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BASKETBALL SA & RECREATION PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE TUESDAY 18 JUNE 2013 10H00 BSA DELEGATION

• GRAHAM ABRAHAMS Chairman – Steering Committee • DALUXOLO DZINGWA PBL Director • TSEPO NYEWE of Office • CHARLES FOSTER Technical Manager

GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE

• BSA does not currently have an elected national governing structure • Placed under administration by SASCOC 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 councils and provincial governments to 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 basketball in - all officially registered with “FIBA AFRICA”

• 3 African countries qualify to participate at Olympic and World Championships

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• With very limited support, RSA basketball is ranked number 58 in the world GLOBAL STATISTICS

• Top Men African : • • Nigeria • Tunisia • Senegal • Cote d’ Ivoire • South Africa (14) - World - 68

• Top Women African rankings: • Mali • Senegal • Angola • Nigeria • • 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

TURN-AROUND STRATEGY Basketball High Performance Model

Effective and Efficient National Structure

(Basketball SA)

Successful level RSA Basketball Teams on the

World Stage Structured

At every At

Competitive National Competitive

Quality Men/Women Men/Women Quality mass participation participation mass

Aspirational Top Level National (BNL) TURN-AROUND STRATEGY

NATIONAL TEAMS

PREMIER LEAGUES OF PROVINCES, PBL, USSA, WBSA

DEVELOPMENT & MASS PARTICIPATION Schools, Clubs, Youth, Disabled, Referees, Coaches, Table Officials, Administrators FOCUS FOR NEXT FOUR YEARS

Name of Competition Host Country Year Number of Teams

1 Four Nations (M & W) RSA 2014 4

2 Men 2014 16

3 Samora Machel Games (Women) Mozambique 2014 8

4 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 TURN-AROUND STRATEGY

• 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 • 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 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

MAJOR CHALLENGES

• 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 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 preparations League League BNL University Prov. leagues National tournament Nationals Sports SA Preparations Schools Registration League League League Finals League League 8 – 13 National championships

Club Super Nationals SSWBS SSWBS Vodacom National National Registration / local leagues /national championships sport U23 M & National National men cup league League and WBSA camps/ 3 on 3 3 on 3 knockouts U25 W SSWBS women championship IWBF U18 SSWBS championship qualifiers championships for World Masters International Nationals Coach training Referee’s Mpumalanga Internatio National Free State; Eastern training nal Camp Northern Cape, KZN Cape/ & Western National Cape training BNL T/O & Stats 25 – 27 MP 15-17 MP National Zone VI U16 preliminaries Senior Maputo Club Maputo qualifiers Afro –Basket U16 boys U16 girls Cote D’Ivoire, Mozambique Women Club Men’s Club W/ qualifiers Madagasc Zimbabwe Men Women finals finals Administrators National National training Women’s International programme women’s tournament Men & women Johanne 12 – 16 nationals sburg Bloemfontein BASKETBALL

WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL

HIGH PERFORMANCE FOCUS AREAS : 2012-2016 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

Basketball National League

Real Game Recognise Game MISSION

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

Real Game Recognise Game LOGO AND PAYOFF LINE

BNL Basketball National League

From not so deep in the playgrounds of gold You stepped forward from the mould With bold words and breaking boundaries With every shot that hits the You tear away from the norm with every And in your words: Only tight ballers can spot tight ballers Cause legends see icons in legends

Only real game can recognise game COMPETITION ON THE CONTINENT OPPORTUNITY TO COMPETE ON THE CONTINENT

• BNL is a vehicle into Africa.

• Angola, Nigeria, Tunisia, Kenya, Zambia, Mozambique, DRC, Senegal, Ghana, Cameroon, , 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. BNL

• A strong league has proved throughout the world to be the key vehicle to a competitive Real Game Recognise Game National Team (Africa, World Champs, Olympics) NATION-BUILDING PROMOTE HEALTH, SPORT AND NATION BUILDING

• 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, , 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 BNL international competitions (Olympics, World Cup, Africa Championships, etc).

Real Game Recognise Game BASKETBALL NATIONAL LEAGUE - 2013

North Province City Gauteng Johannesburg, Soweto, Pretoria North West Mafikeng Limpopo Polokwane Mpumalanga Nelspruit

South Province City Northen Cape Kimberley Western Cape Cape Town Eastern Cape Port Elizabeth Kwazulu Natal Durban, Pietermaritzburg Orange Free State Bloemfontein

2 Conferences (North & South) play “Home & Away” Centralised venues for ease of access & TV Production

BNL “Best of 3” Cross Conference Quarter Final Playoffs “Best of 3” Semi Final Playoffs High-Impact “Winner Takes All” Televised Final Real Game Recognise Game WBNL OPPORTUNITY FOR UNRIVALLED SPORT’S OPTION FOR WOMEN

• Basketball has the largest support and participation of (combined) men and women on the continent of Africa.

• Basketball is recognised as the most viable 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.

Real Game Recognise Game 5 YEAR EVENT PLAN Activity 2013 2014 2015-2017 Launch July ’13

Years 1 BNL League Sep ’13–Dec ’13

Year 2 BNL League / Cup Mar’14–Nov’14 4 Nations Int. Charity Jun’14 Cup Dec’14 / Promo Slam

BNL League/Cup Mar–Nov Years 4 Nations Int. Charity June 3/4/5 All Stars W/E July Promo Slam December

BNL WBNL (Women BNL) included above from 2015

Real Game Recognise Game THANK YOU

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