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Season Results
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Competent Scorers Guide
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Player
The Alderson Nash Award (founders award) is the Oakleigh Raptors most prestigious achievement and presented to a player who has demonstrated the Raptors Way and made a significant contribution to the sport (E.g., through playing, coaching, refereeing etc) or to our clubs development. Our recent winners:
Supporter
The Raptors Lifetime Membership Award is bestowed to those who have significantly contributed to our Basketball club. Current recipients include:
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April 30th, 2025 — South Oakleigh In a slam dunk move for youth development, the Raptors Basketball Club and South Oakleigh College have teamed up to launch an exciting new initiative aimed at inspiring and empowering the leaders of tomorrow, on and off the court. The two local institutions recently announced a dynamic partnership through the...
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Congratulations to all our teams for a fun, competitive and successful Summer Basketball Season 2024-2025. As a small, but rapidly growing club, we a proud to share the following statistics: Fantastic effort by all players, coaches, assistant coaches, families and volunteers on one of our best seasons
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At the novice level, basketball players under 12 should focus on developing fundamental skills that form the foundation of their game. These skills include ball-handling, passing, shooting, footwork, and defense. Here are key areas to focus on, along with specific drills to help players
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Training & Skills, Player Development
Using zone defence in youth basketball is generally discouraged because it can hinder player development, instead, teaching man-to-man / person to person defence is considered more effective for long-term player growth. In our McKinnon Basketball weekend matches, a no zone defence applies for the following levels U14, U12, U10, U8. Here’s
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Proudly sponsored our first girls introduction to basketball clinic, presentation night 2024, basketball equipment, several family sponsorships.
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Reviews
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“Great club! My son has been playing for about two years - he absolutely loves it & has made friends for life...”
“Raptors Basketball Club has been a great experience for my daughter over the past 9 seasons. She has developed her skill base from zero to great and has learned to understand team-ship and responsibility. It's a great balance for the demands placed on her as a student.”
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