Welcome Gabe Hadley – Director of Coaching & Player Development
The Lara Giants are super excited to have signed Geelong Supercat Gabe Hadley as our new Director of Coaching & Player Development. Gabe will also suit up for the Lara Giants as part of our Lara Hotel Championship men.
Gabe is currently in his second year with the NBL1 Geelong Supercats, Before coming to Geelong he played Collage basketball in America for New Mexico State University as a freshman before transferring to University of California San Diego for 3 years where in his final year the team was ranked 2nd in the country in Division 2 but unfortunately the season was cut short by COVID. Gabe also represented Tasmania and later Victoria in the Australian National Junior Championships and was fortunate enough to represent Australia in the U19 Emus team at the Oceania qualifiers.Gabe is a well established player with some amazing experiences & is keen to help the players & coaches in Lara take our game to the next level. Gabe will be working closely with our coaches & help develop, teach & share his experiences & techniques he has learnt over his journey to help our juniors learn the basics as well as the next level skills.
Gabe is also offering one on one & group training session for all our Lara Juniors right here in Lara at a reduced price. To express interest in these sessions fill in your details on the link here https://docs.google.com/…/1FAIpQLSfK5zJpXJKT…/viewform
We also want to take this opportunity to thank the amazing Joel McFall for all he has done for the Lara Giants over the past many years. Joel is stepping away from basketball all together to follow his other passions where we know he will be amazing & have just as much of an impact on many lives like he did ours. Thank you Joel.
Welcome Gabe, we can’t wait to see you in Lara blue & helping our juniors & the coaches. For more information on any of this please feel free to contact president Jason at [email protected] Giants!
Upcoming Events
Mar
Our summer presentation Day & Uniform day is on Sunday March 20 at Beckley Park
Mar
Join us at the NBL1 game to cheer on the Geelong United as they kick off a new season
Mar
Register before March 20 to guarantee your spot in a team this winter
Mar
FREE Come & Try Clinic on 5pm Friday March 13th at Lara Lake Primary
Nov
Our big Trivia Night is Oct 15. Bound to be a hit. Reserve your table here https://forms.gle/z89WoxR3kUQMjpbW7
Oct
Lara Giants AGM is Sunday Oct 12th. Details TBC
Oct
Uniform day is booked in for Sunday Oct 5th
Sep
At Beckley Park Sunday Sept 14
Apr
A reminder our uniform day is THIS SUNDAY – Yes Sunday April 6 at Beckley Park from 5pm to 6pm. To avoid long queues you should book your timeslot via this link here https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1378076
Mar
Our Junior Presentation day is all set for Sunday March 23rd. We have a big day planned with plenty of medals & trophies. Due to the size of our club we have split the day into easy timeslots to allow you to get the most out of your day.