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Loz
27-10-2009, 07:19 PM
For those who may not have read the Big V Magazine and seen the BA announcement here it is -

"The Basketball Australia board met on October 5, 2009, and the following was agreed as per the recommendation of the High Performance Review:

• The Board resolved to delegate the development of a concept for an underpinning competition for the professional leagues to the Competition Commission.
• The Board further resolved that the Competitions Commission commence discussion with interested parties to develop this competition.
• A moratorium on external change in the structure of the State Leagues, Waratah, Central, QBL, Big V and SEABL competitions from the 2009 models, for 2010 has been advised by the board.
• Basketball Australia is looking to create a ‘league’ concept which achieves a league sanctioned and administered by Basketball Australia under the Competitions Commission, a league with a strong development focus, with strong links to grass roots associations as well as NBL links for emerging talent, a financially viable league which is inclusive, providing all Australian associations with the aspirational opportunity to participate, a national competition with potential representation from all states, direct pathway linkages to State Associations and their State Leagues, vital part of the development ‘pathway’ directly positioned above the state leagues and below the NBL, an obvious and direct pathway for players, coaches and officials, and the aim would be to commence this league in 2011.

Basketball Australia has met with the SEABL Chairman and SEABL has agreed to keep any expansion plans in abeyance while this planning process takes place."

As an interested party Big V looks forward to being involved in the consultation process.

http://www3.bigv.com.au/uploads/media/Overtime_01.pdf

Daevo
27-10-2009, 07:53 PM
"SEABL has agreed to keep any expansion plans in abeyance while this planning process takes place."

Damn, there goes our hope of getting a truly professional feeder league from the only group to do it successfully for decades. Personally I reckon they should have given NBL administration over to SEABL instead of BA. Better to go with a group that has some sort of record of success.

A Higher Authority
27-10-2009, 08:00 PM
For those who may not have read the Big V Magazine and seen the BA announcement here it is -

"The Basketball Australia board met on October 5, 2009, and the following was agreed as per the recommendation of the High Performance Review:

• Basketball Australia is looking to create a ‘league’ concept which achieves a league sanctioned and administered by Basketball Australia under the Competitions Commission, a league with a strong development focus, with strong links to grass roots associations as well as NBL links for emerging talent, a financially viable league which is inclusive, providing all Australian associations with the aspirational opportunity to participate, a national competition with potential representation from all states, direct pathway linkages to State Associations and their State Leagues, vital part of the development ‘pathway’ directly positioned above the state leagues and below the NBL, an obvious and direct pathway for players, coaches and officials, and the aim would be to commence this league in 2011.

http://www3.bigv.com.au/uploads/media/Overtime_01.pdf

Did a lawyer write this - they are the only people who can put so many words into just one sentence.:rolleyes:
Plenty of scope for misinterpretation / misunderstanding in that.

Skindog the Hawk
28-10-2009, 12:31 AM
Damn, there goes our hope of getting a truly professional feeder league from the only group to do it successfully for decades. Personally I reckon they should have given NBL administration over to SEABL instead of BA. Better to go with a group that has some sort of record of success.

+1 ---> agree wholeheartedly with Daevo. SEABL has the runs on the board and currently has a decent setup, which can only be helped with sustainable expansion from the eastern seaboard. Discussion was here (http://www.ozhoopsboards.com/showthread.php?t=4029) a few weeks ago.

SD.

franga4eva
28-10-2009, 07:10 AM
Well it sounds to me like it could be some real leadership in the sport for a change.
I'm prepared to keep an open mind,

2sc945
28-10-2009, 05:17 PM
Did a lawyer write this - they are the only people who can put so many words into just one sentence.:rolleyes:
Plenty of scope for misinterpretation / misunderstanding in that.

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