Page 7 - BWA 2021 ANNUAL REPORT

Our thanks go to all the staff and volunteers involved at our clubs and associations who helped manage the many changing conditions and helped to keep basketball afloat and buoyant. We have learnt to adapt and be agile as a sport and many thanks must go to the BWA
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2021 marked the start of our new strategic Kayo. We would like to thank all of our NBL1
cycle. During the year we completed our review West Associations for the hard work that goes
and finalisation of our new strategic plan. We into producing match day and ensuring our
are building on the strengths of the past and vision and data is broadcast live.
looking forward with confidence. We know
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Our new plan is simplified to enable us to speak series and push it to three games. The Board
clearly to the community while stiving for the is committed to ensuring there is a quality
highest levels of success. Our vision “to improve pathway for the girls in Western Australia and
the life of Western Australians through
the Perth Lynx play a major part in achieving
basketball” exemplifies our aim to get more
this outcome for basketball in the west. We all
out of sport than physical achievement, and our look forward to getting back to a normal home
mission is simply to “to grow and develop the and away season for the 2022 /2023 year.
game of basketball”.
The Board continues to work with Basketball
We have four key strategic pillars, Facilities Australia who has recently appointed a new
(place to play), Organisations (facilitating play), CEO and is reviewing its high-performance
The Game (playing) and Community (growing program, governance and introductory level
the impact). These pillars focus our resources on offerings. The sport is well placed to move
supporting our community to deliver and support forward with a united front and to address
the growth of the game over the coming years. future challenges. BWA looks forward to
We look forward to working with our members, working closely with Basketball Australia to
stakeholders and partners to achieve our lofty ensure our pathways and business are effective
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years of age. BWA has grown to have over Evan Stewart, Jonelle Morley, the managers
57,000 registered participants. This figure and all staff for their ongoing commitment
doesn’t include our schools, entry level or
and dedication to the sport, without these
Aussie Hoops programs. There are still many dedicated people many aspects of our sport
challenges for our sport, none less than finding wouldn’t function.
a space to play. We are working with our
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Our major competitions continue to rise in greatest period of growth, addressing many
popularity with the WABL competition bursting of the unique issues and putting a foundation
at the seams with young people wanting to in place that will serve the sport for many
play. Many associations are struggling to offer generations. His hard work and his love of the
opportunities to play at the highest level for
sport of basketball has set an example that the
all those interested. Regionally we have the Board is endeavouring to emulate.
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“Keith’s legacy will endure for many years. He has helped navigate the sport through its greatest period of growth, addressing many of the unique issues and putting a foundation in place that will serve the sport for many generations.”
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