Trader wrote:Interesting to hear AHOS are folding.
Rumour or confirmed? They had their season presentation evening last Friday night.....
by heater31 » Tue May 05, 2015 2:51 pm
Trader wrote:Interesting to hear AHOS are folding.
by Dogwatcher » Tue May 05, 2015 3:32 pm
by heater31 » Tue May 05, 2015 4:12 pm
Dogwatcher wrote:Announced Friday night.
A release is on their Facebook page, I think.
Special general meeting on June 17 at Prince Albert Hotel.
by tigerpie » Tue May 05, 2015 9:32 pm
by EldersUniSA » Tue May 05, 2015 10:25 pm
by Tony Clifton » Tue May 05, 2015 11:34 pm
by helicopterking » Wed May 06, 2015 8:06 am
Tony Clifton wrote:Had a good coach for quite a few years (Scott Jones) and a guy who organised them off-field (Paul Volkov) but I believe once those guys have moved on it's slowly fallen over
by rainbow warrior » Fri May 08, 2015 1:33 pm
Tony Clifton wrote:Had a good coach for quite a few years (Scott Jones) and a guy who organised them off-field (Paul Volkov) but I believe once those guys have moved on it's slowly fallen over
by heater31 » Fri May 08, 2015 1:44 pm
by The Bedge » Fri May 08, 2015 2:10 pm
heater31 wrote:Sad to see but it's the way of public old scholars community. Most of the Football clubs are gone...
Dolphin Treasure wrote:Your an attention seeking embarsement..
by Tony Clifton » Fri May 08, 2015 2:11 pm
by am Bays » Fri May 08, 2015 2:43 pm
by Computer Crashed » Sat May 09, 2015 9:25 am
Tony Clifton wrote:I don't know why "old scholars" clubs don't run their own junior teams.
For instance why couldn't kids play for AHOS on Sundays in the junior competitions? They've got brilliant facilities. All the colleges the same and their ovals don't get used on Sundays.
In yesteryear when all these clubs were formed the kids would play for the school as juniors and then once they finished Year 12 they would play for the old scholars team. There was very little club junior cricket. 20 years ago the Sunday morning U13's, U11's, U9's didn't exist. Those competitions are quite big now so the kids have a home club that they have an affinity to.
by Computer Crashed » Sat May 09, 2015 9:27 am
rainbow warrior wrote:Tony Clifton wrote:Had a good coach for quite a few years (Scott Jones) and a guy who organised them off-field (Paul Volkov) but I believe once those guys have moved on it's slowly fallen over
Spent 14 years of my life playing for this club and am devastated by this. Came down to a lot of us older blokes who had done stuff for many years and run the club not being able to any more for various reasons and typical of the younger generation not many people interested enough to continue and run it the way a club should be run. I didn't play there last season but has been a few seasons in the making. Members still need to vote on it at the meeting I believe but cant see it surviving if not enough are willing to put in to run it. Scott Jones and Matthew Loveder have been trying their best to get more involved but just hasn't happened. Too many just want to play for a club and don't want responsibility of running the club they play for. As I said typical of younger generations.
Numerous other things have contributed too with Adelaide High being a cricket school, most of the juniors played for district sides and many after making friends there stayed there so we didn't have new blood coming through. Didn't pay players either (couldn't afford to) and don't know if that helped or hindered, although I am always of the view paying players for amateur cricket is a joke.
Also after the last B grade flag which was a side made of mainly veterans and not much youth, many of these guys retired directly after that flag leaving a large talent gap thus the clubs recent struggles.
Getting sponsors either was not easy, not affiliated with any community really and relied on members such as myself to sponsor to keep the club afloat even if there was little commercial benefit from such things.
All these things add up but again very sad state of affairs losing the club I gave plenty for, emotionally, financially and as a player, treasurer and committee member in the past and am very sad that this is going to occur.
by Tony Clifton » Sat May 09, 2015 10:45 am
Computer Crashed wrote:Tony Clifton wrote:I don't know why "old scholars" clubs don't run their own junior teams.
For instance why couldn't kids play for AHOS on Sundays in the junior competitions? They've got brilliant facilities. All the colleges the same and their ovals don't get used on Sundays.
In yesteryear when all these clubs were formed the kids would play for the school as juniors and then once they finished Year 12 they would play for the old scholars team. There was very little club junior cricket. 20 years ago the Sunday morning U13's, U11's, U9's didn't exist. Those competitions are quite big now so the kids have a home club that they have an affinity to.
Lots of reasons TC as RW has already touched on a few.
Throw in these as well.
1) No clubrooms to socialise.
2) Less kids playing the game.
3) Current community and district clubs work very hard on getting juniors as that is their lifeline both financially and player stock wise.
by rainbow warrior » Sun May 10, 2015 10:55 am
Computer Crashed wrote:rainbow warrior wrote:Tony Clifton wrote:Had a good coach for quite a few years (Scott Jones) and a guy who organised them off-field (Paul Volkov) but I believe once those guys have moved on it's slowly fallen over
Spent 14 years of my life playing for this club and am devastated by this. Came down to a lot of us older blokes who had done stuff for many years and run the club not being able to any more for various reasons and typical of the younger generation not many people interested enough to continue and run it the way a club should be run. I didn't play there last season but has been a few seasons in the making. Members still need to vote on it at the meeting I believe but cant see it surviving if not enough are willing to put in to run it. Scott Jones and Matthew Loveder have been trying their best to get more involved but just hasn't happened. Too many just want to play for a club and don't want responsibility of running the club they play for. As I said typical of younger generations.
Numerous other things have contributed too with Adelaide High being a cricket school, most of the juniors played for district sides and many after making friends there stayed there so we didn't have new blood coming through. Didn't pay players either (couldn't afford to) and don't know if that helped or hindered, although I am always of the view paying players for amateur cricket is a joke.
Also after the last B grade flag which was a side made of mainly veterans and not much youth, many of these guys retired directly after that flag leaving a large talent gap thus the clubs recent struggles.
Getting sponsors either was not easy, not affiliated with any community really and relied on members such as myself to sponsor to keep the club afloat even if there was little commercial benefit from such things.
All these things add up but again very sad state of affairs losing the club I gave plenty for, emotionally, financially and as a player, treasurer and committee member in the past and am very sad that this is going to occur.
Sad to hear RW.
Was much more enjoyable at the non strikers end with Mitchell and the new rock in his hand.
by Computer Crashed » Sun May 10, 2015 12:48 pm
rainbow warrior wrote::shock:Computer Crashed wrote:rainbow warrior wrote:Tony Clifton wrote:Had a good coach for quite a few years (Scott Jones) and a guy who organised them off-field (Paul Volkov) but I believe once those guys have moved on it's slowly fallen over
Spent 14 years of my life playing for this club and am devastated by this. Came down to a lot of us older blokes who had done stuff for many years and run the club not being able to any more for various reasons and typical of the younger generation not many people interested enough to continue and run it the way a club should be run. I didn't play there last season but has been a few seasons in the making. Members still need to vote on it at the meeting I believe but cant see it surviving if not enough are willing to put in to run it. Scott Jones and Matthew Loveder have been trying their best to get more involved but just hasn't happened. Too many just want to play for a club and don't want responsibility of running the club they play for. As I said typical of younger generations.
Numerous other things have contributed too with Adelaide High being a cricket school, most of the juniors played for district sides and many after making friends there stayed there so we didn't have new blood coming through. Didn't pay players either (couldn't afford to) and don't know if that helped or hindered, although I am always of the view paying players for amateur cricket is a joke.
Also after the last B grade flag which was a side made of mainly veterans and not much youth, many of these guys retired directly after that flag leaving a large talent gap thus the clubs recent struggles.
Getting sponsors either was not easy, not affiliated with any community really and relied on members such as myself to sponsor to keep the club afloat even if there was little commercial benefit from such things.
All these things add up but again very sad state of affairs losing the club I gave plenty for, emotionally, financially and as a player, treasurer and committee member in the past and am very sad that this is going to occur.
Sad to hear RW.
Was much more enjoyable at the non strikers end with Mitchell and the new rock in his hand.
Hopefully I wasn't making it easier for you at the end!!!!!!
by Computer Crashed » Mon May 11, 2015 11:26 am
Tony Clifton wrote:Computer Crashed wrote:Tony Clifton wrote:I don't know why "old scholars" clubs don't run their own junior teams.
For instance why couldn't kids play for AHOS on Sundays in the junior competitions? They've got brilliant facilities. All the colleges the same and their ovals don't get used on Sundays.
In yesteryear when all these clubs were formed the kids would play for the school as juniors and then once they finished Year 12 they would play for the old scholars team. There was very little club junior cricket. 20 years ago the Sunday morning U13's, U11's, U9's didn't exist. Those competitions are quite big now so the kids have a home club that they have an affinity to.
Lots of reasons TC as RW has already touched on a few.
Throw in these as well.
1) No clubrooms to socialise.
2) Less kids playing the game.
3) Current community and district clubs work very hard on getting juniors as that is their lifeline both financially and player stock wise.
Yeah I don't think any of those are reasons not to do it.
Lots of junior games are played at ovals without clubrooms. The Eastern Dragons don't have clubrooms and have about 9 junior teams. Sprang up out of nothing.
There aren't less kids playing the game in metro areas. In fact the opposite. Some are struggling but most metro junior competitions are growing.
Yes the grade and community clubs work hard but there's no reason the old scholars clubs can't do the same. All have good facilities plus a school full of kids on their doorstep.
University Cricket Club in Tasmania runs its own junior teams (very well). Just because clubs haven't run junior teams in the past is no reason they can't in the future. It's just something different.
by Shark_Hunter » Tue May 12, 2015 9:51 am
Tony Clifton wrote:I don't know why "old scholars" clubs don't run their own junior teams.
For instance why couldn't kids play for AHOS on Sundays in the junior competitions? They've got brilliant facilities. All the colleges the same and their ovals don't get used on Sundays.
In yesteryear when all these clubs were formed the kids would play for the school as juniors and then once they finished Year 12 they would play for the old scholars team. There was very little club junior cricket. 20 years ago the Sunday morning U13's, U11's, U9's didn't exist. Those competitions are quite big now so the kids have a home club that they have an affinity to.
by Tony Clifton » Tue May 12, 2015 12:42 pm
Shark_Hunter wrote:Tony Clifton wrote:I don't know why "old scholars" clubs don't run their own junior teams.
For instance why couldn't kids play for AHOS on Sundays in the junior competitions? They've got brilliant facilities. All the colleges the same and their ovals don't get used on Sundays.
In yesteryear when all these clubs were formed the kids would play for the school as juniors and then once they finished Year 12 they would play for the old scholars team. There was very little club junior cricket. 20 years ago the Sunday morning U13's, U11's, U9's didn't exist. Those competitions are quite big now so the kids have a home club that they have an affinity to.
AHOS put this as an option to the school, they had little, if any interest sadly.
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