Junior basketball jumps
to a higher level in Lae
By DAVID KAPI
LAE Basketball Association
wants junior development of the sport to advance to new level
and the PNGBF office to be based in Morobe province.
In bolstering their move, Lae have nominated incumbent LBA
president Timothy Lepa to run for PNGBF presidency left vacant
by Ben Davis who resigned recently, when it holds its annual
general meeting on Nov 4 in Port Moresby.
Laes push for PNGBF seat is based on strong development plans
that aim to take basketball at new heights.
LBA executives, Charlie Gorogo and John Bolo said that PNGBF
needed a new directions and vision to bring the standard of the
code to new level and relocating administrative office in the
Lae was eminent for closer ties with associations across the
country for the good of the sport.
It is anticipated that LBA and other members from areas in the
Highlands such Mt Hagen, Kundiawa, Mendi and Wabag as well as
others in the Momase region and Islands region are to support
the move to see tangible development to the code that has been
in the country for nearly 160 years.
Firstly, LBA beliefs that their recently completed school
competition was a success and is the pillar to build onto in
development of the sport and want ėtheir man to lead to fulfill
their vision to establish such junior development program
throughout the country.
Secondly, to move PNGBF office to Lae, claiming that Moresby is
far away and more expensive for poorer associations, whereas Lae
is much a central place where all basketball associations from
Highlands, New Guinea Islands, Momase can access its services.
