Herbert lifts Bellarine hopes
Arena’s pre-season coup
BELLARINE Peninsula Basketball Association has announced former WNBL coach of the year David Herbert as development manager.
In what is a newly created position by the BPBA, the vastly experienced Herbert will oversee the implementation of a variety of development programs for players and coaches at both domestic and representative levels.
Herbert said he was looking forward to helping with the progress of one of Country Victoria’s fastest growing associations, both on and off the court.
“I am looking forward to working back in Victoria Country as it is where I started my coaching career,” he said.
“The enthusiasm shown by Bellarine Peninsula Basketball Association has been very refreshing and I can’t wait to get started helping the association achieve many of its strategic goals and desired outcomes.
“The number of players and coaches on the Bellarine Pen- insula is astounding and the growth in basketball throughout the Geelong region is very healthy.
“Given the numbers playing, I am quite confident Bellarine will become a major force in the not too distant future.”
Originally from the Gippsland region, Herbert carved out his coaching reputation in the Vic Country program before going on to coach both Townsville and West Coast in the country’s elite women’s competition.
Most recently he was chief executive of Cairns Basketball and coach of the Cairns Dolphins in the Queensland Basketball League.
He has moved to the region after being appointed as coach of the Geelong Lady Supercats in the South East Australian Basketball League.
BPBA operations manager Vicki King said it was an exciting time for the association.
“The opportunity to employ David was something the Association has jumped at,” she said.
“The vast knowledge and experience that he has within the sport will be invaluable to our organisation, and really puts us on the right path for greater things in the future.
“We look forward to David not only developing players and coaches within our organisation, but also working closely with the committee of management and administration staff to develop the strategic and business direction of the BPBA.” THE Arena will host a basketball bonanza on the final weekend of March.
The Geelong Supercats and Lady Supercats will be joined by the men’s and women’s teams from Ballarat, Dandenong, Nunawading and Sandringham, along with SEABL men’s defending champion Mt Gambier and AlburyWodonga’s women, for the Foton Geelong Pre-Season Weekend.
Matches will be played on both the Showcourt and in the Annexe on March 28 and 29, a fortnight before the opening of the SEABL season.
“We are very excited to have some of the best SEABL teams heading to Geelong for this weekend,” Geelong Supercats CEO Dean Anglin said. “Basketball fans will be able to see up to 20 games of top-quality basketball all in the one place over the two days.”
Entry is free for 2015 Geelong Supercats members or by gold-coin donation for non-members.
The fixture for the weekend will be released closer to the date.