SLBFED Meeting Recap

Just a recap of what was discussed at the SLBFED meeting on the Blackbay court on Saturday, September 27th, 2008.

- The next National Tournament will begin February 2009. This will be a premier tournament featuring ten teams from around the island. The tournament will be administrated with a high level of professionalism and will become the signature annual tournament for basketball in St. Lucia with a lucrative payoff for the leading teams.

- The National tournament will run for at least 3 months. After this tournament the top 4 teams will participate in a playoff at the Beausejour indoor facility. A basketball All-Star day will be held in August.

- In the second year there will be two divisions, with the bottom four teams from the previous year relegated to the lower division.

- Registration for the tournament is expected by December 2008. Two teams will be expected to emerge from the south, however, it is still the first 10 teams to register by December who will participate in the tournament. To qualify for registration teams will have to present a full structure for their organisation including:
-- the teams executive;
-- the teams manager;
-- the teams head coach and coaching staff;
-- the teams officiating assistants;
More information on the requirements for registration will be presented when received.

- In November this year a regional tournament will take place in St. Lucia, featuring teams from Antigua, St. Vincent and the remaining Windard Islands. Representing St. Lucia will be an under 23 team which has been in training since July of this year.

- A meeting will be called next month around the same date for all administrators, coaching staff and managers of southern teams.

More info will be sent when received.