Oblate Basketball Club

Dynamites

Dynamites have been working very hard for the month of October. We are seeing vast improvements from all kids who are attending regularly and they will only get better. Great Work and Keep it up guys!

We also held an event for the FIRST Dublin Sportsfest, Ciaran O’Doherty wrote a report that features in the Echo Newspaper:

The Oblate Hall in Inchicore held one of many Dublin Sportsfest events taking place across the city on Saturday 29th September. The Sportsfest which was held between the 23rd and the 30th of September was put in place by Dublin City Council to bring together people and sports clubs from all around Dublin to
celebrate sport and activities across the city. Oblate Basketball Club held a Fundamental Movement and Skills through basketball event on Saturday the 29th of September for 4-10 year-olds from 10 am till 1 pm. Over 50 kids showed up to the 3 one-hour-long basketball classes in Inchicore with each kid
coming out having enjoyed their session. Head coach in Oblates Gerry Farrell gave praise to the goal of Sportsfest saying ‘I think it’s a great idea to highlight what sports clubs are trying to do in their areas.’ As for the event in Oblates, Farrell said ‘it was great to see so many people helping out and creating future Oblate players. There was a great buzz around the hall and it was a great opportunity for the club to showcase itself.’ He added ‘I want to say a big thank you to everyone who helped out throughout the day and it means a lot to the club.’
Oblates will continue their basketball classes on Saturday mornings with 4-6 year-olds starting at 10 am, 6-8 year-olds training from 11-12 and 8-10 year-olds finishing off the day from 12-1. All information about these classes can be found on the Oblate Basketball Club’s website or the Oblate Facebook page.

Click the Facebook Icon to see our Dynamites Sportsfest Video!

U12 Girls

The U12 girls started off their season with an away trip to Templeogue, a tough encounter which would have a buzzer beater to send the game to extra-time was a fantastic (stressful) way to start the season off.  The girls pushed on in the over-time and ran out 4 point winners (Report Below). The only other game the girls played was the first league game of the season against Malahide in the Oblate Hall. This would be another spectacle of youth basketball as both teams fought hard throughout the game trading leads with every passing minute. A fast-paced last quarter saw the girls have just a little bit more than Malahide with good defence and soft finishes at the basket, training was definitely paying off and the girls pulled away to a 13 point win in the final 3 minutes. A good month all round for the girls, hoping for similar hard work in training and matches in the months to come.

Echo Report:

Oblate’s Under 12 girls team edged out Templeogue basketball club this past weekend after an overtime thriller in Presentation College Terenure. An end to end game seen both teams finish level after regulation at 52-52, but after 3 minutes of over-time Oblates ran out 4 point winners at a final score of 57-61. Oblates started strong in the first quarter with scores from Kate Wood and Sophie Staunton putting the girls into an early 7 point lead (11-18). It would be more of the same in the second quarter as Oblates continued to rack the scores on the board. Templeogue knew they would have to come out stronger in the second half if they were to get back into this game. The half-time score saw Oblates increase their lead from the first quarter by 1 (25-33). The Comeback Templeogue battled hard in the second half of the game and the third quarter was well and truly there’s. Oblates could not handle the Templeogue offense in the third which led them
into an early time-out. The time-out did not have its desired effect though, as Templeogue continued their offensive onslaught and won the third quarter 11-4 to well and truly be back in the game. The score heading into the fourth quarter was 36-37. An end to end fourth saw both teams trade the lead time and time again. The fast-paced game had both parents and coaches applauding every touch. Going into the last few seconds of the game Templeogue held the lead by 2. Oblates pushed Templeogue to the limit in the dying embers of the game and that pressure paid off as Diana Mirt converted a buzzer beater for Oblates to leave the teams level at 52 apiece. 3 minutes of over-time would be held to try and find a winner to this epic Under 12 encounter. Oblates found themselves in foul trouble in the last minutes which led to easy shots being converted at the free-throw line for Templeogue. However, Oblates pushed on in the last minute and made crucial lay-ups to see them up 57-61 in the last few seconds. One last attack for Templeogue ended in a defensive rebound for Oblates by Hannah Byrne who then drove down the court to see the seconds run out and this thrilling clash come to an end. Both teams gave it there all throughout the game and showed hard work and determination in everything they did to bring parents and coaches to a standing ovation at the end of the game.

U13 Girls

The U13 Girls kicked off the season in Division 1 with 3 very tough games.  Opening up their season, they played Ongar Chasers at home.  Ongar gained a 14 point lead in the first half of the game and although Oblate fought hard to breakdown the deficit it proved too much for them and they lost the game by 12 points.  Their second game saw them up against Malahide, who from beginning to end were very strong.  The Oblate girls never gave up during the game and had to succumb to a big loss.  With only 2 league games during the month of October, it was evident to coach Karen that more preparation was required for the team’s next home game, the first round of the Cup against Firhouse (2).  With a friendly match under the team’s belt, the team now faced Firhouse (2).  The teams were evenly matched and provided the supporters with such an exciting game.   The game could have gone either way but in the end the Oblate girls dug deep to take a win by 3 points.  Although the Oblate girls have had a rocky start and will continue to come up against very strong opposition in Division 1, they are fighters and eager to learn.

U11 Boys

The U11 boys started the season early with an away game against Liffey Celtics. This game took place on a Sunday evening at 6pm in Leixlip. We weren’t sure how many players would turn up at this late hour, but the boys showed true dedication with 17 players togging out. For most this was their first game with a lot of the boys playing a year up after making the step up from Dynamites. The team did very well working well on marking their players and never giving up on the court. They all enjoyed the game and we can definitely see lots of potential.

Second game of the month was against Eanna at home in the oblates. The boys were very excited to be playing a home game and once again the numbers were high with 15 players. The boys showed great encouragement to each other which we had been working on and it was great to see the older boys give encouragement to the newer players. Although Eanna only had 10 players and  were stronger for this the boys never gave up. They listened well and worked on what we had been working on in training.

It is great to see the enthusiasm these boys have with no less than 15 at most training sessions. They boys need to keep working on their skills and keep attending camp when they can to keep progressing. A lot of them are still U10 so playing regular games will be great for them going forward.

U12 Boys

The Under 12 Boys have being training very hard and have played 3 games winning one losing one and forfeiting another for not having 10 players. The boys always work very hard and are really improving so the Coaches are happy with how they are developing.

Thank you to all our Coaches for the reports!