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FIBA donates Game Clocks to local federation
– Hinds hands out to sub-associations
The Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) recently received its first set of donations, that of five Tabletop Scoreboards (game clocks), from the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), which came directly from the world governing body as promised.
The gesture of support to the local body was evident when FIBA’s Regional Director, Victor Mansure made provisions for the Game Clocks to be sent to the GABF for which the local federation’s president Nigel Hinds was very appreciative.
Hinds along with Dennis Clarke, veteran table official, visited Linden on Thursday and made the donation of the game clocks to Secretary of the Linden Amateur Basketball Association (LABA), Joe Chapman at the Mackenzie Sports Club Hard Court.
Chapman received the clocks on behalf of Ann Gordon, a FIBA certified Coach and of national champions, Kwakwani Secondary School.
In a statement Hinds said, “The International Basketball Federation had promised us the GABF some assistance towards the development of basketball. Arising from this we have received five outdoor/indoor clocks earlier this month and the Federation has made a decision to give to the communities or organisations that need them the most. At the top of the list are Youth Basketball Guyana, they will be getting one, Kwakwani through the Linden Amateur Basketball Association will be getting one, St. Rose High School, St,. Stanislaus High School and we have one other for the community Linden area will be getting an outdoor and outdoor/indoor clock.”
“This is in keeping in our effort to promote basketball and to have support gear in place to enhance the sport and allow more playing of basketball. We appreciate the gesture by FIBA and we certainly look forward to the clocks being used often and as frequently as possible to allow for more exciting games and allow the fans to be more involved in the game. So we hope through the Linden Amateur Basketball Association that Kwakwani will have their clock, and there will be more exchanged games between Linden and Kwalwani, and this will allow for first division and high level games in Kwakwani,” he continued.
Hinds, a former national player, added that, “Its our initiative of an outreach to FIBA that resulted in this donation of equipment. Initially, we were looking for more support like backboards, rings, uniforms for the referees and any equipment that will help us to give to our constituents. We were told by the regional development officer of FIBA that this is how they can start initially, and this is the first step of what really we will hope a continually relationship with FIBA and the GABF.”
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