FOLLOWING a meeting between the Linden Amateur Basketball Association (LABA) on Sunday and club affiliates, it was decided that Guyana’s lone International Basketball Federation (FIBA) recognised referee Sherwin Henry will hold a special meeting today involving the referees, table officials, game commissioners, coaches and captains, ahead of the LABA 2017 which tentatively bounces off on Saturday in Linden.Henry will brief the various officials on what is expected of them and the general rules that can influence the smooth running of matches and the roles played by these individuals.
The referees will get special attention since they will be needed to conduct the games in a way that does not impede the flow of play while maintaining discipline.
Clubs – Retrieve Raiders, Half Mile Bulls, Victory Valley Royals, Amelia’s Ward Jets, Bankers Trust Falcons, Kwakwani and Christianburg Pistons – are expected to send representatives in the different categories so that their clubs are aware of their expectations and how to conduct themselves.
The Under-23 competition is expected to be the first competition and clubs are to submit their list of players by today and these players must be born on January 1, 1994 or after to be eligible to play in this competition.