At the recently held preseason meeting of the Barbados Netball Association, a new and 'innovative' format to the opening of the 2011 domestic season was revealed. As outlined by the Chairperson of the League Committee,there would be NO parade of teams but a single individual who would 'SHOWCASE' ( his word) the teams' uniform.
The Chairperson also highlighted the fact that the ceremony would take the form of a gala and that there would be a panel of judges to chose the best uniform on PARADE ( again his word).
Does anyone see the irony of the words? To SHOWCASE a uniform it has to be PARADED yet an entire sponsored club will not be allowed to do so. Pure LAVATORY MATTER !!!
In attendance at said meeting were the majority stakeholders of the game who surprisingly never questioned the repercussions to this 'innovative approach' to the opening of the season. However in a flurry of emails that have been in cyberspace,several clubs are now seeking clarification.
One such stakeholder boldly declared that she is hoping the season will be "more structured and professional this year than it has been over the last few years". What she has obviously forgotten is that SHE had been a part of whatever failure there was.
In one of the many replies to these queries, the BNA has promised an "effective delivery of an opening ceremony" and has 'allowed' an extra netballer to 'showcase' their respective uniforms behind the banner of the teams' sponsor ( the banners are to be held by the U-16 netballers).
"Wellllllllllllllll, going forward, we hope that clubs will embrace the idea and they would see this as OUR attempt to do things the right way."
It will be revealed on Sunday March 13th in a school hall.
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