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ROCKINGHAM
BASKETBALL
Highlights & Latest News
2025 NBL1 West
Coming Soon!
With another fantastic season for the Flames now over, we begin building the road to 2025.
Would you like to be apart of it all?
If you are interested in joining the 'Flames Family' and becoming a sponsor, please email us at:
Sami Whitcomb - The Life of a Pro Baller
2024 marked the 10 year anniversary of the Rockingham Flames first SBL/NBL1 Championship and we were privileged to have one of the stars of the team, and one of the greatest to ever play for the Flames, Sami Whitcomb rejoin the Flames for a handful of games before heading back to the WNBA.
Sami was huge for the Club once again on the court, but off the court she was just as valuable, spending time mentoring and guiding our junior players. To further motivate, and inspire the next generation dreaming of the WNBA, Olympics, Europe or WNBL Sami has penned a blog for players to get an inside look at what a day in the life of a WNBA player is like.
To all junior domestic and WABL players - Sami started off just like you did. You can read her story Here
Flames Shop Is Open
STADIUM SHOP OPENING HOURS HAVE CHANGED!
The Flames shop at the MBSC opening hours:
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Friday 29th November 2024 - 4.30pm - 5.30pm
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Wednesday 4th December 2024 - 4.00pm - 5.30pm
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Wednesday 11th December 2024 - 4.00pm - 5.30pm
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Merchandise can also be purchased at the online shop or by emailing the office to arrange a suitable time to come in.
Please click here to purchase your merchandise online: SHOP
All queries to be emailed to: merchandise@flamesbasketball.com.au
- To arrange pick up, please email the above address and wait for a reply
2024-2025 State Championships & WABL Coaches Announced
The Rockingham Flames are pleased to announce our Coaching appointments for the coming season.
Our Coaches will be joining our WABL program for both the 2024 State Championships and 2025 WABL season.
Congratulations to all Coaches on your appointment.
For full details and Coaching lists, please click Here
The Rising Flames Development Program - Phase 2
Due to popular demand, we will be running a second round of our Rising Flames Development Program.
Building on the success of Part 1, this advanced basketball development series is designed to elevate your skills and refine your on-court strategies. Whether or not you participated in the initial sessions, this program offers an unparalleled opportunity to access advanced training drills and challenging advantage/ disadvantage situations.
Under the expert guidance of RBRA Development Officer Dean Supleglav and the program's designer, Rockingham Flames High Performance Manager & Perth Lynx Head Coach, Ryan Petrik, you'll dive into specialised techniques, game scenarios and strategic play. This phase is tailored to sharpen your skills, improve your decision-making and maximise your impact on the court.
- BYO: Water bottle, mouthguard and basketball
- Note: You do not need to have attended Phase 1 to attend Phase 2
All enquiries to: participation@rockinghamflames.com.au
2024/ 25 State Champs and WABL
Coaching Application
The Rockingham Flames are now accepting applications for the 2024/ 2025 WABL/ State Championships coaching positions.
Coaching positions are open for all age groups and divisions for the upcoming 2024 State Championships, and the 2025 WABL season.
All interested applicants should submit a fully completed application form by 5.00pm, September 18th 2024.
Should you have any queries, please email our High Performance Manager Ryan Petrik:
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The Rising Flames Development Program
The RBRA have designed a program for its current domestic and waitlist players born between 2011 and 2018.
This Program introduces training drills and advantage/ disadvantage situations, designed to help bridge the gap between domestic and representative basketball.
The program is hosted by Development Officer Dean Supljeglav, and the program is built by Rockingham Flames HPM and Perth Lynx Head Coach, Ryan Petrik.
BYO water bottle, mouthguard & basketball
Play HQ service charge may apply.
Harcourts Rockingham WABL Player Spotlight - Aiesha Dizon
Aiesha is one Rockingham's promising women's players and has enjoyed a highly successful junior career which started by chance back in 2015 when she filled in for her brother's team who needed an extra player.
In an exciting recent development, Aiesha has accepted an offer to explore her Filipino culture and spend time with family by accepting a place at De La Salle University in Manila. After spending a month training with the team she was offered a full scholarship and committed to the prestigious school in March this year.
Aiesha is expected to head to the Philippines in January so you'll still have plenty of time to see her around the Flames before she leaves.
The Rockingham Flames look forward to seeing Aiesha continue her basketball journey.
Read full story by clicking here
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Harcourts Rockingham
NewGorman Charity Match
What a fabulous night we had raising money for the 'Stitch In Time' organisation which assists in the ongoing support of mental health well-being in the community.
Both Flames teams fought hard from the tip off, and the Stealers, led by Mat Gorman, won. Final score being 53-45.
Check out the "Action shots" from last nights charity match.
Attention All Junior Players
Do you want to take your game to the next level?
Sign up now for the Flames High Performance Holiday Camp at the Mike Barnett Sports Complex.
Designed and hosted by our High Performance Manager and Men's NBL1 Head Coach Ryan Petrik.
This is the perfect opportunity to step up your game!
BYO: Drink bottle, reversible training singlet, mouth guard & towel.
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July School Holiday Camps
RBRA July Holiday Camps are now live!
Looking for some fun this school holidays?
Come along to two fun-filled days of drills and games to help improve your basketball skills over the holidays.
Check-in 30 minutes prior to the session commencing
BYO Snacks and a drink
For more information, please email: participation@rockinghamflames.com.au
Marcus Wong - Coach Of The Month
𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡 - 𝐑𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝟏 - 𝟒 - 𝐖𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐍'𝐒 𝐃𝐈𝐕𝐈𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍
Congratulations to Marcus Wong, who is Coach of the Month!
Marcus has led his Rockingham Flames to an undefeated start in the 2024 NBL1 West season.
We are looking forward to watching more of Marcus's talent as we head deep into the 2024 NBL1 West fixtures!
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2014 WSBL Champions - Then & Now
Flash back to the Champion WSBL team for 2014.
It was fantastic to see so many of the team back on court one more time!
A great celebration for a key moment in our club's proud history with many of our past contributors, from both on and off the court in attendance.
Special thanks to Frame It 4U for framing a very special piece of club history.
And, thank you to our 2014 Winning SBL Women's team for joining us as special guests and sharing in our presentation of the winnings seasons memorabilia, which will be proudly displayed in our club rooms.
The Rockingham Flames look forward to hosting our club's former players, coaches, volunteers, staff & board at further events throughout the season as we look to recognise those that have made the Flames the club we are today.
Keep an eye out for future events on our social media and Flames website!
Petrik Re-Signs As The Men's NBL1 Coach
You won't find anyone with better coaching credentials in Western Australia than Ryan Petrik and nor will you find anyone more passionate about the Rockingham Flames, and he couldn’t be more delighted to take on a full-time role with the club he holds dear.
Petrik has spent his lifetime in basketball with the Rockingham Flames and it's where he has enjoyed enormous success as a coach firstly in the women's program winning championships in 2014 and 2015.
The next goal became to win a first championship in the men's competition and Petrik achieved that dream by both leading the Flames to the NBL1 West and National Championships in 2022.
The fire burns deep now to continue coaching the Rockingham men's team in the NBL1 West competition especially after the frustration of going so close but falling just short of winning both championships again in 2023.
However, Petrik will now be even further involved at the Flames moving forward having accepted the role of High Performance Manager.
Ryan Petrik - High Performance Manager
Taking on High Performance Manager role
Petrik has now started in his new role as High Performance Manager with Rockingham combined with continuing to coach the Flames men's team in the NBL1 West competition and the Perth Lynx in the WNBL.
Having coached both the women's and men's teams to championships at NBL1 level, Petrik now wants to set his focus on helping to improve Rockingham at WABL level.
"It's something I've always had some interest in doing," Petrik said.
"Obviously I started out as a WABL coach in Rockingham and then Claydo dragged me over to the men's program and I spent two years there, then two years under Utley and Shannon Conrad convinced me over to coach the women's NBL1 side.
"I haven't really been involved in WABL since then and our focus was on becoming strong in the SBL at the time having been a club that had never gone close to winning.
RBRA Met With The Cook Labor Government
This morning the Cook Labour Government committed to a $10 Million contribution to the Rockingham Basketball community.
$2 Million of this will be allocated to the City of Rockingham to replace the existing roof and deliver other important upgrades to address poor ventilation for a number of courts at Mike Barnett Sports Complex.
A further $8 Million has been allocated towards construction of new courts at our venue, plugging the much needed gap in our community.
This development will ensure that Mike Barnett remains fit for purpose for our growing basketball community.
“The Rockingham Basketball and Recreation Association has been working closely with the City of Rockingham on the expansion of available indoor courts at Mike Barnett Sporting Complex.
The board and I are delighted with the commitment to the Rockingham Community, by the Cook Labor Government. I look forward to working with the City of Rockingham to continue to collaboratively create positive outcomes for our basketball community”
⁃ Warren Boucaut, 2023 President of the RBRA.
NBL1 West Club Of The Year
- THE ROCKINGHAM FLAMES -
"The Flames saw a top 4 finish in both the men’s and women’s competitions, packed crowds to every game, high volume community engagement and one of the top clubs nationally for online viewership in 2023.
The game night presentation at the Hot House is recognised as one of the best in the country and the Flames continue to bring innovation and professionalism to the NBL1 competition raising the bar every year.
Congratulations to President Warren Boucaut and the Flames team on an outstanding year and our 2023 NBL1 West Club of the Year." - NBL1 West