FIXture it....or else!!!!!!!!!!!

The League Committee of the Barbados Netball Association has thrown the entire domestic season in chaos with the revised fixture which is now in use. It is noticeable that the club from Martindale's Road   has again been  on the receiving end of numerous favours.

There are several questions which member clubs should therefore ask and be resilient in getting answered. Why is it that the Division 6 team from that club not be allowed to play any game later than 6pm on a weeknight? It is a given that once a team moves from JUNIORS to the INTERMEDIATE that they will automatically have a late game on any given night.

The reason that this particular  team has school girls is moot as they are plenty clubs with school girls( Coleridge & Parry based Shottas United for one) who  have never made a complaint about a scheduled time but has shown respect for the competition.

On perusing and comparing fixtures, there are more noticeable biases for the club with the removal of back to back games. Is it fair that other clubs should be asked to play back to back games and this club not be allowed to? Furthermore, does naming a reserve on a team mean automatic game/playing time for the reserve? It doesn't!!

The Barbados Netball Association has made a good start to the 2013 domestic season. The impartiality and fairness shown on Mondays,Wednesdays,Fridays and Saturdays have made clubs keen to compete again. For the most part, the Court Officials have been approachable, willing to assist where needed and not afraid to make decisions. It is sad and sickening that they have apparently made so many concessions for the ONE club which never participates in anything, unless they will benefit and whose CULTure seems holier than thou.

Retreats are like weddings. They are planned in advance. In previous years, it was the norm for this club to have their retreat and still play scheduled games. Why is it that 2013 should be different? Why is it that this club be given the opportunity to dictate when they  play and when they don't?

The netballers are the Association and each club/team deserves to be treated as though they matter. They should be made to feel as though  they are the most important link on an otherwise shaky chain. Satisfying the needs and demands of any one club/team is NOT the right way.

Sorry  League Committee. This time you have missed the mark:(