BASKETBALL SA SPORT & RECREATION
PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE TUESDAY 18 JUNE 2013
10H00
BSA DELEGATION
• GRAHAM ABRAHAMS Chairman – Steering Committee
• DALUXOLO DZINGWA PBL Director
• TSEPO NYEWE Head of Office
• CHARLES FOSTER Technical Manager
GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE
• BSA does not currently have an elected national governing structure
• Placed under administration by SASCOC on 17 June 2012
• An Interim Committee was appointed on 09 July 2012 by SASCOC
• The Committee is:
• Albert Mokoena
• Mmeli Magubane
• Lungile Mposula
• Raymond Hack
• Patience Shikwambana
• Graham Abrahams
GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE
• Terms of Reference of Interim Committee:
• Restore functionality of BSA including a review of the status of provinces and affiliates
• Coordinate and manage programmes and projects
• Assess the financial state of BSA
• Engage funders of BSA that require explanation and understanding of the usage of funds allocated
• Take measures to complete all outstanding annual financial audits
• Convene a proper AGM/General Meeting of BSA by
31 March 2013
GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE
• MEASURES TAKEN TO RESTORE FUNCTIONALITY
• Governance and Administration
• Constitution revised in line with SASCOC requirements
• Policy documents developed:
• Finance
• HR
• Code of Conduct
• Affiliate Registration
• Player Registration
• Technical
GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE
• MEASURES TAKEN TO RESTORE FUNCTIONALITY
• Governance and Administration
• Policy documents developed:
• Procurement
• Travel & Subsistence Allowances
• Delegations of Authority
• Selections
GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE
• MEASURES TAKEN TO RESTORE FUNCTIONALITY
• Finance
• Financials for 2010 has been completed and signed off
• Financials 2011 – 2013 with Auditors for finalisation
• Creditors in excess of R5.5M
• Ongoing negotiations with creditors
• Three-year cycle budget put in place
• New Financial system developed
GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE
• MEASURES TAKEN TO RESTORE FUNCTIONALITY
• Provinces/Affiliates
• Audit being done at all provinces/affiliates
• Provinces in state of disorganisation
• No capacity in provinces
• Few or no organised provincial/local leagues
• Engaging with provincial sports councils and provincial governments to assist provinces
• Schools, Tertiary Institutions not optimally
organised
GLOBAL STATISTICS
• Basketball is a major world sport, played in 213 (officially registered with FIBA) countries throughout the globe
• Basketball is considered a major sport on every continent
• FIBA has more than 450M registered participants globally
• 53 countries play basketball in Africa - all officially registered with “FIBA AFRICA”
• 3 African countries qualify to participate at Olympic Games and World Championships
• Senegal (35)
• With very limited support, RSA basketball is ranked number
58 in the world
GLOBAL STATISTICS
• Top Men African rankings: • Angola • Nigeria • Tunisia • Senegal • Cote d’ Ivoire • South Africa (14) - World ranking - 68
• Top Women African rankings:
• Mali • Senegal • Angola • Nigeria • Mozambique • South Africa (17) - World ranking - 71
S.A. STATISTICS
• Total Adult participation in 2012: 420,000; up from 411,000 in 2011 but down from 437 000 in 2009
• Of this, 265,000 are active social participants – not in formal clubs
• Total Black participation 375 000 – about 91% • Third most popular sport amongst Black males after soccer
and road running • Ninth most popular sport amongst Black females • Percentage participation in age group:
• 19-24 years 68% • 25-34 years 26%
• Adult spectator interest – 2.241M of which 2.057M are Black
Successful RSA Basketball
on the World Stage
Effective and Efficient National Structure
(Basketball SA)
Aspirational Top Level National Club Competition
(BNL)
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TURN-AROUND STRATEGY
NATIONAL TEAMS
PREMIER LEAGUES
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PROVINCES, PBL, USSA, WBSA
DEVELOPMENT & MASS PARTICIPATION
Schools, Clubs, Youth, Disabled, Referees, Coaches, Table Officials,
Administrators
TURN-AROUND STRATEGY
Name of Competition
Host Country
Year
Number of Teams
1 Four Nations (M & W) RSA 2014 4
2 William Jones Cup Men Taiwan 2014 16
3
Samora Machel Games (Women)
Mozambique 2014 8
4
Serbia Invitation (M and W)
Serbia 2014 16
5 FIBA Africa Zone VI Champs (M&W) TBA FEB 2015 10
6 AFROBASKET Men TBA Aug 2015 16
7 AFROBASKET Women TBA Sep 2015 16
8 William Jones Cup Taiwan June 2015 16
9 Four Nations South Africa May 2015 4
10 Serbia Invitational (Women) Serbia Aug 2015 16
11 Samora Machel Games(M & W) Mozambique 2015 8
FOCUS FOR NEXT FOUR YEARS
• MAIN ELEMENTS OF STRATEGIC PLAN 2012 – 2015 PROGRAMME PRIORITIES
• Club Development
• Developing a sustainable Club structure in all provinces
• Oversee, monitor and facilitate the organisation of “mini basketball” to recruit children to participate in basketball in schools/clubs
• Facilitate the establishment of local leagues for clubs
TURN-AROUND STRATEGY
• MAIN ELEMENTS OF STRATEGIC PLAN 2012 – 2015 PROGRAMME PRIORITIES
• Talent Identification
• Establish a tracking system of players with potential from an early age through Clubs/Schools
• Organise 3-5 day camps focused on improving technical and tactical skills
TURN-AROUND STRATEGY
• MAIN ELEMENTS OF STRATEGIC PLAN 2012 – 2015
PROGRAMME PRIORITIES
• Leagues and Competitions
• Facilitate the planning & organisation of league competitions in provinces and districts:
• Schools programmes
• Youth competitions
• University competitions
• Regional league competitions
• Semi- professional/Professional League
• National & International competitions
TURN-AROUND STRATEGY
• MAIN ELEMENTS OF STRATEGIC PLAN 2012 – 2015
• PROGRAMME PRIORITIES
• National Teams Programmes (High Performance)
• Identify, recruit and appoint National Coaches (Men & Women)
• Ensure team selection in a structured and coordinated manner
• Establish a National Coaches Commission
• Establish and develop U/16, U18, National Senior teams for men and women and prepare such teams for participation in competitions/tournaments
TURN-AROUND STRATEGY
• MAIN ELEMENTS OF STRATEGIC PLAN 2012 – 2015
• PROGRAMME PRIORITIES
• Main Areas of Focus (High Performance) up to 2015
• Annual National Seniors (Men & Women)
• BNL Roll-out in 2013 for Men & in 2015 Women
• National Tertiary Institutions Cup – 2014 (Men & Women)
• Host Four Nations Tournaments in 2014; 2015
• Samora Machell Games for Women in 2014
TURN-AROUND STRATEGY
• MAIN ELEMENTS OF STRATEGIC PLAN 2012 – 2015
• PROGRAMME PRIORITIES
• Main Areas of Focus (High Performance) up to 2015
• FIBA Africa Zone VI Games (M & W) in 2015
• Afrobasket (Men) in 2015
• Afrobasket (Women) in 2015
• All-Africa Games in 2015
TURN-AROUND STRATEGY
• MAIN ELEMENTS OF STRATEGIC PLAN 2012 – 2015
PROGRAMME PRIORITIES
• Capacity- building
• Facilitate training of coaches, referees, administrators in accordance with FIBA regulations
• Introduce awareness and training related to sports medicine, sports science and related analytical technologies
• Form a Coaches Commission to establish minimal credentials, provide accredited qualifications, issue licences, organise seminars, refresher courses
• Form a National Referees Commission responsible for providing and regulating the quality of technical officials
• Identify, train and accredit table officials
TURN-AROUND STRATEGY
• MAIN ELEMENTS OF STRATEGIC PLAN 2012 – 2015
PROGRAMME PRIORITIES
• Training and Development
• In 2012 • 272 coaches completed FIBA – conducted entry level
coaching course
• 17 coaches attained FIBA Level II qualification
• 45 table officials accredited
• 30 referees attained national status
• 7 referees attained international status
• 18 statisticians accredited
• 22 administrators completed a National Governance & Administration Workshop – conducted by
Prof Rian Cloete of Pretoria University
TURN-AROUND STRATEGY
• MAIN ELEMENTS OF STRATEGIC PLAN 2012 – 2015
PROGRAMME PRIORITIES
• Basketball National League (Men)
• To start in 2013; women in 2015
• Under licence to the PBL
• Main Objectives:
1. Contribute towards building a competitive national team on the continent and beyond
2. Provide aspirant professional players with innovative career opportunities
3. Contribute towards developing the game in every region of the country (urban/rural)
4. Maximise the exposure of professional basketball in South Africa, Africa and abroad
TURN-AROUND STRATEGY
• Currently, scientific and technological support is non-existent in BSA
• SUSSPI has been a service-provider but this has been terminated due to non-payment
• Preliminary talks with the Free State Provincial Government to consider providing scientific and other support to national teams in:
• High performance camps
• HP support – skills development, mental conditioning, sports science
• FIBA-approved coaching courses
• Monitoring & development of talent
• Research, education
TURN-AROUND STRATEGY
• Lack of credibility/Reputational damage
• Poor leadership
• Low morale amongst players
• No resources/Finance
• Huge debt
• Dysfunctional provinces
• No dedicated basketball facilities
• Poor quality facilities where it exist
• No customised basketball floors
• Improving African ranking from 14 to Top 6 for men by 2016
• Improving African ranking from 17 to Top 8 for men by 2016
MAJOR CHALLENGES
MAJOR CHALLENGES
MAJOR CHALLENGES
MAJOR CHALLENGES
BASKETBALL SOUTH AFRICA 2013/14 EVENT JANUARY FEBRUAY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER
Districts Registration Leagues Leagues finals
Provinces Registration Leagues ¼; ½ & finals Nationals AGM Report back
Basketball
National
League BNL
League preparations
League
University
Sports SA
Prov. leagues National tournament
Preparations
Nationals
Schools Registration League League League Finals League League 8 – 13 National
championships
WBSA
Registration / local leagues /national
camps/ 3 on 3
Club
championships
3 on 3
Super
sport
knockouts
Nationals
U23 M &
U25 W
SSWBS
SSWBS
SSWBS
National
women
championship
SSWBS
National men
championship
Vodacom
cup
IWBF
qualifiers
for World
National
league
National
League and
U18
championships
Masters International Nationals
Coach training
Referee’s
training
Mpumalanga Internatio
nal
National
Camp
Free State;
Northern
Cape/
National
training BNL
Eastern
Cape, KZN
& Western
Cape
T/O & Stats 25 – 27 MP 15-17 MP National
Zone VI U16 preliminaries
Maputo
Senior Maputo Club
qualifiers
Afro –Basket
W/ qualifiers
U16 boys
Madagasc
U16 girls
Zimbabwe
Cote D’Ivoire,
Men
Mozambique
Women
Women Club
finals
Men’s Club
finals
Administrators
training
National National
Women’s
programme
International
women’s
tournament
Men & women
nationals
Johanne
sburg
12 – 16
Bloemfontein
WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL
HIGH PERFORMANCE FOCUS AREAS : 2012-2016
Key performance goals include:
• 2012 Competitions
― Senior Men
― Senior Women
― Junior Men
― Junior Women
• 2013 & 2014 Competitions World Champs all teams
• 2015 Paralympic Qualification- men and women
WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL
HIGH PERFORMANCE FOCUS AREAS : 2012-2016
International Competitions
• Men’s and Women’s Africa 2015 Paralympic Qualifiers
• Men’s and Women’s 2016 Rio Paralympic Games
WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL
Basketball
National League
Real Game Recognise Game
MISSION
Real Game Recognise Game
Promote basketball competitions, which will: • Contribute towards building a competitive national team on the continent and beyond
• Provide aspirant professional players with innovative career opportunities
• Contribute towards developing the game in every region of the country (urban/rural)
• Create added value for our business partners
• Maximise the exposure of professional basketball in South Africa, Africa and abroad
• Allow young South African talent to reach for recognition and empowerment
From not so deep in the playgrounds of gold You stepped forward from the mould With bold words and breaking ball boundaries With every shot that hits the backboard You tear away from the norm with every fast break And in your words: Only tight ballers can spot tight ballers Cause legends see icons in legends
Only real game can recognise game
BNL Basketball National League
LOGO AND PAYOFF LINE
COMPETITION ON THE CONTINENT
Real Game Recognise Game
• BNL is a vehicle into Africa.
• Angola, Nigeria, Tunisia, Kenya, Zambia,
Mozambique, DRC, Senegal, Ghana,
Cameroon, Egypt, are fanatical in their
support of basketball.
• BNL will have three foreign players per
team, with at least one being from the rest
Africa. Other African countries will follow the
league in order to see their National heroes
participating in the BNL.
• BNL clubs will represent South Africa in
the “African Club Championships” and the
“African Cup Championships”.
• BSA / BNL will host annual international
events, involving at least 2 other African
countries.
• A strong league has proved throughout the
world to be the key vehicle to a competitive
National Team (Africa, World Champs,
Olympics)
OPPORTUNITY TO COMPETE ON THE CONTINENT
BNL
NATION-BUILDING
Real Game Recognise Game
• Basketball identified and recognised as a
“mass participation” sport by all macro structures.
• Creation of employment opportunities for primary
stakeholders (administrators, coaches, managers,
players, referees, etc) and secondary stakeholders
(medical, security, entertainment, etc).
• BNL players / heroes will be involved in health and
wellness campaigns for PBL and its partners,
plus each club to launch a coaching campaign
(minimum of 3 schools / clubs in every province)
• BNL will promote (inter alia):
• Stay in school campaign.
• Safe sex.
• Sport as a responsible health vehicle.
• BNL to host regular clinics and development functions.
• BNL players / heroes to be fully utilised in media visible
campaign to promote all of the above, to the benefit of
BNL and its partners.
• BNL to serve as a feeder to a strong and competitive
National team, which will serve to unite the nation in
international competitions (Olympics, World Cup, Africa
Championships, etc).
PROMOTE HEALTH, SPORT AND NATION BUILDING
BNL
Real Game Recognise Game
BASKETBALL NATIONAL LEAGUE - 2013
2 Conferences (North & South) play “Home & Away”
Centralised venues for ease of access & TV Production
“Best of 3” Cross Conference Quarter Final Playoffs
“Best of 3” Semi Final Playoffs
High-Impact “Winner Takes All” Televised Final
Province City
Gauteng Johannesburg, Soweto, Pretoria
North West Mafikeng
Limpopo Polokwane
Mpumalanga Nelspruit
Province City
Northen Cape Kimberley
Western Cape Cape Town
Eastern Cape Port Elizabeth
Kwazulu Natal Durban, Pietermaritzburg
Orange Free State Bloemfontein
North
South
BNL
WBNL
Real Game Recognise Game
• Basketball has the largest support and participation of (combined) men and women
on the continent of Africa.
• Basketball is recognised as the most viable team sport for women, on the continent of
Africa.
• Global trends (WNBA, WNBL) demonstrate the value of Women’s basketball as a brand.
• BNL is committed to launching its ladies wing within five years.
• The WBNL will no doubt provide unrivalled potential brand equity to BNL, and all its
business partners/alliances.
OPPORTUNITY FOR UNRIVALLED SPORT’S OPTION FOR WOMEN
Activity 2013 2014 2015-2017
Years 1
Year 2
Official Launch
BNL League Season
BNL League / Cup
4 Nations Int. Charity
Cup
Summer / Promo Slam
July ’13
Sep ’13–Dec ’13
Mar’14–Nov’14
Jun’14
Dec’14
Years
3/4/5
BNL League/Cup
4 Nations Int. Charity
All Stars W/E
Promo Slam
Mar–Nov
June
July
December
Real Game Recognise Game
5 YEAR EVENT PLAN
WBNL (Women BNL) included above from 2015 BNL
THANK YOU
Questions