I will be there. I spoke to Lawrence on Saturday and he said everyone who rocks up will be starting at 7:30.<br><br>Chris<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, May 4, 2009 at 11:53 AM, Alwyn Lloyd <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:zarquin@ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au">zarquin@ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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Just sent Lawrence a text and got a reply saying that it is on, 7:30 start..<br>
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I can't make it atm as i have rehersal.. � Hopefully in a few weeks i will be able to come along though..<br><font color="#888888">
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Are people still going to this? Are we arriving right at the start?<br>
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Tom.<br>
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Quoting "Alwyn Lloyd" <<a href="mailto:zarquin@ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au" target="_blank">zarquin@ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au</a>>:<br>
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>From Lawrence.<br>
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have a good game! :)<br>
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From: Laurence Houghton <<a href="mailto:laurencehoughton@hotmail.com" target="_blank">laurencehoughton@hotmail.com</a>><br>
Date: 2009/4/13<br>
Subject: Basketball training starting Monday nights 730? Long email<br>
but please read!<br>
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Hey captains,<br>
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Hope those who made it down Saturday enjoyed it, feel free to suggest<br>
improvements�<br>
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News is that we have a court booked Monday nights at challenge stadium<br>
from 745-945pm starting on 4th May. $66 for the 2 hours, so hopefully<br>
work out as $2 each.<br>
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I suggest the following court times for teams (could change each week<br>
to give different teams option of full court at end):<br>
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� court A<br>
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� court B<br>
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745-825<br>
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WD<br>
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A1/A2a<br>
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825-905<br>
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WA<br>
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A2b/C1<br>
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905-945<br>
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C2a (D to mix with both sides)<br>
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C2b<br>
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In the meantime, for the next 3 weeks I suggest getting training<br>
started outside at Claremont at the same times 730-945pm on Monday<br>
nights (while the weather stays reliable!).<br>
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It would be good if you could consider incorporating a �team time� at<br>
training. Perhaps using material such as �born to play�<br>
(<a href="http://www.christiansinsport.org.uk/downloads/files/Born_To_Play-English.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.christiansinsport.org.uk/downloads/files/Born_To_Play-English.pdf</a><br>
) or stuff like I�ve attached to this email (will regularly forward to<br>
help keep you thinking!).<br>
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Please let me know your patter,<br>
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Go strong,<br>
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Laurence<br>
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Ps. Fixtures for the week at <a href="http://www.baptistbasketball.info" target="_blank">www.baptistbasketball.info</a><br>
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FAIR PLAY II<br>
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Two weeks ago I argued that even though professional fouls are rife in<br>
the world of sport, Jesus� work in the heart and mind of the Christian<br>
player is to stop them being conformed to the world around them and<br>
instead to transform them to live in a way that is pleasing to him.<br>
Everyone else may be getting away with it when the referee�s back is<br>
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Now I�m aware that many Christian players may disagree with this point<br>
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refereed rules� to �I won�t be such a good player if I didn�t do it�.<br>
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Vince Lombardi once said �winning isn�t everything, it�s the only<br>
thing!� and this is the attitude that underpins professional fouls.<br>
One of the great insights that the Bible gives us into why we do wrong<br>
things is in the letter to the Colossians 3:5. When Paul is giving a<br>
list of wrong attitudes he mentions one word in the Greek that gets<br>
translated �evil desires�. The word actually means �over-desires� or<br>
�excessive-desires� and it�s the same word that is used in the last<br>
commandment �do not covet�. This helps us understand that we do wrong<br>
things not so much out of wrong desires but out of excessive desires.<br>
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Let me explain; wanting to win is a good thing (as I�ve argued<br>
before), it�s one of the appropriate rewards for playing in a game,<br>
but when winning is over-desired then it can cause you to cheat and<br>
even harm your opponent to get it; similarly desiring to play well for<br>
the reserves to break into the first team is fine � it�s part of the<br>
way that team sport works, but if getting into the first-team is your<br>
everything then you�ll do whatever you can to achieve it � whether<br>
it�s taking-out another player off the ball or taking drugs to enhance<br>
performance. We do wrong things not so much out of wrong desires but<br>
out of excessive desires.<br>
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This helps us understand why players commit professional fouls; they<br>
could play within the rules and accept the result, but winning�s so<br>
important to them that they�d rather break the rules and win.<br>
Similarly you can see why it�s a slippery slope from a professional<br>
foul to taking performance enhancing drugs. After all if winning�s so<br>
important then who�s to say what�s unjustified in attaining the gold<br>
medal?<br>
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Paul starts chapter three in Colossians by reminding Christians that<br>
�since you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things<br>
above�. He�s saying that the power to change and to be different in a<br>
culture of professional fouls comes from getting your perspective<br>
right. Fix your attention on Christ � remind yourself of the perfect<br>
life that he lived for you and of the remarkable death that he died<br>
for you. This means that you don�t have to win to be successful or<br>
highly regarded � because you�re already highly regarded by God<br>
because of Christ�s death and resurrection. And remember that all your<br>
wrong conduct on and off the pitch has been paid for and forgiven. So<br>
by his power within you �do not be conformed but be transformed� and<br>
use all of the gifts he�s given to play at your best - only do so<br>
within the rules.<br>
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