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Major shakeup looming in Georgetown’s basketball
Trevor Rose
– Rose has no confidence in current Executive
By Edison Jefford
A major shakeup is looming in Georgetown’s basketball as incumbent President, Trevor Rose, is intent on presenting a more efficient slate at the upcoming Annual General Meeting and Election on the basis that most of his previous officers underperformed.
Speaking with Kaieteur Sport yesterday, Rose, who visibly lacked administrative support in 2010 confirmed that he will be presenting an entirely different slate at the January 30 Georgetown sub-association Elections when he seeks a second term in office.
The Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) head was basically a solo act late last year when the association’s programme was concluding. The lack of support from his Executives forced Rose to micromanage facets of the sport on and off the court.
Rose’s backing came predominantly from persons who were not elected officials, such as Dennis Clarke and his wife Michelle Cole. Robert Cadogan was also visible but apparently Rose has had enough of being abandoned at critical times during his first term.
“I am running (for the GABA presidency) again but with a different slate. I am looking to fill the new slate with young and professional people. I want people with the necessary backgrounds for the offices they will contest at the Elections,” Rose indicated.
Rose believes that a mistake was made during the last Elections where positions were filled with individuals who did not have the requisite skills to perform the necessary functions. He said that resulted in those officers wilting when it was time for execution.
“Some of the current officials have indicated their unavailability to run again while others will be simply omitted from my new slate. I did not get the support that was needed last year and I think if I am going to move this sport forward, that cannot continue,” he said.
The GABA President told this newspaper that whenever there were assignments, he asked all the officials to make an effort to commit to the various responsibilities, but only three of them would function, leaving gaps to be filled that resulted in micromanagement.
“Some did what they had to do, but I honestly believe that we could have done better as it relates to the administration of the sport. I am taking this thing seriously, and I believe that whoever will get involve has to understand that this is serious business,” Rose noted
“My replacements will go across the board. The only post that will not see a new candidate is the President, which I am contesting. I am shaking up all the other post. I need better results this year and I also need new faces,” he continued with this newspaper.
In February last year, Rose was instrumental in unveiling the Burnham Basketball Advancement Programme (BAP), which became the blueprint for the development of basketball and its related matters in Georgetown; coaching and tournaments included.
The GABA and key stakeholders had drafted the Advancement Programme, which was officially launched early in March. Since the unveiling of a BAP, Burnham Court has had an initial facelift until one of the backboards was relocated to the Sports Hall.
It is likely that Rose will use the initiation of the programme as his platform for re-election since he has gathered major stakeholder support for the initiative. No other candidate has since made it publicly known that they will be contesting the elections against Rose.
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