 Girls - Sefina and Yuna
U14 CT2 Girls - Marli and Gemma
U14 CT4 Boys - Angus and Dylan
U16 CT1 Boys - Alex and Mitch
U16 CT3 Boys - Cody (and the team!)
U18 CT1 Boys - Alessi and Justin

Registration is NOW OPEN for the Winter 2024 season!

Register ONLINE now at http://ringwoodceltics.net.au

For more information, see our website or contact our registrars ([email protected])

Spread the word - new players are always welcome at Ringwood Celtics!

Happy New Year to all our families! We hope that 2024 is a great year for all!

#2024

Wishing all our Celtics players and families a very merry Christmas and a safe and festive holiday season!

Let’s hope Santa has some new basketball gear packed on his sleigh for all our players!

We look forward to welcoming you all back on court in 2024!
🎄🎁✨🎅🏻

SCHOOL HOLIDAYS BASKETBALL!

Our friends at The Performance Hub will be running athletic development clinics again in the last week of the school holidays.

The clinics run over two days (Monday 22nd and Wednesday 24th of January) at Mullum Mullum Stadium and will cover all things athletic development - running technique, jumping techniques and speed development to name just a few things.

The Performance Hub are excited to offer Ringwood Celtics players a greatly reduced rate for the clinics.
The clinics were really successful last year, so get in quick to reserve your place!

For more information, click the link below or sign up using the QR code on the attached flyer.

https://theperformancehub.totaltransformationtoday.com/holidayyouthclinic

Congratulations to some of this week’s Player of the Week recipients!

Well done Judah (U10 CT2) and Kaelin (U14 CT2)!

Thanks to Domino’s Bayswater for sponsoring our Player of the Week!

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old;

Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.

At the going down of the sun and in the morning,

We will remember them.

Lest We Forget.

If their whistle is green they are under 18!

Basketball Victoria is launching a campaign to help provide appropriate environments for referees under the age of 18.

To help our community recognise a referee that is under the age of 18 they now have specifically designed, green whistles and lanyards. So the next time you are at your community basketball stadium get to know the Under 18 referees.

For more information about the campaign click on the link below!
https://hubs.la/Q025dXNG0

As always, please remember to show respect to all referees, as without them we cannot play.

If their whistle is green they are under 18!

We are launching a campaign to help provide appropriate environments for referees under the age of 18.

All officials should be respected, be free from abuse and feel safe which is why we launched the “NO REF, NO PLAY” campaign in 2022, which is still relevant today.

“IF THEIR WHISTLE IS GREEN, THEY ARE UNDER 18” campaign is focussing on our most vulnerable officials, as they are more easily influenced.

The intention of this campaign is to encourage those at games to publicly highlight just how incredible these children are for taking up a such a challenging role.

As community sport relies heavily on those under 18 to officiate our game, it is our responsibility to ensure we provide a positive environment to safeguard and retain them to ensure the future success of the sport we love.

So to help our community recognise a referee that is under the age of 18 we have specifically designed, green whistles and lanyards- which you will see at your community basketball stadium.

For more information about the campaign click on the link below!
https://hubs.la/Q025dXNG0

IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT GAMES THIS WEEKEND.

Parking maybe difficult at The Nunawading Basketball Centre and some school venues this Saturday due to the AEC using the venue for voting in the Referendum.

It is suggested that you allow some extra time when arriving for your games this weekend.

Thanks for your understanding.

At the club AGM on Monday night, the club awarded the first Dane Francic Memorial Award to Lili Dodge.

Dane’s sisters, India and Maia, presented the award, explaining how much the club meant to a Dane and the qualities that Dane embodied - something that recipient Lili Dodge also possesses.

Congratulations Lili - such a deserving and worthwhile recipient of this award 💚

You can read India and Maia’s full speech below:
“We stand here on behalf of a whole crew of people who were lucky enough to know Dane before he died and tonight celebrate this award in his honour.

Dane’s passion was basketball, he lived and breathed it, could not get enough and he loved the Ringwood Celtics community and wore his number 8 jersey proudly.

To be a Dane in the team and within the club is to make everyone feel included, but also equally valued. It’s passing to team mates no matter how new to the team or to the sport they are, no matter how goofy they may be with the ball. It’s cheering your team mates on for not just the big wins but the small ones too. It’s getting to know your team and considering them like family and making sure they know they have a friend in you both on and off the court.

Dane would be honoured by this award and honoured to know who is receiving it. Lili Dodge is someone who shares these same values and is someone Dane would’ve loved to have gotten to know through the club and I guess in a way now kind of does. He would’ve resonated with Lili’s fiery passion for the sport, commitment to perfecting her skills, and loyalty to her team. You deserve this Lili and thank you for what you bring to the club and particularly your teammates”.