Annual General Meeting Year in Review Technical Director

Annual General Meeting Year in Review

Executive Director

• Partnerships o Eastlink – lead sponsor of: U10 Jamboree, Provincial Championships, Eastlink Classic o Spalding – official Basketball of Basketball Nova Scotia • Funding o KidSport – $519,000 = 2,337 basketball athletes o Support4Sport- 18 approved applications = $31,825 o Government Grants - $30,000 § Coaches/officials for training, community events/initiatives • Awards/Accomplishments o Lindell Wigginton, Dartmouth – on the roster with the Iowa Wolves, NBA G League (Minnesota Timberwolves affiliate) o Hall of Fame Inductions § Justine Colley, Athlete § Roger Caulfield , Official o Frank Baldwin Award Winners § Maria Fraser; Antigonish § Keith Andrews; Kennectcook § Colter Simmonds; Halifax o Leadership Excellence Award – Cher Smith o Atlantic Indigenous Games § Nova Scotia U19 Girls teams: Gold

Technical Director Operations Manager • NCCP • Jr & Sr Academy (Fall Programs 2018) o 53 Coaches Completed: L2T or a T2C module o 191 Athletes (+165%) o 7 Wheelchair Bball Coaches: Comp Intro o 4 NS Regions - Metro, Highland, South Shore, Cape • Non-NCCP Coaching Programs Breton o 44 Coaches: 4, PD opportunities o 1st BNS Signature Coaching Clinic: USport • Club Membership Coaching Clinic – 25 coaches in attendance o Athletes: 7,500 (+0%) o Fee increase - $240 to $275 per team =+$10,300, • High Performance Athlete Accomplishments +7.5% o Canada Basketball Invite ID Camp U18: o Coaches: 1,201 § MacKenzie Smith (KES) o Officials: 315 o Canada Basketball Nationals All-Stars: § Braeden MacVicar: 1st Team All-star • Jr. NBA § Samantha Russell: 2nd Team All-star o Athletes: 1,385 (+56%) nd § Lauren Hainstock: 2 Team All-star • Jr .NBA World Championships o Canada Basketball FISU Games Roster: o Atlantic Region Champions § Alex Carson (Acadia) § Female; Valley Heat § Hannah Brown (CBU) § Male; North Preston Bulls § Jayda Veinot (Acadia) • Jr. NBA Community Award: Grace Walton, Valley Heat o BioSteel All-Canadian High School Game: § MacKenzie Smith (KES) • Provincial Championships + U10 Jamboree § Kellen Tynes (RNS) o Increased Registration Fees (+$17,950) o Canada Games, Wheelchair Basketball: § Tournaments: 45 (+1) th § 9 Overall Finish § Teams: 386 (-26) *U12 fell on a March Break weekend + U10 competing • Targeted Athlete Strategy (TAS) tournaments o Additional competition added: NB vs NS Challenge in April 2018 & September 2019

On the Horizon

• Canada Basketball: o November 23 & 24, 2019, Acadia University o Canada Basketball ID Camp U17/U18 National Team + U17/16 Provincial Team Try-outs o *Coach PD Opportunity • Canadian Wheelchair Basketball League (CWBL) Women’s Nationals o April 3-5, 2020, Halifax o WANTED: Volunteers • North American Indigenous Games o July 12 – 18, 2020, Halifax o NAIG + Sport Nova Scotia signed an MOU for the PSO’s to assist NAIG in logistics around their respective sports o BNS will handle scheduling, on-site competition management, officials/minor officials, venue & volunteer management o WANTED: Volunteers, job descriptions posted on our website + Volunteer NS NEW

• Introductory Coaches Clinic o 10 clubs secured – from Metro to Cape Breton • Basketball Nova Scotia Signature Coaching Conference o March 20-22nd – 5 streams § Professional Development § Competition (T2C) § Development (L2T) § Gender Equity (CAAWS) § Diversity and Inclusion (Wheelchair Basketball + Aboriginal Coaching, Special Olympics) • Coach Evaluators +2 o Keith Andrews + Darrell McLellan • Wheelchair Basketball o East Coast Wheelchair Basketball – intro clinic series in partnership with NB & PEI • TAS o Expanded Program lead by Tasia in partnership with CSCA. Recent: fitness testing, fitness app, individual assessments • U10 Jamboree o NEW fee of $250/team o Includes: 3 games & t-shirt + 1 hour timeslots to ensure efficiency of games COMING SOON

• Club Licensing – in line with Canada Basketball • Individual membership fees – in line with Canada Basketball • BNS Volunteer Page • Provincial Team Information • Technical Committee rule adjustments – provincial championships • Policies o Transgender o Sanctioned Events A LITTLE EXTRA

• New Branding - noted in the Strategic Plan • Raptors Effect: Basketball is on the rise: o Growth to expect +10% § Teams: 340 to 375 MBANS= +10.29% § Jr & Sr Academy (Fall Programs) • 313 Athletes (+68.3%) • 5 NS Regions - Metro, Highland, South Shore, Cape Breton, Valley (+1)