Hills Basketball Stadium

WE SWISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HOOPY NEW YEAR | Hills Basketball Association would like to wish all players, officials and spectators a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. We hope you have enjoyed basketball this year and we look forward to seeing you again in 2018.
The stadium will be closed from Monday, 18 December 2017 until Monday, 8 January 2018.
Please note that teams competing in the Summer 17/18 competition will break for Summer:
... Senior competitions (U22-Open) recommence Monday, 8 January 2018.
Miniball/Junior competitions (U10-U18) recommence Monday, 29 January 2018.
HOLIDAY PROGRAM | Please visit our website to book your spot in our holiday camps, clinics or 3X3 tournament.
Tue 9 January = 5 to 14yrs - Sydney Kings FREE Clinic https://www.hillshornets.com.au
Mon 15 & Tue 16 Jan = 5 to 12yrs Camp Wed 17 Jan = 9 to 12yrs (Intermediate-Advanced) Wed 17 Jan = 13 to 17yrs (Intermediate-Advanced) Mon 22 & Tue 23 Jan = 5 to 12yrs Camp https://www.hillshornets.com.au/holiday-c amps
Wed 24 Jan = 3X3 Tournament - Wed 24 January https://www.hillshornets.com.au/3x3
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Not long now ......

AUTUMN HOLIDAY BASKETBALL PROGRAM. Get in quick ... some events already SOLD OUT! Book your spot online.
Mon 10 & Tue 11 April - 5-12yrs Holiday Camp SOLD OUT.
Wed 12 & Thur 13 April - Elite Camp with Illawarra Hawks coaches Rob Beveridge and Matt Flinn ... https://www.hillshornets.com.au/elite-dev elopment
Fri 14-Mon 17 April - Stadium Closed
Tue 18 April - Sort Your Court. Book your court for a team training session or pickup game. https://www.hillshornets.com.au/sortyourc ourt
Wed 19 April - 3X3 Tournament https://www.hillshornets.com.au/3x3
Thur 20 & Fri 21 April - 5-12yrs Holiday Camp https://www.hillshornets.com.au/holiday-c amps
If you have any questions please contact the Stadium on 9894-8944. Get in early!
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Unfortunately the stadium will be closed for casual shooting next week but groups can book space for team scrimmages or training through Sort Your Court:-
Next weeks schedule:-
Mon 23 Jan - Sort Your Court *
... Tue 24 Jan - Elite Camp with Cotter
Wed 25 Jan - Elite Camp withCotter
Thur 26 Jan - Stadium CLOSED.
Fri 27 Jan - Sort Your Court *
*SORT YOUR COURT is an opportunity for teams to train for 1.5 hours at the Hills Sports Stadium during school holidays. The Association can provide training session plans (if required) and will have fully qualified coaches at the stadium during the day to help coaches explain drills and provide assistance if required.
Cost: $30 per booking (half court only). ONLINE BOOKINGS ONLY.
Visit our website www.hillshornets.com.au for further information or to book your Court or a spot in our elite camp (Representative players only).
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Due to holiday camps, the stadium is UNAVAILABLE for casual shooting Mon 16, Tue 17, Thur 19, Fri 20, Tue 24 & Wed 25 January, 2017.
Limited courts are available Wed 18, Mon 23 and Fri 27 January. Please phone the stadium on 9894-8944 (ext 1) for further details. Please check-in upstairs at the office before proceeding to the courts. Rate $2 for Hills Basketball Association players $4 Others.

The Hills Sports Stadium will be closed from Monday, 19 December and will reopen Monday, 9 January 2017. Lots of events in January, so if you're looking to shoot around please contact the stadium on 9894-8944 (ext 1) before you drive down.
16 & 17 January - 5-12yrs camp. Book online. 19 & 20 January - 5-12yrs camp. Book online. 23 January - Sort your Court. Team training sessions.... 24 & 25 January - Hornets Representative Camp. 27 January - Sort your Court. Team training sessions.
BOOK ONLINE www.hillshornets.com.au
Have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Enjoy your holidays.
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PLEASE NOTE - Unfortunately the stadium is not available for casual shooters from Mon 26 September until Sunday 9 October (inclusive) due to holiday camps and events.

M A I N C A R P A R K C L O S E D
NEW CARPARK ARRANGEMENTS
At this point I’d like to thank our friendly neighbours from the Hills District Tennis Association who will be accommodating most of our parking over this period. We ask that all our patrons are mindful that we’re using someone else’s facilities for an extended period and we ask that their property is respected.
... Please note the following arrangements which will be in place for the next 6 – 8 months: • A small area of our carpark (labelled Basketball Carpark on the map below) will still be in use. • Continuing past Hills Sports Stadium, the area immediately adjacent to the disabled bays has been set aside for staff parking. • Past the boom gates, we will be utilising carparks labelled Carpark 1, Carpark 2 and around the corner and up the hill, Carpark 3. • An area adjacent to the clubhouse in the top carpark has been set aside and labelled Tennis Carpark.
To ensure patron safety and minimise inconvenience we ask that all patrons please adhere to the following: • Please maintain an appropriate speed through all carparks and roadways. • Please do not park vehicles on roadways. • Please do not park others in. Please check before leaving your vehicle. • Please obey parking signs both permanent and temporary. In the interest of safety, it is likely that Council will enforce the permanent parking signs. • Please do not park in disabled bay unless you have the appropriate permit. * A kiss & drop zone is located near the front entrance. Please do not use the disabled parking as a turning back. Go up to carpark 1, 2 or 3 to turnaround.
As we said above, very exciting times ahead for Basketball in the Hills area. We trust you’ll work with us to keep disruption to minimum during the construction period.
Should you wish to make further enquiries or comments, please contact Steve Burke via steve@hillshornets.com.au or 02 9894-8944 (ext 6).
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S T A D I U M C A R P A R K While earthworks have literally scraped the surface and the migration to our temporary carpark at the Tennis centre has begun, our carpark remains open this weekend. Please note however that with barriers removed, some common sense will be required to maximise parking spots and not park others in. We ask that you park around the perimeter in the first instance, at 90 degrees to the fence. Please be mindful of blocking thoroughfares, parking others in and pedestrians in the carpark.
Further details will be available on parking arrangements in coming days.

After many years of effort from many people, the extension to the Hills Sports Stadium is finally becoming a reality. With site sheds and a construction fence now in place and the foreman due on site from Monday 25 July, it's all getting very exciting.
While Hills Basketball will continue to operate throughout construction, as with all projects of this kind, some disruption and inconvenience is inevitable. We ask for patience from our patrons during this period with the payof...f of 2 new courts and updated facilities sure to be worth it.
Please note that, while the construction fence is in place and alternative parking arrangements will be required soon, the carpark remains open until further notice. Full details of ongoing parking arrangements will be published on the website and forwarded to all participants early next week.
Hills Basketball asks that all drivers please be mindful of pedestrians in an unfamiliar environment.
The project involves extending the existing stadium by adding two courts, with one being a show court with seating for 600. Upgraded change room facilities, office space, a new referees room and other additions also form part of the plan.
The project has a 6-8 month building timeline. For further information please contact Steve Burke on 9894-8944 (ext 6) or visit our website for plans http://hillshornets.com.au/stadium-extens ion
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UNISEX GAMES CANCELLED TONIGHT DUE TO WEATHER Games are cancelled tonight due to weather (5 June). Managers are asked to advise all team members. Additional information regarding results/rescheduling will be emailed to the Team Manager next week.

PLEASE NOTE Council has recently altered traffic conditions at the Give Way sign on Caterson Drive with the signs swapped to reflect normal T intersection rules as a safety measure. Please be aware of this change and be mindful that there are often children on the roadside throughout the Reserve.

Hills Basketball would like to wish everyone a merry Christmas and a happy new year! For details on stadium closure and competition re-commencement dates please visit our website for details http://www.hillshornets.com.au

R E M I N D E R

Fred Caterson Reserve, Caterson Drive, Castle Hill.

Good courts, showers available. Would be better with fans in summer.

Good courts, showers available. Would be better with fans in summer.

Good courts, showers available. Would be better with fans in summer.

Newly renovated. very energetic place, buzzing with life. Young basketballers enjoying the sport.

Stadium has been revamped of late and there is more parking and better facilities

Tucked away. Small, but undergoing renovations. It's a bit of of long drive in, and at night is difficult to see the road. Plenty of sports grounds. Something for everyone.

Great basketball stadium and will be even bigger and better when the new extensions are opened. Staff are really friendly and helpful.

The competitions are very poorly run lately. They reset the points and standings in our competition TWICE without any reasoning or apology forcing my team that was undefeated to lose all points. All to let another team join late in the competition so they can get more court fees from them whilst charging us for games that didn't even count.

The courts and facilities are fine, however the organised competition is very poorly ran. Here are my gripes:

1. The game clock never stops, even during timeouts, or the final minute of the game. (unless it's a finals game).
2. 19 minute halves (instead of 20 minutes everywhere else).
3. The organisers won't hesitate to change the schedule mid-season and reset the standings (happened to our competition twice in one season) without informing the teams involved.
4. The organisers won't listen to the suggestions put out from it's consumers.

It's obvious that the organisation is just out to turn a big profit, and not to benefit it's consumers.

Seating on court 4 not much cop metal bench tiered next to obstruction. Open flouro lights not a good idea if the ball gets skyed there would be glass all over the court. Yesterday's chips were poor from the canteen. Told to vacate seats as if we were depriving court 3 spectators only to see them go empty, someone on a power trip. Not to mention fouls going unnoticed. Apart from lack of parking great.

Decent court's. Affordable, friendly staff.

Good overall courts.
They are currently building a new stadium and parking is limited at the moment. Facilities need refurbishment. Staff is friendly. Team fees for league entry is pricey.

Good courts, showers available. Would be better with fans in summer.