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Luuuc

Years ago

Any Lightning News???

Adelaide Lighting’s WNBL future has been secured after $150,000 shortfall covered

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/basketball/adelaide-lightings-wnbl-future-has-been-secured-after-150000-shortfall-covered/story-fnii09ki-1227364886051

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Anonymous

Years ago

Previous negative outcomes from funding elite programs and the need for fiscal responsibility shouldn't be seen as stumbling blocks. No-one seriously believes that BSA should take sole financial responsibility for the program. That cannot work.

Surely however, they do have chief responsibility for devising or endorsing a solution and instituting a management model that can work?

I don't believe for a moment that BSA would be happy with a situation that envisages a player getting all their junior coaching in SA but in order for that player to reach WNBL level they have to play somewhere else in Australia.

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Anonymous

Years ago

BSA has shown a fairly obvious indifference to the future of one of the best female sporting franchises ever produced in Australia.

It's a stance that is markedly at odds with BA's objectives for its national women's league. So much so that the latest release has been counter-signed by Anthony Moore. A sure sign that the overdue 're-calibration' of BSA has commenced (so that they are as one with BA and the other State Associations in regard to a truly national women's league).

Boti has recently reiterated that it is well within BSA's financial capacity to meet the deadline and immediately fund the Lightning for the upcoming season. But my hunch is that identifying and then implementing the right management model for a South Australian WNBL team will be the sticking point that prevents an SA team from participating in the 2015-16 season.

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Jack Toft

Years ago

I don't really like where this is likely to head up.

There appears to be a real lack of enthusiasm for the Lightning and a sense of urgency surrounding the team.

I know one of the things floated by a former member of the SOS was to have a Basketball SA levy to help fund the Sixers. With BSA having a large pyramid of players in their organisation, what would a $5/season/player levy raise? Could this meet the shortfall?

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