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LABA/ GBOC hold basketball clinics for referees, table officials and coaches

May 06, 2011 Sports

The Linden Amateur Basketball Association (LABA), in an attempt to bring its affiliates up to date with the latest international basketball rule changes, as mandated by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), has in association with the newly formed Guyana Basketball Officials Council (GBOC) organized a two day Referees and Table Officials Clinic at the Mackenzie Sports Club Pavilion tomorrow (Saturday) and Sunday which will be targeting referees, aspirant referees, table officials and coaches in the Linden area.
Former FIBA Referee and past Caribbean Basketball Confederation (CBC) Technical Director Cecil Chin and veteran local statistician Dennis Clarke are the two officials who will travel to Linden to conduct this two day clinic.
While it is not a certification clinic, Chin, who is Chairman of the GBOC, said that the aim is to bring to the fore the latest changes in the rules governing international basketball.
All the affiliated clubs in Linden have been invited to send three persons, namely a table official, a referee and a coach to this clinic.
President of the LABA Captain Eon Murray also advised that the Association open up the two day seminar for other unattached persons who are interested in either being a referee, table official or coach.
This will help spread the officiating responsibilities outside the main administrators of the game in Linden as the GBOC looks to extend its arm in Linden and other parts of the country. Important also is the fact that all involved in officiating must be knowledgeable of the rules governing of FIBA basketball. Linden’s Sherwin Henry is one of three FIBA referees active on the FIBA list
Interested persons have to register to attend and they are asked to immediately contact either the Secretary of LABA Joseph Chapman on cell # 621-1643, Organising Secretary Haslyn Graham on cell # 684-2278, the Treasurer of the Association Eusi Francis on cell # 641-6000 or 2nd Vice President Bryan Lewis on cell # 622-8139.
The sessions will be on Saturday from 12.30hrs to 15.00hrs and from 17.00 to 19.00hrs, while on Sunday it will be from 12.00hrs to 16.00hrs.
Referees based in Linden were unable to attend a Referees’ Pre-Certification clinic which was conducted by the CBC Vice President Barbadian Mr. Glyne Clarke recently in Georgetown; and the LABA felt it best to have the GBOC officials come to Linden, where it will be easier to have the basketball officials from the area attend.
The LABA 2011 season is expected to bounce off soon with an Eight Team Independence Inter Ward basketball championship which depends heavily on the completion of rehabilitation works currently going on at the Mackenzie Sports Club hard court.

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